Nalani & Sarina are twin sisters who perform with both a full band and as a duo, and who get and sound even better every time they put out a new album or video...

2018

Nov

THE LAST WORD ON TV FINALES By David Bianculli

Yes, I’ve just co-edited (with Doug Howard) a book on TV finales, which is called, fittingly enough, TV Finales: From Howdy Doody to Girls...

2018

Nov

THE END IS NEAR! ROWAN UNIVERSITY'S TV FINALE FEST IS THIS FRIDAY By David Bianculli

The end is near! Well, actually, the ends are near – because this Friday, Nov. 16, as a tie-in with the publication of a new book I’ve co-edited, New Jersey’s Rowan University presents an all-day, absolutely free Finale Fest…

2018

Oct

TELL ME A STORY By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Developed by Kevin Williamson of Dawson’s Creek and Scream fame, this new CBS All Access series transplants and freely adapts familiar fairy tales into modern-day New York. This first season, unfurled weekly, the inspirations are Little Red Riding Hood (take that, The Deuce!), The Three Little Pigs and Hansel and Gretel. Stars include Billy Magnussen, James Wolk, Spencer Grammer (in left at picture) and Kim Cattrall. The opening episode is moody but vague – the openi

2018

Aug

JAMES CORDEN AND PAUL MCCARTNEY: YESTERDAY AND TODAY By David Bianculli

When James Corden premiered his “Carpool Karaoke” segment featuring Paul McCartney on his CBS Late Late Show in June, it was much longer than usual – and much more emotional. Tonight at 8 ET, in a prime-time special, it’s even longer…

2018

Jun

HARLAN ELLISON, 1934-2018 By David Bianculli

Harlan Ellison, the passionate and influential writer whose works encompassed fantasy novels, collections of TV and film criticism, groundbreaking literary anthologies and memorable TV episodes from Star Trek and The Outer Limits, died in his sleep today, June 28, at age 84. Many people may not associate him immediately with television, but I do…

2018

May

ROYAL WEDDING: CHARLES AND DIANA By David Bianculli

In the second half of its royal wedding retrospective doubleheader, BBC America presents, at 4 p.m. ET and again at 8:30 p.m. ET, TV coverage of the 1981 royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.

2018

Apr

2018 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES SCORSESE, BROOKS By David Bianculli

Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Mel Brooks all were on hand Thursday night to kick off the ninth annual TCM Classic Film Festival. DiCaprio presented TCM’s inaugural Robert Osborne Award to Scorsese – and Scorsese delivered an impromptu Mega-Endorsement…

2018

Apr

FX'S 'LEGION' RETURNS: BETTER, BOLDER AND STRANGER THAN EVER By David Bianculli

In my entire career as a TV critic, I’ve been stunned by a drama series’ outrageous originality on only three occasions. First was Dennis Potter’s The Singing Detective. Next was David Lynch’s original – very original – Twin Peaks. And now, as it launches Season 2, comes Noah Hawley’s Legion on FX…

2018

Apr

STEVEN BOCHCO, 1943-2018 By David Bianculli

Steven Bochco, the pioneering TV writer-producer who changed the content and direction of television with such landmark shows as NBC’s Hill Street Blues and ABC’s NYPD Blue, has died at age 74. He had as great an impact on TV as almost anyone in the history of the medium…

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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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