SATURDAY
OCTOBER 19
2013

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET

Last night, the St. Louis Cardinals trounced the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-0, earning its place in this year’s World Series. Tonight, the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers battle to claim the other slot. The Red Sox have the 3-2 edge in this ALCS contest, and tonight also have home-field advantage at Fenway Park, as well as momentum from having won Game 5. But if Detroit wins tonight’s Game 6, it’s an all-or-nothing final showdown tomorrow, and you know who’s rooting for that? Fox.

 
  
 
 

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

In anticipation of Halloween, TCM is presenting a prime-time salute to horror-film master Ted Browning. Movies in tonight’s evocative collection include 1935’s Mark of the Vampire (9:15 p.m. ET) and 1936’s The Devil Doll (10:30 p.m. ET) – but the action begins at 8 p.m. ET with Browning’s best, the spooky, creepy, unforgettable Freaks, his 1932 moody masterpiece. One of us! One of us!

 
  
 
 

Starz!, 9:00 p.m. ET

SERIES FINALE: Tonight’s the night all the treachery comes home to roost. Or, if not to roost, at least to anoint a new generation of royal leaders. The kings are the centerpieces of this game – but, as in chess, it’s the queens who are the most powerful.

 
  
 
 

BBC America, 10:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: Returning to the earlier, higher-profile 10 p.m. ET slot, this charming, unpredictable talk show begins its latest season with a pair of interesting leading men you don’t usually see on talk shows: Harrison Ford and Benedict Cumberbatch. (Star Wars meets Star Trek!)

 
  
 
 

Starz!, 10:00 p.m. ET

MINISERIES PREMIERE: Stephen Poliakoff wrote and directed this new British miniseries import from BBC-2 –and that, alone, would make it worth watching. But there’s a lot more here, in this complex story of a fictional all-black jazz band in 1930s London, including some delightful music (original, not vintage), and strong performances. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as bandleader Louis Lester, and supporting players include John Goodman, Anthony Head and Jacqueline Bisset, all of whom are impressively posh. For a full review, see Bianculli’s Blogand to hear my review on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, check out the Fresh Air website.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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David Bianculli

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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.