NBC is premiering The Event this month -- specifically, Sept. 20 at 9 p.m. ET. Gauging from the pilot, it promises to be the next series to cryptically bind seemingly unrelated threads into a larger conspiracy, where we won't know who is on what side, or who is exactly doing what to whom, for quite a while...

2010

Sep

I WANT TO BE A PAPERBACK WRITER... PAPERBACK WRIIIII-TER!! By David Bianculli

Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write. Will you take a look?...Yes, my Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' is coming out in paperback...

2010

Sep

FLICK PICKS: 'THE MARCH OF TIME' By Diane Werts

In our instantaneous age, it's hard to imagine people getting their latest look at world news in movie theaters many days or even weeks later. But that was the norm during Hollywood's studio heyday, from the 1920s into the '50s. Turner Classic Movies offers a great taste of old-time newsreels this weekend, saluting The March of Time for four hours (Sunday 8 p.m.-midnight ET).

2010

Sep

CLASSIC "MOLLY DODD" SERIES REMAINS LOCKED UP, AWAITING 'BAIL' By Tom Brinkmoeller

Rare snippets of "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd," like the opening sequence above, can be seen on YouTube -- but for those who would love to see that classic TV sitcom again in its entirety, I have some not-so-good news...

2010

Sep

GET REAL: 'SURVIVOR' CAST CONTRACT By Diane Werts

Here's a fascinating peek inside the "reality" TV world -- the cast contract and "rule book" agreed to by contestants on CBS' competition-genre granddaddy Survivor...And you'll be shocked! shocked! to learn Survivor contestants have to allow themselves to be portrayed "with such liberties and modifications as CBS determines necessary...

2010

Sep

WHERE TO FIND THE NEW EMMY WINNERS ON TV? GLAD YOU ASKED... By David Bianculli

If you watched the Emmys, or read the list of winners afterward, you may well have encountered an unfamiliar name or show and asked yourself, "Where can I FIND these programs?" Well, don't ask yourself. Ask ME, because here comes a handy-dandy list...

2010

Aug

AFTER THE EMMYS, OUR WINNERS ARE TVWW READER NATHAN AND (AHEM) ME... By David Bianculli

After tabulating our TV WORTH WATCHING predictions from both our readers and our writers, two people correctly guessed four out of the six major categories and emerged with bragging rights. One was TVWW reader Nathan. The other was (and don't you forget it, you other 14 writers on this site) yours truly...

2010

Aug

PBS PRESENTS A PRIME-TIME MUSICAL COMPETITION, SANS SIMON COWELL By Tom Brinkmoeller

Anomaly alert: Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m. ET on PBS, a network will broadcast a competition during which no devious alliances were formed, no overstuffed mogul fired anyone and -- though music is center-spotlight -- there was no connection whatesover to Simon Cowell. No weigh-ins; no texting of votes; no mile-high performance pastries...

2010

Aug

BAWDY BETTY, WICKED RICKY, AND OTHER RANDOM EMMY NOTES By Theresa Corigliano

Only in TV can bringing an award show in at three hours be considered a major accomplishment. The 62nd Annual Emmy Awards telecast last night ended on time. And Jimmy Fallon, a talented guy and a capable host, was sometimes better than his actual material. But there was plenty more left to discuss around the water cooler...

2010

Aug

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY...AND A FEW OTHERS... By Eric Gould

The Emmys for 2010 are over. They began brilliantly -- with an homage to Glee in a hilarious ensemble number, with Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, Jane Lynch, Jorge Garcia, Tim Gunn and my hero, Joel McHale. Then came some surprise wins (Jim Parsons, CBS's The Big Bang Theory), and the inevitable, endless list of Thank You's to people we really have no idea who they are...

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