CSI - CBS VIDEO FEATURETTE: Behind the Scenes: Carnival Set
An exclusive time-lapse video of the building of the incredible carnival set for the next episode, "Freaks and Geeks," airing Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 10/9c!
The CSIs investigate when a woman's body is discovered near a freakish attraction at a 19th century-inspired traveling sideshow.
Guest stars include Jon Wellner, Jenny Parsinen, Suzanne Cryer, Skyler Day, Tug Coker, Kevin McNally, Tim Dax and Paul Hodge.
SANCTUARY - THE MORTON REPORT: Vamping It Up: Interview With Sanctuary'sJonathon Young
By Steve Eramo
October 24, 2011
He is brilliant, egotistical, a connoisseur of fine wine as well as a snazzy dresser and rather long in the tooth, literally - Sanctuary’s Nikola Tesla is all that and much more. Based on the real-life Serbian-American inventor, mechanical and electrical engineer, the character is a member of a secret Victorian-era group called The Five. Tesla and his colleagues - Dr. Helen Magnus, John Druitt, James Watson and Nigel Griffin - injected themselves with pure vampire blood, giving each of them unique abilities.
In Tesla’s case, the blood activated his dormant vampire genes, transforming him into a half-vampire. He eventually left The Five and went underground for 60 years in an attempt to resurrect his vampire ancestors. Introduced in the first season Sanctuary episode “The Five,” Tesla turns up in Rome to warn Helen that her life is in danger. Of course, in typical Tesla fashion, he has an ulterior motive. Over the past four years, actor Jonathon Young has made the Tesla role his own, slipping perfectly into the character’s tasteful wardrobe and lofty manner. Funnily enough, this version of the character was not what he initially expected to be playing...
Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) and Nikola Tesla (Jonathon Young) from Animus
... “When my character first showed up on the program, he had a plan to essentially recruit Helen,” notes Young. “When, however, she declined his offer to join him in his plans for world domination, Tesla was all set to kill her. I often think back to that first episode because there’s quite a bit of evidence of a really warm friendship with a long history between these two characters, and certainly in comparison to ‘The Five,’ Tesla has become softer in his relationship to Magnus. Yes, he’s always looking out for himself above anyone else, but it’s clear that he cares a great deal for Helen and would do anything to help her. She’s the one person who, I think, knows how to get the human side to come to the surface where Nikola Tesla is concerned..."
Sanctuary season four airs Friday at 10/9C on Syfy and in Canada on Space Channel.
NCIS - CBS VIDEO: 'Thirst' Sneak Peek Airs Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 8/7C
An NCIS case changes from accidental death to murder when evidence reveals that a Navy lieutenant died of forced over-hydration. Meanwhile, Gibbs meets Ducky's new love interest, on NCIS, Tuesday, Oct. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
Cheryl Ladd guest stars as Mary Courtney, Ducky’s new love interest.
Guest stars include Brian Dietzen, Cheryl Ladd, Eric Allan Kramer, Carrie Wiita, Eric Bruskotter, Fay Masterson and Raz Adoti.
NEVERLAND - RHI ENTERTAINMENT VIDEO: The Adventure Begins - Mini-Series Premieres Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 9/8C on Syfy
Neverland introduces us to a young lad named Peter and his streetwise gang, who are mysteriously transported from turn-of-the-century London into an enchanting parallel world where time stands still and an adventure awaits like nothing you've ever seen before. In Neverland, no one ever ages and lost souls have been plucked out of time. The lost boys are soon caught in a war with the man who will become Captain Hook and change the fate of this mystical land forever.
Cast includes Rhys Ifans as James Hook, Anna Friel as Captain Elizabeth Bonny, Charles Dance, Q'orianka Kilcher, Charlie Rowe as Peter Pan, Bob Hoskins, Keira Knightley (the voice of Tinker Bell) and Raoul Trujillo. Written and directed by Nick Willing ("Tin Man," and "Alice").
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - CW VIDEO: 'Ghost World' Sneak Peek Airs Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 8/7C
Bonnie and Caroline help decorate Mystic Falls for Illumination Night, only to find out that all is not well in the spiritual realm. Catch The Vampire Diaries, all new Thursday 8/7c.
