Saturday TV: Independent Spirit Awards
One of the best parts of Oscar weekend is the Saturday event that precedes it. The 35th Independent Spirit Awards (IFC, 5 p.m.) often highlights worthy films the Academy Awards…
Friday TV: Among Video Game Creators
A nice little workplace comedy takes a peek inside the world of game development “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” (Apple TV +, streaming) comes from Rob McElhenney and his pals from…
Thursday TV: Edie Falco is L.A.’s Top Cop
Edie Falco is just right as the first female police chief in Los Angeles in the new cop drama “Tommy” (CBS, 10 p.m.). She’s got an ease and authority not…
Wednesday TV: LEGO Building Contest
Because he was the voice of the LEGO Batman, Will Arnett hosts and produces the new competition series “LEGO Masters” (Fox, 9 p.m.) in which teams of builders try to…
Tuesday TV: The State We’re In
It’s a very strange time for The State of the Union Address (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, CSPAN, Fox News, 9 p.m.) right in the middle of an…
Monday TV: Another Fast Food Ripoff
The story behind the latest documentary project, “McMillion$” (HBO, 10 p.m.), is undoubtedly a fascinating one: That the famous Monopoly game that the huge chain ran from 1989 to 2001…
Sunday TV: A Couple of Masked Things
It’s the big day we’ve all been waiting for — Groundhog’s Day. But there are also a number of big TV events today that involve masks. There are facemasks in…
Saturday TV: Super Bowl Eve Stuff
Super Bowl colors the weekend with DJ Khaled, Guns N’ Roses, Snoop Dogg, Dan + Shay, Maroon 5, Meek Mill, Megan Thee Stallion and Da Baby performing the Bud Light…
Friday TV: Taylor Swift Takes a Stand
The new documentary “Miss Americana” (Netflix, streaming) captures the moment a disillusioned and somewhat lonely Taylor Swift takes a political stand over the cautions of her handlers, even as she…
Thursday TV: Farewell to ‘The Good Place’
“The Good Place” (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) ends its run after four years and many more twists. The afterlife series starring Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Ted Danson and D’Arcy Carden…