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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2013
Apr
15
FEMALE POWER THAT TOOK FLIGHT WITH WONDER WOMAN By Eric Gould
 
 
Wonder Women! is a study of the evolution of fictional female heroines as powerful archetypes, and how these characters mirrored the changes real women demanded...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
14
ANNETTE FUNICELLO TRIBUTE By David Bianculli
 
 
Me-TV is saluting the recently departed Annette Funicello by presenting four out of five episodes of her guest stint on Danny Thomas’ Make Room for Daddy sitcom in 1959. She played foreign exchange student Gina Minelli, a role that predated her first Beach Party movie by four years. (That’s her, flanked by Make Room for Daddy kid actors Rusty Hamer and young Angela Cartwright. For TVWW tributes to the former Mouseketeer, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes and Bill Brioux&r
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
14
2013 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT By David Bianculli
 
 
After three days of play, Angel Cabrera (pictured) and Brandt Snedeker lead the pack at seven under par. Right behind them are three Australians, which is significant because no Aussie golfer has ever won the Masters. (Oy! Oy! Oy!) But Adam Scott (at six under par), Marc Leishman and Jason Day (at five under par) are right in the thick of it. Completing the first page of the leader board are two U.S. players, Matt Kuchar (four under par) and Tiger Woods (three under par). Tomorrow could be quite
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
14
THE GOOD WIFE By David Bianculli
 
 
It’s getting down to the election, and that’s not the only battle line being drawn in this episode. There’s one confrontation, for example, between Peter and Will – and they’re not talking politics. They’re talking Alicia.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
14
NURSE JACKIE By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: When this series began, Edie Falco’s character was defined by her addictions. Now, at the start of this season, she’s being redefined by the lack of them. Can Jackie play it straight? Perhaps, and perhaps not. But Edie Falco, by now, has proven she can play just about anything.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
14
MAD MEN By David Bianculli
 
 
Last week’s season premiere ended with a surprise very similar to the twist that ended this series’ very first episode: Jon Hamm’s Don Draper going to bed with a woman we didn’t suspect. This time it was the doctor’s wife, played by surprise guest star Linda Cardellini – who’s come a long, long way from Freaks and Geeks. I expect to see more of her tonight, but with Mad Men, you can never tell.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
14
SYFY'S 'DEFIANCE' ENGAGING ON MULTIPLE LEVELS By Ed Bark
 
 
Syfy is touting the launch of Defiance as a transmedia event, with the release of both the original TV series and a multi-platform video game...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
13
2013 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT By David Bianculli
 
 
Tiger Woods slipped off the first-page leader board yesterday, in large part because he hit a shot that was too good – and bounced off the flagstick and into the water. Meanwhile, because leader Jason Day missed several close birdie putts, the cut for the tournament was just enough to allow for the inclusion of a player who had been penalized a stroke for slow play: Guan Tianlang (pictured), a 14-year-old from China, and now the youngest player to make the weekend cut in the history of the
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
13
SMASH By David Bianculli
 
 
Finally, it’s come to this: dress rehearsal night for Bombshell. And even the exterior shots have an authentic Broadway feel. And with good reason.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
13
DOCTOR WHO By David Bianculli
 
 
How low will Doctor Who sink to find entertaining stories this season? Tonight, it sinks below sea level, as the Doctor becomes a passenger on a nuclear sub. And he’s not the only inhuman visitor on board, either.
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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