Normally on TV WORTH WATCHING, I'm describing and recommending things to watch, and where to find them. For the Olympic Games, since they're spread so far and wide over cable, broadcast and the Internet, I've decided to reverse the traffic flow...

2008

Aug

CHECK YOUR TV TEMPERATURE: DO YOU HAVE OLYMPIC FEVER? By David Bianculli

I'm really glad Diane Werts wrote all about the Olympics coverage and where to find it, even on the Internet, so I didn't have to. Her comprehensive rundown, and instruction manual, was written for TV WORTH WATCHING, and can be found here...

2008

Aug

BOB WOODRUFF SERVES UP TASTEFUL TV SPECIAL, ON CHINA By David Bianculli

With two days to go until China hosts the Summer Olympics, ABC devotes tonight's edition of Primetime (10 ET) to a thoughtful, valuable special, hosted by Bob Woodruff, called "China: Inside Out"...

2008

Aug

"P.O.V." JOHNNY CASH DOCUMENTARY IS NEARLY 40 YEARS OLD, BUT IS TONIGHT'S FRESHEST TV OFFERING ANYWAY By David Bianculli

"P.O.V." documentary on Johnny Cash is nothing new. In fact, it's something pretty old -- filmed in 1968 and 1969, the time in which he married June Carter, released his famous concert album recorded at Folsom Prison, and was honored as Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association...

2008

Aug

HOT SPOT(S): STEVE IS LIVE ON ESPN By Diane Werts

He loves breakfast and the safety dance, "but not necessarily in that order." He's Steve, the 25-year-old ESPN intern you've seen wearing a 15-pound countdown clock/billboard around his neck. He's our Play of the Day...

2008

Aug

TV WORTH WATCHING SUGGESTS: A ROUNDABOUT WAY FOR "DR. HORRIBLE" TO REACH BROADWAY By David Bianculli

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon's Internet musical miniseries, "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," has been received so enthusiastically -- justifiably so -- there have been whispers about it finding new life, as a regular TV show or even as a stage musical...

2008

Aug

FORGET "AMERICAN IDOL" -- BRITISH IDOL IS "DOCTOR WHO" By David Bianculli

The fourth season of the current incarnation of "Doctor Who" ends tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET on Sci Fi Channel -- but whatever audience it attracts will be the merest fraction of what it drew when shown recently in the United Kingdom...

2008

Aug

FLICK PICKS: CHAPLIN CLASSICS ON TCM By Diane Werts

Get ready to gorge on classic Hollywood movies -- Friday marks the start of Turner Classic Movies' annual Summer Under the Stars month of 24-hour mini-festivals dedicated to one legendary performer per day...

2008

Jul

YULE TUBE: CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST! By Diane Werts

Call me crazy, because in this respect I am. Can't ever get enough Christmas TV -- even in August. And it just so happens a bunch of cool yule episodes are airing over the next few days...

2008

Jul

TV'S DIGITAL CONVERSION: WHAT WILL BUGS BUNNY LOOK LIKE WITHOUT RABBIT EARS? By David Bianculli

Yesterday I checked out, for the first time, the office I'll be using when I become a full-time college professor, teaching TV and film at Rowan University in New Jersey. It had enough room that I requested a media roller cart, so I could house my dad's first TV set there and do something I've wanted to do for 10 years as an adjunct professor...

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