[Bianculli here: Finding quality TV shows can be tough enough. Showing your support for them, even when they're on public television, can be even trickier, as contributing critic Tom Brinkmoeller reports today, using two current series to make his point...]

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GUEST BLOG #45: JUST WHEN TOM BRINKMOELLER THOUGHT HE WAS OUT, WE PULLED HIM BACK IN... By Tom Brinkmoeller

[Bianculli here: We here at TV WORTH WATCHING are gearing up for the fall TV season, and wrestling with a site relaunch that may or may not be done in time. Meanwhile, asked to start perusing the new fall fare in advance, one of our contributing critics had an identity-crisis epiphany...]

2009

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GUEST BLOG #42: TOM BRINKMOELLER LAMENTS THE LATER RESUMES OF ALL-STAR TV CASTS By Tom Brinkmoeller

[Bianculli here: The best TV comedy and drama series benefit from synergy, when their casts feature actors who are strong individually and superb collectively. Contributing critic Tom Brinkmoeller wonders why some of those actors never get lightning to strike twice...]

2009

Aug

GUEST BLOG #40: TOM BRINKMOELLER ON "JULIE & JULIA" -- AND THE REAL JULIA CHILD By Tom Brinkmoeller

[Bianculli here: Contributing TV critic Tom Brinkmoeller is a long-time Julia Child fan, so he approached the new Julie & Julia movie with a grain of salt (and pepper). Turns out he enjoyed it a lot -- but savors the real Julia Child, and her TV legacy, even more...]

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