Last night, because of the expanded Game of Thrones season finale, the latest installment of John Oliver’s weekly news comedy review was delayed until even later than usual. If you don’t know what you missed, and most viewers don’t, here’s a much more convenient prime-time next-day rerun. And one thing to catch, for sure: Oliver interviewing Stephen Hawking, for real.

2014

Jun

LOUIE By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: If this season of Louie seems to have gone surprisingly quickly, that’s because FX has doubled up on weekly episodes since the season began – and, tonight, concludes the season with its final two episodes, wrapping up the “Pamela” story featuring Louis C.K. collaborator Pamela Adlon. By coincidence, Adlon is also finishing up a run on another series, as Marcy Runkle on Showtime’s Californication.

2014

Jun

MURDER IN THE FIRST By David Bianculli

Last week’s premiere of this new Steven Bochco series ended with the discovery of a body of a beautiful blonde girl who, apparently, had fallen down the stairs, naked, and died. But personal photos link her to a billionaire Silicon Valley computer genius – while, tonight, other evidence take the cops down another path. It’s not clear yet whether this series deserves support, and a loyal audience, but a few more weeks of its deliberately unfurling plot will soon make that clear.

2014

Jun

BBC AMERICA’S ‘GRAHAM NORTON SHOW’: WATCH IT AND WEEP, WITH LAUGHTER By David Bianculli

BBC America’s The Graham Norton Show is an import that’s been around for quite a while, but the show, like Norton’s guest list, keeps getting better. It could be, right now, the laugh-out-loud funniest show on TV…

2014

Jun

2014 WORLD CUP By David Bianculli

The 2014 World Cup has been quite a tournament so far, even though, four days in, several teams haven’t even played yet. But of the games played thus far, there hasn’t been a single tie, and there have been several outstanding goals and surprising upsets. England, one of many countries where football is more religion than diversion, lost to Italy. The Netherlands didn’t just beat Spain, but trounced it, 5-1. And today, we get three more games. ABC’s coverage begins at 11:

2014

Jun

2014 U.S. OPEN GOLF By David Bianculli

Through three days of golf at Pinehurst #2, Martin Kaymer has been in the lead, shooting a U.S. Open record the first two days with back-to-back five-under-par 65s, then holding on yesterday by shooting a 72. That was two over par, but considering the trouble he got into, and out of, at a pair of holes, it was an impressive performance nonetheless. The German golfer begins today with a five-shot lead over his nearest competitors, U.S. golfers Erik Compton and Rickie Fowler, and his strategy and

2014

Jun

NBA FINALS By David Bianculli

More sports in today’s Best Bets? Yes, indeed. After World Cup soccer and U.S. Open golf, there’s the potentially clinching game of the NBA Finals. (Happy Father’s Day, sports junkies.) This is Game 5, played in San Antonio, where the Spurs enjoy not only home-court advantage, but an imposing 3-1 lead over the Miami Heat. No team has ever come from that deficit to win the championship – but LeBron James says that’s true only until some team manages to do it, and he&

2014

Jun

BELIEVE By David Bianculli

SERIES FINALE: The final episode of this NBC series is a showdown between the factions of good and evil – as personified, respectively, by psychically gifted young girl Bo (Johnny Sequoyah) and those who would like to understand and use her talents for less noble purposes. But the story doesn’t have to end with tonight’s episode – and won’t, if the actress who played another plucky heroine has her way. For the full story, see Bianculli’s Blog.

2014

Jun

GAME OF THRONES By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: Are you kidding me? Last week’s episode, essentially an hour-long battle scene, wasn’t enough? No, it wasn’t. To finish Season 4, Game of Thrones has a few more tricks, and treats, up its sleeve – and a few more major characters in very dire jeopardy.

2014

Jun

PENNY DREADFUL By David Bianculli

In tonight’s episode, Vanessa (Eva Green) has another vision, this time of Sir Malcolm’s daughter Mina (Olivia Llewellyn) walking on a beach. But though the beach may look inviting, the vision isn’t a pretty one, and sets the group out on yet another dangerous, troubling quest.

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