Rod Taylor died today of natural causes, 3 days before his 85th birthday. He’s best known of course for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963) and his most recent screen appearance was in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds (2009) as Winston Churchill, but the handsome Australian born actor had a long and varied television career as well. …
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TV News: Danson hits Fargo, Olmos Books SHIELD, Jane Seymour Meets Jane the Virgin, Friends Reunion, More
Returning Series Fargo. Ted Danson, Patrick Wilson, and Jean Smart have booked series-regular roles on season 2 of the FX Coen knockoff, while Nick Offerman, Brad Garret, Kieran Culkin, Jeffrey Donovan and others have landed recurring roles. Danson will play Sherrif Hank Larsson “an unflappable WWII vet who embodies a certain cowboy poetry, Hank is Lou’s father-in-law.” …
Presley’s 80th Birthday – Elvis on TV: 1956
A look at Elvis’ first appearances on TV in 1956 including clips from The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show, The Milton Berle Show, The Steve Allen Show, Hy Gardner Calling and The Ed Sullivan Show
TV News (Late): Bomer to Play Clift for HBO, deGrasse Tyson Goes Late Night, Storytellers Returns, More
Matt Bomer comes to HBO as Montgomery Clift, Neil deGrasse Tyson gets a late night chat show, Law & Order SVU is still on the air and more…
Review: Danny Boyle’s cop-drama ‘Babylon’ is a winner
[Editor’s’ Note: this review is based on the original Babylon pilot which aired in the UK in February. According to listings, the Friday January 8th Sundance episode is Episode 1 of the program which aired in the UK in November. My impression of the show, based on the first several episodes and reflected here, stands.] …
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Amazon’s Pilot Season Returns With 13 New Shows
Amazon continues to take a shotgun approach to original programming with a new batch of pilots allowing customers to help choose which shows get greenlit. The company has announced January 15th as the debut date of the latest round of hopefuls. Previous shows to come to production in this way include Alpha House, Mozart in the …
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Trailer: Archer Season 6 Promises Cobra Whiskey and Ladyboy Hookers
This is an oldish trailer, but it just came on TV and did I mention cobra whiskey and ladyboy hookers? I’m pretty sure those things don’t have an expiration date. Archer returns to FX Friday, January 8 at 10pm Eastern.
TV News: Clooney, Travolta, Justified, Modern Family, The Flash
TV news items from George Clooney, Justified, John Travolta, Modern Family, The Flash and more
TV News: Netflix announcements, Cumberbatch ‘Hawking’ to Air, NBC Cuts ‘Boy,’ More
New Series Daredevil, others. Netflix announced a host of premiere dates for its upcoming Spring slate of series. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt will premiere March 6, Bloodline March 20, Daredevil April 10, and Grace and Frankie (starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda) May 8. Additionally, the streaming content provider announced a second season for its recent …
Review/Recap (Spoilers): ‘Agent Carter’ Kicks Ass and Takes Names
The new 8-episode Agent Carter – which fills in during Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s hiatus – premiered in two action-packed parts on Tuesday night and immediately solved two of the cinematic super hero house’s biggest flaws: the lack of any strong central females headlining their own Marvel properties and the utter waste of the thoroughly engaging …
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