As a mirror, TV shows us all that is possible within us – the good, the bad, the cruel, the loving, and, perhaps worst, the indifferent. And now, we have plenty of time to reflect on it all...

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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE By David Bianculli

MINISERIES PREMIERE: This eight-part drama, based on the novel by Celeste Ng, stars Reese Witherspoon as Elena, a suburban Ohio housewife who offers her rental property to an African-American artist and single mom named Mia – then hires her as a “house manager.” Mia is played by Kerry Washington, and Little Fires Everywhere quickly becomes a female-dominant drama akin to Witherspoon’s Big Little Lies. Although, for the sake of veracity, I should note t

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MODERN FAMILY By David Bianculli

In this new episode, one of the last for this series (which is about to close Season 11), Claire gets an opportunity to interview for the job of her dreams. But on Modern Family, no dream ever seems to be reached without a bumpy detour. Or, in this case, a faulty step.

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BROCKMIRE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: For Season 4, the final season, of Hank Azaria’s Brockmire, the show is boldly going where few continuing TV series have gone before: Ten years into the future. For these final innings of this wryly dark and funny comedy, Brockmire propels itself into the year 2030, when Brockmire confronts a truly unexpected future, as the man potentially tapped to save the waning fortunes of America’s sport.

2020

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A NEW DRAMA FROM HULU, 'LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE,' PROVIDES A DELIGHTFUL DISTRACTION By David Hinckley

Little Fires Everywhere, a new miniseries premiering Wednesday on Hulu, starts with a big fire. A great huge old mansion in Shaker Heights...

2020

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SINCE YOU'RE PROBABLY SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, LEARN ABOUT IT ON 'NIALL FERGUSON'S NETWORLD' By David Hinckley

You don't need to watch three hours of television to grasp that there are both good and bad things about the Internet and social media...

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THE GROWTH AND IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING ON 'NIALL FERGUSON'S NETWORLD' By Mike Hughes

The World Wide Web began as a sort of democratic ideal. There were no borders, no barriers; it was equal access and equal potential. And, then, well, human nature took over...

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TV WORTH WATCHING: BIANCULLI'S BINGES By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Like you, we here at TVWW are trying to figure out how to negotiate daily life: how to live, what to do and not do, and, if possible, how to keep working and how to help. And while we’re not sure how long we can do this, or whether it even helps, one of our efforts right now is to give people who are largely housebound some ongoing recommendations about what to watch...

2020

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BIANCULLI'S BINGES By David Bianculli

The pandemic has affected all our lives, as we strive to avoid catching and spreading the virus. And as more people stay home to avoid crowds and contact, TV and binge viewing become more prominent options. TV Worth Watching, so far as it can, would like to help…

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BETTER CALL SAUL By David Bianculli

Jimmy and Kim looked to be drifting apart this season, as Jimmy officially adopted the new name, and less legal practices, of Saul Goodman. But Kim has felt so frustrated by what she can and can’t do within the law, and what she’s ordered to do by her powerful but amoral employer, that tonight she turns to Saul – not Jimmy – for help.

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