Mystic Falls is invaded by spirits of the dead during the town's Illumination Night, and Damon encounters an angry ghost with surprising power. Meanwhile, Elena persuades Jeremy to use his connection to the spirit world to help find Stefan. Alaric discovers a hidden clue to the past.
Guest stars include Frank Brennan and Sara Canning.
HAWAII FIVE-0 - THE INSIDER VIDEO: On The Set Interviews
As tonight's all-new episode of Hawaii 5-0 takes a turn for the explosive, the cast gives us the lowdown on what it's like to take on real big guns. Including Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan and Daniel Dae Kim.
FRINGE - FOX VIDEO: 'Novation' Episode Trailer airs Friday, November 4, 2011 at 9/8C
Catch an all-new episodes of FRINGE on FRI at 9/8c, on FOX!
The threatening return of the translucent shape-shifters coincides with the reemergence of a former Massive Dynamic scientist (Arye Gross). Meanwhile, Walter gets a visit in the lab from Nina Sharp.
SANCTUARY - SYFY VIDEO: 'Monsoon' Episode Trailer Airs Friday, October 28, 2011 at 10/9C
Magnus's trip to a remote African island is interrupted by a deadly hostage crisis. Sanctuary Friday at 10/9c.
A hostage situation unfolds when Magnus flies to a remote island off of Africa to meet the Sanctuary's new financial adviser; a shipping container mix up has Will and Henry tracking a missing Abnormal.
Magnus takes a trip to a remote island in Africa in order to meet with the Sanctuary's new top-secret financial advisor, but her life is soon put in danger when she gets caught in the middle of a deadly hostage situation.
Guest stars include Pascale Hutton and Carlo Rota.
Source: TV Guide [follow link for complete column]
TV GUIDE: Ask Matt: Walking Dead, Homeland, Terra Nova, Dexter and More!
Oct 24, 2011
by Matt Roush
... Question: My family and I would love to watch Grimm, but NBC put it on opposite Supernatural and Fringe, so our DVR is already taken. Given that those shows cater to the demographic they would like to reach, doesn't it make sense to put it on at a different time? —William
Matt Roush: The scheduling really is puzzling, and feels like further cannibalization of an already smallish pool of genre enthusiasts on what has become TV's cult night. I'm trying to keep an open mind until I see more episodes beyond the pilot, but Grimm seems the least interesting and promising of the three, so that helps take care of the problem at least from my perspective. But I'm expecting NBC will make the show readily available on other platforms (nbc.com, On Demand, etc.) so others in your boat have a chance to at least sample it. But programming it against such similar competition doesn't seem like much of a vote of confidence.
Source: TV Guide [follow link for complete column]
TV GUIDE: Ask Matt: Walking Dead, Homeland, Terra Nova, Dexter and More!
Oct 24, 2011
by Matt Roush
... Question: Why does the CW snub Supernatural? Despite seven years on the air, the network barely advertises Supernatural even after the way Supernatural has been received by fans. Over half a million voted for Supernatural's TV Guide Magazine cover and yet CW ignores the show. They depend on word of mouth by fans to get viewers for the show. Maybe they should pay the fans for doing their advertising for them? —Phoenix
Matt Roush: Snub? For a show to last seven seasons on any network should be a cause for fans to rejoice, not to complain. But the big-picture, common-sense answer to this gripe is that especially in the fall, any network's priority is to promote the new series in hopes of creating new hits, with far less attention given to the long-running shows with a loyal fan base that (much like its time-slot competition Fringe) isn't likely to grow substantially in its latter seasons. Supernatural does tend to have to sell itself these days, enhanced by appearances at fan-oriented events like Comic-Con. When I tune into the CW (usually later in the week), I see a fair amount of on-air promotion for the Friday series Nikita and Supernatural. I'm not sure what fans expect, but I am sure it would never be enough.
Source: TV Guide [follow link for complete column]
TV GUIDE: Ask Matt: Walking Dead, Homeland, Terra Nova, Dexter and More!
