Television

Critic David Bianculli reviews an unusual departure PBS' Great Performances: a production of "PsychoDerelict", the new multi-media composition by the rock and roller, Pete Townsend.

David Bianculli reviews the new "Bonanza" telemovie.

Also, T.V. critic David Bianculli reviews tonights "Frontline" about Lee Harvey Oswald.

T.V. critic David Bianculli reviews the seven-hour miniseries, "Return to Lonesome Dove" (CBS).

Comedian and actor Jerry Stiller. He's currently playing George Costanza's father on this season's "Seinfeld" show. Stiller got his start in standup comedy with his wife Anne Meara as The Stillers, the befuddled jewish guy and the heart-of-gold Irish girl. They performed for nine years on the Ed Sullivan Show, and did popular radio spots for Blue Nun wine and other TV shows and specials.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new sitcom "The Nanny."

Star Trek star William Shatner joins the show to discuss his book "Star Trek Memories."

TV critic David Bianculli reviews CBS's "Picket Fences."

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "The Beverly Hillbillies," the movie version of the popular TV series, starring Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin and Jim Varney.

TV critic David Bianculli previews the premiere of "I'll Fly Away," the drama series set in the south at the time of the civil rights movement. It used to air on NBC; PBS has just picked it up and added tonights episode to it.

Documentary film makers Alan and Susan Raymond. They made documentary history with "An American Family," living for seven months with the Loud family, to film the life of a "typical" American family. The 12-part series was broadcast over PBS in 1973, and it turned out to be a portrait of a not-so-typical family, and of a family disintegrating before our eyes.

Television critic David Bianculli on the season premier of "L.A. Law".

Television Critic David Bianculli on the new season opener of the Simpson's show, which begins tonight; and also the season's end of the Larry Sanders's Show, which stars Gary Shandling.

Actor Michael J. Fox. He got his start on the hit TV show "Family Ties." He went on to star in a number of films, including the "Back to the Future" series. He's also starred in "Casualties of War," and "Doc Hollywood." His latest project is called "For Love or Money," a comedy about a concierge who's trying to raise money to run his own luxury hotel.

Terry talks with character actor Stanley Tucci. In the new movie, "Undercover Blues," Tucci plays an hilariously incompetent, yet vicious mugger named Muerte. He's also appeared in the movies "Prelude to a Kiss," "Beethoven" and "Billy Bathgate." Tucci's well-known for his role as crime boss Ricky Penzola in the tv series, Wiseguy" and has also appeared on television in "Equal Justice," "Thirtysomething," and "The Equalizer."

Terry talks with molecular geneticist Mary-Claire King. She is one of the scientists who's work is featured in the new PBS series, "The Secret of Life." For the past 17 years, her research has focused on finding the gene responsible for the type of breast cancer that is inherited. She believes she is now close to locating the gene.

TV critic David Bianculli previews the most controversial new TV show of the fall season, NYPD Blue. It's the latest series from Steven Bochco, creator of Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law.

Writer Anne Lamott tells us about her real-life nightmare defending single motherhood on national TV.

T.V. critic David Bianculli reviews the new fall line-up.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews the debut of David Letterman's new talk show which premiered last night.