TERRA NOVA - FOX VIDEO: 'Bylaw' Episode Trailer Airs Monday, October 31, 2011 at 8/7C on FOX
Don't miss all-new episodes of TERRA NOVA, MON at 8/7c on FOX!
Jim and Taylor investigate the first murder in the colony; Skye helps Josh find a way to reunite with his girlfriend from 2149; Elisabeth and Zoe try to help an unborn ankylosaurus survive.
Guest stars include Simone Kessell and Christine Adams.
... Question: Fringe is great, it really is. I wish more people watched the show. It always seems like it ends too soon because I want to keep watching it. The writers on the show are so creative. When Peter got zapped into the lake this week, I was so excited and happy that he is back. What did you think? I did miss Lincoln this week, even though it made sense that he was not there. Do you think we will still get to see him as often now that Peter is back? I like the idea of a Peter/Olivia/Lincoln love triangle, do you? Now that Peter is back, will the history go back to what it was before he got put into limbo or not? I thought they effectively got rid of the baby issue by making him disappear. I did not like the idea of the faux Olivia and Peter baby to start with. Did you? We do get a full season of Fringe this year, right? I wish there were more episodes of Terra Nova too. I understand the episodes are expensive to produce, but even the summer shows usually have 12 episodes. Hopefully it will get picked up for a full season next year. I am just happy that sci-fi is hanging on in the TV world! — Susan
Matt Roush: I loved the reveal of Peter's return, and the fact that nobody including Olivia recognizes him. Such great twists on this show. My understanding is that the timeline stays as is, but now has to adjust to the existence of a Peter Bishop within it. I'm fascinated to see how they reestablish his relationship with Olivia (and Walter, of course), and how Lincoln's presence on the team changes the dynamic. Like you, I'm OK if this eradicates the baby subplot, but I don't want to get ahead of the story. (Reminder: This is not a spoiler column.) Regarding Terra Nova, I'm OK with the limited first season — and if I'm not mistaken, it's at least on par with cable in airing 13 hours before it wraps in December. The show is still finding its groove, and if it's renewed (which I believe it will be, given the investment), the growing pains of this first season can be addressed in the second. It's never going to be the edgiest sci-fi drama. It doesn't have to be. We have Fringe for that. But as a pleasurable and gorgeous looking piece of family-friendly escapist adventure, it's growing on me.
... Question: I had a question about the concept of the bad boy. I watch The Vampire Diaries religiously, and I enjoy the character of Damon. I understand that he is a vampire and his very nature is evil, and I also understand that he longs to be more caring and loving, especially with Elena. However, I remain convinced that Elena's best love interest is Stefan. Even though Damon has shown some redeeming qualities, he mostly has tried to kill everyone Elena loves (sometimes accomplishing it), used her friend for blood and sex and forced her to drink his blood so she would turn into a vampire if she died. I am not sure how anyone could root for them as a couple. This trend of wanting the heroine of a show to be with the bad boy instead of the decent guy is upsetting. We see it on True Blood and that show from last year, Life Unexpected. I think it shows young girls that you should strive to be with the bad boy because he is more exciting and overlook all the horrible things he has done to you and others. People may think Stefan is boring, but he respects Elena and would never do anything to intentionally hurt her despite his vampire nature. — Rachel
Matt Roush: The allure of the bad boy is hardly a new phenom; just think Marlon Brando and The Wild One as an icon that set the trend. What I like about the way Vampire Diaries has evolved Damon, and True Blood Eric, especially in Blood's last season (my favorite since the first), is that we get to see the side they've long repressed in their embrace of evil and/or power: the romantic who lurks beneath the villain, which only makes them more interesting and compelling as characters. With True Blood, the whole time Sookie indulged her torrid fling with the "good Eric," she dreaded the day he might revert back to form. With Diaries, we have Elena leaning on Damon and drawn (as any romantic would be) to his inner struggle to honor his brother while protecting the woman they both love from this evil incarnation of Stefan. None of this ignores their past bad deeds, but supernatural tales tend to be stories of redemption as well, and the reason these shows work is that the respective heroines have chemistry with both the good and the bad vamps, and our ambivalence about who to root for is part of the fun. In Diaries, no matter what wickedness Stefan commits under Klaus's spell, we're still meant to believe that he and Elena are soulmates. Ditto (departing from the Charlaine Harris books) Sookie and Bill, though that's less clear at this point. But if you're looking at these characters to be role models for the young audience, you're barking up the wrong genre.
