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  2. Critic’s Notebook

    PhotoIn “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Carl Reiner (right, with Mary Tyler Moore) starred as the overbearing, frequently toupéed TV host Alan Brady. But Reiner actually had more in common with Van Dyke’s character, Rob Petrie.
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    Carl Reiner Knew TV Like the Back of His Head

    With his creation “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” the comedy legend created a self-referential masterpiece and wrote himself a memorable supporting role.

    By James Poniewozik

  3. Photo“The Jerk” was the first of four comedies Carl Reiner made with Steve Martin, above.
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    Carl Reiner: Where to Stream His Best Work

    Reiner, the creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and director of acclaimed comedies with Steve Martin and others, excelled at spotlighting the unique comic gifts of his collaborators.

  1. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Ganja & Hess’ and ‘Outcry’

    Revisit Bill Gunn’s low-budget vampire horror film, and catch Showtime’s new investigative mini-series.

    By Lauren Messman

  2. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Family Romance, LLC’ and Fireworks

    Werner Herzog’s documentary explores Japan’s rent-a-family industry. And fireworks displays will be broadcast from New York and Washington.

    By Lauren Messman

  3. 11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

    The tragic history of “I can’t breathe.” Why you can have a kid or a job right now, not both. How Brooklyn Drill went global. Farewell, Carl Reiner. And more.

    By Kaly Soto

  4. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Disney: Timeline of a Collaboration

    Disney+ is streaming a live-capture film of “Hamilton.” It’s just the latest chapter in a deepening relationship between the company and the musical’s creator.

    By Michael Paulson

  5. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Young Ahmed’ and ‘Hamilton’

    The latest movie from Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne is on Criterion Channel. And a film of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” debuts on Disney+.

    By Gabe Cohn

  6. Watching

    How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

    Check out a trippy, philosophical new cartoon, or take a fresh look at an old classic.

    By Margaret Lyons

  7. Hugh Downs, Perennial Small-Screen Fixture, Is Dead at 99

    A longtime host of both “Today” and “20/20,” for many years he held the Guinness-certified record for most total hours on commercial network television.

    By Richard Severo

  8. Weekend Arts Roundup

    8 Things to Do This Fourth of July Weekend

    Our culture writers offer suggestions for celebrating Independence Day, and what to watch or listen to without leaving your home.

  9. The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in July

    Our picks for July, including ‘Unsolved Mysteries,’ ‘The Old Guard’ and ‘Vivarium’

    By Noel Murray

  10. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ and ‘The Whistlers’

    A reboot of the docu-series “Unsolved Mysteries” is on Netflix. And the latest movie from the Romanian filmmaker Corneliu Porumboiu hits Hulu.

    By Gabe Cohn