Day: February 21, 2020

Weekly Previews

Week’s top-10 for Feb. 24: Dramas and masterful Miles

1) “Dispatches From Elsewhere” debut, 10 p.m. Sunday, AMC. From its start — a narrator introducing a bland chap – we know this is strange and maybe wonderful. Odd messages lure the chap (Jason Segal, who directed and co-wrote) to strangers (Sally Field, Andre Benjamin, shown here, and transgender actress Eve Lindley). “Dispatches” will then jump to Mondays … the same move AMC already made with “Better Call Saul.” The intriguing “Saul” season-opener reruns at 7:45 p.m. today, with a new episode at 9 p.m. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / February 21, 2020
Daily Best Bets

Best-bets for Feb. 23: It’s time to call Saul

1) “Better Call Saul” season-opener, 10:05 p.m, AMC. As its fifth season begins, this show wallows in weirdness. Before the opening titles, it has a 13-minute, black-and-white stretch with the former “Saul” hiding out as a mall Cinnabon worker. Then it bounces back to Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk, shown here in a previous episode); he’s molding his identity as Saul, the fast-talking, low-budget lawyer for the guilty, while his wiser girlfriend tries to rein him in. There’s more here, involving Gustavo and drug deals. Much of it disconnected, most is fascinating. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / February 21, 2020
News and Quick Comments

At last: We can love Carrey’s ‘Kidding’

Some shows – like some people – make themselves difficult to love.
.Jim Carrey’s “Kidding” has been like that. It’s fresh and original, with a warm heart, weird humor and talented cast. But it keeps pushing viewers away, deflating any sense of hope.
Now, however, it has redeemed itself. The next episode (shown here, with Ariana Grande), at 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, is exceptionally good … and different. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / February 21, 2020