NCIS - CBS VIDEO: 'Safe Harbor' Sneak Peek Airs Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 8/7C
When a coast guard officer is gunned down on a cargo vessel, the NCIS team searches for the killer, but finds a Lebanese family seeking refuge on American soil on NCIS, Tuesday, Oct. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
When a coast guard officer is gunned down on a cargo vessel, the NCIS team searches for the killer, but finds a Lebanese family seeking refuge on American soil. Meanwhile, Tony and McGee try and find the perfect woman for Gibbs
Guest stars include Shohreh Aghdashloo, Diane Neal, Matt Craven, David Diaan, Raffi Barsoumian, Wesam Keesh, Ross Thomas, Brandon Fobbs and Toks Olagundoye.
NCIS: LOS ANGELES - CBS VIDEO: 'Sacrifice' Sneak Peek Airs Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 9/8C
The LAPD calls upon the NCIS team when a raid links a Mexican drug cartel to a wanted terrorist on NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Tuesday, Oct. 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
The LAPD calls upon the NCIS team when a raid links a Mexican drug cartel to a wanted terrorist. Meanwhile, Sam’s most prized possession is stolen.
Guest stars include America Olivo, Brant Cotton, Doug Rao, Danny Nucci, Gino Montesinos, Farshad Farahat and Carlos Arellano.
HAWAII FIVE-0 - CBS VIDEO: 'Ma'ema'e' Sneak Peek Airs Monday, October 17, 2011 at 10/9C
The FIVE-0’s investigation into the murder of the state’s women’s volleyball coach leads them to find out more bad news about Kono, and Chin Ho reconnects with his former fiancée, Malia (Reiko Aylesworth).
Guest stars include William Baldwin, Tom Sizemore, Billy Ray Gallion, Reiko Aylesworth, Joe Toro, Rob Duval, Meredith Monroe, Cathy Tanaka, Tonia Raymonde, Gary Price and John Robotham.
Neverland, a prequel to author J.M. Barrie's classic, Peter Pan, sweeps in time from the turbulent seas of the pirates of the Caribbean and the back alleys of Dickensian London to a world of pure imagination. The cast includes Rhys Ifans (Pirate Radio, Notting Hill) as James Hook, Oscar nominee Keira Knightley as the voice of Tinker Bell, Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies) as Captain Elizabeth Bonny, Oscar nominee Bob Hoskins as Smee (who previously played the character in Steven Spielberg's feature, Hook), Raoul Trujillo (Tin Man) and Charlie Rowe (Pirate Radio) as one of literature's most cherished characters, Peter Pan.
Peter (Rowe), along with his pals of young pickpockets, have been rounded up by their mentor Jimmy Hook (Ifans) to snatch a magical orb which transports them to another world - Neverland. Filled with white jungles and imposing cities formed out of trees created by Dr. Fludd (Dance) and inhabited by a colony of tree spirits led by Tinker Bell (Knightley), this mysterious realm welcomes unknown friends and enemies snatched from time. These include power-mad Elizabeth Bonny (Friel) and her band of 18th century pirates who search for the answer to eternal youth, a secret guarded by a Holy Man (Trujillo). As the fight to save this strange and beautiful world escalates, Peter and his crew consider that growing old somewhere in time could be less important than growing up—right here in their new home called Neverland.
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE - SYFY VIDEO: Movie Trailer - Premieres Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 9/8C
One group battles zombies for humanity's survival. Syfy Original Movie Zombie Apocalypse premieres Saturday Oct. 29 at
Months after a zombie plague has wiped out 90 percent of the American population, a small group of survivors fight their way cross-country to a rumored refuge on the island of Catalina.
Cast includes Ving Rhames, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Taryn Manning, Eddie Steeples, Johnny Pacar, Gerald Webb, Gary Weeks, Lilan Bowden and Robert Blanche.
EUREKA - NBCU DIRECT VIDEO: Syfy Stars Get Spooked at Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando
McKenzie Westmore [Face Off], Josh Gates [Destination Truth], and Colin Ferguson [Eureka] walk through Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando and get spooked!
