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With last week’s announcement by Starz of the return date for the back half of the first season of the now acclaimed drama Outlander and the ensuing negative reaction by fans, I felt it was important to focus a piece about why cable networks choose to have such long breaks between their seasons. While fans may think the networks are …

Frank Randall (series regular Tobias Menzies) is once again at the Inverness Police Station seeking information on his missing wife; but he is far from receiving the answers he seeks. In fact, he tells the detective who has been on the case, “My expectations of your department were low to begin with and I can assure you that you’ve meet …

With the mid-season finale of Outlander only two days away, the folks at Starz have announced when fans can expect the “back 8” episodes of the now acclaimed series to return: April 4, 2015 Make sure to mark that date on your calendars and be prepared for an intense mid-season finale of Outlander this Saturday, September 27 at 9/8c on …

“You may kiss your bride”. With those five words Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp (series lead Caitriona Balfe) and James Alexander Malcolm MacKenize Fraser (series lead Sam Heughan) became husband and wife not out of undying love between the two, but to save Claire’s life from the sadistic bastard Captain Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall (series regular Tobias Menizes). But since the clan …

The Starz drama Outlander has been on the air now for six straight weeks, playing out the elaborate story of Claire Beauchamp Randall (series lead Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (series lead Sam Heughan) as depicted in the best-selling novel of the same name by author Diana Gabaldon. In that time, Claire has been reunited with her husband after five …

Staring out at a beautiful loch in the Highlands of Scotland, Claire (series lead Caitriona Balfe) recites a poem: Absence, hear thou my protestation Against thy strength, Distance and length Do what canst for alteration; For hearts of truest mettle Absence doth still, and time doth settle. Claire is joined near the end of her recitation of the John Donne …

The following list provides the dates of the returning cable and major network dramas as well as new cable and major network dramas, made-for-TV movies and mini-series that will air during September: September 1 – The History Channel two-night event Houdini will debut at 9 PM MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Adrien Brody will star as Erik Weisz (aka Harry Houdini) in this …

Running through the forest just beyond the walls of Castle Leoch while two very vigilant sentries are on duty can be dangerous for any Sassenach, but when that Sassenach is Claire Beauchamp Randall (series lead Caitriona Balfe), it could be deadly. However, luckily for Claire this time around, she is merely playing a game with five of the children from …

Can you believe that the fall TV season is nearly here? It’s hard to comprehend that summer is almost at an end and before we know it the holiday season will arrive; but before I get too far ahead, let’s take a look at just some of the great things to look forward to on TV in September: First of …

The third episode of Outlander opened with Claire (series lead Caitriona Balfe) and her husband Frank (series regular Tobias Menzies) walking side-by-side at a train station during World War II because – of all things – Claire is heading off to the front (rather than Frank). Despite his best intentions using the connections he has, Frank hoped to keep Claire …