Saturday TV: Debbie Gibson’s Return
In the new made-for-TV “Summer of Dreams” (Hallmark, 9 p.m.), Debbie Gibson plays a part that’s not too much of a stretch — an 80s pop star whose career is…
Playlist 8-26-16
The first show in a month is sort of slapped together, owing somewhat to adjustments to a new laptop. But after the shortest salute to Alaska, I played the most…
Friday TV: Boris Karloff All Day
A full day of Boris Karloff on Turner Classic Movies is understandably heavy on the horror, starting with the 1936 “The Walking Dead” (2:15 p.m.) and continuing with “The Man…
Report from a Cruise to Alaska
That grand expanse of land taking up the northeast chunk of land of North America, frozen half the time, stretching out almost to touch Russia, is still evolving. There were…
Sort of Gone Fishin’
We try our best here to keep you appraised, at the very least, of the daily television offerings every day despite the challenges of travel or demands of day to…
Larry Wilmore No More
Black Voices Matter, in late night political comedy as in serious news commentary, documentary reporting and history. Larry Wilmore, in his nearly year long stint as hosting "The Nightly Show”…
Sunday TV: Romance in Chesapeake
The newest soapy series for Hallmark occurs on the Eastern Shore, where a divorced mother from the city returns to Maryland to help save the family inn from foreclosure, based…
Saturday TV: No Sleep ‘Til ‘Brooklyn’
Saoirse Ronan stars as an Irish immigrant in New York 1950s in John Crowley’s “Brooklyn” (HBO, 8 p.m.), making its premium cable debut. Lily Tomlin, meanwhile, stars in Paul Weitz’…
Luhrmann Gets ‘The Get Down’
If you want an authentic look at the birth of hip-hop in the Boogie Down Bronx your first choice would probably not be Baz Luhrmann, the fair haired Australian director…
Also on Friday: Baking, Swimming Winners
A winner is named among finalists Nadiya, Tamal and Ian on the third season finale of “The Great British Bake Off” (PBS, 9:30 p.m.), after they bake a very nice…