As we explore all the different facets that make up what we see on the screen, it is always fun to hear how one finds a way to compose for the celluloid realm. Composing for film and television is an elite world where a select few are fortunate to be invited. To his eternal delight composer Cody Westheimer was lucky enough to crack open the door and now finds himself happily composing for a variety of television shows and films. In fact, as a huge recent achievement, Cody’s musical score was just selected as the theme music for the NBC Sports Major League Soccer. Creating and writing music has opened the door wide open for so many opportunities for Cody and he candidly shared how he found his way into his wondrous world. [Read more…]
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All Aboard! Linus Roache Invites You to Discover What it Took to Bring the Unforgettable World of TITANIC to Television
Perfectly timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of one of the world’s most infamous maritime disasters, this weekend sees ABC unveiling the two-part BBC produced mini-series TITANIC. Written and produced by Julian Fellowes (known for both his work on “Gosford Park” and more recently DOWNTON ABBEY), this new tale of the Titanic and the lives it engulfed seeks to remind audiences that people from all walks of life were caught up in the maelstrom of the epic disaster. In an exclusive interview, star Linus Roache provided a few insights to his character the Earl of Manton and what he remembers most vividly about filming this tragic event for television. [Read more…]
FRINGE: Looking Through the Alt-Verse Lens, Who Died and Broke Our Hearts?
Last season FRINGE offered the brutal premise of Olivia Dunham having been kidnapped and replaced by her alt-verse doppelganger Fauxlivia, only to find out that Fauxlivia was later pregnant with Peter Bishop’s child – a revelation that strained Olivia and Peter’s relationship on all levels in a non-stop roller-coaster ride of alt-verse shenanigans. The one silver-lining from all of that was how it ended up bringing Fauxlivia and the alt-verse Lincoln Lee together for one magnificent scene in which it hinted a future where they could be a family: Lincoln, Fauxlivia and baby Henry. (Related: “A Twist of FRINGE: Amidst Tragedy An Unexpected Love Story Blooms”) However, the 3rd season finale threw a monkey-wrench into everyone’s futures when Peter activated “the machine” and effectively erased himself out of existence. (Related: “Inside FRINGE’s Puzzlebox: Has FRINGE Lost Its Heart and Its Hero?”)
The 4th season then premiered to a world where Peter Bishop did not exist in our universe or the alt-verse. The only saving grace was that Olivia and Walter’s love for Peter was so strong that even though Peter had been erased, traces of him remained in their memories. It was the strength of their love and those residual memories that provided a life-line which Peter clung to and allowed him to find a loophole in time and he re-emerged for a second time in Reiden Lake with the help of The Observer September, who only wanted to fix his mistake from all those years before. So this season has been less a roller-coaster and more a journey of self-identity. Peter had to find his proper place in our universe again. It was unsettling for him and for viewers when he finally returned and no one remembered him. The man who had been vital to both universes before was suddenly an anomaly – a “man out of time” and which no one remembered. But Peter’s mere existence began to reformulate his world around him. Those memory traces in Olivia and Walter’s minds began to slowly resurface. They also began emerging as the Olivia and Walter that Peter knew and loved as well. Then in the episode “A Short Story About Love,” The Observer September finally confesses to Peter that Peter is already home, which sends Peter rushing back to Olivia who has regained her memories. [Read more…]
Found! Ashley Judd, Nick Eversman and the Creative Team Talk MISSING
In this week’s episode of MISSING, the show dares to venture into the bedroom and pulls a trick or two from up their sleeve allowing Becca Winstone and her son Michael to prove why they are worthy of carrying this thrilling series. [Read more…]
SCANDAL Star Kerry Washington Dishes on What’s Ahead For Her Gladiator in a Suit
Is your head still spinning following last week’s series premiere of SCANDAL, ABC’s sexy and salacious new politically charged drama that follows the trials and tribulations of a Washington D.C. political crisis management company? Ours sure as heck is! Which is precisely why when recently offered the opportunity to chat with actress Kerry Washington — who plays elite power-broker Olivia Pope in the center of the political storm — we jumped at the chance. What follows, is an exclusive one-on-one in which Washington deftly teases what’s going on behind the closed doors of Pope and Associates, and what’s really going on in her somewhat less than professional relationship with… wait for it… the President of the United States. [Read more…]
A Celebration of THE MIDDLE with Stars Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher and Atticus Shaffer
Shows that exemplify the “everyman” don’t come around that often. But one wonderful and warm exception is ABC’s comedy series THE MIDDLE. Rather than depict a super-human family genetically engineered to accomplish their life’s bliss, THE MIDDLE recognizes and celebrates the kind of family that most of us probably have – one where money is tight, the children are a shade off from “normal,” and yet everyone undeniably loves each other through the thick-and-thin — and more often than not, finds a way to make lemonade when handed a basket of lemons. In fact, THE MIDDLE seeks to cherish and commemorate what makes being a family a special joy in today’s world of everyday stress, pressure and worries.
