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TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “The God Complex” – Review #1

Matt Smith in DOCTOR WHO - Series 6 - Episode 11 | ©2011 BBC

Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Sarah Quintrell, Amara Karan, Dimitri Leonidas, Daniel Pirrie, David Walliams, Caitlin Blackwood, Dafydd Emyr, Spencer Wilding, Rashad Karapiet, Roger Ennais Writer: Toby Whithouse Director:  Nick Hurran Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: September 17, 2011 In the eleventh episode of DOCTOR WHO Series 6, “The God Complex,” the Doctor (Matt Smith), Amy (Karen Gillan), and Rory (Arthur Darvill) land in an alien replica of a 1980s hotel where every room might contain your worst fears. Teaming up with a motley crew of survivors, the TARDIS team has to figure out how […]Read On »


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TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “The Girl Who Waited” – Review #2

Arthur Darvill in DOCTOR WHO - Series 6 - Episode 10 | ©2011 BBC

Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Josie Taylor, Imelda Staunton, Stephen Bracken-Koegh Writer: Tom MacRae Director:  Nick Hurran Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: September 10, 2011 There are almost always episodes in DOCTOR WHO that showcase companions in different ways. Whether it’s Rose (Billie Piper) in “Father’s Day” dealing with the emotions of losing and re-gaining and losing her father again, or it’s Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) finding out how important she is and that her life has to intersect with The Doctor’s in “Turn Left”; these stories always tell us more about the companions of […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Kevin Williamson opens up THE SECRET CIRCLE

Louis Hunter, Shelley Hennig, Phoebe Jane Tonkin, Thomas Dekker, Britt Robertson and Jessica Parker Kennedy in THE SECRET CIRCLE - Season 1 - "Pilot" | ©2011 The CW Network/Frank Ockenfels III

The CW has a new series based on a series of books by novelist L.J. Smith and produced/show-run by Kevin Williamson, about secret supernatural goings-on in a small town. No, it’s not THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (which has all of those attributes, except newness, as it’s going into Season Three) – it’s THE SECRET CIRCLE. Brittany Robertson plays Cassie Blake, a young woman who is forced by tragedy to move back to her family’s home town, where she discovers that she and many of her new neighbors are witches, able to tap into innate magical powers. Thomas Dekker (TERMINATOR: THE SARAH […]Read On »


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TV Review: RINGER – Season 1 – “Pilot”

Sarah Michelle Gellar in RINGER - Season 1 | ©2011 The CW Network

Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kristoffer Polaha, Ioan Gruffudd, Nestor Carbonell, Mike Colter, Tara Summers, Zoey Deutch Writers: Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder, series created by Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder Director: Richard Shepard Network: CW, Tuesdays @ 9 PM Airdate: September 13, 2011 RINGER fulfills the first duty of a nighttime soap opera, which is to make the viewer curious about the reasons for what’s happening and about what will happen next. Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder have created a series with potential and a likeable leading actress – that would be Sarah Michelle Gellar. Gellar has been much missed […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the 2011 PaleyFest Fall TV Preview presents FOX!

Zooey Deschanel at the 2011 PaleyFest Fall TV Preview presents FOX | ©2011 Sue Schneider

The last network to be a part of this year’s 2011 PALEYFEST FALL TV PREVIEW was FOX on September 12, at The Paley Center For Media in Beverly Hills. FOX brought in the stars and creative teams from the following shows: TERRA NOVA: Executive Producers – Rene Echevarria and Brannon Braga. ALLEN GREGORY: Will Forte (star), Executive Producers/Creators – Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel, and Executive Producer David Goodman. I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER: Kevin Rahm (star), Co-Creator/Executive Producer Sherry Bilsing. NEW GIRL: Zooey Deschanel (star) THE X FACTOR: Paula Abdul (Judge) Fans were treated to screenings of FOX shows: […]Read On »


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TV Review: TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY – “The Blood Line” – Review #2 – Season Finale

Lauren Ambrose in TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY | ©2011 BBC Worldwide Limited

Stars: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Mekhi Phifer, Alexa Havins, Kai Owen, Bill Pullman, Lauren Ambrose, Candace Brown, Sharon Morgan, William Thomas, Marina Benedict, Paul James, John De Lancie, Tom Price, Teddy Sears, Frances Fisher Writer: Jane Espenson and Russell T. Davies Director:  Billy Gierhart Network: Starz, airs Friday nights Original Telecast: September 9, 2011 The latest TORCHWOOD series MIRACLE DAY has drawn to a close at last with “The Blood Line”. I’m not sure how I feel about it. I have very mixed emotions involving not only the wrap-up of the series, but also about various character’s fates and plotlines […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Ioan Gruffudd gets the call for RINGER

Ioan Gruffudd in RINGER - Season 1 | ©2011 The CW Network/Art Streiber

In the CW’s new series RINGER, premiering tonight at 9 PM, Sarah Michelle Gellar (of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) makes her long-awaited return to TV in a dual role. Gellar plays both the devious, wealthy Siobhan and her twin sister, downtrodden prostitute Bridget, who winds up assuming Siobhan’s identity. Ioan Gruffudd  (pronounced YO-an GRUFF-uth) plays Siobhan’s husband Andrew, who has quite a few secrets of his own. The Welsh actor sprang to international fame as the title character in the remake of POLDARK and the HORATIO HORNBLOWER telefilms, and subsequently has worked often on both sides of the Atlantic. Genre […]Read On »


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In Memoriam: SPARTACUS star Andy Whitfield passes away at 39 – plus an excerpt from one of his final press interviews

Andy Whitfield in SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND - Season 1 | ©2010 Starz

It’s always tough to hear about the passing of an actor from a beloved TV series or movie, but when that person is as young as Andy Whitfield, it makes things all the more tragic. The 39-year old actor best known for playing Spartacus in the hit Starz series SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma cancer 18 months ago which delayed the start of Season 2 of the series. He went through treatment, but it went into remission and returned. Ultimately, he lost this battle and passed away on Sunday in his home of Sydney, Australia leaving […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Julie Gardner on the Evolution of TORCHWOOD – Part 1

John Barrowman in TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - "The New World" | ©2011 BBC Worldwide Limited

Julie Gardner is a name that most DOCTOR WHO and TORCHWOOD fans are familiar with. She is one of the people directly responsible for the resurrection of the WHO franchise in 2005, and the subsequent spin-offs TORCHWOOD and THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES. Gardner’s list of series she has been involved with is as extensive as the awards she has won for her work in television. In 2009 Gardner relocated to Los Angeles to become the Senior Vice President of Scripted television for BBC Worldwide Productions. She and WHO producing partner Russell T Davies have continued to create new television, and […]Read On »


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TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “The Girl Who Waited” – Review #1

Karen Gillan in DOCTOR WHO - Series 6 - Episode 10 | ©2011 BBC

Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Josie Taylor, Imelda Staunton, Stephen Bracken-Koegh Writer: Tom MacRae Director:  Nick Hurran Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: September 10, 2011 In the tenth episode of DOCTOR WHO Series 6, “The Girl Who Waited,” Amy (Karen Gillan) is quickly separated from Rory (Arthur Darvill) and the Doctor (Matt Smith) upon visiting a strange medical facility that sorts its terminal patients into their very own accelerated time streams. Trapped and living at a faster rate than her two boys, Amy ages 36 years and reunites with Rory as a hardened woman that […]Read On »


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