Overdue, but done: The TV WORTH WATCHING Holiday Shopping Guides and TV listings are retired from the site, packed away. No more little Nippers with Santa hats. Nothing left to do but say thanks...So, thanks...to Eric Gould for the special holiday designs -- and for surviving a holiday meal of grisly bear...

2009

Jan

MAXIMIZE YOUR "DAMAGES": INTENSE FX LEGAL DRAMA IS BACK By David Bianculli

Now that we know what tricks FX's "Damages" is capable of pulling -- time shifts, loyalty shifts, stunning plot relevations, character assassinations in both the figurative and literal sense -- is there any way for a second season to live up to the first?...

2009

Jan

FLICK PICKS: JACK LEMMON ON TCM By Diane Werts

Let other people be Movie Stars. Jack Lemmon was America's Everyman. A manic modern husband. A mousy Navy ensign. An eager-beaver young executive used by his wily old boss...

2009

Jan

FLICK PICKS: JEAN HARLOW, NO DUMB BLONDE By Diane Werts

January 6, 2009 10:09 AM She even reads books! That's the punchline of the first of five fun films starring Jean Harlow, Dinner at Eight (Saturday at 8 p.m., Turner Classic Movies). The night's TCM mini-festival spotlights the brassy blonde's sex appeal and comedic spark as well as her dramatic chops (or lack thereof), in early films from 1931-33. Dinner at Eightis a sleek MGM all-star affair, where a 1933 high society dinner party attracts not only Harlow (in a gown so tight, the actress lite

2009

Jan

WEIRD & WILD: SPOCK/KIRK & ELVIS & CES -- OH, MY! By Diane Werts

Let Bianculli cover the network biggies. I prefer sifting through the more obscure sands of cable/satellite to find peculiar jewels among the junk. Like a new Shatner's Raw Nerve where the BIO host pokes away at old Trek second Leonard Nimoy...

2009

Jan

SO WHAT TV IS WORTH WATCHING IN 2009? TRY THESE, FOR STARTERS... By David Bianculli

We're six days into the New Year, and finally have our first quality new show of 2009. Of course, it's only new to ABC, because it used to be on NBC, but "Scrubs" is back tonight with a fresh pair of episodes (9 p.m. ET), and that's excellent news about an excellent sitcom.

2009

Jan

DEEPER INTO THE TV WORTH WATCHING READERS' POLL -- YOUR QUESTIONS, YOUR OTHER FAVORITES By David Bianculli

Some readers, checking out the results of and replies to the TV WORTH WATCHING Readers' Poll, asked some follow-up questions. What other shows placed highly in the poll? What shows drew more or less support than expected. Good questions. Here are the answers...

2009

Jan

TV WORTH WATCHING READERS' POLL: "MAD MEN" BEST SHOW OF 2008 By David Bianculli

The votes are in for the first TV Worth Watching Readers' Poll, and they're very impressive. Good for you guys. AMC's "Mad Men" took top honors by an impressive margin...

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