Living the dream, young actress Nicole Munoz scored two plum roles in this past year: the role of Christie McCawley in Syfy’s alien-drama DEFIANCE and the role of Hermila in Netflix’s horror series HEMLOCK GROVE. In a recent exclusive interview, Nicole shared what it is like working on both series and offered a few teasers about where the Christie/Alak forbidden-romance is headed in DEFIANCE. [Read more…]
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SCANDAL! REVENGE! GREY’S ANATOMY! ARROW! BATES MOTEL! SURVIVOR! ARROW! The TV Addict Week in Rewind
Quickest Turnaround: Lifetime will air “Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret” — a movie covering the titular character’s murder of Travis Alexander — on June 22, just a month after her conviction.
Biggest Surprise: ELEMENTARY opted not to end their first season on a cliffhanger.
Unhappiest Fans: Despite early buzz that HAPPY ENDINGS would be picked up by another outlet if ABC axed the series, it’s now looking as if the show might be dead in the water.
Unkindest Cut: Only two weeks after ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE hit Hulu with new episodes airing four days a week, production company Prospect Park announced that starting Monday, the soaps will only air twice a week.
Best Showdown: Literally an entire season in the making, Calzona’s GREYS ANATOMY blowout was a stunner.
Worst Trend: Brian Grazer indicated that producers of the FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS movie might ask fans to help fund the movie. Isn’t that called “buying a ticket?” [Read more…]
Carrie Preston Talks Getting the Giggles and Comparing Smoke Monsters With Her Husband and Co-Star Michael Emerson on PERSON OF INTEREST
Bringing romance to the drama series PERSON OF INTEREST, Carrie Preston and her real life husband Michael Emerson are lovebirds both on screen and off. In fact, many would be surprised to find out that it was not Michael’s idea to bring Carrie onto the show; instead it was the producers who broached the idea of bringing Carrie in to portray Harold Finch’s love interest. Naturally, both Carrie and Michael were delighted with this proposal; and so the epic love-story of Harold and Grace was brought to life – with the aid of The Machine, who clearly had matchmaking on the brain. In a recent exclusive interview, Carrie shared what it is like working with her illustrious husband on PERSON OF INTEREST, as well as teasing a bit about the upcoming season of TRUE BLOOD. [Read more…]
Morning Static: CASTLE, THE OFFICE, AMERICAN IDOL & More!
• RIP: Y&R’s Jeanne Cooper.
• News You Can’t Use: 10 things you didn’t know about THE OFFICE.
• UpFront Watch: Fox announces new series pickups for 2013-14 season.
• Rumor Patrol: Primetime Pilot Panic!!!
• IDOL Chatter: AMERICAN IDOL to axe all 4 judges as part of massive makeover.
• Sad But True: BUNHEADS and its painful limbo.
• NBC Pilot Update: Projects that are not going forward get notified.
• I Want To Go There: Netflix sends ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT banana stand on the road.
• Trailer Park: ABC Family’s THE FOSTERS.
• Pilot Watch: TNT orders Howard Gordon spy drama LEGENDS.
• The Business of Show: How SCANDAL’s Shonda Rhimes became Disney’s Primetime Savior.
• Superhero stories have racked up the biggest box office numbers in history… So why haven’t they worked on TV?
• Woo-Hoo! ABC’s CASTLE eyes two-season pickup.
• Woo-Hoo II! This 17-Year-Old Coder is saving Twitter from TV Spoilers.
• Deal of the Day: Save 68% on various seasons of TRUE BLOOD via Amazon.
Morning Static: THE GOOD WIFE, FALLING SKIES, THE OFFICE & More!
• Duh of the Day: Reports swirl over a possible Steve Carell appearance in THE OFFICE series finale.
• The Business of Show: Thomas Gibson and Joe Mantegna near deals to return to CRIMINAL MINDS while Kirsten Vangsness and A.J. Cook hold out for pay parity.
• THE GOOD WIFE Season 5 Scoop: Show’s creators preview ‘New Dimension’ to Will/Alicia/Peter Triangle, fresh love interest for [Spoiler].
• Upfronts Pregame Analysis: NBC Is Out of Fourth Place But Not Out of Trouble.
• RAVENSWOOD Rumors: Meet the show’s mysterious twins Abel & Olivia.
• EW’s CapeTown Film Festival: FALLING SKIES cast talks Spielberg, love triangles.
• Is The TV Musical Dead? Discuss.
• MENTALIST Creator Teases Season 6: Is the Red John list legit?
• Pilot Watch: Michael C. Hall Adapting Matthew Specktor’s ‘American Dream Machine’ for Showtime.
• The Best of Streaming: What Should You Watch on Netflix, Hulu, and Other Sites.
• Deal of the Day: Save 68% on various seasons of TRUE BLOOD via Amazon.
Morning Static: CRIMINAL MINDS, DROP DEAD DIVA, FUTURAMA & More!
• Primetime Pilot Panic!!! Special Screening Edition.
• CRIMINAL MINDS Boss on Renewal Hold-Up: ‘If We’re Not on the Fall Schedule, I Will Be in Shock’
• The Great Roseanne Rush: Remembering the Great Stand-up Sitcom Boom (and Bust) of the Nineties.
