“Humanizing” upper-crust Britishers, let alone The Royals, remains a considerable challenge in any day or age. After all, what are they but absurdly rich, pampered and proper? Good Gawd, they even dress for dinner...

2016

Nov

BEST BETS UPDATE 10/29/16 By David Bianculli

TVWW Update – Once again, it’s David Bianculli, back in the saddle, serving up another dose of weekly Bianculli’s Best Bets, and happy to be doing so. (And very happy to be reconnecting with readers, too! Thanks for the kind words, for welcoming me back, and for being so properly appreciative of all the TVWW writers and editors who continue to keep things running around here. On to another week of TV recommendations, highlighted by the deciding games of this year’s World Series, featuring the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians…

2016

Nov

PAND–ARCHISTS By Eric Gould

For your last weekend in election purgatory, as a distraction, courtesy of Huffpost Hill, here are some young pandas who just won’t cooperate...

2016

Nov

PBS’ 'NATURE' TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF CATS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK By Alex Strachan

One story about cats is that they cut a silent deal with humankind, back in the days of Ancient Egypt. The story goes like this: 'We’ll keep your granaries free of birds, rats, and mice,...and in return, you’ll provide us with the occasional treat...'

2016

Nov

THE 'SECRETS' OF THE GIANTS -- AND SLIGHTLY SMALLER -- OF 'NATURE' ARE ON PBS By David Hinckley

Whether you like your critters ultra-cute or totally scary, PBS has you covered Wednesday night...

2016

Nov

EXAMING THE COURAGEOUS SOLDIERS OF 'THE BATTLE OF CHOSIN' By David Hinckley

War is hell anywhere it breaks out, but the battle of the Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War was a particularly fiendish circle...

2016

Oct

‘PEOPLE OF EARTH’ GIVES TBS SOME SPACE By Ed Bark

My Favorite Martian. Mork & Mindy. ALF. 3rd Rock From the Sun. And Saturday Night Live’s “The Coneheads.” Aliens from above have a long history of being played for laughs. TBS’ People of Earth takes this baton and wryly trots with it...

2016

Oct

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE BIZARRE KIND ON 'PEOPLE OF EARTH' By David Hinckley

When Kevin Reilly was hired to run the Turner entertainment networks, he said he wanted something different. The new sitcom People of Earth, which debuts on TBS Monday at 9 p.m. ET, suggests his troops have gotten the message...

2016

Oct

SINCE YOU’RE STILL WATCHING By Eric Gould

If you’re still glued to this Walking Dead-style election plastered across all network and cable news channels, our sympathy. Our concern. In the interest of distraction, courtesy of Huffpost Hill, TVWW presents this raccoon eating grapes...

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