FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 15
2013

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

Fox, 9:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: This new season begins with a new show-runner, as creator Greg Garcia has moved on to The Millers. But series producer Mike Mariano is stepping up and carrying on, and the new season begins with back-to-back episodes – the first of which features guest star Jeffrey Tambor, appearing as the biological father of Virginia (Martha Plimpton).

 
  
 
 

PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

Ten years ago, Great Performances premiered this telecast of the stage revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, taped when the 1998 Royal National Theatre production was moving to London’s West End. It’s well worth repeating, and not only because the leading role of cowboy Curly is played by Hugh Jackman, in the role that made him a standout star. The director of this stage revival is Trevor Nunn, and the choreographer – reimagining the usually faithfully recreated dance steps by Agnes de Mille – is Susan Stroman. So there’s a great theatrical pedigree here, as well as a picnic basket full of classic songs. And Jackman really is a clear and instant standout, but this TV version, taped in a studio using the theatrical sets, robs us of the instant feedback of an audience, even though they’re “shown” at the beginning, and sporadic intervals. Otherwise, they’re neither seen nor heard. Fortunately, Jackman and company can be seen and heard in this TV repeat of a musical revival. Check local listings.

 
  
 
 

After a strong run of A-list panels, it’s another night with a less than all-star cast – but on this show, celebrity doesn’t always equate with conversation, and sometimes the most interesting exchangs come from the least well-known contributors. So go for it, Mattie Duppler and Ezra Klein!

 
  
 
 

Showtime, 10:00 p.m. ET

This new Showtime documentary looks at what it claims is one of the most significant college football game in the history of the sport: a game in which Alabama coach Bear Bryant, in hopes of ending segregation at his school program, invited the University of Southern California, with its strong complement of African-American players, to play a game in his home-field Southern stadium. The shame is that this was in 1970, shockingly recent in civil-rights terms. The glory is how the players and coaches conducted themselves, and made a very emphatic, instantly influential point.

 
  
 
 

Syfy, 10:00 p.m. ET

The old It’s a Wonderful Life approach is taken in Haven this week, as Audrey experiences an alternate reality in which the town of Haven is not, and never has been, haunted by The Troubles. So what’s the trouble with that? Well, for one thing, almost no one remembers Audrey.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.