TV Worth Blogging: 2009-11-23T16:25:15Z Copyright (c) 2009, University of Illinois ExpressionEngine tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:11:23 tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.14494 2009-11-23T15:47:14Z 2009-11-23T16:25:15Z New York Times and elsewhere, Moyers will end his Friday night PBS series Bill Moyers' Journal on April 30, 2010. That same evening, the public affairs weekly Now on PBS will also end, having been cancelled by the Public Broadcasting Service.
]]> tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.14189 2009-11-09T16:52:13Z 2009-11-09T17:22:14Z Sesame Street. When the show premiered on November 10, 1969, I was five years old and therefore not part of the intended preschool audience. Which does not mean that I didn't watch it.

I know that I'm by no means alone in visiting Sesame Street long after leaving its recommended demographic. The humor, the media parodies, the celebrity guests and, of course, the lovably furry Muppets keep us coming back.
]]> tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.13762 2009-10-19T15:04:59Z 2009-10-19T15:17:01Z The New Yankee Workshop has ceased production of new episodes. This announcement wasn't much of a surprise to me; I'd suspected as much ever since the previous season turned out to be all repeats. However, I expect it will be a blow to woodworking fans who've faithfully followed along with Norm Abram for 21 seasons.
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The list of winners after the jump!


]]> tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.13286 2009-09-22T23:58:43Z 2009-09-23T00:45:44Z Masterpiece Executive Producer Rebecca Eaton had much to be happy about after "Little Dorrit" hit it big at the Primetime Emmy Awards. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences gave the Charles Dickens drama a total of seven statues including one for Outstanding Miniseries. "Dorrit" screenwriter Andrew Davies and director Dearbhla Walsh were also honored during Sunday's televised event.
]]> tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.13053 2009-09-14T17:17:16Z 2009-09-14T22:15:17Z The Jay Leno Show begins its history-making run September 14 on NBC. That’s right, without having seen a single episode, I can confidently claim that it will make history. When future pop cultural anthropologists penetrate the Miley-Britney Stratum and begin to excavate our era, they will wisely look at each other and cluck (yes, chickens will rule the future) “This day was the beginning of the end of network television.”

That’s because today is the first time an American commercial television network has turned over five hours of prime-time to a talk show. Big deal, right? Actually, yes.
]]> tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.12910 2009-09-03T14:57:55Z 2009-09-03T18:56:56Z Sesame Street took home four, not including a special Lifetime Achievement Award for their 40 years of service. The latter was promptly eaten by Cookie Monster, who declared it to "taste even better than Latin Grammy." Kevin Clash ("Elmo") won Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for the fifth time.

Public television's tally was second only to ABC's 17 awards, and doubled the number won by the other closest competitors, CBS and Nickelodeon. Children's series Between the Lions, WordWorld and From the Top at Carnegie Hall all won top honors, as did This Old House.

Read on for the complete list of public TV winners!
]]> tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.12304 2009-08-06T16:25:35Z 2009-08-06T16:59:37Z Doctor Who's David Tennant on the WILL home page. Tennant, the new host for Masterpiece Contemporary when it returns this October, was one of many guests representing PBS at the Television Critics' Association Press Tour in Los Angeles. But the soon-to-be-former Doctor, who will also star in a TV adaptation of his acclaimed stage portrayal of Hamlet next year on Great Performances, wasn't the only news out of L.A.
]]> tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.12115 2009-07-23T15:31:27Z 2009-07-23T16:06:28Z ]]> tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.12008 2009-07-16T17:19:59Z 2009-07-16T17:22:01Z Masterpiece presentation of "Little Dorrit" with 11 nods, and the documentary series P.O.V. with ten.
]]> tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.11743 2009-07-01T21:35:38Z 2009-07-01T22:03:39Z Are You Being Served?, has died at age 86, according to BBC News. She is the second AYBS? cast member to pass away this year, the first being Wendy Richard, who played "Miss Brahms."
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Our premiere broadcast will feature live, in-studio appearances by the show's producers Daniel Andries and Alexandra Silets, who will provide behind-the-scenes background.
]]> tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2009:/19.10595 2009-05-28T19:59:00Z 2009-05-28T21:25:24Z Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Furthermore, he intends to "honor" Rogers at a ticketed event this Sunday, with proceeds going to Kinsell's own "Children's Media Foundation." Neither PBS nor Family Communications, producers of Neighborhood, are happy about it.
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