Wednesday TV: ‘Welcome to Earth’
Will Smith hosts the six part “Welcome to Earth” (Disney+, streaming) a new series from National Geographic that concentrates on different parts of the planets. The German comedian Carolin Kebekus…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've written lately: A report on the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, for Entertainment Weekly. A look at two different glass shows being put on by…
Tuesday TV: New Comedy is Elementary
Comedian Quinta Brunson stars as a Philly teacher in the new workplace comedy “Abbott Elementary” (ABC, 9:30 p.m.), which takes an “Office” style mockumentary approach with a cast that includes…
Monday TV: Weird New ‘Landscapers’
The weird and fascinating “Landscapers” (HBO, 9 p.m.) sounds like another new HGTV series, but it’s actually about a strange case about an eccentric British couple who are suspected of…
Sunday TV: Lighting the White House Tree
L.L. Cool J helps the President and First Lady in “The National Christmas Tree Lighting” (CBS, 8:30 p.m.) in Washington, D.C., with performances from H.E.R., Juanes, Ken’ Mo,’ Kristin Chenoweth,…
Bob Dylan Live: ‘Is This Foggy Bottom?’
Before it was so rudely interrupted, Bob Dylan’s annual touring regimen took on a recurring pattern, playing the same towns the same times of the year. His last time in…
Saturday TV: ‘A Clüsterfunke Christmas’
The overpopulated field of Christmas rom-com is long overdue for parody and it comes in tonight’s “A Clüsterfunke Christmas” (Comedy Central, 7 and 9 p.m.) from “Saturday Night Live” alums…
Friday TV: Girl Power in New ‘Harlem’
The new “Harlem” (Amazon Prime, streaming) looks like a New York version of “Insecure,” but despite all the talk of empowerment among its four stars, it has more of a…
Film Review: ‘Single Mother By Choice’
When stars become pregnant during production, Hollywood’s usual procedure is to hide the bump, as they did when Gal Gadot returned to do some “Wonder Woman” reshoots while five months…
Thursday TV: It’s a Hard-Knock Night
The tradition of live TV musicals continues with the three-hour “Annie Live!” (NBC, 8 p.m.) with Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks, Taraji P. Henson as Miss Hannigan and Celina…