TV Review: COPPER – Season 1 – “Husbands and Fathers”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 08/28/2012
Molly Stuart (Tanya Fischer) stars in COPPER "Husbands and Fathers" | © 2012 BBC AMERICA/Cineflix (Copper) Inc.

Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kevin Ryan, Ato Essandoh, Anastasia Griffiths, Tanya Fischer, Kiara Glasco, Franka Potente Writer:  Tom Fontana & Will Rokos   Director: Jeff Woolnough     Network: BBC America, airs Sunday nights Original Telecast: August 26, 2012 COPPER has a really nice pacing to the storytelling of this series. I like that mysteries carry over from week to week, but they get wrapped up just the same within a reasonable time period. “Husbands and Fathers” is an appropriate title for this new episode, even if a lot of the connotation of the title is creepy … just plain creepy. Annie (Kiara Glasco) […]Read On »


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TV Review: COPPER – Season 1 Premiere – “Surviving Death”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 08/21/2012
Detective Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones) in COPPER "Surviving Death" | © BBC AMERICA/Cineflix (Copper) Inc.

Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kevin Ryan, Ato Essandoh, Anastasia Griffiths, Tanya Fischer, Kiara Glasco, Franka Potente Writer:  Tom Fontana & Will Rokos    Director: Jeff Woolnough      Network: BBC America, airs Sunday nights Original Telecast: August 19, 2012 So BBC America is now getting into the period drama game as well as networks like A&E and AMC, with their new show COPPER. Set in the Five Points slum area of New York in 1864, this ambitious series chronicles the lives of a group of policemen and the people that are part of their world and everyday lives. I like this series […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Barry Levinson gives the scoop on COPPER on BBC America

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/19/2012
COPPER - Season 1 | ©2012 BBC America

COPPER is the first original series made by BBC America (as opposed to those it acquires from the BBC). Premiering Sunday August 19 at 10 PM, COPPER is set in the dangerous Five Points neighborhood of New York in 1864. Irish immigrant and Civil War veteran Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones) is a police detective there, who relies on his erstwhile Union Army buddies, wealthy Robert Morehouse (Kyle Schmid) and Dr. Matthew Freeman (Eto Essandoh), as well as fellow detective Francis Maguire (Kevin Ryan), in solving crimes. The series is executive-produced by Barry Levinson and co-creator Tom Fontana, who previously collaborated […]Read On »


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Breaking News: Three MERLIN movies in development and Season 6 possibilities for BBC TV series – Comic-Con 2012

By CARL CORTEZ 07/15/2012
MERLIN THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON | © 2012 BBC Warner

One of the big news items to come out of Comic-Con 2012, is the BBC and Syfy series MERLIN is getting ready to develop a trilogy of theatrical films based on the TV series which is heading into its fifth season. Though co-creator and executive producer Johnny Capps isn’t sure which form they will take, he talk a little bit about the plan. “We’re in discussions with BBC about Season 6, but we’re talking about the movies,” says Capps. “We’re hopefully going to do a trilogy – three movies. We will focus on them when we finish Season 5.” The […]Read On »


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TV Review: ENDEAVOUR – MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!

By CARL CORTEZ 07/02/2012
Shaun Evans in ENDEAVOUR | ©2012 PBS/ITV

Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, Danny Webb, Flora Montgomery Writer: Russell Lewis based on the characters created by Colin Dexter Director: Colm McCarthy Network: PBS Airdate: July 1, 2012 For those who were long time fans of the INSPECTOR MORSE series starring John Thaw, MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! Offers up a prequel with the British tele-film ENDEAVOUR. Yes, prequels are getting really annoying and they’re ruining very good franchises when done wrong, yet writer Russell Lewis has “devised” a great new universe for Endeavour Morse before he was an Inspector and when he was just starting out on his road to becoming […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Abigail Thaw talks about ENDEAVOUR, the INSPECTOR MORSE prequel

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/01/2012
Abigail Thaw in ENDEAVOUR | ©2012 PBS

John Thaw played the title role in the BBC’s INSPECTOR MORSE, based on the novels by Colin Dexter, from 1987 through 2000, though seven seasons and five specials, shown in the U.S. on PBS. The character died in the final special, THE REMORSEFUL DAY. Actor Thaw passed away in 2002, after forty-one years as a fixture of British television, with starring roles in THE SWEENEY, A YEAR IN PROVENCE and KAVANAGH Q.C. among the many to his credit. Inspector Morse has an ongoing legacy in the INSPECTOR LEWIS series, starring Kevin Whately as Morse’s former sidekick who has stepped into […]Read On »


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Sneak Peek: Check out the new DOCTOR WHO Series 7 trailer

By CARL CORTEZ 03/26/2012
Matt Smith in DOCTOR WHO - Series 6 - Episode 12 | ©2011 BBC

As Series 7 of DOCTOR WHO nears this summer, the BBC has been strategically doling out teases of what the expect as the series celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. Last week, we got a glimpse of the Doctor’s new unnamed companion played Jenna Louise-Coleman and now the BBC has released the first teaser trailer of what to expect in the forthcoming series. The Old West plays a major part of these early clips and it has the Doctor (Matt Smith) referring to this time period with a great one-liner, “Give me a Dalek any day.” DOCTOR WHO Series 7 […]Read On »


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First Look: New DOCTOR WHO companion photo of Jenna Louise-Coleman from Series 7

By CARL CORTEZ 03/23/2012
Jenna-Louise Coleman in DOCTOR WHO - Series 7 | ©2012 BBC Worldwide

Everyone knew the forthcoming Series 7 of DOCTOR WHO was going to be the last for Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill), and now we finally get a glimpse of who will be replacing them after the married companions depart in the fifth episode of the current season set to air this fall on BBC and BBC America. The actress playing the new Doctor Who companion is Jenna Louise-Coleman and her character name has not been given yet. She will join the current Doctor (Matt Smith) on adventures starting this Christmas, and will be the companion – […]Read On »


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Blu-ray and DVD picks of the week including THE DESCENDANTS

By PETER BROWN 03/14/2012
THE DESCENDANTS | © 2012 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 THE DESCENDANTS – This is the most cheerful film that you will see any time soon. In fact, if you are in a good mood and want to come out of it this is the film to see. George Clooney stars in this film about a real […]Read On »


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TV News: Could TRUE BLOOD actress Lara Pulver be on DOCTOR WHO?

By SEAN ELLIOTT 01/30/2012
Lara Pulver in SHERLOCK - Series 2 | ©2012 BBC/PBS

Lara Pulver has just had the pleasure of working with writer and producer Steven Moffat for his new series of SHERLOCK, which will be airing in the U.S. in May. As so often happens, Mr. Moffat tends to use actors that he likes in other projects that he works on, so the question came to mind that maybe, just maybe, Ms. Pulver would find herself involved with a certain BBC long-running science fiction show called DOCTOR WHO. Here’s what the actress had to say to ASSIGNMENT X … “He may be calling me right now,” she jokes about Moffat calling […]Read On »


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