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Contributors Archive
 
 
 
 
 
2020
Jul
28
KEN BURNS HITS ONE OUT OF THE PARK IN PBS' FIRST DAY OF ZOOM VIDEO CALLS WITH TV CRITICS By Alex Strachan
 
 
A new day, a new age. America's public broadcaster kicked off the summer TV Critics Association (TCA) press panels Tuesday by Zoom video call, on the eve of PBS's milestone 50th anniversary...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jul
7
NETFLIX'S ‘JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTHY RICH' EYE-OPENING, HARROWING — AND BACK IN THE NEWS By Alex Strachan
 
 
Do you believe in coincidences?...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jun
30
CLIMBING EVEREST AND TACKLING CLIMATE SCIENCE — NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TAKES VIEWERS TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD By Alex Strachan
 
 
Little more than a year ago, American mountain climber Don Cash died on Mt. Everest just hours after he had reached the summit...What made Cash's death unique was that he was one of 200 people who climbed to the top of the world that day, and he was caught in a traffic jam on his way down...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jun
22
HOW COVID-19 MIGHT OR — MORE LIKELY — MIGHT NOT CHANGE THE TV WE WATCH AT HOME By Alex Strachan
 
 
The times, they are changing — but it may be a while before TV changes with them...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jun
15
PBS' 'FRONTLINE' ASKS 'THE VIRUS: WHAT WENT WRONG' AND THE ANSWER WON'T SURPRISE YOU By Alex Strachan
 
 
To know a thing might not be to own a thing exactly, but knowledge goes a long way toward understanding...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
May
19
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: ‘PBS FRONTLINE’ TAKES A STIRRING LOOK AT THE MEDICAL FRONT LINES AGAINST COVID-19 IN NORTHERN ITALY By Alex Strachan
 
 
Inside Italy’s COVID War isn’t just about the numbers. Far from. This is a deeply moving and personal story about life and death...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
May
8
BINGE-WATCHING ‘THE CROWN’ IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 By Alex Strachan
 
 
There’s nothing like a pandemic coupled with a stay-at-home order to convince one to catch up on their binge-viewing, in the somewhat vain hope that one’s Netflix watch list will become manageable...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
29
'TIGER KING' ON NETFLIX: LIONS, TIGERS, MURDER, MAYHEM AND MULLETS. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? By Alex Strachan
 
 
"I. Just. Can't. Even." That four-word tweet was what first caught my attention...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
24
PBS' 'FRONTLINE' FOCUSES ITS LENS ON THE GUN LOBBY IN 'NRA UNDER FIRE' By Alex Strachan
 
 
Pandemics come and go — one hopes — but one issue that remains a constant, and will continue to be divisive in many states in November's elections, is guns and what, if anything, to do about them...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
23
NETFLIX BINGE WATCH: SPONGE-WORTHY, NO. BINGE-WORTHY, YES. By Alex Strachan
 
 
Jerry Seinfeld has an infectious laugh, which is funny in itself because it's a silent laugh. He straightens up, throws his head back, and contorts himself in spasms of mirth as if imitating Edvard Munch in The Scream...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Alex Strachan

Alex Strachan has written extensively about television since 1995. He was the staff television critic for The Vancouver Sun from June 1995 to 2003. Prior to that, he was a general-assignment reporter and sportswriter at the Sun, which he originally joined in 1979. He became the national TV critic for Canada’s Postmedia News chain, or Canwest Global Communications as it was then called, in September 2003. He wrote for the chain from 2003-15, during which time his stories appeared regularly on Canada.com and in such daily papers as the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen and Calgary Herald. In recent years, his writing has focused more on media analysis and industry trends than celebrity profiles and background features, but he still finds time to watch The Voice and The Amazing Race, not to mention guilty pleasures like Banshee and Amazon Hotel. Alex's personal website focuses on his concern for the world around us through his stunning photographs from his world travels. In addition, check out Alex's blog on his site which he tries to update every two days or so. You can also follow Alex @astrachanideas
 
 
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We Know the Tragic End, But 'Selena: The Movie' Celebrates the Singer and Her Rise to Stardom
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Why 'The Mandalorian' Is Pure 'Star Wars'
By TVWW Guest Contributor
 
 
 
 
Tripping Through the Life of Timothy Leary with One of His Romantic Partners: 'My Psychedelic Love Story'
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Kaley Cuoco Returns to TV in a Comedy Far Darker Than Her Previous Shows: 'The Flight Attendant'
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Amazing 'Amazing Race' Nears Finish Line, in More Ways Than One
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

That Time Mother Knew Better on 'Father Knows Best'
By Ed Martin
 
 
 
 
Isolation is a Very 2020 Concern and Among the Issues Raised in 'Black Narcissus'
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
While 'Black Narcissus' May Hit Some Stock Themes, It's Still an Intriguing Thriller
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
The Many Sides of 'Belushi'
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Enter Maggie Thatcher and Princess Diana: Season Four of 'The Crown' Marks the Series' Finest Hour
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 

This Day in TV History

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