Monday TV: Monsters and Such
In-laws may be challenging, but does that mean we should call them “Monster In-Laws” (A&E , 10 and 10:30 p.m.)? It’s a little misleading, especially a week from “Halloween” (AMC,…
Sunday TV: Stranded in Storybrooke
Because Disney owns ABC, and Disney has also appropriated just about every fairy tale out there, they take a handful to create the misguided new fantasy “Once Upon a Time”…
Saturday TV: Decemberists, Nina Foch
The Decemberists play from their album from earlier this year, “The King is Dead” on a new “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Actress Nina Foch, left,…
Tonight: Kelsey Grammer is ‘Boss’
They’re promoting the heck out of “Boss” (Starz, 10 p.m.), the newest original series from the network mostly known for showing movies. Happily, it’s no “Spartacus” (that is to say…
Also Tonight: ‘Pearl Jam 20’ on PBS
“American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) is always eager to seem up to date. But the TV premiere of “Pearl Jam Twenty” tonight only shows they’re only a…
Also On Friday: ‘X-Men’ Anime, Revisited ‘Nightmares’
“X-Men” (G4, 11 p.m.) get an animated treatment in a new series they prefer to call Marvel Anime. Scott Porter is the voice of Cyclops in the series that follows…
Jersey Shore’s Wasted Season in Italy
After four seasons of “Jersey Shore,” you’d expect they’d graduate to something else, like the young people (presumably) around their age who might have spent those years in classrooms instead…
It’s Also the End of Gadhafi Impersonations on ‘SNL’
One thing lost with the death of Muammar Gadhafi Thursday was his recurring presence as an object of lampoon on “Saturday Night Live.” Cast member Fred Armisen, who also portrays politicians…
Thursday TV: ‘Miss Representation,’ ‘Sweet Home Alabama’
Women are possibly more woefully represented on TV today than they were 20 years ago. Kids get a terrible message from what they see. The result is a Congress nearly…
Wednesday TV: World Series Begins
Scotty McCreery, the “American Idol” winner whose debut album hit No. 1, sings the National Anthem to kick off the World Series (Fox, 7:30 p.m.). Game 1 has the Texas…