FRIDAY

MARCH 2

2012

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

Public Television, 6:00 p.m. ET

(Friday-Sunday, Check Local Listings) For the first time since returning to public television, Bill Moyers takes a break. (Hey, the February sweeps are over – the man’s not dumb.) But his mini-break is a break for viewers as well, because tonight Moyers & Company repeats the excellent, informative series premiere, in which Moyers questions political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, authors of Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer – And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class. It turned out to be the major theme of Moyers’ first month of shows, and it’s worth seeing, even if you saw it the first time. To find when and where the series is broadcast in your area, go to the Moyers & Company website HERE.

BIOGRAPHY: "THE MONKEES"

BIO, 8:00 p.m. ET

Added to Biography’s schedule after the death earlier this week of Davy Jones, this program is the first half of a timely documentary double feature. For more about the legacy and history of the Monkees, read Diane Werts’ For Better or Werts column HERE, and my own Bianculli’s Blog entry HERE.

THE RIGHT STUFF

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

Next year, this ambitious Philip Kaufman movie, based on the Tom Wolfe history of NASA, will be 30 years old. On TCM, that makes it a new kid on the block – but here, especially, it’s worth an enthusiastic visit. This network will show it widescreen, and uninterrupted – the best way to enjoy the amazing photography, and take in the full scope of the performances by Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn and others.

BIOGRAPHY REMEMBERS: "DAVY JONES"

BIO, 9:00 p.m. ET

This is the second half of tonight’s quickly scheduled double bill, honoring the life and music of Davy Jones. So tonight’s viewing advice, in four words: Monkee see? Monkee do!

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER

HBO, 10:00 p.m. ET

After a week off, Bill Maher should be fresh and feisty – and tonight, his show features two of its most talkative, provocative and entertaining frequent guests. One is Neil deGrasse Tyson (at left), a frequent fixture on PBS science shows as well, who has a formidable gift of getting to the heart of complicated subjects and explaining them simply. Another is James Carville, who, especially in front of a live audience, loves to poke the bear and say volatile things.

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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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