Oct 24, 2011
by Matt Roush
... Question: Terra Nova has all this great medical, weapons and transportation technology from 2149, and the producers have been very careful and thorough in creating the mythology and the science of the settlement. So why is there no air transportation? —Christina
Matt Roush: Here's an answer courtesy of executive producer Rene Echevarria:
"Most of the technology in Terra Nova is sent back through the portal in pieces from 2149 and reassembled on our end. What to send back is a matter of priorities since the portal can only be kept open for a short time. Priority is given to mission-critical supplies such as medicines, weapons for self-defense and, of course, the pilgrims themselves. As for air power, every now and then you'll hear references to "RBs," short for research balloons. These are tethered to the ground at fixed locations outside the compound perimeter, and can provide live security/surveillance footage as well as atmospheric/scientific data."
31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN - SYFY: Zombie Movie Marathon Saturday, October 29, 2011
10:30 AM Return Of The Living Dead: Rave To The Grave
On Halloween night, unsuspecting college kids take a party drug that turns them into zombies.
Cast includes Aimee-Lynn Chadwick, Cory Hardrict, John Keefe, Jenny Mollen, Peter Coyote, Claudiu Bleont and Sorin Cocis.
12:30 PM Death Valley: The Revenge Of Bloody Bill
Jeremy Bouvet stars as a vengeful Civil War soldier who terrorizes a group of teens with his band of zombies.
Cast includes Chelsea Jean, Gregory Bastien, Denise Boutte, Scott Carson, Matt Marraccini, Kandis Erickson, Steven Glinn, Jeremy Bouvet and Dean N. Arevalo.
02:30 PM Saw IV
Jigsaw may be dead, but Tobin Bell is mysteriously back in this fourth installment in the popular Saw series in this sequel that explores the killer's origins.
Cast includes Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Lyriq Bent, Stargate Universe's Louis Ferreira, Blue Blood's Donnie Wahlberg, Angus Macfadyen and Dina Meyer.
04:30 PM Dawn Of The Dead
A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
Cast includes Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Torchwood: Miracle Day's Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Kevin Zegers and Stargate Universe's Louis Ferreira.
07:00 PM Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Milla Jovovich does battle with zombies and a sinister corporation in a sequel that covers much of the same scary ground as the original.
Cast includes Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Thomas Kretschmann, Sophie Vavasseur, Razaaq Adoti, Jared Harris and Mike Epps.
09:00 PM Zombie Apocalypse - PREMIERE
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.
11:00 PM Halloween (2007)
After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby sister, Laurie. Anyone who crosses his path is in mortal danger.
Cast includes Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Danielle Harris, Kristina Klebe, Skyler Gisondo, Danny Trejo, Brad Dourif, Richard Lynch, Clint Howard, Dee Wallace and Sid Haig.
01:30 AM Zombie Apocalypse
03:30 AM Night Of The Living Dead
Classic low-budget shocker about a plague of zombies running amok in rural Pennsylvania.
Cast includes Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley and Kyra Schon.
A well-known ghost hunter is murdered while investigating an alleged haunting at a New York mansion. As Castle and Beckett (Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic) investigate, they realize they can't rule out the possibility of a paranormal explanation in the new episode "Demons." Susan Sullivan and Jon Huertas also star.
31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN - SYFY: Saw Movie Marathon Friday, October 28, 2011
09:30 AM The Final
A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them. |
Cast includes Marc Donato, Jascha Washington, Whitney Hoy, Justin Arnold, Lindsay Seidel, Julin and Laura Ashley Samuels.
11:30 AM The Seamstress
An ancient curse returns with a vengeance in this harrowing descent into shear terror!
Cast includes Lance Henriksen, Kailin See, David Kopp, James Kirk, Lara Gilchrist, Kevin McNulty, Aaron Pearl, David Nykl, Andee Frizzell and Jennifer Copping.
01:30 PM Saw II
Dull-edged sequel to the 2004 hit picks up with the sadistic serial killer once again putting his victims in horrific life-or-death situations.
Cast includes Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Donnie Wahlberg, Erik Knudsen, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Emmanuelle Vaugier and Dina Meyer.
03:30 PM Saw III
Jigsaw kidnaps a doctor to keep him alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen through a brutal test.
Cast includes Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Costas Mandylor, Blue Bloods' Donnie Wahlberg, Dina Meyer, Leigh Whannell and Mpho Koaho.
06:00 PM Saw IV
Jigsaw may be dead, but Tobin Bell is mysteriously back in this fourth installment in the popular Saw series in this sequel that explores the killer's origins.
