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This week's TV: Paul Reiser, Abbi Jacobson star in a new animated comedy, plus an Amanda Knox series
What else is coming down the TV pike this week?
The Legoization of the world continues with the premiere of
'LEGO Masters Jr.
,
'
the young folks' version of the 'LEGO Masters' game show. Hosted by Kelly Osbourne (daughter of
It's been many years since the Dallas Cowboys were dominant, but they make for juicy storytelling as long as Jerry Jones is in charge. The Netflix series
'America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys'
tells the story of the Jones era, from the Arkansas oilman's controversial decision to fire beloved head coach Tom Landry in 1989, through the glory years of the 1990s, and up to the mediocre present. The series premieres Tuesday.
Are we not men? The new wave band that preached 'de-evolution' gets a new moment in the sun with
Do you subscribe to the
The Swimmer
,' the 1968 adaptation of the John Cheever story starring Burt Lancaster. It's about suburban complacency, but it's also one of cinema's most devastating portraits of alcoholism.
You may have noticed that TV can't get enough of true crime and tabloid scandal. The latest offering is
'The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox,'
a limited series starring Grace Van Patten as the woman wrongfully convicted of the 2007 murder of fellow exchange student Meredith Kercher. It premieres Wednesday on Hulu.
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