TV picks for March 17-19: Kim Kardashian, 'Green Acres,' Robert Osborne, 'Iron Fist'

March 16, 2017 at 8:58PM
August 19, 1966 Subjects: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor Program: "Green Acres" On Air: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 9:00-9:30 PM, EDT Season Premiere Flashback -- Eddie Albert is an American pilot and Eva Gabor works for the Hungarian under­ground in a flashback sequence on "Green Acres," starting its second season Wednesday, Sept. 14 (9:00-9:30 PM, EDT) in color on the CBS Televi­sion Network. CBS
Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor in the 1960s sitcom “Green Acres.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Pig heaven

There's a way to kill brain cells on St. Patrick's Day other than drinking. Watching 34 straight episodes of "Green Acres," that hopelessly hokey '60s sitcom, should do the trick. Bonus: You won't have to fight the bar crowd to get up close with Arnold Ziffel, the world's smartest pig.

4 a.m. Friday, Antenna TV

Mr. Movies

I treasure the evening I spent sitting on a hotel veranda with Tony Curtis and Robert Osborne, who passed away earlier this month. Of course, you didn't have to meet cinema's greatest fan in person to feel a connection. His warmth and enthusiasm shone through in his film introductions and interviews, many of which will be featured in a 48-hour tribute featuring sit-downs with Eva Marie Saint, Liza Minnelli, Peter O'Toole and others.

5 a.m. Saturday, TCM

Fists of fury

Netflix has done a top-notch job of creating compelling dramas around second-tier Marvel Comics superheroes, so there's every reason to be pumped about "Iron Fist," a new series in which martial arts is front and center. Look for characters from "Daredevil" and "Jessica Jones" to make crossover appearances.

Now streaming on Netflix

Night of the gun

"Keeping Up With the Kardashians" is not usually on my must-see list, but I'm curious about this week's episode, in which Kim Kardashian gives her side of the story on what happened during the Paris robbery in which she was allegedly held up at gunpoint.

8 p.m. Sunday, E!

Neal Justin

FILE ó Robert Osborne at HBO Studios in New York, Oct. 9, 2014. Osborne, a film historian who shared his deep knowledge and abiding love of movies as the marquee host for the Turner Classic Movie channel, died March 6, 2017. He was 84. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)
Osborne (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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