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TVWW ARCHIVE

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2011
Sep
5
CAN SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR MOVE BEYOND BUFFY WITH 'RINGER'? By Jane Boursaw
 
 
Screeners for the new fall TV shows have been rolling into Reel Life With Jane headquarters, and my family and I have been busily watching to see what's ahead. As is usually the case, some shows are godawful, some are mediocre, and some have us wishing we could jump right into the next episode...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2011
Sep
5
STUDENT BLOG #9: ANOTHER STAB AT EXPLAINING AND EXPLORING ANIME By David Bianculli
 
 
[The Rowan University student who has written more guest blogs for TVWW than any other is Rich Greenhalgh, who is, among other things, a walking encyclopedia of Anime programs and sub-genres. Last time I asked him to explain the appeal, and various archetypes, of the animated Asian imports. This time, I challenged him to list some of the programs he thought readers of this website might like best -- and places where to sample them. Fasten your seat belts... he compares some to Rubicon, House, even Lost... -- DB]
 
 
 
  
 
 
2011
Sep
3
STUDENT BLOG #8: 'AIRHEADS,' A CURE FOR 'STEVE BUSCEMI AMNESIA' By David Bianculli
 
 
[Just before school starts for a new term, here's a welcome entry by one of my former film and TV students -- who sympathizes with fans of HBO's Boardwalk Empire who may not remember exactly where they've seen the actor before. This student gives the condition a medical term -- Steve Buscemi Amnesia -- and also provides a cure, with a 1994 movie televised this weekend... -- DB]
 
 
 
  
 
 
2011
Sep
2
HIGH STEAKS RADIO: MY RIB-EYE DISCUSSION WITH MARK BITTMAN REPLAYS ON 'FRESH AIR' By David Bianculli
 
 
I'll be posting two interesting student blogs this weekend, but right now, on Friday morning, I'm diving into hosting NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. So for the moment, I'll leave you with a link to a story the show ran yesterday... a rerun of my conversation with cookbook author Mark Bittman, in which I had a very animated discussion about grilling steaks...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2011
Sep
1
LINDA ELLERBEE EXPLAINS 9/11 TO YOUNG VIEWERS -- AND KEEPS IT BRILLIANTLY SIMPLE By David Bianculli
 
 
Linda Ellerbee, by now, really, really knows what she's doing. After carving out one distinguished career in TV news as an anchor and commentator, she's spent decades establishing another, as the anchor, and heart and soul, of Nickelodeon's Nick News, which explains complex issues and news events without resorting to insider doublespeak, verbal duels or flashy visuals...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2011
Aug
30
9/11 ANNIVERSARY TV SPECIALS HAVE ME LOOKING, AND LISTENING, BACK By David Bianculli
 
 
Along with the final versions of the new fall TV series, my current stack of preview DVDs also includes several 9/11 10th anniversary specials, with more arriving every day. Once again, as in a decade ago, I'm being bombarded with more horrific images and emotional video than any one person should have to absorb...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2011
Aug
29
FALL CASTING: CHAZ BONO, NANCY GRACE AMONG 'DWTS' CONTENDERS By Diane Werts
 
 
There's Cher's daughter turned son, a Queer Eye guy, a Kardashian, a brawling basketballer, Ricki Lake and Nancy Grace. Just for starters. So who's not watching Dancing With the Stars this time?...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2011
Aug
28
GOODNIGHT, IRENE... HELLO, GAGA? By David Bianculli
 
 
Even after Hurricane Irene had passed to the north Sunday and was about to be demoted to tropical storm, I remained without electricity in southern New Jersey. But after more than 12 literally powerless hours (take away electricity, and a TV critic hasn't got much of a day job), the power came back on... just in time for the MTV Video Music Awards. Ten minutes later, I turned off the TV and went upstairs to bed...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2011
Aug
27
MSNBC'S SHARPTON HIRE GIVES IT YET ANOTHER LEFT HOOK By Ed Bark
 
 
MSNBC's concerted tilt to the left just got more top-heavy with the official addition of the Rev. Al Sharpton as the network's newest full-time host. Sharpton, who has been auditioning for the past two months in MSNBC's 6 p.m. ET slot, will begin helming the new PoliticsNation at that hour this Monday (Aug. 29). The heat-seeking firebrand joins a roster of like-minded politicos who already have their own shows...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2011
Aug
26
STARING HURRICANES RIGHT IN THE EYE -- AND LIVING TO TELL THE TALE (IF YOU CALL THIS LIVING) By David Bianculli
 
 
[SUNDAY UPDATE: Lost power, but not resolve. And while the non-powered sump pump had me up before daybreak, toting buckets of water from the basement like those brooms in Fantasia, I have no complaints. Yet... And thanks to Dunkin' Donuts, for being the only place open just after the hurricane hit. Thanks for the coffee, AND the free WiFi... - DB]
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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