Television

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead switches art forms and has some thoughts on the TV soap opera -- specifically on the waning days of his soap opera obsession "Santa Barbara." The last episode airs tomorrow.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews reruns of one of his favorite shows from the 1960s. It's being rebroadcast on the cable channel E! Entertainment Television.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews two new outer space adventure series, "Space Rangers," and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."

TV critic David Bianculli reviews "Buy Me That 3!" a consumer reports special on HBO about food commercials aimed at children.

This week, Nick at Nite and TBS present telecasts of three-decade old TV flops that aired only once. One of them later became "The Dick van Dyke Show." Critic David Bianculli has a review.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new telemovie on the HBO network. He says star Duvall gives an excellent performance, despite the poor script.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews "The Jacksons: An American Dream," about Michael Jackson and his family. He says it suffers from strange narrative choices and missed opportunities.

TV critic David Bianculli review the original pilot of "Gilligan's Island," which will be broadcast for the first time. He says it might be worse than the original.

TV critic David Bianculli takes another look at the documentary series. His only quibble is in the billing: unlike the broadcasting company, the show is only 18 years old.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews a new documentary about the Beatles' classic album on the Disney Channel. He says it covers familiar ground -- but producer George Martin's segments breaking down each song's elements make it worth checking out.