On Thursday nights, from April 9 to July 2, CBS is running Harper’s Island [10/9C], a 13-episode “mystery event.” The tagline is, “27 miles off the coast of Seattle seven years ago, six people were murdered by John Wakefield. They were the first murders in the history of the island… they won’t be the last…” […]
Category: Television
TELEVISION: Southland – NYPD Blue in L.A.?
Southland [NBC, Thursday, 10/9C] introduces an excellent ensemble cast in a series about the cops who have to deal with the chaos that is the L.A. district, Southland. The premiere, Unknown Trouble, follows several arcs, but more weight is given to rookie officer/rich kid Ben Sherman [Ben McKenzie] and his veteran partner, John Cooper [Michael […]
TELEVISION NEWS: The Last Battlestar Galactica Post, Ratings, Ratings, Ratings!
The fine folks at the SyFy Network (I really can’t type that without laughing because I keep thinking Sifee) are trumpeting the ratings numbers for the series finale. Battlestar Galactica’s epic series finale, airing from 9-11pm on Friday, March 20, added to its phenomenal ratings with the inclusion of Live + 7 DVR data. Overall, […]
Television: Clay Aiken Guest Stars on America’s Next Top Model
It’s a brand new episode in Cycle 12 of the hit CW Network reality series ‘America’s Next Top Model and in this week’s 7th episode, American Idol winner Clay Aiken is on hand as celebrity Judge and the girls are surprised to learn they will be working opposite Clay Aiken during an acting challenge. Another […]
Television: Cartoon Network to Premiere Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded
Coming off of the record-setting first season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Cartoon Network announced today it will premiere Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded, a full slate of 22 enhanced episodes from season one of the CG-animated series from creator George Lucas and Lucasfilm Animation. Using text windows to provide in-the-moment insights into […]
Television: The CW Is Adding Some Reality to Their 2009 Summer Lineup
The CW Network To Launch Original Summer Programming For First Time April 6, 2009 (Burbank, California) ? The CW announced today that it will launch two original series for the summer: the reality relationship series HITCHED OR DITCHED and the docu-series set in Washington, D.C., BLONDE CHARITY MAFIA. “We’re very excited to be launching original […]
TELEVISION: Rescue Me: A Coffee Table on 9/11 Re-Opens Old Wounds In The 5th Season!
Rescue Me [FX, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.] chronicles the gradual self-destruction of New York firefighter Tommy Gavin [Denis Leary] ever since his cousin Jimmy [James McCaffery]died in action helping to evacuate the Twin Towers. As season five opens, Tommy has been sober for a year, an achievement that his cousin, Father Mickey [Robert John Burke], says […]
TELEVISION: Fans Fight to Save Guiding Light
As most of you already know, last Wednesday Guiding Light, the longest-running scripted program in broadcasting history, was canceled. Fans of the show and quit frankly, the cast and crew were shocked and devastated by the news. The rest of last week was a difficult one that had everyone involved scrambling to make sense of […]
Television: Chuck -vs-The Dream Job Sneak Peek
In ‘Chuck Vs. the Dream Job’ Chuck’s life seems to be coming together. His long-absent father, Steve (recurring guest star SCOTT BAKULA – “Enterprise,” “Quantum Leap,” “Murphy Brown”), has returned and he’s landed his dream job with his hero, Ted Roark (recurring guest star CHEVY CHASE – “Fletch,” “Vacation,” “Caddyshack,” “Saturday Night Live”). Unfortunately for […]
TELEVISION: Season One Finale of United States of Tara Is a Breakthrough!
The unique United States of Tara [Showtime, 10-9C] reaches its first season finale this weekend with an episode appropriately entitled Miracle. It’s an ambitious episode that attempts to both tie together a number plot and character arcs and create a fresh beginning leading into season two. Since the series’ premiere, we’ve seen the Gillespie family […]
INTERVIEW: A Conversation with the Girls from Big Purple Dreams
If you’re a fan of daytime television and have been following Guiding Light’s break through storyline over the past year between Olivia Spencer (Crystal Chappell) and Natalia Rivera (Jessica Leccia) affectionately know as Otalia, then you most definitely know about the fan forum Big Purple Dreams. BPD was created by a group of soap fans […]