Wednesday TV: ‘Resident Alien’ Arrives
Alan Tudyk plays “Resident Alien” (Syfy, 10 p.m.), an otherworldly visitor who is stranded in a small Colorado town after crashing to Earth, based on the comic book of the…
Tuesday TV: The Carnage Promise Kept
A chilling new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) paints a direct line from the “American carnage” Donald Trump barked about at his inaugural to the actual carnage at…
Monday TV: Old Spy in the Nursing Home
An 83-year-old man is enlisted to become a private investigator to go undercover at a Chilean nursing home to check on mistreatment but gets involved with the residents instead. Maite…
Sunday TV: Epix’ New ‘Bridge and Tunnel’
Edward Burns returns to his Long Island roots in the nostalgic series “Bridge and Tunnel” (Epix, 9 p.m.), about a group of old pals trying to find their place after…
Remembering Larry King, 1933-2021
It’s hard to imagine a broadcast world without Larry King, who died Saturday at 87. He made his name as a radio and TV interviewer with bottomless curiosity that was…
Saturday TV: The Story of Salt-N-Pepa
Three hours seems an awful long time for a pop music bio-pic but the new “Salt-N-Pepa” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) is buoyed by the music from the hip hop team, the…
Friday TV: Lurie’s ‘Painting with John’
John Lurie, the hangdog musician, artist and occasional actor (“Stranger Than Paradise”) has reached a kind of Zen plateau at 68, painstakingly working on paintings as he serves up philosophy…
Thursday TV: A New ‘Walker,’ Texas Ranger
With scarcely a break after “Supernatural” ended its 15-season run, Jared Padalecki returns to the grateful network as “Walker” (CW, 8 p.m.). He shares only the name with Chuck Norris’…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've written lately: A long Q&A with Richard Hell for The Vinyl District.A story marking the 50th anniversary of TV's "All in the Family" for…
Wednesday TV: Celebrating the Inaugural
America’s course changes today on Inauguration Day (CNN, CSPAN, BBC World News, 7 a.m.; ABC, CBS, MSNBC, 9 a.m.; NBC, 10 p.m.; PBS, 10:30 a.m.; Fox News, 11 a.m.). Coverage…