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2020
Mar
26
 
 
Tonight is Episode 5 of Devs, as FX on Hulu rolls out this scintillating series in weekly installments. In tonight’s episode, the experiment on which the top-secret development team has been working – tapping into the time stream and snatching sample bits of past and future “historical” audio – gets refined. And one surprise leads to another, and another, and to some very dramatic turns in this drama’s real world. If it is a real world&hell
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
26
 
 
Parts 4 and 5. Today, ESPN presents the concluding two chapters of this repeat showing of the excellent, unexpectedly revelatory five-part documentary miniseries on O.J. Simpson. And yes, the last installment, at 9 p.m. ET, covers the trial and the verdict – but not in ways you might initially imagine.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
26
 
 
Spike Lee directed this intense 1992 movie, which stars Denzel Washington as the controversial and influential radical member of the Nation of Islam. And what a supporting cast: Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Theresa Randle, James McDaniel, Wendell Pierce, Giancarlo Esposito, and Lee himself... If you’re looking for a place to land to watch some captivating entertainment on TV tonight, X marks the spot.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
25
 
 

Maybe the true test of a comic’s skill is just to let them do it without an audience or a laugh track... a few late-night hosts are passing that test...

 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
25
 
 
Parts 3 and 4. ESPN continues its repeat run of this outstanding documentary miniseries about the career, celebrity, and murder trial of O.J. Simpson. If you watched episodes 2 and 3 yesterday, remember that Part 4 begins at 9 p.m. ET – unless you just want to see the other hours again, which is entirely possible. They’re that good.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
25
 
 
Marilyn Monroe gets most of the attention, and deserves it, for her role in this 1959 comedy, directed by Billy Wilder. It’s about two musicians (Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis) who witness a gangland murder, then hide out by dressing in drag and going on tour with a women’s traveling band. (Monroe is the featured singer.) Recently on TCM, Curtis did a short feature in which he saluted Cary Grant as his childhood idol and inspiration for becoming an actor. When it came time to star in&n
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
25
 
 
In one of my recent YouTube recommendations, I talked about the value of TV “comfort food” – and The Andy Griffith Show is a perfect example. And binge-watching isn’t necessary: You don’t need to relocate to Mayberry, just drop in and visit from time to time. And tonight’s 8:30 p.m. ET episode on MeTV is a good time to visit: The 1960 episode, “Bailey’s Bad Boy,” stars Bill Bixby as a wealthy out-of-town teenager jailed by Sheriff A
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
25
 
 
Set in the year 2030, this final season of Brockmire allows Hank Azaria to go from playing a cranky old man to an even crankier older man – and it works. And in tonight’s second episode, he reunites with a former colleague – or tries to, even though the former colleague, while smiling politely, is less than thrilled by the prospect.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
24
 
 

For the One Day at a Time actors, there have been some sharp adjustments. The first was the notion of having a studio audience...And the second is NOT having one...

 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
24
 
 
Someone at NBC seems to feel that This Is Us needs a friend. So it has bought the TV equivalent of a new puppy: Council Of Dads, another uplifting family drama that premieres...