#Worth Watching: ‘Muppets Now’ and Forever, Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King,’ ‘The Go-Go’s’ Got the Beat, ‘Umbrella Academy’ Returns

#Worth Watching: ‘Muppets Now’ and Forever, Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King,’ ‘The Go-Go’s’ Got the Beat, ‘Umbrella Academy’ Returns

“#Worth Watching: ‘Muppets Now’ and Forever, Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King,’ ‘The Go-Go’s’ Got the Beat, ‘Umbrella Academy’ Returns” A selective critical checklist of notable Friday TV: Muppets Now (Streaming on Disney ): Wocka-wocka! Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and the beloved Muppet gang are back, once again adapting to the technological times, with intrepid Scooter…

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#Worth Watching: Shudder with ‘Host,’ NBA Regular Season Resumes, Oprah in Conversation, Get ‘Frayed’ on HBO Max

#Worth Watching: Shudder with ‘Host,’ NBA Regular Season Resumes, Oprah in Conversation, Get ‘Frayed’ on HBO Max

“#Worth Watching: Shudder with ‘Host,’ NBA Regular Season Resumes, Oprah in Conversation, Get ‘Frayed’ on HBO Max” A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV: Host (streaming on Shudder): Perhaps not recommended for those already experiencing screen fatigue, but otherwise a clever and spooky twist on Zoom culture gone awry, this compact film (at an…

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#Worth Watching: Olympians on ‘The Weight of Gold,’ Netflix Profiles ‘Speed Cubers,’ ‘Bulletproof’ Finale

#Worth Watching: Olympians on ‘The Weight of Gold,’ Netflix Profiles ‘Speed Cubers,’ ‘Bulletproof’ Finale

“#Worth Watching: Olympians on ‘The Weight of Gold,’ Netflix Profiles ‘Speed Cubers,’ ‘Bulletproof’ Finale” © Sky UK LimitedBulletproof The Weight of Gold (9/8, HBO): If not for the pandemic, we’d all be immersed in coverage of the Tokyo Summer Olympics this week. Anyone interested in the games, and in particular the Olympians who make the…

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#Worth Watching: TCM Tribute to Carl (‘Oh, God’) Reiner, ‘Last Chance U’ on Netflix, ‘Tell Me a Story’ Retold on CW

#Worth Watching: TCM Tribute to Carl (‘Oh, God’) Reiner, ‘Last Chance U’ on Netflix, ‘Tell Me a Story’ Retold on CW

“#Worth Watching: TCM Tribute to Carl (‘Oh, God’) Reiner, ‘Last Chance U’ on Netflix, ‘Tell Me a Story’ Retold on CW” A selective critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV: Memorial Tribute to Carl Reiner (8/7c, TCM): The great Carl Reiner cut his teeth in TV, first as a sidekick and writer on Sid Caesar’s Your…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Good Fight’ on BET, Jamie Oliver Carries On at Home, New Face, Same Job for Acorn’s ‘Rebecka Martinsson’

#Worth Watching: ‘Good Fight’ on BET, Jamie Oliver Carries On at Home, New Face, Same Job for Acorn’s ‘Rebecka Martinsson’

“#Worth Watching: ‘Good Fight’ on BET, Jamie Oliver Carries On at Home, New Face, Same Job for Acorn’s ‘Rebecka Martinsson’” Patrick Harbron/CBS The Good Fight A selective critical checklist of notable Monday TV: The Good Fight (8/7c, BET): Always one of the most “woke” shows anywhere on TV, the provocative legal drama (and spinoff of…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Helter Skelter’ on Epix, the Return of ‘Wynonna Earp,’ Perry Mason in the Courtroom

#Worth Watching: ‘Helter Skelter’ on Epix, the Return of ‘Wynonna Earp,’ Perry Mason in the Courtroom

“#Worth Watching: ‘Helter Skelter’ on Epix, the Return of ‘Wynonna Earp,’ Perry Mason in the Courtroom” A selective critical checklist of notable weekend TV: Helter Skelter (Sunday, 10/9c, Epix): Originally scheduled for June, this exhaustively researched six-part docuseries revisits the murders committed by cult leader Charles Manson’s “family” in 1969. This crime spree, which paralyzed…

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#Worth Watching: Jim Gaffigan Abroad, ‘Kissing Booth 2,’ Rosamund Pike Is ‘Radioactive,’ ‘Central Park’ Finale, a Love-ly Musical Encore

#Worth Watching: Jim Gaffigan Abroad, ‘Kissing Booth 2,’ Rosamund Pike Is ‘Radioactive,’ ‘Central Park’ Finale, a Love-ly Musical Encore

“#Worth Watching: Jim Gaffigan Abroad, ‘Kissing Booth 2,’ Rosamund Pike Is ‘Radioactive,’ ‘Central Park’ Finale, a Love-ly Musical Encore” A selective critical checklist of notable Friday TV: Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist (streaming on Amazong Prime Video): Funny has no borders. Disproving the “Ugly American” cliché, droll stand-up maestro Jim Gaffigan wows audiences around the…

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#Worth Watching: Major League Baseball’s (Delayed) Opening Night, ‘Blindspot’ Finale, HBO Max in the ‘Dog House’

#Worth Watching: Major League Baseball’s (Delayed) Opening Night, ‘Blindspot’ Finale, HBO Max in the ‘Dog House’

“#Worth Watching: Major League Baseball’s (Delayed) Opening Night, ‘Blindspot’ Finale, HBO Max in the ‘Dog House’” A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV: Major League Baseball: Play ball! Words baseball fans have been longing to hear, although this year there won’t be much in the way of taking anyone out to the ball game…

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#Worth Watching: Netflix Explores ‘Love on the Spectrum’ and ‘NY vs. Mafia,’ Final Season of ‘Corporate’

#Worth Watching: Netflix Explores ‘Love on the Spectrum’ and ‘NY vs. Mafia,’ Final Season of ‘Corporate’

“#Worth Watching: Netflix Explores ‘Love on the Spectrum’ and ‘NY vs. Mafia,’ Final Season of ‘Corporate’” A selective critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV: Love on the Spectrum (streaming on Netflix): First dates can be nerve-wracking in the best of circumstances, but as this heartwarming five-part docuseries follows seven young singles on the autism spectrum…

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#Worth Watching: Beware the ‘Sharkcano,’ Netflix Samples Latin America ‘Street Food,’ a ‘Real Sports’ Roundtable

#Worth Watching: Beware the ‘Sharkcano,’ Netflix Samples Latin America ‘Street Food,’ a ‘Real Sports’ Roundtable

“#Worth Watching: Beware the ‘Sharkcano,’ Netflix Samples Latin America ‘Street Food,’ a ‘Real Sports’ Roundtable” A selective critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV: Sharkcano (10/9c, National Geographic): Calling Ian Ziering! Just kidding, although National Geographic is clearly trying to conjure fond memories of Syfy’s cheesy guilty pleasure with the title of its latest Sharkfest documentary….

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