The Nice Boy of the Week is actor Niall Matter, who had a recurring role on Eureka and will be seen in the Canadian series Primeval: New World that will be seen on Syfy this Saturday. Niall was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and worked on the oil rigs in Northern Alberta for eight years from the time he was ... Read More »
Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on television writer and producer Anne Cofell Saunders. Anne got her start in television in 2002, working as an assistant to the producers of the FOX drama 24. Three years later she made her writing debut on 24 and that same year she then shifted over to the writing staff of Battlestar ... Read More »
Fall may not technically begin until September 22 according to our current calendar and summer is still hanging around for a few more weeks; but when you look at the TV calendar we are essentially at the end of the summer TV season and we are a mere week or two from the start of the fall TV season. So ... Read More »
Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on TV and theatre director Sarah Pia Anderson. Sara was born in St. Albans in southern Hertfordshire in England, which is north of central London. She did her training at the University of Wales, graduating with a B.A. in English Literature. She worked as a stage manager at the Traverse Theatre in ... Read More »
What better way to say farewell to the fan favorite Syfy series Eureka than by a special moderator panel and advanced screening at the Paley Center for Media. That was the case earlier this week – the same night as the airing of the penultimate episode (EVER!) of Eureka – when I had the great opportunity to participate in the ... Read More »
Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on Producer and Writer Jill Blotevogel. Jill was born and raised in a small Midwestern town full of what she calls “quirky characters and crazy traditions”; but since 1997, she has been a Los Angeles-based television writer. As she tells it, she got her first break in television by writing a “woman-in-jeopardy” ... Read More »
Next Monday, July 16, the science fiction television series Eureka will air its series finale on Syfy, bringing to an end a popular show after five fantastic seasons. Given that the end is so near, it only seemed right to pay a special tribute to the show that changed the face of television for the better. Back on July 18, ... Read More »
The following list provides the summer shows that are returning for their new season, the new summer shows that will be debuting and made-for-TV movies that will all air during July: July 1 – The Masterpiece Mystery film Wallander: An Event in Autumn will debut on PBS at 9 PM MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A disturbed young woman falls from a ferry. ... Read More »
Everyone has special memories of summer time spent vacationing with family or friends, going to some far-off country where you’ve never been before or even just relaxing at home sitting on the front porch swing. But when you’re a NiceGirl (like me), your summer memories tend to veer more toward all things TV-related. As TV viewers know, there was a ... Read More »
With Father’s Day just around the corner, TV is gearing up for various salutes to dear ole dad and I thought it only made sense to focus on some of the best dads on TV. But the big problem was deciding how far back in TV history to travel to pick the best dads. After all there was Jim Anderson ... Read More »