Thursday TV: Purple ‘Reign’
Nobody will turn into the new series "Reign" (The CW, 9 p.m.) for a history lesson (we hope). The adaptation of the story of Mary, Queen of Scots is run…
More Football Fallout: ‘Schooled’ on Epix
With the shellacking that bigtime football has taken from a couple of major documentaries in the last couple of weeks on TV, you'd think there would be a big shakeup…
Terrific and Succinct ‘Toy Story’ Special
Pixar has had a history of not quite knowing how good the movies it makes. "Toy Story 2" for example was originally made for the home video market until someone…
Also On Wednesday: Another Liz & Dick
It is a testament to their singular personalities that, despite many tries there have been few successful tries at recreating Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, involving actors from Sherilyn Fenn…
Tuesday TV: Superheroes Abound
How much have superheroes taken over the world? Well, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (ABC, 8 p.m.) is one of the more popular dramas of the new fall season. And those…
The Marvels and Warmth of ’56 Up’
Television is full of shows where young people share their hopes and dreams. But there's only one series that has seriously been tracking a group of children first interviewed in…
Also On Monday: Oscar Docs, ‘Voice’ Battles
"Mondays at Racine" (HBO, 9 p.m.) is an Oscar-nominated documentary short about a beauty parlor who dedicate one night a month to women undergoing chemo. It's followed by two other…
Sunday TV: Pace Improves as ‘Walking Dead’ Returns for Season Four
"The Walking Dead" (AMC, 10 p.m.) gets a healthy start for its fourth season because its colony of flesh and blood survivors is doing well. Absorbing an influx of newcomers…
Saturday TV: ALCS, Ice Ice Amish
The exploitation of the Amish for TV purposes continues unabated when the one-hit 80s rapper goes without electricity and his phone for a month to live among the plain dressed.…
Friday TV: Jay Z Fest, Baldwin Talk Show
"Made in America" (Showtime, 9 p.m.), Ron Howard's film of Jay Z's two-day Made in American music festival held last year in Philadelphia, makes its TV debut. Jay Z is…