A Dazed Don in ‘Mad Men’ Return
The overly anticipated final half-season of “Mad Men” began with Don, the dog, Draper issuing orders to a woman wearing a chinchilla coat. She’s told to act out how it…
Expecting ‘Big Time in Hollywood, Fla.’
Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf were just a couple of friends making funny little films on YouTube until they got this idea. “We were doing these just horrible, horrible things…
‘The X-Files’ is Coming Back
At a time when we're awaiting the return of "Twin Peaks" on Showtime after a 25 years, here comes news of the return of "The X-Files" to Fox, with David…
Durst Jinxed by Incriminating Muttering
In the end, it wasn't the 25 hours of interviews Robert Durst did with filmmaker Andrew Jarecki that undid him and his case; it was the talking to himself after…
Two Named Potential ‘Bachelorette’s
"The Bachelor" franchise had long since fallen into a rut in recent seasons, ever since it decided that a regular person could never be the bachelor or bachelorette handing out…
Hints for Future Watching
I’m sorry to say that the daily column this week will be spotty at best, or more likely missing altogether, as I’m embarking on a trip that will take me…
Sesame Street’s ‘House of Bricks’
If you ever thought to tune in as an adult, "Sesame Street" is now pretty much another kiddie show, not the smart, fast-moving adult pleasing thing it might have been.…
‘The Bachelor’s Worst Trait
"The Bachelor" got down to its ickiest episode Monday: The one involving the fantasy suite. In a world where "50 Shades of Gray" is No. 1, this is the hubba-hubba…
Assessing the ‘SNL’ 40th Special
The very start of the overlong "SNL 40th Anniversary" special Sunday night -- a corny duet between Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, as they spit out four decades of catchphrases…
Friday TV: Titus Welliver as ‘Bosch’ Online
It’s been more than a year since Titus Welliver shot the taut pilot for the new crime series “Bosch” (Amazon Prime, starting today) that has just unleashed its entire 10-episode…