[Editor's note: On occasion, when I stumble across an atypically smart and creative student in one of my Rowan University media courses, I invite him or her to submit a guest blog on a TV subject of their choosing. Shannon Farrell chose a tricky and unusual topic, and wrote a lengthy but well-crafted treatise. So here it is. -DB]

2017

Jul

A REUNION OF FRIENDS, FOR MY SON By TVWW Guest Contributor

What if they threw a fundraiser and everybody came? “Take Off, Eh,” held on July 18 at Second City Toronto, featured the reunion of Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis as SCTV’s Bob & Doug McKenzie, to raise money for Jake Thomas, Dave’s nephew...

2017

Jun

FROM 'HANNIBAL' TO 'LEFTOVERS' - TRUSTING TV, AND ITS STORYTELLING By TVWW Guest Contributor

[Editor's note: On occasion, we invite a former college student to write a guest column about a TV show, new or old, that resonates with him or her, and provides us insight from their younger perspective. Here's the latest occasion, from one of my best recent students, Ray Saker. - DB]

2017

Jun

‘HOUSE OF CARDS’ SEASON 5: THE END MIGHT JUST BE BEGINNING By TVWW Guest Contributor

Guest Contributor Nic Dobija-Nootens finds Season 5 of House of Cards an oddly welcome alternative to the dizzying and seemingly unstoppable stream of news coming from the White House...

2017

Apr

NETFILX SPECIALS HAVE CHAPPELLE PULLED BETWEEN COMEDY AND COMMENTARY By TVWW Guest Contributor

Recently, Netflix signed a $60 million deal with Dave Chappelle. The deal should have been the biggest comedy comeback of the century. Read why Guest Contributor Nic Dobija-Nootens thinks Chappelle isn’t the same comedian he was at his height of popularly with his old sketch comedy show...

2017

Feb

'RIVERDALE' IS SO CW, IT'S NOT BETTY V. VERONICA: IT'S BETTY + VERONICA By TVWW Guest Contributor

[Editor's note: In our Student Blogs and elsewhere, we occasionally seek out the opinions of young writers and viewers, to get their perspectives on TV shows old and new. In this instance, we asked young entertainment blogger Chelsea Duff to give us her take on the CW's youth-targeted Riverdale to date -- including this week's impending episode. - David Bianculli]

2017

Jan

STUDENT BLOG #10: "COLUMBO: THE NEXT GENERATION" By TVWW Guest Contributor

[Editor's note: On rare occasions, I present guest blogs assigned to former students from Rowan University -- ones whose writing and perspective display exceptional potential. This latest entry comes from Valerie Balock, and is about her recent, enthusiastic discovery and embrace of Columbo, that classic 1970s TV series.... - DB]

2016

Mar

COLOR ME A NEW DOCTOR WHO FAN By TVWW Guest Contributor

[Editor's note: About once a year, I invite a Rowan University student whose class assignments I find exceptionally well written to contribute a blog post to TVWW, giving us a young adult's perspective on TV. This year's deserving guest columnist is Shannon Farrell -- and her subject is a 53-year-old TV series she calls "a modern Star Trek"... -- David Bianculli]

2015

Feb

DOES 'BOSCH' OFFER ANYTHING NEW FOR THE OLD COP SHOW? By TVWW Guest Contributor

Read why TVWW Guest Contributor, Kevin Canfield, says Amazon's Bosch is captivating, full of wonderful characters, and worth investigating...

2014

Apr

VERONICA MARS By TVWW Guest Contributor

[Ed. note: TVWW Guest contributor Marley Ghizzone, a diehard fan of the original UPN/CW Veronica Mars series, was excited by the chance to see her beloved characters revived on the big screen. Excited, but also a little apprehensive... - DB]

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The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation

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How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James

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In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self

Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption

1957: Julie Andrews Stars in 'Cinderella'