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For Thanksgiving, TV Worth Watching Will Spare a Turkey: "Rosie Live!"
The original plan today was to review last night's Rosie Live!, Rosie O'Donnell's attempt to revive the variety-show format on NBC. But since today is Thanksgiving, and the show was such a turkey, TV Worth Watching has decided to spare it.
Embracing the adage that if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all, TV Worth Watching will say nothing at all about Rosie Live! At least not today.
Enjoy the holiday...
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Behind David in the picture is the first TV owned by his father, Virgil Bianculli, a 1946 Raytheon. (The TV, not his father. His father was a 1923 Italian.)
David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air, occasional substitute host for that show's Terry Gross, and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His most recent book is 2009's Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,' and he's at work on another.
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Thanks for all you do (and in this case don't do).
Rosie herself has said that there will be no more episodes of "Rosie Live." The poor ratings (and reviews) for last week's show sealed her show's fate. This is one dog that I'm pleased was put down, and we all benefit.