As promised, this week’s episode of ARROW was a non-stop thrill-ride. It began with Oliver (Stephen Amell), Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards), Diggle (David Ramsey) and Sara (Caity Lotz) breaking into Queen Industries’ warehouse and blowing it up so that Slade Wilson (Manu Bennett) could not get his hands on all the cool scientifically advanced devices inside. Then it was a race to Central City to try to stop Slade again, but that time they were too late; but it was sure fun to meet Caitlin and Cisco and get an update on Barry Allen (Grant Gustin). [Read more…]
Archives for April 2014
Holding Out for a Hero: A Closer Look at STAN LEE’S MIGHTY 7
Stan Lee certainly is a busy man. He’s currently in the midst of remaking the Marvel classic The Fantastic Four, a sequel to the Avengers, and is also looking forward to releasing Stan Lee’s Mighty 7: Beginnings next week.
Lee’s Mighty 7s will see him lending a hand to a group of aliens who want to learn how to become superheroes. And who better to deal with the task? As former president of Marvel Comics, Lee’s lifetime of work includes co-creating some of todays best loved superheroes, including Spiderman, the Hulk, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man and X-Men. [Read more…]
Morning Static: THE SIMPSONS, THE GOOD WIFE, THE AMERICANS & More!
• True King of Late Night? He Might Raise Eyebrows.
• ‘The View’: A seating chart for a drama-free co-host reunion.
• Funny Business: Stephen Colbert is succeeding downward by taking over Late Show.
• Are these Television’s most loathed characters? Discuss.
• This Week in Tech: A&E, History Launch Live TV Streaming on Web, Apple Mobile Devices.
• ‘Friends’ creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane look back at the finale — and why they won’t do a reunion show.
• ‘The Simpsons’ producers spill details on Lego episode; plus, first image of Lego Homer!
• Get It On! Spike TV Renews ‘Catch A Contractor’ For Second Season.
• Emmys: ‘Good Wife’ Campaign Attacks ‘True Detective’ and Cable Rivals.
• John Oliver on the Luxurious ‘Freedom’ of HBO, His Complicated Relationship With NYC.
• Nice Work if You Can Get it, How a Middle-aged IT Guy From Peoria Tweeted His Way Into a Writing Job on Late Night With Seth Meyers.
• Woo-Hoo! FX Renews The Americans For Season 3.
On TV Tonight: Thursday April 17, 2014
In the Mix: Adam Campbell and Alexis Carra Dish on MIXOLOGY
Adam Campbell and Alexis Carra star on the hilarious singles comedy MIXOLOGY. They star as Ron, a suave playboy, and Jessica, a single mom of two who is hoping to find Mr. Right on her one night out. I spoke with Adam and Alexis about their characters chemistry, what we can expect to see in their flashbacks on tonight’s episode, and what we can look forward to this season. [Read more…]
THE 100 Scoop: Thomas McDonell Talks Playing A Character Torn Between Two Lovers
It is a predicament that most men would kill for: two women vying for a young man’s attention. But in the case of Finn Collins (Thomas McDonell), it is his worst nightmare. In the new CW series THE 100, Finn thought he had been condemned to die on a radiation-soaked planet, only to discover that Earth is a virtual paradise after living his entire life on a dying space station. Finn thought he would never see his old love Raven (Lindsey Morgan) ever again — yet in a much shorter time than anyone could have guessed, Raven has retrofitted a space pod so that she may rejoin her love on the planet below.
Unfortunately, Raven could never have guessed that Finn’s fatalistic view would lead him to fall in love again so quickly. From that first day on Earth, Finn was drawn to Clarke Griffin (Eliza Taylor), the de facto, self-appointed lead/savior of those sent to Earth. So now, in the space of a very short amount of time, Finn is going to be faced with two loves and one hard decision.
In a recent exclusive interview, star Thomas McDonell ruefully talked about his character’s interesting predicament and what he loves about portraying the reckless and romantic hero of THE 100. [Read more…]
ARROW Preview: “The Man Under The Hood”
Gotta give props to ARROW for the spectacular use of the character Slade Wilson (Manu Bennett). You don’t just bring in a character like that and use him sparingly. ARROW has gone full tilt towards the Oliver Queen/Slade Wilson ultimate face-off — and with each new battle, we are reminded that Slade Wilson is not in this to win on just one front, but all fronts. He has preplanned his battle strategy down to the finest nuance. He does not just want to kill Oliver (Stephen Amell) — he wants to destroy him; destroy Oliver from the inside so that he is in as much emotional agonizing pain as Slade is every day of his life, and to isolate Oliver so that he has no friends or allies left to turn to. It is a brutal, ruthless and efficient battle strategy and, to our horror, it is working. [Read more…]
Morning Static: FARGO, GLEE, ROYAL PAINS & More!
• Funny Business: Louie – Head Over Heels.
• Awwwww Alert: ROSWELL 15th Anniversary Reunion Panel at Austin Television Festival. Confirmed so far: Jason Katims, @unrealfehr, @Nick_Wechsler & me.
• ‘Murphy Brown’ creator Diane English looks back at the series finale: The art of saying goodbye.
• The Stars of “Passions” – Where Are They Now?
• Tina Fey and Robert Carlock on ’30 Rock’ finale, and why they screened ‘iCarly’
• Vince Gilligan on the ‘Breaking Bad’ finale, the abandoned ‘Wild Bunch’ bloodbath ending, and the all-time best finale.
• ‘Fargo’: Once more across the frozen plains of the soul.
• Maya Rudolph’s variety show: Guest list and air date revealed.
• Mark Your Calendars: Stephen Colbert to visit CBS’s LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN.
• ‘Heroes Reborn: Digital Series’ launching in conjunction with reboot.
• Glee Boss Ryan Murphy Reveals Game Plan for ‘Satisfying’ Final Season (Who’ll Be Back?!); Plus — Inside the ‘Painful’ Rachel Romance Debate.
• Trailer Park: Check Out Royal Pains’ First Season 6 Promo.
On TV Tonight: Wednesday April 16, 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 | The 100 | ||||
FOX | American Idol | The Americans (FX) | ||||
NBC | Revolution (R) | Law & Order: SVU (R) | Chicago PD (R) | |||
Misc | Melissa & Joey/Baby Daddy (ABC Family) | Million Dollar Listing: New York (Bravo) | Legit/Ali G: Rezurection (FXX) Workaholics/TripTank (Comedy) |