Friday TV: New ‘Messengers,’ ‘Barber’
Seems to be a lot of religion informing new network series. On "The Messengers" (The CW, 9 p.m.) for example, something weird crashes in New Mexico whose shock wave change…
Thursday TV: Portrait of the Virtuoso
Besides being a virtuoso with a violin, Jascha Heifetz was also something of a camera bug. His home movies go back as far as just before the Russian Revolution to…
Wednesday TV: Stanley Cup Playoffs Begin
The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin its nearly two month schedule tonight with first round action of Islanders at Washington (USA, 7 p.m.), Ottawa at Montreal (NHL, 7 p.m.), Chicago at…
‘Justified’ Comes to An End
It was a consistently strong, generally underrated series, with fine acting and the kind of crisp writing that strove to stay close to its Elmore Leonard origins. But to stay…
Also on Tuesday: Online Space Comedy
From "Freaks and Geeks" co-creator Paul Feig comes the eight-episode space comedy "Other Space" (Yahoo, streaming) featuring Joel Jodgson and Trace Beaulieu from "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" as well as…
Monday TV: Two Views of Lincoln’s Demise
There will be a number of documentaries this week marking the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination. Two are tonight. The reenactments in "Lincoln's Last Day" (Smithsonian, 8 p.m.) tends to…
Sunday TV: An HBO Onslaught
Another Sunday means another way with way too many offerings to watch in one night. The big news tonight is the fifth season return of "Game of Thrones" (HBO, 9…
Saturday TV: New Girls and Polka Kings
Transgender lives have been reflected more and more on TV, none more so than the new series "New Girls on the Block" (Discovery Life, 10 p.m.) about transgender women in…
Friday TV: Declan and the Daredevil
He's been a key supporting player in a number of Showtime's growing number of documentary and concert films, most recently on "Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued." Now the prolific…
Thursday TV: ‘Comedians’ Crystal vs. Gad
Yes, the combination of Billy Crystal, playing a sour version of himself, and Josh Gad, playing a similarly heightened version of himself as callow young comic, should be immediately more…