What’s On: The Robert Durst ‘Jury Speaks,’ and a Dance Mom Speaks Out

Matt Roush
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The Jury Speaks: Robert Durst (9/8c, Oxygen): Made newly infamous by HBO’s The Jinx, during which he climactically blurted on tape, “I killed them all,” notorious real-estate heir Robert Durst was found not guilty of murder in 2003. In the final episode of this four-part series, six jury members explain their verdict and, given the more recent publicity, reveal how they’d vote today.

American Experience: Summer of Love (8/7c, PBS, check local listings at pbs.org): First shown a decade ago, this evocative documentary recaptures the literally high spirits of a counter-cultural movement in 1967, epitomized by the slogan “Tune in, turn out, drop out,” with San Francisco and Haight-Ashbury as its mecca and the Grateful Dead as its musical muse.

Dance Moms: Abby Tells All Exclusive (9/8c, Lifetime): One of reality TV’s more outrageously personalities, Abby Lee Miller, opens up to The View‘s Jedediah Bila in a two-hour special in which the holy-terror dance mom is said to face up to her mistakes as she faces a prison sentence for fraud. The program also promises that Miller will reveal what her fans can expect once she’s out. Silence would be golden.

Inside Tuesday TV: The family of TNT’s Animal Kingdom (9/8c) continues to fray. While cops investigate the church robbery, Craig (Ben Robson) is planning his own heist, and Baz (Scott Speedman) is shadowing Smurf (Ellen Barkin) to learn her secret. … A new season of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods (9/8c) kicks off with “culinary explorer” Andrew Zimmern immersing himself in cowboy cuisine, including a gut-busting chuck-wagon specialty known as “Son of a Bitch Stew.” … Cheyenne Jackson, who spent time in American Horror Story‘s haunted Hotel, is the guest judge on Syfy’s Face Off (9/8c) for a challenge in which the make-up artists are asked to create looks for unlucky owners of possessed objects.

 




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    CyanCoathanger

    Guess I'll stick with Got Talent, Animal Kingdom, and Shooter. Bizarre Foods is always good, but they show them over and over so there's no need to watch during prime time.

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      GoldSubmarine

      America's Got Talent for me too. If it's boring , I'll switch to CW reruns of The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.

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      CyanCoathanger

      Got Talent boring? It never is to me. Have you ever watched any of The Mist? Instead of watching reruns, I highly recommend it. I'm still watching on the Spike site with no problems.

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      GoldSubmarine

      I usually only enjoy the very good vocal acts. Not into watching bad singers or silly acts. I keep forgetting about the Mist, will check my cable tonight to see if I have Spike (likely not)). My computer is broke at home and can't watch at work. And hate watching shows on phones or tablets.

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      CyanCoathanger

      I think they're done with the bad singers and most really silly acts since they're into the judges' cuts part. There have been a lot of really good thrill acts this year with people doing dangerous routines while balancing or hanging from the ceiling or something.

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      GoldSubmarine

      I don't watch AGT as often as most, but I generally enjoy it when I do. \The magic and thrill acts are sometimes fun. And Last week's dog trick act was entertaining.

      I'll never ever watch The Gong Show, too silly for me.

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      GoldSubmarine

      I attempted to watch The Mist last night on Spike On Demand but Spike is no longer part of my cable package.

      Couldn't watch CW either (another baseball game ).

      So it was AGT and local news last night for me.

      Tonight TCM is airing Hitchcock's Vertigo and North By Northwest .

      Probably will catch CBS's Salvation.

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      CyanCoathanger

      That's too bad. Just when there is finally something we want to watch on Spike, Comcast moved it to the higher tier. Maybe it has something to do with their rebranding (again!) to the Paramount Network next year. (After all the lawsuits and supposedly millions of dollars spent to change the name to "Spike," which I said at the time was a stupid idea!)

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      GoldSubmarine

      I remember those lawsuits. What was Spike's name before (forgot)

      Did Spike Lee sue? Paramount Network is a solid name.

      My friend has every single cable network and streaming service under the sun. But his bills add up to around $500 including internet and landline (needed to get special packaged "deal" Lol.

      I have another friend that just has the most basic package (no internet or landline and he's paying just under $100 . Both friends have multiple digital boxes and a DVR.

      Lucky for me most of the shows I watch are on broadcast, but I realize I'm missing lots of terrific programs on channels I don't pay for.

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      CyanCoathanger

      Spike was originally The Nashville Network which became TNN for 3 years before changing the name to Spike TV. And yes, it was that egomaniac Spike Lee who sued because he said he owned the name "Spike."

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      GoldSubmarine

      I'm certain he lost the suit. No way should he have received a penny.

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      CyanCoathanger

      I don't even think he was looking for money. He just didn't want them to use his name. After Spike Jones Jr. took the channel's side, Lee realized he wasn't going to win anyway.

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      GoldSubmarine

      Hubris to the umph degree!

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      CyanCoathanger

      Oh, you know my good Jewish friend Hugh Bris?

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      GoldSubmarine

      Clever