Friday TV: The Amazing Williams Sisters
Before they were born, Venus and Serena Williams' dad had a 78-page plan on how they'd each become No. 1 in tennis. The two sisters from Compton followed through and…
Why Do We Need a New Batman?
People were pretty shocked to hear Thursday night that moviedom's next Batman will be Ben Affleck. An Oscar win for "Argo" has certainly turned around the career that seemed over…
Thursday TV: From ‘Sharknado’ to ‘Ghost Shark’
When they used to play on Saturday nights, Syfy's gleeful slate of cheap B-movies from "Frankenfish," "Sharktopus" and "Shark Swarm," they were largely ignored. But when the ticklingly schlocky "Sharknado"…
Missed Chances and Otev the Beaver on ‘Big Brother’
Even among heavy competition, Aaryn has been the most hateful player of the "Big Brother" season. But somehow she's survived her racist comments and prissy action early in the season and…
Wednesday TV: Goofy ‘Modern Dads’
"Modern Dads" (A&E, 10:30 p.m.) certainly isn't the first reality show to be fascinated by the fact that some fathers stay home to care for kids while the wife goes…
From Al Gore to Al Jazeera
Day One of the new Al Jazeera America, taking the place of Al Gore's old Current TV, began Tuesday with a special that was meant to emphasize what an achievement…
Elmore Leonard, Detroiter, 1925-2013
Elmore Leonard, who died today at 87, was not only one of the great crime writers of the day, whose work was the basis of TV and movie scripts from…
Tuesday TV: ‘The Life of Muhammad’
The end of August doesn't seem like the best spot to dump all three episodes in the three-part history "The Life of Muhammad" (PBS, 8 p.m.). The BBC-made survey of…
Monday TV: Takeovers by Computers, Law
Even before his fall network comedy debuts, Seth Green appears in a new miniseries, a science fiction film called "Delete" (Reelz, 8 p.m.), set in a world where computers have…
Drinking to Excess on ‘The Newsroom’
Sunday's episode of "The Newsroom" is titled "One Too Many," and like most episodes of Aaron Sorkin's ambitious tale of contemporary journalism it could refer to the number of the…