Recent Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick, in the guise of her character Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the hit TNT series The Closer, has spent the summer investigating gruesome murders in Los Angeles as part of the Major Crimes Division. Throughout the summer episodes, the search for a new Chief of Police has been conducted with Brenda’s name entered into …

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: NEWS Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, country legend Merle Haggard, composer and lyricist Jerry Herman, and director and choreographer Bill T. Jones are this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. Universal Pictures and NBC will produce a three part film franchise and a TV series based on the Stephen King …

After traveling back in time to 1947 during the season premiere of Eureka and dealing with all the ramifications when they were able to return to their own timeline – albeit a timeline in a Eureka universe very much like their own yet not quite the right one – Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson), Allison Blake (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), Jo Lupo (Erica …

Back in July (while attending Comic Con), I had the chance to join other bloggers and entertainment writers inside the Syfy press room for their new series Caprica, getting to interview the creative minds behind the show – David Eick and Ronald Moore– as well as speak with some of the actors – Sasha Roiz and James Marsters – who …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Lana Parrilla – Lana’s first real TV role was on the comedy Spin City. She guest starred in episodes of JAG and The Shield as well as a recurring role on Boomtown. She then moved on to appearances …

For a number of years now, the Paley Center for Media – both in New York and Beverly Hills – have held their annual “Fall TV Preview Parties,” hosting a special night dedicated to each of the major networks. Each night’s parties includes airings of several pilots for new and/or returning shows on the networks as well as visits by …

The stunning summer finale of the hit TNT series Leverage airs tonight at 9/8c. What can viewers expect to see from Nathan Ford (Timothy Hutton) and his team of con artists? They try to get one step closer to catching the as-yet-unseen international crook Damien Moreau. As viewers will remember, the mysterious woman (Elisabetta Canalis) who got Nate out of …

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: NEWS Congrats to all the Emmy Award winners!!! TELEVISION NEWS The BBC and Doctor Who show runner Steven Moffat have confirmed today that the upcoming 13-episode sixth season of the series will be split into two blocks to air several months apart. The split is the result of a request …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: April Matson – April got her start on TV in the short-lived comedy Quintuplets then appeared as a regular on the popular ABC Family Channel series Kyle XY. She also guest starred in an episode of NCIS. She …

Music and television have always been a package deal for me. I can’t have one without the other. For me, a TV series simply isn’t any good without some kind of musical accompaniment – whether it’s an original piece created by a talented composer or a full-fledged song by a singer or band that is either featured as the theme …