DAVID BIANCULLI

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2014
Apr
5
 
 
There always have been spies and likely always will be --and AMC’s new drama series Turn, premiering at 9 p.m. ET Sunday, goes back in time to the Revolutionary War, to the formation of this country’s first spy ring...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Mar
1
 
 
Series focusing on murderers, serial killers and really bad guys are staples on network TV and cable these days. Now A&E’s new drama, Those Who Kill, can be added to that list...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
25
 
 
Toby Stephens, whose mother is Maggie Smith, the Dowager Countess on PBS's Downton Abbey, has set sail on his own show -- as a pirate on Starz's Black Sails...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
20
 
 
PBS executives had good news Monday for fans of good TV shows: more Sherlock, more Ken Burns documentaries, and, for Downton Abbey, even more viewers...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
20
 
 
Next month, Jay Leno flies the coop at NBC. But before the year is out, Peter Pan flies in...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
11
 
 
Is CNN interested in joining the late-night talk show wars by importing Jay Leno? According to former NBC executive and current CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker, not at this time...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
10
 
 
Prohibition is almost over again. Really. HBO’s Prohibition-era set drama, Boardwalk Empire, will be back this fall for a fifth and final season...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
2
 
 
Froggett returns for he fourth season as Downton Abbey maid Anna Bates, much to the delight of her international audience and producers. She talks with TVWW's Donna J. Plesh...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Dec
15
 
 
Growing up is not easy for many children. Especially if you are tall. Just ask 6'1" Miranda Hart of PBS’ Call The Midwife. The series returns for a holiday special on December 29...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Oct
17
 
 
Life is good these days for Margo Martindale. The Millers was top 20 in this week’s Nielsen ratings and she's starring in a new film that's already generating Oscar buzz...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Donna J. Plesh

TVWW contributor Donna J. Plesh died April 2, 2015, from ovarian cancer. She was 71. Donna covered television since the early 1980s, initially for the Orange County Register and its TV magazine. She also was a member of the Television Critics Association. Donna was always a cheerful spirit within the TVWW network and often gave readers a kind, up-close viewpoint in her interviews with a wide variety of television stars. She will be missed. 
 
 
 
 

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