Thursday TV: A New ‘Project Runway’
Harvey Weinstein is gone; the show has moved back to its original network from an 11-year stint on Lifetime. But the biggest change for the 17th season of “Project Runway”…
Wednesday TV: Big Screen-Style ‘Frontier’
The troubled thriller “Triple Frontier” (Netflix, streaming) from J.C. Chandor (“A Most Violent Year”), which was picked up by the streaming service after Paramount pulled the plug on a production…
Tuesday TV: Saget Shows More Videos
The first eight years of the family-friendly “America’s Funniest Home Videos” were hosted by Bob Saget of “Full House.” Once off the show, he became a raunchier comedian. But now…
Remembering Hal Blaine, 1929-2019
One of rock’s greatest timekeepers was stilled, as Hal Blaine died in Los Angeles Monday at age 90. A player on more than 350 Top 40 hits and 40 No.…
Monday TV: Making of ‘Imagine’ and Punk
Two strong music documentaries are on tonight. The British-made “John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky” (A&E, 9 p.m.) is about the making of the “Imagine” album, whose title track…
A Stirring Salute to the Queen of Soul
Any time is a good time for a salute to Aretha Franklin music. But the Queen of Soul did it so well herself, it’s hard to pay tribute and come…
Also on Sunday: Going Beyond ‘Serial’
One would think the death of a high school girl in Baltimore would have been adequately covered in the first season of the “Serial” podcast. But there is much more…
Saturday TV: Drag Wedding Advice
Bridezillas and stars on “Say Yes to the Dress” (TLC, 8 p.m.) should have thought to it a long time ago: Prospective brides getting styling advice from a group of…
Friday TV: Gervais’ New ‘After Life’
In his latest series, “After Life” (Netflix, streaming), Ricky Gervais stars as a grumpy misanthrope contemplating suicide after his wife dies. Alternately acerbically funny and heartbreaking, it provides a good…
Thursday TV: Forcing ‘Big Bang’ Laughs
I had the opportunity to witness a run-through of tonight’s episode of “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS, 8 p.m.) when I was out in Los Angeles last month. It was…