For the 12th anniversary of 9/11, the PBS series Nova will help nudge the memory of that fateful day in a more positive direction, by going inside the new tower rising there...

2013

Sep

STAR DREK By Eric Gould

Apparently, the Miley Cyrus performance at the recent MTV Video Music Awards has travelled far – reaching the 23rd century and the Starship Enterprise... it seems to have had a similar effect on Captain Kirk and the crew as it did on the rest of us...

2013

Sep

'LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX': PBS IMPORT IS GREAT NEW FAMILY DRAMA By Eric Gould

This PBS series is one of the best new dramas to come this year... And it stars Derek Jacobi...

2013

Sep

W. KAMAU BELL'S RETURN TO LATE NIGHT By Eric Gould

Kamau Bell returns to late night tonight, Wednesday, September 4. Here are his thoughts about the show and his new venue at FXX, as told to TVWW's Eric Gould last July...

2013

Aug

'BAD' READING: PHILOSOPHERS PONDER THE BIG QUESTIONS OF WALTER WHITE By Eric Gould

So, you think you've read all there is to read about the TV landmark? Have you considered the Nietzchean view of "Heisenberg"?...

2013

Aug

'FIVE BROKEN CAMERAS': THE VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE By Eric Gould

One day, there is the countryside and olive groves. The next, bulldozers, construction crews, and a military-style security fence. This is a simple tale from the other side of Israeli settlements...

2013

Aug

DVD: VINTAGE LATE-NIGHT 'FRIDAYS' GETS NEW LIFE By Eric Gould

ABC's '80s answer to Saturday Night Live returns in a Best Of collection that looks back on the show's groundbreaking material and its alt-comedy legacy...

2013

Aug

'HELL ON WHEELS' ARRIVES FOR SEASON THREE By Eric Gould

The gritty AMC western returns with a new showrunner, some new characters, and a new time slot... changes which aren't necessarily clear improvements...

2013

Aug

'BREAKING BAD' FROM BELOW: TVWW PRESENTS A SUPERCUT SAMPLER By Eric Gould

As the AMC series Breaking Bad reaches it final eight episodes, TVWW takes a look at one of its signature visual viewpoints – from the bottom of things...

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Eric Gould

Associate Editor

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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