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2013
Mar
31
GAME OF THRONES By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: This new season manages to escalate things slowly, but surely, to a point where they’ve never been before, and Season 3 of Thrones benefits from the increased volatility. The best plot line, in the seasons sent for review, concerns the efforts of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke, pictured) to assemble an army strong enough to claim the Iron Throne. Her search for that army leads to my favorite Game of Thrones scene to date, which involves some very liberal translations of
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
30
'MR. SELFRIDGE' ANOTHER 'MASTERPIECE' FOR PBS By Ed Bark
 
 
Mr. Selfridge may not provoke the full-blown tizzy that Downton Abbey has for the Masterpiece Classic franchise. Still, it very much works its own charms...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
30
NCAA 2013 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT By David Bianculli
 
 
It's down to the Elite Eight, with two games played today and two more tomorrow. Today's opener in this college ball doubleheader is from the East bracket, with No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 3 Marquette, and the second game, at 7 p.m. ET, is from the West, and pits No. 2 Ohio State vs. today's lowest-ranked surviving seed, No. 9 Wichita State.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
30
THE WIZARD OF OZ By David Bianculli
 
 
You might not expect to find this 1939 classic musical on this particular network – though there have been animated versions of L. Frank Baum’s tale, this is the familiar Judy Garland vehicle. But on a holiday weekend, with families gathered around together, it’s a welcome sight no matter where it surfaces. Forget the prequel. Here’s the real deal.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
30
DOCTOR WHO By David Bianculli
 
 
SERIES RETURN: On the BBC America website, this new run of Doctor Who episodes is labeled Season 7, Part 2. I’m glad someone can keep it straight. All I know is, I’m glad the show is back, with Matt Smith continuing as the Doctor, and Jenna-Louise Coleman establishing her place as the Doctor’s newest companion.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
30
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN By David Bianculli
 
 
This is the cable premiere of one of two Snow White movies released last year. This one stars Charlize Theron as the evil Ravenna, Kristen Stewart as Snow White, and Chris Hemsworth as the Huntsman who is ordered to kill Snow, but saves her instead. It’s a profitable decision, as well as a noble one. After all, there’s no business like Snow business.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
30
ORPHAN BLACK By David Bianculli
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: I’m glad our own Eric Gould, in his Cold Light Reader column, liked this new BBC America series as much as I did. It took me by surprise, because I knew nothing about either its reputation or its stars – especially Tatiana Maslany as the woman who encounters a lookalike and schemes to take her place, dropping into a rabbit hole of paranoia, mystery and intrigue. I don’t want to say more, for now. Just take the ride. Thank me later.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
30
TVWW CONTRIBUTORS ARCHIVE By TVWW Archive
 
 
Editor's note from David Bianculli: When TV Worth Watching launched in 2007, it was with a single writer. Yours truly...In the intervening years, many writers have come to the site, and a few have come and gone -- to pursue other opportunities, or happiness, or both. But what they contributed while they were here is something we're proud to continue to make available...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
30
A WELCOME RETURN TO THE EAST END WITH 'CALL THE MIDWIFE' By Eric Gould
 
 
A dearth of explosive action doesn't mean PBS' historical period drama Call the Midwife isn't without its hard-hitting moments...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
29
'GAME OF THRONES' RE-RULES HBO By Ed Bark
 
 
HBO's Game of Thrones, which starts its third season Sunday, seems to be getting better all the time...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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