In an exclusive interview, Brandon Quinn shared what excites him the most about his new series AGAINST THE WALL on Lifetime, a new police drama that follows a family of cops who struggle with the sudden promotion of one of their own into Internal Affairs. Right away Brandon was quick to admit that he loves cop shows. He explained, “You know, growing up, it was all cops-and-robbers. So playing a police officer piqued my interest. And, it’s more than just a ‘cop show’ — it’s character driven. I enjoy shows where you get involved and know their characters – where you really get to meet and know and understand these characters.”
As to who Officer Richie Kowalski is and why Brandon found the role so appealing was Richie’s protective spirit. In fact, as the series initially plays out, it is Richie who watches protectively over his sister as she is promoted into Internal Affairs. Richie is also the one that everyone turns to in a crisis – and no matter what, he protects his family. Even when they may be at odds, it is ‘family first’ and Richie is their staunch protector. Brandon further clarified, “With his family, they’re the first to tease each other, but they’re also the first to protect each other.” [Read more…]
Archives for July 2011
On TV Tonight: Sunday July 31, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (R) | The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All | ||||
CBS | Big Brother | Same Name | CSI: Miami (R) | |||
HBO | True Blood | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Entourage | |||
FOX | The Simpsons (R) | Cleveland Show (R) | Family Guy (R) | American Dad! (R) | ||
NBC | America’s Got Talent (R) | Marriage Ref | ||||
MISC | Leverage (TNT) | Falling Skies (TNT) Breaking Bad (AMC) |
Writer Gary Goldstein Previews Hallmark Movie Channel’s Romantic Comedy THE CABIN
Every once in a while a delightful made-for-television movie captures our imagination and offers a fun “movie night” treat. One such film is the upcoming film THE CABIN, written by Gary Goldstein, which makes its debut on the Hallmark Movie Channel on Saturday, July 30th. Offering an inside perspective, Gary Goldstein shared what it was like to bring this magical family film to life.
Why don’t you tell the story of how you came to write THE CABIN?
GARY: The way that it started was I had written a couple films for Hallmark [Channel] already and they came to me with an outline that was written by another writer and they liked the seed of the idea for it, particularly as they already had plans to do three movies back-to-back in Ireland. The basic concept was this family-vacation comedy which introduced two estranged families in such a way as to get to know each other by having them accidentally forced to share vacation quarters, or a cabin if you will — and [Hallmark] thought that Ireland would be a good place for this film. So what I did is I took the basic one-liner and expanded it into this new story about these two families that don’t know each other but that meet and end up being forced to share this cabin and of course what happens is the single parents will slowly fall for each other. I also decided that the kids would have their own stories and relationships and that kind of thing. But what I was looking for was to sort of put a bit of a higher concept on it, so I thought it might be interesting that, while it would be shot in Ireland, to actually set it in Scotland. Because every year in Scotland they do the Highland Games for people of Scottish descent where they participate in these very ancient games, some of which may or may not be popular today. So I set it at a Scottish resort in the midst of fictional Highland-type games. So I came up with the Meeting of the Macs, which is for everybody whose last name begins with M-A-C and it turns out that both the families in the film have the same name: MacDougal. So that is how they end up getting put in the same cabin; it was a simple reservation booking error. Then it goes from there. I also chose Scotland because Ireland can pass as Scotland. It was kind of an easy fix as we could use actors who could put on Scottish accents, while the two leads are American and the rest of the main cast could also be American. Then we just went on from there. [Read more…]
Direct From San Diego Comic Con 2011: Your First Look at SPARTACUS: VENGEANCE
Morning Static: THE FIRM, COMMUNITY, CHUCK & More!
• Pilot Watch: SWINGTOWN’s Molly Parker joins THE FIRM.
• You Get a Koosh Ball! You Get a Koosh Ball! The 7 Things to Know About Rosie O’Donnell’s New Talk Show.
• Must Read TV: Co-Creator Michael Schur completes his walk through of PARKS AND RECREATION’s third season.
