#David Oyelowo on Why ‘Les Misérables’ Is Still Worth Watching Without Music

#David Oyelowo on Why ‘Les Misérables’ Is Still Worth Watching Without Music

“#David Oyelowo on Why ‘Les Misérables’ Is Still Worth Watching Without Music” Preview Robert Viglasky (C) Lookout Point You won’t “hear the people sing” in writer Andrew Davies’ adaptation of Victor Hugo’s revolutionary 1862 novel, Les Misérables (available through August 31). Dispensing with the power-ballad-belting of the Broadway favorite, this six-part 2019 PBS limited series…

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#From ‘Bachelorette’ to ‘S.W.A.T.,’ 13 Shows Shot During the Pandemic

#From ‘Bachelorette’ to ‘S.W.A.T.,’ 13 Shows Shot During the Pandemic

“#From ‘Bachelorette’ to ‘S.W.A.T.,’ 13 Shows Shot During the Pandemic” When the pandemic shutdown began in March, few of us thought we’d still be social-distancing in August. But even during the lockdown era, Hollywood has cautiously resumed production on television shows across the dial, from daytime dramas to dog-grooming competitions. (Woof!) As filming restarts, TV…

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#Why Hallmark’s Romantic ‘Chesapeake Shores’ Is Your Next Amazon Binge

#Why Hallmark’s Romantic ‘Chesapeake Shores’ Is Your Next Amazon Binge

“#Why Hallmark’s Romantic ‘Chesapeake Shores’ Is Your Next Amazon Binge” Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media Who says you can’t go home again? In Season 1 of the Hallmark Channel’s romantic drama (available through August 31), career woman Abby O’Brien (Meghan Ory) trades her fast-paced life in New York for the relative peace of her Maryland hometown, Chesapeake Shores….

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#Best Lines of the Week (August 7-13): ‘Love Yourself’

#Best Lines of the Week (August 7-13): ‘Love Yourself’

“#Best Lines of the Week (August 7-13): ‘Love Yourself’” CBS; TBS; HBO This week in television, we said some goodbyes, while still keeping room for hellos and laughs. It was the series finale for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and the season finale for Perry Mason, but we also welcomed HBO’s Hard Knocks and Netflix’s (Un)Well to the screen. Of course, we…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Lovecraft Country,’ a Show That ‘Goes Wrong,’ a Royal ‘Photo Album,’ Shark Week Gets ‘Naked’

#Worth Watching: ‘Lovecraft Country,’ a Show That ‘Goes Wrong,’ a Royal ‘Photo Album,’ Shark Week Gets ‘Naked’

“#Worth Watching: ‘Lovecraft Country,’ a Show That ‘Goes Wrong,’ a Royal ‘Photo Album,’ Shark Week Gets ‘Naked’” A selective critical checklist of notable weekend TV: Lovecraft Country (Sunday, 9/8c, HBO): It’s hard to know what’s scarier in this well-timed horror fantasy: the grotesque monsters leaping from the pages of pulp fiction, or the flesh-and-blood racists…

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#Thursday TV Ratings: ‘Big Brother’s First Eviction Episode Scores Big

#Thursday TV Ratings: ‘Big Brother’s First Eviction Episode Scores Big

“#Thursday TV Ratings: ‘Big Brother’s First Eviction Episode Scores Big” CBS The first Season 22 houseguest was evicted from the Big Brother house on August 13, helping the CBS reality hit come out on top for Thursday’s primetime broadcast schedule. Though it dipped slightly from Wednesday’s episode (1.1 rating, 4.2 million total viewers), the installment —…

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