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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2016
May
20
KEN BURNS' JAZZ By David Bianculli
 
 
Part 9. This portion covers the years 1956-60, and includes the ascendance of Miles Davis (pictured) – whose complex and groundbreaking Bitches’ Brew album took me more than a decade to fully appreciate. Of course, for me back then, my idea of jazz sophistication was Herbie Mann playing flute on “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” so I had a lot to learn. Though I still like Herbie Mann. Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
20
BANSHEE By David Bianculli
 
 
SERIES FINALE: This is the last episode of this series, so I expect one thing and only one thing: carnage. As to who lives or dies at the end, if anyone, that’s what office pools are for. Oh, and the finale’s title? “Requiem.” That should provide a pretty strong hint.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
20
'DOCTOR THORNE' IS JUST THE ANTIDOTE TO 'DOWNTON' WITHDRAWAL By David Hinckley
 
 
If you need an antidote for Downton Abbey withdrawal, and who among us does not, try Amazon’s new Doctor Thorne...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
19
GREY'S ANATOMY By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: In the lives of the characters, some months have passed between last week’s episode and tonight’s season finale – which is why April’s pregnancy is now at the breaking (water) point, and why Owen and Amelia (pictured) are planning to walk down the aisle. But, as always with sweeps-month weddings, expect the unexpected. And, often, the unwed.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
19
THE CATCH By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: This series was renewed the other day for a second season, so whatever the cliffhanger is at the end of tonight’s episode, it’ll be resolved eventually. I’m sort of surprised by that move, but right now, ABC is positively spiking with Shonda fever.  
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
19
ORPHAN BLACK By David Bianculli
 
 
I wouldn’t have thought it necessary, much less possible, for Tatiana Maslany to concoct and embody yet another distinct clone identity – but her Crystal, with all her blondeness, fashion sense and overall cluelessness, has become an instant hit, and not only with me. And tonight, she figures prominently once again.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
19
INSIDE AMY SCHUMER By David Bianculli
 
 
The basis of one of tonight’s scheduled skits suggests that Amy Schumer may be a closely watching fan of Cinemax’s The Knick: It’s a skit in which she has her arm sewn to her face.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
19
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW By David Bianculli
 
 
Tonight’s scheduled guests include Jennifer Lawrence and James McAvoy from the latest X-Men movie – and Will.I.Am performing in the Music.Al.Segment.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
19
CW’S NEW FALL 2016 SHOWS: FIRST IMPRESSIONS By David Bianculli
 
 

Last fall, CW introduced only one new fall series, and it was among the season’s very best: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. This fall, that show is back – and so is another entertaining show, picked up from a different network…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
May
18
CBS’S NEW FALL 2016 SHOWS: FIRST IMPRESSIONS By David Bianculli
 
 

CBS is sending Supergirl up, up and away to sister network CW this fall, and adding three new dramas and three new comedies before the year is out. Most have a strong whiff of the familiar…

 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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