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
YAHOO TV - What To Watch - Weekly Top 10 Picks - Sunday, October 23, 2011
Yahoo TV picks the week's top 10 must-watch shows
... Once Upon a Time
Series Premiere: Sunday at 8pm ET on ABC
Enter a world where fairy tales come true with ABC's lavish new fantasy: Jennifer Morrison ("House") stars as Emma Swan, whose son has a book of fairy tales that tells him Emma is actually the child of Snow White and Prince Charming. Emma and the boy travel to the magical town of Storybrooke, where the townsfolk (including "Big Love's" Ginnifer Goodwin and "Trainspotting's" Robert Carlyle) live double lives as fairytale heroes and villains.
MASTERPIECE MYSTERY - PBS VIDEO FEATURETTE: 'Case Histories' Episode 2 Airs Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 9/8C
While jogging along a beach, Edinburgh private investigator Jackson Brodie spots a lifeless woman in the water surrounded by pink cards. Brodie thrashes through the waves towards her as childhood memories of his own sister's water tragedy overtake him. As he turns the woman over, her distinctly Eastern Orthodox earrings dangling in the water, Brodie has unexpectedly waded into his next case.
Shaken but back on solid ground, Brodie, along with crime novelist Martin Canning, witness a horrifying act of road rage. Canning seems more confident in his fictional world than the real one, and incessantly begs Brodie to protect him given that Canning has witnessed this crime. But is Brodie the real one next in line for a violent end?
Meanwhile, Gloria Hatter sits at the hospital absorbing the news that her husband Graham is in a coma, and incomprehensibly, was with his dominatrix when it happened. But that's not even the most shocking secret that Gloria with the help of Brodie will unearth about her husband.
Brodie races to resolve the cases while also facing the poignant truth that he may not be able to protect and keep close to his own daughter forever. Based on the novel One Good Turn by acclaimed writer Kate Atkinson, Case Histories stars Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter films) as Jackson Brodie.
Cast includes Jason Isaacs, Amanda Abbington, Natasha Little, Kirsty Mitchell, Zawe Ashton, Millie Innes, Edward Corrie, Adam Godley, Keith Allen, Marion Bailey and Simon Weir.
An attractive insurance investigator (Kristin Lehman) with a secret joins Castle and Beckett (Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic) as they look into a murder related to the theft of a valuable sculpture. A wealthy woman (Jessica Tuck) who has been a generous museum benefactor becomes a suspect in the homicide in the new episode "Eye of the Beholder." Penny Johnson Jerald also stars.
GRIMM - NBC VIDEO: Sidekick - New Series Premieres Friday, October 28, 2011 at 9/8C
This isn't a fairytale. The stories are real. New Series Oct 28 Fridays 9/8c
Grimm is a new drama series inspired by the classic Grimm's Fairy Tales. Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli, "Turn The Beat Around") discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures of the world.
As he tries to hide the dangers of his new found calling from his fiancé, Juliette Silverton, (Bitsie Tulloch, "quarterlife"), and his partner, Hank Griffin (Russell Hornsby, "Lincoln Heights"), he becomes ever more entrenched in the ancient rivalries and alliances of the Grimm world.
With help from his confidant, Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell, "Prison Break"), a reformed Grimm creature himself, Nick must navigate through the forces of a larger-than-life mythology, facing off with Hexenbiests, Blutbads and all manner of ancient evils, including royal lines dating back to the original profilers themselves, The Grimm Brothers. Reggie Lee ("Persons Unknown") and Sasha Roiz ("Caprica") also star.
More bad news about Kono (Grace Park) awaits McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) and his colleagues as they investigate the murder of a women's volleyball coach. Chin Ho (Daniel Dae Kim) reconnects with his ex-fiancee, Malia (guest star Reiko Aylesworth), in the new episode "Ma'ema'e" -- Hawaiian for "clean." Tom Sizemore and William Baldwin also guest star.
ONCE UPON A TIME - ABC VIDEO FEATURETTE: Meet Snow White! New Series Premieres Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 8/7C
Meet Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) from Once Upon a Time! You found me!
