Wednesday TV: Alternate Marvel Plots
Marvel tries to reshuffle its stories in its first animated series, “What If…?” (Disney+, streaming) in which it takes characters like Doctor Strange, Peggy Carter and Thor and wonders what…
Tuesday TV: Going Back to ‘Fantasy Island’
Roselyn Sanchez stars as the grand niece of Ricardo Montalban’s character for the reboot of “Fantasy Island” (Fox, 8 p.m.) where new guests arrive each week and strange things happen…
The Native Humor of ‘Reservation Dogs’
From the Taika Waititi school of deadpan comedy (with touches of magical realism) that brought us “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Wellington Paranormal” comes “Reservation Dogs” (Hulu, streaming),…
Also on Monday: ‘The Bachelorette’ Fate
As of last week, both her leading candidate and Kate herself had quit the show. Nonetheless there’s three hours cleared for tonight’s finale of “The Bachelorette” (ABC, 8 p.m.) The…
Sunday TV: Taking UFO Visits Seriously
There are so many bogus flying saucer shows over the years, it nearly went unnoticed when actual government UFO documents were declassified and released earlier this year. That wealth of…
Saturday TV: Abbott and Costello All Day
Tonight is the only night on Turner Classic Movies’ month-long Summer Under the Stars to feature two stars instead of one. But Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were a team,…
Friday TV: A Teacher with Some Problems
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars, wrote and directed the new series “Mr. Corman” (Apple TV+, streaming), about a fifth grade teacher in Los Angeles who used to be a musician and is…
Thursday TV: ‘The Suicide Squad’ at Home
Not to be mistaken for David Ayer’s 2016 film “Suicide Squad” with Margot Robbie and Joel Kinnaman here’s James Gunn’s new “The Suicide Squad” (HBO Max, streaming), with Margot Robbie…
Wednesday TV: Paris Can’t Cook, Either
Paris Hilton puts down her poodle and picks up the sauce pan for her latest really series, “Cooking with Paris” (Netflix, streaming), in which she’s mostly learning on the job. …
Tuesday TV: Obama, the First 60 Years
Helping mark the 60th birthday of the 44th president is the comprehensive three-part, six-hour documentary “Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union” (HBO, 9 p.m.) that begins tonight with…