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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2013
Jan
14
US, ROBOTS By Eric Gould
 
 
Here's Sunday night's segment from 60 Minutes on the emerging robot economy. Whether you realize it or not, robots are increasing productivity and efficiency everywhere, from warehouse storing and shipping to the hospital operating room. Trouble is, the new automated economy might not be creating as many new jobs for humans...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
13
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS VS. ATLANTA FALCONS By David Bianculli
 
 
The Seattle Seahawks beat the Washington Redskins last week, and now are 12-5. But now they travel to Atlanta, and face the 13-3 Falcons, who had last week off.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
13
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS: HOUSTON TEXANS VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS By David Bianculli
 
 
The Houston Texans beat the Cincinnati Bengals last week, and travel to New England with a 13-4 record. That’s better than the Patriots, who have a 12-4 record, but Patriots QB Tom Brady has been here before. Plenty of times.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
13
THE 70TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS By David Bianculli
 
 
The awards here are next to meaningless, but the entertainment value is high: This is the one awards show with an open bar, and with nominees grouped in tables of warring cliques, like a black-tie high school cafeteria. And taking over the hosting chores this year: former Saturday Night Live cohorts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
13
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: "DOWNTON ABBEY" By David Bianculli
 
 
If you missed last week’s Season 3 premiere, it’s repeated tonight at 7 p.m. ET. Either way, the second episode of the year is televised at 9 p.m. ET, and it’s another well-written, captivating installment – even without new cast member Shirley MacLaine, whose character came and went in the season opener. But so long as we have Maggie Smith around, there’s plenty of entertainment for everyone. Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
13
GIRLS By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: Lena Dunham’s comedy series begins Season 2 with a few changes, and even more to come, in a second season that starts out even more confidently and impressively than the first. For my full review, of this and other returning Sunday night series, see Bianculli’s Blog. And for another review of Girls, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
13
TLC HOPES TO CHARLIE HUSTLE VIEWERS WITH 'PETE ROSE: HITS & MRS.' By Ed Bark
 
 
Pete Rose was predominantly a single hitter, so maybe it's fitting that his new TLC "reality" series falls far short of being a home run...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
12
1966: HOLY OLEO!: 'BATMAN' DEBUTS ON ABC By David Bianculli
 
 
Batman premiered on this day in 1966, and ended the season a few months later with both the Wednesday and Thursday installments in the overall Top 10...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
12
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS: BALTIMORE RAVENS VS. DENVER BRONCOS By David Bianculli
 
 
The Baltimore Ravens beat the Indianapolis Colts last week to improve their record to 11-6, but that still pales compared to the 13-3 Denver Broncos, who are coming to today’s playoff game with home-field advantage, a week off, and Peyton Manning as QB.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
12
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS: GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS By David Bianculli
 
 
The Green Bay Packers faced the San Francisco 49ers in the opening week of the season – and lost, even with home-field advantage. This time the Packers are the visiting team, but they’re coming off last week’s victory against the Minnesota Vikings. The Packers are now 12-5, the 49ers 11-4-1, but each time has a hot QB to watch. The 49ers have off-the-bench hot hand Colin Kaepernick, and the Packers, of course, have the super-impressive Aaron Rodgers, who has averaged a passer r
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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