Wednesday TV: Truck Stops and Heaven
It’s about time somebody made a show based on the real life drama of a Midwestern truckstop, which buzzes with life alongside the highway in an otherwise sea of darkness.…
Monday TV: William Hurt Takes On ‘Moby Dick’
William Hurt takes on a beard pegleg and a brusque personality as Captain Ahab in the latest interpretation of Herman Melville’s masterpiece. The two part “Moby Dick” (Encore, 8 p.m.)…
Also On TV Monday: ‘Bachelorette’ Finale, ‘Koran’ Competition
A finale comes to “The Bachelorette” (ABC, 8 p.m.) with some kind of mayhem hinted at before the finale rose and possible proposal. But this time it comes from the…
Sunday TV: ‘Against the Wall,’ Shark Week
Of all the light crime dramas populating cable TV this summer, the new “Against the Wall” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.) stands out largely because of its star Rachael Carpani, who looks…
Saturday TV includes ‘Friday Night Dinner’
The latest comedy import from England sets its sights on a traditional but not strictly observant Jewish family who get together each Friday. Each family has their quirks and this…
Also on Saturday: Nick’s Wedding, MTV Milestones
Onetime boy group singer turned reality star turned TV host, Nick Lachey said he wouldn’t subject his new marriage with Vanessa Minnillo to the kind of exploitation he invited in…
Friday TV: Thunder! Thunder! ThunderCats!
Cartoons never fade, they just get reimagined. After recent remakes of “Looney Tunes,” "He-Man" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," here comes a renewed version of the 1980s “ThunderCats” (Cartoon Network,…
Thursday TV: Ninth Season Start for ‘Runway,’ ‘Shore’ Refresher
Twenty designers have been assembled to start season nine of "Project Runaway" (Lifetime, 10 p.m.), the most in series history. But they will immediately have to plead their case before…
Wednesday TV: Gaga on ‘Dance’; Nicks on ‘Talent’
Lady Gaga shows up as guest judge on “So You Think You Can Dance” ((Fox, 8 p.m.), perhaps also giving some creative costume advice to the remaining eight contestants --…
Tuesday TV: ‘Land Reform’ in Zimbabwe, Pot Boom in California
The so called "land reforms" of Robet Mugabe in Zimbabwe has resulted in thousands of farmers driven off their land. "Mugabe and the White African" by Lucy Bailey and Andrew…