Nice Girls Posts

Emmy nominations will be announced very soon and if you follow the process you know that more times than not the actors or series that really deserve to be honored rarely make the cut. As is the norm with most TV critics, they make up their own lists of who they believe should be nominated. With that being said, here …

You know those ads for movies and TV shows that show quotes from critics? A couple of years ago I noticed that some of the, shall we say, less than critically acclaimed films coming out were using quotes from places like IMDb and blogs that aren’t known for hard-hitting critiques. Why bother using quotes at all if you have to …

The countdown to Comic Con is ON! Just 10 days until the Nice Girls descend on San Diego. Good thing we have some great TV to keep us motivated. Chuck Me Mondays – theWB.com 9/8c “Chuck vs. the Alma Mater” – Team Bartowski heads back to the scene of Chuck’s alleged crime, Stanford, giving us flashbacks into Chuck & Bryce’s …

Thank goodness True Blood is back! Plus new episodes of In Plain Sight and Merlin close out our weekend. Merlin – NBC 8/7c “A Remedy to Cure All Ills” – When Gaius cannot cure Morgana of a serious, mysterious sickness, a new court physician named Edwin (Julian Rhind-Tutt) arrives in Camelot, proclaiming that he has a remedy for all ills. …

Another Nice Girls favorite returns tonight as we head into the weekend. Eureka – SyFy 9/8c “Welcome Back, Carter” – Following his termination as sheriff, Carter interviews for a job with the Department of Homeland Security. Deputy Lupo resigns when she learns the new sheriff is a very personable robot.

Season 3.5 of the eclectic series Eureka from the Sci-Fi Channel (which will officially become SyFy on July 7) will be back with 10 new episodes starting Friday, July 10 at 10 p.m. (9/CT). The series, starring Colin Ferguson as Jack Carter, picks up where it left off from its mid-season cliffhanger with Jack being removed from his sheriff duties …

As a follow-up to my earlier article “A Nice Girl’s Guide to Fan Conventions,” I thought I should write a few tips on how to plan for and survive Comic-Con, the annual sci-fi/fantasy convention in San Diego. This year, Comic-Con takes place over a five-day period: Wednesday, July 22nd through Sunday, July 26th – that is if you managed to …

Last night was the screening of the season two premiere episode of Leverage in Chicago. It was held at the beautiful and brand new the Wit Hotel, which, by the way, if you ever come to Chicago for a visit, the Wit is the place to stay. Yes, I am shamelessly plugging this hotel, I was that impressed. However, I …

After a week off – where do people who live in Miami/the Hamptons go for vacay? – USA’s Thursday night lineup is back! Samantha Who? – ABC 8/7c “The Dream Job” – Sam is hired to head Winston Funk’s charity foundation and hires Andrea as her vice president of legal affairs. That’s a decision Sam soon regrets, as Andrea neglects …

If you've ever talked to Paulo Costanzo (pronounced Cos-TAN-zo, not Cos-TON-zo, 'cuz he's from Canada), then you know he'll agree with me. And then he'll go on to riff about being a royal pain for 15 minutes. The guy is funny, is what I'm saying.