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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2017
Sep
30
MADELINE FONTAINE, THE OSCAR-NOMINATED COSTUME DESIGNER FOR 'VERSAILLES,' ON DRESSING PAUPERS AND KINGS By David Hinckley
 
 
Creating costumes for the court of Louis XIV at Versailles turns out to involve a lot more than throwing some fancy fabric on the king, queen and an occasional mistress...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2017
Sep
30
'TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY' FEELS A LOT LONGER By David Hinckley
 
 
Ten Days in the Valley looks like it will also give viewers 10 weeks in a soap opera...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2017
Sep
29
'INHUMANS' IS INADEQUATE By David Hinckley
 
 
If you’re having trouble keeping up with the blizzard of Marvel TV shows, Inhumans is one you could skip...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2017
Sep
28
TIM ROTH STARS IN ‘TIN STAR’ By David Hinckley
 
 
Amazon Prime’s police/crime thriller Tin Star never lets viewers get too comfortable...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2017
Sep
28
'WILL & GRACE' IS BACK, THOUGH YOU'D NEVER KNOW THEY LEFT By David Hinckley
 
 
The way Will & Grace gets back in the game, you’d never know it had been gone. The fondly remembered sitcom hits the ground joking...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2017
Sep
27
‘SEAL TEAM’ IS FAMILIAR TERRITORY By David Hinckley
 
 
If you’re looking for subtlety in your military adventure stories or your prime-time network drama, CBS’s new SEAL Team won’t be your cup of adrenalin...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2017
Sep
27
JON BOKENKAMP ON THE MYSTERIES OF ‘THE BLACKLIST’ By David Hinckley
 
 
Jon Bokenkamp, who created NBC’s The Blacklist, knows where his shadowy tale is going. He’s just unsure about a few details like exactly how and exactly when...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2017
Sep
26
NBC PREMIERES 'LAW & ORDER TRUE CRIME: THE MENENDEZ MURDERS By David Hinckley
 
 
Recounting sensational real-life crimes used to be a regular menu item for budget-conscious cable channels...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2017
Sep
25
'YOUNG SHELDON': STILL SOCIALLY AWKWARD By David Hinckley
 
 
If you ever wondered whether there might have been a time in Sheldon Cooper’s life when his behavior was cute and charming, the answer apparently is no, not really...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2017
Sep
25
COUNTERTERRORISM STARS IN NBC'S 'THE BRAVE' By David Hinckley
 
 
NBC’s new terrorism drama The Brave edges back toward the traditional macho message of “Don’t mess with America, punk"...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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