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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2008
Oct
6
WEIRD & WILD: CARTMAN VS. CHINA By Diane Werts
 
 
Obviously, Comedy Central's publicists haven't heard Lou Dobbs rant lately. Here's what their press release has to say about the semi-season return of South Park this Wednesday: "Cartman seems to be the only person aware of the gathering threat the Chinese pose to the United States..."
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Sep
30
FLICK PICKS: PAUL NEWMAN TCM MARATHON By Diane Werts
 
 
Turner Classic Movies comes through. TCM just announced a 24-hour Paul Newman marathonfor Sunday, Oct. 12 -- awhile to wait, but then we get 11 straight Newman films, including some not often seen...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Sep
29
RETROVISION: TV LAND, DOWN THE TUBES By Diane Werts
 
 
Sorry, TV Land. It's over between you and me. And that's sad, because I loved you like mad when you launched in 1996, suffused in affection for Our TV Heritage...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Sep
28
FLICK PICKS: PAUL NEWMAN MOVIES By Diane Werts
 
 
Paul Newman may have died Friday, but his performances will live on via TV and DVD for decades to come. The first thing we did upon hearing of his passing was check the movie listings for Newman titles scheduled to air...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Sep
23
FLICK PICKS: GENDER-BENDERS By Diane Werts
 
 
He or she or -- ? Gender-benders fill Tuesday night on Turner Classic Movies with masquerades, impersonations and serious/silly sexual confusion...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Sep
22
EMMYS: EVERYBODY GREAT EVER ON TV By Diane Werts
 
 
In case you missed last night's Emmy Awards -- and really, the final game at Yankee Stadium on ESPN was a much more exciting place to be -- ABC.com has a clip of key acceptance speeches on its Emmys web page...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Sep
17
STAY TUNED: VINTAGE CAMPAIGN ADS By Diane Werts
 
 
When it's just too depressing to watch today's mudslinging campaign commercials -- which is pretty much all the time -- you can turn instead to a priceless collection of previous presidential campaign spots. In other words: You can see how we got to the fine mess we're in today...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Sep
17
SITES TO SEE: NBC PREMIERES ONLINE By Diane Werts
 
 
Why wait to catch those new fall shows on TV? Start early online. NBC is posting its freshman pilots all over the place this season, trying to generate buzz and ratings...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Sep
15
WEIRD & WILD: 'LOST' 2.0 STARTS ON G4 By Diane Werts
 
 
We're about to get lost in Lost. David Bianculli's Monday best bets pick the Sci Fi repeats (also available in HD!), but I'd also like to point you toward the cycle beginning Monday on G4, otherwise a gamer/geek channel...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Sep
10
HOT SPOT: FEWER COMMERCIALS! BRILLIANT! By Diane Werts
 
 
So how fast did Fringe fly by? Know why? Judging by Tuesday night's premiere, it's not the show itself, whether you love it (I'm nuts for twitchy star Anna Torv) or don't (all that pseudo-science can get tiresome)...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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