Television

TV critic David Bianculli reviews the season opener of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the premiere of its spin-off "Angel" on the WB network tonight.

Saturday Night Live celebrates its silver anniversary this Sunday, with a prime time special. Fresh Air's TV critic David Bianculli has a review.

Executive producer, James Redford, of the new HBO documentary, "The Kindness of Strangers." The film tells the story of four organ transplant patients, and the donors and their families.. It premieres on HBO Sept 23rd. Redford, himself, underwent two liver transplants. He's also the son of actor Robert Redford. And he founded The James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness in Los Angeles (www.jrifilms.org) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW).

TV critic David Bianculli previews the new TV season that starts this week. Bianculli recommends Action, Once and Again, The West Wing, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Angel.

TV critic David Bianculli previews "Action" the controversial new show that premieres on the FOX network tonight.

An interview with TV producer David E. Kelly held before an audience at the Writers' Guild Foundation conference in L.A. in June. Kelly created the TV shows "Ally McBeal" and "The Practice" which were both big winners at Sunday's Emmy awards. The interviewer is Brian Lowry, who covers the television industry for the L.A. Times. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

TV critic David Bianculli looks ahead to this Sunday's 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on the FOX network.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews VH-1's new movie "Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol" showing this weekend.

Documentary filmmaker Robert Weide ("WHY-dee"). He's made his reputation making films about comedy and comediennes. His films include: "The Marx Brothers In a Nutshell" (PBS), "The Great Standups" (HBO), and the Emmy Award winning "W.C. Fields Straight Up." His latest project is the HBO documentary "Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth" (on HBO). It premiered on HBO August 9th.

Documentary filmmaker Robert Weide ("WHY-dee"). He's made his reputation making films about comedy and comediennes. His films include: "The Marx Brothers In a Nutshell" (PBS), "The Great Standups" (HBO), and the Emmy Award winning "W.C. Fields Straight Up." His latest project is the HBO documentary "Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth" (on HBO). It premiered on HBO August 9th.