Tuesday TV: Baseball’s 93rd All-Star Game
Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game (Fox, 8 p.m.) holds its 93rd session at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park. Dusty Baker of the Astros is manager of the American League, which has been…
Capital Radio, 7-10-23: Birthdays & Beyond
Started with seven songs about the seventh month then a couple of long sets dedicated to the going out of business activity of a certain department store chain with a…
Monday TV: Generational Rifts in Retail
Yun Um’s documentary “Liquor Store Dreams” follows two Korean American children of liquor store owners in Los Angeles who have to reconcile their dreams with those of their parents. It…
Sunday TV: The History of Black Television
A new five-part series looks at the history of Black representation on TV. Executive produced by LeBron James, “See It Loud: The History of Black Television” (CNN, 9 p.m.) includes…
Saturday TV: Making the Case for 1982
Forget 1939. A new series makes a case for “1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!” (CW, 9 p.m.), since that’s when “E.T.,” “Poltergeist,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and “Star Trek…
Friday Morning Rock, 7-7-23: Ringo’s Day
Had a blast filling in this morning for Rick Allison, out this month for medical upgrades. It gave an opportunity to revive my old Friday Morning Rock vibe from the…
Friday TV: Could In-Laws Be ‘Out-Laws’?
Adam Devine plays a banker about to marry a woman (Nina Dobrev) whose parents (Pierce Brosnan and Ellen Barkin) he thinks are bank robbers. “The Out-Laws” (Netflix, streaming) comes from…
Thursday TV: Synchronizing the Skaters
In the new “Breaking the Ice” (WEtv, 9 p.m.), Rory Flack, the first African American woman to win the U.S. Open figure skating championships, attempts to form and coach a…
Wednesday TV: The Whole Story of Wham!
Is it time to tell the story of the pop duo “Wham!” (Netflix, streaming)? A new documentary tells the tale from the personal archives of Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael.…
Tuesday TV: Singers Precede the Fireworks
Fireworks on TV are still a thing, I guess because the programs can be muted for the dog's sake. But there are musical acts to perform before all the smoke…