May 21 2014

24: Live Another Day – “2:00 PM—3:00 PM” Retrospective. Finger Licking Good.

Having eluded Agents Morgan (Yvonne Strahovski) and Ritter (Gbenga Akinnagbe) by firing into the crowd at the United States Embassy causing mass panic, Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) races to find the flight key that logged the data from the drone Tanner (John Boyega) was in command of. Jack believes terrorists took control of the drone, fired on US and British soldiers, and then covered their tracks to make it look like Tanner did it. Will Jack be able to find Tanner and the flight key before Morgan and Ritter find him?

May 20 2014

Warehouse 13 Series Finale – “Endless” Recap. We’ll Always Have South Dakota.

The day has come…the warehouse is no more and I’m thoroughly saddened by it. “Endless” marks the series finale of Warehouse 13 and after five years of hunting artifacts and going on exciting, and sometimes scary, adventures with our beloved agents, it’s bittersweet.

May 20 2014

Chiller Unveils Short Films For ‘Chilling Visions: Five States of Fear’

On Friday, July 11 @ 9pm, Chiller presents the next installment in its Chilling Visions anthology film series, Chilling Visions: 5 States of Fear. The film comprises five shorts inspired by five basic human fears, with each short set in a specific location across five different U.S. states. 5 States follows 2013’s inaugural installment, Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear, which included a film by critically-acclaimed young director Emily Hagins.

May 20 2014

MASTERS OF SEX Casts Courtney B. Vance and Rene Auberjonois For Season 2

Veteran actors Courtney B. Vance and Rene Auberjonois have joined the season two cast of the acclaimed SHOWTIME drama series MASTERS OF SEX. Vance will recur in the guest starring role of Dr. Hendricks, the head of an African-American hospital in St. Louis whose goal is to racially integrate his hospital, and Auberjonois will be guest starring as Dr. Papanikolaou, a former professor of Dr. DePaul (guest star Julianne Nicholson), who she and Johnson hope will endorse their screening program that uses the test named after him: the Pap smear.

May 20 2014

Adam Richman Gives Insiders Peek To Off Grid Eateries/ Off Menu Dishes In MAN FINDS FOOD

Shhh…Adam Richman has a secret! In his new original Travel Channel series, “Man Finds Food,” the foodie and in-the-know host crisscrosses the country on the ultimate quest to uncover unique, surprising, and delicious hidden food treasures. Having spent years on the road introducing viewers to America’s most interesting eating establishments, Richman has tasted nearly every dish imaginable, and learned of many cuisine secrets lurking around the American food scene.

May 20 2014

Salem —“Lies” Retrospective.  Know Thy Enemy.

Salem picks up steam in “Lies” as battle lines are drawn, alliances falter, and long awaited questions finally get some answers. It’s the beginning of an important turning point for the series with most of the core characters finding themselves at a crossroads.

May 19 2014

Penny Dreadful – “Séance” Review. Chased By Demons.

In the aptly titled “Séance,” there is an actual séance; however, we’ll get into that shortly. First, we meet a few more characters and are reintroduced to one we met briefly in “Night Work.” The latter is the endearingly quirky Ferdinand Lyle (Simon Russell Beale), the curator at the British Museum. We met Mr. Lyle briefly when Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton) brought him some unique photographs of Egyptian carvings. Throughout “Séance,” the audience is privy to some disturbing yet intriguing scenes that make it difficult to turn away, in spite of every fiber of your being telling you to do so. One such scene involves Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney) and Brona Croft (Billie Piper).

May 19 2014

Fargo Conference Call with Glenn Howerton

On May 16, I had the opportunity to participate in a conference call with Glenn Howerton, co-star of the FX series Fargo. The series was developed and written by Noah Hawley and is based on the 1996 Coen Brothers’ film of the same name. Howerton plays Don Chumph, the lovable yet dim-witted personal trainer who ends up blackmailing Stavros Milos (Oliver Platt).

May 17 2014

Grimm – “Blonde Ambition” Season Finale Recap. To Be or Not To Be…a Grimm.

As season finales go, Grimm gets it right. “Blonde Ambition” makes you gasp, ooh and ahh, and so much more. It is chock full of shocking, jaw dropping, and emotional moments that will surely enchant the most grizzled Grimm fan. I know I’m thoroughly delighted.
Here Comes the Bride…Ignore Her Drunken Sister
What’s a wedding between two Wesen without a few hiccups, right?

May 17 2014

The Vampire Diaries: “Home” Season Finale Review. Where Death Never Dies.

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“Home” is the episode where we get to see all of the characters gone but not forgotten. So they come back, we rejoice, and someone important dies in their place.

May 16 2014

Photo: First Look From Season 5 of The Walking Dead

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  • May 16, 2014

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Get your peek at this first look photo from Season 5 of “The Walking Dead” which returns in October on AMC.

May 16 2014

FX and FXX Set Summer Premiere Dates for New and Returning Original Series

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I have long been a fan of The Bridge, Wilfred, and The Americans, series that air on the FX and FXX Networks. As a matter of fact, I review The Americans each week. Now, I have some new dramatic original series to look forward to with Tyrant and The Strain, and comedic original series Married and You’re the Worst. For details on each, including the number of episodes and premiere dates, check out the official press release below.

May 15 2014

The Originals – “From a Cradle to a Grave” Season Finale Review. Now This Is A Finale!

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This is, by far, the best episode of The Originals to date. It packs a major punch and does exactly what a good season finale is supposed to do.

