TV picks for March 17-18: Christiane Amanpour, 'Family Guy,' 'Unmasking a Killer'

March 16, 2018 at 8:08PM
Stewie gets sent to his school's psychologist (guest voice Sir Ian McKellen) in "Family Guy."
Stewie gets sent to his school’s psychologist (guest voice Sir Ian McKellen) in “Family Guy.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Matters of the heart

"Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World" gives the renowned foreign correspondent a chance to sharpen her skills on more amorous matters than international conflict — although the host won't be tucking away her passport. The six-part series, executive-produced by Anthony Bourdain, has Amanpour discussing modern love everywhere from Accra to Shanghai.

9 p.m. Saturday, CNN

Gandalf meets his match

Stewie seeks therapy from Sir Ian McKellen in a commercial-free episode of "Family Guy" that sets viewers up for a very special, heartwarming episode — before taking the darkest of turns. McKellen is a good sport throughout, although he falls short of matching buddy Patrick Stewart's sidesplitting sendup of himself on Ricky Gervais' "Extras."

8 p.m. Sunday, KMSP, Ch. 9

A search for justice

"Unmasking a Killer" serves as a proper companion piece to the new book "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," by the late Michelle McNamara. Both the five-part documentary and the author, who was Patton Oswalt's wife, shed light on the manhunt for the Golden State Killer, an elusive terror believed to have committed more than 50 sexual assaults and 10 murders from 1976 to 1986.

8 p.m. Sunday, HLN

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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