MASTERPIECE MYSTERY - PBS VIDEO: SHERLOCK 'THE BLIND BANKER' EPISODE TRAILER - ENCORE AIRS SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 AT 10/9C
Turns out that living with a genius isn't so easy — just ask Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman, The Office UK). Watson is scrambling to do the errands and find a job while Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch, The Last Enemy) sits around, apparently in deep contemplation. Sherlock seems oblivious, and in no hurry to take a case. When there's been a break-in at a bank, Sherlock inexplicably springs into action. Nothing has been stolen, only indecipherable graffiti painted on a wall. A bank employee is soon found dead in his apartment, the windows and doors locked from the inside, and Sherlock is at full, frenetic attention. An exhausted and hungry Watson (Sherlock doesn't eat while on a case — it just slows him down) watches from the sidelines of a case of which he'll soon inexplicably find himself at the center.
Guest stars include Una Stubbs, Zoe Telford, Loo Brealey, Gemma Chan, Al Weaver, Bertie Carvel, Daniel Percival, Paul Chequer and Howard Coggins.Lukis
Elmore Leonard has had the kind of writing career many aspiring writers dream of. Over the course of six decades, he's written scores of successful crime novels, short stories and scripts for screens big and small.
Justified, the acclaimed TV series on FX, is based on one of Leonard's short stories, "Fire in the Hole." The show has garnered awards for its gritty yet likeable characters.
Leonard, 86, is the show's executive producer. He talks with NPR's John Donvan about how he crafts his characters for the page and screen and his 2012 novel, Raylan.
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TV GUIDE: Matt's TV Week in Review
Jan 20, 2012
by Matt Roush
On that rare occasion when someone tells you there's nothing good on TV — but honestly, why would you be talking to people like that? — gently point them toward Tuesday nights at 10/9c, a time period that became ridiculously overstuffed this week thanks to some of cable's best and most entertaining dramas. (And let's pause to give thanks to cable replays, for those with limited DVR capability.)...
... Let's start with FX's Justified, fresh as ever in its third season. Still recovering from last season's wounds, wry U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) may not be up to snuff just yet — as his boss taunts, "You can't run and you can't shoot, what good are you?" — but the show is so assured in its blend of barbed humor and deadly menace that you can always expect at least once per episode to be found laughing on the edge of your seat. Mags Bennett may be gone, and there's no replacing the great Margo Martindale, but icy-eyed Neal McDonough is giving it a robust go as a fixer from Detroit who's laying waste to local members of the Dixie Mafia. And with Boyd Crowder (the sly and sinister Walton Goggins) scheming to take control of crime in Harlan County, we anticipate a major showdown.
Bonus points for this week's guest villain: Dexter's Desmond Harrington as a stone-cold killer nicknamed "Ice Pick," who should know better than to initiate a standoff with Raylan on opposite sides of a table. (Nice tablecloth trick, Raylan.) When Ice Pick goaded Raylan in an elevator earlier on by complimenting his Stetson, then jibing, "Not much call for cowboys these days," we knew he was a goner. Great start to what's shaping up to be another lethally entertaining season...
Justified season three airs Tuesday at 10/9C on FX.
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COLLIDER: Kevin Williamson THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Interview
by Christina Radish
January 20th, 2012
Executive producer Kevin Williamson clearly gets as excited and passionate about his CW drama series The Vampire Diaries as the fans of the show do. Currently in its third season, the show is exciting and dangerous, in a way that most shows strive for but never quite live up to, leaving characters in serious peril, on a weekly basis.
While at the TCA Winter Press Tour, Williamson talked about why it was finally the right time to have that Damon-Elena kiss that many have been anxiously waiting for, how Stefan is now a true tragic hero, knowing the right time to kill off a character, embracing the melodrama in a way that makes it epic, and what he’s excited about for the remainder of the season. He also talked about his latest pilot, which he’s been looking to make for 15 years, about a serial killer who escapes from prison and has a cult of killers helping him, while an FBI agent is working to bring them down...
... Q: Is there anything coming up with any of the other characters on The Vampire Diaries that you’re excited about for fans?
Kevin Williamson: "I’m really excited about what’s shaking down between Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Stefan and Damon, and that triangle, and how that climaxes at the end of the scene, with the hybrid of it all. And, there’s going to be more exposure to the Original family. And, Alaric (Matthew Davis) is going to be a lot of fun, in the second half of the season. He’s been sidelined with his grief for Jenna (Sara Canning), and we’ve been dealing with Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) and his dead ghost ex-girlfriends. Now, Alaric is ready to take a front-and-center role again and really get involved. He’s got a good storyline coming up, so I’m excited about that..."
