Longmire - TV Guide: Ask Matt Sep 4 '12

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TV GUIDE: Ask Matt: Major Crimes, Covert Affairs, MTV's Inbetweeners and More

Sep 4, 2012
by Matt Roush

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... Question: Has anyone noticed the parallels between Eureka and Longmire? Both have an unmarried sheriff with one daughter, a female deputy, a deputy who wants the sheriff's job (at least initially) and a wise best friend named Henry. There is also some romantic tension between the sheriff and his female deputy in both shows. Maybe it is all just coincidence, but it does seem curious. Could there be a connection? — Greg


Matt Roush: Seems a bit of a stretch. The details more or less match up, but the characters and the setting are so different in their particulars, not to mention the tone of each show, that I think you can write this off to coincidence. Though if a cheerfully robotic Deputy Andy suddenly shows up on Longmire next season, you may be on to something. (One more thing they have in common: I like both shows. And I miss Eureka something awful...)


Longmire season two premieres in 2013 on A&E TV.

Alphas - TV Guide: Ask Matt Sep 4 '12

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Sep 4, 2012
by Matt Roush

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... Question: With the recent question about Alphas and the commentary on Falling Skies, I am wondering about what shows have had significantly improved sophomore seasons. Right now I can't think of any better improvement than Falling Skies. I think Alphas improved, but still isn't great. Justified had a great sophomore season, but its freshman season was good as well. Those are all recent examples. What are your thoughts? What shows am I not thinking of? And are any returning shows showing great improvement that they might be worth tuning back into if we didn't already have them on our radar? — Megan


Matt Roush: I wrote a recent column for the magazine on this subject, singling out USA Network's Suits as another series that had improved in its second season just as much as Falling Skies had. (Suits moved beyond the premise of the fake lawyer to delve into a gripping office power struggle.) I agree that Alphas still leaves a lot to be desired, but the Stanton Parish/escaped alphas arc has made things livelier this season, and I also included Starz' Boss on my list of improved (if not in the ratings) sophomore shows, and praised MTV's Awkward and Teen Wolf on their second years, although I liked their freshman seasons as well. In terms of network shows returning for a second season, I haven't seen anything yet, but I will tell you the ones I'm most keen on following, because they improved so much throughout their first season: Person of Interest, Once Upon a Time, Revenge and even the very guilty pleasure of Scandal...


Alphas airs Monday at 10/9C on Syfy.

Once Upon a Time season two premieres Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 8/7C on ABC.

Hell on Wheels - TV Guide: Ask Matt Sep 4 '12

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Sep 4, 2012
by Matt Roush

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... Question: I have noticed that you do not take too kindly to the AMC Western Hell On Wheels. I am wondering if you watch the whole season if you don't like the first episodes of a season, and whether you might be persuaded to change your opinion as the season goes on. I am of the opinion that this show takes a little time to grow on you and it is now at the must-watch stage for me. I now have all my friends addicted also. The last two episodes being so compelling, please tell me if you might just admire the show just a little bit more. I certainly do. — Tracy


Matt Roush: So far, I've stuck with Hell on Wheels this season (and I watched all of last season, I believe), as well as my other great disappointment this summer in the field of historical drama: BBC America's similarly turgid Copper. I like the genre, so keep watching hoping to be more engaged. But I can't guarantee staying current when the networks kick in with more urgent and appealing Sunday programming over the next few weeks (Hell's season finale is currently scheduled for Oct. 7). And in general, if I don't like a show after the first few episodes, I see no reason to subject myself to it anymore than anyone else would. There's too much TV and too little time. I would concede that the conflicts in the last few episodes of Hell have picked up steam, but just because I have my nose rubbed in gruesome violence and a gritty mud-and-blood milieu doesn't convince me I'm watching powerful drama. Truth is: I still can't connect to almost any of these clichéd characters and the largely inferior acting, which ranges from wooden to pompous to mumbling (a trait shared by Copper, whose premise I find intriguing but whose execution I am finding excruciatingly dull). I want to like these two series, and am glad there's an audience for them, but I'm still waiting to be wowed or moved — or even possibly entertained...


Hell on Wheels airs Sunday at 9/8C on AMC.

