Let somebody else pick the year's Top 10 best shows or worst shows. I'm going with 10 shows that ended in 2010 while deserving to run much longer. These series were so entertaining, so distinctive, so informative or such archetypes that their premature loss diminishes the medium of television itself...

2010

Dec

WEIRD & WILD: HOLY RERUNS, BATMAN! By Diane Werts

"Batman" is back! Adam West and Burt Ward romp once more at 11:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. ET weekdays on The Hub, starting Monday night. Not ideal times, or an ideal format, for that matter, when it comes to Adam West's legendary '60s live-action crimefighting comic lampoon...

2010

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CHRISTMAS TV UPDATE: SAMANTHA AND DARRIN, DR. HOUSE, LARRY DAVID, ET AL By Diane Werts

It's not too late to catch a new Christmas episode of "The Closer," along with vintage holidays from "The Wonder Years," "House," "The Golden Girls," "Bewitched," and even "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Not to mention George C. Scott's "A Christmas Carol." Check TVWW's continuing listings for Christmas TV episodes/specials...

2010

Dec

YULE TUBE: HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE CHRISTMAS ON TELEVISION By Diane Werts

Everybody's got favorite Christmas movies and TV shows they watch year after year. But it's also great finding a new fave you never knew existed. That's why Christmas books are so cool -- and why I wrote one myself, "Christmas on Television." I'd been watching (and recording) holiday episodes for years, for reasons that weren't clear to me until I started thinking on it for the book...

2010

Dec

CHRISTMAS TV UPDATE: DOZENS MORE SHOWS! By Diane Werts

If you've been looking to revisit holiday cheer from "The Wonder Years," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "King of the Hill," "The Hughleys," "Ally McBeal" [photo] or "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," all these shows and more have been added to our ever-expanding Christmas TV listings...

2010

Dec

HAPPY FESTIVUS: 'SEINFELD' DVD DEAL! By Diane Werts

How much "Seinfeld" can you stand? Find out by buying The Complete Series box as Thursday's Amazon spotlight deal of the day. Just in time for Festivus!...

2010

Dec

HOLIDAY LISTINGS UPDATE: PHOTOS TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR FAVES By Diane Werts

Finally, TVWW's Christmas TV listings for episodes/specials and movies are now souped up with photos. That makes it easier to spot upcoming airings of classics like "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's a Wonderful Life," along with newcomers like holiday episodes of "Hawaii Five-0" and "Glee" (yes, it's getting an encore), plus movies...

2010

Dec

CHRISTMAS TV: IT'S A 'WONDERFUL' WEEKEND! By Diane Werts

Big holiday weekend! You like classic Christmas episodes? You get TV Land's "Merrython," plus Spike's stackup of "Married With Children." You like new Christmas episodes?...

2010

Dec

WEIRD & WILD: MEXICAN SANTA AND VIDEO GAMES By Diane Werts

Not everybody's list of film credits includes both the family fun of Santa Claus and the adult exploitation of "Shanty Tramp," plus the unmistakable oeuvre of masked Mexican wrestler/superhero Santo. But one man's does...

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