Cast includes Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Lyriq Bent, Stargate Universe's Louis Ferreira, Blue Blood's Donnie Wahlberg, Angus Macfadyen and Dina Meyer.
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
YAHOO TV - What To Watch - Weekly Top 10 Picks - Friday, October 28, 2011
Yahoo TV picks the week's top 10 must-watch shows
... Grimm
Series Premiere: Friday at 9pm ET on NBC/b>
NBC's new twist on the TV crime procedural is this fall's second fairy-tales-meet-reality series, following ABC's "Once Upon a Time." Here, newcomer David Giuntoli stars as Nick Burkhardt, a Portland homicide detective who discovers his family has the ability to see the fairy-tale creatures that live among us. This week, Nick's on the hunt for the Big Bad Wolf.
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
YAHOO TV - What To Watch - Weekly Top 10 Picks - Monday, October 24, 2011
Yahoo TV picks the week's top 10 must-watch shows
... Castle
Monday at 10pm ET on ABC
Castle and Beckett get into the Halloween spirit tonight when a world-famous ghost hunter is found murdered. The hunter was last seen investigating a notoriously haunted mansion, so it's up to Castle and Beckett to do a little ghost-busting of their own and find out who (or what) really caused the hunter's demise.
Source: Collider [follow link for companion article]
GAME OF THRONES - COLLIDER: Sean Bean Video Interview
Last weekend Collider hit the red carpet at the Scream Awards. The event was held in a massive outdoor theater on the Universal back lot, right around the corner from the Bates Motel and just in front of the giant blue screen they used for the end of The Truman Show. If you’ve taken the studio tour, you probably know the place.
While on the red carpet, we got a chance to talk to Game of Thrones star Sean Bean...
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Tonight's Best TV Monday, October 24, 2011
A Daily Guide To Notable Shows
... Castle
10:01-11 PM ABC
Leave it to Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) to lighten up a Halloween episode. The duo are at their bickering best as they investigate the mysterious death of a renowned ghost hunter. One guess as to which of these two is convinced the murderer is supernatural...
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - BBC AMERICA: Schedule Saturday, October 29, 2011
Cast includes Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Katee Sackhoff, Michael Hogan, Aaron Douglas, Tahmoh Penikett, Michael Trucco and Alessandro Juliani.
7:00 PM Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2
Everything turns on its head as the survivors vote for a new president -- and vote for their fate. Season 2 Ep. 20
Guest stars include Nicki Clyne, Kandyse McClure, Richard Hatch, Callum Keith Rennie, Kate Vernon, Donnelly Rhodes, Matthew Bennett, Rekha Sharma, Dean Stockwell, Alisen Down, Eureka's Erica Cerra, Winston Rekert and David Kaye.
8:00 PM Occupation
It's been four months since the Cylons occupied the human settlement of New Caprica, and Galactica, Pegasus, and a handful of ships jumped to safety. On New Caprica, a resistance has begun to challenge the Cylons. Season 3 Ep. 1
Guest stars include Nicki Clyne, Kandyse McClure, Lucy Lawless, Callum Keith Rennie, Kate Vernon, Matthew Bennett, Rekha Sharma, Dean Stockwell, Luciana Carro, Leah Cairns, Dominic Zamprogna and Colin Lawrence.
AOL TV: What To Watch: TV Picks Monday, October 24, 2011
by Laura Prudom
Oct 23rd 2011
... 'Castle'
(10PM ET, ABC)
Castle & Beckett confront the possibility of paranormal foul play when a world-renowned ghost hunter is mysteriously murdered while investigating a haunting at a legendary New York mansion. ('Supernatural' fans will recognize guest-star Fred Lehne as Addison Smith -- apt typecasting.)
TORCHWOOD - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: Season One Schedule Saturday, October 29, 2011
Torchwood season one cast includes John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori, Gareth David-Lloyd and Kai Owen.
12:00 AM Combat
Savage aliens are being kidnapped from Cardiff and Torchwood wants to know why. Owen is sent undercover to find out who is behind it and soon befriends the charismatic Mark Lynch. Beneath normal city life, Owen discovers a shocking subculture. Ser. 1, Ep. 11
Guest stars include Alex Hassell, Alexandra Dunn and Matthew Raymond.
