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 […]
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It’s In Plains Sight’s Final Season – Stars Mary McCormack And Fred Weller Dish!
USA Network’s In Plain Sight [Fridays, 10/9C] begins is fifth and final season this week. Will Marshal Marshall Mann and Marshal Mary Shannon get together? How will the decidedly non-maternal Marshal Mary Shannon deal with actually being a mother? What will series stars Mary McCormack and Fred Weller remember most fondly – and what souvenirs […]
In Plain Sight’s Mary McCormack and Frederick Weller Talk Unrequited Love, Babies and the Fourth Season Finale!
This week I had the opportunity to take part in a conference call Q&A with Mary McCormack and Fred Weller in support of the fourth season finale of their USA Network series In Plain Sight [Sunday, 10/9C], Something Borrowed, Something Blew Up. There were some technical issues that made the call a free-for-all rather than […]
In Plain Sight’s New Showrunners Talk the Pluses and Minuses of Taking Over an Established Series!
On Thursday, I had the opportunity to take part in a teleconference Q&A with John Straus and Ed Decter, who have taken over the reins of USA Network’s In Plain Sight [Sundays, 10/9C], which is now in its fourth season. We talked a bit about their background, and a bit about coming into a established […]
In Plain Sight – It Takes a Thief to Explain a Thief!
For its fourth season, USA’s In Plain Sight [Sundays, 10/9C] returns to its original timeslot with an episode that is a bit of a departure. The Art of the Steal finds Marshal Mary Shannon fearing that her sister, Brandi, has become involved in grand theft auto [again!] – and seeks advice and insight from a […]
Mary McCormack and Fred Weller Speak to the BIG Changes This Season on In Plain Sight!
When USA Network’s hit series In Plain Sight [Sundays, 10/9C] returns this weekend, it marks a sea change in the life of its female lead, Deputy U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon [and we all know how much Mary loves change… not!] – plus plenty of pithy commentary on the subject of change by her partner, Deputy […]
CONTEST: Win a Prize Pack of In Plain Sight Goodies!
In the fourth season premiere of USA Network’s In Plain Sight, Mary uses a thief to catch a thief when she asks a witness to consult on a crime in order to exonerate Brandi of grand theft auto – plus, Marshall has a girlfriend! Catch In Plain Sight – The Art of the Steal – […]
USA Network Locks Up Summer!
USA Network isn’t resting on its laurels. The number on-rated basic cable network is bringing a solid mix of new and returning programs to its summer schedule. Following Sunday’s premiere of Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, new shows Necessary Roughness and Suits will join returning favorites like Burn Notice, Royal Pains, In Plain […]
Television: USA Network & Lifetime Network Stays With The Tried & True: Announces Renewals of Several Hit Series
Following on the heels of the The USA Networks renewal of Burn Notice, In Plain Sight, Covert Affairs and the final season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, they continue to keep viewer favorites in their television line up by announcing that they have renewed Psych, Royal Pains and White Collar. Psych will kick […]
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Liz Phair Talks About Scoring In Plain Sight But Not About Her Novel!
Say what you will about cable networks going all out to promote their original programming, but if ABC had been half as vigorous Promoting FlashForward and V as USA has been about promoting In Plain Sight, maybe those shows would be enjoying better ratings success. Over the last several days, I’ve had the opportunity to […]
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Mary McCormack and Fred Weller on Season Three of In Plain Sight, Tony Award Nominations and More!
In Plain Sight [USA, Wednesdays, 10/9C] is a unique series – even for USA where the motto is Characters welcome. The lead is a strong, cynical woman [Mary Shannon, played by Mary McCormack] who, along with her partner [Marshall Mann, played by Fred Weller], works for the U.S. Marshals in the Witness Protection Program [WITSEC]. […]