Sunday night’s game 2 – in which the Boston Red Sox loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, just in time for David Ortiz to hit a grand-slam homer and win the game against the Detroit Tigers, 6-5 – was an unexpected stunner. (Then again, I guess stunners, by definition, are unexpected.) So now the ALCS is tied at 1-1, and Game 3 is back in Detroit, in the daytime. Expect another tense, impressive pitching duel – and expect more surprises. (Then again, if you’re

2013

Oct

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. By David Bianculli

Well, the dangerous anti-gravity machine is securd safely behind the door of a S.H.I.E.L.D. vault – for now, at least – but other aspects of this show remain up in the air. But not this show’s short-term future: ABC, pleased with its initial ratings, already has renewed it for the end of the season. In tonight’s new episode, a former operative returns with a vengeful agenda – even though it may not precisely be her own.

2013

Oct

2013 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES By David Bianculli

The Los Angeles Dodgers finally got on the board in its NLCS match against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cards still have a 2-1 edge in this series – but for tonight’s prime-time Game 4, televised by TBS, the Dodgers, once again, have home-field advantage.

2013

Oct

SUPERHEROES: A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE By David Bianculli

Here’s a really enjoyable, yet totally defensible, topic for a three-hour PBS documentary special: an analysis of the history and impact of comic-book superheroes. Starting when Superman lifted that car in the first issue of Action Comics #1, the heroes of comics have waged a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way. Take the tour, with such guides as Stan Lee, Lynda Carter and Adam West. Check local listings.

2013

Oct

SONS OF ANARCHY By David Bianculli

Last week’s episode was a bomb – or, at least, ended with one exploding in the clubhouse, leaving the bikers with no home base in Charming – and with Jax (Charlie Hunnam) having a confrontation, after some time apart, with Bobby (Mark Boone Junior).

2013

Oct

'BURTON AND TAYLOR': LINGERING LOOK AT LAST TANGO By Ed Bark

BBC America’s Burton and Taylor compellingly recaptures the final go-around of its volatile centerpieces...

2013

Oct

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER By David Bianculli

With the wedding almost here, so are the in-laws. Tonight’s episode features two of Robin’s future in-laws: Wayne Brady, who’s made several appearances already this season as Barney’s brother, and Frances Conroy, moonlighting from American Horror Story: Coven to show up as Barney’s mother.

2013

Oct

2013 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES By David Bianculli

The St. Louis Cardinals emerged victoriously in each of the first two games against the Los Angeles Dodgers in this year’s National League Championship Series. Tonight is Game 3, at Dodger Stadium. It’ll have to be some game to beat last night’s Tigers-Red Sox game, which was one thrilling, unexpected finish to a postseason baseball game.

2013

Oct

NIGHTS OF CABIRIA By David Bianculli

Giullietta Masina, the actress wife of Italian film director Federico Fellini, starred in his 1957 early triumph, an evocative cinematic daydream about a wide-eyed prostitute hoping for a better life, but constantly undone by unreliable men. This version restores the controversial eight-minute sequence edited out after the film’s original release.

2013

Oct

POV: "56 UP" By David Bianculli

Michael Apted has worked on every one of the entries in this long-running all documentary biography series, and directed all but the first one. Every seven years, it revisits the same U.K. natives first visited when they were seven years old – revisits, that is, as many who agree to take part each time around – to talk to them about their dreams, lives, regrets and reflections. It’s an amazing series, and each entry makes it even richer. The previous one, 49 Up, was somewhat de

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