Recaps

Here are the entertainment news items for this week (October 12 to 16): NEWS NCIS isn’t exactly known for its music, but the successful drama released a soundtrack in February and another one – NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack, Vol. 2 – will come out this winter. Glee will wrap its initial 13-episode run on December 9 at 9 PM.  …

Ending the first season on a spectacularly high note, Drop Dead Diva’s finale dealt with no less weighty issues than: Are we destined to have one true love?  Are our lives predetermined by destiny?  Or is it all simply a matter of fate? These were the questions delicately and quite humorously addressed and, unfortunately, left hanging in this episode.  For …

Here are the entertainment news items for this week (October 5 to 9): NEWS ABC Family and Harlequin Enterprises Limited announced a new licensing agreement where Harlequin will publish four TEEN tie-in books for the ABC Family series Greek. Showtime officially picked up Californication for a fourth season. Flashpoint will have another 13 episodes air on CBS.   The drama, …

Here are the entertainment news items for this week (Sept. 28 to Oct. 2): NEW SEASON TALLY What three returning shows have built on their ratings from last season? NCIS is number 1, followed by House and rounded out by The Big Bang Theory at number 3. What three returning series that were big in the ratings previously, but are …

Before Brothers & Sisters returns for its fourth season on ABC on Sunday, September 27 at 10 PM, let’s take some time to look back on the history of the Walker family, walking down memory lane if you will. This series, which debuted on ABC in 2006, centered on the Walker family, herded over by protective mother Nora (Sally Field) …

Here is the entertainment news for this past week (Sept. 14 to 20) and what to look forward to for next week: CONDOLENCES Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing, North & South, Ghost) passed away earlier this week from pancreatic cancer.  He was only 57. Mary Travers of the famous 1960’s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary passed away this week at …

Little White Lies There is an obscure legal concept known as an ethical-wall, which is more commonly known as a “Chinese Wall.” This is a legal theory that allows lawyers from the same firm to represent two clients on opposite sides of a case. Courts frown on it, but so long as the “Chinese Wall” is maintained, it will be …

Traveling in the Land of Oz Following the theme of “The Wizard of Oz,” last week’s episode felt like Deb was Dorothy appearing before the Wizard and pulling back the curtain to find it was all a sham. For Deb had just found that she had to re-try a case that Jane had previously tried and won, and it was …

In a clever twist to the classic body-swap storyline (think “Freaky Friday” meets “Heaven Can Wait”), we are introduced to two young women traveling parallel paths to an untimely demise. For one, there is an unexpected second chance and she returns to life-as-we-know-it  – with the unexpected caveat that she is returned into someone else’s body. And so we meet …

The following are the entertainment news highlights for the past week (July 13 to 17): NEWS Here is the complete list of Emmy nominations for those of you haven’t seen them yet: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b134405_complete_list_of_emmy_nominations.html NBC has postponed production on its new drama Parenthood, due to co-star Maura Tierney undergoing an eight-week treatment for a breast tumor. Parenthood will be pushed to …