Emma Swan’s life has been anything but a fairytale. A 28-year-old bail bondsperson, she’s been taking care of herself since she was abandoned as a baby. But when Henry—the son she gave up 10 years ago—finds her, everything changes. Henry is desperate for his mom’s help and thinks that Emma is actually the long, lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. Yes, the actual Snow White and Prince Charming. Even stranger, Henry believes that Storybrooke, the sleepy New England town he calls home, is really part of a curse cast by the Evil Queen, freezing fairytale characters in the modern world with no memory of their former selves.
Of course the seen-it-all Emma doesn’t believe a word, but when she gets to Storybrooke, she can’t help sensing that everything’s not quite what it seems. As Henry shows Emma around with the help of his fairytale book, the town, and its inhabitants like Henry’s therapist Archie Hopper and the enigmatic Mr. Gold, seem just strange enough to set off her already suspicious nature. She becomes even more concerned for Henry when she meets his adopted mother, Regina, who he suspects is none other than the Evil Queen herself!
Storybrooke is a place where magic has been forgotten—but is still powerfully close—and happily ever after seems just out of reach. In order to understand where the fairytale world’s former inhabitants came from, and what ultimately led to the Evil Queen’s wrath, you’ll need a glimpse into their previous lives. But it might just turn everything you’ve ever believed about these characters upside-down.
Meanwhile, the epic battle for the future of all worlds, modern and fairytale alike, is about to begin. For good to win, Emma will have to accept her destiny and fight like hell.
Cast includes Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Stargate Universe's Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Jared Gilmore, Josh Dallas, Raphael Sbarge and Meghan Ory.
AOL TV: What to Watch: TV Picks Monday October 17, 2011
by Laura Prudom
Oct 16th 2011
... 'Terra Nova'
(8PM ET, Fox)
When an orphaned "Sixer" girl comes to Terra Nova seeking asylum, the camp is at odds over whether they can trust her; Mira plots to reclaim a valued possession; Taylor begins to suspect there is a traitor in his midst and Reynolds admits his feelings for Maddy.
ONCE UPON A TIME - ABC VIDEO FEATURETTE: The Evil Queen! - NEW Series Premieres Sunday, October 2011 at 8/7C
Meet Lana Parrilla, who plays the Evil Queen in Once Upon a Time, premiering Sunday, October 23!
Emma Swan’s life has been anything but a fairytale. A 28-year-old bail bondsperson, she’s been taking care of herself since she was abandoned as a baby. But when Henry—the son she gave up 10 years ago—finds her, everything changes. Henry is desperate for his mom’s help and thinks that Emma is actually the long, lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. Yes, the actual Snow White and Prince Charming. Even stranger, Henry believes that Storybrooke, the sleepy New England town he calls home, is really part of a curse cast by the Evil Queen, freezing fairytale characters in the modern world with no memory of their former selves.
Of course the seen-it-all Emma doesn’t believe a word, but when she gets to Storybrooke, she can’t help sensing that everything’s not quite what it seems. As Henry shows Emma around with the help of his fairytale book, the town, and its inhabitants like Henry’s therapist Archie Hopper and the enigmatic Mr. Gold, seem just strange enough to set off her already suspicious nature. She becomes even more concerned for Henry when she meets his adopted mother, Regina, who he suspects is none other than the Evil Queen herself!
Storybrooke is a place where magic has been forgotten—but is still powerfully close—and happily ever after seems just out of reach. In order to understand where the fairytale world’s former inhabitants came from, and what ultimately led to the Evil Queen’s wrath, you’ll need a glimpse into their previous lives. But it might just turn everything you’ve ever believed about these characters upside-down.
Meanwhile, the epic battle for the future of all worlds, modern and fairytale alike, is about to begin. For good to win, Emma will have to accept her destiny and fight like hell.
Cast includes Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Stargate Universe's Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Jared Gilmore, Josh Dallas, Raphael Sbarge and Meghan Ory.
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
Yahoo! TV: Monday's Picks: What to Watch Monday, October 17, 2011
A list of can't-miss hot shows, undiscovered gems and fan favorites
... Castle
Monday at 10pm ET on ABC
This week's murder has Beckett and Castle tracing the theft of a valuable sculpture. Insurance investigator Serena Kaye (Kristin Lehman, "The Killing") is on hand to help solve the crime -- and develops a little crush on Castle along the way. (Who can blame her?) "True Blood's" Jessica Tuck guest stars as a museum benefactor who may turn out to be a suspect in the case.
