MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 3
2012

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

PBS KIDS, Check local listings

This new PBS KIDS series, inspired by Fred Rogers and his iconic series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, carries his legacy forward with programming for preschoolers. Producers Angela Santomero and Kevin Morrison have made a captivating animated world featuring Daniel Tiger, who invites young viewers into his world to learn the early lessons of life. I can't help but admit, I still miss Fred Rogers. Who doesn't?
 
  
 
 

FLIX, 8:00 p.m. ET

Richard Gere stars in the 2000 Robert Altman comedy about a wealthy gynecologist treating wealthy women in Dallas. It stars Laura Dern, Shelley Long and Kate Hudson. But notably, it features the late Farrah Fawcett in one of her best roles, miles ahead of the one that won her fame on the throwaway 1976 series, Charlie's Angels.
 
  
 
 

HBO, 8:00 p.m. ET

This is a repeat of last Friday's show, but well worth revisiting. Maher interviews Obama critic and 2016: Obama's America filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, and points out that the post-9/11 firestorm that resulted in Politically Incorrect being dropped from ABC was triggered by his agreeing with a statement from D'Souza. Jason Alexander and Soledad O'Brien join in on the panel.
 
  
 
 

NBC, 9:00 p.m. ET

NBC promoted Grimm regularly during the Olympics, with the hope that it would give the second year series a boost with viewers. It doesn't look as though the network's strategy worked, but it's still worth checking in to see if the monster mash has game.
 
  
 
 

Travel Channel, 9:00 p.m. ET

Anthony Bourdain kicks off his final season of downbeat dining and drinking before departing for CNN. For the premiere he visits the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Yes, there is mondo-barbecue. For more, see Eric Gould's Cold Light Reader.
 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.