[EDITOR'S NOTE: The director and producer of TVWW's Best TV Tomorrow videos, Larry Siegel, recommends some of his favorite, and eerily relatable, TV series in the science fantasy genre. Go forth and binge...

2019

Nov

WHEN TELEVISION GREW UP: DAVID SIMON, MODERN AMERICA AND THE MATURING OF THE TV LANDSCAPE By TVWW Guest Contributor

EDITOR'S NOTE: Our latest Guest Contributor is Andreas Halskov, an external lecturer in Film and TV Studies and a curator of screenings of historical films at the two biggest arthouse theaters in Denmark. In addition, he has written numerous books on film and TV...

2018

Oct

SEX, LIES AND IAMBIC PENTAMETER: SEASON THREE OF 'SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED' PREMIERES ON PBS By TVWW Guest Contributor

TVWW fan Matt Glaser is a well-known fiddler (and featured on the soundtrack of Ken Burns The Civil War)... He’s also an ardent student of Shakespeare and runs down the upcoming third season of PBS’s Shakespeare Uncovered...

2018

Apr

AN AMERICAN EXPERT ON RUSSIA OFFERS HIS REVIEW OF 'THE AMERICANS' By TVWW Guest Contributor

Guest contributor, James Heinzen, offers his uniquely informed take on the first few episodes of the final season of The Americans...

2018

Feb

REDISCOVERING 'STAR TREK' By TVWW Guest Contributor

All eyes have been on the sky lately with the recent launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy, but Elon Musk isn’t the only one bringing us closer to the stars...

2018

Jan

PHIL ROSENTHAL SAYS 'SOMEBODY FEED PHIL' WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND FOOD A GOOD TIME By TVWW Guest Contributor

TVWW Guest Contributor Theresa Corigliano talks with host Phil Rosenthal about his eponymous travel series that’s devoted to finding the perfect bite…

2017

Oct

CAN 'DIRK GENTLY' BE EXPLAINED? A COLLEGE SENIOR TAKES A SCHOLARLY APPROACH By TVWW Guest Contributor

[Editor's note: On occasion, when I stumble across an atypically smart and creative student in one of my Rowan University media courses, I invite him or her to submit a guest blog on a TV subject of their choosing. Shannon Farrell chose a tricky and unusual topic, and wrote a lengthy but well-crafted treatise. So here it is. -DB]

2017

Jul

A REUNION OF FRIENDS, FOR MY SON By TVWW Guest Contributor

What if they threw a fundraiser and everybody came? “Take Off, Eh,” held on July 18 at Second City Toronto, featured the reunion of Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis as SCTV’s Bob & Doug McKenzie, to raise money for Jake Thomas, Dave’s nephew...

2017

Jun

FROM 'HANNIBAL' TO 'LEFTOVERS' - TRUSTING TV, AND ITS STORYTELLING By TVWW Guest Contributor

[Editor's note: On occasion, we invite a former college student to write a guest column about a TV show, new or old, that resonates with him or her, and provides us insight from their younger perspective. Here's the latest occasion, from one of my best recent students, Ray Saker. - DB]

2017

Jun

‘HOUSE OF CARDS’ SEASON 5: THE END MIGHT JUST BE BEGINNING By TVWW Guest Contributor

Guest Contributor Nic Dobija-Nootens finds Season 5 of House of Cards an oddly welcome alternative to the dizzying and seemingly unstoppable stream of news coming from the White House...

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