Major Crimes - TV Guide: Ask Matt Sep 4 '12

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TV GUIDE: Ask Matt: Major Crimes, Covert Affairs, MTV's Inbetweeners and More

Sep 4, 2012
by Matt Roush

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Question: Let's play armchair programmer. While I am enjoying Major Crimes, it does feel a bit like we're just waiting for Brenda Leigh to show. Do you think they could have benefited from holding Major Crimes until the traditional December run of The Closer to let us get a little distance? Or is it purely a creative question? Major Crimes looks just like The Closer. Could the show benefit from some slight visual tweaks? Perhaps a slightly different opening sequence? — Steven


Matt Roush: For me, the problem here is more creative. It made good business sense for TNT to launch the spin-off right on the heels of the heavily promoted Closer finale, and it paid off. But from a critical point of view, it only accentuates the problem with Major Crimes: the lack of a compelling and entertaining central figure like Kyra Sedgwick's much-missed Brenda. It feels like there's a hole at the heart of the series, which isn't helped much by the new emphasis on deal-making over Brenda's form of gotcha interrogation. By comparison, Mary McDonnell's Sharon Raydor seems like a humorless schoolmarm, and the subplot involving her ward Rusty isn't so much humanizing her as bringing the show to a screeching halt whenever he shows up to pout. You're right, of course, that comparisons can't help but be made when Major Crimes copies so many visual and structural elements from The Closer. It really does feel like we're watching the exact same show. Only less so...


Major Crimes airs Monday at 9/8C on TNT.

Hell on Wheels - AMC: Christopher Heyerdahl Q&A

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HELL ON WHEELS - AMC: CHRISTOPHER HEYERDAHL Q&A


Christopher Heyerdahl, who plays The Swede on AMC's Hell on Wheels, talks about his character's nude scenes and reveals the secrets behind The Swede's Season 2 wardrobe...



... Q: The scene where Cullen pulls The Swede's own gun on him as he's taking a bath is great. Was it awkward to shoot?


Christopher Heyerdahl: "It's actually been a fantasy of mine to get Anson into a hot tub with me, so I was more than happy. [Laughs] You always go into a scene wanting something. I decided that...The Swede's goal was to seduce Cullen Bohannon into the hot tub with him, and in a way he did."

Q: The Swede's has nude scenes in both seasons of Hell on Wheels. How do you feel about that?

Christopher Heyerdahl: "It's kind of funny because, strangely enough, the only time my character is seen naked is in Hell on Wheels. It's always well chosen. In Season 1, The Swede is so meticulous about everything being in its place and wants no trace of the outside world in his caboose that he cleans naked, and that image was incredibly powerful. It made people ask questions..."


Hell on Wheels airs on Sunday at 9/8C on AMC.

The Vampire Diaries - CW Video Featurette: Vampire Soul Preview

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THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - CW VIDEO FEATURETTE: VAMPIRE SOUL PREVIEW - SEASON PREMIERE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012 AT 8/7C

Your heart might also stop when you watch this. Catch the season premiere of The Vampire Diaries Oct. 11 on The CW.

Mark Harmon - NCIS - CBS Video: 'Extreme Prejudice' Episode Trailer Airs Sep 25 '12

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NCIS - CBS VIDEO: 'EXTREME PREJUDICE' EPISODE TRAILER - SEASON TEN PREMIERES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 AT 8/7C ON CBS

Don't miss the fallout from last season's explosion on the season premiere of NCIS. September 25th, Only CBS

Harper Dearing’s latest act of terrorism ripped through NCIS headquarters in last season’s cliffhanger finale, sparking a cross-agency manhunt for the criminal mastermind on the 10th season premiere of NCIS. Richard Schiff (“The West Wing”) returns as Harper Dearing.

Additional guest stars include Matt Craven, Joe Spano, Michael Nouri, Roberta Hanlen, Heather Stephens, Javier Grajeda and Jossie Thacker.

NCIS: Los Angeles - CBS Video Featurette: Fall Preview - Season 3 Premiere Sep 25 '12

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NCIS: LOS ANGELES - CBS VIDEO FEATURETTE: FALL PREVIEW - SEASON THREE PREMIERE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 AT 9/8C

Catch up with Eric Christian Olsen and Daniela Ruah as they discuss what fans can expect from the new season of NCIS: Los Angeles! Be sure to catch the season premiere Tuesday, Sept. 25th at 9/8c only on CBS!

