The Good: What started with an eye opening pilot (in every sense of the word) ended with an eye closing — and our favorite story-telling device “the bookend” — as Jack died a heroic death, successfully defeating Ol’Smokey, single-handidly saving humanity from an uncorked island of evil, and in doing so, allowing for Sawyer, Kate, Claire, Miles, Richard and Frank to escape in one piece. Add to that a fitting end (or beginning if you will) for Hurley (aka. the “New Jacob”) who was left as the island’s protector (with a redemptive Ben Linus as his number two), a much-anticipated homage to The Lion King confrontation between Jack and Locke who finally took the gloves off in a fight to the death on the edge of a cliff (Cue Hans Zimmer score in 3… 2… 1…), a stop-over with a happy Rose, Bernard and Vincent doing their best impersonation of The Swiss Family Robinson, and a flurry of flashbacks/character reunions (Sawyer and Juliet FTW!) that highlighted some of the show’s most memorable moments, and fans were left with a super-sized love letter to those of us who had invested six years of our life into this unforgettable odyssey.
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10 Questions with GOOD GUYS Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks
In anticipation of tonight’s sneak peak of THE GOOD GUYS (8PM FOX, Global TV in Canada), we recently had the chance to take part in a conference call with stars Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks. Needless to see hilarity ensued, as you’ll very quickly find out by reading the ensuing interview.
Firstly Bradley, is your character not too old for this sh**t?
Bradley Whitford: Yes, absolutely
Colin, your father [Tom Hanks] did a very famous buddy TV series [Bosom Buddies]. Did he give you any advice for doing your own?
Colin Hanks: No, because I’m not wearing a dress. I’m carrying a gun, so there really wasn’t a lot of TV advice he gave. It’s sort of a different spectrum.
Bradley, your moustache deserves billing all to itself in the credits. Is there a story behind that big old thing being in the show?
BW: The big old thing. No, I am, I guess more proud than anything – whether it’s anything that’s done professionally, my children, anything – really my ability to grow facial hair. Look, a cop with a moustache, a cop with a bright future behind him with a moustache – it just seems like an absolute requirement going into this and the attention it’s getting – I’m jealous of the moustache.
Must Read TV: HEROES, UpFronts, ABC & More!
• Showing no mercy, NBC cancels TRAUMA, HEROES, oh and MERCY.
• It can’t be killed! LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES replaces now defunct LAW & ORDER.
• From the department of been there done that, ABC pick ups Shonda Rhimes’ medical series OFF THE MAP and Dana Delany’s police procedural BODY OF PROOF.
• Oh Shat! CBS to pick up BLEEP MY FATHER SAYS without lead Ryan Devlin.
• Upfronts jump the shark! Why early season pickups are on the rise this year.
Must Read TV: LOST, GREY’S ANATOMY, NBC & More!
• Ending on a high note: Cast and crew come together to celebrate the show and the music of composer Michael Giacchino
• Wanted: A home for FOX’s rejected pilot BREAKOUT KINGS.
• How do you say McDreamy in Spanish? Profiling Telemundo’s spanish-language version of GREY’S ANATOMY.
• Somewhere Kevin Arnold is smiling, thanks to this possibly-not-appropriate-for-work spread of Danica McKellar.
• It’s dead Jim, NBC surprises everyone by passing on the ROCKFORD FILES reboot starring Dermot Mulroney, Alan Tudyk and Beau Bridges.
• Been there, wrote that: Finale advice from those who know (The Writers Behind the Good-byes of The X-Files, The Shield, The O.C., and St. Elsewhere)
Must Read TV: LOST, Greg Berlanti, HBO & More!
• Judy Greer and Christian Slater can’t catch a break, with FOX opting not to pick up their series’ for fall, among others.
• Sure to be no ordinary series, as ABC picks up the Greg Berlanti (EVERWOOD) drama about a family of superheroes.
• Are you ready for SEX IN THE CITY: Hollywood Edition? Because the producers of ENTOURAGE are developing a female-centric comedy for HBO.
• This just in: Oprah gets the [Alan] Ball rolling on a film for HBO.
• Own a piece of television history, with the over 100 LOST props going up for auction.
Review: THE GOOD GUYS
Naming a television series is a lot easier said than done.
Next Wednesday for instance, the network that launched the short-lived Rob Corddry comedy THE WINNER — which we should probably mention turned out to be anything but — will give it another go with THE GOOD GUYS.
Suffice to say, ‘good’ doesn’t even begin to describe it.
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
“It’s our highest-performing Monday night show. We look at it as a very strong player, and it’s a show that matches up with our new shows. It’s too early for me to say for certain as it’s a conversation we’re going to have next week,” said Angela Bromstad, NBC Entertainment President on CHUCK’s renewal chances come next Monday’s Network UpFront in an interview with The Live Feed.
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• Mary Lynn Rajskub clocks in, on ROYAL Pains where she’ll play Newberg’s stepdaughter (Christine Ebersole).
Snap Judgments: NBC Picks Up THE EVENT, LOVE BITES & OUTSOURCED
With the May UpFronts just around the corner, NBC continues to get a leg up on the competition by awarding early season pick-ups to new series. Official descriptions, photos and obligatory snap judgments of which can be found after the jump.
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• First Look: Matt Damon visits 30 ROCK
• News that sucks: Katee Sackhoff turned down TRUE BLOOD for a generic ABC cop procedural that may-or-may-not get picked up.
• Because we never tire of flash mobs, Ohio State catches the GLEE-ver!
• Catching up with… COMMUNITY creator Dan Harmon.
• Friends 4ever, Rumor has it, Matthew Perry’s new ABC series will be paired with Courtenty Cox’s COUGAR TOWN on Tuesdays at 9PM this fall.