President Kennedy was apparently a hell of a lot more imaginative than we thought. Syfy's new miniseries has him covertly approving a starship to fly to a nearby star system and colonize a new world...

2014

Dec

GOLDEN GLOBE TV NOMINATIONS AGAIN ARE NOTHING TO SCOFF AT By Ed Bark

That’s the underlying question whenever the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announces its annual Golden Globes nominations. Thursday morning’s 72nd batch of nominees was a combination of fresh, bold choices and the usual suspects...

2014

Dec

AFI'S MASTER CLASS: THE ART OF COLLABORATION By David Bianculli

A new installment in this occasional series of TCM specials exploring creative aspects of filmmaking, tonight’s edition features Rob Reiner – maker of Misery, The Princess Bride and This is Spinal Tap! – who explains his long-standing partnership with film editor Robert Leighton.

2014

Dec

MODERN FAMILY By David Bianculli

Haley (Sarah Hyland) turns 21 in tonight’s episode, and Claire and Gloria (Julie Bowen, Sofia Vergara) celebrate by taking her out for her first legal drink. As they say in one of my favorite jokes, “And this is where I may have gone wrong…”

2014

Dec

BLACKISH By David Bianculli

Many TV series, this time of year, focus on celebrating a white Christmas. But this series, tonight, focuses quite intently on trying to experience a Black Christmas as well – though no one in the family can agree on what that might mean.

2014

Dec

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW By David Bianculli

This week, all you need to know is the episode’s title: “Tupperware Party Massacre.” Yikes.

2014

Dec

THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON By David Bianculli

Among tonight’s scheduled guests is Mila Kunis, one of the guests who accompanied Craig Ferguson on one of his weeks televised from abroad – so expect this to be an especially loose trip down memory lane, and a fond farewell indeed, as the host counts down to the end of his 10-year reign as a CBS late-night host.

2014

Dec

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER By David Bianculli

Made in 1964, this holiday special is now officially 50 years old – all spruced up and restored, and presented in a let-it-breathe one-hour time slot, for this golden anniversary showcase. Burl Ives narrates, and sings the title song.

2014

Dec

THE FLASH By David Bianculli

Getting closer to the truth of the origin story of The Flash, and to the murder of Barry’s mother, tonight’s episode introduces a different-colored fast-moving blur – known to DC Comics fans as Reverse-Flash.

2014

Dec

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

Last week’s episode had a lot of action, a lot of conflict, a sense of humor, and some character development. In other words, this series is finding its footing, and its way, in Season 2, and tonight there’s a major confrontation regarding the secrets hidden within the subterranean mystery city. It’s a mystery that, tonight, leads to some solutions, some showdowns – and to our first TV glimpse of a particular alien race from the Marvel universe.

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