Thursday, December 31, 2009

The Year Down the Tubes

2009 on TV


Along with other advertising media, the economy hit commercial broadcasting hard. And attempting to transplant Jay Leno to prime time has been a self-inflicted ratings disaster for the NBC network on both sides of their affiliates' late night news.

But TV critic David Bianculli says networks may yet find a brighter future by looking toward cable's approach toward quality drama in shorter seasons. He joins Terry Gross to talk about the best and the worst television of '09 and what we can look forward to in '10 on NPR's Fresh Air.

TV 2009: David Bianculli On The Best ... And The Rest

Time's TV Critc Weighs In, Too



Movies That Should Die With The Decade



NPR's movie critic Bob Mondello, looked back at the big screen, and came up with a list films that, based on poor critical and audience reception, shouldn't gain any wider audience over time.



Audio: NPR's All Things Considered, Host: Guy Raz.

And a Few Good Things , Too

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