Tuesday TV: ‘Matador’ Bows on El Rey
Continuing the singular vision of network founder Robert Rodriguez, the new "Matador" (El Rey, 9 p.m.) begins a campy, nearly B-movie storyline of a DEA agent enlisted to infiltrate a…
Also on Monday: Change in New Orleans
New Orleans was changed significantly after Katrina, with a significant number of the poor, African-American community having left the city for good and the political and housing landscape changed as…
Sunday TV: A ‘Strain’ and a Cup Champ
The success of "The Walking Dead" has seemed to broaden the possibilities for horror series on cable and "The Strain" (FX, 10 p.m.) arrives with a solid cast, actual chills…
Saturday TV: Third Place Cup and ‘Gravity’
It's back to earth for Brazil, trying to muster some confidence and national pride by defending a third place finish in the World Cup it is hosting, in the consolation…
Friday TV: Further Horror on Netflix
It may seem that every original series Netflix presents turns to gold -- "House of Cards," "Orange is the New Black" and even "Derek" all got their share of Grammy…
Thursday TV: A Couple of Wan Comedies
Scheduling new sitcoms in the middle of summer is a way for broadcast networks to show lack of faith in what they're presenting. And it's completely understandable with the pair…
Wednesday TV: ‘Bridge’ Back, New ‘Extant’
One of the great new recent shows to emerge in the spurt of quality cable TV is "The Bridge" (FX, 10 p.m.), a remake of a Danish series into a…
Tuesday TV: On New FYI, Love is Blind
You might be wondering what happened to the BIO channel. Well, the A&E Networks, which operates it and Lifetime and History, have changed it to the FYI, whose first new…
Monday TV: A Different Way of Doing Things
Filmmaker Niko von Glasow, himself born with severely shortened arms, covers some determined competitors for the paralympics who make a great case for the term "differently abled,"in his engaging film…
Sunday TV: Back to the ’90s
Having done a kind of sloppy version on the decade before, "The '80s: The Decade That Made Us" (National Geographic, 2 p.m., playing all six of its episodes), the network…