MIDSEASON FINALE: This episode, The Angels Take Manhattan, is the final first-run episode before Doctor Who takes a break for a while. It also marks the return of those uber-creepy angel statues – and, even more notably, the final appearance by current companions Amy Pond (played by Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill).

2012

Sep

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO By David Bianculli

While not quite as moody or creepy as the original movie version, this 2011 Hollywood remake is quite strong on its own merits. It also benefits from its leading performances: Daniel Craig is chameleonically un-Bond-like as a journalist hired to investigate a very cold case of a missing person, and Rooney Mara is daringly committed as the outcast hacker who becomes his resourceful assistant.

2012

Sep

CHEF RACE: U.K. VS. U.S. By David Bianculli

SNEAK PREVIEW: This series doesn’t present new episodes officially until Oct. 2, but tonight BBC America presents a special sneak preview, including a challenge in which the teams of chefs are charged with catering a cocktail party for a family – and doing all the cooking preparations in the family’s hotel room.

2012

Sep

1998: 'FELICITY' BEGINS ON THE WB By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1998, the WB introduced Felicity, which starred Keri Russell as a young California girl who impulsively upends her West Coast college plans to follow her high-school crush to New York...

2012

Sep

‘HOMELAND’ SCORES AT EMMYS AND AGAIN WITH SEASON 2 PREMIERE By David Bianculli

Showtime’s Homeland swept the Emmys in the major dramatic categories last Sunday. This Sunday, it launches Season 2 with another home-run swing…

2012

Sep

EVIL TAKES UP RESIDENCE ON ABC By Ed Bark

ABC's serial creep show 666 Park Avenue doesn't entirely lack a pulse, but doesn't get the blood rushing, either...

2012

Sep

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF! By David Bianculli

From Maverick to The Rockford Files, James Garner exuded a special kind of easygoing cool, and a cockiness that had very little to do with the usual brand of leading-man heroics. That’s certainly the case in this 1969 comedy, in which he plays the unexpected, and unorthodox, new lawman of a not-so-sleepy little town. Co-stars include Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, and Joan Hackett.

2012

Sep

FRINGE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Lots of TV shows return for new seasons jumping a few months into the future, or even, in some cases, a few years. But Fringe picks up its already confusing narrative, as this final season begins, in the year 2036. How? Why? Better tune in – but if you’re a faithful viewers, you already saw the seeds that were sewn last season, setting the stage for this leapfrog trip back to the future.

2012

Sep

THE CLIBURN: 50 YEARS OF GOLD By David Bianculli

This one-hour documentary celebrates the Van Cliburn piano competition, established in 1962, and the artistry and dedication of 50 years of gifted piano players. Good drama, great music. Check local listings.

2012

Sep

CBS' NEW LEGAL DRAMA DOES NOT SET THE BAR VERY HIGH By Ed Bark

The bada and the bing are mostly missing from Made in Jersey, a thoroughly ordinary series on what's increasingly an inconsequential night...

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