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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2016
Jan
10
'DOWNTON ABBEY' RECAP, SEASON 6, EPISODE 2: LADY MARY VS. MRS. HUGHES By David Hinckley
 
 
Now here’s a Downton Abbey faceoff none of us would have foreseen in our most feverish dreams...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Jan
10
AMC BRINGS THE COMIC BOOK 'PREACHER' TO LIFE THIS SPRING By David Hinckley
 
 
If you’re a fan of the cult comic Preacher, AMC’s long-awaited TV series adaptation will sometimes leave you trying to figure out exactly what’s going on. And what’s our point?...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Jan
10
NFL WILD-CARD ROUND: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS VS. MINNESOTA VIKINGS By David Bianculli
 
 
Yesterday, the AFC wild-card games were a study in contrasts. The Kansas City Chiefs-Houston Texans game was a blowout, with the Chiefs winning 30-0. The second game had the Pittsburgh Steelers dominating the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half, the Bengals coming back to take the lead in the final minute, and the Steelers to end up with the win, thanks to unsportsmanlike conduct penalties that put the Steelers within field goal range. The Chiefs won the first game with good plays, while the Be
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Jan
10
NFL WILD-CARD ROUND: GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. WASHINGTON REDSKINS By David Bianculli
 
 
The second game of the day, between the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins, will be warmer. Whether the game will be better, that’s up to the teams.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Jan
10
2016 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS By David Bianculli
 
 
Ricky Gervais is back as host for this year’s ceremony. Since it’s live, how far Gervais is willing to go with his caustic humor will depend, in part, upon the room. The more receptive to his barbs they are, the more cutting and funny he’s likely to be. Or, perhaps, it’s precisely the opposite: If they give him a frosty reception, he may respond by turning up the heat.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Jan
10
THE GOOD WIFE By David Bianculli
 
 
Just before the “winter hiatus,” Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Eli (Alan Cumming) had a private drink and an even more private chat – one in which he admitted, after all these years, erasing that “I love you” phone message from Alicia’s phone without ever telling her about it. She threw him out of her apartment – but not out of her life, because they’re still on the campaign trail with Peter (Chris Noth). Expect tension – and even more reve
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Jan
10
MASTERPIECE: "DOWNTON ABBEY" By David Bianculli
 
 
There is, as usual, a lot going on in this week’s installment, including plans for a wedding, talk of a baby, and an application for a new job outside Downton – and that’s only part of it. Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Jan
10
SHAMELESS By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: Emma Kenney, as high-schooler Debbie Gallagher, has been given more prominent bits of business the past few years, and she’s delivered strongly. That makes the news less than surprising that this year’s Season 6 includes a story line in which she’s quite central – and quite pregnant.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Jan
9
NFL WILD-CARD ROUND: KANSAS CITY CHIEFS VS. HOUSTON TEXANS By David Bianculli
 
 
The first games of the 2016 NFL postseason are played this weekend. Today are the two wild-card games on the AFC side, and tomorrow are the two wild-card games from the NFC. The action begins today at 4:30 p.m. ET, when Kansas City faces Houston. The Chiefs ended the season by winning 10 in a row, but the Texans did well to end its season, too, especially against divisional opponents.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Jan
9
NFL WILD-CARD ROUND: PITTSBURGH STEELERS VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS By David Bianculli
 
 
The second football game played today features the Pittsburgh Steelers, who didn’t make it to the postseason until after the dust settled on the last day of the regular season, facing the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game in 25 years, so both teams are feeling a bit hungry. And lucky.
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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