Tuesday TV: One Last ‘Bones’ to Pick
After 12 seasons and nearly 250 episodes, “Bones” (Fox, 9 p.m.) closes up shop with one last chase of a serial killer. Based on a real life forensic anthropologist, Hart…
Monday TV: Who was Pocahontas Really?
This month marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Pocahontas, the Pamunkey tribe princess, who also served as an ambassador and peacemaker to invaders like John Smith near present-day…
Sunday TV: Brontë Sisters as Stars
They’ve already adapted almost all of their novels, so “Masterpiece” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) concentrates on the sibling authors in the two-hour film “To Walk Invisible: The Brontë…
Saturday TV: Homegrown Terrorists
Travel bans aside, most terrorism in the U.S. in the past decade have come from homegrown enemies who became convinced of their cause. Alison Ellwood’s documentary “American Jihad” (Showtime, 9…
Friday TV: ‘Tangled’ Becomes a Series
Mandy Moore and Zach Levi are the voices of “Tangled: The Series” (Disney Channel, 7:30 p.m.), based on the 2010 Disney feature. Another series is based on a toy: “An…
Trocks: Accomplished Men in Tights
It's a long way from a cramped second-floor loft in lower Manhattan to the splendors of the Kennedy Center Opera House with a full orchestra. But that's what has happened…
Thursday TV: ‘Baskets’ Season Finale
One of my favorite shows, “Baskets” (FX, 10 p.m.) ends its second season with a big opportunity for Chip — a traveling Russian circus seeking an experienced clown. Maggie’s mother…
Wednesday TV: Direct ‘Shots Fired’
Networks are getting better about tackling serious issues. The latest, “Shots Fired” (Fox, 8 p.m.), touches on racial issues that arise from a police shooting. The unnecessary twist is that…
Two Nights, 50 Songs: Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields has been known to write a whole lot of songs about one subject, the prime example being the epic “69 Love Songs” that came on three discs…
Tuesday TV: Two Streaming Chappelle Gigs
The comic Dave Chappelle famously got a little freaked out when Comedy Central offered him a fortune to continue his successful sketch show. He disappeared for a while, to pop…