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2016

Feb

GIVE ME ONE MINUTE TO PROVE WHY EVEN BABIES SHOULD WATCH TV By David Bianculli

When my daughter, Kristin, was very young, one of the first (and then only) things we let her watch on TV was PBS’s Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, because it was so positive, safe, and lovingly interactive...

2016

Feb

IT WAS PRETTY, PRETTY, PRETTY ... PRETTY GOOD! By Monique Nazareth

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a much anticipated appearance this weekend on Saturday Night Live, which was hosted by his doppelganger, Larry David. It was the parody of David's HBO Curb Your Enthusiasm which stole the show. Entitled (of course) "Bern Your Enthusiasm," it melded the fictional David with Sanders after his narrow loss of the Iowa Caucus...

2016

Feb

THIS BUD'S FOR YOU? By David Hinckley

Dame Helen Mirren is known for playing blunt-spoken women, up to and including the Queen of England. She doesn't play the Queen in this 60-second Super Bowl ad sponsored by Budweiser beer, but she does have some blunt words for people who drive drunk...

2016

Feb

IF THIS HAD BEEN AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY... By Linda Donovan

We’ve mourned the demise of the variety show, but, in truth, it hasn’t gone anywhere. It has relocated to a non-traditional place -- late night television...

2016

Feb

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN By Jonathan Storm

Bob Elliott (left in photo with Ray Goulding), half of the legendary, semi-absurdist comedy duo of Bob & Ray, died Tuesday (2/2) at the age of 92...

2016

Feb

CARPOOL KARAOKE GOES VIRAL By Jim Davis

Out for a drive, Late Night comic James Corden spots Chris Martin looking for a ride to San Francisco to perform with Coldplay in the Super Bowl 50 halftime show...

2016

Feb

WHO'S ON THE BLANKET WITH STEPHEN? By Jim Davis

"Stephen the Person" talks philosophy with Kermit the Frog, and together they challenge some age old questions about free will, why cross the road, the dangers of biology classes, the importance of pants with pockets...

2016

Jan

THE DONALD DEBATES MR. TRUMP By Jim Davis

In politics, a man who changes political positions to match the prevailing mood is labeled a flip-flopper...

2016

Jan

SURFING THE WHITE WAY By Linda Donovan

Getting around Manhattan, on a good day, can be a challenge. Add over two feet of snow from Winter Storm Jonas to the equation and you need to become creative...

2016

Jan

DISEMVOWELED By Eric Gould

So, with some of the TVWW crew in The Olde Towne, the Late Night with Seth Meyers spoof on Boston film tropes in a trailer for a fake picture called Boston Accent was especially loved. Like wicked pissa...