DAVID BIANCULLI

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2013
Nov
3
 
 
Last week’s episode concluded with a creepy wide shot, as Daryl (Norman Reedus) and his ad hoc hunting party came up against more walkers than expected. Many, many, many, many more – an image that was even scarier than the unknown but deadly infection sweeping through the ranks of the already put-upon survivors.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
3
 
 
Last week, Chalky (Michael K. Williams) almost died at the hands of his right-hand man, and those hands were closing around Chalky’s throat. But he survived to fight another day – as has former federal agent Nelson Van Alden, who may have to stand up against a tough adversary also: Al Capone.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
3
 
 
The betrayal of Carrie (Claire Danes) by Saul and everyone else at the CIA seems a little less cruel, now that we know the true extent, and intent, of their plans – but that doesn’t mean Carrie is in any less danger, or any less of a rough spot, than before. In fact, quite the contrary.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
3
 
 
Last week’s episode was a great piece of television, allowing all of the show’s well-drawn characters to be true to themselves while reacting to circumstances that had them being untrue to one another. Tonight’s installment is called “The Day After” – and pits the former partners and associates against one another, in very close quarters, in an episode that, quite clearly, is not to be missed.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
3
 
 
Occasional TVWW guest contributor Rich Greenhalgh has been following Japanese musical hitmakers AKB48, their popular game tournament, and why they're also big in the US...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
2
 
 
Here’s a timely, touching repeat from the archives of this Sundance music series, hosted by Elvis Costello in front of a live audience, and dedicated to both sharing the stage and understanding the creative processes of his musical guests. In this particular installment, from the show’s freshman season of 2008, Costello’s guest was Lou Reed, who died recently, but who is captured vibrantly and candidly in this one-hour Spectacle.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
2
 
 
In the moody David Janssen TV series from the Sixties, the focal point was Janssen as Richard Kimble, the doctor wrongly accused of, and perpetually hunted for, the murder of his wife. In this exciting 1993 movie remake, though Harrison Ford’s Kimble clearly is the protagonist, Tommy Lee Jones steals this film as Kimble’s dogged pursuer, Lieutenant Gerard. And when a sequel was made, it starred Jones, not Ford.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
2
 
 
Episode 3. In this episode of this excellent imported British miniseries, Chiwetel Ejiofor steps up as a black bandleader in London in the early Thirties. He’s been the star of this series all along – but this week, his character becomes more aggressive, taking front and center, and not just on the bandstand. And since he’s gotten Oscar buzz for 12 Years a Slave, maybe that will draw more viewers to this well-acted period drama.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
2
 
 
This season, Graham Norton seems to have made some sort of show-biz pact with the devil, because his guest list each week has gotten more and more ridiculously A-list, and excitingly eclectic. This week’s guests include Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Saunders from Absolutely Fabulous, and Cher.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Nov
2
 
 
This isn’t exactly a Scandal, but tonight’s guest host is Kerry Washington, star of that popular ABC prime-time drama series. And the musical guest is no stranger to scandal, either: it’s Eminem.