Thursday TV: ‘MacGruber’ As a Series
An amusing enough “Saturday Night Live” skit that made for a lousy 2010movie, “MacGruber” (Peacock, streaming) is now a series. Will Forte returns in the one-note parody of “MacGyver,” heading…
Mailbag: Reconsidering ‘Startup’
A reader writes: I read your review with disbelief. This is such a great series, the acting is impeccable, the locations, authentic and real, as is the street-talk. The plot…
Wednesday TV: Italian ‘The Hand of God’
One of the big films this week is available on TV, Paolo Sorrentino’s award-winning “The Hand of God” (Netflix, streaming) in which he recalls his childhood growing up in 1980s…
Capital Radio Playlist, 12-13-21
Began, of course, with a salute to Michael Nesmith, who died Friday at 78; he brought so much to the Monkees and to music. His song about Saginaw led to…
Tuesday TV: A Taste of ‘Grand Crew’
Like a few other new midseason sitcoms this week, the new “Grand Crew” (NBC, 8 and 8:30 p.m.) has a sneak preview of two episodes before it makes its official…
Monday TV: New Sitcom ‘American Auto’
The underused Ana Gasteyer stars as a new automotive executive in the workplace comedy “American Auto” (NBC, 10 p.m.). From the maker of “Superstore,” Justin Spitzer, the show is just…
Sunday TV: ‘Succession’ Calls It a Season
A terrific season of “Succession” (HBO, 10 p.m.) comes to an end with some conclusive direction whether the media company Waystar will be merging with the upstart tech firm GoJo;…
Saturday TV: Who Was Charlie Chaplin?
The biggest star of his era was somewhat of a mystery, even to the people closest to him, according to a new documentary film “The Real Charlie Chaplin” (Showtime, 8…
Friday TV: ‘Saturday Morning Hits!’
While he has not always been used to his full advantage on “Saturday Night Live,” the new “Saturday Morning All Star Hits!” (Netflix, streaming) is peak Kyle Mooney, as he…
Thursday TV: ‘Sex and the City’ at 50
Seventeen years after it went off the air, the women of “Sex and the City” (or most of them) return as women in their 50s for the 10-episode “And Just…