The high-octane spy series BURN NOTICE may give off the impression it is an “all boy’s club,” but what would the show be without the powerful love story of Michael and Fiona. After all, Fiona was the only person who came to Michael’s rescue the minute she found out that the super spy had been “burned” by his former employer. For the past six seasons, Fiona has proven to be more than just the eye-candy or trigger happy-girlfriend, she has been the reason that Michael found the strength to pursue his oppressors and frequently spurned him into helping more than one client in distress. In a recent press conference call, star Gabrielle Anwar shared what it is like playing such a strong, powerful and capable woman on the show. [Read more…]
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Summer Scoop: Erica Dasher Dishes On Her Magical JANE BY DESIGN Journey
The first season of the new ABC Family series JANE BY DESIGN has taken Jane Quimby down a fabulous “rabbit hole” into the world of high fashion while living a double-life: one where she is an everyday young adult navigating the trials of teen life, and the other where she glamorously lives out her dreams at a prominent design firm and juggles more romantic interests than she can keep track of on any given day. In a recent press conference call, star Erica Dasher candidly shared what she loves about Jane and who she might be tempted to choose as a romantic interest if she were in Jane’s shoes. [Read more…]
We’re Not in Stars Hollow Anymore! Kelly Bishop Talks BUNHEADS
If 154 episiodes of the GILMORE GIRLS illustrated anything, it’s that Kelly Bishop knows a thing or two about playing a family matriarch. Which is why, it probably shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that when BUNHEADS creator Amy Sherman-Palladino was looking to cast another memorable mother, she looked to Bishop once again. But just what is it like re-teaming with Sherman-Palladino for another quasi-mother/daughter series and how does BUNHEADS differentiate from her time spent in Stars Hollow? We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Bishop on a recent conference call to find out just that. [Read more…]
Morning Static: ONCE UPON A TIME, FRINGE, THE NEWSROOM & More!
• Daily Mirror Scoop: Emilie de Ravin promoted to series regular for season 2 of ONCE UPON A TIME.
• FRINGE Shocker: Executive Producer Jeff Pinkner exits series.
• Pilot Watch: TNT Passes on SCENT OF THE MISSING.
• They’ll Be There For You! FRIENDS comes to Blu-ray.
• Q&A: THE NEWSROOM creator Aaron Sorkin on Keith Olbermann and his return to TV.
SUITS Scoop: Meghan Markle and Rick Hoffman Dish on the Second Season Secrets Rocking the World of Pearson Hardman
One is the love interest to a dashing leading man, the other is the nemesis. Meghan Markle (Love interest Rachel Zane) and Rick Hoffman (Nemesis Louis Litt) may not see eye-to-eye very often, but one thing they can agree on is that when it comes to gigs, it certainly doesn’t get very much sweeter than SUITS. Or at least that was our takeaway during a recent visit to the Toronto-based set that saw Markle and Hoffman take a few minutes from shooting to share some juicy tidbits about the challenges looming on the horizon with regards to their respective characters. [Read more…]
Morning Static: DAMAGES, THE KILLING, WEEDS & More!
• First Look: POLITICAL ANIMALS Gets a Poster! (Above)
• The Big Tease: DAMAGES Season 5.
• America’s Most Wanted: THE KILLING’S Rosie Larsen Killer on keeping TV’s biggest secret.
• BUNHEAD Bites Back: Amy Sherman-Palladino responds to Shonda Rhimes’ criticism on lack of diversity.
• Laugh Break: Hey Jimmy Kimmel, I Sprayed My Dad with a Hose!
• Pilot Watch: WENDELL & VINNIE finds lead, MOCKINGBIRD LANE gets guest star.
• WEEDS Final Season: Creator Jenji Kohan still mulling how to end series.
FALLING SKIES Fresh Face: Brandon Jay McLaren Reveals What It’s Like Being the 2nd Mass’ Newest Recruit
In the three months since Tom Mason went M.I.A. aboard the alien mother ship, the ragtag group of freedom fighters known as the 2nd Mass have been forced to find a new faces. One such face is Jamil, an engineer with invaluable technical and practical knowledge that the 2nd Mass will most certainly exploit and put to good use. We recently had the pleasure of catching up with his portrayer, Brandon Jay McLaren to find out what it’s like playing the new guy and how his character fits in to the FALLING SKIES world this season. [Read more…]
Dispatches From The Couch: Throwing Stones From Inside A Glass House
Remember when a housewife named Terry Rakolta became offended by the show MARRIED WITH CHILDREN and tried having it taken off the air… only to have her efforts help make the show more popular by bringing it to the attention of people who might otherwise have never been interested?
Apparently, nobody at CBS was paying attention as that set of circumstances unfolded. They also didn’t notice that groups protesting the sexual antics of the Tate and Campbell clans pushed ABC’s controversial sitcom SOAP into the limelight and to the top of the ratings charts.
Time and again, it’s been proven that controversy sells almost as well as sex, which makes me wonder what the heck CBS was thinking when they launched a campaign to keep ABC’s GLASS HOUSE off the air. (For those unaware of the situation, CBS has decided that the ABC show is basically a rip-off of their own season franchise, BIG BROTHER. To that end, they’ve been working to prevent ABC’s version from airing… and in the process, getting it a whole lotta publicity!) [Read more…]
Did ABC Make the Grade? We Hand Out its End of Season Report Card!
The Good: Eschewing the less is more approach by throwing a whole whack of pilots up against the wall and seeing what stuck, ABC managed to score some of this past season’s biggest, if not buzziest, breakout hits. On the dramatic front was the surprising successes of ONCE UPON A TIME and REVENGE, with SUBURGATORY and DON’T TRUST THE B**** IN APARTMENT 23 scoring points on the comedic one. Other good news was the creative resurgence of GREY’S ANATOMY, the fact that patience paid off in terms of allowing HAPPY ENDINGS to become the meme machine that Tumblr sees today, while CASTLE and SCANDAL’s sizzling season finales still have fans all a twitter both literally and figuratively. [Read more…]
Back In The Saddle: DALLAS Rides Again!
There seem to be two questions asked by two different sets of people when it comes to tonight’s return to the infamous Southfork ranch of DALLAS fame. Folks who loved the iconic original want to know if the reboot is worthy of the original, and those too young to have watched the classic wonder if they’ll be able to dive into TNT’s version (launching with a two-hour premiere tonight at 9 p.m. ET) without feeling lost.
Happily, the answer to both questions is a resounding yes. [Read more…]