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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2008
Jun
23
BET AWARDS: LET'S STAY TOGETHER? (OR MAYBE NOT) By Diane Werts
 
 
Any awards show that gives Al Green a lifetime achievement award is good-to-go in my book. But for how long beyond this week's Green bash should the BET Awards continue?...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jun
22
CAN I BE TRUSTED TO ACCEPT -- AND DECLINE -- ADS? I NEED YOUR "P.O.V." By David Bianculli
 
 
David's blog about bringing advertising from network shows to TVWW pages elicited a spirited discussion about impartiality, integrity and for-profit journalism. One reader wrote to David: "You have an amazing amount of credibility. I and, I assume all of your other readers, trust you very much to remain unbiased in your reviews." Another wrote: "Ever since I started reading your blog (after hearing you several times on "Fresh Air"), it has become one I check daily for recommendations on what to watch..."
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jun
20
"GET SMART" MOVIE -- YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT... By David Bianculli
 
 
Yesterday, I told you what I think of the new movie remake of the classic "Get Smart" spy spoof TV series. Now, because I'm really curious about how it will play with audiences, I'd like to know what YOU think...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jun
20
WEIRD & WILD: 'ROLLER BOOGIE' By Diane Werts
 
 
Xanadu comes out with a special-edition DVD Tuesday, and now Roller Boogieairs commercial free! What more does a disco baby need?...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jun
19
ON VOD: 'CAMP ROCK' PREVIEW By Diane Werts
 
 
Parental warning -- Camp Rock overkill about to commence! Remember how many times your tweens just had to watch High School Musical? And High School Musical 2?...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jun
19
"GET SMART" MOVIE REMAKE: SORRY ABOUT THAT, CHIEF By David Bianculli
 
 
There are moments of the new "Get Smart" movie, which opens tonight at midnight, that are truly funny -- a sight gag here, a sly reference there, a perfectly delivered line of dialogue over there. And just before it ends, there's a cameo appearance that absolutely screams for a sequel...But in the end...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jun
18
FLICK PICKS: 'POSSE' AT 15 By Diane Werts
 
 
Mario Van Peebles' western Posse was released 15 years ago as a black-cast oater featuring his director dad Melvin (Sweet Sweetback's), Isaac Hayes, Blair Underwood, "Tiny" Lister, rappers Big Daddy Kane and Tone Loc, and token white guys like Stephen Baldwin...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jun
17
WEB TO TUBE: 'RATE MY SPACE' By Diane Werts
 
 
Can 150 million page views be wrong? We'll find out Thursday, when the much-trafficked online site Rate My Space becomes the HGTV series Rate My Space (9 p.m. ET)...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jun
17
GOOD DVD FOR A SLOW SUMMER: "CALIFORNICATION" By David Bianculli
 
 
Showtime's cable and satellite network reaches about 15 million subscribers, which means the vast majority of America hasn't seen its programming firsthand. That's why secondhand, which means DVD releases, is so meaningful -- and why today's DVD release of the first season of" Californication" is such good news.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jun
16
TIM, TIGER, THE TONYS AND KOBE: WHAT A FATHER'S DAY FOR TV... By David Bianculli
 
 
From morning until midnight, broadcast TV yesterday provided one memorable, riveting Father's Day offering after another. Tim Russert, saluted on "Meet the Press"...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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