#Worth Watching: ‘Love, Victor’ on Hulu, PBS’s ‘Prehistoric Road Trip,’ Cruise With Amy Sedaris

“#Worth Watching: ‘Love, Victor’ on Hulu, PBS’s ‘Prehistoric Road Trip,’ Cruise With Amy Sedaris” Hulu Love, Victor A selective critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV: Love, Victor (streaming on Hulu): If you can look past the “Afterschool Special” earnestness and John Hughes copycat tendencies — yes, there’s a detention sequence — this sweet and sensitive…

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#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…

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#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…

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#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…

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