David Bianculli
David Bianculli has been a television critic for a very long time. He writes the "Bianculli Review" column for Broadcasting & Cable and is TV critic and guest host for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. He also teaches television history at New Jersey's Rowan University, and offers nightly viewing recommendations and observations on his website, www.tvworthwatching.com.
Email: davidbianculli@comcast.net
BC ReviewLink This | Email This | Comments (0) "American Idol" Up To Its Old TricksSeason eight of Fox’s American Idol did everything it could to connect to past glories before moving forward. Its opening sequence, a montage of winners, losers and other memorable moments from seasons past, was like a montage of the show’s greatest hits. Actually, it wasn’t like it. That’s exactly what it was.... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) PBS Humor Documentary IS a Laughing MatterFor the next three Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET, PBS presents a six-hour humor documentary. Not a funny documentary, like This is Spinal Tap!, but a documentary about funny. And, thankfully, it’s funny. Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America does a lot more right than wrong. Instead of tracing the history of comedy chronologically, which would be the kiss of death in... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) One Year Later, Golden Globes Return to GloryA year ago, there was no Golden Globes ceremony, just a tacky announcement of winners stubbornly and stupidly televised by NBC. Last night, NBC devoted its four hours of prime time to coverage of the Globes and its warm-up show. The glamour was there, and the treasured looseness – but the best part of the show, for the most part, remained hidden from view.... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Jack's Back, This Time For a Full Day, on Fox's "24"Jack Bauer may not have many romantic moments while saving the world time and again, in real time, on Fox’s “24,” but he and love have something in common. Apparently, love and Jack have the same overall definition: never having to say you’re sorry. The seventh season of “24” begins Sunday and Monday (8 p.m. ET)... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) FX's "Damages" Returns, With New Twists, And Some New StarsLast season, FX’s legal thriller series “Damages” began with Rose Byrne’s Ellen exiting a ritzy elevator, bloodied and dazed and wearing nothing but an overcoat. Season two begins tonight at 10 ET, and opens, once again, with Ellen. But this time, she’s firmly in control, playing the role of predator instead of prey. Who is she talking to as she looks... More |
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