Ken Burns and his team have made some astoundingly instructive and entertaining nonfiction series for PBS. Their new epic, on the Roosevelts, is their best yet…

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NEXT CBS 'LATE LATE SHOW' HOST MAY BE FAMILIAR - DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING By David Bianculli

CBS announced Monday that beginning in 2015, Craig Ferguson’s replacement as host of The Late Late Show will be James Corden. If that name is familiar here in the States, it’s because of what imported treats you’ve been watching…

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STARZ’S ‘THE CHAIR’ IS A COMPELLING, CREATIVE HOT SEAT By David Bianculli

The first foray by Starz! into unscripted TV is The Chair, a new 10-part series that gives the same script to two different directors to see what they come up with. In the same spirit, I invite other TVWW critics to write their own reviews of The Chair. Meanwhile, here’s mine…

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