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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2013
Apr
2
LATE-NIGHT DUET By Bill Brioux
 
 
Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno cleverly addressed the recent rumors that the Late Night host would soon be replacing the Tonight Show host with a Broadway-style duet...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
20
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. ROGERS By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This week, on March 20, Fred Rogers would have turned 85...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
13
GETTING READY FOR 'MEL BROOKS: MAKE A NOISE' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
Here's a sneak peek at the upcoming American Masters special, Mel Brooks: Make a Noise...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Mar
8
MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING By Christy Slewinski
 
 
Joss Whedon fans are all abuzz about the writer/producer's upcoming adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Here's a sneak peek...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Feb
23
HOLY CRAP, LOIS, I'M HOSTING THE OSCARS! By 
 
 
That’s right ladies and gentlemen, Seth MacFarlane, creator of TV's Family Guy, American Dad! andand the feature film, Ted, is hosting the Academy Awards...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Feb
8
AN ANIMATED LOOK AT 'THE WALKING DEAD' DEBUT By 
 
 
Here’s an animated reminder of The Walking Dead's comic book origin, the Robert Kirkman comic book monsterpiece that inspired TV’s zombie apocalypse...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Feb
6
'THE POWER OF MYTH' AND ITS JEDI MOMENT By Christy Slewinski
 
 
With news of new Star Wars sequels and the release of the 25th anniversary edition of The Power of Myth, what better time to revisit Joseph Campbell's most memorable Jedi moment...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Feb
4
SUPER BOWL KISS-OFF By Christy Slewinski
 
 
Nevermind the GoDaddy lip lock between model Bar Refaeli and techie "Walter." Super Bowl viewers in select TV markets in Texas, Oklahoma and Montana got to see an equally awkward kiss, courtesy of Will Ferrell...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Feb
1
REVISITING THE FIRST 'HOUSE OF CARDS' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
Can Kevin Spacey out-Francis Ian Richardson, who famously portrayed the program's Machiavellian lead? Let the discussions begin...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
29
SAYONARA, '30 ROCK': TRACY MORGAN'S FAREWELL SERENADE By 
 
 
Grab one last bag of Sabor De Soledad, 30 Rock fans, and prepare to share a few final moments with the sitcom inspired by Tina Fey’s stint as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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