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2013
Nov
18
 
 
Jackie Mabley, the crossover African-American comedienne featured on many mainstream TV variety shows in the Sixties, is profiled here, in a documentary profile presented by Whoopi Goldberg, another female pioneer in her field.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
18
 
 
Later tonight – much later, at 2:15 a.m. ET – TCM presents part 12 of its 15-part imported documentary on cinema history. It’s called The Story of Film: An Odyssey: 1980s – Moviemaking and Protest Around the World, and, as usual, is much more entertaining than its clunky, academic title. And one of the movies profiled in it is featured tonight in prime time, at 10 p.m. ET: 1980’s stirringly original The Elephant Man, starring John Hurt and directed by David Lynch. I
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
17
 
 
The actual ending to AMC’s Breaking Bad was among the most satisfying in TV history. But now there’s an “official” alternate ending, alluding to the finest TV finale of all…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
17
 
 
The reversal in the upcoming Fox sci-fi series Almost Human is that the robot is more in touch with his feelings than his loutish partner, who punches and bashes his way through all his problems...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
17
 
 
I have no idea why CNN is slipping this salute to its founder into such an early time slot, but Ted Turner certainly is worthy of such attention: If you list the 10 most important executives in the history of television, Turner’s name ranks very high on that list, right up there with Paley, Sarnoff and a few others. Because this salute is produced for CNN, one of many cable networks he pioneered, don’t expect it to be objective, or very critical. But because it features former spouse
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
17
 
 
The legal cases on The Good Wife always have been complex, cutting-edge and delightfully unpredictable – but lately, what’s been happening behind the scenes has become even more intriguing. And equally unpredictable. Tonight, Alicia (Julianna Margulies) takes the case of an illegal immigrant facing deportation.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
17
 
 
Last week’s episode ended with a chilling final image. Outside the gates of the prison, we saw, lurking in the trees, the figure of the Governor. As if the group didn’t have enough problems with what was going on inside the prison…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
17
 
 
Is Chalky invulnerable, or just lucky? The fact that he’s survived so far this season is little short of a miracle – but there are two episodes left, including tonight’s, in which he and Daughter bolt for a less hostile environment. But where might that be, exactly?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
17
 
 
Ken Burns has launched an initiative in which he’s inviting us to learn the Gettysburg Address to honor the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s speech...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
17
 
 
Carrie (Claire Danes) is dispatched by the CIA on a dangerous mission – but once the agency realizes she has decided to align herself with Saul (Mandy Patinkin), the CIA has her in its sights. Literally. In its gun sights, with one of her closest allies threatening to pull the trigger.