When we talked with 24: Live Another Day’s (Fox, Mondays, 9/8C) Evan Katz and Manny Coto, they pretty much admitted that Yvonne Strahovski’s CIA Agent Kate Morgan was a take on a young, female Jack Bauer. On Friday, Strahovski talked with a group of bloggers/journalists about that – among other things – and teased Morgan’s […]
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Fargo’s Feisty Detective Talks Twists!
Allison Tolman has seen her profile rise to unexpected heights as a result of playing Molly Solverson on FX’s hit series Fargo (Tuesdays, 10/9C).The day after episode six, Buridan’s Ass, aired, she spoke with a group of journalists/bloggers about the episode’s twists, how she approached the role and what she thinks of her rising profile.
Gang Related’s Creator, Shownrunner and Director Talk The Series’ Origins and Authenticity!
Fox’s new series, Gang Related (Thursdays, 9/8C) premieres this week. It was created by Chris Morgan (Wanted, Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift, F&F 6&7); the pilot was directed by Allen Hughes (From Hell, Touching Evil), and the showrunner is Scott Rosenbaum (Con Air, High Fidelity). The three have set up what they hope is a […]
Ramon Rodriguez and RZA Talk Their Complex Characters on Gang Related!
In the new Fox series Gang Related (Thursdays, 9/8C) Ramon Rodriguez stars as Ryan Lopez, a gang mole in the LAPD’s Gang Task force, whose life depends on being different things to different people – while facing a crisis of character about his job, his motivations and life. RZA plays his new partner, Cassius Green. […]
Matthew Rhys on The Americans’ Family, Spies and Guilt!
Matthew Rhys plays a Russian spy on FX’s The Americans (Wednesdays, 10/9C) – a series that manages to persuade its audience to identify with (if not exactly cheer for) a married couple whose ultimate goal is absorption of the United States into communism. To further complicate matters, the two have two children – who very […]
24: Live Another Day’s Michelle Fairley Talks Playing Strong Women and Gaining International Fame!
Michelle Fairley is likely best known for playing Lady Catelyn Stark on Game of Thrones, but by the end of the summer, will possible be known as well from playing terrorist leader Margot Al-Harazi on 24: Live Another Day (Fox, Mondays, 9/8C). Late last week, she take some time to talk with a group of […]
How She Does It – 24: Live Another Day’s Mary Lynn Rajskub On Her Process and Commando Chloe!
After four years, 24 has come back as the twelve-hour event series, 24: Live Another Day (Fox, Mondays, 9/8C). Although hero/antihero Jack Bauer always saves the day (literally) on any incarnation of 24, he couldn’t do it without the mad skills of computer wizard Chloe O’Brien – who has even bailed him out with unexpected […]
Fargo’s Oliver Platt Talks Playing A Jerk and How the Weather Helped to Make the Series!
Oliver Platt plays supermarket king, Stavros Milos on FX’s hit show, Fargo (Tuesdays, 10/9C). Recently he spoke with a group of journalists/bloggers about how Calgary’s coldest winter in twenty years helped keep things real on the shoot – and what it takes to play a character like Stavros, who has such a fascinating arc on […]
Dean DeBloiseand and Jay Baruchel Talk Dragons!
Finally, the highly anticipated sequel How To Train A Dragon 2 opens this summer! Set five years after the original, Viking teen Hiccup and Toothless discover a secret ice cave housing hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider. Director/writer Dean DeBloise and actor Jay Baruchel (Hiccup) talk dragons and more!
Colin Hanks – Fargo’s Gus Grimly Talks Decisions and Redemption!
Colin Hanks stars as goodhearted Fargo police officer Gus Grimly on FX’s latest hit, Fargo (Tuesdays, 10/9C). In the series premiere, Gus made a terrible mistake because he loves his daughter, Greta, and now he’s trying to redeem himself for the same reason. Hanks took part in a conference call with a group of bloggers/journalists […]
The Simpsons’ Al Jean and Matt Selman Talk Series Longevity, Brick Like Me!
This week’s episode of The Simpsons (Fox, Sundays, 8/7C), Brick Like Me, is the show’s 550th – a number very few shows have reached (Gunsmoke, Lassie, the original Doctor Who being three). The show’s Executive Producers, Al Jean and Matt Selman, took a bit of time from the demands of the show to speak with […]