Recalling Johnny Cash, Song by Song
The new Ovation series “Johnny Cash: Song by Song” is, as the title might indicate, a little different approach to looking at the life of an artist. The six part…
Sunday TV: ‘Upstairs Downstairs’ Back, ‘Steel Magnolia’ Gets A Remake
It was surprising to see how much the reboot decades later of “Upstairs Downstars” was so thoroughly overshadowed by another English import that pretty much was based on the same…
Saturday TV: Radiohead in Austin
“Austin City Limits”(PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) begins its 38th (!) season with a full hour from Radiohead, taped at the show’s new home, the Moody Theater, featuring new…
Friday TV: ‘Sound Tracks,’ Wild Card Play
“Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) takes its mission seriously. As a result, the music newsmagazine swings quickly to individual stories about artits on different…
Big Bird Responds
Mitt Romney threatened Big Bird and Jim Lehrer too in his too-caffeinated-for-a-Morman debate appearance Wednesday, repeating his claim that he'd cut any government subsidy to public broadcasting. Thursday, Big Bird’s…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hits Bottom
Let’s just say pickings are getting mighty slim for the inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You’re 2013 nominees include Rush, Heart, Deep Purple and Chic. Paul…
So Who Won the Debate?
The first presidential debate of the season looked like it would be one of those where one candidate clearly wins when you look at the transcript later, but the other…
Thursday TV: Good ‘POV,’ ’30 Rock’
Without tonight’s film on “POV” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings), we may have never learned about the amazing story out of the Phillipines about the death of two young…
Return of the Wary Moderator
The venerable Jim Lehrer, who stepped down from the “PBS Newshour” that once bore his name last year after 36 years, returns to television in the biggest way tonight, moderating…
Wednesday TV: ‘Supernatural’ Return, The Presidential Debates
It’s one of the great dramas to unfold on TV and the only thing that has the possibility of shaking up something as important as the presidential election. Barack Obama…