David’s new book, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific is now out on Amazon. To help kick off The Platinum Age release, we’ll be featuring clips related to his study of TV genres and their evolution...

2016

Nov

MANY HAPPY (ELECTION) RETURNS By Eric Gould

It was a long, strange election year and one which set many milestones for television political coverage. Hosting his election night special, Stephen Colbert riffed his way through a few impromptu reasons why some of us might feel a little too wired, too plugged in, and too righteous about our political side of the spectrum…

2016

Nov

PAND–ARCHISTS By Eric Gould

For your last weekend in election purgatory, as a distraction, courtesy of Huffpost Hill, here are some young pandas who just won’t cooperate...

2016

Oct

SINCE YOU’RE STILL WATCHING By Eric Gould

If you’re still glued to this Walking Dead-style election plastered across all network and cable news channels, our sympathy. Our concern. In the interest of distraction, courtesy of Huffpost Hill, TVWW presents this raccoon eating grapes...

2016

Oct

BECAUSE YOU’VE (STILL) LASTED THIS LONG By Eric Gould

We’re fans of Eliot Nelson’s daily rundown of the political news, “Huffpost Hill.” His column finishes with a “Because You’ve Read This Far” feature, usually a link to adorable animal videos...

2016

Oct

POLITICS ON ICE By Eric Gould

Since you've made it through this unprecedented election season so far...

2016

Oct

BITING THE HANDS THAT YOU FEED By Eric Gould

The upcoming American Masters: Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You will be airing on PBS Tuesday, October 25 at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings)...

2016

Oct

'BEST OF ENEMIES' TRACKS ROOTS OF TV PARTISAN POLITICS By Eric Gould

The recent Morton Downey, Jr. documentary helped trace the roots of conflict TV... but Best of Enemies gets it right, telling the tale of one of the most influential left-right face-offs...

2016

Oct

ALL TRUMPED UP FOR SATURDAY NIGHT By Eric Gould

Alec Baldwin has assumed the role of Donald Trump for the presidential sketches on SNL this fall, and maybe after, if needed...

2016

Sep

DEADPAN SPIN By Eric Gould

Hillary Clinton has shown up on the latest release of Funny or Die's Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and you can cut the stillness with a knife...

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Eric Gould

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Eric Gould is a writer in Boston and Associate Editor for tvworthwatching.com. With prior stints in art, music, photography and design, he casts a wide net across the media pool fishing for the smart, the surprising and the oddly compelling. He will have essays on Rectify, Six Feet Under and Girls in the upcoming “Finale: Considering the Ends of Television Series” from Syracuse University Press. Email him at gould@tvworthwatching.com

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