David Geffen talks about the upcoming American Masters documentary, Inventing David Geffen; Diane Lane, Meg Ryan and America Ferrera join journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn to promote Independent Lens' Half the Sky...

2012

Jul

SHIRLEY MACLAINE ADDS SPIRIT TO PBS'S 'DOWNTON ABBEY' By Bill Brioux

Oscar-winning actriess Shirley MacLaine guest-stars on Season 3 of PBS's popular Downton Abbey, with an appearance that includes a memorable confrontation with Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess Violet Crawley...

2012

Jul

MISTER ROGERS' DANIEL TIGER GETS NEW LIFE ON PBS By Bill Brioux

Fred Rogers used to people his long-running series with puppets, the first of which was little Daniel Striped Tiger. Daniel Junior is now a TV character aimed at today's toddlers in Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood...

2012

Jun

ON THE SET OF 'SUITS' By Bill Brioux

TVWW correspondent Bill Brioux visited the set of USA Network's Suits last week, and spoke with stars Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams...

2012

Jun

REMEMBERING RICHARD DAWSON By Bill Brioux

Richard Dawson's "survey says" became an instant catch phrase, and his habit of kissing every single female player on the show was part of Family Feud's corny charm...

2012

May

BILL BRIOUX: DEVELOPING A COMPLEX ABOUT TV GUEST SPOTS By Bill Brioux

Meet Our TV Critic Worth Watching, Bill Brioux, who guests on this week's The L.A. Complex, and takes credit for jinxing it and other shows, including Puppets Who Kill...

2012

May

ENCOUNTERS WITH 'HOUSE' STAR HUGH LAURIE By Bill Brioux

TVWW Contributor Bill Brioux reminisces about his various encounters with House star Hugh Laurie.

2012

Apr

DICK CLARK: HE NEVER WORE OUT HIS WELCOME By Bill Brioux

I met Dick Clark -- who died today (Wednesday) at 82 of a heart attack -- on the set of a show he was producing, American Dreams. This was in 2004, before his stroke...

2012

Mar

MONKEE BUSINESS By Bill Brioux

The late, great Hollywood photographer Gene Trindl shot a lot of TV Guide covers -- over 200 in total. The shoot that kept on giving, he once told me, was the day he spent with The Monkees...

2012

Jan

HOFFMAN AND NOLTE SHARE THEIR 'LUCK' By Bill Brioux

HBO really turned on the star power Friday at press tour...The biggest draw was the dynamic duo of Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte. The two headline Luck, a nine-episode drama about gambling and horse racing, set at a racetrack and debuting on HBO Jan. 29...

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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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