"The Killing" (Netflix, streaming) in many ways set the standard for today's modern detective yarn: Dour lead investigator and wry partner; skittering electronic music, all consuming atmosphere (in this case…
In a summer of strong new series that now include "The Leftovers," "The Strain," The Divide" and "Tyrant" and the return of "The Bridge," "The Killing" and "Rectify," the one…
When it's been tried by others, it seemed like silly cosplay in a Comic Con vestibule. But when they mix a reality competition with elements of fantasy fiction on the…
For all the excitement networks tried to whip up for its new shows, the highlight of the TV Critics Association summer press tour was a poolside premiere of "Sharknado 2:…
We've become accustomed to substandard Canadian series filling summertime network time slots at a time when programmers have seemingly all gone to the beach. But here's one from England. It's…
In a summer of dismaying world events, the strife in Iraq undermining the invasion and decade long war gets a close look on "Frontline" (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings)…
Two unusual and sad stories form Asia are standout documentaries tonight. Valerie Veatch's "Love Child" (HBO, 9 p.m.) is a cautionary tale about the dangers of total immersion into video…
Far superior than their first stab at original drama, the new "Manhattan" (WGN America, 9 p.m.) looks into the making of the atomic bomb in a desert in New Mexico,…
Say farewell to David Suchet, doing his final five episodes as Agatha Christie's great detective Hercule Poirot on "Masterpiece Mystery!" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings. In the first he…
It would be a swell night for "Sharknado 2," but that's not premiering until Wednesday (make plans now, I'm not kidding). Until then, Syfy gets you ready with a variant…