‘Barney Miller’ in a Box
Amid the hundreds of police shows on TV over the years, “Barney Miller” stood out for having the perfect mix of humor and seriousness. Considered a comedy – it was…
Chuck Wepner vs. ‘Rocky’
Chuck Wepner, a tough guy heavyweight boxer from New Jersey, had a distinguished career in the ring and managed to knock Muhammad Ali down at one point. But mostly he’s…
Tuesday TV: Sports Docs, A Live ‘X Factor’
The epicenter for high school basketball these days isn’t somewhere in Indiana – it’s in gritty New Jersey where three teams in the industrial north of the state battle it…
Two Near Perfect Scores on Broadway Week
Broadway week certainly perked up the participants of “Dancing with the Stars” with the two leaders each landing near perfect judges’ scores that were the highest so far for the…
Monday TV: Monsters and Such
In-laws may be challenging, but does that mean we should call them “Monster In-Laws” (A&E , 10 and 10:30 p.m.)? It’s a little misleading, especially a week from “Halloween” (AMC,…
Sunday TV: Stranded in Storybrooke
Because Disney owns ABC, and Disney has also appropriated just about every fairy tale out there, they take a handful to create the misguided new fantasy “Once Upon a Time”…
Saturday TV: Decemberists, Nina Foch
The Decemberists play from their album from earlier this year, “The King is Dead” on a new “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Actress Nina Foch, left,…
Tonight: Kelsey Grammer is ‘Boss’
They’re promoting the heck out of “Boss” (Starz, 10 p.m.), the newest original series from the network mostly known for showing movies. Happily, it’s no “Spartacus” (that is to say…
Also Tonight: ‘Pearl Jam 20’ on PBS
“American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) is always eager to seem up to date. But the TV premiere of “Pearl Jam Twenty” tonight only shows they’re only a…
Also On Friday: ‘X-Men’ Anime, Revisited ‘Nightmares’
“X-Men” (G4, 11 p.m.) get an animated treatment in a new series they prefer to call Marvel Anime. Scott Porter is the voice of Cyclops in the series that follows…