If you're a fan of Donald Glover's Atlanta (and if you're not, what are you waiting for?), you'll be pleased to know that this week FX announced they are renewing the series for a fourth season... before the third has started filming...

2019

Jul

MASTER OF DISGUISE By Eric Gould

You might assume most TV spy tropes — fake passports, wigs, sunglasses — work well… on TV. But here’s a fascinating look at TV spycraft with former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez, who runs through clips of The Americans, 24, Alias and many others and says why some are the run-of-the-mill plot contrivances, and how others are credible CIA techniques...

2019

Jun

TONY KARAOKE By Eric Gould

James Corden is one of the all-time great live show hosts, and last Sunday’s Tony Awards (June 8th) was no exception. During a commercial break he looked for a willing audience member to quickly perform his now well-known karaoke segments...

2019

Jun

“OH-OHH, YEA-ESSSSS” By Eric Gould

One of Bill Hader’s funnier SNL bits was playing Keith Morrison, host of NBC’s Dateline, with Morrison’s trademark delivery and borderline amusement at some of the more macabre turns in the show's murder stories. Hader was being interviewed for Sunday Today by Willie Geist when he got a surprise visitor...

2019

May

GAME OF TONES By Eric Gould

You weren’t alone if you thought last Sunday’s must-see Game of Thrones episode, “Battle of Winterfell” (April 28) was so dim and dark, you thought there was something wrong with your TV...

2019

Apr

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN EVERYBODY By Eric Gould

In what’s become one of our favorite holiday treats, here is Michael Keaton’s 2015 creepy rundown of what’s in his Easter basket – a stuffed bunny, a DVD of the movie Friday and some Jordan almonds, among other delights. Keaton seems equally happy to share as he is white-knuckling the whole thing...

2019

Apr

SO LONG, CRAZY By Eric Gould

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend wrapped its series last Friday (April 5th) with a nice little meta-twist that rewarded followers of the irreverent musical comedy...

2019

Mar

WATCH DIFFERENT By Eric Gould

As if it wasn’t impossibly sized already, your streaming world is about to get bigger this fall...

2019

Mar

PRODUCTION CHECKLIST FOR HALLMARK MOVIES By Eric Gould

For Hallmark's current run of new "Spring Fever" romances, TVWW's Eric Gould has imagined the memo that has gone out, entitled “Production Checklist for Hallmark Movies“...

2019

Feb

THE MONKEES AND THEIR PAW By Eric Gould

Sad news, and yet more proof that time is marching on, came the news today (2/21/19) that Peter Tork, the lovable bungler of super pop group the Monkees, has passed away at the age of 77...

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