To Quote Sam Malone, "Sorry. We're Closed" 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
After 14 years of operation, TV Worth Watching is shifting to an archival site, where reader's comments still will be welcome and monitored, and all previous blogs will be available to revisit – but without any new editorial content after April 1. No Fooling...
We Will All Go Together When We Go 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
I’m not likening the end of TVWW’s 14-year run to the end of life as we knew it… Where daily newspapers and magazines were once the nexus of TV criticism, it seems fair to say this is another reminder that a torch is passing...
TV Worth Watching Gave Us a Front Row Seat 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
For me, David Bianculli on "Best TV Tomorrow" was TV Worth Watching.
It was fun streaming along, seeing if David knew what day it was, watching him build to a terrible pun. Every show ending with that Mickey Rooney grin. It was a minute or two with a friend, delivered every day to my inbox. For free!...
We Will All Go Together When We Go 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
I’m not likening the end of TVWW’s 14-year run to the end of life as we knew it… Where daily newspapers and magazines were on
1957: Julie Andrews Stars in 'Cinderella' 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
On this day in 1957, CBS presented the live musical, Cinderella, the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written specifically for television...
This Is the End, My Friends, and Yet Not the End 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
I did not have a TV when I grew up. The family moved from city to city, country to country — a life on the road, constantly on the move...
Cheers to the Content Creators 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
By now, way too many TV memories are taking up space in my mind.They leave little room for anything else, except movie plots and Cubs' batting averages. But one vivid m
This Is the End, My Friends, and Yet Not the End 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
I did not have a TV when I grew up. The family moved from city to city, country to country — a life on the road, constantly on the move. I have vague recollections of
TVWW and Lucille Ball: True Originals 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
There has never been a showcase for smart television criticism quite like TVWW...I may never have to get used to a world without I Love Lucy, but I can
Cheers to the Content Creators 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
By now, way too many TV memories are taking up space in my mind.
They leave little room for anything else, except movie plots and Cubs' batting averages. But one vivid memory is basic – a show in which a man simply played records...
TV Worth Watching Gave Us a Front Row Seat 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
For me, David Bianculli on "Best TV Tomorrow" was TV Worth Watching. It was fun streaming along, seeing if David knew what day it was, watching him build to a terr
TVWW and Lucille Ball: True Originals 30 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
There has never been a showcase for smart television criticism quite like TVWW...I may never have to get used to a world without I Love Lucy, but I can't say the same about TVWW. I'm going to have to get used to that. Sort of...
'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action 29 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
The only thing more ominous and depressing than a PBS program titled Extinction is its content...
How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James 29 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
It's a small, quiet prison scene in a show known for big, noisy ones. And it packs the emotional power we expect from Mayans M.C...
1964: 'Jeopardy!' Makes its Debut 29 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
On this day in 1964, Jeopardy! debuted as a daytime game show on NBC...
In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self 28 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
"Everyone is pretending to be younger. We dye our hair, we whiten our teeth, we wear moisturizing face masks that make us look like serial killers..."
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth 28 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
The sun also sets on literary reputations, especially when a famous writer's flamboyant lifestyle and personal peccadilloes threaten to overwhelm the work for which he became famous...
1971: 'Mayberry RFD' Comes to an End 28 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
On this day in 1971, Mayberry R.F.D., a continuation of The Andy Griffith Show, ended its run on CBS...
1999: 'Futurama' Begins on Fox 27 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
On this day in 1999, Fox launched the animated sci-fi sitcom, Futurama...
Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption 27 Mar 2021 4:00 PM (3 years ago)
Things are not going well for Jackie Rohr, and that's bad news for everyone. Because when things are going bad for Jackie, his solution is to make them bad for everyone else, too...