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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
 
 
 
2015
Jul
10
THE SPOILS BEFORE DYING By David Bianculli
 
 
Parts 5 and 6. This spoof miniseries concludes tonight, with one more last wrap-up soliloquy by bloated author and filmmaker Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell), and with the end of the story of  Fifties jazz musician turned amateur detective Rock Banyon (Michael K. Williams).
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jun
30
OBAMA'S LATEST CAREER TRIUMPH: TV-CRITIC-IN-CHIEF By David Bianculli
 
 

President Barack Obama, politically speaking, is coming off a great week – but he also triumphed in an unexpected arena, as a very impassioned TV-Critic-In-Chief…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jun
29
TVWW WANTS YOU! -- TO WELCOME OUR NEW WRITERS, AND MAYBE WRITE A LITTLE YOURSELF By David Bianculli
 
 

[NOTE: Just posted a new round of replies to your latest wave of responses. Thanks! And keep them coming! -- David] -- Here at TVWW, it’s time to share some news, officially introduce some new contributors, and ask for a bit of help – from you, if you’re so inclined. But it's not financial...

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jun
17
HBO'S NEW SUNDAY LINEUP IS THREE FOR THREE By David Bianculli
 
 

HBO rolls out its three new summer Sunday series this weekend, including Season 2 of the anthology series True Detective. I’ve seen them all – and, surprisingly, I really liked them all…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
21
LETTERMAN'S LAST 'LATE SHOW' A PERFECT SENDOFF By David Bianculli
 
 

After a third of a century in late-night TV, David Letterman presented his last show last night (Wednesday, May 20), on the final day of the May ratings sweeps. And he went out with a great one…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
18
AMC'S 'MAD MEN' ENDS BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE IMAGINED By David Bianculli
 
 

Was Sunday’s finale of AMC’s Mad Men a fitting end to a fabulous TV series? Absolutely. And not only was it satisfying, it was wickedly clever, and even a little twisted. I loved it…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
14
CW'S NEW FALL 2015 SHOWS: FIRST IMPRESSIONS By David Bianculli
 
 

The CW, so pleased with last year’s development season, is introducing only one new series for fall. It’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and originally was developed for Showtime…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
13
CBS'S NEW FALL 2015 SHOWS: FIRST IMPRESSIONS By David Bianculli
 
 

CBS is unveiling only five new shows for fall, and saving two of those for November. One of them is the latest comic-book superhero spinoff. Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane! It’s… Supergirl…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
12
ABC'S NEW FALL 2015 SHOWS: FIRST IMPRESSIONS By David Bianculli
 
 

The Muppets are coming! The Muppets are coming! ABC made other announcements about its new fall schedule – but nothing else got me psyched like the return of Kermit and company…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
12
FOX'S NEW FALL 2015 SHOWS: FIRST IMPRESSIONS By David Bianculli
 
 

Last fall, Fox’s only successful new series was Gotham, which explains why the network is aggressively targeting young demos and genre fans next season. But for fall, the shows look quite promising…

 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

David Bianculli

Founder / Editor

David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.
 
 
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How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
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By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
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