Syfy’s three-night event series Ascension (9/8C) premieres tonight and continues through Wednesday. It’s the story of a generation ship that was launched in the early 1960s, taking a selection of humanity to a new home on a planet orbiting Proxima – because the ship’s creator/architect was convinced that the Cold War was about become hot […]
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Merry Clip: Doctor Who: Last Christmas – Enter, Santa!
‘This is the North Pole. We don’t want any trouble here.’ Say n’more. Doctor Who: Last Christmas airs on BBC America on Christmas Day (9/8C). Check out Santa’s arrival following the jump.
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 […]
Tonight on NBC: Grimm and Constantine!
It’s taken a while longer than I expected for Constantine (NBC, Fridays, 10/9C) to find its feet – and it may be too late, but the show is final beginning to live up to its potential. Meanwhile, Grimm (NBC, Fridays, 9/8C) has carried on with its usual aplomb, bringing unexpected scares and heart from all direction. Tonight, […]
Moody Trailer: Broadchurch Season 2!
Season One of Broadchurch was an unexpected jewel – a procedural that paid as much attention to the grief of the family of a murdered boy – and the reaction of the community in which the murder occurred – as it did to the investigation of that murder. Season Two of the critically acclaimed series […]
The 2015 Golden Globe Awards!
This morning, while the sensible among were sleeping (and I am nothing if not sensible), Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Peter Krause and Paula Patton revealed the nominations for the 2015 Golden Globe Awards. Given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, The Golden Globes are not generally considered particularly relevant, but still a first rate party […]
BBC America Unleashes Mud, Sweat and Gears In January!
Take two well-known UK car journalists – Tom ‘Wookie’ Ford and Jonny Smith, give them each a couple of serious car nuts to work with and a 24-hour time limit to transform a couple of – as they describe them – underappreciated motors. Then put those mutated automotive beasts to some gruelling tests: races, stunts, stunts and […]
Later Dave! Letterman Leaving In May!
Well, the suspense is over. After manning the Late Show desk for 22 years, David Letterman will leaving the show on May 2-0, 2015. “David Letterman has given to all of us a remarkable legacy of achievement and creative brilliance that will never be forgotten,” said Leslie Moonves, President and CEO of the CBS Corporation. “It’s […]
Special Writing Team Announced for 87th Oscars®!
Craig Zadan and Neil Maron, producers of the 87th Oscars® have announced the special material writing for the Neil Patrick Harris-hosted event. Harris and two-time Emmy®-winning head writer Dave Boone, a veteran of eight Oscar® telecasts will head the team which includes: Paul Greenberg (Emmy-winner, 63rd and 64th Tony Awards®), Mason Steinberg, (three-time Emmy Award nominee), Derek […]
A Peek Behind the Curtain: Netflix’s Marco Polo
Netflix’s Marco Polo premieres on Friday, December 12th – mixing history and legend in an action-packed drama of political intrigue and romance (in both the original and current senses). For a look at the how the cast prepared for all the action, check out the behind the scenes clip following the jump.
TNT Orders Sixth Season of Rizzoli & Isles!
TNT has ordered an 18-episode sixth season for Rizzoli & Isles, its hit series based on the bestselling mystery series by Tess Gerritsen. After five seasons, Rizzoli & Isles continues to be one of basic cable’s Top 5 scripted dramas. The series stars Angie Harmon as hard-headed, brilliant detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as […]