Join the club
Optimism is alive and well in the final six episodes of "Red Oaks," the late-'80s comedy set at a New Jersey country club. In this third season, David (Craig Roberts) seems no closer to his dream of being a director; Getty (Paul Reiser) is stuck in jail, and Japanese businessmen are looking to buy the club. No worries; this is Red Oaks, where everything comes out OK in the wash — a rare example of sunshine in the increasingly cynical world of laughs.
Now streaming on Amazon Prime
The conductor
David Suchet doesn't get the chance to reprise his role as Hercule Poirot in the latest big-screen adaptation of "Murder on the Orient Express," but he still knows a few things about the story's creator. "The Mystery of Agatha Christie With David Suchet," which originally aired in 2013, is the perfect primer for Kenneth Branagh's all-star flick, which hits theaters Nov. 10.
8 p.m., TPT Life
Minty fresh
Twin Cities singer Stokley Williams, best known as a member of Mint Condition, sits in with the Roots on "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon." Williams, who just released a single, "Organic," will perform Dec. 10 at St. Paul's Ordway Center.
10:35 p.m., KARE, Ch. 11
Neal Justin
Rarely seen Rod Serling story, "First Squad, First Platoon," draws upon his World War II service
Steve Albini, influential producer of '90s rock and beyond, dies at 61
Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana, the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61
