Growing up on the East Coast, I experienced “the good, the bad and the ugly” of the ever-changing weather patterns. In springtime, my little hometown of Apollo (Pennsylvania) was much like a caterpillar escaping from its cocoon, turning into a beautiful butterfly after a long spell of the winter doldrums (i.e., the “bad”). Then nearly as soon as spring arrived, …

Here are the entertainment news items for this week (November 16 to 20): CONDOLENCES British star of stage and screen, Edward Woodward (The Equalizer) passed away after being hospitalized in the U.K. for an unspecified illness at the age of 79. Ken Ober, the comedian best-known for hosting MTV‘s late-’80s game show Remote Control passed away at the age of …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Emmanuelle Vaugier – Emmanuelle has a long resume of guest roles in shows like First Wave, Viper, Seven Days, Charmed, Veronica Mars, North Shore, Supernatural and Big Shots. She had a recurring, albeit short, run on Smallville and …

My weekly blogs for the last couple of weeks have been about the events, activities or movies I have attended or seen over those weeks; and this week’s blog isn’t much different. Living in Los Angeles affords the residents many special opportunities to participate in a wide variety of events like conventions, free movie screenings and Paley Center panels (just …

Here are the entertainment news items for this week (November 9 to 13): NOTE: Typically the weekly round-ups are posted each Friday evening or early Saturday morning, but unforeseen circumstances delayed that from happening this week. NEWS It looks like Balthazar Getty is trying to get his full-time series-regular gig back at Brothers & Sisters. Word has it that new show …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Mageina Tovah – Mageina had “blink and you’ll miss her” guest spots in shows such as The Guardian, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, NYPD Blue and Boston Public before getting a guest starring role in Joan of Arcadia.  But, …

This past Saturday I had the chance to see the indie hit and potential Oscar contender movie An Education with some friends. This movie is a coming-of-age story set in 1960’s England centered around Jenny Miller (Carey Mulligan, Pride and Prejudice), a very bright 16-year-old girl attending secondary school, trying to get admittance to Oxford University. NOTE: Spoilers ahead. Jenny …

Here are the entertainment news items for this week (November 2 to 6): NEWS As expected, TNT has picked up the critically acclaimed series Southland, airing all six episodes that have been shot for the second season, as well as the seven episodes from the series’ first season with the episodes starting to air on January 12. 90210 executive producer …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Abigail Spencer – Some folks will remember Abigail from All My Children or in the lead role of Angela Henson in the short-lived Lifetime series Angela’s Eyes. Most recently she’s been seen in episodes of Bones, Ghost Whisperer, My …

This past week I had the chance to attend two unique and fun events very much in line with the ‘celebration’ of Halloween. On Wednesday, I attended the Paley Center for Media’s look Inside the Writers’ Room of the fan favorite HBO series True Blood. You can see my full write-up on the panel itself at both True-Blood.net and SciFiTVZone.com …