Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS After just three airings, CBS has pulled its mid-season series Chaos. Effective immediately repeats of CSI: NY will air for two weeks then starting on May 6, the new season of Flashpoint will air at 8 PM. Game of Thrones just debuted on HBO on Sunday (April 17) …

WonderCon, the yearly convention held in San Francisco honoring the world of sci-fi and fantasy, was held over the first weekend in April. One of the highlights of this annual fete was the panel focusing on the long-running and much beloved UK series Doctor Who. For those unfamiliar with Doctor Who or for those who perhaps need a quick-fast lesson …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on Musicians and Composers Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. Wendy & Lisa are childhood friends who grew up in musical families. Wendy’s father was an in-demand musician and was president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the 1980s. Lisa’s father was also a popular session musician, playing on …

Over the last couple of weeks, I have focused on “tie-in novels” for the following TV shows: Smallville, Everwood, Alias, Glee, Greek, Charmed, Supernatural and Lost. This week’s final column in this article series will discuss the “tie-in novels” for Burn Notice, Psych, Castle and the reimagined series Battlestar Galactica. First up is the popular USA Network series Burn Notice, which …

Here is your upcoming weekly TV calendar for Saturday, April 16 to April 22: Saturday, April 16: Hawaii Five-0 on CBS at 9 PM (Reair) Harry’s Law on NBC at 8 PM (Reair) Law & Order: Los Angeles on NBC at 9 PM (Reair) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC at 10 PM (Reair) True Blood on HBO …

During this time of year, a multitude of pilots are developed by all of the networks with very few of them actually making it to the air as a new series. The list below provides updates on just some of the countless pilots that are being developed, cast and filmed for the major and cable networks. Actress Amber Tamblyn will …

The box office news was very lengthy, once again, this week so it’s getting its own column this week: Actor Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire) will appear as General Zod in upcoming Superman film, Man of Steel. Actor Josh Pence (The Social Network) will appear in the upcoming box office film The Dark Knight Rises as a young Ra’s Al Ghul. …

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS The following news broke on Twitter on Friday night, but for those of you who didn’t see it, get your calendars out and ready. USA Network has announced return dates for both Burn Notice and Royal Pains as well as set debut dates for two of their new …

Remember when Lost debuted on ABC back in 2004 and the trees on the island were trampled by what many believed was some kind of strange creature? Well, when viewers tune in to the debut of the new FOX drama Terra Nova this fall the creatures will be clearly visible and they will definitely be dinosaurs. Terra Nova follows Earth …

Last week, I discussed four shows that have had “tie-in novels” published; furthering the stories of the characters within each show through countless books, including the TV shows Smallville, Everwood, Alias and Glee. This week’s focus will be on the ABC Family Channel series Greek, the WB/CW shows Charmed and Supernatural and the ABC juggernaut series Lost. The recently ended …