The Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Sun-Times columnist and co-host of At the Movies leaves a staggering legacy in print, film, television and on the Internet...

2013

Apr

LATE-NIGHT DUET By Bill Brioux

Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno cleverly addressed the recent rumors that the Late Night host would soon be replacing the Tonight Show host with a Broadway-style duet...

2013

Feb

SETH MACFARLANE: I WANT MY FOUR HOURS BACK By Bill Brioux

Seth MacFarlane had his moments, and seemed to get better the deeper things went into the night, but he wasn't the right guy for this gig...

2012

Oct

IN PRAISE OF TCM'S RECENT ANIMATION SHOWCASE By Bill Brioux

Kudos, TCM, for showcasing classic animation. Can we please have more?

2012

Aug

REMEMBERING NEIL ARMSTRONG, THE BIGGEST TV STAR OF 1969 By Bill Brioux

I saw Armstrong take his odd little hop/leap off the last step of the lunar module ladder…the image on the 19-inch screen was black and white and fuzzy and still we all thought it was a miracle...

2012

Aug

REMEMBERING WILLIAM WINDOM By Bill Brioux

TVWW's Bill Brioux recalls a memorable encounter with My World and Welcome to It star William Windom...

2012

Aug

FANS SCORE STARS' SIGS AT THE HOLLYWOOD SHOW By Bill Brioux

I've been checking out The Hollywood Show for many years, and it is interesting to see how things shift. Used to be stars from the '50s and '60s were the main attraction. Now it is '70s and '80s...

2012

Aug

PALEY CENTER INVITES FANS TO SEE 'TELEVISION OUT OF THE BOX' By Bill Brioux

Ever want to sit in the Seinfeld Monk's Diner booth or check out Friends' Central Perk? Size up the wardrobes of Warner Bros. stars? Well, now you can...

2012

Aug

RUSSELL BRAND AND CHARLIE SHEEN DISCUSS THEIR FX SHOWS AT TCA By Bill Brioux

Russell Brand and Charlie Sheen met critics at Thursday's Television Critics Association press events. Brand was Brand, and surprisingly, Sheen wasn't Sheen...

2012

Aug

AARON SORKIN STARES DOWN CRITICS OF HBO'S 'NEWSROOM' By Bill Brioux

The Emmy- and Oscar-winning screenwriter closed HBO's sessions at the TCA press tour Wednesday by defending his new drama The Newsroom...

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Bill Brioux is the David Bianculli of Canada, except he keeps his white beard to himself. He currently contributes to the Toronto Star, The Canadian Press and blogs at brioux.tv, TV Feeds My Family.

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