Saturday TV: A New ‘Doctor Who’
Although Peter Capaldi at 56 is 30 years older than the last incarnation of "Doctor Who" (BBC America, 8:15 p.m.) when he started, there is no reason to think he won't be one…
Friday TV: A Funnier Talking Horse
Will Arnett is funniest when he's a dim narcissist, which is why it seems like he'd never surpass his character as Gob on "Arrested Development." Make him a lead in…
Thursday TV: Every ‘Simpsons’ Episode
To herald a new website that boasts every episode, with searchable quotes, scenes and characters, television's biggest marathon begins, showing every single episode of 25 seasons of "The Simpsons" (FXX,…
Wednesday TV: New Netflix Cop Show Import
In addition to its great track record in original programming, Netflix is starting to amass a number of worthy series unavailable elsewhere. The latest is "Happy Valley" (Netflix, streaming), a…
Tuesday TV: A Young Doctor’s Return
There seems to be an epidemic of drug addiction among TV doctors and health professionals. It afflicts the stars of "House" and "Nurse Jackie," yes, but among those working 100…
Monday TV: Pamela Smart Revisited
I'm not sure that the Pamela Smart case, about the New Hampshire teacher convicted of seducing students into killing her husband, was really the first televised trial and it certainly…
Sunday TV: Fishermen, Kid Cooks Battle
Can't we all just get along? One hundred and fifty years after the Civil War, old battle lines are drawn again in "Wicked Tuna: North vs. South" (National Geographic, 10…
Crazy Eyes, Obama Early Emmy Winners
Uzo Aduba won outstanding guest actress in a comedy for her portrayal of Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on Netflix' "Orange is the New Black" and President Obama's interview with Zach…
Mr. Rock Demon Regrets
It was the throwaway part of an interview. The part where the professionally outspoken Gene Simmons of Kiss, famous for spitting blood on stage, instead spit his venom, uttering things…
Saturday TV: Another Williams to Consider
Perhaps the most cited film after his death this week, Robin Williams' dramatic role in "Dead Poets Society" (Flix, 11:40 p.m.) gets a timely replay, as does his greatest cartoon…