After a year and a half and over 400 actors and actresses in the spotlight, the “They Deserve Their Own Show” series of articles will be coming to a close as of next Wednesday. In the meantime, here is the next to the last segment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their …

It’s that time of year again: Fall. And while Southern California – where I have been living for the past 10 years – seems to be experiencing (what is hoped to be) a short pout of a summer heat wave, it’s hard to believe that it’s the end of September already with Halloween only a little over a month away …

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: NEWS Andrew Lloyd Webber has finally found his Wizard of Oz: Stage legend Michael Crawford — who originated the role of the Phantom in Webber’s Phantom of the Opera 24 years ago — will take on the role as the ruler of Oz in the forthcoming London-based production. This is …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Danielle Savre – While Danielle is best known for her recurring role as the cheerleader nemesis to Claire in the first season of Heroes, she got her first big break on TV in an episode of The X-Files. …

The popular Syfy series Warehouse 13 will come to a close from its summer run on September 21 at 9/8c. The series, which is in its second season, follows the misadventures of United States Secret Service agents Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly) and Peter Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) who were reassigned to the government’s secret Warehouse 13, which houses supernatural artifacts for …

Every September the new fall TV season easily provides any couch potato (or the even the regular viewer) with an overload of shows to watch. And, this fall is no different. There will be the returning favorites as well as all those new shows that will try to capture the attention of viewers. Whether these new shows catch on with …

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: NEWS Glee, Modern Family, The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie and the box office movie Precious were named winners of the 2010 Humanitas Prize, an honor given to films and TV shows that explore the human condition in a nuanced, meaningful way. Congrats to all of those involved in these projects. …

On Wednesday night I attended the Paley Center for Media’s 6th Annual Fall TV Preview Party saluting ABC. The night started off with a Q&A panel featuring Eileen Heisler, the creator of the half-hour comedy The Middle as well as series star Atticus Shaffer; Noah Hawley, the creator of the new series My Generation and executive producer Jon Harmon Feldman …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Cristine Rose – Cristine has a long resume, starting out with roles in Kate & Allie, Spenser: For Hire, Matlock, My Sister Sam, Moonlighting, St. Elsewhere, Murder She Wrote and Newhart. She also appeared in the TV version …

A few weeks ago, I was out with some friends, attending the free screening of the upcoming movie “Easy A”. While waiting in line, we talked about different television-related subjects, which is actually a typical topic when I’m out with friends. One of those topics was “show killers”. Except this wasn’t an examination of actors who play murderers or the …