Nice Boy of the Week: Nelsan Ellis

Season 4 of HBO’s huge hit series, True Blood, premiered last weekend and we felt it was just the right time to add Nelsan Ellis to our Nice Boys list. Nelsan plays Lafayette Reynolds on the show, and he’s such a marvelous actor with so much talent that even True Blood‘s creator, Alan Ball, couldn’t let him go. True Blood …

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ROYAL PAINS: Summer Returns to the Hamptons

Royal Pains is back, and is yet another show employing the one year flash-forward narrative technique. Given that the show is set in the Hamptons, which is mainly populated during the summer, this makes sense. It also moves us past the never-ending summer that was seasons 1 and 2. When last we saw them, Divya had broken off the wedding …

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Raven Symone Serves Up Laughs in “State of Georgia”

Raven Symone returns to television tonight in ABC Family’s new comedy State of Georgia and she’s ready and hopeful of providing more laughs. It’s been so much fun watching Raven grow from that cute little girl, Olivia, on The Cosby Show, to the lovely and talented young lady she is today. I should say multi-talented because Raven is not only …

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NGTV Guide: Wednesday, June 29

Melissa & Joey – 8/7c ABC Family – SEASON PREMIERE “Enemies with Benefits” – Joe begins dating his ex-wife (Megan Hilty), who bonds with Mel and reveals to her that she’s pregnant. Meanwhile, Lennox sets her sights on becoming popular at school. State of Georgia – 8:30/7:30c ABC Family – SERIES PREMIERE “Pilot” – In the series premiere of this comedy about …

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NECESSARY ROUGHNESS: Callie Thorne Plays Ball with the Big Boys

In one of the more compelling and intriguing new shows this summer, USA Network debuts its new series Necessary Roughness tonight.  The 90-minute premiere takes viewers into an interesting menagerie of worlds. It brings the world of a psychotherapist into direct contact with the high octane world of sports professionals and other competitive careers, such as politicians and television anchors …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Amy and Wendy Engelberg

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on Writers and Producers Amy and Wendy Engelberg, who are also sisters. They got their start in 1995 writing for the short-lived comedy Maybe This Time that starred Craig Ferguson, Marie Osmond and Betty White. The following year they became writers and executive story editors for the TV adaptation of the box …

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NGTV Guide: Tuesday, June 28

Pretty Little Liars – 8/7c ABC Family “My Name is Trouble” – As Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer try to keep their distance from each other, each girl looks to distractions to help fulfill the “separate time” request from their parents. Aria channels her inner artist and signs up for a pottery class at Hollis College. Not only does the class …

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Enter the World of Smart Pop Books (Lit 101 Part 3)

Last week, I brought to our readers another list of Smart Pop Books that are dedicated to many of the popular works of fiction. This week brings the final part of that three-part article series from that collection. To review, Smart Pop Books have been published by Benbella Books since 2003, covering topics ranging from Star Wars to Gilmore Girls …

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TV on DVD: June 28

Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete First Season Tough & smart. Edgy & humorous. Rizzoli & Isles. Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander star as combative, working-class Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and cool, cerebral medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles in an exciting police procedural with a compelling point of view, based on the bestselling novels by Tess Gerritsen. The two women have …

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Opposites Attract: Quirky on TV, but What About in Real Life?

One of the things I most enjoyed about the first season of Rizzoli & Isles was watching these two very different, very strong personalities work as best friends. Jane and Maura are each successful in their careers, ambitious, focused, smart, and gorgeous. But their personalities are so different, on paper you wonder how they could stand each other. They remind …

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