Playlist 5-20-16
Birth, death, time passage. We cover it all on Friday Night Rock. Tonight, started with some music from Guy Clark, who died Tuesday at 74. There were some songs from…
Maria Bamford’s Brilliant ‘Dynamite’
You may remember Maria Bamford from her manic portrayal of a Christmas shopper in a series of Target ads a couple of years back. Turns out that quirk in her…
Also on Friday: Trollope, ‘Downton’ Style
All the big action in television seems to be online today, with any lingering “Downton Abbey” cravings temporary satisfied by a lavish adaptation of Anthony Trollope by the creator of…
The CW Upfronts: ‘Supergirl’ and Archie
The CW wrapped up upfront week with an announcement of its own upcoming TV season, where “Supergirl” swoops in from big sister CBS along with three new series, one of…
Thursday TV: Oceanic Cacophony, Finales
Discovery Network takes a break from “Naked and Afraid” and “Gold Rush” for a moment to look at an underreported aspect of oceanic pollution: noise. Noise generated by shipping boats,…
CBS Upfronts: Twice the Comedies
CBS plans double the comedy and add a lot of familiar faces to its 2016-17 season. Eight new shows were announced for the network at its upfront session Wednesday. Five…
Wednesday TV: Time Travel, ‘Survivor’ End
There has been no less than three shows about time travel announced by broadcast networks for next season — added to a couple that are already on. But how viable…
ABC Upfronts: The Most New Fall Shows
ABC may have the most new shows on the fall schedule than any other broadcast network, according to its upfront announcement today. Of nine new series on the 2016-2017 roster,…
Tuesday TV: More Dating in the Caribbean
For “Bachelor” fans who can’t wait until “Bachelor in Paradise,” here comes an almost identical tropical dating show. The new “Coupled” (Fox, 9 p.m.) features another crop of attractive, somewhat…
Fox Upfronts: Reboots Abound for 2016-17
Fox showed its first schedule in more than a decade with out an “American Idol,” but even a lot of the titles of their 13 new shows sounded familiar, with…