Last Sunday, the day after Mike Wallace died, Morley Safer opened that evening’s 60 Minutes by noting the passing of his longstanding friend and colleague, and promising a full tribute the following week. Tonight, Safer and 60 Minutes make good on that promise, with the entire program devoted to the man who was there at the beginning of this invaluable TV newsmagazine when it launched in 1968, and who, more than anyone else, was responsible for its mainstream, Top 10 success. This hour is

2012

Apr

FROZEN PLANET By David Bianculli

The Making Of episode, one of my favorite hours of this excellent series, is repeated tonight at 7 p.m. ET. Then, at 8, comes a new installment: Life in the Freezer, including stunning looks far beneath the northern ice shelf, and even way, way above it: to the aurora borealis. And if these northern lights, shown in sped-up time-lapse photography, don’t amaze you, you just may be incapable of amazement.

2012

Apr

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD" By David Bianculli

(Check Local Listings) With this new two-hour dramatic adaptation for television, Gwyneth Hughes becomes the latest writer to tackle the unfinished business of Charles Dickens’ last novel, incomplete at the time of his death. Matthew Rhys stars as John Jasper, the uncle of young Edwin (Freddie Fox), who’s long been in love with his young fiancé, Rosa (Tamzin Merchant). It’s actually a love triangle of sorts, with the uncle having dark designs on Rosa – a passion of

2012

Apr

MAD MEN By David Bianculli

Last week, Joan (Christina Hendricks) threw her husband out. This week, she returns to work, sliding back in to her old place at the executive conference table to run meetings with an efficiency as crisp as her wardrobe. “Any new business?” You bet. Welcome back, Joan.

2012

Apr

GIRLS By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: This may be the most heavily promoted series in years, and one of the best-reviewed as well – though some of the reactions are diametrically opposed. Here at TVWW, though, we appear to be in general agreement. We like Lena Dunham’s new series -- a lot. Poke around the site for interviews, reviews, and links to my Fresh Air with Terry Gross radio coverage. Then, by all means, watch Girls.

2012

Apr

A LOOK AT HBO'S 'GIRLS,' BY AND WITH THOSE WHO GET THE DEMO By TVWW Guest Contributor

As part of our coverage of HBO's "Girls," we dispatched Alison Mastrangelo, to interview with Jenni Konner, one of the show's producers...

2012

Apr

TITANIC By David Bianculli

MINISERIES PREMIERE: This new miniseries is televised by ABC this weekend in an unusual configuration: three hours tonight, and the concluding hour tomorrow night. It’s an unusual co-production arrangement as well, with ITV Studios in Great Britain partnering with ABC, as well as TV entities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Portugal and other countries, to finance and present this project. The big draw, other than the impending 100th anniversary of the oceanic disaster itself, is that this v

2012

Apr

HORRIBLE BOSSES By David Bianculli

Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day play three friends who hatch a plot to kill their respective horrendous employers – the standout of whom, by far, is Jennifer Aniston, as a boss who sadistically redefines sexual harassment in the workplace. As for the subject stated in the movie's title: Over my long career as a TV critic for daily newspapers, I had only two. But boy, were they doozies.

2012

Apr

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST By David Bianculli

What a coincidence. Thursday night in Las Vegas, I was at the Renaissance Galleries in the Venetian, checking out the oil paintings and reproductions of Beauty and the Beast as painted by my dear friend Paige O’Hara, the voice of Belle in that 1991 Disney animated classic. Paige visited the gallery that night – and so, quite unexpectedly, did Arnold Schwarzenegger and his all-male entourage. Go figure. And now here’s the original article – the movie, that is – prese

2012

Apr

MONEYBALL By David Bianculli

Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill make a fine pairing in this fact-based story of Oakland As manager Billy Beane, who found new ways to win, and build a team based on attributes no one else was valuing, despite a limited payroll. Pitt and Hill give very smart performances – and smart, too, is the screenplay, co-written by Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, based on the book by Michael Lewis. Play ball!

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