As I write this, I've just flown to Los Angeles, preparing for a taping of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on CBS and Thursday's book reading and signing at the Skirball Cultural Center. It's been a nonstop nutso week for me -- and I thought, since I doubt a week like this will ever come my way again, to share some of the fun parts...

2009

Nov

MY SMOTHERS BROTHERS BOOK "DROPS" THIS WEEK -- AND SO DO I, INTO A FEW NATIONAL TV AND RADIO SHOWS By David Bianculli

Well, this is the week I've been waiting for -- for some 15 years -- so please forgive a little pride, and self-promotion. But "Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'" hits bookstores Tuesday -- and this week, I show up on a few national shows to promote the book. Here's the breakdown of where and when...

2009

Nov

AVOIDING CROWDS ON BLACK FRIDAY? BURNT SIENNA SATURDAY? CHARTREUSE SUNDAY? SHOP TV WORTH WATCHING INSTEAD! By David Bianculli

On Thanksgiving weekend, if you want to get a jump on holiday shopping, but don't want to deal with the traffic and crowds and lines, TV WORTH WATCHING is happy to provide an easy solution, Several of them, actually...

2009

Nov

LARRY DAVID'S "CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM"/"SEINFELD" COMBO PLATTER: PURE, DELICIOUS BRILLIANCE By David Bianculli

Sunday's season finale of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which served up a savory Seinfeld reunion as well, was everything I hoped it would be, and more. What an episode. What a delight. And, if Larry David chooses to end Curb with this most recent episode, what a sneaky, perfect-pitch series finale...

2009

Nov

EARLY, EASY QUALITY-TV SHOPPING: THE TV WORTH WATCHING HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE RISES AGAIN! By David Bianculli

Give Diane Werts all the credit for this puppy. She's been toiling long and hard, and has compiled a terrific sampler of new holiday TV-on-DVD treats to give as gifts. Wait till you see her lineup - but you don't HAVE to wait. It's ready now, by clicking the banner just above BEST BETS...

2009

Nov

AMC'S "THE PRISONER" REMAKE: NOT WORTH THE WAIT, OR THE TIME By David Bianculli

Despite a fine performance by Ian McKellen as the chief antagonist, AMC's six-hour miniseries remake of 1968's classic "The Prisoner" series is not worth watching. And that's not news I'm pleased to report...

2009

Nov

HOW WILL "CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM" END THIS YEAR? OUR WEBSITE'S DESIGNER HAS A BOLD PREDICTION By David Bianculli

Eric Gould is an architect in Boston, the designer of this TV WORTH WATCHING website, and now is eyeing a new specialty side interest: he wants to be the Nostradamus of TV critics. Specifically, he has a bold -- and, I think, brilliant -- prediction about how this season's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" will end on HBO...

2009

Nov

WHY HAS TV WORTH WATCHING BEEN SLUGGISH OF LATE? GUILTY -- WITH AN EXPLANATION By David Bianculli

Last week, I posted a picture of my basement office, post-book, with a vow to clean it up because my life had gotten too disorganized. Well, I haven't even gotten down the stairs yet. And last weekend, when I was out of town, my laptop decided to break by refusing to have the space bar operate...

2009

Nov

AMC'S "MAD MEN" SERVES UP A STUNNING SURPRISE -- AND A MODERN-DAY TV TRIUMPH By David Bianculli

If you've recorded, but haven't yet seen, last Sunday's episode of AMC's "Mad Men," don't read any more of this column until you've watched the episode. It contains surprises too potent to spoil - but too artistic and well-handled, on the other hand, not to celebrate. So if you HAVE seen it, read on, as I praise Matthew Weiner's series for playing its hand magnificently...

2009

Oct

THE TIME HAS COME: I'M GROUNDING MYSELF UNTIL MY ROOM IS CLEAN By David Bianculli

The Best Bets will continue daily, but I'm taking a few days from writing a blog because I just can't stand it any more. Not the blogging -- the mess. My basement office, and everything in it, desperately needs some attention...

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