MONDAY
JULY 4
2016

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

TCM, 3:00 p.m. ET

One of the most patriotic of all movies, this 1939 Frank Capra classic, starring James Stewart as an idealistic freshman congressman, is the perfect film to watch on Independence Day – especially in this particular political year.

 
  
 
 

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

There are several options for fireworks watching and music listening tonight in prime time. Here’s one of them, from Washington, D.C., featuring Smokey Robinson, Kenny Loggins and others. Check local listings.

 
  
 
 

NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET

Here’s another, from New York, with Meghan Trainor, Kenny Chesney and others.

 
  
 
 

CBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

And here’s yet another, this one from Boston, with Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas and others.

 
  
 
 

TCM, 1:00 a.m. ET

To end Independence Day, curl up with this 1972 film version of the Broadway musical about the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Think of it as the original Hamilton musical – so original, Alexander Hamilton isn’t even a character in it. But political strife and revolution are all over the thing, from its opening lines, in which John Adams, played by William Daniels, proclaims: “I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace. Two are called a law firm. And that three or more become a Congress.”

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.