Also on Saturday: Eddie Izzard in New ‘Treasure Island’
Eddie Izzard shaves his head (but keeps the mascara) to play Long John Silver in a new production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” (Syfy, 7 p.m.) with a cast…
Remembering Adam Yauch, 1964-2012
Sad to hear of the passing of Adam Yauch, the mighty MCA of the Beastie Boys Friday in New York. He was just 47, but will seem forever younger than…
Friday TV: More Gold Digging, Alaska Style
You know what your Friday night needs? Alaskan old miners! Since the season finale of “Gold Rush” there hasn’t been much out there to watch in this specialized field of…
‘What’s Going On’ Forty Years Later
Forty years after Marvin Gaye put on an historic concert at the then-new Kennedy Center – presenting his breakthrough “What’s Going On” album before a hometown crowd on what would…
Last Twang of Country Cut from ‘Idol’
Last season’s “American Idol” finale was a battle between country singer. The biggest star ever from the show, who also returned to perform on the results show Thursday night is…
Thursday TV: Life of a Mexican Circus
There’s something inherently photogenic about the circus, especially the unsung, small family operations that cross the countryside. The film “Circo” has even more going for it, since it occurs across…
Fox Fights ‘The Voice’ With ‘The Choice’
Once, Fox network was so confident in its hosting of “American Idol,” that any imitator or competition was barely noted. Now, in a season where “The Voice” is reaching or…
Wednesday TV: ‘Idol’ with a British Accent; Last ‘Revealed’
For the final five contestants, it’ British music week on “American Idol” (Fox, 8 p.m.) – except, presumably, the music of Queen, which they sang last week. Since the mentor…
‘The Voice’ Chooses Its Final Four
Some reality shows shed their contestants drip by drip, but “The Voice” reaches its finalists by cutting the half its hopeful singers in one gulp. So the four judges who…
Urkel’s Out on ‘Dancing’
Jaleel White, TV’s onetime Steve Urkel, was the latest celebrity to be eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars” Tuesday. His ouster came after a rumba dance-off with another low vote-getter,…