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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2015
May
12
ABC'S NEW FALL 2015 SHOWS: FIRST IMPRESSIONS By David Bianculli
 
 

The Muppets are coming! The Muppets are coming! ABC made other announcements about its new fall schedule – but nothing else got me psyched like the return of Kermit and company…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
12
FOX'S NEW FALL 2015 SHOWS: FIRST IMPRESSIONS By David Bianculli
 
 

Last fall, Fox’s only successful new series was Gotham, which explains why the network is aggressively targeting young demos and genre fans next season. But for fall, the shows look quite promising…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
12
MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: Last week, this series overtly mentioned what Tony Stark did in creating Ultron, nearly destroying the planet as the run-amok metallic behemoth did in the currently running Avengers: Age of Ultron movie. This week, the focus in this two-hour finale is on which side Skye will choose in another powerful rising threat, which pits the survivors of S.H.I.E.L.D. (and there are fewer of those every week, as the body count continues to rise) against the increasingly militant Inhumans. &ld
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
12
AMERICAN IDOL By David Bianculli
 
 
On tonight’s live installment, the Top 3 singers (Clark Beckham, Jax, and Nick Fradiani) are pared down to the Top 2 finalists – one of whom, tomorrow night, will become the penultimate American Idol. That’s because Fox just announced that next season will be this show’s last. For my full report and reaction, visit the CNN website.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
12
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART By David Bianculli
 
 
Late night is especially rewarding this days, almost everywhere you turn. Tonight’s guest on The Daily Show is Tom Brokaw, who just hosted a touching prime-time Dateline NBC look at his own battle with cancer – which also is the topic of his latest book. But Stewart might take the time to ask Brokaw about another NBC anchor who, like Brokaw, has been a frequent Daily Show guest over the years: Brian Williams. We’ll see.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
12
INSIDE COMEDY By David Bianculli
 
 
This week, David Steinberg talks to two veteran comics who have reinvented themselves as actors, sometimes in dramatic movies: Michael Keaton and Dan Aykroyd.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
12
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN By David Bianculli
 
 
After a handful of new programs, David Letterman’s Late Show will be over, and his final shows are crammed full of favorite guests as a result. Tonight, the scheduled lineup is so incongruous, you could make an entire, entertaining show just by broadcasting from a hidden camera in the green room: Dave’s guests are President Bill Clinton – and Adam Sandler.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
11
JANE THE VIRGIN By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: Jane (Gina Rodriguez) has been working hard all season to maintain her dignity...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
11
BATES MOTEL By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: Norman Bates (Freddy Highmore) and his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga) have never been closer...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
11
THOUGHT CRIMES: THE CASE OF THE CANNIBAL COP By David Bianculli
 
 
This documentary by Erin Lee Carr, a first-time feature filmmaker whose shorter work includes the Vice short film on 3-D printed guns...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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