Hints for Future Watching
I’m sorry to say that the daily column this week will be spotty at best, or more likely missing altogether, as I’m embarking on a trip that will take me…
Friday TV: Underwood’s Back, as President
Things should be quite different for the anticipated third season of “House of Cards” (Netflix, streaming, starting today). Frank Underwood has already become President (which is where “Veep” will start…
Thursday TV: Bikini Season
Why go sexist just once a year for the ratings? CBS doubles up on its usual Christmatime “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” with the even skimpier “Victoria’s Secret Swim Special” (CBS,…
Wednesday TV: ‘Survivor,’ ‘Race’ Starts
It's a full night reality show pileup on CBS with the 90 minute premieres of both "Survivor" (CBS, 8 p.m.) and "The Amazing Race" (CBS, 9:30 p.m.) together on the…
Tuesday TV: Farewell, ‘Parks and Rec’
The series finale for "Parks and Recreation" (NBC, 10 p.m.) will be tinged with more sadness than usual, due to the untimely death of executive producer Harris Wittels last Thursday.…
Sesame Street’s ‘House of Bricks’
If you ever thought to tune in as an adult, "Sesame Street" is now pretty much another kiddie show, not the smart, fast-moving adult pleasing thing it might have been.…
The Tattoo Was the Signifier
In the Oscars aftermath, a friend writes: Still hoping to find a web or press contributor someplace that touches more on the monumental weirdness of the Gaga / 'Sound of…
‘The Bachelor’s Worst Trait
"The Bachelor" got down to its ickiest episode Monday: The one involving the fantasy suite. In a world where "50 Shades of Gray" is No. 1, this is the hubba-hubba…
Monday TV: Lead Belly and Snowden
Black history month isn't quite over until it's time to salute "Legend of Lead Belly" (Smithsonian, 8 p.m.), the bluesman Huddie Ledbetter, whose songs continued to inspire performers ever since,…
An Even More Boring Oscars Than Usual
Preshow overkill — and a lot of other movie-related awards ceremonies — almost always make the Academy Awards ultimately disappointing. This year’s event is full of fully predictable wins for…