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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 …
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WonderCon Coverage: The Journey to Terra Nova
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 …
Read More »TV Tie-In Novels (Part 2)
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 …
Read More »The Weekly TV Calendar for April 9 to 15
Here is your upcoming weekly TV calendar for Saturday, April 9 to April 15: Saturday, April 9: The Mentalist on CBS at 8 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) Being Human on BBC …
Read More »Box Office News for This Week (April 4 to 8)
The box office news was very lengthy so it’s getting its own column for this week: Relative newcomer actor-singer Diego González Boneta (Pretty Little Liars and 90210) will play leading man Drew Bowie in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages, working alongside Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin and others). Boneta got his start as a singer in …
Read More »The Weekly Round-Up for April 4 to April 8
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS Congratulations to the winners of the 46th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, including Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Sugarland, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band, Reba McEntire, The Band Perry, Garth Brooks and Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers. Mark your calendars! True Blood will be back …
Read More »WonderCon Coverage: A First Look at Falling Skies
On the first day of WonderCon this past weekend, one of the first TV-based panels featured at the annual fete in San Francisco was focused on the upcoming alien invasion mini-series Falling Skies that will air on TNT. As moderator Jenna Busch took the stage to introduce the panelists, the audience was shown an exclusive clip of the series that …
Read More »Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Gabrielle Stanton
In our ongoing series saluting women behind the scenes in Hollywood, this week’s spotlight is put on producer and writer Gabrielle Stanton. Gabrielle was born in South Orange, New Jersey where she graduated from the women’s Barnard College in Manhattan. She worked as the national publicity coordinator in the New York office of the Public Broadcasting Service for a number …
Read More »TV Tie-In Novels (Part 1)
Over the last three weeks my columns have highlighted some of the books that have been made into TV shows over the last decade (or thereabouts), including – but not limited to – The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. Now, my next three columns will focus on what is called TV “tie-in novels” that are based on …
Read More »The Weekly TV Calendar for April 2 to April 8
Here is your upcoming weekly TV calendar for Saturday, April 2 to April 8 Saturday, April 2: 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) Being Human on BBC America at 8 PM (Reair) Being Human on …
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