Tiger Woods, former king of the golf world, has been beset by personal scandals, health problems and subpar (as in over-par) play, but his name remains the biggest in golf, and any talk of a comeback is intriguing, even at his age. Which, before the month is out, will be 41, by the way. Woods, right now, is ranked No. 898 in the world – but yesterday, with his back surgeries behind him and on his final practice round at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, Woods scored two eagles. So t

2016

Dec

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS By David Bianculli

In my new book The Platinum Age of Television: From ‘I Love Lucy’ to ‘The Walking Dead,’ How TV Became Terrific (hint, hint, plug, plug), in the chapter on the evolution of quality TV animation, I list five key stepping stones in the history of television cartoons. All the others are series, from Rocky & Bullwinkle to South Park – but one, this one, is a stand-alone special. And, from 1965, it’s brilliant. This first Peanuts special remains the best, and t

2016

Dec

DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW SUPERHERO CROSSOVER By David Bianculli

The four-series, four-episode Superhero Crossover, featuring DC Comics characters from Supergirl, The Flash and Arrow, concludes tonight on this series – with all the feel of one of those old-fashioned spinoff story lines that would force kids, a generation or two ago, to buy different comics and sample different comic books, just to follow one complete story over a range of issues and titles. Marvel Comics is doing it with their TV shows and movies, so why not DC?

2016

Dec

THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Formerly titled the Great Holiday Baking Show, this obvious ripoff of the hit British baking staple TV show returns for Season 2. It’s not all holiday themes any more, and ABC, obviously, has its eyes on an even sweeter, and longer-lasting, TV treat.

2016

Dec

SUPERNATURAL By David Bianculli

If you have any sympathy for the devil, or a fondness for that particular Rolling Stones track, this episode is for you. Lucifer decides that the easiest way to attract and affect hearts and minds in the modern age is to do so through rock ’n’ roll, so he becomes a rock star named Vince Vincente – as played by the devilishly ageless pop star Rick Springfield. He’s pleased to meet you. Won’t you guess his name?

2016

Nov

GRANT TINKER: 1925-2016 By David Bianculli

Grant Tinker, the TV executive arguably most responsible for the evolution of quality TV, died Monday at age 90. His legacy lives on, but even though I haven’t spoken to him in years, I really, really miss him already…

2016

Nov

RIP GRANT TINKER By Ed Bark

Grant Tinker, the self-deprecating visionary who founded a legendary TV studio and resurrected a comatose network has died at age 90 in his home. Lamentably a bygone relic to most younger viewers, his death wasn’t even made public until two days after the fact...

2016

Nov

GRANT TINKER: AN APPRECIATION By Tom Brinkmoeller

I didn’t house the work I have done for TV Worth Watching under the “Raised on MTM” roof without reason. So much of what I consider valuable about television has its roots in Grant Tinker...

2016

Nov

REMEMBERING GRANT TINKER: "I HOPE THAT TELEVISION IS, ON BALANCE, A FORCE FOR GOOD” By David Hinckley

The late Grant Tinker is being remembered today as a man who brought out the best in television, and his legacy supports that almost mystical accolade. It’s worth adding, however, that Tinker also lived in the real TV world, where your whole menu can’t be shiitake mushroom soufflés. Sometimes you also need burgers and fries or you won’t stay in business. When Tinker died Monday at the age of 90, the gems of his career deserved everything that’s being said about

2016

Nov

THREE LAUGHS AND A FUNERAL By Eric Gould

With Grant Tinker’s passing, there are many milestone moments in the MTM archive that helped transform television into what it is today... One of our favorite MTM moments was from the 1975 Mary Tyler Moore Show episode, “Chuckles Bites the Dust." Mary, stricken by grief at the news of Chuckles the Clown's death, had been scolding the WJM staff for making repeated clown jokes about the tragedy. Except that all, memorably, changes at Chuckles’ funeral...

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