Books available by our very own TVWW authors...
DANGEROUSLY FUNNY:

The Uncensored Story of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

by David Bianculli

CBS' controversial '60s comedy team wasn't canceled, they were fired. The untold story is revealed in this acclaimed account based on 15 years of research and interviews.

 
CHRISTMAS on TELEVISION

by Diane Werts

From A Charlie Brown Christmas to The X-Files, revisit hundreds of seasonal favorites - sitcom and drama episodes, music specials, TV movies, cartoons, even commercials and - brace yourselves - The Star Wars Holiday Special.

 
DICTIONARY of TELELITERACY:

Television's 500 Biggest Hits, Misses and Events

by David Bianculli

The best, the worst, the weirdest. They're all here, 500 landmarks, in a lively alphabetical trip through TV history in all its importance and inanity.

 
TELELITERACY:

Taking Television Seriously

by David Bianculli

Television is much more than the boob tube. Bianculli's classic argument explains why TV is a crucial medium whose wide-ranging impact deserves serious attention and respect from everyone.
 

TRUTH AND RUMORS:

The Reality Behind TV's Most Famous Myths

by Bill Brioux

TV's most persistent rumors get thumbs up or thumbs down in this breezy and authoritative roundup, covering everything from Walter Cronkite to Joanie Loves Chachi











New This WWeek

The second season of TVWW fave Call The Midwife did not match the power and heights of Season One. But the series, which follows young British nurses in the early 1960s, thrives on its signature earnest charm as it goes deep into family drama.
This series documents the Louvre's study days, in which works by five major artists— including Rembrandt and Leonardo— are studied during restorations. From up close, we see the faint lines where the artist changed his mind, witness how time has ravaged the canvases, and debate the evidence that a master painted a particular work.
Ultra-quirky and solemn, the Rectify series of only six episodes followed an ex-con freed after 19 years on Death Row. Odd, squirmy and sometimes moving at a glacial, novel-like pace, it nevertheless is one of the more notable dramas, so far, of 2013.