Tuesday TV: The Sex Pistols as Mini-series
Danny Boyle provides just the right buzz in recreating the history of the Sex Pistols in a new six-episode series. The point of view of “Pistol” (Hulu, streaming) is a…
Capital Radio 5-30-22: Memorials and Guns
There were birthday greetings to Benny Goodman, Stephen Malkmus of Pavement and Topper Headon of The Clash. Also, some time to remember Ronnie Hawkins, the rockabilly cat who helped form…
Monday TV: Norm Macdonald’s Last Laugh
A year before he died last September at 61, Norm Macdonald spent an hour practicing a Netflix special he never quite finished. What he left was made into what will…
Sunday TV: Memorial Day Concert on PBS
The 33rd National Memorial Day Concert (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) seems less and less like a concert each year, with more personalities (Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise, Jean Smart,…
Saturday TV: Teen Titans Join Super Girls
A pair of DC cartoon dynasties join forces in the animated TV movie “Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse” (Cartoon Network, 6 p.m.). They…
Friday TV: May the Spinoff Be With You
In the mood for another “Star Wars” spinoff series? “Obi-Wan Kenobi” (Disney+, streaming) stars Ewan McGregor as the Jedi Master in a series set into the series somewhere between “Revenge…
Thursday TV: Ellen DeGeneres’ Last Dance
Jennifer Aniston, who in 2013 was the first guest on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (syndicated, check local listings) was invited back for the final episode of the popular daytime show…
Wednesday TV: Martha Stewart’s Tag Sale
The tony homemaker relieves herself of some of her fussy stuff on her estate in Bedford, N.Y., in the special “The Great American Tag Sale with Martha Stewart” (ABC, 8…
Tuesday TV: This is It for ‘This is Us’
After six seasons, television’s most emotional (and, some would say, manipulative) family drama comes to an end as a concluding final episode comes for “This is Us” (NBC, 9 p.m.).…
Capital Radio 5-23-22: West Highland Way
Back from a long walk on West Highland Way, I began the radio show with Scottish music, naturally, but also weird songs that came up along the way (“One Step…