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Last Thursday, I, along with a group of other writers, were given the chance to visit the set of Ruby and the Rockits, a new ABC Family series featuring the very talented Cassidy boys (David and Patrick star in this show about two brothers, Shaun is Executive Producer, and Ryan is a set dresser.) Filmed before a live audience on …
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Heading Out for Comic Con
Bright and early tomorrow morning I (along with two good friends) will embark on a journey – dare I say a “trek” – to San Diego for the 2009 Comic Con. This is my annual ‘vacation’ every year; one that I look forward to with much anticipation and a little bit of dread too. My dread aside, this event always …
Read More »NGTV Guide: Monday, July 20
The long-awaited new season of Torchwood arrives in the US today in the form of the Children of the Earth mini-series. Louise will have spoiler-free previews every day, in addition to the snippets provided in the NGTV Guide. Chuck Me Mondays – theWB.com 9/8c “Chuck vs. the Truth” – In one of the best episodes of the series, Team Bartowski …
Read More »Why Don’t the Emmys Recognize Acting Ensembles?
Emmy nominations were announced last week, and several Nice Girls faves got the nod (holla Simon Baker!) in the midst of the same ol’ same ol’. While I groused about the lack of Emmy love for True Blood (3 technical noms) and Chuck (stunt nom), I started to wonder if we’d see more new faces at the Emmys if they …
Read More »Davies, Barrowman and Myles Talk Torchwood
When asked about the concept of Torchwood: Children of Earth, creator, lead writer and executive producer Russell T. Davies states, “I wanted to tell a story in which civilization snaps, in which we turn on ourselves, in which nothing is safe. Plenty of people live like that, on this planet. In this story, it’s Britain’s turn.” The basic premise of …
Read More »Torchwood: Remembering Seasons 1 and 2 and Looking Ahead to Season 3
In Season 1, Torchwood introduced us to a team of five extraordinary men and woman who covertly work to keep Cardiff and the world at large safe from creatures that fall through the Rift. It was an exhilarating first season with creature-features, horror stories, long lost loves, star-crossed lovers, and brushes with past-lives from long ago – and several encounters …
Read More »NGTV Guide: Sunday, July 19
The weekend is winding down and we’re relaxing with wizards and vampires and telepaths. Join us! Merlin – NBC 8/7c “The Gates of Avalon” – Arthur saves elderly Aulfric (Kenneth Cranham) and his daughter Sophia (Holly Grainger) from bandits, and then falls heads over heels for the young lady. In other events, Morgana, has dream in which she sees Sophia …
Read More »The Weekly Round-Up (July 13 to 17)
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 …
Read More »Reading, Movies and Television Shows
True Blood, Merlin, Lipstick Jungle, Sex and the City, Vampire Diaries. These are just a few of the recent television shows that were based on books, and have become popular shows we love(d) to watch. Often, we watch these shows and then we want to go read the books. Sometimes we are disappointed that the books are not exactly like …
Read More »NGTV Guide: Friday, July 17
Happy Friday! Here’s how we’re wrapping up our week: Eureka – SyFy 9/8c “Your Face Or Mine” – Carter takes a grueling recertification exam that tests him physically and psychologically; Allison pitches a town-wide DNA-monitoring security system to Henry that injures Deputy Lupo during the inaugural scan.
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