TV Show Reviews, Recommendations... TV Worth Watching!

Time 2020-12-08 05:03:10

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LAUREL AND HARDY DOUBLE FEATURE TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET I have a special affection, right now, for anything on TV that can make me laugh so I m especially pleased to point out that tonight, TCM presents a double feature of movies by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Both of these comic actors started out as supporting players in silent short films for the Hal Roach Studio, working independently in the 1910s, then teaming together to become stars of the silent era in the 1920s. Then then became one of the few acts of that era to make the transition, seamlessly and seemingly effortlessly, to the sound era, by keeping all their beloved silent mannerisms and comedy bits, and adding perfectly timed and delivered dialogue.Pardon Us,which begins tonight s TCM double feature, was the first full-length Laurel and Hardy movie. Filmed in 1930 and released in 1931, it has the duo sent to prison after trying to sell some illegal home-brewed alcohol to a policeman during Prohibition. One scene that deserves special mention today: Just as Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis inSome Like It Hotevaded pursuers by dressing in drag, Laurel and Hardy inPardon Ushide out, for a while, by donning blackface and picking cotton on a Southern plantation (pictured). The second film is the much more famous 1934 comedySons of the Desert,in which they lie to their wives in order to attend a convention of their beloved Sons of the Desert lodge. SERIES PREMIERE: One way to fill a network schedule during a pandemic is to import TV series that already have been shown in other countries. Another way is to import programming filmed in countries that have a better record of handling and containing the virus than the U.S. which means just about anywhere. Tonight, NBC pulls both tricks at once, by beginning to televise a Canadian series,Nurses,that is set and filmed in Toronto. Season 1 was broadcast in Canada earlier this year, and they ve already completed production on Season 2. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower. FRESH AIR FAVESAudio of Bianculli's favorite 'Fresh Air' reports, and the stories behind them...FAVES FROM "THE MORGUE"Bianculli's favorite newspaper articles, and the stories behind them...EXTRAS FEEDBACKShare your favorite TV in-jokes and first TV loves...Are youreceiving David's daily "Best TV Tomorrow"video?Every day, TVWW subscribers get an email with a quick, 60-second video from our founder, David Bianculli, on the top show to watch tomorrow... think of it as a special service from us to you, delivered with David's usual insight and wit. Sign up hereand start receiving TV Worth Watching's video today!As we find ourselves wisely homebound, TVWW is providing you frequent videos from our founder, David Bianculli, (and our decades of reviews), on what to binge.Watch the latest videos here. And sign up to receive our daily videos for the Best TV Tomorrow, including Bianculli's Binges, here.Television today is better than ever, and David s book, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific explores it all and how we got here.(Now on sale for $12). David maps the evolution of the classic TV genres the sitcom, the crime show, doctor dramas, the Western and many others. "The Platinum Age is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s Golden Age to today s era... interviews with Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Matt Groening, Larry David, and Amy Schumer are high points. Bianculli has written a highly readable history." The Washington Post

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