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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2012
Sep
30
HOMELAND By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: Last week at this time, Showtime’s Homeland was racking up one Emmy win after another. This week, it begins Season 2, and immediately proves that those wins were no fluke. Six months have passed in the narrative since we last saw Carrie (Claire Danes) and Brody (Damian Lewis), but this first episode of the season gets us, and them, up to speed in no time. For a full review, see Bianculli’s Blog.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
29
'BREAKING BAD BANTER' ON 'THE COLBERT REPORT' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
The Colbert Report’s Stephen Colbert challenged his guest, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, to a “Meth Off,” to see just how many street names for methamphetamines the showrunner could recall...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
29
HOMELAND MARATHON By David Bianculli
 
 
Coming late to the Homeland party, or just want a refresher? Basking in its multiple Emmy wins for this stellar drama series, Showtime has decided to preface tomorrow’s Season 2 premiere by giving viewers a chance to watch all of Season 1 in a conveniently scheduled 12-hour, 12-episode marathon. It starts at noon ET, ends at midnight, and includes 12 hours of fabulous television. For my review of the Season 2 premiere, see Bianculli’s Blog.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
29
DOCTOR WHO IN THE U.S. By David Bianculli
 
 
BBC America has been presenting Doctor Who specials almost weekly, and here’s another one. This one is a nod to all the times the Doctor has steered his Tardis to somewhere (and somewhen) in the United States, from Central Park to the wild wild West.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
29
DOCTOR WHO By David Bianculli
 
 
MIDSEASON FINALE: This episode, The Angels Take Manhattan, is the final first-run episode before Doctor Who takes a break for a while. It also marks the return of those uber-creepy angel statues – and, even more notably, the final appearance by current companions Amy Pond (played by Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill).
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
29
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO By David Bianculli
 
 
While not quite as moody or creepy as the original movie version, this 2011 Hollywood remake is quite strong on its own merits. It also benefits from its leading performances: Daniel Craig is chameleonically un-Bond-like as a journalist hired to investigate a very cold case of a missing person, and Rooney Mara is daringly committed as the outcast hacker who becomes his resourceful assistant.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
29
CHEF RACE: U.K. VS. U.S. By David Bianculli
 
 
SNEAK PREVIEW: This series doesn’t present new episodes officially until Oct. 2, but tonight BBC America presents a special sneak preview, including a challenge in which the teams of chefs are charged with catering a cocktail party for a family – and doing all the cooking preparations in the family’s hotel room.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
29
1998: 'FELICITY' BEGINS ON THE WB By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1998, the WB introduced Felicity, which starred Keri Russell as a young California girl who impulsively upends her West Coast college plans to follow her high-school crush to New York...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
28
‘HOMELAND’ SCORES AT EMMYS AND AGAIN WITH SEASON 2 PREMIERE By David Bianculli
 
 

Showtime’s Homeland swept the Emmys in the major dramatic categories last Sunday. This Sunday, it launches Season 2 with another home-run swing…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
28
EVIL TAKES UP RESIDENCE ON ABC By Ed Bark
 
 
ABC's serial creep show 666 Park Avenue doesn't entirely lack a pulse, but doesn't get the blood rushing, either...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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