The Forecast is Fun in ‘Sharknado 2’
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:…
Also on Wednesday: Fooling Penn & Teller
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…
Tuesday: Origins of the Iraqi Strife
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)…
Monday TV: Two Sad Asian Documentaries
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…
Doctorow a Model for WGN’s ‘Manhattan’
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,…
Also On Sunday: Poirot’s Last Stand
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…
Saturday TV: Big Shark to Tide You Over
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…
Friday TV: A Girl Wants a Bicycle
The simple story of a 10 year girl who wants to win a prize in order to buy a bike is more complicated when she's in Saudi Arabia and the…
Thursday TV: Recalling the Civil Rights Act
Seems worthwhile to dedicate an hour of prime time to mark a landmark anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act “CBS News: 50 Years Later, Civil Rights” (Smithsonian,…
Wednesday TV: Music Returns to VH1
Once it was the mainstay of the network whose name stood for Video Hits One, but music programming is so rare now on VH1, it's worth noting the premiere of…