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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2018
Feb
28
EXAMINING THE BACKGROUND LEADING TO SEPTEMBER 11TH THROUGH 'THE LOOMING TOWERS' By David Hinckley
 
 
Painful as it may be, it’s valuable in the wake of any tragedy to dissect what happened with the goal of preventing a recurrence...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Feb
27
'UNSOLVED' SEEKS TO UNCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND THE DEATHS OF TUPAC AND BIGGIE By David Hinckley
 
 
Whether you think we ever need to wade back into the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, USA’s new Unsolved will take you there anyway and make you not want to leave...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Feb
26
'MCMAFIA': THEY KEEP PULLING HIM BACK IN By David Hinckley
 
 
The rich scion of a powerful family East of Europe decided some years ago that he preferred to make his own life in the West rather than enter the family dynasty... when the family falls into crisis and summons him, has he any alternative to being reeled back in?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Feb
26
SMITHSONIAN REVIVES THE LOST TAPES OF MALCOLM X By David Hinckley
 
 
It would be fascinating to know what Malcolm X would have thought about his Lost Tapes documentary that premieres Monday at 8 p.m. ET on the Smithsonian channel...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Feb
26
'ACKLEY BRIDGE' IS A HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA THAT OFFERS MORE By David Hinckley
 
 
One of the most fascinating aspects of Ackley Bridge, a British drama about a school that merges previously separated white and Muslim student populations, is that the resulting tension is presented as a fair fight...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Feb
25
'THE WALKING DEAD' RETURNS By David Hinckley
 
 
If you’re among the Walking Dead fans who have been waiting several months to find out whether things are as grim as they looked for Carl, you’re about to get your answer...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Feb
25
A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO PURSUE ON WGN'S 'SHOOT THE MESSENGER' By David Hinckley
 
 
Shoot The Messenger suggests the news is often less fake than the people trying to manipulate or discredit it...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Feb
23
'SEVEN SECONDS' FROM NETFLIX ON HOW LIFE CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT By David Hinckley
 
 
The new Netflix crime anthology Seven Seconds, which becomes available Friday, echoes a number of similar series in recent years and proves there’s always room for another good one...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Feb
22
BILLY GRAHAM NOVEMBER 7, 1918 – FEBRUARY 21, 2018 By David Hinckley
 
 
To all the nice things said about Billy Graham since his death Wednesday morning, we probably should add one more: YouTube star...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Feb
19
'X COMPANY' IS WORLD WAR II FROM THE CANADIAN VIEWPOINT By David Hinckley
 
 
One of the most fascinating subtexts of Ovation’s entertaining World War II resistance drama X Company lies in the fact it’s not seen through American eyes...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
New From TVWW

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver
By Christy Slewinski
 
 
 
 
'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy
By Noel Holston
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self
By Monique Nazareth
 
 
 
 
Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption
By David Hinckley