‘American Horror Story’s Freak Show
Old carnival freak shows are the natural stuff of horror so it was only a matter of time before “American Freak Show” (FX, 10 p.m.), which previously visited haunted houses, asylums…
Generally Flat Opener for ‘SNL’
You might think that entering its 40th season, “Saturday Night Live” would have its late night comedy running smoothly and reliably; and after a long summer off, it would be…
The Transcendent ‘Transparent’
The fall's best new series isn't on broadcast television, it isn't on cable, and it even isn't on Netflix. Sponsored by the company that began as an online bookstore, "Transparent,"…
Break-in, Bostonian on ‘Boardwalk’
The third episode of the season for "Boardwalk Empire" wove a gripping story about a domestic break-in by Chalky and his fellow prison escapee Buck, while Nucky Thompson hosted the…
Stage Reviews: ‘Belleville,’ ‘Fool for Love’
Two different plays featuring couples stuck in one place, slowly revealing the secrets that are destroying them, are currently playing in the D.C. area in productions so relentless they have…
Nucky Looks Back on ‘Boardwalk’ Premiere
As brutal as the fourth season of "Boardwalk Empire" was (summarized in a mayhem-filled two minutes) the start of the fifth and final season of the Atlantic City prohibition saga…
Flirting with WWIII on ’24’
In recent weeks, it seemed that the big event on "24: Live Another Day" had all been prematurely resolved. The errant drones were curbed; the President didn’t explode in Wembley…
‘Californication’ Ends with Whimper
Having generally worn out its welcome several seasons earlier, "Californication" ended its seven season run Sunday with the kind of whimper Hank Moody himself would disdain. The series about a…
Starting Tonight: Grim World of ‘Leftovers’
There has probably never been a pilot episode for a new series as glum, anguished and depressing as that of tonight's "The Leftovers" (HBO, 10 p.m.) the new series in…
Blown Up to Hellers on ’24’
Jack Bauer has spent a lot of his career protecting various Presidents of the United States. So the idea of assisting a sure death would be something of anathema to…