Bob Odenkirk visited The Late Show with Stephen Colbert recently to discuss rough clips for a movie idea, Late Show: The Movie in which he stars as Stephen Colbert. Turns out, Colbert also appears in it — in the role of Bob Odenkirk. But the Inception-like reversals don’t stop there...

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HBO'S ‘BIG LITTLE LIES’: ALL-STAR ANGST AMID A DANGLED DOUBLE MYSTERY By Ed Bark

Ample wine is consumed, but the glasses figuratively are half-empty in HBO’s very moody and sometimes draining Big Little Lies...

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Feb

CHEF'S TABLE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: It’s time for another Table seating. Season 3 of Chef’s Table drops today on Netflix, giving viewers the chance to visit with six more internationally renowned chefs, learn what makes them tick, and witness the results of their very creative culinary gifts. Watch as many as you want – but binge-watching, in this context, has an enhanced meaning. And don’t watch on an empty stomach. Featured chefs this season include two U.S. representatives – Ivan O

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THE MIRACLE WORKER By David Bianculli

The Miracle Worker, like 12 Angry Men, is a successful film and Broadway play that began, originally, as a live television production. The Miracle Worker, written by William Gibson, was unveiled as a 1957 Playhouse 90 presentation, starring Teresa Wright as teacher Annie Sullivan and Patricia McCormack as the deaf and blind Helen Keller. The drama was reworked by Gibson for Broadway, in a version starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke – who, in 1962, reprised their roles for this intense, i

2017

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GREAT PERFORMANCES: “NEW YORK CITY BALLET IN PARIS” By David Bianculli

From the famed Theatre du Chatelet, the New York City Ballet stays on its toes to perform for a Parisian audience, in a program taped for broadcast, and American TV viewers, on tonight’s Great Performances. Check local listings.

2017

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REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

It’s not unusual for Bill Maher to make headlines for what he or his guests say on his late-night current-events-and-comedy discussion program – but this time, he’s made headlines even before the live show is televised. One of Maher’s scheduled guests tonight is Milo Yiannopoulos (pictured), the inflammatory figure whose scheduled appearance earlier this month at the University of California, Berkeley, was canceled after angry protesters gathered in front of the venue, th

2017

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MAKING 'PLANET EARTH II': 10 LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS By Alex Strachan

Mike Gunton is not the household name David Attenborough is, but if there’s to be a third go-round of Planet Earth, Gunton is likely the person who will sign off on it...

2017

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THE BIG BANG THEORY By David Bianculli

In this week’s episode, crucial support is withdrawn from one of the gang. No, it’s not the military support for the invention on which they’ve been working all season. It’s the financial support for Koothrappali, whose father has decided enough is enough, and cuts him off from receiving money from home. The episode is titled “The Allowance Evaporation.”

2017

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RIVERDALE By David Bianculli

This fourth episode of the CW series Riverdale, based on the long-lasting Archie comics, is reviewed by a young reviewer, Chelsea Duff, in our latest Guest Contributor blog on TVWW. Meanwhile, the plot here keeps thickening, and tonight, the parents get some significant screen time, including Archie’s dad, played by former Beverly Hills, 90210 teen hearthhrob Luke Perry.

2017

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THE HISTORY OF COMEDY By David Bianculli

Last week’s premiere installment of this new CNN documentary miniseries scored very high ratings, and expect the trend to continue with tonight’s second installment, titled “The Funnier Sex.” It’s referring to a gender, not an activity – and among the female comics profiled is that world-class funny woman, Carol Burnett.

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