1:00 AM Captain Jack Harkness
While investigating reports of ghostly music, Jack and Toshiko find themselves stranded in a packed dance hall in 1941. As Gwen, Owen and Ianto work to rescue their colleagues, Jack and Toshiko meet a young American leader by the named Captain Jack. Season 1 Ep. 12
Guest stars include Matt Rippy, Murray Melvin, Elen Rhys, Nadine Beaton, Gavin Brocker and Peter Sandys-Clarke.
Agent Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah) from "NCIS: Los Angeles" pays a visit to Five-0 in this new episode when McGarrett and White (Alex O'Loughlin, Terry O'Quinn) ask her to examine a video of McGarrett's father. The team's investigation of a restaurateur's murder has McGarrett taking part in a mixed martial arts match for charity in "Ka Hakaka Maika'i," Hawaiian for "the good fight." Daniel Dae Kim also stars.
Source: Collider [follow link for complete interview]
COLLIDER: Co-Creator/Executive Producer Adam Horowitz Interview
by Christina Radish
October 23rd, 2011
From co-creators/executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis (Lost, Tron: Legacy), the imaginative new ABC fantasy drama Once Upon A Time, tells the story of a time when there was an enchanted forest filled with all the classic fairy tale characters that we know. Then one day, the Evil Queen cursed them all to live in the modern world, in a sleepy New England town called Storybrooke, where all of their happy endings were stolen and they had no memory of their former selves. With the epic battle for the future of all worlds about to begin, audiences will get glimpses of darkness and wonder, as the magic of the most beloved fairytales is brought to life.
During a recent interview to promote the series, Adam Horowitz talked about how this idea really started over eight years ago when he and Edward Kitsis were trying to figure out what they love about storytelling, that coming off of Lost made them want to challenge themselves as writers, how they were able to get everyone for the cast that they wanted, how this will be a character show at its heart with mysteries that come out of that, that they feel Snow White is ground zero for fairy tales, and how they’ve put their feature film work aside to focus completely on this show...
... Question: What started this project for you? Where did the idea come from?
ADAM HOROWITZ: "The idea for the show really started over eight years ago, when Eddie [Kitsis] and I had just come off of working on Felicity. The seed of it was that we were trying to figure out what it is about storytelling that we really love, and what we love is the mystery and excitement of exploring lots of different worlds. Fairy tales clicked with us because they were so much in the DNA of what made us storytellers, to begin with. If we can go between two different worlds and see two different sides of these characters, for us, as writers, that was a new way to explore characters and what makes them tick, and come at them from different angles. What you always want, as a writer, is to find different ways to explore the characters, and that’s what got us excited about this idea..."
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
Yahoo! TV: Monday's Picks: What to Watch Monday, October 24, 2011
A list of can't-miss hot shows, undiscovered gems and fan favorites
... Castle
Monday at 10pm ET on ABC
Castle and Beckett get into the Halloween spirit tonight when a world-famous ghost hunter is found murdered. The hunter was last seen investigating a notoriously haunted mansion, so it's up to Castle and Beckett to do a little ghost-busting of their own and find out who (or what) really caused the hunter's demise.
CASTLE - VIDEO: 'Demons' Sneak Peek Airs Monday, October 24, 2011 at 10/9C on ABC
Castle & Beckett confront the possibility of paranormal foul play when a world renown ghost hunter is mysteriously murdered while investigating a haunting at a legendary New York mansion.
Guest stars include Juliana Dever [Seamus Dever's (Kevin Ryan) wife], Frederic Lehne, Mark Harelik, Vernee Watson and Philipp Karner.
ONCE UPON A TIME - VIDEO: 'The Thing You Love Most' Episode Trailer Airs Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 8/7C on ABC
Regina (Lana Parrilla) does everything in her power to force Emma (Jennifer Morrison) out of Storybrooke and out of her and Henry's (Jared Gilmore) lives forever. Meanwhile, the chilling circumstances of how the Evil Queen released the curse upon the fairytale world is revealed.
Guest stars include Jamie Dornan, Kristin Bauer, Meghan Ory, David-Paul Grove, Tony Perez, Giancarlo Esposito, Beverley Elliott, Patti Allan, Layton Keely and C. Ernst Harth.
