Tuesday TV: Cops in Houston and Boston
There's nothing too different about two shows on cable regarding law enforcement in action in Houston and in Boston. Both certainly want to see their suspects' hands right away. "Boston's…
‘Generation Cryo:’ New Kind of ‘Catfish’
Amid all its other wrong turns, MTV has done a good job from time to time presenting documentaries of young people telling good first person stories about their lives. The…
Monday TV: HBO’s ‘Toxic Hot Seat’
A weird way for the tobbaco industry to get the heat off of it for causing so many house fires over the years was to shift the blame to furniture:…
Seeing ‘Nebraska’ in Nebraska
I got to see "Nebraska" over the weekend in the Omaha theater that director Alexander Payne helped establish. He wasn't there, though he was part of a couple of events…
Sunday TV: American Music Awards, Two New HBO Series
Pitbull hosts the 2013 American Music Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.) from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles with performances by Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons,…
Saturday TV: Cosby, Silverman Return
Two distinct approaches are evident in the two new comedy specials tonight. In "Bill Cosby: Far From Finished" (Comedy Central, 8 p.m.) represents his first new standup show in decades,…
The British Push of Americana
Just as British rock musicians two generations ago revived and updated American blues for U.S. audiences, it may be the British touch, perversely, that has boosted the music known as…
Also On Friday: Return of ‘Nikita’ On Historic Landmark
One of the last returning shows to start this fall is "Nikita" (The CW, 9 p.m.) who has been laying low after she was framed for assassinating the president. Bad…
Thursday TV: 50th Anniversary Documentaries, Old and New
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination, there's yet another special, "JFK: The Lost Tapes" (Discovery, 7 p.m.) boasts previously unreleased recordings between law enforcement officials and news…
‘X Factor’ Redefines British Invasion
The British Invasion is universally understood to mean the crush of UK bands that overturned the music industry led by the Beatles nearly a half century ago. In the limited…