The Vampire Diaries airs Thursday at 8/7C on The CW.
SHARKFEST MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: SCHEDULE - FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
08:00 AM Shark Swarm: Part One
A corrupt developer (Armand Assante) tries to drive out residents of a small fishing village by dumping toxic waste in the water to stall the economy. But when the local sharks find their food source depleted, they begin attacking humans. John Schneider and Darryl Hannah star as a husband and wife who try to save the town from the sharks and the developer.
Cast includes Daryl Hannah, John Schneider, Armand Assante, F. Murray Abraham, Roark Critchlow, Heather McComb and Alan Fudge.
10:00 AM Shark Swarm: Part Two
12:00 PM Snakehead Terror
A small-time sheriff must cope with a town besieged by carnivorous land-walking fish when strange chemicals dumped in a nearby lake turn nature against mankind.
Cast includes Babylon 5's Bruce Boxleitner, Carol Alt, Chelan Simmons, William B. Davis, Doug Abrahams and Stargate SG-1's Gary Jones.
02:00 PM Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus
Two colossal prehistoric monsters terrorize the California coast while battling for supremacy of the sea in this salt-water creature feature starring Lorenzo Lamas and Deborah Gibson.
Cast includes Deborah Gibson, Lorenzo Lamas, Vic Chao, Jonathan Nation, Mark Hengst, Michael Teh and Chris Haley.
04:00 PM House Of Bones
Paranormal investigators from a syndicated television series get more than they bargained for when they probe a notorious New Orleans house.
Cast includes Angel's Charisma Carpenter, Marcus Lyle Brown, Rick Robinson Jr., Collin Galyean, Kyle Russell Clements, Stephanie Honore and Stargate SG-1's Corin Nemec.
06:00 PM The Amityville Horror (2005)
The unimaginative remake of the 1979 chiller stars Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George as the new owners of a haunted house on Long Island.
Cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Chloë Grace Moretz, Rachel Nichols, Philip Baker Hall, Isabel Conner and Brendan Donaldson.
Each year the MPSE presents the MPSE GOLDEN REEL AWARDS, in which we acknowledge the year's best work in the various areas of sound editing: Dialogue & ADR, Effects & Foley, and Music.
The Motion Picture Sound Editors 59th GOLDEN REEL AWARDS
will be held February 19, 2012
cocktails 5:30pm - dinner 7:30pm
at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Honoring the finest Sound and Music Editing in Motion Pictures and Television in various catagories
Nominations include:
Best Sound Editing: Long Form Music in Television
The 12 Dates of Christmas Alphas "Pilot" Avalon High Magic Beyond Words - The JK Rowling Story Terra Nova "Occupation/Resistance"
Best Sound Editing: Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television
Big Love "Where Men and Mountains Meet" Cinema Verite Homeland "Marine One" Terra Nova "Occupation/Resistance" The Walking Dead "What Lies Ahead"
Best Sound Editing: Long Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television
Cinema Verite Homeland "Marine One" Red Faction: Origins Terra Nova "Occupation/Resistance" The Walking Dead "What Lies Ahead"
... Best Sound Editing: Short Form Music in Television
Camelot "110 - Reckoning" CSI: Miami "Crowned" Damages "Failure is Lonely" Fringe "The Day We Died" Justified "Brother's Keeper" Raising Hope "Prodigy" Revenge "Pilot"
... Best Sound Editing: Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television
The Big C "A Little Death" Game of Thrones "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things" Hell on Wheels "Bread and Circuses" Leverage "The Van Gogh Job" Person of Interest "Witness" Smallville"Dominion" Sons of Anarchy "To Be, Part 2" The Walking Dead "Save the Last One"
Best Sound Editing: Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television
The Borgias "Death, On A Pale Horse" Breaking Bad "Faceoff" Fringe "The Day We Died" Game of Thrones "Winter is Coming" Homeland "Pilot" House M.D. "Bombshells" Rizzoli & Isles "Can I Get a Witness?" Smallville "Dominion"
MASTERPIECE MYSTERY - PBS VIDEO: SHERLOCK SEASON TWO EPISODE ONE 'A SCANDAL IN BELGRAVIA' SNEAK PEEK - AIRS SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012 AT 9/8C
Picking up from season one's gripping cliff-hanger, the whip-smart dominatrix Irene Adler (Lara Pulver, True Blood) takes on Sherlock in a game he is ill-prepared to fight...love.
Cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves, Mark Gatiss, Andrew Scott, Loo Brealey, Danny Webb and Lara Pulver.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - PBS VIDEO: 'GERONIMO' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012 AT 9/8C
in February of 1909, the indomitable Chiricahua Apache medicine man Geronimo lay on his deathbed. He summoned his nephew to his side, whispering, “I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.” It was an admission of regret from a man whose insistent pursuit of military resistance in the face of overwhelming odds confounded not only his Mexican and American enemies, but many of his fellow Apaches as well.
Born around 1820, Geronimo grew into a leading warrior and healer. But after his tribe was relocated to an Arizona reservation in 1872, he became a focus of the fury of terrified white settlers, and of the growing tensions that divided Apaches struggling to survive under almost unendurable pressures. To angry whites, Geronimo became the archfiend, perpetrator of unspeakable savage cruelties. To his supporters, he remained the embodiment of proud resistance, the upholder of the old Chiricahua ways. To other Apaches, especially those who had come to see the white man’s path as the only viable road, Geronimo was a stubborn troublemaker, unbalanced by his unquenchable thirst for vengeance, whose actions needlessly brought the enemy’s wrath down on his own people. At a time when surrender to the reservation and acceptance of the white man’s civilization seemed to be the Indians’ only realistic options, Geronimo and his tiny band of Chiricahuas fought on. The final holdouts, they became the last Native American fighting force to capitulate formally to the government of the United States.
BLUE BLOODS - CBS VIDEO FEATURETTE: 'KEEPING THE PEACE'
When police business is the family business, every crime hits home! Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan and Will Estes star. Tune in on Fridays at 10/9c only CBS!
Next NEW episode of Blue Bloods, 'The Job,' airs Friday, February 3, 2012 at 10/9C.
On the way home with his family, Danny hits a man with his car who is fleeing from a gunman, and his family gets caught in the crossfire when Danny fires his weapon at the suspect. Meanwhile, Frank deals with the impending loss of a friend whom he worked alongside at Ground Zero
Guest stars include Abigail Hawk, Gregory Jbara, F. Murray Abraham, C.J. Wilson, Tim Hopper, Drew Beasley, Molly Price, Mitchell McGuire, Maureen Mueller, Brian Haley and Regan Mizrahi.
AV CLUB: WHAT'S ON TONIGHT? TOP PICK - FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012
by Todd VanDerWerff
January 20, 2012
TOP PICK
Grimm
(NBC, 9 p.m., Friday)
Tonight’s episode: “Of Mouse And Man”! We’re hoping that means the monster of the week is some kind of giant… mouse-person hybrid thing or maybe one of those mice that has the human ear growing out of its back or something like that? Kevin McFarland hopes that the monster is a rat king, but we all know that if there were a bunch of rats tied together by the tail, that would just be ridiculous. Kind of like this show.
HORROR MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: SCHEDULE - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
09:00 AM Joshua
The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua (Jacob Kogan), an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
Cast includes Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston, Dallas Roberts, Michael McKean, Jacob Kogan, Nancy Giles, Linda Larkin and Alex Draper.
11:30 AM P2
Predictable thriller about a businesswoman (Rachel Nichols) who is trapped in an underground parking garage on Christmas Eve and terrorized by a psychopathic security guard (Wes Bentley).
Cast includes Wes Bentley, Rachel Nichols, Simon Reynolds, Philip Akin and Miranda Edwards.
01:30 PM Planet Terror
A go-go dancer and her ex lead a ragtag group fighting for survival after a bio-weapon mishap creates an army of zombies. Robert Rodriguez wrote and directed this gory homage to exploitation flicks.
Cast includes Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn, Bruce Willis, Naveen Andrews and Danny Trejo.
03:30 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.
CASTLE - ABC VIDEO: 'AN EMBARRASSMENT OF BITCHES' SNEAK PEEK # 1 - AIRS MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012 AT 10/9C
Beckett and Castle share custody of a victim's dog.
