Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Vanessa Angel – Vanessa made her first appearance on TV in Baywatch then had a recurring role in Reasonable Doubts and made guest appearances in Melrose Place, Murder She Wrote and Veronica’s Closet before landing one of the …

Over 11 years ago, I made a decision that changed my life in a most profound way. After a trip to sunny Los Angeles for my very first sci-fi convention, which was actually my 5th trip to California, I had an epiphany: I wanted, needed, HAD to move to California. The news wasn’t that well-received by my family, life-long friends …

Here are the entertainment news items for this week: CONDOLENCES Jimmy Dean, country music singer and sausage king, passed away at the age of 81 in his Virginia home. Condolences are extended to his family, friends and fans. TV SERIES NEWS ABC will air the final two remaining episodes of the recently defunct series The Forgotten on July 3 at …

Actress. Writer. Series Creator. Singer. Award Winner. What do all these words have in common? One very talented and gifted woman: Felicia Day. Many readers may know Felicia from her role as one of the “potentials” during the latter days of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Others will know her from her acclaimed role in the highly popular, Joss Whedon-created, web …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Nia Peeples – Nia made her first TV appearance in the show Tales of the Gold Monkey then appeared in episodes of General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, Hardcastle and McCormick and T.J. Hooker. She then landed a …

In honor of Father’s Day, I felt it was only right to pay a special tribute to just some of the wonderful father and daughter teams that have graced our television sets in recent years. I don’t know about our readers, but I was very fortunate to have had a terrific relationship with my father – who passed away on …

Here are the entertainment news items for this week: NEWS Glee is the word and the show seems to be taking over every facet of the industry with countless merchandise items available everywhere. The latest marketing item for the series will be coming in book form through Little Brown Books for Young Readers. Five authorized books based on the hit …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Sarah Hagan – Her first TV role was in Ally McBeal then she had a recurring role in the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. She appeared in episodes of Undeclared and Boston Public before landing a role as …

At one point in time in the television landscape, summer was a wasteland of repeats and less than stellar shows that the networks spent money on but were not confident enough to air them during the regular TV line-up. Thankfully, those days are long gone because of all the programming that has been introduced by the cable channels as well …

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend two wonderful events at The Grove – an outdoor shopping mall located in the heart of Hollywood where the Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva (which aired its season premiere on Sunday night) was honored with a day of indulgence for the show’s LA premiere bash followed the next day by a …