TV picks for Oct. 30: 'Dark Shadows,' 'Virginia 12th,' 'The Degenerates'

October 30, 2018 at 4:39PM
August 23, 1970 Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans and Jonathan Frid as her intended, Barnabas Collins, on "dark shadows." August 24, 1970 Minneapolis Star Tribune
Kathryn Leigh Scott and Jonathan Frid in “Dark Shadows.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Dirty work

Those thinking about checking out Big Jay Oakerson this weekend at the Mall of America's House of Comedy can get a sneak preview by watching "The Degenerates," a new stand-up special in which the comic, once dubbed by the New York Times as the master of the dirty joke, is heavily featured.

Now streaming on Netflix

Inside politics

The documentary "Virginia 12th" chronicles Chris Hurst's uphill attempt to win a seat in the Virginia House. Hurst is the news anchor who watched as his girlfriend and co-worker were murdered on the air, but this is much more interested in dissecting the minutiae of the political process and celebrating positions embraced by the Democratic Party.

Now streaming on Facebook and YouTube

Long in the tooth

Long before David Boreanaz's Angel prowled the streets, there was Jonathan Frid's Barnabas Collins, a vampire who became the star of the first gothic soap opera, "Dark Shadows." You can now catch more than 250 episodes of the 1960s series by tuning in every weeknight.

11 p.m., Decades Network

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Democrat Chris Hurst defeated Republican Joseph Yost to win House of Delegates District 12 on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Blacksburg, Va. Hurst celebrates with a packed room of supporters at The Hyatt Place in Blacksburg. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)
Hurst (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Correction: An earlier version incorrectly said Yara Shahidi was currently involved with "Virginia 12th."
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