How ‘Rebel without a Pause” was Made
During a quite a well appointed panel of producers and artists that included Don Was, Peter Asher and Linda Perry, I asked Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee about one of…
Sunday TV: ‘Sharknado: The 4th Awakens’
Ian Ziering and Tara Reid return for this year’s sequel “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” (Syfy, 8 p.m.) with the usual all D-level cast that includes David Hasselhoff, Gary Busey, Cheryl…
Saturday TV: ‘Boston EMS’ Back for More
A second season begins for “Boston EMS” (ABC, 10 p.m.), the documentary series tracking first responders from the Boston Emergency Medical Services. First assignments include a man stabbed in a…
Friday TV: College Football Desperation
The first documentary series based on an article in GQ, the new “Last Chance U” (Netflix, streaming) concerns the undefeated East Mississippi Community College football team in tiny Scooba, Miss.,…
Thursday TV: The End of the Conventions
Convention season comes to an end with Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton giving her historic speech. And like her Republican rival, she will be introduced by her daughter. Also on…
Wednesday TV: More Talk of Black, White
Race in America gets a pretty thoughtful workout each night on things like “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” (Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.). But these times require more discussion —…
Tuesday TV: ‘MadTV’ Back with New Cast
It was the only late night competitor to “Saturday Night Live” to really give it a run for the money. It was the incubator for a lot of comics from…
Bryan Ferry, Still Cool, at Lincoln Theatre
In a year that began with the death of David Bowie and was followed by a seeming succession of crushing musical losses, it becomes more important to cherish the influential…
Monday TV: Now, the Democrats’ Turn
If you’re not tired of balloons and bunting, the Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, CSPAN, 8 p.m.; PBS, 8 p.m; CNN, 9 p.m.; ABC, CBS and NBC, 10 p.m.) tries its…
Sunday TV: History, Ozzy’s Way
Once, they were part of reality TV’s first family. Now the mumbling paterfamilias of the Osbournes and his No. 1 son join forces on a travel show. On “Ozzy and…