FOX’s Backstrom (Thursdays, 9/8C) could be seen as Dr. Gregory House as a police detective, or he could be seen as Sherlock Holmes as Inspector Lestrade. Whatever the case, Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom is the misanthropic head of a team of detectives that tackles the crimes that must be dealt with fast. In the Swedish novels […]
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Everyman Jay Baruchel Is Single And Searching On Man Seeking Woman!
It’s a situation that’s familiar everyone of dating age – dumping/being dumped by someone and having to re-enter the dating pool. FXX’s Man Seeking Woman (Wednesdays, 10:30/9:30C) is a surreal series that stars Jay Baruchel as Josh Greenberg, a 25-year old guy who’s in that exact spot. Recently, Baruchel spoke with a group of journalists/bloggers, including […]
Sam Lerner chats about Project Almanac
Welcome to yesterday as group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one themselves. They go back in time to correct mistakes. However, things start to get out of control and people are bound to be hurt. Michael Bay‘s latest film “Project Almanac“, directed by Dean Israelite, is set to hit theatres […]
Archer’s Matt Thompson Talsk Season Six – Continuity, Drinking, The Baby, Drinking and ISIS No More!
Archer (Thursdays, 10/9C) returns to FX this evening. Earlier I had the opportunity to sit in on a conference call Q&A session with Executive Producer Matt Thompson. Not unlike a lot of folks we talk with, Thompson doesn’t like to give too much away about what’s coming up in his show – but he does […]
Al Sapienza chats about SyFy’s Ascension
In 1963, the U.S. government launched a covert space mission sending hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship Ascension to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into this journey, a young woman is murdered. As unrest starts to develop, it causes the ship’s population to question the true […]
The 200th in the 10th – Bones’ Showrunner Stephen Nathan Talks Milestone!
Doing a conference call Q&A with Bones showrunner Stephen Nathan, solo, still feels a bit odd. Once again, we were talking to him without the show’s creator, Hart Hanson – and Nathan’s riffing partner – present (Hanson, of course, is working away on FOX’s Backstrom – a series he also created). Other than that, […]
Sons Of Anarchy’s Jimmy Smits Teases Series Finale And Nero’s Journey!
FX’s hit series Sons of Anarchy closes down shop tomorrow night (10/9C) for the last time and late last week, Jimmy Smits took part in a conference call Q&A session to talk about the final season of Sons Of Anarchy and how Nero had gone from a character with a few episodes to making it […]
Leighton Meester and Gillian Jacobs and director/writer Susanna Fogel chat about Life Partners
Sasha (Leighton Meester) and Paige (Gillian Jacobs) are BFF’s forever. Nothing can ever get between them. Then Tim (Adam Brody) steps in. Suddenly their friendship is tested as Paige gets serious with a guy for the first time. During a recent roundtable with reporters, I had the pleasure of chatting with stars Leighton Meester […]
Tommy Davidson chats about Black Dynamite
BLACK DYNAMITE is slowly approaching the end of Season 2. Of course, I couldn’t just end Season 2 without one more interview from one of the many talented cast members of this hilarious show. Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White) is still the tall, dark and handsome hero saving the day accompanied by his faithful posse […]
Music composer Chris Lennertz chats about music for Horrible Bosses 2
The bumbling trio Nick Hendricks (Jason Bateman), Dale Arbus (Charlie Day), and Kurt Buckman (Jason Sudeikis) are back! This time, they have become their own bosses in their own company. Unfortunately, the rug is pulled out from under them from investor Bert Hanson (Christopher Waltz). To regain control of their company, they hatch a plan to kidnap […]
Meet Harvey Dent: Gotham’s Nicholas D’Agosto Talks Coin Flipping ADA!
Gotham (FOX, Mondays, 9/8C) is one of the season’s most consistently performing new series. The story of the Gotham City between the time Bruce Wayne’s parents are murdered and Batman first appears is the story of a city falling apart. Only a few members of the GCPD aren’t corrupt; organized crime has taken firm root, […]