Tuesday TV: Visiting ‘1964’ and North Korea
The sheer size of the Baby Boom generation means that it will try to dominate culture while they're around, so the 50th anniversary of the early 60s will not go…
New Great Series: ‘True Detective’
A disappointing fall season, a bereft holiday schedule and the emptiness felt following the finales of favorite series have conspired to make even the die-hard TV watcher despair the future.…
Also on Sunday: Globes and ‘Girls’
If it were just the merits of the awards alone, "The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards" might not demand much attention, especially considering the shadowy credentials of the Hollywood Foreign…
Saturday TV: Teacher in Canadian West
The latest new series for Hallmark, "When Calls the Heart" (Hallmark, 9 p.m.) is drawn from their two hour movie shown in October, about a city teacher in the 19th…
Friday TV: New ‘Enlisted,’ ‘Helix’
It took a while for the new "Enlisted" (Fox, 9:30 p.m.) to take its place on the network lineup. Geoff Stults, who pops up in any number of failed plots,…
Wednesday TV: ‘Chicago P.D.’ ‘People’s Choice’
From the people who gave you "Chicago Fire" comes the even worse "Chicago, P.D." (NBC, 10 p.m.), which tries in its stumbling ways to create a rogue department whose actions…
Tuesday TV: Lots of New Shows
Two new network series start tonight and it's tough to tell at first which one is worse. "Killer Women" (ABC, 10 p.m.) is another one of those absurd sagas about…
Monday TV: New Bachelor, Old Movie Fan
Chris Harrison claims that Juan Pablo Galavis, the inarticulate Venezuelan soccer player on "The Bachelorette" is the most popular contestant they've ever had. What's that about? Because he was shirtless…
Sunday TV: Back to Downton
Because it is the biggest hit in PBS history, there is an awful lot of promotion surrounding tonight's fourth season start of "Downton Abbey" on "Masterpiece Classic" (PBS, 9 p.m.).…
Saturday TV: The Funny Side of Oprah
Proving that Oprah Winfrey, for all her grave seriousness, has a sense of humor, she gives us another taste of "Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious" (OWN, 10 p.m.), in which the…