Last Thursday was Halloween, and the TV was full of old movie tricks and treat. A week later, most of the decorations are packed away (save for TVWW assistant editor Linda Donovan’s down-the-street neighbor), and tonight’s TV offers only one obvious, marvelous treat. Not surprisingly, it’s another new episode of NBC’s The Good Place – and boy, do I love this show. And after playing it close to the vest for most of the first season of this sitcom, Ted Danso

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THE UPS AND DOWNS OF 'THE APOLLO,' THE RENOWNED HARLEM THEATER By David Hinckley

A new documentary on Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater tells its chosen part of the Apollo story well...

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IMAGE MAKERS: THE ADVENTURES OF AMERICA’S PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPHERS By David Bianculli

This month, TCM is celebrating the 100thanniversary of the American Society of Cinematographers with a slew of special programming – and the tip of the spear of that slew is this new documentary, which looks at America’s history of early filmmakers behind the camera. Competing with groundbreaking counterparts from France, these early camera artistes broke away from the Edison company, made their own increasingly fluid narrative films, and helped build and revamp the cinema industry &

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CLASSIC ALBUMS: “TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: DAMN THE TORPEDOES” By David Bianculli

Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers recorded and released their third album in 1979, showcasing such instant classic rockers as “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl,” and “Don’t Do Me Like That.” When MTV launched two years later, Petty was an early staple – and this edition of Classic Albums deconstructs the Damn the Torpedoes tracks and explains precisely how and why they were recorded.

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THE APOLLO By David Bianculli

Subtitled The Soul of American Culture, this new HBO Documentary film, directed by Roger Ross Williams, gives the Harlem theater showcase its due – and better than ask which great acts have passed through that venue, it’s easier to ask which ones haven’t. Start with James Brown, who alone would be enough for celebration, and go from there. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

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THE CRY By David Bianculli

Episode 3. This is where this psychological mystery gets even deeper, and somewhat creepier. And Jenna Coleman, in the leading role, plays her part so subtly, you don’t know, for the longest time, whether she’s the victim of her baby’s disappearance – or the culprit. Her performance will stick with you, as will this four-part miniseries.

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BEHIND THE BAMBOO CURTAIN: PBS' 'FRONTLINE' EXAMINES THE PROMISES AND PERILS OF AI By Alex Strachan

Artificial intelligence has yet to find a way to tell you a good TV show from bad...

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THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: The narrative structure of this series, aimed at young teens but with potential appeal to a wider audience, caught well-deserved attention when it premiered last year. It’s about a young, modern, aimless Bonnie and Clyde of sorts, played by Jessica Barden as Alyssa and Alex Lawther as James, who end up on the run and starting a murder spree. One wrinkle: he planned to kill her as well, until he fell in love with her along the way. Season 1 probed their relationship, and th

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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY PRESENTS THE LITTLE MERMAID LIVE! By David Bianculli

It’s the 30thanniversary of the animated Disney hit The Little Mermaid, so this version of the classic fairy tale now has multiple generations of fans. This live TV special shows parts of the movie, but intersperses them with live performances of the musical, sung and acted by a few familiar faces and voices. Auli’i Cravalho, who sang the title role in a much more recent Disney musical animated film, Moana, sings the role of Ariel in the new studio production. Als

2019

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THIS IS US By David Bianculli

The flashback parts of tonight’s episode, called “Dinner and a Date,” include a scene at a college mixer, when Beth first met Randall.

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