Thursday TV: Deal With It, Nation
"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.) comes to an end, at the peak of its considerable power: Snappy and consistently funny political commentary, delivered in the guise of a…
Wednesday TV: Bublé and Babs in Special
Nothing new about having a Michael Bublé Christmas special. What may be notable about his fourth one, "Michael Bublé's Christmas in New York" (NBC, 8 p.m.), is that it also has…
Tuesday TV: ‘Elf’ as an Animated Musical
The No. 1 Christmas film at my house has somehow become "Elf." Even so, a new animated special based on the movie and especially its Broadway musical adaptation, "Elf: Buddy's…
Monday TV: Environmental Concerns Amid Extreme Christmas Lighting Displays
Television strives to save the environment tonight by addressing children, and by addressing adults who like movie stars. "Saving My Tomorrow" (HBO, 7 p.m.) is the kids' program, showing various…
Sunday TV: Closing ‘The Newsroom’
Everybody had their complaints about "The Newsroom" (HBO, 9 p.m.), I suppose. But what other show had us all watching anyway? The shortened third season seemed until recently better balanced…
Saturday TV: More Santa Conning
In the crush of TV Christmas movies, Melissa Joan Hart enters the fray, directing and starring in "The Santa Con" (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), about a convict (Barry Watson from "Hart…
Friday TV: Out of Pool, Into Silk Road
Lorenzo Richelmy stars as the Italian explorer turned swimming pool game in the latest big streaming series, "Marco Polo" (Netflix, starting today). It's a lavish production from the Weinstein company, that…
Thursday TV: A Dinosaur Named Sue
Sue seems an odd name for a 65 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex found two dozen years ago in South Dakota, the most complete skeleton ever found. It got the name not…
Wednesday TV: Meathead and His Editor
The latest edition of the "AFI Master Class: The Art of Collaboration" (TCM, 8 and 11 p.m.) features the work of director Rob Reiner and his longtime film editor Robert Leighton talking…
Tuesday TV: Women Prance in Underwear
It's not really a fashion show by any means. Network standards prevent from showing how little covering there is on most of their undergarments. So let's call "The Victoria's Secret…