A pair of growing shows in search of an audience hit season two today and that’s where our recommendations are today: KATHERINE’S PICK:How I Met Your Father [Hulu]The spin-off is back for 20 suspenseful episodes (Jesse might not be her father, but they’re a thing, … Continue reading What To Watch: 01/24/2022
It’s all about endurance tonight as an anime man finds a note to climb a mountain (because it is there), a documentarian follows three troubled Newarkers from the Reagan Years up til now, and Lifetime xmas heroes hold out for love on the holiday–OK, that … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/30/2021
We’re feeling kinda sitcommy over here — including the second season debut from perhaps the quirkiest writer working in the half-hour comedy medium. JASON’S PICK: Miracle Workers: Dark Ages [TBS, 10:30p] Daniel Ratcliffe, Steve Buscemi, and the rest return as new characters in a forgotten … Continue reading What To Watch: 01/28/2020
The return of an insouciant show about the Victorian Age, a visit of one of the world’s most renown chefs to our favorite cooking competition show, and a tribute to the man who struck the chords that make someone born in the ’70s (and many born since) quiver with the thrill of cinema.
NAVANI’S PICK:
Another Period [Comedy Central, 10p]
The only thing better than a turn of the century period show is a satirical one. The Bellcourt sisters continue working towards their dream of being rich and famous socialites without the help of social media. This could take a while.
KATHERINE’S PICK:
MasterChef [Fox, 8p]
Wolfgang Puck is tonight’s guest judge, and he’ll oversee the Mystery Box Challenge, which will lead to the 20 home cooks to create a…potato dish. Then the frazzled contestants will create one of Gordon’s dishes before they all go home in tears.
JASON’S PICK:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams [TNT, 10p]
Like many people roughly my age (aka “middle”), the first music I heard in a movie theater were his opening seconds of John Williams’ “Star Wars Theme,” chords I now associate with the thrill of anticipation of something truly great. No doubt he deserves this accolade from movie experts.
ALSO ON TAP TONIGHT:
It’s the Silly Season, and if you can pry yourself away from reacting to political screeds (ok, maybe it’s just me), here’s the good stuff on TV. KATHERINE’S PICK: Wayward Pines [Fox, 9p] Tonight’s episode is called “Once Upon A Time In Wayward Pines,” which … Continue reading What to Watch: 06/08/2016
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