My Favorite Martian. Mork & Mindy. ALF. 3rd Rock From the Sun. And Saturday Night Live’s “The Coneheads.” Aliens from above have a long history of being played for laughs. TBS’ People of Earth takes this baton and wryly trots with it...

2016

Oct

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE BIZARRE KIND ON 'PEOPLE OF EARTH' By David Hinckley

When Kevin Reilly was hired to run the Turner entertainment networks, he said he wanted something different. The new sitcom People of Earth, which debuts on TBS Monday at 9 p.m. ET, suggests his troops have gotten the message...

2016

Oct

SINCE YOU’RE STILL WATCHING By Eric Gould

If you’re still glued to this Walking Dead-style election plastered across all network and cable news channels, our sympathy. Our concern. In the interest of distraction, courtesy of Huffpost Hill, TVWW presents this raccoon eating grapes...

2016

Oct

IN 'BRIEF ENCOUNTERS,' WOMEN FIND A WAY TO MAKE MONEY THAT COULD BE UNMENTIONABLE By David Hinckley

The import series Brief Encounters proves again that while British actresses often seem as prim as their country’s reputation, they also love a chance to get naughty every so often...

2016

Oct

‘GOOD GIRLS REVOLT’ REVEALS THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS FIGHT OF THE SIXTIES By David Hinckley

In contrast to Vietnam War or Civil Rights protestors, the 1960s fighters in the women’s movement first had to convince some people there even was a problem...

2016

Oct

BEST BETS UPDATE 10/22/16 By David Bianculli

TVWW Update — Hey, there, faithful readers! David Bianculli here, and after months in the hospital and recuperating, I'm back -- doing Bianculli's Best Bets, at least, on a weekly basis until I get fully up to speed. (Thanks, Eric, for filling the void, and so entertainingly, in my absence.) And what a week for a comeback, starting with postseason baseball on Fox Sports 1, and more faux presidential debate buffoonery on NBC's Saturday Night Live...

2016

Oct

DOCS IN SMOCKS FIGHT THESE BATTLES IN CBS' BUNKER HILL-SET ‘PURE GENIUS’ By Ed Bark

The prognosis for a solid, quality drama series is at least cautiously optimistic when Jason Katims is at the controls...

2016

Oct

WILL ‘THE GREAT INDOORS’ GO THE WAY OF TOO MANY MAGAZINES? By David Hinckley

Many viewers will see the new CBS show The Great Indoors as a comedy. Some of us, however, will recognize that it’s really a tragedy...

2016

Oct

LET’S HOPE ‘PURE GENIUS’ TECHNOLOGY BECOMES A REALITY By David Hinckley

CBS’s Pure Genius is a medium-energy medical drama with a novel twist. It also has a more subtle level that’s potentially a little disturbing...

2016

Oct

MCHALE'S NADIR -- AS THE STAR OF CBS' NEW ‘THE GREAT INDOORS’ By Ed Bark

Ageism isn’t only aimed at today’s elders. In the sad case of CBS’ The Great Indoors (Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET), it can also be applied to millennials...

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