This year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is televised by HBO on Saturday. Meanwhile, for a little perspective, HBO2 tonight presents a repeat of last year’s ceremony.
Sign of summer, not a recommendation. A week after its premiere, I’ve finally seen enough of this series, over enough nights, to declare doubts that ABC has another summer quiz-show hit on its hands.
Sign of summer, not a recommendation. The May sweeps are over, and the subsequent try-anything reality and competition shows start showing up. Here’s another.
Bette Davis stars in this 1952 drama, playing a washed-up actress mounting a comeback. Kind of ironic, considering that some of Bette Davis’ most iconic roles, in a very long career, were still to come.
David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.