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2013
May
22
DVD: A LOOK AT THE JEWISH LEGACY IN BROADWAY MUSICALS By Eric Gould
 
 
When you look at the long lists of songwriters showcased in the documentary Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy, it's hard to argue with the film's premise...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
19
ANTHONY BOURDAIN AND 'THE TASTE OF FREEDOM' By Eric Gould
 
 
Sunday DVR programming has always been a problem of triage, and that gets even more difficult tonight thanks to Anthony Bourdain, who makes an intrepid jaunt to Libya...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
11
A LOOK AT '10 BUILDINGS THAT CHANGED AMERICA' By Eric Gould
 
 
The PBS special on architecture isn't all about buildings that are the most beautiful or dramatic, but buildings so game-changing they forever altered the home and workplace...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
7
WAYNE WHITE'S WORLD OF ART AND HUMOR By Eric Gould
 
 
Wayne White's world, newly revealed on DVD, is an infectious collision of inspiration, motivation and never-ending curiosity...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
3
'MARON': LEFT-COAST 'LOUIE' ARRIVES By Eric Gould
 
 
Do we really need another alienated, middle-aged misanthrope, no matter how clever? Actually, there might be room for one more...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
30
'MANHUNT' ASKS HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT TERRORISM By Eric Gould
 
 
Given the recent Boston Marathon bombings, the HBO documentary, Manhunt — about the CIA's hunt for Osama bin Laden — is not only timely, but illuminating...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
30
'INSIDE AMY SCHUMER': MAYBE OUTSIDE IS CLOSE ENOUGH By Eric Gould
 
 
Amy Schumer seems happy enough to ride the one trick pony, playing the good-looking, wholesome girl with a cowboy mouth...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
26
MAIN TITLES UP CLOSE: 'VIKINGS' PLUNGES DEEP FOR IMAGERY By Eric Gould
 
 
Director Rama Allen, creator of the Vikings opener, talks about engaging viewers in a one-minute sequence...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
22
NEW 'RECTIFY' IS DOWNBEAT, BUT GETS HIGH MARKS By Eric Gould
 
 
Daniel Holden has been released after 20 years on death row after his conviction has been vacated – a crime he originally confessed to...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Apr
19
BOSTON TV IMAGES HIT A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO HOME By Eric Gould
 
 
In an interview on Fresh Air, Globalpost.com reporter Charles Sennott said, "Every time this happens, it's someone's hometown." He's right. This time, it happened in mine...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Eric Gould

Associate Editor

Eric Gould is a writer in Boston. With prior stints in art, music, photography and design under his belt, he casts a wide net across the media pool fishing for the smart, the surprising and the oddly compelling. He is also the DVD review editor for TVWW. Email him at gould@tvworthwatching.com
 
 
New From TVWW

HBO’s TV Movie about Liberace Dazzles Like a Sequined Suit — with Two Shining Stars
By David Bianculli
 
 
 
 
DVD: A Look at the Jewish Legacy in Broadway Musicals
By Eric Gould
 
 
 
 
PBS’s ‘American Masters’ Conducts a New Conversation with Mel Brooks… And, on NPR’s ‘Fresh Air,’ So Do I
By David Bianculli
 
 
 
 
ABC's 'Motive': A Crime Drama with a Twist
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Beyond Apu: Indian Americans on Television
By Monique Nazareth
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

'The Goodwin Games' Has No Chance of Winning
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Anthony Bourdain and 'The Taste of Freedom'
By Eric Gould
 
 
 
 
'Idol' Season 12 Will Be Remembered for All the Wrong Reasons
By Ed Martin
 
 
 
 
The CW's New Fall 2013 Shows: First Clips, First Impressions
By David Bianculli
 
 
 
 
CBS's New Fall 2013 Shows: First Clips, First Impressions
By David Bianculli
 
 
 
 

This Day in TV History

1988: Snow Falls on 'St. Elsewhere,' Creating a Finale to Remember
By Christy Slewinski
 
 
 
 

New This WWeek

Just in time for planning summer tours, here is the popular PBS travel series on 13 DVD's that, presumably, goes everywhere.
Here's the definitive documentary on the comedy giant – straight from the writer-actor-producer himself. This "American Masters" documentary will be released immediately upon its broadcast on PBS.
This season saw the battle between the Vampire Authority and the "fundamentalists" – a bloody contest, of course, with plenty of werewolves, shape-shifters and faeries to go around.