Monday TV: Lakers Heyday Documentary
For those who learned their sports history from HBO’s “Winning Time,” here’s a new 10-part documentary purporting to be the real story of colorful owner Jerry Buss and company with…
Sunday TV: More Tales of Zombie Central
“Tales of the Walking Dead” (AMC, 9 p.m.) is the latest spinoff of the never-ending zombie saga, with new individual stories contained in each of its six episodes. Kenan returns…
Saturday TV: Another Look Back at Diana
Ed Perkins’ documentary “The Princess” (HBO, 8 p.m.) sets itself apart from other films about the beloved Diana, covering the time from her engagement to her death in 1997, but…
Friday TV: ‘A League of Their Own’ Series
Abbi Jacobson of “Broad City” picks up the cleats in the series adaptation of Penny Marshall’s beloved film “A League of Our Own” (Amazon Prime, streaming). She is listed as…
Thursday TV: From Australia, ‘Bump’
Nathalie Morris stars in the imported Australian series “Bump” (CW, 8 p.m.) about an ambitious teen who suddenly has a surprise baby. Claudia Karvan and Angus Simpson round out the…
Wednesday TV: Baby Groot Gets a Show
Soon, every Marvel character will have its own show, no matter how minor. It happens today to Groot, the tree-like character from “Guardians of the Galaxy” and other Marvel movies…
Tuesday TV: ‘Password’ Resurrected Again
After 1,756 episodes on CBS in the 1960s and 1,099 episodes on ABC in the 1970s, NBC takes a shot at “Password” (NBC, 10 p.m.) in a revamped series hosted…
Capital Radio 8-8-22: Tunes 50 Years Back
Awash in nostalgia while preparing for a 50th high school reunion this weekend, the music of 1972 dominated the show — songs from the first half of the year mostly,…
Monday TV: New Leadership in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s 2018 general election — its first since the 30-year reign of Robert Mugabe, who resigned after a coup d’etat — is chronicled in Camilla Nielsson’s documentary “President,” making its…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've written recently: A story on the Robson Family collection of self-taught art for SmithsonianMagazine.com.A few things about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in conjunction…