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,…
Saturday TV: Endless War Movies
A weekend long Memorial Day Marathon on Turner Classic Movies is due to the fact that so many war movies have been made. It starts this morning with "Thirty Seconds…
Playlist 5-22-15
Started with some Joy Division, noting singer Ian Curtis' death 35 years ago this week. Then we moved to a death just yesterday -- the great bass player Louis Johnson…
Friday TV: Netflix Doc on Dead’s Bob Weir
The most youthful of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir, is now the grizzled survivor who can tell the tale of the long running band having something…