Nice Girls Posts

Raising Hope is the first new show of the season to receive a full-season pickup. The sitcom from My Name Is Earl creator Greg Garcia is performing well in its post-Glee spot on FOX and received the back-9 pick up earlier today. I’ve been meaning to write a piece about Raising Hope since accidentally catching the pilot two weeks ago. …

Undercovers – NBC 8/7c “Devices” – When an informant claims to have information on a codebreaking device that would compromise the identities of every agent in the CIA, Shaw (Gerald McRaney) sends Steven (Boris Kodjoe) and Samantha (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) to Berlin to verify the man’s claims. When the informant is killed, the duo meets with Hoyt (Ben Schwartz) and Leo …

The time has come: It is time to end this long-running “They Deserve Their Own Show” article series. As I mentioned last week, this series of articles has been ongoing for over a year and a half now, covering 420 actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show. These final six are …

Glee – FOX 7/8c “Grilled Cheesus” – Finn has an existential crisis when he believes he sees the face of Jesus in his grilled cheese sandwich. Meanwhile, the rest of the kids rally around Kurt after he has a crisis of his own that leads to a larger discussion among the group about their own theology. No Ordinary Family – …

This past Sunday a couple friends and I had the opportunity to attend a special screening of the first new episode of Caprica since its mid-season finale back in March. The screening, which included appearances by cast members – Alessandra Torresani, Sasha Roiz and Esai Morales as well as Executive Producers Ron Moore, David Eick, Jane Espenson and Kevin Murphy …

Chuck – NBC 8/7c “Chuck vs. the Cubic Z” – Chuck (Zachary Levi) and Sarah’s (Yvonne Strahovski) romantic mission is cancelled with the arrival of Hugo Panzer (guest star Stone Cold Steve Austin) and Heather Chandler (guest star Nicole Richie). But Chuck grows more interested when the manipulative Heather claims to know a secret about his mom. Meanwhile, as Morgan …

Last week word came down that a couple of big names are working on reboots of some classic TV. Bryan Fuller, the man behind two of my favorite gone-too-soon shows – Wonderfalls & Pushing Daisies, is working on a new version of The Munsters for NBC. Described as “Modern Family meets True Blood“, and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, …

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution joins the fight against breast cancer by launching their Pink Ribbon Video-On-Demand campaign. Starting October 1, every time you rent “The Notebook” and 15 other films On-Demand, a donation will be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Join Warner Bros. and NiceGirlsTV throughout the month of October, officially National Breast Cancer Awareness month. Watch …

We’re settling into the fall TV season now, and premiere week antics are giving way to the meat and potatoes of different shows. This week’s spoilers are, coincidentally, for a pair of FOX shows. As always, feel free to comment or email if there’s a certain show you’d like intel on. Bones Many of you have expressed that you are …

As a nice girl who is very often foul-mouthed, Janeane Garofalo and I speak the same language much of the time. She’s often crude, frank and often off-beat when performing. In her recent DVD release, Janeane Garofalo: If You Will – Live in Seattle, the actress and comedienne takes on topics ranging from the personal (grooming, maintenance, habits long established …