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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2015
Dec
20
THE SOUND OF MUSIC: SING-ALONG By David Bianculli
 
 
I’m not sure this is an enhancement, but here it is: Tonight’s ABC presentation of The Sound of Music – the 1965 Julie Andrews film, not the recent live TV musical – comes complete with superimposed lyrics whenever a song is sung, so viewers at home can sing along. Just great: the hills are alive with the sound of karaoke…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Dec
20
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL By David Bianculli
 
 
For tonight’s prime-time game, NBC is flexing its muscles and employing its option under the NFL flex schedule, moving games around to get the best one on TV. So tonight, instead of the previously scheduled Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Francisco 49ers game, Sunday Night Football presents the Arizona Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, live from Philly.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Dec
20
HOMELAND By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: There’s a terrorist bomb filled with sarin gas, and last week Carrie was in chase in the tunnels under Berlin. Tonight, she tries to get to the bottom of things, and solve the case, and identify and defuse another terrorist threat. Welcome to the end of another hectic season of Homeland…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Dec
20
INTO THE BADLANDS By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: It’s a short season for this new AMC series – and if you haven’t seen it, or stayed with it, the network is presenting all Season 1 episodes leading up to tonight’s 10 p.m. ET season finale. The mini-marathon begins at 5 p.m. ET.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Dec
20
THE AFFAIR By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: Another season finale for the holiday season: This one ends Season 2 of The Affair, which doubled down on its perspectives, and became an even more interesting drama – and mystery. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Dec
19
THE WIZARD OF OZ By David Bianculli
 
 
TNT presents more showings of 1939’s classic The Wizard of Oz tonight – once at 7 p.m. ET, and again at 9:20 p.m. ET. Even with annoying commercial interruptions, it’s a movie ideally suited for viewing with the whole family. And the more members of the family who are around visiting for the holidays, the better it is. If you’re looking for one full-family TV treat tonight, The Wizard of Oz is one because – because, because, because, because, becaaaaause…!
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Dec
19
THE WIZ LIVE! By David Bianculli
 
 
You actually can toggle between NBC and TNT tonight and go from one Wiz to another, because TNT is double-featuring back-to-back showings of The Wizard of Oz, while NBC has decided to repeat its recent live musical telecast of The Wiz Live! The cast includes Queen Latifah as the Wiz, Uzo Aduba as Glinda, Ne-Yo as the Tin Man, Elijah Kelley as the Scarecrow, and Shanice Williams as Dorothy, but the best performance comes, surprisingly, from David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion. And I ain’t
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Dec
19
2015 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE By David Bianculli
 
 
Tonight’s Democratic presidential debate, live from New Hampshire, features Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley, and will be moderated by ABC’s David Muir and Martha Raddatz. Better make sure to watch, because this is the final presidential debate of the year!!!! Oh, wait… there will still be about 104 of those next year, before the candidates are selected. So there’s less of a sense of urgency. And whoever scheduled this one for the final Saturday
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Dec
19
IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON 75TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT By David Bianculli
 
 
The recent televised Frank Sinatra tribute concert, celebrating what would have been his 100th birthday, was a disappointment musically and emotionally. This event, taped Dec. 5 at Madison Square Garden, starts with John Fogerty singing “Give Peace a Chance” and “In My Life,” and includes Sheryl Crow doing “A Hard Day’s Night,” The Roots doing “Mother,” Willie Nelson doing a solo “Imagine,” and lots more. Yoko Ono is there live, P
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Dec
19
THE RETURNED By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: This is the Season 2 finale – so after tonight, The Returned won’t be returning. At least not for a while…
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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