Back in 2005, fans of the UK's 40-year-old fantasy cult fave Doctor Who were hopeful but not necessarily optimistic. The BBC franchise that began back in 1963 as a somewhat cheesy kids' adventure was being reinvented -- yet again -- much like The Doctor himself...

2009

Mar

WEIRD & WILD: JONAS BROTHERS + PURITY RINGS = 'SOUTH PARK' By Diane Werts

South Park is back for its 13th season Wednesday, with another stew satirizing a tasty menu of topical ingredients...

2009

Mar

NATHAN FILLION MAKES ABC'S "CASTLE" A COMFY PLACE TO VISIT By David Bianculli

If you're a Joss Whedon fan -- and all quality TV enthusiasts should be -- you're already sold on Nathan Fillion's roguish charms, thanks to his starring roles as the space cowboy in Firefly and the hammy hero in "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog." In ABC's "Castle," anyone who watches should be equally enthusiastic...

2009

Mar

"BREAKING BAD" RETURNS BRILLIANTLY, WITH EVEN MORE INTENSITY By David Bianculli

Last season, American Movie Classics' "Breaking Bad" was one of the more delightful surprises of the year. Bryan Cranston's performance, creator Vince Gilligan's dark vision, and the show's relentless, involving dramas and crises -- they combined for a seven-episode blast of high-octane, darkly comic, intensely dramatic television...

2009

Mar

LATE-NIGHT TV CHESS: THANKS TO A BISHOP, CRAIG FERGUSON IS KING By David Bianculli

Archbishop Desmond Tutu showed up for an improbable, unprecedented visit to CBS's "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" Wednesday. It's the show the Ferguson folks should submit for Emmy consideration this year -- and it's also the show that should end all sensible speculation regarding the late-night TV wars. I have seen the future of late-night TV, and his name is Craig Ferguson..

2009

Mar

WATCH THIS: 'BREAKING BAD' MARATHON By Diane Werts

Bryan Cranston's Emmy-winning turn on Breaking Bad runs allatonce this Friday night, in a seven-hour first-season marathon. It's a must-see, for catching up with this smart, funny, shocking series before the second season starts on AMC Sunday night...

2009

Mar

WEIRD & WILD: THERE'S 'LIFE ON MARS' (AND DEATH ON 'MARS') By Diane Werts

Big week on Mars. Some bad news: ABC cancels the American version of the retro copfest Life on Mars, ending its run after this single season...

2009

Mar

READ THIS: 'THE WIRE' CREATOR RETURNS TO POLICE REPORTING By Diane Werts

What do TV writer-producers do when their show gets canceled? If you're The Wire creator David Simon, you can always fall back on your old crime reporting role...

2009

Mar

SECOND IMPRESSIONS: NBC'S "LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON," DAY TWO By David Bianculli

Night two of NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" was loose enough to improve a bit upon opening night, but consistent enough in where it faltered to permit some more focused criticisms and advice. So here it is...

2009

Mar

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: NBC'S "LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON" DEBUT By David Bianculli

You can't judge a new talk show by opening night. It takes weeks, months (and years, if you get them), to work out kinks, throw out what doesn't work and rind a comfortable style and rhythm. But the very first impressions of Monday's premiere of NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" had plenty of early indicators...

Posts 21-30 of 31

1 2 3 4

New From TVWW

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up

The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation

Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'

Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver

'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action

How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth

In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self

Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption