James Pickens Jr. plays the wise and former Chief of surgery, Dr. Richard Webber on the fan favorite ABC hospital drama, GREY’S ANATOMY. I spoke with James about Richard and Catherine’s (Debbie Allen) relationship, what he thinks about Dr.Burke (Isaiah Washington) returning to the show, and how the hospital will deal with everyone being sick in tonights episode! [Read more…]
Archives for April 2014
Morning Static: NASHVILLE, GAME OF THRONES, SVU & More!
• On The Bubble: Where Endangered Broadcast Series Stand.
• News You Can Use: Jane Pauley to join CBS News.
• Before Game of Thrones, no one named babies “Khaleesi.” In 2012, it beat the name “Betsy.”
• Funny Business: Chris Colfer Books Hot Sitcom Gig.
• Cash Cow: ABC’s ‘Nashville’ Shoots For Ratings Boost With Concert Tour & Soundtrack.
• The Business of Show: FX’s Landgraf Tilts At HBO, Netflix.
• Who Knew?! Saved by the Bell Creator Chats About His Life as a Playwright.
• Casting Coup: Law & Order: SVU Puts Bradley Whitford on Trial.
• Mark Your Calendars: Drake Announced as Host of The 2014 ESPYS.
• Deal of the Day: Save big on various seasons of THE SIMPSONS via Amazon.
On TV Tonight: Thursday April 10, 2014
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Shark Tank | Grey’s Anatomy | Scandal | |||
CBS | The Big Bang Theory | The Millers | Two and a Half Men | The Crazy Ones | Elementary | |
CW | The Vampire Diaries (R)/td> | Reign | ||||
FOX | Hell’s Kitchen | American Idol | Surviving Jack | |||
NBC | Community | Parks and Recreation | Hollywood Game Night | Parenthood | ||
MISC | /td> | Suits (USA) Saint George (FX)/Anger Management (FX) | Vikings (History) |
First Look: BBC America Unveils ORPHAN BLACK Season 2 Character Posters
Press Release: Today, BBC AMERICA released four ‘Orphan Black Character Posters.’ The character posters are extensions to the Iconic Cast Photo revealed in March, and offer further insight into the highly-anticipated new season of the dramatic conspiracy thriller. Season two of Orphan Black premieres Saturday, April 19 at 9:00pm ET/PT on BBC AMERICA. [Read more…]
In the Mix: Kate Simses Dishes on MIXOLOGY
I spoke with Kate Simses, one of the stars of ABC’s bar comedy MIXOLOGY. We talked about Liv and Ron, what we can expect to see in Liv’s next flashback, and what’s in store for tonight’s episode. [Read more…]
THE 100 Scoop: Devon Bostick Talks Jasper’s Miraculous Resurrection and Portraying a Romantic Hero
For a show premised on a hundred convicted teens sent back to Earth to determine if it is habitable nearly 97 years after a nuclear holocaust, and where each seems to be picked off week after week by one disastrous tragedy after another, the one surprising survival was for a character that was originally marked for death. The character of Jasper was supposed to die at the end of the first episode, but after watching Devon Bostick’s fun-loving performance, the writers of the show changed their mind and resurrected his character in a fun twist for the second episode. Normally a character that gets speared through the chest by a 12 foot stake never survives, but no one was ready to say goodbye to this beloved character just yet.
So in an exclusive interview, star Devon Bostick talked about learning Jasper would live to fight another day and the discovery that his character would be a romantic hero. [Read more…]
Morning Static: GAME OF THRONES, CHICAGO FIRE, SUITS & More!
• Duh of the Day: HBO’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Renewed For Fifth & Sixth Seasons.
• Must Read TV: ‘Justified’ producer Graham Yost post-mortems season 5.
• Christopher Evan Welch Died Four Months Before His Breakout Role in Silicon Valley: A Look at His Career.
• Trailer Park: How Do You Survive an Interview on The Colbert Report?
• Glee Scoop: Shirley MacLaine Books Arc as Blaine’s [Spoiler]! Plus — First Photo!.
• More Must Read TV: The ‘Deadwood’ Cast Chats for a 10th Anniversary Oral History of the HBO Drama.
• The Business of Show: Bravo Unveils 15 New Series, 3 Projects In Development, 16 Returning Series.
• Seconded: These 5 ‘On the Bubble’ TV Shows Shouldn’t Be Canceled.
• Deal of the Day: Save big on various seasons of THE SIMPSONS via Amazon.
On TV Tonight: Wednesday April 9, 2014
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | The Middle (R) | Suburgatory (R) | Modern Family (R) | Mixology | Nashville (R) | |
CBS | Survivor: Cagayan | Criminal Minds | CSI | |||
CW | Arrow (R) | The 100 | ||||
FOX | American Idol | The Americans (FX) | ||||
NBC | Revolution | Law & Order: SVU | Chicago PD | |||
Misc | Melissa & Joey/Baby Daddy (ABC Family) | Million Dollar Listing: New York (Bravo) | Legit/Ali G: Rezurection (FXX) Workaholics/TripTank (Comedy) |
BONES Recap: “The High in the Low”
We open to a dark forest-like atmosphere with men in uniform marching along holding flashlights and barking dogs. They seem to be chasing a certain gentleman in prison orange, who’s running as if his life depends on it. At least I think he’s in prison orange. Did I mention it’s really dark?
Anyway, he finds…a hole? A hollowed-out log? And nestles in there. That may hide you, buddy, but I doubt it’s masking your scent, as evidenced by the “Down here” yelled by one of the guys in uniform. As they scurry down, the prisoner seems panicked and trapped. That’s when he looks up and sees something far scarier than the dogs. [Read more…]
An Appreciation of BOB’s BURGERS’ Tina Belcher
The third season of BOB’S BURGERS made its way to Netflix Instant last week. The show sharpens its already solid mix of sincerity and irreverence, but this third season is most interesting in how it twists the theme of growing up, displayed by eldest daughter Tina Belcher (Dan Mintz), into something less resembling the problems of an early adolescent girl and more like what the currently adrift postgrad generation experiences.
That’s right, Tina belongs to the Millennials, if only by the thinnest of margins – she’s 13, which would put her at the tail end of the generational divide. BOB’S BURGERS has recognized this and spends the third season exploring what this means. [Read more…]