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My head was so full of True Blood last week, and throughout the weekend, that I completely dropped the ball on posting our Nice Boy of the Week. Not such a nice thing to do, for a Nice Girl. Apologies. As announced on last Thursday’s Nice Girls Radio Broadcast, our new Nice Boy is writer/producer, Hart Hanson. Hanson is a …

Jada Pinkett Smith is the latest actress to join the roster of TNT’s female-driven programming, starring in the series HawthoRNe set to debut on Tuesday, June 16 at 9 PM (ET/PT). Christina Hawthorne (Pinkett Smith) is the Chief Nursing Officer at Richmond Trinity Hospital in Richmond, VA. She is compassionate and headstrong. She is described as “the kind of nurse …

Mary McCormack, from In Plain Sight, called into Mr. Media Interviews, this morning. She talks about In Plain Sight and the stage hit. Boeing, Boeing. Listen in!

The Mentalist is adding a new character to their lineup for next fall. His name is Sam Glenn, and he is a California Bureau of Investigation Agent, about 40 – 49 years old and attractive. According to SpoilerTV, “He was Detective Teresa Lisbon’s (Robin Tunney) mentor as she was coming up through the ranks – in fact, they even dated …

A year or two ago an idea was presented to me by a good friend and fellow tv-oholic, suggesting that I create a list of actors and actresses who go unappreciated by the general public not because they aren’t talented but simply due to the fact they aren’t yet on the A-list nor a household name.   With that idea in …

Fall? You mean Summer, right BethAnne? Nope, did that already. This is the Fall lineup for ABC. You’d be surprised at fast summer is going to go, so you had better mark your calendars now! Saturday, September 5 8:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m. “Saturday Night Football” Friday, September 11 10:00-11:00 p.m. 20/20 Monday, September 21 8:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” 10:00-11:00 …

TV Shows on DVD posted on their site that Amazon has listed A&E’s The Beast – The Complete First Season to be released August 18, as a 3-disc set. The Beast, starring Patrick Swayze and Travis Fimmel, centers on an unorthodox but effective FBI veteran, Charles Barker (Swayze), who takes on a rookie partner, Ellis Dove (Fimmel). Barker trains Dove …

Here are some highlights of what happened this week in TV News and a quick look at what’s to come: The MTV Movie Awards were given out on Sunday with the big winner being Twilight. Actor Kadeem Hardison will appear on future episodes of “Greek” and actor Myketi Williamson will join next season’s “24”. Country singer Shelby Lynne and actress …

We were just as saddened by the cancellation of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as any other fan was, but none as much as its creator, Josh Friedman. In an attempt to cheer him up and encourage him for a moment, we have made Josh our Nice Boy of the Week. Congratulations, Josh! Does this help – a little?

Quite frequently I get asked the question: How does one find out about fan events?  Sometimes people ask out of mild curiosity and other times it is because someone has a genuine interest in what kinds of fan events there are.  As an active fan, I make a point of going to as many conventions, panels, screenings and Q&A events …