This week’s Nice Boy is screenwriter Gary Goldstein. An award-winning writer for film, television, and stage, Gary is the pen behind The Hallmark Channel’s original movie Hitched for the Holidays, starring Joey Lawrence and Emily Hampshire. I had a chance to chat with Gary about the movie, his career, and more, and can confirm that he is indeed a very ... Read More »
If you’ve ever been single during the holidays, you know what a challenge that can be. It’s the season of events with family, friends, and co-workers, and going stag can be daunting. In The Hallmark Channel’s latest original movie, Joey Lawrence and Emily Hampshire decide to avoid the single drama by pretending to be Hitched for the Holidays. It’s the ... Read More »
Covert Affairs wraps up its third season tonight with one of its strongest hours yet. The show took a different creative tack this season, and I nearly quit watching it after Jai’s death, but after watching the finale, the payoff was worth the sometimes confusing storyline. The show moved away from the “villain of the week” procedural format this season, focusing ... Read More »
I’ve been hanging in there with CBS’ shrill comedy 2 Broke Girls because I like the dynamic between leads Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings, but the show’s steadfast refusal to ditch the poorly acted, in poor taste supporting characters at the diner has made it increasingly difficult to keep watching. Enter Ryan Hansen as “Candy Andy”. Now, men rescuing damsels in ... Read More »
Every year at the holidays, we get a remake of the Charles Dickens classic . It’s practically a tradition in its own right at this point. This has never been my favorite Christmas tale, but inevitably I watch the latest incarnation to see how it stacks up. This year The Hallmark Channel gets in the game with the cleverly titled ... Read More »
As the target audience for most of the original movies produced by networks like The Hallmark Channel and Lifetime, with a special weakness for the Christmas romances, I have a few actors and actresses whose forays into the original TV movie I always watch. Lacey Chabert is on that list, and Matchmaker Santa just makes me eager for more from her. ... Read More »
After months of intense buzz and two blockbuster panels at both San Diego and New York Comic-Con, it’s finally time for the main event – FIREFLY: BROWNCOATS UNITE on November 11 at 10/9c, Science Channel reunites Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion and the entire renegade crew of the Serenity for the first time ever to provide the complete oral history on the franchise ... Read More »
The holidays start early this year as The Hallmark Channel launches their Countdown to Christmas special programming with an adorable new original movie, Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Set in Chicago in the month of November, Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade reminds me a lot of . It has the same whimsical-with-a-bit-of-retro charm, sweet chemistry between the leads, ... Read More »
TVLine reports that Sarah Shahi has landed a recurring role on NBC’s Chicago Fire. She’ll appear in at least six episodes as Renee Royce, a successful business woman and love interest for Taylor Kinney’s Lt. Kelly Severide. While I’m happy to see Sarah’s talent being noticed, what does this mean for her USA Network series, Fairly Legal? After struggling in its ... Read More »
When the news broke this afternoon that The Walt Disney Company had acquired Lucasfilm Ltd for about $4 billion, and that a new Star Wars trilogy is launching in 2015, we were excited. While we love the original trilogy, the franchise needs a new creative handler if it’s going to succeed in the 21st century. But what does this acquisition ... Read More »