Saturday TV: Hitchcock as Predator in ‘The Girl’
Maintaining a thoroughly creepy demeanor was part of Alfred Hitchcock’s image. It sent the tone for unease and tension whether he was giving a cameo in his own films or…
Friday TV: New ‘Hunted,’ Return of ‘Nikita’
As if to reassure viewers it really is late night on Cinemax, its new action series “Hunted” (Cinemax, 10 p.m.) begins with a sex scene. Immediately after, we have to…
Thursday TV: Navajo Disease to Cinerama
Out on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico, Dorey and Yolanda Nez were mourning the death of a son to XP, a rare and fatal skin disease that causes skin…
Wednesday TV: Stinky ‘Horror Story’
The first season of “American Horror Story” began with twisted energy and some promise, but quickly devolved into impenetrable mess that was eventually defined, for Emmy purposes, as a mini-series.…
Tuesday TV: New Doc, Second Debate
In what might be the one of the last new network shows of the fall season to premiere, “Emily Owens, M.D.” (The CW, 9 p.m.) stars Mamie Gummer as a…
Monday TV: Chelsea Gets A Bigger Studio
“Clelsea Lately” (E!, 11 p.m.) gets a new look as host Chelsea Handler moves into a much bigger studio. Will her show get bigger, too? Well, Jennifer Aniston is on…
Sunday TV: ‘The Walking Dead’ Returns
Here they come, walking very slowly, but still advancing, drooling, parts of their faces falling off, but still coming after you, looking to feast. The third season of the zombie…
Saturday TV: ‘Horror’ and Such
Morgan Fairchild stars as a housemother presiding over a particularly bloody sorority in “American Horror House” (Syfy, 9 p.m.), where a Halloween party goes terribly wrong. It's a a made…
Friday TV: ‘Girl vs. Monster’ in Monstober
Rocktober is a pretty cheesy seasonal phrase, but it’s a whole lot better than Monstober, which the Disney Channel is advancing to promote the Halloween-themed episodes of its regular series.…
Thursday TV: Vice Presidents and Vampires
Although it would be more dramatic to have a rematch of last week’s Presidential Debate, it may be interesting to see how each candidate handles their single scheduled Vice Presidential…