Ray Harryhausen – the man who made stop motion special effects an artform – has died at the age of 92. I remember seeing several of his movies when I was young, and there are scenes that I still remember with great fondness today – like Jason battling hordes of skeleton warriors in Jason and […]
Warehouse 13 Hosts Mini-Galaxy Quest Reunion!
There’s a mini-Galaxy Quest reunion coming to the May 13th episode of Syfy’s Warehouse 13 (Mondays, 10/9C). Enrico Colantoni and Missi Pyle guest-star in the noir tribute episode, The Big Snag, as a possibly murderous couple with hidden agendas. Follow the jump for details.
FX’s The Americans Promotes Nina and Martha to Regular Status!
Fans of FX’s family/spy drama The Americans will no doubt be pleased to hear that Annet Mahendru (Nina, left, the Soviet double/triple spy) and Alison Wright (Director Gadd’s secretary/Philip Jennings’ newest wife) have been made regulars for the show’s second season. Follow the jump for details.
Black Sails Poster & Trailer–Michael Bay and Starz May Just Have Another Winner!
The poster for Michael Bay’s Black sails (coming to Starz on January, 20/14) is a cool riff on the skull and crossbones flags flown by pirate ships. The first teaser trailer for the series (following the jump) is also pretty spiffy.
Trailer: Aaon Sorkin’s The Newsroom Will Continue to Polarize Watchers!
People either loved or hated season one of Aaron Sorkin’s The Newroom – for exactly the same things (Sorkin’s use of the past to sermonize; prickly relationships; the detail of the show; the accuracies/inaccuracies of the behind-the scenes/workplace stuff, etc.). When it returns to HBO for a second season on July 14th, it will undoubtedly […]
Trailer: Doctor Who: Neil Gaiman Resurrects The Cybermen!
Hedgewick’s World of Wonders was once the greatest theme park in the galaxy, but it’s now the dilapidated home to a shabby showman, a chess playing dwarf and a dysfunctional army platoon. When the Doctor, Clara, Artie and Angie arrive, the last thing they expect is the re-emergence of one of the Doctor’s oldest foes. […]
Show Boat by Franchesca Zambello at The Kennedy Center Opera House
Angela Renée Simpson as Queenie (center, in pink dress) and the company of Show Boat. Photo by Scott Suchman. It is always an odd experience seeing an old time Broadway show revived for today’s cynical modern times. The 1927 production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s Show Boat is widely credited as being one […]
American Dad Reaches 150th Episode – And It’s All About Jeff!
Tonight American Dad (Fox, Sundays, 9:30/8:30C) hits a real milestone – its 150th episode. In true American Dad style, most of the cast of characters don’t even appear, as Lost in Space takes us to Roger’s homeworld – where the abducted Jeff must prove his love for Hayley is real or lose some very vital […]
Interact with the Characters of Warehouse 13 as They Snag, Bag and Tag Artifacts!
Have you ever watched a TV show and wondered why on earth did that character do that? Well, Syfy is giving fans of Warehouse 13 a chance to interact with the characters from its hit series Warehouse 13 (Mondays, 10/9C) as each new episode unreels. So now you can find out what the W13 team […]
Orphan Black: Season One Comes Home on July 16th!
BBC America’s Orphan Black is one of the year’s best TV shows (garnering an A+ from Eclipse) and now – on the heels of news that it has been renewed for a second season – Season One has been scheduled for a July 16th release on Blu-ray and DVD. Follow the jump for details of […]
Lauren Season 2: Troian Bellisario and Jennifer Beals on The Series and Issues It Deals With!
Today the first four episodes of season two of Lauren go live on the WIGS Channel at YouTube. The criticially acclaimed web series follows Lauren, a young woman in the army who has been raped and whom justice has not served well – and Jo Stone, the officer who is trying to help her. That’s […]