Pegasus vs Chimera - Syfy Video: Movie Trailer Premieres Sep 15 '12

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PEGASUS VS CHIMERA - SYFY VIDEO: MOVIE TRAILER - PREMIERES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 AT 9/8C

Two fabled creatures in one legendary battle in Syfy's Original Movie Pegasus v Chimera premiering Saturday Sept 15 at 9/8c.

A battle between Pegasus and Chimera unfolds.

Cast includes Michael Longstaff, Sebastian Roché, Rae Dawn Chong, Mimi Kuzyk, Andrew Jackson, Nazneen Contractor, Carlo Rota, Jason Gosbee, Bernadette Couture, Jay Hunter, Craig Snoyer and Robert Clark.

Haven - Syfy Video Featurette: 'Nothing Stays Buried' NEW Season Sep 21 '12

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HAVEN - SYFY VIDEO FEATURETTE: 'NOTHING STAYS BURIED' - SEASON THREE PREMIERES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 AT 10/9C

Nothing Stays Buried Forever in Haven Season 3 premiering Friday Sept 21 at 10/9c.

Haven cast includes Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant and Eric Balfour.

Anna Silk - Lost Girl - Syfy Video: 'Into the Dark' Sneak Peek Airs Sep 7 '12

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LOST GIRL - SYFY VIDEO: 'INTO THE DARK' SNEAK PEEK - AIRS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 AT 10/9C

Watch a sneak peek of the next all-new episode of Lost Girl, Friday at 10/9c.

Bo (Anna Silk) learns Trick's (Rick Howland) deepest secret; Bo aligns herself with a sworn enemy as a battle looms that could decide the fate of the Fae.

Guest stars include Kate Trotter, Paul Amos, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Lina Roessler, Hayley Nault, Billy MacLellan, Deborah Odell and Jon Cor.

Anna Silk - Lost Girl - Syfy Video: 'Into the Dark' Episode Trailer Airs Sep 7 '12

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LOST GIRL - SYFY VIDEO: 'INTO THE DARK' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 AT 10/9C

Secrets surface in the wake of loss as Bo realize the lengths she must go to in the coming battle. Lost Girl Friday at 10/9c.

Bo (Anna Silk) learns Trick's (Rick Howland) deepest secret; Bo aligns herself with a sworn enemy as a battle looms that could decide the fate of the Fae.

Guest stars include Kate Trotter, Paul Amos, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Lina Roessler, Hayley Nault, Billy MacLellan, Deborah Odell and Jon Cor.

Stargate | MacGyver - Video: Richard Dean Anderson Q&A Dragon*Con 2012

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STARGATE SG-1 | MACGYVER - VIDEO: RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON Q&A DRAGON*CON 2012

From Dragon*Con 2012, Richard Dean Anderson Q&A.





And a second version of the same event (with a much closer view of Mr. Anderson)

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Grimm - NBC Video: 'The Good Shepherd' Episode Trailer Airs Sep 28 '12

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GRIMM - NBC VIDEO: 'THE GOOD SHEPHERD' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 AT 9/8C ON NBC

Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) investigates a Wesen church after a robbery occurs there; Nick (David Giuntoli) is followed by a menacing adversary as he works to reconnect with Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch).

Guest stars include Jaime Ray Newman, Jessica Tuck, James Frain and Jonathan Scarfe.

Kevin Sorbo - Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - HUB: Encore 11/10C Weekdays

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HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS - HUB: ENCORE 11/10C WEEKDAYS

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys cast includes Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as Iolaus. This series ran from 1995-1999 in syndication.

Tongue-in-cheek derring-do about the mythical strongman and his quest to battle evil while avenging the death of his wife and children. Filmed in New Zealand, the hit syndicated series was introduced in 1994 with five two-hour TV movies and inspired the wildly popular `Xena: Warrior Princess.'

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys airs at 11/10C and repeats at 5AM weekdays on HUB.


HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS SCHEDULE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4, 2012


Sept. 4 05:00AM The Wrong Path (Pilot Episode)

Hercules (Kevin Sorbo), the half-god son of Zeus, witnesses the murder of his wife and sons by his evil stepmother, Hera, and, after vowing to avenge their deaths, sets out to destroy Hera's temples with his friend Iolaus (Michael Hurst), who is turned into stone by a she-demon.