At a special event in its honor at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, key cast members of THE MIDDLE stopped to chat about their family-friendly show. [Read more…]
From CASTLE to BONES: Is the MOONLIGHTING Curse Still Relevant Today?
In Hollywood, there is no more dreaded catch phrase than “The Moonlighting Curse.” For those old enough to remember, MOONLIGHTING was the hot comedy-drama of the 1980’s, starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis. The show consistently scored high ratings until one disastrous night – its core characters David and Maddie slept together at the end of the show’s third season. After achieving its highest ratings ever, it was all downhill from there – at least in the ratings. It went from 9th place the Nielsen list to 14th place during its next season, and then was cancelled after limping through one more final season. Ever since then, shows that are dependent on the “will they or won’t they” hooks to their premise tend to religiously avoid killing the cash-cow and make sure their hot couples never get together, or to postpone it as long as humanly possible (such as waiting until the series finale). The thought being that popping the “romantic-tension bubble” spells doom for any television show. [Read more…]
WonderCon 2012 Quickie: Seth Gabel Talks FRINGE
Missed out on the awesomeness that was attending WonderCon 2012? Never fear, theTVaddict.com is here. Or to be more accurate, our West Coast Correspondent Tiffany Vogt was there to get as up close and personal as some of your favorite stars’ publicists would allow! Case in point, a fun FRINGE video featuring Seth Gabel, who dishes on his his character’s possible relationship with Fauxlivia, where Lincoln fits into the FRINGE saga and what he loves about working on a show as ambitious as FRINGE. See for yourself, after the jump. [Read more…]
SPARTACUS Post Mortem: Steven S. DeKnight Explains All Those Bloody Shocking Second Season Finale Deaths!
When a television show is premised on the life and times of Spartacus, one should know innately that characters are going to die – frequently and very bloodily. Yet, in television, we have a habit of growing attached to characters, whether it be heroes, villains or their comrades in arms. So it should have been no surprise that the second season finale of SPARTACUS: VENGEANCE ended with so many pivotal deaths; yet it was. In fact, viewers and fans were down right shocked to the core. So to help explain the necessity of each of these character deaths and what it means to the story as the show enters its third season, creator and producer Steven S. DeKnight shared in a recent press conference call who is really dead and why. [Read more…]
Russell Hornsby and Reggie Lee Talk GRIMM and Where the Mythology is Going
In the GRIMM world, fairytales do not have happy endings and supernatural creatures are not exactly warm-and-cuddly. In fact, most are down-right dangerous and would just as soon have you for dinner, rather than over for dinner. For Detective Nick Burkhardt things have gotten a whole lot more interesting after he found out that he can see these creatures in their true form and discovering out that his ancestry makes him a “grimm” – the one thing that all the creatures fear the most. But Nick does not want to simply kill the creatures like his ancestors, he wants to be impartial unless provoked. He will let everyone live in peace so long as no one breaks any laws. He is a new kind of “grimm” and no one knows what to make of him. But with such a powerful secret to protect, Nick’s partner Hank and his law enforcement peers have been kept in the dark. Yet after last week’s tense episode in which it was revealed that Sergeant Wu had an adverse reaction to the love-potion cookies intended for Detective Hank Griffin, there are a few burning questions to be answered. Fortunately, in a recent press conference call, co-stars Russell Hornsby and Reggie Lee were on hand to provide some answers. [Read more…]