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2016
Oct
31
 
 
My Favorite Martian. Mork & Mindy. ALF. 3rd Rock From the Sun. And Saturday Night Live’s “The Coneheads.” Aliens from above have a long history of being played for laughs. TBS’ People of Earth takes this baton and wryly trots with it...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Oct
31
 
 
When Kevin Reilly was hired to run the Turner entertainment networks, he said he wanted something different. The new sitcom People of Earth, which debuts on TBS Monday at 9 p.m. ET, suggests his troops have gotten the message...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Oct
30
 
 
If you’re still glued to this Walking Dead-style election plastered across all network and cable news channels, our sympathy. Our concern. In the interest of distraction, courtesy of Huffpost Hill, TVWW presents this raccoon eating grapes...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Oct
29
 
 
The import series Brief Encounters proves again that while British actresses often seem as prim as their country’s reputation, they also love a chance to get naughty every so often...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Oct
28
 
 
In contrast to Vietnam War or Civil Rights protestors, the 1960s fighters in the women’s movement first had to convince some people there even was a problem...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Oct
28
 
 
TVWW Update Hey, there, faithful readers! David Bianculli here, and after months in the hospital and recuperating, I'm back -- doing Bianculli's Best Bets, at least, on a weekly basis until I get fully up to speed. (Thanks, Eric, for filling the void, and so entertainingly, in my absence.) And what a week for a comeback, starting with postseason baseball on Fox Sports 1, and more faux presidential debate buffoonery on NBC's Saturday Night Live...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Oct
27
 
 
The prognosis for a solid, quality drama series is at least cautiously optimistic when Jason Katims is at the controls...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Oct
27
 
 
Many viewers will see the new CBS show The Great Indoors as a comedy. Some of us, however, will recognize that it’s really a tragedy...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Oct
27
 
 
CBS’s Pure Genius is a medium-energy medical drama with a novel twist. It also has a more subtle level that’s potentially a little disturbing...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2016
Oct
27
 
 
Ageism isn’t only aimed at today’s elders. In the sad case of CBS’ The Great Indoors (Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET), it can also be applied to millennials...