The Graham Norton Show has been a longtime TVWW fave, seemingly having cracked the formula for what makes a great 21st century talk show. The show has wrapped for the season, but here's a "Best of 2014" series of clips...

2014

Jun

YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTIONARY? ‘POV’ TELLS THE STORY OF GRACE LEE BOGGS By Eric Gould

As the Fourth of July approaches, a new documentary looks at the activism – then and now – of 99 year-old Grace Lee Boggs – writer, philosopher and voice for change...

2014

Jun

MAKING POP OUT OF OP-ART By Eric Gould

The band OK Go has a reputation for creating amazing single-take productions for their music videos. Now, they've outdone themselves with this stunning one-shot choreographed adventure for their new video...

2014

Jun

ROCKING THE HERD By Eric Gould

Now, space travel is so routine it’s a challenge to name the latest launch or even one current astronaut. With space technology now going private, here’s one video example from the rocket company SpaceX, which shows a test flight of the Falcon 9 Reusable which can blast off and, hey lookit that, return to the launch pad...

2014

Jun

FX’S ‘TYRANT’ HAS 'GODFATHER' GOING MIDDLE EAST By Eric Gould

The ratings success of last year’s CBS supernatural thriller series Under the Dome proved that airing in summer is no longer a TV demotion, and FX's new Tyrant might turn out to be a worthy summer potboiler...

2014

Jun

STILL UNFORGIVEN: ‘RECTIFY’'S FREED FELON RETURNS FOR SEASON TWO By Eric Gould

When the terms “literary” or “novel-like” are used for a television series, that usually means it’s a drama where nothing explodes and no one is shot.. Sundance Channel's Rectify returns for a second season of Southern small-town drama...

2014

Jun

‘FARGO’ FINALE: NO COUNTRY FOR INNOCENCE By Eric Gould

If you liked the hubris and violence in Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1996 film Fargo, and their chilling tale of nihilism in 2007’s No Country for Old Men, then you must be loving the mash up of both in FX’s Fargo series, which is wrapping up Tuesday night...

2014

May

THE ROASTER AND THE ROASTED By Eric Gould

Don Rickles is getting his own grilling in a special tribute on Spike TV’s One Night Only on May 28. Here, in a 1968 Kraft Music Hall Friars Club broadcast, "The Merchant of Venom" is roasting Johnny Carson...

2014

May

LOUIE MINUS "LOUIE" By Eric Gould

Fans of FX’s Louie might have noticed that creator Louis C.K. has dropped the show's theme "Brother Louie," done by the band Stories in 1973...

2014

May

‘MARON’: LEFT COAST LOUIE RETURNS By Eric Gould

It’s spring, and along with the flowers, a couple of weeds in the form of comedy pariahs have returned. On Monday night, Louie bloomed after a year-long hiatus. On Thursday, it’s Maron’s turn...

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