This 2016 Paramount DVD offering is a newly repackaged release of the complete-series The Andy Griffith Show, one of TV’s more iconic and durable comedies. The physical packaging in this set is a lot less durable, and the extras assembled for this set remain woefully meager... But for all of what’s lacking in both strength of packaging and bonus material, what’s great here is the series itself

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THE DICK CAVETT SHOW: POLITICIANS By David Bianculli

New to the Shout! Factory website this month is a new collection of old Dick Cavett videos – this time curated around politics. The Dick Cavett Show vintage interviews, and others, include Ralph Nader in 1969, John Kerry in 1971, Ronald Reagan also in 1971, Rudy Guiliani in 1972, Ted Kennedy also in 1972, and Sen. Paul Simon in 1992.

2016

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A YEAR IN SPACE By David Bianculli

Tonight’s PBS lineup is devoting all its space to outer space. First up, at 8 pm. ET, is A Year in Space, about astronaut Scott Kelly, who is just completing a year in space – as compared to his twin brother, Mark, also an astronaut, who has stayed home on Earth. And scientists do plan to compare the twins once Scott gets back on terra firma, because that’s the entire point of this year-long experiment. It also sounds like the first act of a ready-made science-fiction thriller,

2016

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SPARTACUS By David Bianculli

Director Stanley Kubrick oversaw this 1960 movie by Kirk Douglas, and turned it into a classic both visually and metaphorically. It’s a durable cry of solidarity that has lasted more than 50 years: “I am Spartacus!”

2016

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MODERN FAMILY By David Bianculli

Tonight’s episode is titled “I Don’t Know How She Does It,” and has Claire (Julie Bowen) as super mom, running her dad’s business while getting everything done at home. But we viewers get to see how she does it – by secretly hiring a personal assistant. Speaking of personal: Cam and Mitchell take it personally when they’re relegated to mere onlookers at a friend’s wedding, and decide to take out their frustrations on the dance floor.

2016

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AMERICAN CRIME By David Bianculli

The violence in this case continues to escalate – and Taylor (Connor Jessup) is more at the center of things than ever.

2016

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THE VOICE By David Bianculli

Last night’s Cycle 10 opener ended with former child actress (and former drug abuser) Alisan Porter stepping up to sing “Blue Bayou,” and sparking a fierce battle among three of the judges. Porter eventually selected, as her judge and mentor, Christina Aguilera, which may set the stage for a female judge finally to win a Voice competition. It’s still early in the audition process, but Porter sure came out of the blocks with an attention-demanding debut.

2016

Mar

MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: The entire season has been building up to this – a showdown between Agent Carter and Whitney Frost, the Hollywood actress possessed with deadly “Dark Matter.” Tonight’s season finale brings out the big guns. Literally, with a new gamma ray pulse cannon designed, just in time, by Stark. The episode’s fitting title: “Hollywood Ending.”

2016

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THE GRINDER By David Bianculli

This sitcom hasn’t caught on yet the way it should have, but every episode establishes more firmly that this show knows exactly what sort of meta tone it wants to project. Rob Lowe and Fred Savage work fabulously together, and the writers have made room for stronger and larger contributions from both the supporting cast and the guest stars. Timothy Olyphant, as himself, is especially funny and playful. Considering that his last two notable TV roles were as the star of Deadwood and Justifie

2016

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NBC NEWS SPECIAL: SUPER TUESDAY By David Bianculli

There are other places to go for news of today’s election results from Super Tuesday, and I recommend bouncing back and forth among them all. Shift between Fox News and MSNBC, for example, to see how their respective analysts reveal their biases and concerns. Watch CNN to see how they use, and maybe overuse, their latest technological toys. At 10 p.m. ET, watch this NBC Super Tuesday special, the one with the best political reporters of the bunch, and flip on occasion to ABC and CBS, which

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