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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2009
Jun
8
FROZEN HELL! FLYING PIGS! PEACEFUL MIDDLE EAST! MY SMOTHERS BROTHERS BOOK IS DONE!! By David Bianculli
 
 
It's been 15 years since I conducted my first interview for my book on the Smothers Brothers, and over a year -- May 1, 2008 -- since my 100-page proposal sold the idea to Simon & Schuster/Touchstone, for a book to be published this November. This morning I emailed the final chapter to my astoundingly patient, but understandably nervous, editor...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jun
7
GOOD SPORTS: HBO GOES FOR GOLD By Diane Werts
 
 
Sports are a matter of taste. I'm a hockey fan. You might be a basketball fan. Some folks like the serenity of golf. Others go for cagefighting thrills. But the more that TV channels make coverage deals with various leagues and promoters, the less they take a hard look at what's actually happening behind the scenes anywhere...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jun
5
REALITY CHECK: WHALES, CHEFS AND JOHN BARROWMAN By Diane Werts
 
 
Not all reality TV is bad. Among a glut in any genre, you can find better exponents and you can find pieces of &@#$*. So don't worry, I'm not going to get into Ghost Hunters or Fanarchy. But I will suggest a few other newcomers/returnees you might want to consider this weekend...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jun
5
FAMILY FUN: A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY FILM SERIES HOSTED BY JOHN LITHGOW By Diane Werts
 
 
James Cagney's Oscar-winning turn as musical patriot George M. Cohan kicks off this summer's family film series The Essentials Jr. on Turner Classic Movies...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jun
5
TV WORTH WATCHING HAS A FATHER'S DAY TREAT, IF YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR DAD (OR ARE ONE) By David Bianculli
 
 
Thanks to Diane Werts (thanks, Diane Werts!), TV WORTH WATCHING is presenting its latest holiday page gift guide. This time -- JUST in time -- it's for Father's Day. Need a gift suggestion or two for what to get dad, at a good price, that will bring a smile? Diane has assembled a whole page of suggestions old and new, with direct links to discount sales on Amazon...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jun
3
GUEST BLOG #21: TOM BRINKMOELLER FALLS HARD FOR APPLE TV By Tom Brinkmoeller
 
 
[Bianculli here: Guest contributor Tom Brinkmoeller proudly considers himself and his values old-fashioned, but today he takes on something decidedly NEW-fashioned: an Apple TV. Read on, to get to the core of his analysis...]
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jun
2
ON THE SAME NIGHT, NBC GLIDES WITH CONAN, BUT NOT BEFORE CRASHING WITH "I'M A CELEBRITY" By David Bianculli
 
 
NBC honored its history and tradition Monday night by presenting a polished premiere of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien." A few hours earlier, it betrayed that history and tradition by presenting a wretched revival of a six-year-old ABC disaster, "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jun
2
WATCH ONLINE: EDIE FALCO'S 'NURSE JACKIE' DEBUT By Diane Werts
 
 
Can't wait to see Edie Falco's killer comedy Nurse Jackie debut next Monday on Showtime? Well, don't!...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jun
1
NBC: "I USED TO BE A NETWORK... GET ME OUT OF HERE!" By David Bianculli
 
 
In late-night this evening, "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" premieres, continuing a proud NBC tradition that goes back to 1954. But before that, NBC fills two hours of prime time with "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!," reviving a vile ABC tradition that should have stayed buried in 2003...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
May
31
FLICK PICKS: TCM'S GREAT DIRECTORS FESTIVAL RUNS ALL THROUGH JUNE By Diane Werts
 
 
Slide into summer with a cool cinema treat -- June's Great Directors festival on Turner Classic Movies. In fact, most days are a double, spotlighting two men who made the movies...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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