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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2016
May
2
BATES MOTEL By David Bianculli
 
 
Freddie Highmore, who stars as Norman (and sometimes his mother Norma) in this effectively creepy series, finds himself split yet another way, as Norman returns home from the asylum. Tonight, Highmore also is the scriptwriter – so whatever Norman does in this episode, the actor playing him was behind it from the start.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
2
CASABLANCA By David Bianculli
 
 
Any time you can watch this 1942 classic uninterrupted by commercials, you should. I will. And it’s on tonight, courtesy of TCM. Here’s looking at you, Casablanca.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
2
TAKE 'HOUDINI & DOYLE' THEN ADD A PIONEER WOMAN DETECTIVE By David Hinckley
 
 
The most intriguing character in Fox’s new drama Houdini & Doyle turns out to be neither one. It’s a young woman named Adelaide Stratton...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
1
FOX'S 'HOUDINI & DOYLE' IS A FAR-FETCHED PAIRING IN A FAIR TO MIDDLING DRAMA By Ed Bark
 
 
Arthur Conan Doyle has several Sherlock Holmes stories under his belt and Harry Houdini is deep into his dunk tank phase when they begin clashing and collaborating on crime solving...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
1
THE GOOD WIFE By David Bianculli
 
 
Well, last week Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Peter (Chris Noth) survived the family party and the clash of their respective mothers, and the unexpected unveiling of the secret that Alicia had demanded a divorce. And now Peter heads to court – not to get divorced, but, in the show’s penultimate episode, to defend himself, once again, against charges of ethics violations and criminal wrongdoing.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
1
GAME OF THRONES By David Bianculli
 
 
Watch the women. That’s all I’m saying this season, because last week’s season premiere seemed to be all about the women playing this Game, and beginning to restore their own powers, alliances and forces. When this chess board eventually stages another war, there could be nothing left but queens.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
1
SILICON VALLEY By David Bianculli
 
 
The boys are back at their old company, which isn’t their old company any more, because the board installed a new CEO (Stephen Tobolowsky) – who may actually know what he’s doing. But at what price?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
1
PENNY DREADFUL By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: This show is one of the more underrated shows on TV, especially in the horror genre. The new season begins with our heroic group of monster fighters spread far and wide, and under attack not only on various continents, but within themselves. Eva Green stars – and Patti LuPone returns, this season as a regular.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
1
VEEP By David Bianculli
 
 
Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) finds herself in a statistical tie in the electoral college, and the only way to claim the presidency may be to demand a recount in one hotly contested, very close state. It’s a good plan – but only if she wins. For a full review, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Apr
30
2016 WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER By David Bianculli
 
 
This annual event is extremely entertaining for two different reasons – sort of like The Voice, which has the fascinating “blind auditions,” followed much later by the final rounds of quality competition. In the case of this particular black-tie event, the fun is spread out the same way: very early and very late. The early part comes at 6 p.m. ET, with the arrival of guests at the red carpet. For years, press corps members have used their plus-ones to invite high-profile and of
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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