May 15 2014

‘FALLEN’ Movie Wraps Production In Hungary

Mayhem Pictures, Lotus Entertainment, and Silver Reel announced today that production for FALLEN, the much anticipated feature film adaptation of Lauren Kate’s worldwide bestselling young adult novel, has officially wrapped. The film was shot primarily on location in and around Budapest, Hungary.

May 15 2014

HBO Documents Foo Fighters 8th Album/20th Anniversary

Foo Fighters have confirmed that the making of their upcoming eighth album, due out this fall on Roswell/RCA, will be accompanied by an as-yet-untitled HBO series documenting the eight-city odyssey during which the record was created.
In the series, directed by Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl, the band taps into the musical heritage and cultural fabric of eight cities – Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington, D.C. and New York – basing themselves at a legendary studio integral to the unique history and character of each location.

May 14 2014

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Season Finale “Beginning of the End” Retrospective. Hey-Ho Friends

As Coulson (Clark Gregg) and his team infultrate the Cybertek facility, they come face to face with several Centipede soldiers. Will Skye be able to activate her computer trojan before it’s too late, and will there be enough time to rescue Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) who are stuck in a container at the bottom of the ocean? It all makes for an action packed season finale.

May 14 2014

The Americans – “Operation Chronicle” Review. Operation Jared.

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  • May 14, 2014

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As penultimate episodes go, “Operation Chronicle” hits it out of the park. The writing is fantastic, the acting superb, and it sets up the season finale perfectly, giving its audience plenty to think about and many questions to be answered.

May 14 2014

Sean Bean Stars as an Undercover Agent in TNT’s Suspenseful New Drama Series ‘Legends’

An undercover agent is plunged into a terrifying mystery over his own identity in TNT’s intense new drama series Legends, starring Screen Actors Guild Award® winner Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings). Based on the award-winning book by master spy novelist Robert Littell, in the series Legends, Bean plays Martin Odum, an undercover agent working for the FBI’s Deep Cover Operations (DCO) division. Martin has the uncanny ability to transform himself into a completely different person for each job. But he begins to question his own identity when a mysterious stranger suggests that Martin isn’t the man he believes himself to be.

May 14 2014

TNT’s New Drama Series ‘Murder in the First’

This summer, TNT is going to take an up-close and personal look at a complex homicide investigation in Murder in the First, a powerful scripted drama co-created by Emmy®-winner Steven Bochco and newcomer Eric Lodal. Murder in the First stars Taye Diggs (Private Practice) and Kathleen Robertson (Boss). Set in San Francisco, Murder in the First will follow a single case across an entire season. The series follows homicide detectives Terry English (Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Robertson) as they investigate two seemingly unrelated murders. The mystery deepens, however, when they find both murders have a common denominator in Silicon Valley wunderkind Erich Blunt (Tom Felton).

May 14 2014

Fargo – “The Six Ungraspables” Recap. Socks and a Gun.

With Lester (Martin Freeman) in jail and Deputy Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman) getting closer to finding the truth about the murders, it seems only a matter of time before Lester’s life unraveled. but the question is — will it be at the hands of Molly or Mr. Numbers (Adam Goldberg) and Mr. Wrench (Russell Harvard)?

May 13 2014

24: Live Another Day – “1:00 PM—2:00 PM” Recap. Next Stop.

Having eluded Agent Morgan (Yvonne Strahovski) and her team, Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) and Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) continue their search for Derek Yates (Joseph Millson), the computer hacker Jack believes is responsible for hacking a military drone and killing four soldiers. But when they find him he has already been killed. Will Jack be able to figure out who now controls the device used to override the drones before more are killed?

May 12 2014

Warehouse 13 – “Cangku Shisi” Recap. Move to China?

With the series finale looming, I anticipated the penultimate episode, “Cangku Shisi” to be a bit more…more; you know. While there is the element of despair coursing throughout the episode as Benedict Valda (guest star Mark Sheppard) tries to steal the warehouse right from under our beloved agents’ feet—and seemingly does a great job at it—I don’t worry too much because for some reason, I know the warehouse is not going to end up in China. Or so I thought.

May 12 2014

Salem – “Survivors” Retrospective.  Dirty Little Secrets.

Salem hits major turning points in this week’s episode, “Survivors,” giving its viewers new insight about the show’s core characters without any distractions like say, oh, another execution. There is heavier emphasis on the power play and inner turmoil among the coven set to take over Salem versus the killings needed to finish their sacrificial ritual known as “the grand rite.” Captain John Alden’s (Shane West) mysterious past becomes a focal point when a familiar face enters town, and the Grande Dame Mary Sibley (Janet Montgomery) finds herself almost at a disadvantage against an enemy.

May 12 2014

Fargo Conference Call with Oliver Platt

I’ve been a fan of Oliver Platt’s ever since his appearance in the Disney movies Tall Tale and The Three Musketeers and on May 9, during a conference call, I was able to ask him a few questions about his role on the new FX series, Fargo. The series is developed and written by Noah Hawley which is based on the 1996 Coen Brothers’ film of the same name. Platt plays Stavros Milos, Supermarket King of Minnesota.

May 12 2014

‘RAY DONOVAN’ Season One Available For Digital Download Today

The highest-rated freshman series in SHOWTIME history, RAY DONOVAN: THE FIRST SEASON will be released simultaneously on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, Vudu, Target Ticket, Sony Entertainment Network and Verizon FiOS today. Season one of RAY DONOVAN will also be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 10, in time to catch-up before the broadcast premiere of the second season, which returns to SHOWTIME on Sunday, July 13th at 9 p.m. ET/PT.