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TVWW ARCHIVE

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2019
Jun
4
WOODSTOCK: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT By David Bianculli
 
 
This is one of the only worthwhile things on TV tonight – but at four hours long, it should fill the bill. This expanded 1994 version of the classic Woodstock documentary, originally released in 1970 as a visual record of the seminal 1969 rock concert, makes room for additional performances, including more by Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and Canned Heat. Other performers include Richie Havens, Joan Baez, The Who, Arlo Guthrie, Country Joe McDonald, a seminal set by Joe Cocker, and, in
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jun
3
2019 STANLEY CUP FINALS By David Bianculli
 
 
After two games in this season’s Stanley Cup Finals, the St. Louis Blues had eked out an overtime win in Game 2 to even the series. In Saturday’s Game 3, the Boston Bruins dominated thoroughly, especially when taking advantage of power-play opportunities, and now has a 2-1 game advantage heading into tonight’s Game 4. Watch, again, for times when the Blues draw a penalty that puts a player off the ice and in the box – and how aggressively the Bruins attack to turn that te
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jun
3
PANDORA'S BOX By David Bianculli
 
 
This is a rare prime-time showing of German director G.W. Pabst’s 1929 silent film, which presented Louise Brooks as Lulu – a once-innocent showgirl who descends into a whirlpool of sin and depravity, leaving many men (and even a woman or two) in her hedonistic wake. One small but fun footnote: Brooks was an American actress, born in Kansas, who was hired by Pabst and flown to Germany to star in Pandora’s Box. Another, even smaller footnote: On the occasions when Bewitched star
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jun
2
'LUTHER' AND ALICE MORGAN ARE BACK By David Hinckley
 
 
The passage of time hasn’t made life any easier for John Luther. Bad news for him, good news for us...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jun
2
'FEAR THE WALKING DEAD' RETURNS TO LIFE – SO TO SPEAK By David Hinckley
 
 
Good news: The Fear The Walking Dead gang may finally be pulling it all back together...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jun
2
'NOS4A2,' BASED ON THE NOVEL, ARRIVES ON AMC By David Hinckley
 
 
NOS4A2, the awkwardly named new psychodrama on AMC, takes a risk and makes it work...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jun
2
LUTHER By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: This excellent crime series, starring Idris Elba as intense investigator John Luther, has been dormant for five years. But now, thank goodness, it’s back, and it arrives with a surprise: Ruth Wilson, who played sexy killer Alice Morgan, is back as well. And that’s a surprise, because we last saw her character at the end of Season 3 in 2013. When Season 4 began, she and John Luther had gotten together and broken apart (all of it out of sight of TV audiences), and he s
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jun
2
DOWNTON ABBEY RETURNS! By David Bianculli
 
 
SPECIAL: This is a public TV pledge special, which means it’s just as likely to be shown on another night and time as during this suggested national airing. But find it, and revel in it. Hosted by Jim Carter (pictured), who played the butler Mr. Carson in all six seasons of Downton Abbey on PBS. And he’s not through yet: A new Downton Abbey movie is in production now for release this September, and this special includes a sneak preview of it – as well as scenes from the six sea
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jun
2
BILLIONS By David Bianculli
 
 
Taylor has gone hard after Wendy, whose professional standing is now in question. And the question is, how will Axe retaliate to protect Wendy?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jun
2
THE WEEKLY By David Bianculli
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: With podcasts and now this new FX series, The New York Times has explored ways to extend its reach and footprint, while telling stories – or telling stories about the way it gathers its stories – in new media platforms. Each episode of The Weekly focuses on one story, and one reporter or group of reporters, starting with tonight’s premiere.
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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