Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on writer, executive producer and screenwriter Krista Vernoff. Krista is a graduate of Boston University, who got her start in the entertainment industry in 1999 working as a writer on the short-lived TV show Time of Your Life as well as Law & Order. It was in 2000 that she landed a ... Read More »
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NICE BOY OF THE WEEK: Stephen Amell
The Nice Boy of the Week this week is actor Stephen Amell, who is, of course, best known for his lead role of Oliver Queen in the new comic book based TV series Arrow that debuted last fall on The CW. Stephen was born in Toronto and got his start in acting in 2004 and 2005 in guest appearances on ... Read More »
TV Calendar for September
The following list provides the fall shows that are returning for their new season, the new fall shows that will be debuting and the made-for-TV movies that will all during September: September 1 – Doctor Who will air its season premiere on BBC America at 9 PM September 2 – The Masterpiece Mystery PBS movie The Soul of Genius will ... Read More »
Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Jenna Bans
In our ongoing series saluting women behind the scenes in Hollywood, this week’s spotlight is put on the creator of the new series Off the Map – Jenna Bans. Jenna had been accepted to the University of Chicago Law School, but deferred while trying to break into writing. Just as she ran out of deferring options, she landed a job ... Read More »
Is ABC The New Lifetime?
While putting together the TV Guide over the past couple of weeks, I’ve noticed that ABC is suddenly on our radar again with several new shows that appeal to the Nice Girls. Of the 19 scripted shows on the network, seven have females as the lead character (Cougar Town, Eastwick, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, The Middle, Private Practice, Ugly Betty) ... Read More »