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Exclusive Interview: RESCUE ME co-creator Peter Tolan talks about the end of the series

John Scurti, Denis Leary and Lorenz Tate in RESCUE ME - Season 7 | ©2011 FX/Jeffrey Niera

All kinds of things happen at the Television Critics Association semi-annual press tour. However, RESCUE ME’s Peter Tolan, who co-created and executive produces the series with its star Denis Leary, did something on the panel for the show’s final season that even the oldest TCA hands said had never occurred before. RESCUE ME, for its seven seasons on FX, has dealt with the aftermath of 9/11 and its effect on the surviving firefighters of a NYFD unit, particularly Leary’s character Tommy Gavin. At the panel, Tolan hints at what may or may not happen in the RESCUE ME series finale, […]Read On »


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DVD Review: PHINEAS AND FERB THE MOVIE – ACROSS THE 2nd DIMENSION

PHINEAS AND FERB THE MOVIE ACROSS THE 2nd DIMENSION DVD | ©2011 Walt Disney Home Entertainment

Voices: Vincent Martella, Ashley Tisdale, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dan Povenmire, Jeff “Swampy” Marsh Distributor: Walt Disney Home Entertainment Suggested Retail Price: $26.99 One of the hardest things to create is an animated kid’s show that not only appeals to adults but children. And while the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon have had their fare of moderate successes, only Nickelodeon has had long-player SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS that transcended from mere phenomenon to a legitimate hit that’s still going strong 12 years later. Still, Disney Channel keeps trying and they finally cracked the formula with the four-year old animated series PHINEAS AND FERB about two […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Ron Perlman on SONS OF ANARCHY – Season 4

Ron Perlman in SONS OF ANARCHY - Season 4 | ©2011 FX | James Minchin III

SONS OF ANARCHY, writer/producer Kurt Sutter’s drama about the family dynamics and power struggles of the SAMCRO motorcycle gang in the fictional small town of Charming, California, just roared back for its fourth season. While SONS OF ANARCHY has a lot of external pressures on SAMCRO, much of the conflict comes between Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam), son of the late former leader of the gang, and his stepfather/current gang leader Clarence “Clay” Morrow, played by Ron Perlman. At the end of Season Three, Clay, Jax and most of the rest of the gang drew a fourteen-month prison stretch. Season Four […]Read On »


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TV Review: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – Season 6 – “The Finals”

West Springfield Dance Team performs on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT - Season 6 - "The Finals" | ©2011 NBC/Trae Patton

The finals for AMERICA’S GOT TALENT  have begun! Ten acts performed on AGT tonight hoping to fill the four slots that will move on to the season finale next week. Those four will have a chance at one million dollars and a head lining show in Las Vegas. That winner will be announced next week on Wednesday September 14th. First, which four will get their shot at the ultimate award? Shockingly, Piers Morgan could not contain himself from slapping down on the red buzzer even in the finals! His expectations are high for the finals and he wont let anyone […]Read On »


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TV Review: DEATH VALLEY – Season 1 – “Help Us Help You”

Mircea Monroe in DEATH VALLEY - Season 1 - "Help Us Help You" | ©2011 MTV

Stars: Texas Battle, Bryan Callen, Bryce Johnson, Caity Lotz, Tania Raymonde, Charlie Sanders Writers: Eric Weinberg based on DEATH VALLEY conceived by Spider One, developed by Eric Weinberg and created by Curtis Gwinn Director: Eric Appel Network: MTV, airs Monday nights Original Telecast: September 5, 2011 It’s the second episode in for the strange new MTV series DEATH VALLEY and I’m still not sure what to make of it. Like the pilot episode, this series is tonally all over the map. One minute there’s bathroom humor, the next physical comedy and then, for absolutely no reason whatsoever, there’s a moment […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SHARK NIGHT 3D

SHARK NIGHT movie poster | ©2011 Rogue

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack, Katherine McPhee, Chris Zylka, Alyssa Diaz, Joel David Moore, Sinqua Walls, Donal Logue, Joshua Leonard Writers: Will Hayes and Jesse Studenberg Director: David R. Ellis Distributor: Rogue Release Date: September 2, 2011 First, a word about the title of SHARK NIGHT 3D. The movie is not necessarily in 3D. It is showing at a number of locations in the less pricey regular format. There are a few shots (mostly of bits of timber and objects flying through the air post-explosion) where it’s plain to see they’re designed for 3D, but on […]Read On »


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TV Review: TRUE BLOOD – Season 4 – “Soul of Fire”

Alexander Skarsgard and Stephen Moyer in TRUE BLOOD - Season 4 - "Soul on Fire" | ©2011 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, Kevin Alejandro, Fiona Shaw, Lauren Bowles, Jessica Tuck, Dale Raoul, Janina Gavankar,  Daniel Buran Writer: Mark Hudis, series created by Alan Ball, based on Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels Director: Michael Lehmann Network: HBO, Sundays @ 9 PM Airdate: September 4, 2011 In the penultimate episode of TRUE BLOOD’s fourth season, it seems like someone is in danger of death just about every second, with some characters taking […]Read On »


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TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “Night Terrors” – Review #1

Matt Smith and Daniel Mays in DOCTOR WHO - Series 6 - Episode 9 | ©2011 BBC

Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Daniel Mays, Jamie Oram, Emma Cunniffe, Andrew Tiernan, Leila Hoffman, Sophie Cosson Writer: Mark Gatiss Director:  Richard Clark Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: September 3, 2011 In the ninth episode of DOCTOR WHO Series 6, “Night Terrors,” we travel to a child’s bedroom – the most frightening place in the universe. And in one bedroom, one child on Earth named George (Jamie Oram) is so scared, his cries for help have reached through time and space to the Doctor’s psychic paper. It’s the TARDIS team to the rescue, but Rory […]Read On »


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RIO is one of the Blu-ray and DVD picks this week

RIO 3D | © 2011 Fox Home Entertainment

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. MOVIES RIO – A flightless macaw thinks he’s alone in the world – the last of his kind – but when he discovers there is another and it’s a she, he goes to Rio. There he meets a host of colorful characters that show him how to live […]Read On »


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Interview: ENTOURAGE star Adrian Grenier talks about the end of the HBO series

Adrian Grenier in ENTOURAGE - Season 8 | ©2011 HBO/Claudette Barius

For eight seasons, Adrian Grenier has starred as Vince Chase on HBO’s half-hour ENTOURAGE, about the adventures in Hollywood of not only young actor Chase, but the hometown posse that’s followed him to Tinseltown. ENTOURAGE has its series finale next Sunday, September 11 at 10 PM, but it’s hardly the end of the road for Grenier on either side of the camera. The New Mexico-born Grenier is best known for his performance work, but he’s also produced the documentary TV series ALTER ECO and produced and directed last year’s acclaimed documentary film TEENAGE PAPARAZZO. ASSIGNMENT X: You’re very concerned with […]Read On »


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