We here at TVWW raved about this Danish series import before it became fashionable, and want to be among the first to alert latecomers to an upcoming chance to catch up: Beginning Aug. 20, LinkTV is repeating the first two seasons of this political drama, two episodes a night, at 8 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, for those who took our advice in the first place, tonight at 6 ET (and again at 9 p.m. ET), LinkTV is presenting the American TV premiere of the Season 2 finale, in which Birgitte (Sidse Babett Knu

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TRUE BLOOD By David Bianculli

There are some goofy and unnecessary subplots this season, to be sure, but one of the best is turning out to be one of the most unexpected and unlikely: the growing relationship between Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) and her vampire protégé Tara, (Rutina Wesley). Last week, Pam presented Tara with a gift that showed how much she cared: a Fangtasia patron, a bitchy and haughty woman from Tara’s past, whom Pam “glamoured” into becoming Tara’s adoring, willing

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Aug

BREAKING BAD By David Bianculli

Last week, Walt (Bryan Cranston) was struck with an inspired new base of operations for his meth-lab outfit: a roving, portable one, housed inside suburban residences being tented for pest and vermin fumigation control. So Walt buys a local pest-control company, and he’s set: hiding in plain sight, in a temporary base that no one dares enter. Sheer brilliance. But there’s one pest Walt can’t eradicate or stop: his brother-in-law Hank (Dean Norris), who’s noticing yet anot

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Aug

THE NEWSROOM By David Bianculli

Last Sunday’s episode was the strongest yet for this Aaron Sorkin series, which, given its overall quality and inspirational and thoughtful messages, has taken much more heat than it deserves. In tonight’s episode, a presidential TV address is scheduled suddenly, one that TV news executive Charlie Skinner (Sam Waterston) predicts will have staffers remembering where they were, and what they did, this day. Me, I’ll be watching The Newsroom.

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Aug

FANS SCORE STARS' SIGS AT THE HOLLYWOOD SHOW By Bill Brioux

I've been checking out The Hollywood Show for many years, and it is interesting to see how things shift. Used to be stars from the '50s and '60s were the main attraction. Now it is '70s and '80s...

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Aug

THIS IS NOT A STORY ABOUT TV... By Eric Gould

...Although, in the manner of its enigmatic subject, film auteur Chris Marker, who passed away July 29, it is...

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Aug

2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS By David Bianculli

The British get a rematch of this year's Wimbledon, at Wimbledon, as their home-kingdom favorite, Andy Murray, squares off once again against Roger Federer, who beat him at this same Centre Court not too long ago. But today at 9 a.m. ET, in a match televised live by NBC, the two players do battle again — this time for country. And also today is one of the most eagerly awaited events of these Olympics: the men's 100-m., in which the world's fastest man will be anointed once again.

2012

Aug

TVS AND TABLETS AND PHONES, OH MY! By Diane Werts

I'm here to say that NBC's ubiquitous Olympics coverage is, to a TV critic of more years than I'd like to admit, shockingly awesome...

2012

Aug

SEE 'AMERICAN MASTERS' ON GORE VIDAL By Christy Slewinski

PBS is streaming the 2003 American Masters documentary The Education of Gore Vidal, for a limited time only...

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Aug

2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS By David Bianculli

Weekends bring marquee events that NBC, the parent broadcaster for these games, actually can televise live. The action starts early, of course, and in a very familiar British venue: centre court at Wimbledon, where USA's Serena Williams and Russia's Maria Sharapova fight it out for the gold medal in women's singles tennis. And around 2:30 p.m. ET, Michael Phelps is scheduled to swim his final event of the 2012 Olympic Games — and perhaps his final Olympic swim ever — in the

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