Thursday TV: Lena Dunham’s Series ‘Too Much’
Lena Dunham returns to series television with a sort of update of “Girls” in which the central character is played by a comic talent who could be a younger version…
Wednesday TV: New ‘Bosch’ Spinoff ‘Ballard’
The latest spinoff of Michael Connelly’s literary series “Bosch” is “Ballard” (Prime Video, streaming), which concentrates on LAPD detective Renee Ballard, played by Maggie Q, who investigates cold cases with…
Capital Radio 7-7-2025: Ringo and Satchel
Here’s the rare Capital Radio show that was recorded but never played (at its regular time). So here it is a day late, belatedly celebrating what would have been the…
Capital Radio 6-30-25: Approaching the Fourth
Out traveling, so I haven’t been able to post the last show of June until now. It was dedicated largely to a holiday already passed (though some are still shooting…
Tuesday TV: Renaissance Artists Arise on PBS
Charles Dance, above, is Michelangelo and Jonny Glynn is Leonardo da Vinci as they make their way into Florence at the end of the 15th century in the three-part BBC…
Monday TV: All About Olympian Jim Thorpe
There’s a two-hour profile of the Olympic great, the first Native American to win gold for the U.S., who went on to play basketball, football and baseball, in “Jim Thorpe:…
Sunday TV: U.S. vs. Mexico for Gold Cup
It’s the United States vs. Mexico (Fox, 7 p.m.) in soccer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup final from Houston. Negotiations with the Duke get dicey on “The Gilded Age” (HBO, 9 p.m.). …
Saturday TV: Ryan Coogler ‘Sinners’ on HBO
Ryan Coogler’s innovative horror film “Sinners” (HBO, 8 p.m.), set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta and starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld and Delroy Lindo, makes its premium cable…
Inadvertent interruption
Fully intended to keep up a daily TV Eye while on vacation this week. But I inadvertently left the computer bag at home while packing. It may be a blessing…
Friday TV: Mariska Hargitay on Jayne Mansfield
The very personal feature documentary “My Mom Jane: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” (HBO, 8 p.m.) is quite a remarkable thing. On its surface, it’s a welcome look at misunderstood…