SATURDAY
JUNE 9
2012

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

NBC, 5:00 p.m. ET

Not since Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978 has a horse managed to win all three of the sport’s premier racing events. And it won't happen today, either. I'll Have Another, a horse that already had notched victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, was scratched from the race card yesterday, out of concern for an apparent injury to his left front leg. So you may see a good race today -- but you won't see significant track history being made.

 
  
 
 

NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET

The New Jersey Devils were down 3-0 in this series, with their backs against the wall and goalie Martin Brodeur in front of the net. Brodeur responded with 21 saves, and his teammates with a 3-1 win in Game 4, preventing a sweep by the Los Angeles Kings and returning the action to Jersey’s home ice. That’s where today’s Game 5 takes place, in a game NBC has added to prime time.

 
  
 
 

E!, 8:00 p.m. ET

Two movies shown tonight represent the old and new triumphs in the cinematic ascendance of the female talent on Saturday Night Live. This comedy, written by and featuring Tina Fey, was released in 2004 – but, at the time, was a significant triumph signaling Fey as a talent strong enough to shine and thrive beyond SNL. (The stars of the film, Rachel McAdams and Lindsay Lohan, have had significantly different career trajectories since.) 

 
  
 
 

HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET

Given the huge success of the original The Hangover comedy, a sequel was inevitable. And, released in 2011, here it is. The outrageousness of the original is undercut here by repetition familiarity, but it’s still got sparkle – especially from Zach Galifianakis.

 
  
 
 

Cinemax, 10:00 p.m. ET

Here’s the other end of this evening’s cinematic SNL ladies’ night. Maya Rudolph and especially Kristin Wiig aren’t the only talented performers in this female ensemble of comic audacity – but both of those SNL veterans are absolute key components. Wiig just departed SNL in this season’s finale, but Bridesmaids makes it clear she has a stellar future, on the large or small screen.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.