The question asked tonight on NOVA Wonders is “What’s Living In You?,” which promises to cover such internally interesting topics as probiotics and tapeworms – but I haven’t previewed this episode, so that’s only a gut feeling. Check local listings.
Elizabeth’s mission gets both more urgent and more dangerous, and results in her calling in an unexpected person as reinforcement.
SERIES PREMIERE: Serena Williams opens up her home, and her heart, in this new documentary reality series, which aims to show what makes the tennis champion tick. And as anyone knows who’s watched this particular athlete compete, Serena usually hits wherever she aims.
Hank Azaria continues his “redemption rally,” as the new voice of the Atlanta Braves AAA team. But even there, he’s got issues, and problems – and, even at that level, ambitious adversaries.
No, it’s not a slow news week. (When was the last one of those, really? What year?) So yes, Samantha Bee, once again, will have plenty to buzz about…
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.