Ellen Gray's weekend TV picks: 'Welcome to Sweden,' Jay Pharoah, a 'Poldark' finale and more
* JAY PHAROAH: CAN I BE ME? 10 p.m. Saturday, Showtime. The "Saturday Night Live" player, President Obama impressionist and standup comedian (below) unveils his first special.
* JAY PHAROAH: CAN I BE ME? 10 p.m. Saturday, Showtime.
The "Saturday Night Live" player, President Obama impressionist and standup comedian (below) unveils his first special.
* LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX. 8 p.m. Sunday, WHYY12.
A wedding becomes an occasion for revealing a number of secrets in the Season 3 finale. Nicola Walker gives a particularly fine performance as the cold-footed bride, Gillian, but the acting honors, as always, belong to Derek Jacobi.
* MASTERPIECE: POLDARK. 9 p.m. Sunday, WHYY12.
Season 1 ends with Verity (Ruby Bentall) finally choosing love over family pride, and with Ross (Aidan Turner) naturally getting the blame. Still more fun than "True Detective," and better scenery, too.
* ANN RULE MARATHON. 6 a.m. Saturday, Investigation Discovery. The true-crime network honors true-crime author Ann Rule ("The Stranger Beside Me"), who died July 26 (and who started her career at True Detective magazine) with a marathon of programming related to her work, including "And Never Let Her Go," about Delaware's Thomas Capano, killer of Anne Marie Fahey.
Some light bingeing
* WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP. Netflix. Even if you weren't a fan of the 2001 movie, this eight-episode prequel, released in its entirety Friday, has a certain loopy appeal, as its now mostly fortysomething stars - including Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd - return, many of them again playing teens.