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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2009
Oct
2
LETTERMAN'S SURPRISE ADMISSION: AN UNEXPECTED LATE-NIGHT TIME BOMB By David Bianculli
 
 
The expectations and predictions regarding Jay Leno's move to prime time, and Conan O'Brien's inheritance of NBC's Tonight Show, were thought to be the biggest moves regarding the late-night TV wars of 2009. All of that might be eclipsed, though, by what happens next after David Letterman's surprising Thursday night admission...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Sep
30
CW'S "THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE" IS CURSED, BUT NOT KICKOFF CURSED By David Bianculli
 
 
CW's The Beautiful Life TBL, its glossy new drama starring Mischa Barton, was scheduled to present its third episode tonight, but don't look for it. Two strikes -- two telecasts -- and it's already out...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Sep
29
FLICK PICKS: OCTOBER FESTIVALS By Diane Werts
 
 
With a new month comes a host of new festivals on Turner Classic Movies. October salutes Leslie Caron, Esther Williams, Depression-set films, and thrillers to kick off an ongoing survey of movie genres...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Sep
28
A WEEK INTO THE NEW TV SEASON, WHAT DO YOU THINK? By David Bianculli
 
 
There are more of us writing at TV WORTH WATCHING, dispensing more opinions all the time, and you can find our thumbnail summaries of our reactions to the new fall shows by clicking on the FALL PREVIEW banner on the main page. But now that the fall 2009-10 TV season is a week old -- what shows hooked you enough to tune in? Which ones were disappointing, and which ones impressed you, and why? It's time for US to read YOU for a change...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Sep
25
PARK YOURSELF IN FRONT OF THE TV FOR PBS "NATIONAL PARKS" By David Bianculli
 
 
Sunday night PBS presents the latest multi-night documentary by Ken Burns: "The National Parks: America's Best Idea." You expect, and you get, endless arrays of stunning still and moving images of nature at its rawest -- gorgeous gorges, and so on. But what's so unexpected, and so uplifting and fascinating, are the human stories...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Sep
24
FALL TV: 'DEXTER' GETS EVEN BETTER By Diane Werts
 
 
Oh, it's sooo tempting: Here's another killer season of Dexter! Michael C. Hall's performance will slay you! Guest star John Lithgow is lethal! The twists and turns are brilliantly executed!...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Sep
23
GUEST BLOG #53: TOM BRINKMOELLER TAKES A CRITICAL LOOK... AT CRITICS By Tom Brinkmoeller
 
 
[Bianculli here: Once again, I'd like to encourage you to click on the Fall TV Preview banner above the Best Bets and check out TV WORTH WATCHING's constantly updated analysis of the new fall shows. And today, keep reading to check out contributing columnist Tom Brinkmoeller's advice about taking advice, at least from critics...]
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Sep
21
BIG NEWS, AND LOTS OF IT: EMMY REACTION, BREAKING NEWS OF EXCITING FRESH TV IMPORT, AND TVWW'S NEW FALL PREVIEW! By David Bianculli
 
 
Busy, busy day. Reaction to Sunday's Emmy Awards, news that one of my favorite TV shows screened at RomaFictionFest is coming to the U.S., and -- just in time for the television season -- TV WORTH WATCHING presents its annual overview of the new fall season. Strap on your seat belts. Here we go...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Sep
21
WATCH THIS: 15 MORE TV TREATS By Diane Werts
 
 
While Bianculli tracks the big-name shows coming up on the networks and cable, I prefer to travel the tube's backroads, seeking slightly more obscure stuff worth watching. So I'll match him 15 for 15 with these (less obvious) September TV treats...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Sep
21
FALL TV: HOT 'HOUSE' TONIGHT By Diane Werts
 
 
If you were in a mental hospital, wouldn't you be happy to find Hugh Laurie's Dr. House as a fellow patient? The guy's funny, he's smart, he's an anarchist, he's guaranteed thrills. Also painful insults, but hey, you can't have everything...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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