Season Three of ‘Fargo’ Finally Here
It may have seemed an impossible task to get the feel of the singular Cohen Brothers classic after which it is named, but Noah Hawley not only achieved that with…
Also Tonight: ‘Holocaust Escape Tunnel’
When a long-rumored Holocaust escape tunnel was discovered near a mass grave in Lithuania last summer, cameras from “Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) were there. The episode “Holocaust…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
A Q&A with Cher about her casino gig here, for The Washington Post. A story for Smithsonian Magazine about a new exhibit marking the 75th anniversary of Japanese American…
Tuesday TV: Familiar ‘Famous in Love’
Bella Thorne, from “Shake It Up!” and “Big Love” stars as a college student and occasional actress who shoots to fame after she is discovered by the biggest star of…
Kennedy Center’s Tribute to Pete Seeger
There are so many rich stories to tell about Pete Seeger, the folk music standard bearer who died three years ago at 94, that a Kennedy Center tribute concert to…
Monday TV: The Monopolization of Seeds
In the last 100 years, 94 percent of seed varieties have been lost, and many are still facing extinction, according to the documentary “Seed: The Untold Story,” debuting tonight on…
Sunday TV: What’s Changed, ‘Veep’ or Us?
"Veep”(HBO, 10:30 p.m.) in its sixth season seems rattled by happenings in the real political world as crass and outlandish as any it could devise. But considering the early episodes…
Saturday TV: NBA Playoffs Tip Off
The NBA Playoffs begin, but oddly none of the first games of the opening rounds are on prime time broadcast TV, though there’s one this afternoon: Indiana at Cleveland (ABC,…
Friday TV: ‘Mystery Science Theater’ Back
Fridays are big days for new shows online. Today’s include a couple that have been rescued from other formats. Jonah Ray is the new host of “Mystery Science Theater 3000:…
Thursday TV: Where Did All the Cod Go?
Competitive fishing shows in the wake of its own “Deadliest Catch” is not given as a reason, but cod has so diminished in the waters off New England, there’s a…