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TV Review: TRUE BLOOD – Season 5 – “Authority Always Wins”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 06/21/2012

Christopher Meloni in TRUE BLOOD - Season 5 - "Authority Always Wins" | ©2012 HBO/John P. Johnson

Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgard, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Joe Manganiello, Carrie Preston, Deborah Ann Woll, Jim Parrack, Kristin Bauer Von Straten, Todd Lowe, Lauren Bowles, Janina Gavankar, Lucy Griffiths, Michael McMillian, Scott Foley, Dale Dickey Writer: Mark Hudis, series created by Alan Ball, based on Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels Director: Michael Lehmann Network: HBO, Sundays @ 9 PM Airdate: June 17, 2012 TRUE BLOOD seems to be even more divided than usual in the episode “Authority Always Wins.” This isn’t a bad thing – pretty much everything going on is …Read On »

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Exclusive Photos from the TRUE BLOOD Season 5 Premiere Screening

By SUE SCHNEIDER 06/20/2012

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer at the Los Angeles Premiere for the fifth season of HBO's series TRUE BLOOD | ©2012 Sue Schneider

Recently HBO held the Los Angeles Premiere screening for the 5th season of their hit show TRUE BLOOD at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. Season 5 brings back returning cast favorites and will introduce new otherworldly characters. Season 5 goes deep into the battle between the Vampire Authority and “vampire fundamentalists” – a political power play whose outcome could decided the fate of Sookie and her Bon Temps friends and all human existence. Seen walking the carpet were the stars of TRUE BLOOD, which included: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Alexander Skarsgard, Chris Bauer, Kristin …Read On »

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Exclusive: SMALLVILLE star Cassidy Freeman talks about the end of the Superman series

By SEAN ELLIOTT 06/15/2012

Cassidy Freeman in SMALLVILLE - Season 8 | ©2008 The CW/Frank Ockenfels

Actress Cassidy Freeman has another hit series on her hands. The talented and beautiful young woman can currently be found on A&E’s top rated cable series LONGMIRE. In this series, Cassidy plays Walt Longmire’s (Robert Taylor) daughter Cady, who is a lawyer in a small town in Wyoming. Before that show got up and running a lot of fans know her best as Tess from the long running CW series SMALLVILLE, and she did a guest star run on another popular CW show THE VAMPIRE DIARIES. She spoke to ASSIGNMENT X recently about the end of SMALLVILLE and how she …Read On »

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TV Review: TRUE BLOOD – Season 5 – “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Season Premiere

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 06/11/2012

Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgard and Lucy Griffiths in TRUE BLOOD - Season 5 premiere - "Turn! Turn! Turn! | ©2012 HBO/Lacey Terrell

Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgard, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Joe Manganiello, Carrie Preston, Deborah Ann Woll, Jim Parrack, Kristin Bauer Von Straten, Todd Lowe, Lauren Bowles, Janina Gavankar, Lucy Griffiths, Michael McMillian, Scott Foley Writer: Brian Buckner, series created by Alan Ball, based on Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels Director: Daniel Minahan Network: HBO, Sundays @ 9 PM Airdate: June 10, 2012 Ah, Bon Temps, how we have missed you and your crazy inhabitants, vampire, werewolf, shapeshifter, ghost, telepath and plain old loony human. They are all back with a vengeance (some …Read On »

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Movie Review: DARK SHADOWS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/12/2012

Dark Shadows movie poster | ©2012 Warner Bros.

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Grace Moretz, Gully McGrath Writer: Seth Grahame-Smith, story by John August and Seth Grahame-Smith, based on characters created by Dan Curtis Director: Tim Burton Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: May 11, 2012 DARK SHADOWS, the supernatural soap opera created by Dan Curtis that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971 (it also spawned two feature films and a short-lived 1991 TV remake). Part of the show’s charm was that, in its day, there was nothing like it in terms …Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “The Departed” – Season Finale

By SEAN ELLIOTT 05/11/2012

Matt Davis in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - "The Departed" | ©2012 The CW/Annette Brown

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Story by Elizabeth R. Finch & Brett Matthews, Teleplay by Julie Plec, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: John Behring Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: May 10, 2012 I love it that THE VAMPIRE DIARIES can still have a season finale that not only shakes up most of the lives of the characters, but changes the game in significant ways. “The Departed” is a great example of how to get rid of unwanted or tired storylines, add new elements to existing storylines, and generally re-boot your …Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “Before Sunset”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 05/10/2012

Joseph Morgan in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - "Before Sunset" | ©2012 The CW/Annette Brown

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Story by Daphne Miles & Charlie Charbonneau, Teleplay by Caroline Dries, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Chris Grismer Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: May 3, 2012 “Before Sunset” is the next to the last episode of this third season of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES on THE CW. This series has had some interesting ups and downs, but one thing is for sure, it never ceases to be one of my favorite “guilty pleasures” on television. I’ve been bitching for most of the season that I wanted …Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: CASTLE star Tamala Jones examines Lanie Parish

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/07/2012

Ed F. Martin and Tamala Jones in CASTLE - Season 4 | ©2012 ABC/Bob D'Amico

CASTLE has its fourth-season finale tonight, Monday at 10 PM on ABC, but never fear – the Nielsen Top 20 series has been renewed for a fifth season. Created by Andrew W. Marlowe, CASTLE follows the adventures of Nathan Fillion’s character, popular mystery writer Richard Castle, who has teamed up with NYPD homicide detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) and helps her solve cases while the two deal with their growing deep personal interest in one another. However, Castle and Beckett wouldn’t get very far in their investigations without knowing how the victims died. Enter medical examiner Lanie Parish, played by …Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “Do Not Go Gentle”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 05/02/2012

Torrey DeVitto as Meredith in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Do Not Go Gentle | © 2012 Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Michael Narducci, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Joshua Butler Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: April 24, 2012 The most important thing about THE VAMPIRE DIARIES episode “Do not go Gentle” is the fact that they are finally doing something with Alaric (Matthew Davis) that is worthwhile! For the better part of this season I have been railing on the fact that the writers just can’t seem to make up their minds in regards to what to do with Alaric. He gets smacked around, killed and …Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: Lara Pulver Talks the New Season of SHERLOCK

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/28/2012

Lara Pulver as Irene Adler in Sherlock on the BBC | (c) 2012 BBC

The literary figure Irene Adler lives up to her surname – she is the only woman ever to addle Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective Sherlock Holmes. With that sort of power, it’s no wonder the character turns up to bedazzle and bedevil Holmes in SHERLOCK, a contemporary take on the sleuth developed by writers/producers Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat for the BBC. Season Two begins nex Sunday, May 6, on PBS at 9 PM in the U.S. (Season Two previously ran on the BBC starting New Year’s Day). Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as his companion, Afghan war veteran John Watson, soared …Read On »

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