SATURDAY
MARCH 26
2016

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

CBS, 6:00 p.m. ET

Tonight’s regional finals, broadcast live by CBS, are two games that have one at least one major thing in common: Both games feature the two top teams in their quarter of the tournament bracket. At 6 p.m. ET, it’s No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 2 Oklahoma in the West regional final. Then, at 8:45 ET, it’s No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 2 Villanova, in the South regional final.

 
  
 
 

ABC, 7:00 p.m. ET

It’s an Easter weekend ABC tradition: presenting this 1956 biblical epic, starring Charlton Heston as Moses, and featuring one of cinema’s most famous special-effects sequences since the original King Kong. Spoiler Alert: The Red Sea is parted.

 
  
 
 

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

I liked the Dave Clark Five when they were churning out hits in the 1960s, but I knew nothing about them, or even which side of the British Invasion they were on, other than that the lead singer of the band also was the drummer, a rarity then and since (Phil Collins aside). In this two-hour Great Performance special, you can learn all about them, and revisit their music. Which, I predict, will make you feel “Glad All Over.” Or, maybe, in “Bits and Pieces.” Check local listings

 
  
 
 

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

When I teach Film Appreciation at Rowan University, one of the full-length silent movies I always show is this 1927 Buster Keaton film – which, I’m proud to report, holds the attention of today’s young college students quite thoroughly. Chalk it up to the humor, and the acting, and the Civil War setting, and the large-scale action sequences involving an old locomotive and a young train engineer – only one of which is called The General.

 
  
 
 

Comedy Central, 9:00 p.m. ET

I haven’t seen this 2015 documentary profile – but Chris Farley exploded so quickly onto the comedy scene, and died so young, that he deserves a closer look. Many people, I’m guessing, have their own favorite Farley movie, or Saturday Night Live sketch. Mine is the SNL sketch where he played a diehard fan interviewing Paul McCartney. I loved Farley’s clueless enthusiasm – and, you can tell by watching it, so did McCartney. I hope it’s included here…

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.