#Ask Matt: Defending ‘Perry Mason,’ New TV Production Rules, ‘Single Parents’ Cancellation & More

“#Ask Matt: Defending ‘Perry Mason,’ New TV Production Rules, ‘Single Parents’ Cancellation & More” Welcome to the Q&A with TV critic — also known to some TV fans as their “TV therapist” — Matt Roush, who’ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today’s vast TV landscape….

Read More

#Worth Watching: Finales (‘Barkskins,’ ‘Roswell,’ ‘Songland’), Spotlight on ‘Jeopardy Champions

“#Worth Watching: Finales (‘Barkskins,’ ‘Roswell,’ ‘Songland’), Spotlight on ‘Jeopardy Champions” A selective critical checklist of notable Monday TV: Barkskins (9/8c, National Geographic Channel): The body count rivals the end of Hamlet in the grim finale of the historical drama, airing back-to-back episodes. Not the most festive setting for Trepangy’s (David Thewlis) impending marriage to the…

Read More

#Worth Watching: ‘Masterpiece’ Doubles Up With ‘Grantchester’ and ‘Beecham,’ ’60 Minutes’ on Tulsa Massacre, Finales of ‘True’ and ‘Insecure’

“#Worth Watching: ‘Masterpiece’ Doubles Up With ‘Grantchester’ and ‘Beecham,’ ’60 Minutes’ on Tulsa Massacre, Finales of ‘True’ and ‘Insecure’” A selective critical checklist of notable weekend TV: Grantchester (Sunday, 9/8c, PBS, check local listings at pbs.org): The new vicar, Will Davenport (Tom Brittney), isn’t so new anymore, and the fifth season of the Masterpiece mystery…

Read More

#Roush Review: A Gorgeous Escape to ‘Beecham House’

“#Roush Review: A Gorgeous Escape to ‘Beecham House’” Review ITV,FREMANTLE/ PBS Masterpiece Those palaces! Those costumes! Those elephants! You won’t find a more gorgeous series all summer than this sumptuous Masterpiece romantic melodrama (made available earlier this year to PBS Passport members) set in late-1700s India, before the British ruled the subcontinent. The Brits, and…

Read More

#Worth Watching: Spike Lee and Disney Movies Go Straight to Streaming, Going ‘Ringside’ With Showtime

“#Worth Watching: Spike Lee and Disney Movies Go Straight to Streaming, Going ‘Ringside’ With Showtime” A selective critical checklist of notable Friday TV: Da 5 Bloods (streaming on Netflix): The movie theaters’ loss is streaming TV’s gain. Spike Lee’s new drama, revisiting the Vietnam War through a squad of aging African-American veterans, would have had…

Read More

#Worth Watching: ‘Design at Your Door,’ Finales of ‘Man With a Plan’ and ‘Love Life,’ ABC Says ‘Don’t’

“#Worth Watching: ‘Design at Your Door,’ Finales of ‘Man With a Plan’ and ‘Love Life,’ ABC Says ‘Don’t’” A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV: Design at Your Door (9/8c, HGTV): In the latest sign of our stay-inside times, HGTV inaugurates a new series in which the channel’s high-profile stars help families sheltering in…

Read More

#Worth Watching: Grand Finale for ‘Shadows,’ Doctors of ‘Lenox Hill,’ Swimsuits in Classic Movies, the MLB Draft

“#Worth Watching: Grand Finale for ‘Shadows,’ Doctors of ‘Lenox Hill,’ Swimsuits in Classic Movies, the MLB Draft” FXWhat We Do in the Shadows A selective critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV: What We Do in the Shadows (10/9c, FX): These days, it’s particularly sad when a show that brings you continuous joy signs off for…

Read More