Julie Waters

RAISING HOPE: Prodigy Recap

The second season of Raising Hope premiered last night, bringing back with it its beloved—or shall we say crazy—characters, and the outrageous scenarios that the Chance family always seem to fall into. The show begins with a light-heartedly adorable song about Hope, performed by everyone’s favorite day-care provider–for babies, old people and pets–Shelly. In the season opener Jimmy discovers a …

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REVENGE: Emily VanCamp’s Vengeful Return to Television

ABC’s new show Revenge stars Emily Van Camp, leading her own show after the demise of Brothers and Sisters. VanCamp plays the newest girl in Southamptons, Amanda Clark. However, Amanda isn’t the previous “girl next door” character we meet early in the episode; she’s actually returning to the scene of a childhood trauma—her father was set-up and arrested back when she was …

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NECESSARY ROUGHNESS: Terrell Owens & Marc Blucas Talk Finale

I was recently lucky enough to be apart of a round-table interview with Marc Blucas from Necessary Roughness and Terrell Owens, who will be guest starring on tonight’s season finale on USA Network. In this episode as the Hawks head into playoffs, Dani (Callie Thorne) takes an unexpected new client, and Matt (Marc Blucas) and Dani must address the relationship. …

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Women of Emmy’s Past (and present): Mariska Hargitay

The upcoming Emmy Awards will mark Mariska Hargitay’s eighth chance to garner the precious award. The actress has been nominated every year since 2004 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Detective Olivia Benson on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Hargitay took home the trophy in 2006 but hasn’t won since. Hargitay began her …

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Necessary Roughness Recap: Baggage Claim

This week’s episode of Necessary Roughness was filled with themes of letting go and moving forward.   Dr. Dani takes on a new client, Anne Marie Harmon. A Martha Stewart-esque woman of all trades, Anne Marie’s empire includes both media and homemaking. While her life seems like a dream to others, her recent out bursts of anger led her to …

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Exclusive Interview: Amy Rider Discusses “The Monogamy Experiment”

I was given the chance to sit down with Amy Rider (Alice on The Secret Life of the American Teenage) to discuss her new web series The Monogamy Experiment and her views on life, love and working in television. Amy created The Monogamy Experiment with her friends as a way to express her frustration with the types of relationships we …

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Women of Emmy’s Past: Tyne Daly

Coming from a family of actors (she is the daughter of actor James Daly) Tyne Daly got into the business at a young age. She earned her Equity Card at age 15! (Very impressive). Daly became involved in theater and then went off to school at Brandeis University. After school she got back into acting and landed in the theater …

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Switched at Birth Recap: The Homecoming

This week’s episode of Switched at Birth was the season finale and left us with lots to think about before next season (ABC Family has already renewed SAB for a second season). The Father Returns At Bay’s art show a man shows up and starts discussing her work with her. She gets excited thinking he may be an art dealer, …

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Women of Emmy’s Past: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Who could ever forget that funny, quirky and slightly crazy woman-among-men on the hit TV series Seinfeld. No one. Especially when the role was played by extremely talented and hilarious actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Louis-Dreyfus began her career on Saturday Night Live in 1982. She rose to fame as a regular member of the SNL cast from ’82-’85 and at the …

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Switched at Birth Recap: Paradise Lost

This weeks episode of Switched at Birth began like a dream, or actually, it was a dream. Daphne had a dream where she was Bay and Bay was here. She woke up talking and happy at home, until she was Bay (as herself) signing with Regina and suddenly things seemed strange. They got even stranger when Bay and Emmet started …

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