With Syfy’s Haven (Fridays, 10/9C), beginning its third season on Friday, having quietly become one of the best genre series on television, it only made sense to spend an hour listening to the show’s stars – Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant and Eric Balfour talk about the upcoming series – and just generally have a great […]
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The X Factor: Changes! Dirty Tricks! Chemistry!
Fox’s The X-Factor returns for its second season with a two-night premiere on Wednesday and Thursday (8/7C). I’ve seen the sizzle reel for the season and am amazed by the chemistry that new judges Demi Lovato and Britney Spears bring to the panel. I was able to sit in on a conference call Q&A with […]
Royal Pains: Mexican Heartthrob Khotan On His First English-Speaking Role!
Last week, USA Network’s Royal Pains (Wednesday, 9/8C) introduced a new love interest for the show’s hard-working Divya – a globetrotting polo player named Rafa, who is played by Mexican soaps star/heartthrob, Khotan. This week, things get even more interesting. On Monday, Khotan spoke with a group of journalists/bloggers about his first English-speaking role and […]
The Stars of Copper On The Gritty Joys Of 1860s New York!
Copper (Sundays, 10/9C) is BBC America’s first homegrown original series. Set in the New York City of the 1860s, it contrasts the lives of an Irish police detective, Kevin Corcoran, from Five Points (the poorest section of town), with the lives the 5th Avenue crowd including the lovely Elizabeth Haverford. Tom Weston-Jones (Corcoran) and […]
Covert Affairs: Series Creators On Putting Auggie Through The Wringer, Lena and Joan’s Beef, And Making Sure We Know Who’s On The Poster!
Last week, Matt Corman and Chris Ord, the co-creators of Covert Affairs (USA Network, Tuesdays, 10/9C) took some time to chat with a group of journalists/bloggers about the more serialized third season of their hit series. Topics covered ranged from putting Auggie through the wringer (they’re not done yet), to what’s going on between Joan […]
Alphas’ Erin Way: Meet Kat, The Newest Member of the Team!
Tonight’s episode of Alphas (Syfy, 10/9C) introduces Kat, an alpha who hangs out at an underground alpha fight club. She has one of the more unusual alpha abilities: she can pick up any physical ability at a glance – but, as with most alpha abilities, there’s a negative impact too. Erin Way, who joins the […]
Malik Yoba – Alphas’ Bill Harken – Talks Diversity, Relationships and Action on Syfy’s Hit (Not Really a) Superhero Show!
In tonight’s episode of Alphas(Syfy, 10/9C), Malik Yoba’s former FBI Agent, Bill Harken, tracks a killer alpha to an underground fight club, where he takes a whupping and meets Kat, a young girl with a pretty unusual alpha ability. Last week, Yoba spent a bit of time chatting with a group of bloggers/journalists about season […]
Burn Notice: They Killed (Spoiler)! Series Creator Matt Nix Talks It Out!
On last Thursday’s episode of Burn Notice (USA Network, 10/9C), an event transpired that changes everything for Michael Weston and his family and friends. On Friday, series creator Matt Nix talked with a group of bloggers/journalists about the hows and whys of the event and spoke a bit about the rest of the season. If […]
Alphas: Ryan Cartwright’s Gary To Grow and Change in Season Two!
Last week, I had the opportunity to take part in a teleconference Q&A session with Ryan Cartwright, who plays Gary Bell, Alphas’ (Syfy, Mondays, 10/9C) autistic with a unique connection to electronic communications. As we discovered last year, Cartwright is a charming, good humored guy who really loves his character and has a lot of […]
Daddy’s Home! Stephen Lang On Playing Mary Shannon’s Long Gone Father On In Plain Sight!
Ever since In Plain Sight [USA Network, Fridays, 9/8C] premiered, we’ve known that Mary Shannon’s father was a criminal who abandoned his family when she was seven years old. Last week, James Wylie Shannon [Stephen Lang] turned up at Mary’s house in the episode’s final moments – and she promptly arrested him – leading up […]
Eureka Star And Co-Creator Talk Darker Turn To Final Season Opener, Consequences and What’s Next For Each Of Them!
Last week, Eureka’s Co-Creator, Jamie Paglia and star, Colin Ferguson, took some time to chat with a group of bloggers/journalists about the series’ final season, which premieres this evening on Syfy [9/8C]. The two were their usual charming, witty, goofy selves, though there was a bit of an undercurrent of sadness with The End looming […]