Chase [NBC, Mondays, 10/9C] certainly lives up to its name. The premiere opens with two U.S. Marshals chasing a fugitive – through a herd of cattle being driven through a downtown area as part of a state fair, through an arena and, finally, down a tunnel that splits into two paths. He ambushes the female […]
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Castle Kicks Off Its Third Season With A Deadly Affair!
The third season premiere of Castle [ABC, Mondays, 10:01/9:01C] finds Rick Castle [Nathan Fillion] in the unlikeliest of positions – seated in the interrogation room after being charged with murder! The arrest comes after Castle is found at the scene of a murder – with a fun in hand. Beckett [Stana Katic] is not amused […]
Mike and Molly Bring Fat Jokes to CBS!
CBS’ new multi-camera sitcom, Mike and Molly [Mondays, 9:30/8:30/C], could easily be The Courtship of Roseanne – and frankly, though it is sporadically funny, it is weird in that most of the best jokes come from the two overweight leads: Melissa McCarthy [Molly] and Billy Gardell [Mike]. The rest come from an acerbic waiter named […]
Robin Is Crushed and Barney Calls Dibs in How I Met Your Mother’s Season Six Premiere!
Wow! There is a lot going on in the sixth season premiere of How I Met Your Mother [CBS, Mondays, 8/7C]. Marshall [Jason Segal] and Lily [Alyson Hannigan] have decided to try to have a baby; Robin has devolved into a formless inhaler of Cheetos over losing Don; Ted [Josh Radnor] is fixated on a […]
Spartacus No More?
Andy Whitfield will not be returning for a second season of Starz’ original series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The Australian actor’s cancer has recurred. Although a planned prequel – Spartacus: Gods of the Arena – will air as planned, Whitfield’s absence has left decisions on continuing the series up in the air. The Starz press release […]
Syfy Premieres Red: Werewolf Hunter and Monsterwolf in October!
Is there a better month of the year for monster movies than October? Of course not! Which is probably why Syfy is premiering two primo wolf-based Saturday night screamers: Red: Werewolf Hunter [starring Felicia Day, pictured above, in action] and Monsterwolf. Monsterwolf premieres on October 9th and Red: Werewolf Hunter debuts on October 30th – […]
Stargate Universe Adds Guest Stars Victor Garber, David Hewlett, Robert Picardo, Kathleen Quinlan and French Stewart!
As Stargate Universe approaches its September 28th premiere date, Syfy announces the addition of Victor Garber, David Hewlett, Robert Picardo, Kathleen Quinlan and French Stewart to its roster of guest stars. The five join Robert Knepper and Julie McNiven, both of whom have multiple episode arcs as members of the Lucian Alliance that attempted to […]
The League Returns and It’s Time for The 2010 Draft!
The League [FX, Thursdays, 10:30/9:30C] is a show about six members of a fantasy football league – in the same sense that a hurricane is about wind. These people are dedicated to winning – and not particularly scrupulous about how they do so.
Summer’s Done; Fall’s Begun! The Best TV of Summer 2010; A Look at the First of Fall!
What an interesting and entertaining summer it’s been for television. New Shows like Covert Affairs and Pretty Little Liars seemed to come out of nowhere to become hits, while reliable standbys like The Closer, Breaking Bad and Mad Men maintained their positions and won big at the Emmys. And for off the charts nasty fun, […]
Coming Soon: The Elia Kazan Collection – Selected by Martin Scorsese!
Martin Scorsese is one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, and yet very few people are aware that as influential as he is, he was influenced to the same kind of degree by Elia Kazan [On the Waterfront, Splendor in the Grass]. Scorsese’s documentary, A Letter to Elia, will run alongside Kazan’s America, […]
Television: The CW Is Cheering About The Cheerleaders of Hellcats!
One of the predictions I made in my advance review of The CW Network’s new Wednesday night series, Hellcats, is that it had the potential to be a hit with the younger female audiences. Judging by the cheering coming out of the CW Network offices over the ratings success, I would say my prediction was […]