Guest stars include Clare Carey, Mick Rose, Nicky Mealings, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Martyn Sanderson and Tawny Kitaen.

Sept. 4 11:00PM Eye of the Beholder

The village people want Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) to take out a menacing Cyclops who diverted their river, but, after learning that the beast's actions may be justifiable, he instead enlists the help of an open-minded villager and attempts to befriend the beast.

Guest stars include Robert Trebor, Kim Michalis, Richard Moll, Ken Blackburn, Jim McLarty, Donald Baigent, Michael Mizrahi, Derek Ward and David Press.

Sept. 5 05:00AM Eye of the Beholder

Sept. 5 11:00PM The Road to Calydon

Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) is asked by a group of refugees fleeing the village of Parthus to help them in fending off a sudden onslaught of Hera's attacks; Hercules finds out that Hera's wrath fell on the group after the leader of the refugees stole one of her cups.

Guest stars include Norman Forsey, Portia Dawson, John Sumner, Peter Rowley, Sela Brown, Stephen Papps, André Kovachevitch, Maggie Tarver, Christopher Saunoa and Emma Turner.

Sept. 6 05:00AM The Road to Calydon

Sept. 6 11:00PM The Festival of Dionysus

Just before a traditional festival celebrating Dionysus is supposed to be held, Queen Camilla of Meliad asks Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) to convince King Iphicles that the celebration needs to be canceled, as Dionysus has possibly made plans to have the king killed.

Guest stars include Norman Forsey, Jonathan Blick, Warren Carl, Katrina Hobbs, Todd Rippon, Noel Trevarthen, Ilona Rodgers and Martyn Sanderson.

Sept. 7 05:00AM The Festival of Dionysus

Sliders - HUB: Encore at 10/9C Weekdays

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SLIDERS - HUB: ENCORE AT 10/9C WEEKDAYS


Sliders cast included Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wuhrer, Sabrina Lloyd, John Rhys-Davies, Charlie O'Connell, Robert Floyd and Tembi Locke. Originally aired from 1995-2000 on FOX.

A brilliant grad student, Quinn Mallory (Jerry O'Connell) accidentally opens an interdimensional portal, which sends him and three reluctant companions on a cosmic roller-coaster ride to alternate Earths. This sci-fi actioner, distinctive more for its wry humor than the so-so special effects and sets, survived several cast changes and even a switch of networks.

Episodes air at 10/9C and repeats and 4AM Monday through Thursday.


SLIDERS SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4, 2012


Sept. 4 4:00AM Pilot, Part 1

While experimenting in his basement, a physics genius discovers a gateway to another dimension and invites his professor and his friend to go into the portal with him, but they accidentally pick up another passenger along the way.

Guest stars include Linda Henning, Joseph A. Wapner, Doug Llewelyn, Garwin Sanford, Roger R. Cross, Yee Jee Tso, Frank C. Turner, Stargate SG-1's Gary Jones, John Novak, Jay Brazeau, Raoul Ganeev and Tom Butler.

Sept. 4 10:00PM Pilot, Part 2

Narrowly escaping the ice age of the last world, the sliders believe that they've made it home safely until they realize they have landed in a world where the United States is ruled by Russia, and Rembrandt (Cleavant Derricks) gets arrested for using American money.


Sept. 5 04:00AM Pilot, Part 2

Sept. 5 10:00PM Summer of Love

The timer is damaged when the sliders must depart a world early, and they are separated as they arrive in a world where hippies are protesting the presence of American troops in Australia, and Wade (Sabrina Lloyd) and Rembrandt (Cleavant Derricks) are mistaken for prophets.

Guest stars include Obba Babatundé, Deborah Lacey, Arthur Reggie III, Jason Gaffney, Gerry Nairn, Michele Goodger, Robert Isaac Lee, Barry Pepper, Gabrielle Miller and Joy Coghill.

Sept. 6 04:00AM Summer of Love

Sept. 6 10:00OM The Prince of Wails

The sliders land in a world where the British rule America and Arturo's (John Rhys-Davies) counterpart is a powerful government ruler, but he is also plotting murder in order to take over the throne, and Quinn (Jerry O'Connell) is suddenly in danger of being executed.

Guest stars include Ben Bode, Sherman Howard, Liz Sheridan, Kathleen Duborg, Gary Jones and Gerard Plunkett.

Sept. 7 04:00AM The Prince of Wails