• From the Pages of the Weekend Funnies, more COMMUNITIY bloopers from season 2 featuring booger checks and Betty White.
• WHOA! The Matrix alum Carrie-Anne Moss to guest on CHUCK.
• Shameless Plug: Finding episodes of your favorite TV shows online just got easy thanks to clicktowatch.tv
Why You’re Missing Out If You’re Not Watching Syfy’s HAVEN
Last year, a remarkable new television series debuted under the auspices of one of the most renown names in horror fiction: Stephen King. Despite the prestigious name associated with it, Syfy’s supernatural series HAVEN debuted quietly and snuck up on everyone. Perhaps because of its quiet introduction, it managed to do the impossible. It unveiled its first season with such a careful and methodical approach that viewers were lulled into a false sense of security. By the end of its first season, fans and viewers only knew one thing for certain – HAVEN was never going to be predictable. It had shattered and exceeded expectations time and time again over the course of its initial thirteen episodes. So much so, that no one knew exactly who the main character Audrey Parker really was in the end. Was she an FBI agent, a shape-shifter, an amnesiac, or something else entirely?
Based on the short story “The Colorado Kid,” by Stephen King, creators Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn, expanded the King story to create a town inhabited by people afflicted with special abilities – or “troubles” as they like to call it. Whether a blessing or a curse – well, mostly a curse – the townsfolk of Haven, Maine sought only to live normal lives. But for some unknown reason, the “troubles” continued to plague them generation after generation. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Friday July 29, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Shark Tank (R) | Primetime: What Would You Do? (R) | A Barbara Walters Special: Seven Going on Seventy (R) | |||
CBS | Flashpoint | CSI: NY (R) | Blue Bloods (R) | |||
CW | Nikita (R) | Supernatural (R) | ||||
FOX | Bones (R) | House (R) | ||||
NBC | Who Do You Think You Are? (R) | Dateline NBC | ||||
MISC | Thundercats (Cartoon) | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO/HBO Canada) Haven (Syfy) Torchwood: Miracle Day (Starz) |
Direct From San Diego Comic Con 2011: Your First Look at THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Season 3
Comic Con Quickie: Should Castle and Beckett Go… Well, You Know Where? Nathan Fillion Goes on the Record With His Take!
Not attending San Diego Comic Con 2011? Not a problem! Because theTVaddict.com, courtesy of our West Coast Correspondents Tiffany Vogt and Jennifer Schadel will be risking life and limb to get you up close and personal with your favorite stars. Next up, fan favorite Nathan Fillion, who hilariously has trouble keeping his captains straight, mourns the loss of Captain Montgomery (Ruben Santiago-Hudson), and offers up his definitive take on whether or not Castle and Beckett should… well you know! See for yourself, after the jump. [Read more…]
TV Ratings: Thursday July 28, 2011
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory (R) | 7.07 | 1.9/7 |
ABC | Wipeout | 6.63 | 1.9/7 | |
FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | 5.29 | 1.7/6 | |
NBC | Community (R) | 2.16 | 0.6/2 | |
CW | The Vampire Diaries (R) | 1.11 | 0.5/2 | |
8:30PM | CBS | Rule of Engagement (R) | 5.70 | 1.6/5 |
NBC | Parks and Recreation (R) | 2.09 | 0.7/2 | |
9PM | CBS | Big Brother | 6.98 | 2.6/8 |
ABC | Expedition Impossible | 5.02 | 1.6/5 | |
FOX | Glee (R) | 3.47 | 1.0/3 | |
NBC | The Office (R) | 2.34 | 0.9/3 | |
CW | Plain Jane (R) | 790,000 | 0.3/1 | |
9:30PM | NBC | 30 Rock (R) | 2.05 | 0.8/2 |
10PM | CBS | The Mentalist (R) | 6.12 | 1.2/4 |
ABC | Rookie Blue | 4.88 | 1.3/4 | |
NBC | Law & Order: SVU (R) | 3.32 | 0.9/3 |