THURSDAY
OCTOBER 12
2017

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

Hulu, 3:00 a.m. ET

SERIES PREMIERE: Chelsea Handler went to Netflix to launch her latest, even less inhibited talk show. Now another female comic, Sarah Silverman, is following suit. In her case, she’s presenting a limited-series talk show on another streaming service, Hulu, and one that will pay as much attention to ordinary Americans (are there any left?) as to Hollywood celebrities. Silverman’s goal is to unite, not divide, which certainly puts her in a relatively less populated space, comically as well as politically.

 
  
 
 

Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET

After seasons of taking its time to unfurl the various origin stories in the Batman DC Comics universe, this year’s Gotham has been on creative speed-dial. It’s still telling of the early years of Gotham City, before Gordon was commissioner and Catwoman wore ears-to-boots leather – but now its characters, and conflicts, are crystallizing. Penguin (pictured, along with his favorite current henchman) is in charge of Gotham at the moment, but a cabal of women – including Selina, the future Catwoman – are scheming to bring him down. As is Riddler, recently thawed out from a Penguin deep freeze. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne is dressing and fighting more like Batman at night, while going undercover as a bratty Bruce by day. Lots is going on, and much of it remains lots of fun to watch.

 
  
 
 

CW, 8:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: For most series, starting Season 13 might be considered an unlucky omen – but for Supernatural, it fits right in. And Season 13 doesn’t waste much time getting the demon-fighting brothers together, and pointed in the same direction. But I’m not sure about all the other alternate dimensions that might exist on this show. In one alternate dimension, Sam and Dean may still be separated, and their mother is alive and isolated there. At least, that’s what I think is happening. Once these multiple-dimension story lines start spinning, whether it’s Supernatural or Mr. Robot or The Flash, I’m guessing there’s a TV critic, in some alternate dimension, who looks just like me, but understands it all.

 
  
 
 

NBC, 8:30 p.m. ET

Here’s an alternate-reality story, though, that I have no problem understanding and enjoying. Last season, The Good Place was all about a weird little slice of heaven – which turned out, in the stunningly clever season-ending reveal, to actually be a twisted little corner of hell. And ever since, the architect of that particular “good place,” Ted Danson’s Michael, has been trying to torture a quartet of recent arrivals by erasing their memories and rebooting their afterlife experiences, with constant little tweaks. Tonight, hundreds of failed attempts later, he decides to solicit their help – which leads to a party thrown by Tahani (Jameela Jamil, pictured), who, in turns out, may be the worst party planner since Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

 
  
 
 

Fox, 9:00 p.m. ET

Last week, The Orville made room for guest star Charlize Theron, playing a starship officer. Tonight, another female guest star gets to play another futuristic officer: Admiral Ozawa is played by Kelly Hu, who’s been on TV ever since co-starring opposite Don Johnson on Nash Bridges.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.