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) 'Survivor' Gets Booed...But for the Right ReasonsThe 17th edition of "Survivor," the CBS series that jump-started TV’s reality craze in the summer of 2000, ended last night with a two-hour edition and, as usual, a live one-hour reunion show in which the winner was announced. The winner of "Survivor: Gabon" was Bob, the 58-year-old high-school physics teacher. He deserved to win – but, eight years later, in the ratings, does... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) On "SNL," Poehler Says Goodbye, Armisen's Paterson Says HelloThe final "Saturday Night Live" of 2008 scored one last potent political punch – but not by imitating Obama, McCain, one of the Clintons, or even scandal-plagued Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (though the latter was the subject of the opening skit, courtesy of Jason Sudeikis). No, the big political comedy score this weekend came courtesy of another... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Political Spoofs, and Amy Poehler, Return to "SNL"Hillary Clinton, post-election, is back with a high-visibility job – and so is Amy Poehler, who returned to NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" this weekend to open the show by playing the newly named designate for Secretary of State. Poehler also returned, for the first time since becoming a mother, to the co-anchor desk at "Weekend Update," going... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) New "Spectacle" Musical Talk Show Hits All the Right NotesTwo guys who reinvented themselves, and gave themselves new names in the process, have just teamed up to reinvent the talk show. The guys in question, long since known as Elvis Costello and Elton John, are on view in tonight’s premiere (9 p.m. ET) of the new Sundance Channel weekly series, “Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…”.... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) "SNL" Proves There's Life, and Laughs, After Election DayIs there life after the 2008 election cycle for Saturday Night Live? When the show can score a trio of winners as it did with Saturday’s first new post-election edition, yes, there is. The opening sketch, with Jason Sudeikis as Joe Biden, was the only big nod to political humor, and was no big deal. The past few months, SNL usually hit its peak with the opener (debates, Tina Fey... More |
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