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2013
Mar
29
 
 
CBS and TBS present two more games apiece tonight. The most eagerly anticipated game, I suspect, is the late game on TBS, at 9:45 p.m. ET, when No. 3 seed Florida faces the first No. 15 seed in NCAA history to advance this far, Florida Gulf Coast. It's the Gators vs. the Eagles, so these two Florida teams ought to come out fighting tooth and claw. Respectively. The quartet of games begins at 7:15 p.m. ET on CBS, with top-seeded Louisville vs. Oregon, ranked No. 12 in the same Midwest bracket. Ov
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
29
 
 
There are many times I refer to a prime-time televised movie event as a double bill, but this time it’s literal. Quentin Tarantino’s 2003 Kill Bill, Vol. 1 is televised at 8 p.m. ET, followed at 9:55 p.m. ET by its 2004 second-half sequel, Kill Bill, Vol. 2. Uma Thurman stars in both.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
29
 
 
Here’s a rarely televised movie from the early years of sound cinema: 1935’s Dr. Socrates, starring Paul Muni as a physician who’s forced by the mob to care for one of its own. Think of it as the early version of the recent flop TV series Mob Doctor – only better. A lot better. Ann Dvorak co-stars.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
29
 
 
This 90-minute biography, literary and otherwise, of Philip Roth is unusual for American Masters, in that the subject dominates the interview portions of the documentary. There are a handful of other voices speaking briefly, but this is mostly Roth himself, speaking about his inspirations, his career, and so much else. And it’s a charming and spellbinding way to go, especially when you realize that Roth, so glib and funny and honest, almost never made any talk-show rounds during his long,
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
29
 
 
If you’re a soap opera fan, SoapNet is serving up a truly gluttonous buffet. To celebrate the impending 50th anniversary of ABC’s General Hospital, SoapNet is presenting a 50-hour marathon of vintage General Hospital episodes. That’s one for every year, but not one from every year. The retrospective does begin at 10 p.m. ET with the show’s very first episode (originally televised April 1, 1963), but when that’s over, the marathon immediately jumps to 1981, with a pa
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
29
 
 
After decades of breaking news and interviews, ABC's Barbara Walters reportedly has decided to retire. Here's a quick look at her illustrious career...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
28
 
 
Terming it a move to a three-network “suite,” FX Networks is adding FXX to make it a threesome with existing movie channel FXM...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
28
 
 
Half of the tournament’s Sweet 16 teams to battle tonight – and the Sweet 8 playing tonight, on CBS and TBS, include one persistent Cinderella team (La Salle, ranked No. 13) and one top-ranked team (Indiana). The action starts at 7 p.m. ET on CBS, with Marquette playing Florida’s Miami. Arizona and Ohio State do battle at 7:30 p.m. ET on TBS, then No. 1 Indiana takes on No. 4 Syracuse at 9:45 p.m. ET on CBS. Finally, back on TBS at 10:15 p.m. ET, it’s La Salle vs. No. 9 s
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
28
 
 
Another singer is eliminated tonight – in another “results episode” hour that, as always, has more padding than a mattress factory. The judges, in this show, have had more time to formulate their opinions, but this year especially, that doesn’t always seem to help.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
28
 
 
Alexandra Pelosi’s latest documentary for HBO is this very brief, very sympathetic biographical study of former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey. It’s not her first documentary that revolves around religion, homosexuality, scandal and redemption – she’s already done a profile of disgraced evangelist Ted Haggard. But  – but this one plays out against the backdrop of Washington, DC, which Pelosi knows very well.