November 5 marked the first anniversary of this TV WORTH WATCHING website. I would have mentioned it then, but there was this pesky presidential election thing to write about instead...

2008

Nov

OBAMA WINS -- ELECTION TV COVERAGE DOES, TOO By David Bianculli

Today on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Joe Scarborough likened last night's Barack Obama victory to another internationally televised event that took place in his lifetime: the moon landing in 1969. That's quite a comparison -- but there's no denying that, last night, the whole world was watching...

2008

Nov

TODAY'S ELECTION DAY ADVICE IS SHORT AND SIMPLE... By David Bianculli

...And if you want to share your voting experience -- not for whom you voted, necessarily, but the locatlon and conditions of your polling place, unless you voted early -- feel free to fire off a sentence or two. We might be able to compile an early snapshot of what's happening nationwide, even if from a very small and skewed sample...

2008

Nov

"SNL" FIRES ONE FINAL ELECTION-YEAR BULLSEYE By David Bianculli

Tomorrow, the election. Tonight, one last chance to revel in the inspired political parodies from NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Don't miss it, because it's not only TV reacting instantly to history -- it's TV history, as well...

2008

Oct

TV WORTH WATCHING IS VOTING EARLY: BEST TV SERIES OF 2008 IS "THE DAILY SHOW" By David Bianculli

"Five more days," Jon Stewart said Thursday on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart. holding up his outstretched fingers. He was counting down to Election Day -- but it's also a countdown to the end of Stewart's astoundingly funny, incisive, important coverage of this marathon political campaign...

2008

Oct

WILL "30 ROCK" RIDE TINA FEY FEVER TO BECOME MUST-SEE TV? By David Bianculli

Is NBC's "30 Rock" the "Cheers" of the 21st century -- or "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd?" We'll find out tonight...

2008

Oct

TV HARDBALL DOUBLEHEADER: OBAMA, BASEBALL THROW THEIR BEST PITCHES By David Bianculli

After a full season of major league baseball, and more than a year of presidential campaigning, the end is in sight for all the players -- and even at this late date, the outcome is in doubt and each move is critical...

2008

Oct

WORLD SERIES GAME 5, PT. 2: A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL, AND OBAMA'S ON THE HORIZON By David Bianculli

Suspending Game 5 of the World Series last night may have been a logistical nightmare -- but resuming it is likely to be even trickier...

2008

Oct

TWO TV ACTING TRIUMPHS IN TWO DAYS: WHAT A HAMM! By David Bianculli

Sunday night, actor Jon Hamm delivered another expected performance of excellence in the second-season finale of AMC's "Mad Men." But the night before, as guest host of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," his excellence as a comic actor was much more of a surprise. And a delightful one...

2008

Oct

THIS WEEKEND, IT'S A MAD MAD "MAD MEN" WORLD By David Bianculli

It's a great weekend for "Mad Men" fans. First, Jon Hamm, the talented star of that show, is the guest host of this week's new edition of NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Then, on Sunday, AMC presents the second-season "Mad Men" finale...

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David Bianculli

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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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