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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2019
Apr
29
'KOREA: THE NEVER-ENDING WAR' DEBUTS ON PBS By David Hinckley
 
 
Korea, to many Americans, is the irritating gnat they can’t believe is still buzzing around their heads. Korea: The Never-Ending War...reminds us that sadly, it’s a little more than a gnat...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Apr
29
ARRIVING ON ACORN, 'MS. FISHER'S MODERN MURDER MYSTERIES' By David Hinckley
 
 
On television, it sometimes seems, amateur detectives outnumber actual detectives...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Apr
28
'THE RED LINE' IS A WORTHY IF SOMEWHAT FLAWED EFFORT By David Hinckley
 
 
Subtle isn’t how you’d describe the setup scene in the new CBS drama The Red Line...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Apr
27
HBO BRINGS THE 'ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY' TO TV ONCE AGAIN – IF YOU CAN HANDLE IT By David Hinckley
 
 
HBO’s annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which airs Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, tests the fine line between a full-on rock ‘n’ roll fan and a masochist...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Apr
26
A FRIGHTENING JOURNEY FOR A TRANSPLANT PATIENT IN 'CHAMBERS' By David Hinckley
 
 
Sasha Yazzie clearly got a deficient education in slasher movies...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Apr
22
IT'S ABOUT TIME WE MEET 'GENTLEMAN JACK,' AND HBO IS INTRODUCING HER By David Hinckley
 
 
Add Anne Lister to the roster of fascinating women you probably never heard of. It’s not your fault. Lister lived and died almost two centuries ago...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Apr
21
'MOTOWN 60: A GRAMMY CELEBRATION' ON CBS SALUTES THE MAGNIFICENT LABEL By David Hinckley
 
 
A slick, glossy, and selective special on the 60th anniversary of Motown Records doesn’t diminish the fact Motown deserves pretty much every superlative...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Apr
19
HULU PRESENTS A REFRESHING TAKE ON BEING A MILLENNIAL MUSLIM IN AMERICA WITH 'RAMY' By David Hinckley
 
 
Being a good Muslim and a good Millennial at the same time can be a really hard juggle...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Apr
19
SEASON 5 OF 'BOSCH' ARRIVES ON AMAZON PRIME By David Hinckley
 
 
Bosch, one of the two or three best cop shows on TV, returns Friday for its fifth season on Amazon Prime...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Apr
17
A DIVE INTO THE HOW OF THE WORLD'S INVENTIONS ON 'BREAKTHROUGH' By David Hinckley
 
 
You still may not want to know how the sausage is made, but the way the telescope was created turns out to be pretty cool...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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