Don’t let this smiling faced man fool you. Director Craig Zobel has a dark side and it’s on full display in the controversial new film Compliance. Based on a true story. When a prank caller convinces a fast food restaurant manager that he’s a police officer and one of her employees stole money the movie […]
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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 […]
Perception: Eric McCormack Talks Stretching Out as a Schizophrenic Neuroscience Professor/FBI Consultant!
Eric McCormack stars in the new TNT series, Perception (Mondays, 10/9C), as Dr. Daniel Pierce, a university professor with a doctorate in neuroscience – and an out-of-balance brain chemistry that renders him a paranoid schizophrenic. Non-medicated, he uses music and complex puzzles to force his mind into what we perceive as a state of normalcy […]
Perception’s LaVar Burton Talks Reality, Reading Rainbow and Intelligent TV!
TNT’s Perception (Mondays, 10/9C), is a series about a new kind of detective – Dr. Daniel Pierce (Eric McCormack), a university professor and doctor of neuroscience with out-of-balance brain chemistry – who uses puzzles and music to stay off medication. His unique situation makes him especially qualified to consult on some of the FBI’s most […]
Burn Notice: Gabrielle Anwar Dishes on Prison Fi, Doing Stunts and Running In Heels!
The sixth season of Burn Notice (USA Network, Thursdays, 9/8C) finds former IRA weapons expert and current love of Michael Westen’s life, Fiona Glennane behind bars – voluntarily – to free Westen from the dastardly machinations of psychopathic former CIA shrink, Anson Fullerton. Late last week, I took part in a teleconference Q&A with Gabrielle […]
Wilfred: Elijah Wood Charts Ryan’s Progress, Talks Stepping Back Into Bag End and Clarifies The Mystery That Is Bear!!
Wilfred (FX, Thursdays, 10/9C) returns this Thursday with an encore of the first season finale and cable premiere of the episode Progress (which was released earlier online and via VOD). Series star Elijah Wood spoke about the show’s second season with a group of journalists/bloggers on Monday. As always, he was charming, articulate and thorough.