• Funny Business: Adult Swim is making an NTSF:SD:SUV TV movie.
• ZACH STONE IS GONNA BE FAMOUS: Bo Burnham on TV, Fame and the Irony of Mocking It.
• Nerd Alert! GAME OF THRONES’ star Emilia Clarke to guest on FUTURAMA.
• Mark Your Calendars: Lifetime reveals DROP DEAD DIVA return date.
• The Big Tease: Starz’ second season of MAGIC CITY.
• Mark Your Calendars: Netflix, BBC set start dates for Gillian Anderson series THE FALL.
• Pilot Watch: Dwayne Johnson to star in and produce HBO pilot about athletes from Steve Levinson and Mark Wahlberg.
• Deal of the Day: Save big on FAMILY GUY on DVD via Amazon.
Morning Static: THE FOLLOWING, BONES, FAMILY GUY & More!
• THE FOLLOWING Redux: Stars, producers on the deadly finale and season 2 hints.
• Must Read TV: Amy Schumer had to be talked into making the show of her dreams.
• BONES Season Finale Shocker: Boss says Booth ‘will make this right.’
• Laugh Break: FAMILY GUY does MODERN FAMILY.
• Mind Blue-er! THE OFFICE star John Krasinski to appear on ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.
• For the producers to break even, about 500k viewers need to stream ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Will they?
• From THE BIG C to Another C, Gabourey Sidibe joins AMERICAN HORRO STORY: COVEN.
• Mark Your Calendars: Sarah Silverman Comedy Special WE ARE MIRACLES coming to HBO.
• Broadway Here I Come? Fox sets first ‘FanFront’ Upfront Event.
• ROYAL PAINS Scoop: COMMUNITY’s Danny Pudi, GRIMM’s Claire Coffee, Tony Winner Land Roles.
• Attention Streamers: Netflix sets July premiere date for Jenji Kohan’s ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK.
• Deal of the Day: Save big on FAMILY GUY on DVD via Amazon.
Morning Static: THE GOOD WIFE, DEXTER, THE BIG C & More!
• Pilot Watch: The latest buzz.
• THE GOOD WIFE Redux: Creators Robert and Michelle King on the Season Finale, Alicia and Kalinda, and More.
• THE GOOD WIFE Redux II: Josh Charles reacts to twist ending, looks ahead to Season 5?s ‘Great Conflict’
• THE GOOD WIFE Redux III: Matt Czuchry talks season 4 finale cliff-hanger.
• Must Read TV: 76 guest stars of THE GOOD WIFE ranked in order of excellence.
• Save This Show! Why fans of cancelled TV show BOMB GIRLS are fighting back.
• DEXTER Scoop: 24 villain Julian Sands stirs up trouble!
• The Business of Show: Netflix brings RECTIFY to Canada.
• Jonathan Groff in THE NORMAL HEART: Actor joins HBO movie along wIth Joe Mantello.
• Interesting: Why Hate Zach Braff’s Kickstarter campaign but not VERONICA MAR’s?
• Mark Your Calendars: Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck get end-of-season SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE hosting chores.
• THE BIG C Bosses Reflect on the Final Season: We ended it the way we wanted to.
• It’s Back! 5 things to expect from the new ALL MY CHILDREN.
• Hot Damn! GAME OF THRONES cast talks tonight’s steamy hot tub scenes.
• Deal of the Day: Save 58% off on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION DELUXE Edition via Amazon.
The Great Divide: An Examination of the Ever-Growing Disconnect Between Television Critics and Viewers
From the dawn of television, there has always been a vast divide separating the TV critics from the TV viewers. Critics tend to love TV shows with deep themes, that are intellectually stimulating, and best of all, offer insider-jokes. But such high-brow fare rarely connects with the mass viewing audience. Viewers have a completely different set of criteria which they judge TV shows. They are not looking for the best shows, the most thought-provoking shows, or even the shows which make the most Hollywood insider references – instead, average viewers value entertainment, self-contained episodes, appealing characters, and most of all: it cannot be strictly cerebral – viewers just don’t want to think that hard. [Read more…]
Morning Static: FUTURAMA, THE GOOD WIFE, DOCTOR WHO & More!
• FUTURAMA canceled, again.
• REVENGE Shocker! Creator Mike Kelley to depart.
• Ouch! Khloe Kardashian and THE X FACTOR part ways.
• Bomb Indeed, Global cancels BOMB GIRLS.
• THE GOOD WIFE Season 4 Finale Promo: Alicia And Will Heat Up The Night.
• Netflix Could Expand to 20 Original Shows, Won’t raise prices.
• Pilot Watch: FX, James Ellroy Developing Drama Based on Famed Detective Fred Otash.
• AMERICA’S GOT TALENT Update: ‘Big’ format changes, tougher judges.
• TEEN WOLF Season 3: Meet The New Alpha Pack.
• DOCTOR WHO’s 50th: The Real Reason John Barrowman won’t appear in Anniversary special.
• Deal of the Day: Huge savings on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION on DVD via Amazon.