Monday TV: ‘Grand Hotel’ Check-In Time
The thing I like about the new summer series “Grand Hotel” (ABC, 10 p.m.) is that it mostly knows what it is: frothy, light, colorful and exaggerated in the style…
Sunday TV: New ‘Euphoria,’ ‘City on a Hill’
As if to ensure Nettlix doesn’t have the corner on especially edgy turning-of-age teen dramas, here’s “Euphoria” (HBO, 10 p.m.), an adaptation of an Israeli series that plunges former Disney…
TV Eye Takes a Little Break
It's not too often that this column takes a break but it will be doing so this month for a couple of weeks. It comes at a time when summer…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've written elsewhere recently: About the "Motown 60" Grammy Special for TV Guide magazine, an event I actually got to attend. A review of a…
Tuesday TV: Another Bossy Parent Arrives
Who are “The Radkes” (USA, 11 p.m.)? It’s a family led by former backup singer Melissa Radke, right, a self-described “big, loud Southern mom” and author of “Eat Cake, Be…
Monday TV: Classic Movies with Good Hair
Turner Classic Movies spends Mondays this month on movies that feature notable hair, starting with Louise Brooks’ black lacquered bob in the 1929 silent “Pandora’s Box” (8 p.m.). It’s followed…
Don’t Miss Terrific ‘Perpetual Grace LTD’
Whenever people ask for a TV recommendation, I have always offered “The Patriot” (Amazon Prime, streaming), Steve Conrad’s quirky, low key but effective European spy thriller that has had a…
Also on Sunday: Elba’s ‘Luther’ is Back
Idris Elba returns, after a four year break, to his role as rules-bending London detective John “Luther” (BBC America, 8 p.m.) for a fifth season that again is full of…
Saturday: Asking Dr. Ruth about Dr. Ruth
The story of the impish sex therapist and Holocaust survivor, now 90, is told in the documentary, “Ask Dr. Ruth” (Hulu, streaming), the hit at Sundance, premiering tonight. She reveals…
Glorious, Unexpected ‘Deadwood’ Return
Of course there was disappointment when the rich and singular Western “Deadwood” was canceled abruptly after three seasons in 2006. For years, fans were promised a pair of movies to…