SUNDAY

JULY 15

2012

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET

The King of Louisiana is undead – long live the King of Louisiana. Yes, Russell (played by Denis O’Hare) finally was located by Eric, Bill, Sookie and Alcide – in an apparently very weakened state. But it turns out he’s not as helpless or strength-less as he let on – and suddenly, he has Sookie (Anna Paquin) against the wall, in a fairy vulnerable position. And yes, I meant fairy, not fairly, because Sookie is, well, the fairy whose blood drives Russell wild.

BREAKING BAD

AMC, 10:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: What a dazzling way to start the season – and I’m just talking about the fast-forward opening scene, before we rejoin the action at the point we left it last season: with Gus dead, Walt (Bryan Cranston) victorious, and… well, see for yourself. And you should, because it’s the best drama currently on TV. For full reviews, see Eric Gould’s Cold Light Reader HERE and my own Bianculli’s Blog review HERE.

THE NEWSROOM

HBO, 10:00 p.m. ET

This fourth episode may remind many viewers of the recent blown call made by Fox News and (especially) CNN about the recent Supreme Court decision regarding the Affordable Care Act. It explores a previous moment in real-life political history where several TV and radio outlets rushed to air with the wrong information – and throws the fictional characters on this show into the same media maelstrom. Jeff Daniels stars.

WEEDS

Showtime, 10:00 p.m. ET

Already, Nancy (Mary Louise Parker) has gotten into the baking business, even though she’s barely out of the hospital. And tonight, even though she’s still sporting a cane, she’s about to confront the competition and make some inroads. Hey, why not? Dr. House used a cane, too, and he was pretty intimidating…

EPISODES

Showtime, 10:30 p.m. ET

The secrets start to percolate to the surface in tonight’s first-run show, as people begin to learn who’s sleeping with whom – while, simultaneously, there’s a funeral to attend. And it’s one which TV executive Merc (John Pankow) interrupts to take a phone call, because the call is “really important.” Like many other moments in this series, that makes me laugh.

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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.

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