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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
 
 
 
2012
Oct
24
HALF-HOUR WHODUNIT 'PETER GUNN' RELEASED AS COMPLETE-SERIES SET By Diane Werts
 
 
I wouldn't mind knowing Peter Gunn again, today, in some way. Not just these beat-vintage DVDs, but a new incarnation or two of the half-hour "crime jazz" genre...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
11
COOL CABLE WOMEN SAY SAYONARA By Diane Werts
 
 
It hurts to say goodbye all at once to The Closer, Damages and Weeds, shows that gave us rich female characters who shared the crucial characteristic of leading — truly leading — their own lives...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
4
TVS AND TABLETS AND PHONES, OH MY! By Diane Werts
 
 
I'm here to say that NBC's ubiquitous Olympics coverage is, to a TV critic of more years than I'd like to admit, shockingly awesome...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
18
CABLE SITCOMS GET SHARP By Diane Werts
 
 
These days, cable's got the comedy mojo, with sitcoms such as Sullivan & Son, Baby Daddy and The Soul Man...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
3
'THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW' DVDS LACK NOSTALGIC EXTRAS By Diane Werts
 
 
A great way to honor Andy Griffith is to pop a disc into the player and watch the show that made him a TV superstar, but when it comes to bonus features, we get zippo, zero, zilch...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jun
28
BROADCAST VS CABLE: A SUMMER SHOWDOWN By Diane Werts
 
 
When it comes to producing quality, scripted summer shows, it's easy to see that cable has the broadcast networks at its mercy...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jun
25
TVWW'S RETURNING SUMMER SERIES SNEAK PEEK: PART II By Diane Werts
 
 
If June wasn't packed enough with returning series, July and August promise season premieres of some of TV's hottest hits, including Breaking Bad and Warehouse 13...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jun
3
TVWW'S RETURNING SUMMER SERIES SNEAK PEEK: PART I By Diane Werts
 
 
Whether you're into vampires or spies, aliens or attorneys, teen werewolves or man's best friend, Diane Werts recaps this summer's most popular returning shows...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
May
28
TVWW'S NEW SUMMER SERIES SNEAK PEEK: PART III By Diane Werts
 
 
Learn more about the hot season's coolest new shows in Part II of our new summer series round-up...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
May
25
TVWW'S NEW SUMMER SERIES SNEAK PEEK: PART II By Diane Werts
 
 
Our TVWW tour of new summer shows continues with sneak peeks of ABC's competition show, The Glass House, FX's Charlie Sheen sitcom, Anger Management, and Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama, The Newsroom...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Diane Werts

Associate Editor
Diane Werts has been glued to the tube since she can remember, growing up in a household where the TV came on first thing in the morning and stayed on till bedtime and beyond. She worked for the USA Film Festival, then for The Dallas Morning News writing about everything from Shakespeare to macrame art to rock music (and has the hearing loss to prove it). She moved to New York's Newsday to edit their glossy TV magazine, then returned to writing about television, specializing in its stranger permutations. She's a past president of the Television Critics Association.
 
 
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