Friday TV: Shakespeare and Super Bowls
One of the best series yet of explicating and celebrating the work of the Bard, "Shakespeare Uncovered" (PBS, 9 and 10 p.m., check local listings) returns for a second season,…
It Will Pay to Find ‘Fortitude’
Every fledging network needs that one show to give people a reason to find it, and for Pivot it's the new drama "Fortitude" (Pivot, 10 p.m.), an original and visually…
Also on Thursday: An End to ‘Parenthood’
Predictably, they're packing a lot into the series finale of Jason Katims' "Parenthood" (NBC, 10 p.m.). Somebody dies (and Craig T. Nelson's grandpa character hasn't been doing that well); Lauren…
Wednesday TV: ‘The Americans’ Return
I'm warming to the 1980s spy yarn "The Americans" (FX, 10 p.m.), partly in contrast to next week's very similar network series "Alliegience." There is still the question of why…
Tuesday TV: All About Edison
Would you even have a television without Thomas Edison? Well, maybe. But he's the guy who invented sound recording, the incandescent bulb, and kinescopes that led to early film, so…
The Megastorm That Wasn’t
The East Coast tilt of national news operations is never so obvious as when there’s something like weather occurring there. The possibility of snow, not so long ago considered part…
Nick Kristof’s ‘A Path Appears’ Appears
For all of the great intent of "Half the Sky," the last big effort for public television by Nicholas Kristof, based on the work by he and his wife Sheryl…
Also on Monday: Witnessing the Holocaust
To mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auchwitz this week, the documentary "Night Will Fall" (HBO, 9 p.m.) concentrates on an unfinished film made by a new team…
Sunday TV: Revisionist ‘Sons of Liberty’
Sometimes the sticklers for history can ruin a good film, but since the three night miniseries "Sons of Liberty" (History, 9 p.m.) is on the History channel, one might expect…
Saturday TV: Black Sails Billow Back Up
The pirate saga "Black Sails" (Starz, 9 p.m.), one of the most popular shows on that network, returns for its second season tonight bigger than ever, adding additional ships to…