As I’ve mentioned before, music is a big part of my life. As far back as I can remember music was always playing in my childhood home. It was either my brothers playing 70’s rock-n-roll on their bedroom stereo, my dad listening to country music in his basement workshop or my mom listening to church music in our kitchen (or …

The panel for Human Target during Comic Con was primarily focused on the airing of the pilot episode, which introduced the characters Christopher Chance (Mark Valley) who is a unique private contractor/security guard hired to protect people in essence becoming a human target in their place. His business partner, Winston (Chi McBride), who was formerly involved in law enforcement and …

The Flash Forward Comic Con panel started with Entertainment Weekly writer Jeff Johnson acting as the moderator, introducing Executive Producers Marc Guggenheim (Eli Stone), David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight) and Brannon Braga (Enterprise) to the stage. They, in turn, provided the audience with the first “public glimpse” of the series, which will debut on ABC on September 24 at …

Here are the news items for this past week: CONDOLENCES Music legend Les Paul passed away on Thursday at the age of 94.  He was a legend and will be greatly missed.   Deepest condolences to his family, friends and fans. NEWS BIG changes are taking place at the USA Network series In Plain Sight.  Not only is Executive Producer …

Just like the Human Target panel, the Vampire Diaries panel was mainly focused on the screening of the pilot episode of the CW series. Based on the L.J. Smith novels, this new drama will debut on September 10 at 8 p.m. I’ll avoid giving too much of the plot away, here, so if you’re avoiding spoilers you should be safe. …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show. Sammi Hanratty – The youngest actress on this list, Sammi is best known as Young Chuck (aka Charlotte Charles) from the critically-acclaimed series Pushing Daisies, but she started out with guest roles in shows such as Charmed, Drake …

What is a “typical” week like for a NiceGirl? If it’s anything like my past week it was filled with getting over a nasty head cold brought on by my attendance at San Diego’s Comic Con, catching up on endless hours of shows that I recorded while I was gone, getting tons of articles written for the panels for which …

Sitting in a packed room, affording seats for well over 2000 people, getting to see the second episode of the new FOX musical comedy Glee, which will debut on September 9, was quite an incredible experience. Not only was the audience pumped to see the new episode but the episode itself was bawdy, farcical and rip-roaring fun; just as the …

Here are the entertainment news items for this week: CONDOLENCES Legendary Writer/Director John Hughes, who brought audiences movies such as The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful and Sixteen Candles, unexpectedly passed away this week at the age of 59. He suffered a fatal heart attack while taking a walk in Manhattan. NEWS …

Sitting in the over-crowded room at Comic Con, awaiting the start of the Legend of the Seeker panel, I could feel the anticipation of the fans who had gathered to learn more about this surprise hit from New Zealand based on the best-selling novels by Terry Goodkind. Soon enough a recorded message from Craig Horner and Bridget Regan, who portray …