Sunday TV: Bionic Men and Zombies
In the season of Frankenstein, and decades after "The $6 Billion Dollar Man," scientists take up the challenge to build a cyborg copy of a man entirely from bionic body…
Saturday TV: Jazz in 1930s London
What looks to be a decent five-part miniseries starts tonight, following the finale of "The White Queen" (Starz, 9 p.m.). "Dancing on the Edge" (Starz, 10 p.m.) follows the story…
Friday TV: Toasting ‘Great Performances’
The 40th anniversary of "Great Performances" (PBS, 9 p.m.) is marked not with a compilation tape but with a live event from Lincoln Center, hosted by Julie Andrews, who has…
Opera Review: ‘The Force of Destiny’
The Washington National Opera is celebrating the bicentenary of Wagner and Verdi this season, and to honor the latter, artistic director Francesca Zambello has chosen what she called one of…
Thursday TV: Purple ‘Reign’
Nobody will turn into the new series "Reign" (The CW, 9 p.m.) for a history lesson (we hope). The adaptation of the story of Mary, Queen of Scots is run…
More Football Fallout: ‘Schooled’ on Epix
With the shellacking that bigtime football has taken from a couple of major documentaries in the last couple of weeks on TV, you'd think there would be a big shakeup…
Terrific and Succinct ‘Toy Story’ Special
Pixar has had a history of not quite knowing how good the movies it makes. "Toy Story 2" for example was originally made for the home video market until someone…
Also On Wednesday: Another Liz & Dick
It is a testament to their singular personalities that, despite many tries there have been few successful tries at recreating Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, involving actors from Sherilyn Fenn…
Tuesday TV: Superheroes Abound
How much have superheroes taken over the world? Well, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (ABC, 8 p.m.) is one of the more popular dramas of the new fall season. And those…
The Marvels and Warmth of ’56 Up’
Television is full of shows where young people share their hopes and dreams. But there's only one series that has seriously been tracking a group of children first interviewed in…