Also on Friday: New ‘Quarry’ on Cinemax
The latest brutal rurally-set drama from Cinemax concentrates on a Vietnam veteran in 1972 who is rebuked by society and hired by a local mob boss. Logan Marshall-Green plays the…
Pamela Adlon’s Great New ‘Better Things’
For the second time in three days (after Tuesday’s premiere of “Atlanta”), FX premieres another new comedy that will further change the game on TV. There have been any number…
Also on Thursday: NFL Season Kicks Off
They get so excited about the NFL season staring that they’re calling the Super Bowl 50 replay of Carolina at Denver (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) “Sunday Night Football.” The kickoff preshow at…
Television at the 930 Club
Because they gained attention in places like CBGB’s in the mid-1970s and had as an original member Richard Hell, Television often got lumped with the punk bands, probably unfairly. Forming…
Wednesday TV: A Forum, Not a Debate
It’s not exactly the first debate, but Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump speak back to back at the same site — the U.S.S. Intrepid — addressing veterans issues in something…
Donald Glover Turns a Corner with ‘Atlanta’
Comedy has led the charge for creativity in TV the last couple of years, and it will advance even farther this far starting with tonight’s premiere of “Atlanta” (FX, 10…
Also on Tuesday: ‘Queen Sugar,’ ‘Start Up’
For all of the dreams Oprah Winfrey has had for her OWN network, its biggest success has been Tyler Perry soap operas like “The Haves and the Have Nots” (OWN,…
Monday TV: JonBenet Onslaught Begins
The first of what will be four specials this month on the death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey in Colorado nearly 20 years ago starts with “The Killing of JonBenet: The…
Kraftwerk in 3D at the Strathmore
In theory, every live appearance is a 3D concert, right? But for Kraftwerk’s current U.S. tour, which kicked off Saturday in Bethesda, patrons were given 3D glasses upon entry. The…
Sunday TV: Preserving ‘Star Trek’ Props
The 50th anniversary of “Star Trek” brings some urgency to a couple of restoration efforts to two of its props in the special “Building Star Trek” (Smithsonian, 8 p.m.). One…