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2018
Oct
18
 
 
This ­Peanuts animated special, second only to A Charlie Brown Christmas in terms of holiday-special Charles M. Schulz perfection, has Linus, once again, anchoring the show with his big heart, sincere beliefs, and unshakeable faith. This time he’s waiting in a pumpkin patch for a sign of the Great Pumpkin – while, elsewhere, Charlie Brown makes his first animated try at kicking that football, with Lucy as the reliably unreliable ball holder. Aaargh! Fifty-two years after it was f
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Oct
18
 
 
Yesterday’s Game 4 was an exciting one, with the lead changing hands several times, and with the Boston Red Sox finally taking the decisive lead in the sixth. The Sox now lead the Houston Astros 3-1 in this best-of-seven American League pennant series and could move on to the World Series with a victory tonight in Game 5. Or lose, and the contest becomes a lot tighter.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Oct
18
 
 
How many different realities, and identities, can this show pull out of its philosophical hat? At least one more: At the end of last week’s episode, Michael (Ted Danson) was caught by the people whose memories he had wiped and whose destinies he had altered – caught, specifically, having a much too revelatory conversation with his assistant Janet (D’Arcy Carden). So how did he explain their discussion, and the interdimensional door behind them, in last week’s cliffhanger?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Oct
18
 
 
David Costabile is one of my favored featured players in two of my favorite current series: He plays Bobby Axelrod’s right-hand man, Mike “Wags” Wagner, on Showtime’s Billions, and also plays Gale Boetticher, the chemist who appeared on Breaking Bad and has popped up in the most recent episodes of AMC’s prequel series, Better Call Saul. (He’s also appeared, as a regular, on The Wire, Flight of the Conchords and Damages. What a resumé!) And on tonight&rs
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Oct
17
 
 
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers are tied, 2-2, after the Dodgers’ 13th-inning win last night over the Brewers. Today, with very little rest: Game 5.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Oct
17
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: This limited series aims to tour New England and catch, with luck, the peak season of colorful fall foliage. Here’s one instance where, even as a TV critic, I much prefer the real thing. I’ll be making a similar voyage today, heading to upstate New York and following a route that, at one point, will take me to a mountain peak, then a drive down into a lushly colored forest valley. A friend once described it to me, quite accurately and unforgettably, as “like dr
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Oct
17
 
 
The Boston Red Sox lead the National League pennant series 2-1 after last night’s 8-2 victory over the Houston Astros. Tonight: Game 4.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Oct
17
 
 
The title of tonight’s episode is “Return to Murder House,” which makes official what has been obvious in this show’s latest cycle: Apocalypse is finding a way to tap into several of this series’ previous season-long narratives. And since the so-called Murder House is where AHS began, and where it was set that influential first season, tonight’s episode completes the circle… but with more episodes to come.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Oct
16
 
 
There’s no reason Jewish families should be the only ones featured in zany, exasperating, nostalgic and ultimately heartwarming sitcoms...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Oct
16
 
 
ABC’s new cop drama The Rookie has a decent shot at becoming a good show...