Friday TV: Rockin’ with Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The biggest wedding ever held in Washington D.C. -- bigger than those for any official or cult leader -- was likely one fifty years ago in old Griffith Stadium. There,…
Also On Friday: ‘CSI: NY’ Finale, ‘Out There’
The latest coming of age cartoon, following FX's "Unsupervised" and MTV's periodically revived "Beavis and Butt-head," is "Out There" (IFC, 10:30 p.m.). Based on the rural Nebraska adolescence of creator…
Thursday TV: Another Cable Clip Show
Television is having a tough time keeping up with YouTube when it comes to quick, fastmoving entertainment. So it's tried to co-op it any way it can, thorugh shows like…
Wednesday TV: Katie’s Oscar Special, ‘Idol’ in Vegas, Brit Awards
With Barbara Walters suffering chicken pox, it's time for another former morning anchor to take over the annual Academy Award special. "20/20: Mad About Oscar with Katie Couric" (ABC, 10…
Getting Meta with ‘Cult’
The CW's "Cult" is a show about a show also named "Cult" which gets people to do bad things. Because it has such a cult following. It's the kind of…
‘Frontline’ Follows the Courant Around
You might think, from watching tonight's "Frontline" (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) that the Hartford Courant is a religious place. Its reporters are seen standing for a moment of silence…
Also on Tuesday: New ‘Cult,’ ‘Body of Proof’ Returns
The CW only wishes it had a series that could take over the popular imagination such that it inspires millions, for good or bad. Instead, they make a new show…
Inside ‘Inside Combat Rescue’
With cameras - 40 in all -- affixed in every corner of the rescue helicopters, and even on the fueling boom that is affixed like a lance,along with cameras on…
Monday TV: Remembering a ‘Power Broker,’ ‘Bachelor’ Takes Hometown Visits
The Black History Month film "The Powerbroker" on "Independent Lens" (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) makes the case for the non-angry man of the 60s, who accomplished Civil Rights…
Eyeing the Assassination on ‘Killing Lincoln’
Like Elvis, Abe Lincoln is remembered more for his death than his birth -- even on the national holiday connected with his birthday. There's something so dramatic about the assassination…