AMC, 9:00 p.m. ET
I’m absolutely loving this season of Saul, now that Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill has officially adopted the mantle of Saul Goodman. It means the world of Breaking Bad, and all its colorful, memorable characters, is just around the corner. And look! Here comes one now…
FX, 10:00 p.m. ET
SERIES PREMIERE: Two of my favorite British TV actors of recent years, Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard, star in this new sitcom, as parents who are unmarried and absolutely harried. The message seems to be that comedy is hard, but parenting is harder – especially when your own parents still are part of the mix. Freeman, of
Sherlock, TV’s
Fargo, and British TV’s
The Office, always exceeds expectations. And Haggard, from
Episodes and
Back to Life, is a star still on the rise, and sharing the screen with Freeman is a fun pairing for them both.
For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower, and for
background info on the show, see Mike Hughes' Open Mike.
HBO, 10:00 p.m. ET
This is episode five of this documentary about the Monopoly McDonald’s promotional scam, and who propagated it, and the bizarre twists that occurred along the way. And it’s not the last episode, so the road has more twisted twists to come.
AMC, 10:15 p.m. ET
Last night, Dispatches from Elsewhere began with one of the most stunning series openings I’ve ever seen: a character in close-up (played by Richard E. Grant), simply and silently staring back at me, and all of us watching, for almost 30 seconds. Wow. The first four episodes are named after, and devoted to, the central game-playing characters. The premiere was called “Peter,” and followed the sad-sack observant loner played by Jason Segel, who also happens to be the show’s creator. Tonight’s episode is called “Simone,” which suggests we’ll be following, very closely, the emotional and volatile character played by Eve Lindley. And we will…