Saturday TV: Minnie Driver in Lifetime Movie
Let's just say Minnie Driver doesn't get challenged too much in her current sitcom "About a Boy." She'll get to flex some dramatic muscle, presumably, as the mother trying to…
Friday TV: George Plimpton’s Literary Life
Born into privilege, privately educated, speaking in patrician town, George Plimpton could have been a high society horror. Instead, he was something of a literary gadfly and player in New…
Thursday TV: Finales and a Magician
Finales continue to dominate network schedules, but the big event tonight is the final episode of Sandra Oh, Dr. Cristina Yang on "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC, 9 p.m.) -- all amid…
Tuesday TV: More Slant from Fox
As networks trot out their new shows for the fall this week, a question emerges: Would any of their shows be any funnier if presented at a 22 degree angle.…
Monday TV: Philadelphia is Burning
They can talk all they want about government overreach on tax-dodging ranchers in Nevada, but there was rarely so much overkill as there was 39 years ago tomorrow in Philadelphia…
Mother’s Day TV: ‘Rosemary’s Baby’
Mother's Day is a very odd time to air a new "Rosemary's Baby" (NBC, 9 p.m.).Or maybe it's the perfect time. The best part about the old tale written by Ira…
Saturday TV: ‘Good Sister’ is No ‘Good Wife’
Sonya Walger (Penny from "Lost"!) plays double duty in "The Good Sister" (Lifetime, 9 p.m.) a TV movie about a woman's long lost evil twin, who starts to seduce the…
Friday TV: Silk Road Ensemble’s Musical Melting Pot
The multi-national musical aggregation marks its 15th anniversary in the Berkshires in "The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma: Live from Tanglewood" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). The group…
Thursday TV: ‘Maron’ Makes His Way Back
Send in the cranks. In a week that began with the third season return of "Louie," here comes another generally annoyed middle aged man. "Maron" (IFC, 10 p.m.) returns with…
Wednesday TV: Catfishing Season Reopens
As the seasons start to pile up for "Catfish" (MTV, 10 p.m.), it becomes surprising how many people are being fooled emotionally by the internet. The third season starts with…