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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2009
Feb
25
NBC NEEDS TO EXTEND ITS "LIFE" By David Bianculli
 
 
Against the unstoppable juggernaut of Fox's "American Idol" and the can't-miss mysteries of ABC's "Lost," NBC's "Life" is getting lost in the mix. But it shouldn't be. Its stories, and its actors, are too impressive and likable to go unnoticed...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
24
NEXT VOLLEYS IN LATE-NIGHT WARS ABOUT TO BE FIRED: JIMMY FALLON OPENS STRONG, BUT CRAIG FERGUSON IS TUTU GOOD By David Bianculli
 
 
Last Friday, Conan O'Brien said goodbye to his New York venue and long-running NBC "Late Night" talk show, preparing for a fall move to take over "The Tonight Show." Next Monday, Jimmy Fallon takes O'Brien's slot, and both he and tenured CBS competitor Craig Ferguson are taking the opportunity to define the viewers they're after...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
23
WHAT THE OSCARS DID RIGHT LAST NIGHT By David Bianculli
 
 
Griping about the Oscars the day after is a national pastime and an annual rite. Hugh Jackman, as host, threw more energy into it than anyone since Billy Crystal. And while he's not as funny, his razzle-dazzle dance moves made for some nice, big-stage moments...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
20
THIS WEEKEND, EVERY NIGHT BRINGS SOMETHING SPECIAL: CONAN FRIDAY, "TAKING CHANCE" SATURDAY, OSCARS SUNDAY By David Bianculli
 
 
Every night this weekend, there's a great reason to turn on your TV. Conan O'Brien presides over his final "Late Night" show on Friday, HBO presents the excellent "Taking Chance" telemovie on Saturday, and ABC presents the Oscars on Sunday...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
19
"AMERICAN IDOL" STILL CONNECTS... AND SERVES UP SOME KARMIC PAYBACK By David Bianculli
 
 
"Welcome to season eight!" Ryan Seacrest keeps saying, as contestants make it from one rung to another on the "American Idol" elimination ladder. Last night, the first three singers to make it to the Top 12 were identified -- bringing a new level of drama, as well as competition, to the new season...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
17
TV WORTH WATCHING GUIDES YOU TO EGUIDERS By David Bianculli
 
 
Well, I didn't know this was coming, but I'm thrilled it's here: a new website called eGuiders.com, whose intent is to steer you towards the best of what's out there on the web. It's the Internet equivalent of what we aim to provide here, regarding television, at TV Worth Watching: a guided tour, by people with taste, of the best of what's out there in this nearly infinite world of video entertainment...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
16
"STEALING LINCOLN'S BODY" IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE -- YET, AMAZINGLY, IT IS By David Bianculli
 
 
What were my history teachers doing in high school, that they never bothered to tell me the story of Abraham Lincoln's body being stolen, 11 years after his assassination, and held for ransom? The story told tonight in History Channel's "Stealing Lincoln's Body" is astounding. Unbelievable. And even more unbelievable, for being true...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
11
FOX'S "DOLLHOUSE" HAS THE FEEL OF JOSS WHEDON'S FOURTH TV TRIUMPH By David Bianculli
 
 
It's been five years since Joss Whedon has presented a show on network TV -- and much too long since we've enjoyed weekly doses of entertainment from the deliciously warped brain that gave us "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Firefly"...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
11
LETTERMAN SOARS WITH HEROIC US AIRWAYS CREW By David Bianculli
 
 
Sunday on "60 Minutes," Katie Couric did a wonderful profile of the US Airways "Miracle on the Hudson" crew by asking the right questions and letting the story tell itself. Tuesday night on another CBS show, David Letterman provided another wonderful hour -- by showing the human, funny side of these everyday heroes...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
10
JUST A TEASE -- BUT CHANGES, AND NEW WRITERS, ARE COMING TO TV WORTH WATCHING By David Bianculli
 
 
This notice is a bit premature -- but it's fair warning, and one I'm thrilled to make, that TV Worth Watching is about to expand a bit. Updated design, new features, and, most important of all, some new contributors...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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