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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2012
Aug
30
TOTALLY BIASED WITH W. KAMAU BELL By David Bianculli
 
 
With this show being taped the day of telecast, Bell’s humor ought to be really timely, and on a huge news week – giving us his perspective on the Republican National Convention ought to be a home run. Even so, I’ll be watching Stewart first, and taping Bell for later.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
30
AN ENGAGING GLIMPSE BEHIND PALACE GATES By Tom Brinkmoeller
 
 
Prince Charles commemorates Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee with the heartfelt and personal PBS special, Royal Memories: Prince Charles' Tribute to the Queen...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
30
1993: 'LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN' DEBUTS ON CBS By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1993, David Letterman stepped onto the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York to host the first episode of his CBS late-night talk show, Late Show with David Letterman...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
29
1967: 'FUGITIVE' RICHARD KIMBLE STOPS RUNNING By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1967, Richard Kimble stopped running...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
29
JIMMY FALLON'S ROM BOMB VIDEO VLOG BLOG By Eric Gould
 
 
The staff of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has obviously been paying attention to the parade of pundits who believe the Republican party needs to use the convention spotlight to combat the perception that Mitt Romney is out of touch... Here's Fallon's take on what would happen if Mitt Romney were to webcast from his "hang-out den" to show young people how "loose and cool" he really is...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
29
2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION By David Bianculli
 
 
It’s Wednesday, which means Day 2 of the storm-shortened 2012 Republican National Convention – and once again, the only place to watch it all, without interruption or interjection, is C-SPAN. Yesterday I found myself so bored and turned off by the partisan posturing on most cable news outlets, I kept returning to C-SPAN, increasingly grateful for its existence every time.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
29
2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION By David Bianculli
 
 
CBS, NBC and ABC are covering the final hour of prime time, Current TV begins its coverage at 7 p.m. ET, and Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC will be letting their respective talking heads loose at about the same time. If you want to listen to one network only, choose your preference – but my recommendation is to channel surf. Watch and listen to a variety of viewpoints, and networks, to be truly informed.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
29
DAMAGES By David Bianculli
 
 
Last week, in a show that saved money while spending time with its leading ladies, Damages stranded Ellen (Rose Byrne) and Patty (Glenn Close) in the same airport waiting room, with nothing but liquor to keep them company. The eventual conversation left Ellen alone, and seething, as Patty boarded her private plane alone. Expect more confrontations tonight – but this week, behind the scenes, as each uses associates to undermine the other.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
29
CASABLANCA By David Bianculli
 
 
The fundamental things apply, and one fundamental thing is that this 1942 Humphrey Bogart movie is one of my first, and still favorite, “spider-web” movies – a film that ensnares me each time I see it on TV. And with Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains, along with Bogie at his best, how could Casablanca do anything less? Play it, Sam.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
29
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART By David Bianculli
 
 
The best part of a convention night is the one-two punch of this show and The Colbert Report. No matter where you spend your time until prime time is through, when it’s over, convene here. You’ll be glad you did – and you’ll be laughing while you learn. Last night’s live Daily Show, with its reporters covering everything from muggy climates and giant palmetto bugs to Tampa’s strip clubs, had me laughing out loud many, many times. And that’s something the
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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'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