dean robbins

The Americans Wednesday, 10 p.m. (FX) We’ve seen many dramas about married couples living a lie in the suburbs, with...

The Carrie Diaries Monday, 8 p.m. (CW) The Carrie Diaries is a prequel to Sex And The City, featuring a...

The Following Monday, 9 p.m. (Fox) I’ve always argued that a Kevin Bacon performance is never without merit, no matter...

  Girls Sunday, 9 p.m. (HBO) Part of me would love to be 26-year-old Lena Dunham: widely hailed as a...

Masterpiece Classic’s Downton Abbey Sunday, 9 p.m. (PBS) “Downton Abbey,” Masterpiece Classic’s period soap opera, returns amid post-World War I...

Fashion Police Friday, 10 p.m. (E!) Joan Rivers weighs in with a year-end fashion roundup on Fashion Police. Along with...

Project Nim Thursday, 9 p.m., (HBO) Project Nim tells the story of a chimpanzee who was raised like a child...

Magical Mystery Tour Revisted Friday, 9 p.m. (PBS) The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour is widely regarded as a failure, but...

Hunted Friday, 10 p.m. (Cinemax) While other critics were obsessing on Homeland, I urged you to watch Hunted, an even...

Finding Mrs. Claus Sunday, 9 p.m. (Lifetime) Our cynical age will never be able to turn out a convincing movie...