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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2016
Jun
15
TO THE CLASS OF 2020 – HERE IS YOUR PRESIDENTIAL VALEDICTORIAN By Jim Davis
 
 
An Arlington Heights, Illinois, middle schooler proves to be an amazingly accomplished impersonator of several 2016 presidential candidates...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Apr
29
NOW ALL THE GUITARS GENTLY WEEP By Jim Davis
 
 
TVWW critic David Hinckley reports that the most poignant highlight of this year’s annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony special will be a clip of the late Prince from his own 2004 Hall of Fame induction...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Apr
6
REMEMBERING MERLE HAGGARD By Jim Davis
 
 
The country music singer/songwriter died Wednesday (4/6) on his 79th birthday...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Apr
1
BILL MURRAY TALKS ABOUT TWO FAVORITE POETS By Jim Davis
 
 
Actor Bill Murray is widely known for his love of poetry. Here he visits Jimmy Kimmel Live to read "What the Mirror Said" by African American poet Lucille Clifton...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Mar
26
A GATHERING OF TRIBUTES TO GARRY SHANDLING By Jim Davis
 
 
The comedian's death at age 66 generated many testimonials of praise. One of the best was from fan Lawrence O'Donnell of MSNBC...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Mar
18
COLBERT COMMISSIONS A NEW “DANNY BOY” FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY By Jim Davis
 
 
Stephen says the lyrics to the classic Irish weeper are just too depressing...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Mar
11
A PRESENT TO SHARE AND ENJOY By Jim Davis
 
 
Here is a controversial and moving short film, The Present, that has been around since 2014, but quietly keeps winning awards...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Feb
3
CARPOOL KARAOKE GOES VIRAL By Jim Davis
 
 
Out for a drive, Late Night comic James Corden spots Chris Martin looking for a ride to San Francisco to perform with Coldplay in the Super Bowl 50 halftime show...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Feb
2
WHO'S ON THE BLANKET WITH STEPHEN? By Jim Davis
 
 
"Stephen the Person" talks philosophy with  Kermit the Frog, and together they challenge some age old questions about free will, why cross the road, the dangers of biology classes, the importance of pants with pockets...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Jan
30
THE DONALD DEBATES MR. TRUMP By Jim Davis
 
 
In politics, a man who changes political positions to match the prevailing mood is labeled a flip-flopper...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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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