When a famous dog trainer is killed, the investigation keeps coming back to charismatic reality TV star Kay Cappuccio (guest star Hilarie Burton, "White Collar"). Kay, a favorite of tabloids and gossip websites the world over, has achieved stardom without possessing any discernible skill or talent. But there seems to be more to her story than she is letting on -- does that include murder? Justin Hartley ("Smallville") guest stars as Reggie Starr, Kay's boyfriend, and Nana Visitor ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine") plays Dr. Patty Barker, an eminent therapist whose talents are called upon when it's discovered that one of her clients witnessed the murder.
Guest stars include Hilarie Burton, Justin Hartley, Nana Visitor, Ed F. Martin and Dale Waddington.
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - CW VIDEO: 'BRINGING OUT THE DEAD' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012 AT 8/7C
Klaus hosts a dinner party and an unexpected guest arrives; Sheriff Forbes shares upsetting news with Alaric and Elena about a weapon used in a murder.
Guest stars include Persia White, Joseph Morgan and Marguerite MacIntyre.
TV WORTH WATCHING: BEST BETS FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012
... FRINGE
Fox, 9 p.m. ET
At the end of last week’s episode, Olivia (Anna Torv) was given a disquieting hint about her own future. According to the mysterious character known as The Observer, she doesn’t have one. Gee. Sounds like a teacher I had in high school.
THE BIG BANG THEORY - GIVE ME MY REMOTE TV: MAYIM BIALIK VIDEO INTERVIEW
At THE BIG BANG THEORY's 100th episode party, Mayim Bialik (Amy) talks with GiveMeMyRemote.com's Marisa Roffman about what fans can expect from the episode and more.
BEING HUMAN 4 - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: PROMO TRAILER - PREMIERES SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012 AT 9/8C
OK, here we go. The baby’s been born, Nina is nowhere to be seen, George doesn’t look happy, there’s new vampires and new werewolves and somehow Ron Weasley’s dad is wrapped up in it all.
Season four cast include Lenora Crichlow (ghost), Sinead Keenan, Michael Socha (werewolf) and Damien Molony (vampire).
FRINGE - FOX VIDEO FEATURETTE: 'JONESING FOR JONES'
Catch an all-new episode of FRINGE on FRI at 9/8c, on FOX!
On Fringe's new episode on January 20, 2012, 'Enemy of My Enemy,' season one's nemesis David Robert Jones (Jared Harris) returns. John Noble, Jasika Nicole, Anna Torv, Blair Brown, Joshua Jackson and Seth Gabel discuss the consequences.
FRINGE - FOX VIDEO: 'ENEMY OF MY ENEMY' SNEAK PEEK # 3 - AIRS FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012 AT 9/8C
Catch an all-new episode of FRINGE on FRI at 9/8c, on FOX!
Peter's dangerous venture to the Other Side to confront Walter's alternate personality continues and intensifies as the alternate FRINGE division prepares to face off against a formidable new enemy in a harrowing race against time.
Guest stars include Jarod Joseph and Jared Harris returns as David Robert Jones.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: TONIGHT'S BEST TV FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012
A Daily Guide To Notable Shows
... Grimm
9-10 PM NBC
Nick learns that a seemingly normal person could be hiding a monster created from a dark childhood. It's always the normal neighbors who turn out to be the creepiest.
FRINGE - FOX VIDEO: 'ENEMY OF MY ENEMY' SNEAK PEEK # 2 - AIRS FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012 AT 9/8C
Catch an all-new episode of FRINGE on FRI at 9/8c, on FOX!
Peter's dangerous venture to the Other Side to confront Walter's alternate personality continues and intensifies as the alternate FRINGE division prepares to face off against a formidable new enemy in a harrowing race against time.
Guest stars include Jarod Joseph and Jared Harris returns as David Robert Jones.
On a mission to Japan, Chuck and Sarah (Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski) find themselves in a hostage situation aboard a speeding bullet train, facing a loose cannon named Nicholas Quinn (Angus Macfadyen). Josh Gomez also stars in the new episode "Chuck Versus the Bullet Train."
FRINGE - FOX VIDEO: 'ENEMY OF MY ENEMY' SNEAK PEEK # 1 - AIRS FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012 AT 9/8C
Catch an all-new episode of FRINGE on FRI at 9/8c, on FOX!
Peter's dangerous venture to the Other Side to confront Walter's alternate personality continues and intensifies as the alternate FRINGE division prepares to face off against a formidable new enemy in a harrowing race against time.
Guest stars include Jarod Joseph and Jared Harris returns as David Robert Jones.
