Roz

Roz lives in the Los Angeles area, and has been a long time California girl. Despite her better judgment, she enjoys shows about the shallow sides of her home city, but will also find time to watch iZombie, Jane the Virgin, and much more. With a love of history, she also watches anything that is grounded in real life, including Victoria and black-ish. Having worked with children, she also follows shows she knows they watch (reminding her of those days of yore for her in the process). Contact her at roz@nicegirlstv.com.

The Lights Go Out: The Fifth and Final Season of Friday Night Lights

At the end of any series, there’s a moment of sadness mixed with hope as you watch the characters’ final stories, knowing that there’s not much else left for them. But as that moment passes, you also know that you’ll still be left with memories. Having already watched the fifth and final season of Friday Night Lights as it aired …

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You’ll Ruin It: Community at Paley Fest 2011

As one of two returning for a second time at PaleyFest, the event for NBC’s Community entertained the fans as it had the year before this year with almost all of the cast present. Co-stars Alison Brie and Donald Glover were unable to attend due to other commitments, but the panel didn’t suffer without them. The audience was treated to …

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Gleeking Out: Glee at PaleyFest 2011

The powerhouse Fox comedy Glee was welcomed back to PaleyFest to the sound of hundreds of screaming fans. The crowd was treated to an encore performance of “Original Songs” as we watched in the same theatre where the cast filmed the episode. What followed after the episode was a night filled with spoilers all around, including details about the rest …

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Louise’s Favorite Holiday Episodes

The most festive time of the year has a few special additions from the creative minds behind my favorite shows. This list avoids the episodes listed last year, mostly because what’s the fun in some holiday-themed episodes if there’s nothing new under the tree? “How Lily Stole Christmas” – How I Met Your Mother I’m all for having holiday episodes …

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Janeane Garofalo Cracks Wise In ‘If You Will’

As a nice girl who is very often foul-mouthed, Janeane Garofalo and I speak the same language much of the time. She’s often crude, frank and often off-beat when performing. In her recent DVD release, Janeane Garofalo: If You Will – Live in Seattle, the actress and comedienne takes on topics ranging from the personal (grooming, maintenance, habits long established …

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Summer Season Finales: White Collar

As White Collar’s second season comes to a close, Neal Caffrey is one step closer to finding out who was responsible for Kate’s death last season. Of course, as with all things related to the FBI, nothing will ever be as simple as it seems. The finale will put Neal back in a face-to-face battle with Fowler, who may have …

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Four Day, Long Lines, Little Sleep

It’s been three days since I arrived back home from Comic Con 2010, and I’m still recovering. It would be easy to say that the weekend is always difficult, but that implies that the lack of sleep for those days isn’t worth the great spots I had all weekend. Before all of my coverage goes up, it’s easy to recap …

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The Vampire Diaries at PaleyFest 2010

On a rainy Saturday night, the 2010 Paley Festival saluted the CW’s freshman hit, The Vampire Dairies, to a very enthusiastic crowd of fans. In attendance for the panel were executive producers Bob Levy, Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson, as well as cast members Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. The room was treated to the first episode back …

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Community at the 2010 PaleyFest

For NBC’s Freshmen comedy, Community, the evening at the Paley Festival mimicked what must go on after a take. Cast members in attendance included: Donald Glover, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Ken Jeong and Chevy Chase. As the elder statesmen of the cast, Chase’s humor dominated much of the panel (early on he fell backward off his chair, before going on …

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A Little of This and Some of That

It’s almost a comedy at this stage, but for the last two years around the Paley Festival, I’m sick. It’s a sad excuse, but those recaps have been delayed for the sake of feeling like a reason person. With the time at home, I’ve been sleeping while listening to Veronica Mars (never a bad combination, let me say but the …

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