Remembering Peter Tork, 1942-2019
Much of what we know about Peter Tork, who died Thursday at 77, is based on the character he was cast for in 1966 on “The Monkees.” There, he played…
Thursday TV: ‘Desus & Mero’ to Showtime
Two funny guys talking about their neighborhood and the world propelled Daniel Baker and Joel Martinez to a podcast, a cable show and now their biggest platform yet, premium cable,…
Wednesday TV: ‘Survivor’ Gets Tough
The 38th season of “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.), subtitled “Edge of Extinction,” brings some of the edge back to the show, in part by partly starving its contestants. While there…
Tuesday TV: Sammy Davis Jr.’s Hard Road
The all around entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. had an all-around complicated life as well, gaining acceptance in a world and the elite realm of the Rat Pack, even as he…
Monday TV: Rolling with the Culture
I think about the demise of urban skating culture every time I go to my neighborhood grocery store, which was once the National Roller Skating Rink. The importance of skating…
Sunday TV: A Little Less Modernization
The original 1968 “Elvis” (Amazon, streaming) comeback special is still such a compelling musical triumph it could easily fill a prime time broadcast slot today. But that isn’t how things…
Saturday TV: All About Olivia Newton-John
Australian singer and actress Delta Goodrem, who is a also a judge on “The Voice - Australia,” takes the title role in the new bio pic “Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted…
Friday TV: Legal Yarn ‘Proven Innocent’
Kelsey Grammar is a late addition to the new series “Proven Innocent” (Fox, 9 p.m.), a new legal drama about a firm focused on the wrongfully convicted. Rachelle Lefevre and…
Thursday TV: The Pacific Leaves Its Mark
Sam Neill went the extra mile in his historical travelogue, “The Pacific: in the Wake of Captain Cook” (Ovation, 9 p.m.). The familiar actor from “Jurassic Park” and “The Piano”…
Hulu’s Own Press Tour Fyre Festival
Greeting a group of weary reporters nearing the end of the more than two week TV Critics Association winter press tour, Hulu senior vice president of originals Craig Erwich tied…