8 things to watch this week, from comics to high camp
1. The Good Wife Sunday, 9 p.m., CBS Cary’s (Matt Czuchry) freedom lies in the hands of his pretrial service officer, Joy Grubick (Linda Lavin), as she interviews his colleagues to determine whether or...
View Article8 things to watch this week: Plenty of romance, and zombies
1. The Walking Dead Sunday, 9 p.m., AMC When we last saw Rick (Andrew Lincoln), Carl (Chandler Riggs) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) reached Terminus, they encountered some problems, namely a baby-faced...
View ArticleClive Owen on his ‘The Knick’ character: ‘He does some dreadful things’
Watching Dr. John Thackery operate on patients during an episode of “The Knick” has been an experience almost as daunting as the primitive surgeries themselves — since Thackery, played by Clive Owen,...
View Article‘The Americans,’‘Jane the Virgin’ among Peabody Award winners
FX’s darkly comic “Fargo” and The CW’s whimsical soap opera “Jane the Virgin” are among the TV series being honored with a prestigious Peabody Award this year. Both programs feature strong female...
View Article8 shows to watch this week
The Lyons are still split into warring factions, but they all decide to shoot a music video that will capitalize on Hakeem (Bryshere Gray) and Jamal’s (Jussie Smollett) duet from Hakeem’s leaked album,...
View ArticleWhy ‘The Knick’ is TV’s best drama
There’s a good chance you’ve heard of Cinemax — and an ever better chance you don’t subscribe to the premium cable channel. And that’s a shame, because you’re missing “The Knick” — one of the best...
View ArticleTV’s goriest shows don’t involve zombies
Well-schooled TV viewers know, by now, that “The Walking Dead” — and, to a lesser extent, “Game of Thrones” — are the goriest shows on the tube. Then again, it’s hard not to be the standard-bearers for...
View Article‘Knick’ all-star’s secret sensitive side
We’re seven episodes into the second season of “The Knick,” and the odd-couple relationship between rough-hewn ambulance driver Tom Cleary (Chris Sullivan) — he of the thick Irish brogue — and fallen...
View ArticleNew York is bribing film and TV companies to film here
And the winner is . . . “Boardwalk Empire.” No, the HBO production didn’t win an Emmy for best TV series. But the show cleaned up in Gov. Cuomo’s tax-giveaway sweepstakes, new figures reveal: It raked...
View ArticleClive Owen dishes on shocking ‘Knick’ season finale
Warning: Spoilers ahead. Read at your own peril. Dr. John Thackery (Clive Owen), the fearless surgeon who was very much the center of “The Knick,” was always a little in love with death. He almost...
View ArticleThis New York ‘Knick’ employs another kind of game plan
Under the Dome Monday, 10 p.m., CBS While Barbie (Mike Vogel) and Sam (Eddie Cahill) investigate a mysterious tunnel, there’s a cave-in that stops them from returning to Chester’s Mill. Back up under...
View ArticleHow ‘The Knick’ turned the streets of Manhattan into old New York
Turning back the hands of time to 1900 was no mean feat on “The Knick,” which premieres Friday at 10 p.m. on Cinemax. The drama about a struggling New York City hospital was filmed in 70 days in a...
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1. The Last Ship Sunday, 9 p.m. — TNT With Chandler (Eric Dane) and Tex (John Pyper-Ferguson) in jeopardy, Slattery (Adam Baldwin) has an Alexander Haig moment and steps into the role as commanding...
View ArticleAnti-hero addicts: yet another tired TV trope
It all started with Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie). Or maybe his inspiration, Sherlock Holmes. The high-functioning drug addict has become a bizarre staple of TV drama series. Despite the pills that...
View Article8 things to watch this week
1. American Ninja Warrior Monday, 9 p.m. — NBC Las Vegas is the scene for the top scorers from the regional finals to tackle a four-stage course modeled after Mount Midoriyama in Japan. Competitors...
View Article8 things to watch this week
1. The Knick Friday, 10 p.m., Cinemax Dr. Algernon Edwards (Andre Holland) forces Thackery’s (Clive Owen) hand during surgery, angering Eleanor (Maya Kazan). Still in recovery after her uncomfortable...
View Article8 things to watch this week
1. The Knick (Friday, 10 p.m., Cinemax) Barrow (Jeremy Bobb) looks to pay off a debt by treating one of gangster Collier’s (Danny Hoch) wounded men at the Knick, and tries to convince Captain Robertson...
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New Girl Tuesday, 9 p.m., Fox At the last wedding of the summer, the gang makes a pact: Each of them will get lucky by night’s end. Jess (Zooey Deschanel with guest star Jessica Biel) sets her sights...
View ArticleAndré Holland drives Friday night Cinemax drama
André Holland owes his role on “The Knick” to the kindness of strangers. The actor, who plays Dr. Algernon Edwards on the nightmarish Cinemax medical drama, was on vacation in Lisbon when he received...
View ArticleEve Hewson on smooching her ‘Robin Hood’ co-star — and becoming the next Tom...
Eve Hewson finds the humor in everything, from her dangerously single status to her prepubescent-boy dress sense. When she’s not poking fun at her personal life, the Irish actress is making light of...
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