‘Generation Cryo:’ New Kind of ‘Catfish’
Amid all its other wrong turns, MTV has done a good job from time to time presenting documentaries of young people telling good first person stories about their lives. The…
Monday TV: HBO’s ‘Toxic Hot Seat’
A weird way for the tobbaco industry to get the heat off of it for causing so many house fires over the years was to shift the blame to furniture:…
Sunday TV: American Music Awards, Two New HBO Series
Pitbull hosts the 2013 American Music Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.) from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles with performances by Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons,…
Saturday TV: Cosby, Silverman Return
Two distinct approaches are evident in the two new comedy specials tonight. In "Bill Cosby: Far From Finished" (Comedy Central, 8 p.m.) represents his first new standup show in decades,…
Also On Friday: Return of ‘Nikita’ On Historic Landmark
One of the last returning shows to start this fall is "Nikita" (The CW, 9 p.m.) who has been laying low after she was framed for assassinating the president. Bad…
Thursday TV: 50th Anniversary Documentaries, Old and New
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination, there's yet another special, "JFK: The Lost Tapes" (Discovery, 7 p.m.) boasts previously unreleased recordings between law enforcement officials and news…
Wednesday TV: Two More from Esquire
Another two new shows debut on the Esquire Network, as they continue to slowly fill up their schedule. In one, former NBA player Baron Davis asks famous people about their…
Tuesday TV: David Blaine, Breaking Bad
He's not locked in a box or hanging from a chain, but he is hosting a 90 minute sweeps month magic special. So "David Blaine: Real or Magic" (ABC, 9:30…
Monday TV: Remembering Moms Mabley
Jackie "Moms" Mabley got her start on Vaudeville, raised by the popular act Butterbeans and Susie. Soon she was a prime attraction on the chitlin circuit using the persona that…
Sunday TV: ‘Almost Human’ Almost OK
For all its futuristic hype, the new series "Almost Human" (Fox, 8 p.m.) is pretty much another buddy cop series that begins with one partner really disliking the other. The…