Friday TV: Happy Birthday Ann Blyth
Evan Rachel Wood was pretty good opposite Kate Winslet in the HBO version of the James M. Cain story three years ago. But it was Ann Blyth who nailed the…
Thursday TV: ‘Pitch’ and ‘Owners Manual’
It never worked as a companion show to "Mad Men," but the reality show that follows a contemporary ad agency's campaign strategy, "The Pitch" (AMC, 11 p.m.) returns to stand…
Gia of ‘The Bachelor’ Takes Her Life
I'm used to writing of contestants losing on "The Bachelor," but not of suicide deaths. Sadly, that's what happened to Gia Allemand, 29, the cheery and exotic standout from Jake…
Wednesday TV: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Returns
The hottest reality show on cable looks like a ZZ Top reunion series. That's mostly because of the foot-long beards and sunglasses of the Robertson family, but "Duck Dynasty" (A&E, 10…
The Saga of ‘Citizen Koch’ and PBS
When public television withdrew funding for a documentary on the Koch Brothers, as widely reported last spring after an investigation by The New Yorker, it was feared it was it…
Tuesday TV: Paranoids Behind the Moat
First there were the "Doomsday Preppers" (National Geographic, 9 p.m.), paranoid people preparing for the worst; that led to the spinoff "Doomsday Preppers Bugged Out" (National Geographic, 8 p.m.). Now…
Monday TV: CMA Music Fest, Bed Talk
Performances from the four day event in Nashville last June make up the three hour "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" (ABC, 8 pm.) featuring Shania Twain, Keith Urban…
We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties
It's been a busy summer, with travels to Europe, Asia and Beverly Hills before landing here on the Outer Banks for the week at the beach, the annual opportunity to…
The Last Days of Walter White
Part of the immense appeal of "Breaking Bad" (AMC, 9 p.m.), the saga of the chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin, is how it's been designed to look like it will…
Also On Sunday: Cops Among the Ruins
The ruins of Detroit are so cinematic, they can stand alone for drama and decay. On top of them is set the grim new cop drama "Low Winter Sun" (AMC,…