And you thought they were just fairy tales. Grimm. Premieres Friday Oct 28 on NBC.
Grimm is a new drama series inspired by the classic Grimm's Fairy Tales. Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli, "Turn The Beat Around") discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures of the world.
As he tries to hide the dangers of his new found calling from his fiancé, Juliette Silverton, (Bitsie Tulloch, "quarterlife"), and his partner, Hank Griffin (Russell Hornsby, "Lincoln Heights"), he becomes ever more entrenched in the ancient rivalries and alliances of the Grimm world.
With help from his confidant, Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell, "Prison Break"), a reformed Grimm creature himself, Nick must navigate through the forces of a larger-than-life mythology, facing off with Hexenbiests, Blutbads and all manner of ancient evils, including royal lines dating back to the original profilers themselves, The Grimm Brothers. Reggie Lee ("Persons Unknown") and Sasha Roiz ("Caprica") also star.
The leaders of Terra Nova aren't sure whether they should trust an orphaned "Sixer" girl who has shown up seeking asylum. Mira (Christine Adams) tries to retrieve a prized possession. Taylor (Stephen Lang) worries about betrayal. Reynolds (Dean Geyer) admits to having feelings for Maddy (Naomi Scott) in the new episode "The Runaway." Jason O'Mara also stars.
Source: GateWorld [follow link for complete interview]
GATEWORLD: Super-Mom!
Sunday - October 16, 2011
by Chad Colvin
Multitasking is no issue for Stargate Universe actress Alaina Huffman (“Lt. Tamara Johansen”). While filming the series as a regular cast member for two years, Huffman also made repeated appearances on fellow genre series Smallville. In addition to her screen appearances, Alaina was also actively developing her current MTV comic book series — Agent Mom — while simultaneously juggling all those industry ventures with real-life motherhood of her three children (Huffman’s last pregnancy was written into SGU‘s storyline). Long story short — Huffman is an ambitious force to be reckoned with.
We caught up with Huffman at Wizard World’s Chicago Comic-Con event in August, where she was seated directly next to fellow SGU alum — and last week’s exclusive GateWorld interview — Julia Benson. Our time with the actress was limited due to the size and high attendance of the event (if you’re able to attend one of their conventions, I’d highly recommend it). But our conversation with Alaina Huffman is fantastic as she chats about another upcoming addition to the Huffman clan, her personal highlights for Tamara Johansen in Season Two of SGU, the response to her comic series thus far, and more!
... GW: What would you say were some of the highlights for T.J. over the course of the entire season?
AH: "I think her coming into her own. The first season was really about how we had to find what our purpose was on the ship, on Destiny … how we could contribute to the solution and not the problem. The second season, I feel like her overall arc was coming into her own. Even though she met with bigger challenges, like operating on Volker and Greer and doing things that she was uncomfortable with, including dealing with the baby and the whole love triangle with her and Varro, I feel like she sort of was coming into her own.
I would have loved a third season for all of us to develop a deeper character. More of a personal character, because really, the first two seasons was about us discovering our character as we are on the ship. Not relaying our own personal experiences..."
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
Yahoo! TV: Monday's Picks: What to Watch Monday, October 17, 2011
A list of can't-miss hot shows, undiscovered gems and fan favorites
... Hawaii Five-O
Monday at 10pm ET on CBS
Five-0 is on the case tonight when a local women's volleyball coach is murdered -- but the investigation turns personal when they learn Kono may have been involved in the crime. Meanwhile, Chin Ho reunites with his former fiancée and Tom Sizemore returns as internal-affairs cop Vincent Fryer.
THE MIGHTY MACS' VIDEO: A Look Behind the Scenes of The Mighty Macs
Opening in theaters October 21, The Mighty Macs tells the true story of the first women's Cinderella team. Meet the stars, learn the real backstory, and get ready to cheer on The Mighty Macs.
Cast includes Carla Gugino, Bones' David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Ellen Burstyn, Lauren Bittner, Jennifer Butler, Phyllis Somerville and Jesse Draper.
Click here for a Yahoo! News article regarding the movie.
