Articles by David Zurawik

11 articles since 1997

Marines to fight bureaucrats in `Generation Kill’

Entertainment | By David Zurawik | March 2, 2007
Baltimore writer-producers David Simon and Ed Burns will shift their TV storytelling focus this summer from the failed war on drugs in Baltimore to the American invasion of Iraq – just as they are finishing the final season of HBO’s acclaimed drama “The Wire.” Read more
 

When it comes to ratings, greed really is good

Entertainment | By David Zurawik | April 19, 2006
Television is talking money, money, money this spring, and tens of millions of viewers are clearly listening. Read more
 

End of an era? Not to Lehrer

Entertainment | By David Zurawik | October 21, 2005
All the talk these days about how the era of the anchorman has ended amuses Jim Lehrer. Read more
 

It’s just hard to say goodbye

Entertainment | By David Zurawik | May 14, 2004
June may be the month of brides, but this is the month of television finales. Read more
 

Gay programming has arrived – for a price

Entertainment | By David Zurawik | June 27, 2003
It might not be as headline-grabbing as the coming out of Ellen DeGeneres’ character on ABC’s “Ellen” six years ago, or, perhaps, even the kiss shared by gay partners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman during CBS’ Tony Awards telecast to celebrate their award for the songs in “Hairspray.” Read more
 

At Last, a Stand-Up Year for Television

Entertainment | By David Zurawik | January 4, 2002
It was a very good year for television viewers. Read more
 

Smaller Camera Is Making News

Entertainment | By David Zurawik | August 3, 2001
It is called “camera in a box,” or the “talking head video reporter.” Read more
 

Boomers’ Tastes Define the Prime Time of Life

Entertainment | By David Zurawik | December 7, 1999
The taxicab pulls up in the driveway of a rambling, ivy-covered, two-story Cape Cod home painted picket-fence white. Read more
 

Has ‘Homicide’ Improved? The Jury Is Still Out

Entertainment | By David Zurawik | January 4, 1999
Tom Fontana, executive producer of “Homicide: Life on the Street,” had a year-end message for fans of the show: Things are going to get better in 1999. Read more
 

Baby Buchman Upsets the Balance in ‘Mad About You’

Entertainment | By David Zurawik | January 6, 1998
Is the birth of Baby Buchman going to be the death of a once great sitcom? Read more
 
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