Also on Thursday: Bad ‘Judge,’ Meh ‘A to Z’
I suppose it's hard to say no to Will Ferrell's production team, in hope that they'll give you something better someday. That's the only reason I figure "Bad Judge" (NBC,…
Wednesday TV: An Unwelcome ‘Stalker’
Please welcome the worst new network show in years, with the ugliest aspects of every women-threatening CBS procedural into one series. Kidnapping? Stalking? Setting women on fire? It's all here,…
Tuesday TV: ‘Live Free’ or ‘Selfie’
Oddly, there's nobody from New Hampshire in "Live Free or Die" (National Geographic, 10 p.m.), the new series about mountaineering off the grid guys that uses the state motto. Instead…
Monday TV: Inside the NY Review of Books
It's funny how they shy away from the word "intellectual" in "The 50 Year Argument" (HBO, 9 p.m.), a documentary about the work of The New York Review of Books…
Sunday TV: Cartoon Families Meet
It's surprising that after its triumphant 12 day marathon and renewed interest in its excellent series, the people behind Bart, Homer and Marge Simpsons would so easily relinquish their characters…
The New Fall TV Season: Weekends
Fall TV 2014 There's no use differentiating Saturday and Sunday in considering the new fall TV lineups: The networks aren't putting anything new (or interesting) in prime time on Saturday,…
Generally Flat Opener for ‘SNL’
You might think that entering its 40th season, “Saturday Night Live” would have its late night comedy running smoothly and reliably; and after a long summer off, it would be…
Saturday TV: 40th Season Start for ‘SNL’
Chris Pratt hosts the 40th (!) season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with Ariana Grande as musical guest. There are not a lot of changes in the cast, except…
The Transcendent ‘Transparent’
The fall's best new series isn't on broadcast television, it isn't on cable, and it even isn't on Netflix. Sponsored by the company that began as an online bookstore, "Transparent,"…
‘Race’ History Behind Twinnie Turnout
Being first eliminated on “The Amazing Race: All-Stars” earlier this year didn’t make being cut first on “Survivor: San Juan Del Sur – Blood vs. Water” any easier for Nadiya…