Saturday TV: Couple of Cable Movies, Past Olympic Glories
Gary Cole has the ability to play some strange roles. But few are as strange as Canadian Air Force Colonel Russsell Williams, who presided in a town where he was…
Friday TV: ‘Portlandia’ Brunch Special, Hold the Grilled Cheese
It’s been a long dry spell for “Portlandia,” the funny sketch series with a keen sense of place. Having won a couple of Emmy nominations this week, it’s between seasons…
Thursday TV: ‘Project Runway’ Return, New ‘Sullivan & Son’
“Project Runway” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.) usually ends at a big runway event, namely New York Fashion Week. However, for the 10th season of the design competition starts with a runway…
Wednesday TV: ‘Mama Drama,’ Desperate Landscape
There’s no shortage of people to dislike on reality TV. And here’s 10 more of them. The new “Mama Drama” (VH1, 11 p.m.) features five mother-daughter combinations. The girls act…
‘History Detectives’ Search for Dylan’s 1965 Newport Guitar
History isn’t what it used to be. At least on “The History Detectives” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Here it is their 100th episode, kicking off its 10th season…
Also On Tuesday: ‘American Gypsies’
There are moments in the new “American Gypsies” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.0 when you may actually learn something about the colorful and until recently, quite closed culture of the Romani…
Monday TV: PBS Unleashes ‘Market Warriors’
One of the greatest successes of public television was to adapt a British series into “Antiques Roadshow” (PBS, 8 and 10 p.m., check local listings), a winning combination of treasure…
Sunday TV: New ‘Political Animals’ vs. Returning ‘Breaking Bad’
Greg Berlanti, executive producer of “Everwood” and “Dirty Sexy Money” has always had a special interest in politics. But just as his “Jack & Bobby” was no “West Wing”; his…
Saturday TV: ‘American Girl’ Movie, Lopez Stand-Up
In lieu of gymnastics, there’s an American Girl movie that’s already been available on DVD for a couple of weeks. “An American Girl: MdKenna Shoots for the Stars” (NBC, 8…
Friday TV: Another Comic-Con; Ozzy, Leguizamo Portraits
Leave it to the week of Comic-Con for a one hour special on the obsessives who hang out at comic book shops. Never mind that Kevin Smith pretty much covered…