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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive

2020

Dec

A TOP 10 OF 2020 By David Hinckley

Perhaps even more than usual, television was comfort food in 2020...

2020

Dec

A COMEDIC GOODBYE TO 2020: 'YEARLY DEPARTED' ON AMAZON PRIME By David Hinckley

Of all the entities that enjoyed the year 2020, a modest list, none stands above Amazon, our national retailing Godzilla...

2020

Dec

'AMERICAN MASTERS' DEEPENS THE STORY OF LAURA INGALLS WILDER By David Hinckley

If you measure the great American writers to some degree by the durability of their work, you can't leave out Laura Ingalls Wilder...

2020

Dec

WITH 'BRIDGERTON,' NETFLIX OFFERS UP A BRITISH PERIOD DRAMA THAT TAKES SOME UNUSUAL TURNS BUT ENDS UP IN FAMILIAR TERRITORY By David Hinckley

Frankly, many fans of British period romance have been a little concerned over the fact that Bridgerton, is being produced by Shonda Rhimes. That's not criticism of Rhimes so much as concern that this might not be a match...

2020

Dec

SAVING HIMSELF – 'UNDER THE GRAPEFRUIT TREE: THE CC SABITHIA STORY' By David Hinckley

A new documentary on long-time Major League Baseball pitcher CC Sabathia is so low-key and matter-of-fact that you can almost miss the strength of the story...

2020

Dec

THE OUTSTANDING 'MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM' REMINDS US HOW LITTLE SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED By David Hinckley

Netflix has come down our cyber-chimney with an early holiday present this year: the revival of the August Wilson play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom...

2020

Dec

'TOTAL CONTROL' IS AN AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL DRAMA WITH A GLOBAL FEEL By David Hinckley

You'd think the last four years would have inspired some top-line political dramas for television. For the most part, they didn't. But here's a political thriller import that's pretty engaging...

2020

Dec

EXPLORING THE LIFE OF OLYMPIAN TOMMIE SMITH AND HIS HISTORIC PROTEST: 'WITH DRAWN ARMS' By David Hinckley

A good documentary can be both troubling and hopeful, and that describes With Drawn Arms, a film about the life of Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith...

2020

Dec

'THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART' IS THE DEEP DIVE INTO THEIR CAREER THEY'VE LONG DESERVED By David Hinckley

It's not clear why a new documentary on the Bee Gees is titled How Can You Mend a Broken Heart since it's generally a pretty positive retrospective on one of the most enduring careers in modern popular music...

2020

Dec

'THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT' IS TVWW? YES. IT'S 2020 AND WE NEED FUN By David Hinckley

When the boss, David Bianculli, launched a website called TV Worth Watching, he did not think it would feature programs like The Great Christmas Light Fight...

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