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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2012
Sep
3
A&E'S SLEEP-INDUCING 'COMA' By Ed Bark
 
 
Despite an Oscar-honored cast and notable producers (including the late Tony Scott) A&E's Coma is best experienced while unconscious...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
3
DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD By David Bianculli
 
 
This new PBS KIDS series, inspired by Fred Rogers and his iconic series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, carries his legacy forward with programming for preschoolers. Producers Angela Santomero and Kevin Morrison have made a captivating animated world featuring Daniel Tiger, who invites young viewers into his world to learn the early lessons of life. I can't help but admit, I still miss Fred Rogers. Who doesn't?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
3
DR. T AND THE WOMEN By David Bianculli
 
 
Richard Gere stars in the 2000 Robert Altman comedy about a wealthy gynecologist treating wealthy women in Dallas. It stars Laura Dern, Shelley Long and Kate Hudson. But notably, it features the late Farrah Fawcett in one of her best roles, miles ahead of the one that won her fame on the throwaway 1976 series, Charlie's Angels.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
3
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli
 
 
This is a repeat of last Friday's show, but well worth revisiting. Maher interviews Obama critic and 2016: Obama's America filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, and points out that the post-9/11 firestorm that resulted in Politically Incorrect being dropped from ABC was triggered by his agreeing with a statement from D'Souza. Jason Alexander and Soledad O'Brien join in on the panel.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
3
GRIMM By David Bianculli
 
 
NBC promoted Grimm regularly during the Olympics, with the hope that it would give the second year series a boost with viewers. It doesn't look as though the network's strategy worked, but it's still worth checking in to see if the monster mash has game.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
3
NO RESERVATIONS By David Bianculli
 
 
Anthony Bourdain kicks off his final season of downbeat dining and drinking before departing for CNN. For the premiere he visits the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Yes, there is mondo-barbecue. For more, see Eric Gould's Cold Light Reader.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
3
1951: 'SEARCH FOR TOMORROW' BEGINS ITS 35-YEAR RUN By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1951, CBS premiered the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
3
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: THE COMPLETE SERIES By David Bianculli
 
 
It's September, and time for football: college, pro and high school...Friday Night Lights was a TVWW favorite from its premiere. It's one of the best family dramas ever made...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
2
2000: T-T-THAT'S ALL, FOLKS: ABC BROADCASTS ITS LAST 'BUGS BUNNY' CARTOON By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 2000, ABC presented its final episode of The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, marking the last time a Bugs Bunny, Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies cartoon appeared on broadcast television as part of a regularly-airing series...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
2
NEW MAN OF THE HOUR: CLINT EASTWOOD'S CHAIR By Eric Gould
 
 
The Colbert Report had the get of the day on Friday: The empty chair from Clint Eastwood's speech at the Republican National Convention...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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