Saturday TV: Ferrell, Wiig in Lifetime Movie
You have to believe that Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig decided to do a Lifetime movie as kind of show biz investigation or art project. The promos suggest they play…
Playlist 6-19-15
The radio show was back and actually broadcasting over the air this week after last week's mess and things went fast. Started with some Ginger Baker, with Fela Kuti and…
Friday TV: Amazon’s New ‘Catastrophe’
When an American visiting London picks up a local it turns into a relationship neither one expected on "Catastrophe" (Amazon Prime, streaming). Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan wrote and star…
Thursday TV: Call Them Mrs. Astronauts
It seems like a subject that's been covered before. But "The Astronaut Wives Club" (ABC, 8 p.m.) takes another stab at the women who were thrown in the spotlight when…
Wednesday TV: Don’t ’86 This ’83’
The first German-language series on U.S. TV is a spy caper set in the Reagan-era East Germany. "Deutschland 83" (Sundance, 11 p.m.) has the same kind of Cold War…
Tuesday TV: Jennifer Beals Finds ‘Proof’
Jennifer Beals, she of "Flashdance" and "The L Word," returns to series TV with "Proof" (FX, 10 p.m.) in which she plays a woman of science who is funded by…
Monday TV: Mobsters Return Again
It's the 25th anniversary of "Goodfellas" (AMC, 7 p.m.), one of the perfect gangster movies. So it's accompanied by a new eight-part series "The Making of the Mob: New York"…
Sunday TV: ‘Game of Thrones’ Finale
The last two episodes of "Game of Thrones" (HBO, 9 p.m.) have been so spectacular, and have moved the story so far forward, that tonight's season finale may be disappointing…
Saturday TV: Here Comes Mr. Strange
What I've seen of "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell" (BBC America, 10 p.m.) looks terrific. The seven-part adaptation of Susanna Clarke's best selling novel stars Eddie Marsan and Bertie Carvel…
Friday TV: Third Time Out for ‘Orange’
A third season starts for "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix, streaming) on Mother's Day, which brings with it its own emotional baggage (and more than a few flashbacks). A…