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2013
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Meredith Willson’s nostalgic, yet sarcastically modern, Broadway musical was one of the first stage musicals on which I worked at my ­Glee-like performing arts group back in high school. So for many reasons – including the sight and sound of Paige O’Hara, the future voice of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast animated classic, as Marian Paroo – I have a super-soft spot for this musical. That includes this 1962 production, shown on TCM unedited, uninterrupted and in f
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Aug
28
 
 
In this episode of Broadchurch, some crucial evidence floats to the surface – in this case, literally. And when it does, the investigators, played by David Tennant and Olivia Colman, find themselves facing even more resistance and hostility than before.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Aug
28
 
 
In this penultimate new episode of Futurama, Dr. Zoldberg, the giant crab creature, gets his moment in the animated spotlight, and gets to fall in love with Marianne, a beautiful blonde. This is unusual for the good doctor – not because he’s shellfish, but because, as he admits to her, “I’m smellier than a whorehouse’s outhouse.” But Marianne has no sense of smell, so it may be a perfect match. And Game of Thrones fans, take note: Marianne’s voice is pro
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Aug
28
 
 
FX calls this a “pivotal episode” of The Bridge – and when the promotion team at FX makes that kind of a claim, they’re not kidding. But now that the clues to the killer have led to an apparent identification, expect his cat-and-mouse game with authorities to get even more felonious. Or feline-ious.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Aug
27
 
 
From Illya, with love: David McCallum's 50-year run as a top TV star...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Aug
27
 
 
Ang Lee won the Oscar last year for directing this 2012 adaptation of the Yann Martel novel, an epic fable of sorts about a young man who is cast adrift with an unlikely fellow survivor at sea: a Bengal tiger. A stunningly beautiful, impressively ambitious movie.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Aug
27
 
 
Regular comic cronies Colin Mochrie, Ryan Styles and Wayne Brady are joined tonight by a real knockout: boxing champion Laila Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali. And when she shows up to play along, she doesn’t take the gloves off.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Aug
27
 
 
Sidney Lumet directed this 1971 crime caper movie with such inventive usage of its Manhattan locations, that some people watch this Sean Connery movie just for the scenery. I do, too – but in my case, the scenery in question is co-star Dyan Cannon, who’s lovely.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Aug
27
 
 
SEASON FINALE: The first round of Comedy Central’s version of this sop-errific series ends tonight, with the focus on the Wild West – and drunken tales that include stories of Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett and others at the Alamo.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Aug
27
 
 
In tonight’s new episode, Fiona (Lisa Kudrow) accepts and tries to counsel some new clients, including a young couple whose relationship, until Fiona does her “magic,” has been entirely on line. They’re played by young actors who already have done fine work on other TV shows, but on broadcast TV: Mae Whitman on NBC’s Parenthood, and Darren Cross on Fox’s Glee.