Sunday TV: More Halting and Catching Fire
The underrated "Halt and Catch Fire" (AMC, 10 p.m.) begins what looks to be another strong season; one that's easy to jump into even if you didn't see the first…
Saturday TV: Rock Hall of Fame Induction
By the time of this year's 30th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (HBO, 8 p.m.) the organization seems to have long since run out of strong roster of…
Playlist 5-29-15
Started with some old cartoony music from Raymond Scott and then right into some Stax classics. Played a lot of Lou Reed (and a little of Bill Withers) due to…
Friday TV: Oyelowo’s One Man Odyssey
The original film "Nightingale" (HBO, 9 p.m.) is unusual for a number of reasons -- first that it premieres on a Friday night instead of a Saturday or Sunday on…
Manson Songs Live On in NBC’s ‘Aquarius’
After nearly half a century, is Charlie Manson finally getting what he always wanted? Thwarted at every turn in becoming a recording artist in his day, his weird songs are…
Also on Thursday: ‘Louie’ Double Play
"Louie" (FX, 10:30 p.m.) ends its too-short fifth season by wrapping up the two part episodes about the comedian on the road. A bit of standup is typically part of…
Wednesday TV: Messing with the Poor
In summer, networks aren't afraid to drag out their dumbest reality show ideas, knowing nobody may notice them anyway. Example number one: the modern day version of tying a string…
Tuesday TV: 10th Fruitless Talent Search
Summer is so full of bad programming, and a few of them come back tonight. "America's Got Talent" (NBC, 8 p.m.) has not only failed to find any substantial talent…
Monday TV: Post Alamo Miniseries
History Channel has made some ratings fictionalizing history, so here is more: a long, languishing 10-hour, five part miniseries, "Texas Rising" (History, 9 p.m.) about the battles following the Alamo.…
Sunday TV: Memorial Day Concert
Gloria Estefan, Tessanne Chin, Katherine Jenkins, Russell Watson and the National Symphony Orchestra play the National Memorial Day Concert (PBS, 8 p.m.) from the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol,…