A homicide investigation leads Nick (David Giuntoli) to a mild-mannered fellow whose troubled childhood memories may be bringing out his inner monster. The creature community sends Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) a message questioning his priorities in the new episode "Of Mouse and Man." Russell Hornsby and Bitsie Tulloch also star.
GAME OF THRONES - HBO VIDEO FEATURETTE: SEASON TWO - ART DIRECTION
Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew (production designer Gemma Jackson, supervising art director Frank Walsh and set decoration Tina Jones) of Game of Thrones season 2.
See the sets of Winterfell (rebuilt), Quarth, Rob's camp, Pike and the Iron Islands, Harrenhal and Dragonstone.
Game of Thrones season two premieres Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 9/8C on HBO. Cast includes Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Iain Glen, Jack Gleeson, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aidan Gillen, Kit Harington, Maisie Williams, Michelle Fairley, Natalie Dormer, Charles Dance, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Dillane, Alfie Allen, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Gwendoline Christie and Roy Dotrice.
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YAHOO! TV - Weekend Picks - What to Watch This Weekend
A list of can't-miss hot shows, undiscovered gems and fan favorites airing this Friday, Saturday and Sunday
... Once Upon a Time
Sunday at 8pm ET on ABC
A star-crossed romance spans the real and fairy-tale worlds this week: While Mary Margaret and David struggle with being apart in Storybrooke, Snow White can only watch as her beloved Prince Charming prepares to marry King Midas's daughter. Plus, "Lost" alum Alan Dale returns as Prince Charming's father, King George.
TORCHWOOD - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: 'CHILDREN OF THE EARTH' MARATHON - SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012
Cast includes John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd and Kai Owen.
In one epic story told over five nights, “Torchwood: Children of Earth,” re-joins Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) and Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd) who are still coming to terms with the death of two of their closest friends.
Despite their pain, they have a job to do. This time they are faced with their fiercest threat to date—one that puts the future of Torchwood and the entire human race spiraling into danger. They battle against the odds, but do they stand a chance of saving mankind?
Sat. Jan. 28 12:10 AM Day One
As Cardiff awakens, strange occurrences begin to unfold - for starters all of the city's children are frozen in place without uttering a sound.
The surviving members of Torchwood find themselves embroiled in a deep conspiracy as a new alien threat becomes imminent in the Season 3 opener.
Guest stars include Peter Capaldi, Paul Copley, Nicholas Farrell, Susan Brown, Lucy Cohu, Ian Gelder, Cush Jumbo and Liz May Brice.
Sat. Jan. 28 01:10 AM Day Two
Ianto tells his sister about the bomb at Torchwood HQ, when all the children in a nearby playground freeze and deliver another chilling message; and Lois begins to wonder why Torchwood has suddenly become a liability to the government.
The Torchwood team is forced underground as the government hunts them down.
Guest stars include Katy Wix, Rhodri Lewis, Hilary Maclean, Luke Perry, Peter Capaldi, Paul Copley, Nicholas Farrell and Susan Brown.
Sat. Jan. 28 02:10 AM Day Three
The sky rips open and an enormous funnel of flames descends onto Thames House. They have arrived.
An ominous pillar of fire descends upon London, and things get personal for the members of Torchwood when their loved ones are targeted.
Guest stars include Ian Gelder, Colin McFarlane, Tom Price, Cush Jumbo, Liz May Brice and Charles Abomeli.
Sat. Jan. 28 03:10 AM Day Four
Government officials meet to discuss offering a percentage of the world's children to the 456 as a peace offering.
The mysterious events of 1965 become clearer and the true intent of the 456 is revealed.
Guest stars include Peter Capaldi, Paul Copley, Nicholas Farrell, Susan Brown, Lucy Cohu and Cush Jumbo.
Sat. Jan. 28 04:10 AM Day Five
Gwen videotapes a message for future generations so that they could find out how the world ended. Meanwhile, the government has begun it's initial campaign to weed out the children.
The future of the human race is in jeopardy as the world descends into anarchy.
Guest stars include Peter Capaldi, Nicholas Farrell, Susan Brown, Lucy Cohu, Ian Gelder, Tom Price, Cush Jumbo, Liz May Brice and Colin McFarlane.
Sat. Jan. 28 11:00 AM Day One
Sat. Jan. 28 12:00 PM Day Two
Sat. Jan. 28 01:00 PM Day Three
Sat. Jan. 28 02:00 PM Day Four
Sat. Jan. 28 03:00 PM Day Five
