Television

Actor, writer, director and producer Peter Berg. He is the creator and executive producer of the new controversial ABC series Wonderland. The show is set in a mental hospital. Some call it the most accurate portrayal of the mentally ill on network television, while some mental health organizations say that the series further stigmatizes mental patients. As an actor, Peter Berg has started on the TV show Chicago Hope, and has appeared in movies like The Last seduction, Copland, and the Great White Hype.

TV critic David Bianculli tells us about the upcoming live TV event: a live production of "Fail-Safe" on CBS Sunday night starring George Clooney.

Actor John Spencer. He plays Leo McGarry, the Chief of Staff to the President in the tv series "The West Wing." The show, set in the Whitehouse, and concerning a fictional democratic President and his staff has just won a prestigious George Peabody award. In this first season of the show, Spencer's character has had to deal with his former alcoholism becoming a matter of public scrutiny. Spencder previously was a regular on "L.A. Law" and began his career on "The Patty Duke Show."

TV critic David Bianculli reviews “The Beat” the new cop drama by the Tom Fontana/Barry Levinson team that also created the series “Homicide.” The new show premieres on the UPN network tonight.

Attorney and former Deputy Commissioner of Baseball, Stephen Greenberg. He’ll discuss his father, legendary baseball player Hank Greenberg, who faced bigotry in the 1930s and 40s as America’s first Jewish baseball star. Greenberg played first base and outfield for the Detroit Tigers from 1933-46 and for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947. And he helped the Tigers win the pennant four times. There’s a new documentary about him, “The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg” (by Aviva Kempner).

Actor Michael Imperioli. He currently stars as Christopher In the HBO series "The Sopranos" and wrote one of this season's episodes. He's also appeared In five Spike Lee films, and starred In, co-wrote and executive produced Lee's latest film "Summer of Sam." Imperioli also appeared In the films "Goodfellas," "Malcolm X," "Clockers," and "Household Saints."

TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new NBC animation show, "God, The Devil, and Bob" featuring the voice of James Garner.

Executive producer of the TV show "Frasier", Christopher Lloyd. The show made Its debut In 1993 and since then has won many awards Including the Peabody. The new book, "The Frasier Scripts" collects 15 of the staff's favorite shows (Newmarket Press).

TV critic David Bianculli previews this Sunday’s “Homicide” made for TV movie on NBC.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews the made for TV movie "Mary & Rhoda" starring Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper.