TV Eye Takes a Break
Taking a little vacation from the blog for a couple of weeks. So I'll guess I'll miss all the season finales. You'll have to tell me what I missed. Be…
Capital Radio 5-8-23: Kings and All That
Began with the work of Gordon Lightfoot, the ace Canadian singer-songwriter who died a week ago at 84. We first hear his songs as interpreted by no less than Bob…
Monday TV: Brother Films, Mother Leaves
Reed Harkness was an amateur filmmaker who found a perfect subject for his work in his little brother Sam. In doing so he also accidentally captured family trauma when their…
Sunday TV: Americans Sing for a King
Historians please note: The best talent that The Coronation Concert (PBS, 3 p.m., check local listings) for King Charles III could get were the judges from “American Idol” — Katy…
Saturday TV: An Early Morning Coronation
Like a comet, British coronations now come around now once a lifetime. Today is that for Charles, who gets kinged in the arcane traditions of the monarchy alongside his second…
Friday TV: Imagining Life in a ‘Silo’
From Graham Yost comes an adaptation of Hugh Howley’s trilogy about a post-apocalyptic future where the last 10,000 people on Earth live in a giant underground “Silo” (Apple TV+, streaming).…
Thursday TV: Pete Davidson’s ‘Bupkis’
Pete Davidson not only riffs off personal details of his life (as when his dad died on 9/11) on his rollicking new series “Bupkis” (Peacock, streaming), he infuses it with…
Wednesday TV: Ed Sheeran’s Documentary
The red-headed pop star opens up about his recent hard times, including his wife's cancer diagnosis, in a new documentary series that otherwise shows his life on tour and writing…
Tuesday TV: Growing Up Mixed Race
W. Kamau Bell talks to San Francisco kids of mixed race about their experiences in his latest documentary “1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed” (HBO, 9 p.m.). Late night TV is…
Capital Radio, 5-1-23: May Day, Maybe Not
Started with a tribute to the singer and activist Harry Belafonte, who died last week at 96. Then it was all about the first of the merry month of May,…