The USA Network has put together a line-up of quality summer television over a period of several years until now, adding The Piper Perabo-Christopher Gorham spy series Covert Affairs to a line-up of established hits – Burn Notice, White Collar, In Plain Sight, Psych, Royal Pains and Law & Order: Criminal Intent – gives it […]
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TELEVISION: A&E Sneaks True Crime Series Future Chronicles on Facebook!
On Thursday, March 25, at 9/8C, A&E will post a link on the Fugitive Chronicles Facebook page where the curious true crime fan will be able to view a secret preview on AETV.com. The show’s official fan page can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/FugitiveChronicles.
New Dr. Who Coming to BBC America in April!
For a change we Americans won’t have to wait 6 months or a year after something airs on BBC. The new Dr. Who premieres on BBC America this April, the same time as the Brits get their sci-fi hero. At first I was a little, meh, about the new Dr. Who but the more clips […]
Emergency! Kevin Tighe visits Trauma Tonight
Long before Grey’s Anatomy, E.R. and Chicago Hope, there was Emergency! The series ran between 1972 to 1979 and starred Kevin Tighe as fireman Roy DeSoto and Randolph Mantooth as fireman John Gage. The series revolved around the adventures of paramedics of the Los Angeles Fire Department and featured rescues ranging from the slightly humorous […]
TELEVISION: Dana Delaney Sparks Explosive New Castle!
When ABC’s Castle [tonight, 10/9C] premiered last season, it was a clever twist on the veteran detective/amateur sleuth kind of series. It introduced a wit and charm that felt very much like classic series like Moonlighting and Murder, She Wrote, but with a fresh twist – the detective is veteran police detective Kate Beckett; the […]
TELEVISION: American Idol Recap (03.17.10)
It’s Saint Patty’s Day, but one IDOL contestant won’t feel so lucky. Tonight is the end of the road for him or her. Last night I predicted that Andrew Garcia (pictured) was going home. You’ll have to keep reading to find out if I’m right. A great show ahead…David Cook, Orianthi and Ke$ha perform. PLENTY […]
TELEVISION Review: FlashForward Returns with Shocking Revelations!
When ABC’s FlashForward returns tomorrow [8/7], it comes with a much quicker pace and some staggering revelations – hence the episode title, Revelation Zero. After a surprisingly brief recap, things almost explode as we learn, in short order, why Lloyd [Jack Davenport] was kidnapped; how Mark [Joseph Fiennes] manages to remember the fuzzy parts of […]
TELEVISION: Tom Selleck Looks to Sign for CBS Drama Pilot!
Tom Selleck is fortunate enough to have played two once-in-a-lifetime characters in Thomas Magnum and Jesse Stone – the latter over the course of five original TV movies for CBS. Now word comes, from The Hollywood Reporter, that Selleck is about to sign on the dotted line to star in an untitled drama pilot for […]
TELEVISION: AMC’s Third Series – Rubicon – Goes into Production This Month!
AMC is getting a reputation for taking their time and getting it right when they greenlight an original series. It was true for Mad Men and it was true for Breaking Bad – each of which has won multiple Emmys. Now, AMC is announcing that production will begin on its third original series, Rubicon, in […]
TELEVISION: American Idol Recap (03.16.10)
It’s time for the Top 12. THIS is where the competition really begins. Man versus woman. One group and there is no room for mistakes. This is also the first time the contestants get to use a professional stylist who will help them pull their look together. Prior to tonight, they were on their own. […]
TELEVISION: Justified – Elmore Leonard’s Angriest Man Works for FX!
Tonight’s premiere of Justified [FX, Tuesdays, 10/9C] will not be the first time that Elmore Leonard’s work has been beautifully adapted for television – but it might well be the most successful one. While previous efforts – Maximum Bob and Karen Cisco – may have been somewhat hamstrung by network Standards & Practices divisions, Justified […]