The Best Actors to Play Aziz Ansari’s Folks
Aziz Ansari couldn’t find quite the right people to play his parents in his new series “Master of None” (Netflix, online), which drops its entire 10-episode season today. So he…
Also on Friday: Not a Debate, a Forum
There’s only three of them but the candidates in the First in the South Democratic Candidates Forum (MSNBC, 9 p.m.) have so far not made any demands about the room…
Jonathan Richman at the Warhol Museum
Jonathan Richman has been known to play some pretty unpredictable shows over the years, but few as unusual as his appearance Wednesday at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. There,…
A New Crop of Amazon Pilots to Choose
A handful of new pilots are up at Amazon for sampling. Those that get the most votes will go into production. This year’s crop includes: “One Mississippi” (Amazon, streaming) featuring…
Also Thursday: ‘Mom,’ ‘Elementary’ Back
A third season starts for “Mom” (CBS, 9 p.m.) with Allison Janney’s character meeting her own mother, and look: it’s Ellyn Burstyn. It could have been Oscar nominee June Squibb;…
Wednesday TV: How North America Grew
The forces that built the continent and its natural wonders are still at work, according to the three part series “Making North America” on “Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local…
Theater Review: ‘Unexplored Interior’
Even 21 years later, the horrific atrocities of the Rwandan genocide is hard to wrap one’s head around. How could 800,000 to 1 million Tutsis be macheted to death in…
Tuesday TV: Unsolved Journalist Deaths
The murders of five Vietnamese-American journalists in the United States in different U.S. cities in the 1980s are investigated on a new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) titled…
Review: Nikki Lane at Gypsy Sally’s
Because Nikki Lane has a portrayed herself so effectively in videos as a snarling, dangerously vindictive woman who burns down the motorcycle of a cheatin’ ex, the kind of vengeful…
Monday TV: A Legacy of Diplomacy
Like a lot of boomer children, David Holbrooke, a producer at the "Today" show didn't begin to fully appreciate the work of his father until after his dad died. He…