When you are asked what your ideal picture of the “woman of television sci-fi” would look like, who do you see? Are you the person who sees Buffy Summers sprinting across a graveyard chasing after a vampire? Do you see Major (nee Colonel) Samantha Carter in uniform barking orders on some planet in another galaxy? Do you watch Sarah Connor …
Read More »NGTV Guide: Thursday, July 16
We’re a little bleary-eyed after last night’s Harry Potter viewing, but totally worth it. Here’s what the Nice Girls are watching tonight: Burn Notice – USA 9/8c “The Hunter” – Michael learns he’s being targeted by an operative and soon after is kidnapped and taken to the wilderness along with a prominent player in Miami’s underworld. Elsewhere, Michael meets an …
Read More »Recap: Merlin – A Remedy to Cure All Ills
Would we know the “face of evil” when we see it? Or would we be seduced by the insidious whisperings of false faults, matched by seductive, soothing false promises? This is the dilemma that Merlin grappled with in this past episode of “Merlin.” A beautiful bouquet of lilies is delivered for Morgana, but rather than being tidings from an admirer, …
Read More »NGTV Guide: Wednesday, July 15
It’s premiere day! The delightful Leverage returns for a second season on TNT, followed by the premiere of Dark Blue with the dishy Dylan McDermott. Can you stand it? Leverage – TNT 9/8c – SEASON PREMIERE “The Beantown Bailout Job” – In the Season 2 premiere, a newly sober Nate grudgingly reassembles the team in a scheme involving the Irish …
Read More »Closing Time with Leverage
One of my favorite parts about most events around Los Angeles centers on the fact that the creative teams stick around to talk if you show interest in what they’re talking about. Panels are great, but personal conversations add something else to the experience all together. Monday night, I went with one friend to see today’s second season premiere of …
Read More »They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 6)
Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving to get more attention or perhaps even their own show: Aubrey Dollar – One of Aubrey’s first roles was in American Gothic then she moved on to several guest appearances on Dawson’s Creek and The Guiding Light. She then landed a role in the short-lived FOX drama …
Read More »NGTV Guide: Tuesday, July 14
We keep meaning to catch 10 Things I Hate About You on ABC Family; is it any good? Maybe tonight’s the night we’ll give it a go. 10 Things I Hate About You – ABC Family 8/7c “I Want You To Want Me” – Bianca tries to please Chastity by devising a carnation fund-raiser for the cheerleading squad. Bianca and …
Read More »Taking CTRL: New Web Series Wonders If You’d ‘Undo’
Have you ever wished you could undo something you just did? Or maybe go back a few more steps and undo several things? Office drone Stuart (Tony Hale) gets that chance in the new web series CTRL, based on the Sundance award-winning short film CTRL-Z, from NBC Universal. CTRL is the story of a mistreated office worker suddenly discovers that …
Read More »My Dream Emmy Ballot
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 …
Read More »Rise of the Blogger: When TV Addicts & Nice Girls Get Quoted
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 …
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