When I recommended this CNN documentary the other day, I somehow added “raw” to its title – as in The Raw Sound of My Voice. Where that came from, other than my notes, I can’t locate or explain. But I can apologize… and also can highly recommended this same-week repeat, another chance to watch what turns out to be a wonderful artistic portrait of a very special, talented woman. Her story is remarkable, and her tenacity, and belief in her own passions, tru

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THE BEST OF 2019 By David Hinckley

Before we plunge too deeply into 2020, when we can expect the television weeds will continue to grow taller and thicker, it seems fitting to take one quick glance back at the ten best shows from 2019...

2020

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GREAT ANTIQUES ARE LEFT PRISTINE, BUT VETERAN PBS SHOW THAT FINDS THOSE ANTIQUES NEVER STOPS REFINISHING ITSELF By Tom Brinkmoeller

In her 2009 book, Antiques Roadshow Behind the Scenes, the program’s executive producer for the last two decades, Marsha Bemko, describes how the Antiques Roadshow (ARS) entourage rolls into a town...

2020

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ANNE WITH AN E By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Based on the Anne of Green Gables stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery, this strong adaptation premiered on Netflix in 2017, had its second season in 2018, and presents its third and final season today, two years later. That’s three years since it began, three years in the life of the character, and three years in the life of the actress playing her. Amybeth McNulty, playing the plucky, pig-tailed title character, is now 18 years old – so the shelf life of her p

2020

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BLUE VELVET By David Bianculli

David Lynch’s 1986 super-atmospheric movie about hidden dangers lurking in the seemingly calm suburbs crystallized his approach to cinema, bringing a keen attention to visuals and sound to a soap opera plot gone frighteningly twisted. Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern, who later would play pivotal characters in one or both of the Twin Peaks TV series, play innocent young lovers whose romance is interrupted and complicated by a masochistic chanteuse played by Isabella Rossellini. Den

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THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW By David Bianculli

This end-of-year New Year’s Eve special features, among others, talk show super-guest Tom Hanks… along with Matthew Rhys and many others.

2020

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'MESSIAH' EXPLORES WHAT JESUS WOULD FACE IF HE APPEARED IN THE MIDDLE EAST TODAY By David Hinckley

Messiah’s ambitions are as bold as its title. Messiah, a dramatic thriller whose 10-episode first season premiered New Year’s Day on Netflix, envisions a charismatic Jesus-like character appearing in the modern-day Middle East...

2020

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'DEPUTY' IS AS MUCH OF A WESTERN AS YOU'LL SEE TODAY By David Hinckley

A whole generation of baby-boomer American boys grew up watching Western sheriffs, cowboys, and freelancers save the day by the simple one-two trick of shooting straight and always doing what’s right...

2020

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FOX'S 'DEPUTY' LOOKS BULLETPROOF ON A NETWORK THAT'S LATELY ROLLING By Ed Bark

Fox lately has out-gamed its three main broadcast network rivals in ringing out the old and replenishing its prime-time schedule with new audience-grabbers...

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WHAT IS JEOPARDY?: ALEX TREBEK AND AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR QUIZ SHOW By David Bianculli

SPECIAL PREMIERE: Next week, ABC presents a prime-time Jeopardy super-match, pitting the show’s biggest champions against one another. As an appetizer, ABC tonight serves up a salute to Jeopardy! and the show’s long-standing host, Alex Trebek. He deserves all the attention and accolades he’s bound to get here, but I hope this historical nod is vast enough to include mention of original host Art Fleming, who presided when the show launched in 1964 – as

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