Also Friday: ‘Jonah from Tonga’ Returns
Of the three characters from his "Summer Heights High" series, Chris Lilley has already done a spinoff concentrating on the spoiled private school snob Ja'mie. He now moves to the…
Thursday TV: Garfunkel and Oates’ Debut
Song parodies are having another moment, with Weird "Al" Yankovic debuting at No. 1 and the leading female duet funny song team starting its new series finally, "Garfunkel and Oates"…
Wednesday TV: All About Altman
The great film director Robert Altman, who created a style and a number of greatly entertaining films, is the subject of a new documentary by Ron Mann, "Altman" (Epix, 8…
Tuesday TV: Big Old Country Music Fest
June's big four-day festival in Nashville is turned into a three hour special on the annual "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" (ABC, 8 p.m.), with performances from Jason…
Monday TV: Nixon’s Cringe-Worthy Words
I was about the age of my daughter when I witnessed the amazing fall of Richard Nixon, through the Watergate hearings and finally to his historic resignation as president 40…
Sunday TV: Beyonce and the Bills
Got five minutes? On "Beyonce: X10" (HBO, 8:55 p.m.) a song is excerpted from the current "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour." It's one of a 10-part series that will be collected…
Saturday TV: Now it’s the Sharktopus’ Turn
It's a little late for both of these things: Conan O'Brien the TNT talk show host makes a cameo in the typically over-the-top monster B movie "Sharktopus vs. Pterecuda" (Syfy,…
Friday TV: ‘The Killing’ Returns, Bowie Years
"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…
Middle East Flares in New Series, Too
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…
Also on Thursday: Costumed Reality Competition
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…