In what has to be considered both a coup and an instance of real inspiration, Jane Badler – who played V leader Diana in the original miniseries and series – has joined ABC’s new incarnation of the alien invasion show as mother to Morena Baccarin’s alien leader, Anna.
Tag: ABC
History in the Making: Sitting President Does Daytime Talk Show for the First Time!
For the first time in history, a sitting president will appear on a daytime talk show. That’s right, folks. On Thursday morning, President Barack Hussein Obama will put himself squarely in the hot seat on the grill that is known as The View [ABC, 11/10C]. President Obama’s interview, scheduled to tape on Wednesday, July 28, […]
Scoundrels – Do the Crime; Do the Time – Or Not – It’s Your Choice!
ABC’s Scoundrels [Sundays, 9/8C] is a strange little show about a family of small-time crooks and con artists that veer into uncharted territory when the father is unexpectedly hit with a much heavier sentence that expected.
The Gates: Welcome to Paradise-Not!
The teaser for the premiere of The Gates [ABC, Sundays, 19/9C] seems to be saying welcome to paradise: there’s a couple jogging; kids, carefully helmeted, riding bikes; a shot of a man mowing his lawn – taken from ground level, looking up through a sprinkler! It looks so perfect…
TELEVISION: Lost: It’s Really Over! Ruminations on The End!
I’ve got a lot of things to do, but I’ve spent most of the day [so far] watching the finale of Lost over and over again. The last half hour really gets to me – not that that first two hours didn’t. The more I watch it, the less I think about it – and […]
TELEVISION: Ugly Betty’s Wilhelmina Flees Mode – Vanessa Williams Joins Desperate Housewives!
She’s been a success on film and in the recording studio – and has played one of the ultimate divas, Wilhelmina Slater on ABC’s recently cancelled Ugly Betty. Now Vanessa Williams is moving to Fairview’s infamous Wisteria Lane for the seventh season of Desperate Housewives. What kind of havoc/mischief/mayhem will she wreak as the newest […]
TELEVISION: ABC Unveils Ten New Series as it Presents Its 2010-11 Schedule!
ABC has suffered some ratings losses as its once hot, innovative programming has lost some of its lustre. In an attempt to recapture some of that cool, buzzworthy cache, the network has added ten new series – six dramas, three comedies and an alternative [unscripted] series to its schedule. The new drama series: Body of […]
Chuck and V both Renewed!
No one has been more down on Chuck this season than me, but the last 5 or 6 episodes have reminded me why I really like the show. I’m hoping that with a 13 season pick up they can get right to the point and not give us 9 episodes of filler. I’m really starting […]
Amy Acker and Geoff Stults talk about Happy Town!
Happy Town looks like it’s going to be a weird cross between Picket Fences meets Twin Peaks. It premieres on ABC tonight (Wed) at 10 pm. I recently had the chance to sit down with Amy Acker (best known as Fred from the Buffyverse) and Geoff Stults. Here’s the video of that encounter.
TELEVISION: Happy Town – Twin Peaks Via American Gothic!
Happy Town’s [ABC, Wednesdays, 10/9C] Haplin, Minnesota is a small town where everyone seems determined to be happy, possibly because after seven years of people mysteriously vanishing, things have been – relatively speaking – normal. Into this seemingly normal small town comes Henley Boone [Lauren German], a smart, pretty young woman who says she’s going […]
ABC May 2010 Series Finales!
ABC has announced the dates of the May finales for its primetime programming which you can check out following the jump – series finales and likely series finales are in bold print [note: some of these series are still on the bubble, so any uptick in their ratings could result in a stay of execution […]