Wednesday TV: Second Republican Debate
It should never be considered an entertainment -- it is a competition to run the country, for goodness sakes. But because the first one got such high ratings, and Donald…
‘Best Time’ Has Worst Debut
Neil Patrick Harris may think of himself as an old fashioned song and dance man, whose appearances at awards shows, especially The Tonys, made network execs think that if anyone…
Tuesday TV: From Motorcycles to Horses
The problem with hit cable series, we will find this season, is that the biggest hits will be copied by many lesser shows. One of what will be many stabs…
‘Chimerica’ Big as a Continent at Studio
Twenty-six years ago, the day after thousands of soldiers in China’s so called People’s Liberation Army cleared Tiananmen Square, killing what could have been thousands of students who had been…
On Disney and Princesses
Walt Disney has cast a long shadow on cultural life, particularly of the young. So his life likely warrants a long look, too, which it gets this week on "American Experience" (PBS,…
Also On Monday: A Whole Lot of Dancing
One might get the mistaken impression from tonight's television that this country is all about dancing. For two hours on prime time, perhaps the weirdest bunch yet begins a new…
Sunday TV: A Greenlight Goes On Again
It's been a decade, but "Project Greenlight" (HBO, 10 p.m.) returns for another fascinating season of how to traverse the role of first time filmmaker. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon…
Sheer Mag, Downtown Boys Rock DC9
Sheer Mag is one of the coolest band names you could think of, conjuring up both the term “sheer magnitude” as well as an image of shiny, sheared-off magnesium wheels…
Saturday TV: Will Ferrell Plays Ball
One day during spring training this year in Arizona, 10 teams allowed Will Ferrell to take the field in various positions. Ferrell, who wasn’t very good but acted like he…
Playlist 9-11-15
Started out a longer than usual Friday Night Rock tonight with an hour of mostly Stax music before moving into a bunch of music of artists who generally were either…