Previewing From: “Best Laid Plans”
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] There’s something about the seventh episode in these short-run series now where a pivotal moment happens that resets the board for the remainder of the season. I’m sure the science of the storytelling is documented somewhere, but I don’t actually want to know the mechanics. I’m...
Megan Follows Talks The Way Home
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Canadian multihyphenate actress and director Megan Follows is generationally iconic. You might know her from her titular turn as Anne of Green Gables, as the daunting Catherine de’ Medici in Reign, or more recently as Mama Earp in Wynonna Earp. So, she was of course the perfect...
Alison Sweeney Talks Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Saturday night, Hannah Swensen is back for the 14th time in Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery. Series producer and star Alison Sweeney penned the script (her fifth) based on Joanne Fluke’s Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder for director Peter Benson (reteaming from March’s Sugar &...
Previewing From: “Of Myths and Monsters”
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] This week on From, we get another master class from Scott McCord, who I’ve been yelling about from the jump. In “Of Myths and Monsters,” Victor finally reveals his trauma around The Man in Yellow to Henry, reopening his grief about losing his family in terrible...
Previewing From “Merrily We Roll Along”
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Three episodes into the fourth season of From, and our unease continues as Sophia spins her duplicitous web, brewing something nefarious while also soliciting sympathy as the town gathers to say goodbye to her “dad” and Jim. In “Merrily We Roll Along,” written by John Griffin...
Previewing Love, Again
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Starting next weekend, Lifetime is taking a break from its true crime cycle with a quartet of love stories. First up is Love, Again, a romantic drama with an unusual love triangle arc that’s a solid throwback to the days of the Hallmark Hall of Fame...
Previewing From: “Fray” + Harold Perrineau Talks Community
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] How’s everyone doing after that premiere? The mind bending continues this week in the second episode of From‘s fourth season as the town makes a horrific discovery about their missing neighbor. Julie looks backward to try to find a path forward, or sideways, and seeks help...
Previewing I’ll Be Seeing You
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] If you’re very fortunate, you still have your parents and grandparents or special elder friends with you. If you’re exceptionally fortunate, they’re all in good health. At a certain point, your relationships may become a caregiving scenario, where the whimsy and magic of sharing grand adventures...
Harold Perrineau Talks From Season 4 + A Season Premiere Preview
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] After a 511-day hiatus, From is back on MGM+ this Sunday, and if you’re looking for a nice way to wind down your weekend, this is not your show. If you’re ready for the Sunday scaries to take on a whole new meaning, welcome to the...
Previewing Hope Valley: 1874
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] This weekend, Hallmark Channel wraps up the 13th season of its tentpole series, When Calls the Heart, which is already slated to return for its 14th next year. To bide the time between seasons, Hallmark+ is rolling out a second spinoff of the series (following When Hope...
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Let’s Talk About Will Trent
[Spoilers for “The Blank Expanse of Nothing”] It’s been a minute since I’ve had a good, old-fashioned rant about a TV series, so I’m overdue. If you’ve followed me on IG the last few years (hi!), you know that I yell often and loud about my love for Will Trent....
Tim Rozon Looks Back on SurrealEstate
[Warning: All the spoilers ahead.] To close out our SurrealEstate coverage (for now), I chatted with Tim Rozon about Season 3 and getting the band back together. For the third season, production moved from Newfoundland to Ottawa, and Rozon was ready to dive back in. “We were in a...
George R. Olson Unpacks SurrealEstate Season 3
[Warning: ALL the spoilers ahead.] In case you missed the news last week, SurrealEstate has concluded with its third season, which aired last summer. On Friday, I spoke with series creator George R. Olson and series star Tim Rozon about saying goodbye to the show. You can read that piece...
George R. Olson and Tim Rozon Share Their Gratitude for SurrealEstate’s Run
Since SurrealEstate wrapped its third season six months ago, I’ve checked about once a week to see whether there was any news on cancelled or renewed. As long as there was no decision, there was still hope for a fourth season. This week, series creator George R. Olson let the...
Hulu’s Paradise S1 Weaves Past and Present to Unravel a Murder
One of the nice things about the symbiosis of the entertainment conglomerates is that sometimes streaming shows make their way over to linear outlets. Case in point: ABC has given Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building a primetime slot (after of course tweaking the language for FCC regs) during its...
Scott McCord Talks About Victor’s Expanding World in From Season 3
Closing out our From Season 3 coverage (which you can find here), in the second part of my conversation with Scott McCord, we talk about Victor’s new friendship with Sara, reconnecting with Tabitha, and what might be next for Victor when Season 4 returns in 2026. As we’ve talked about...
Dennis Heaton Talks Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town wraps its first season Tuesday night on FOX in the US and Wednesday night on Global TV in Canada. For US viewers, it’s been a neat addition to the usual FOX fare to have a slower-paced, small-town murder mystery with a parade of CdnTV peeps...
Harold Perrineau Talks From Season 3
[Warning: Includes spoilers for the Season 3 finale.] How are you doing, FROMily? That finale was A LOT. Thankfully we know we’re going to get more of this story, and you have a year and change to work on your Venn diagram deciphering the OMG WTFery of it all. Last...
Scott McCord Talks From Season 3
From the jump (pun intended), I’ve been a staunch advocate of Victor (and Scott McCord, who plays him), and this season, he’s been put through it. On the heels of sending Tabitha off into the unknown and having her return with his father, he unearths the long-suppressed memory that as...
Corteon Moore Talks From Season 3
From has always been really good about delighting us with mix-and-match character pairings, and this season, we’ve seen Jade and Tabitha, Sara and Victor, Henry and Victor, and Kenny and Acosta team up. As Ellis, Corteon Moore has spent a chunk of time this season paired up with Pegah Ghafoori...
What They Said: Three Revealing Conversations from Survivor’s Remorse “Closure”
WARNING: Spoilers for Survivor’s Remorse “Closure” The latest episode of Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse featured conversations that showed characters really digging deep into their thoughts, emotions and motivations.
Two Takes: The Catch “The Knock-Off”
Who can you trust? If this episode of The Catch was any indication, the answer is just about nobody. Betrayal was running rampant as Felicity (Shivani Ghai) arose from the dead to seduce-con Margot, Gretchen (Maria Thayer, Gotham, The Mindy Project) played gold-hearted Alice 2.0 before swindling Ethan, Tessa jumped...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Supergirl “Worlds Finest”
Oh, Supergirl. That ending was cold. But I can’t hate on you because the latest episode has quickly become one of my favorites.
What Lucifer Said: Favorite quotes from Supernatural “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
Supernatural episodes are almost always funny but thanks to the dialogue and a certain man speaking said dialogue, I laughed a lot during “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” You know, when I wasn’t busy fearing for Sam’s life or wondering what in the world was going on with Dean and...
3 Moments of Goodness from Brooklyn Nine-Nine “Johnny and Dora”
The most satisfying part of this season’s finale has to the Jake and Amy kiss. Well, they kiss three times but the last one is the best one — and it means something. The Charles and Rosa dynamic was also great. I love how she’s convinced he doesn’t know anything...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Supernatural “Angel Heart”
Okay, that was my favorite of all the Claire episodes. In the beginning I think this arc was a bit shaky, to be honest. But I think it ended strong and that’s thanks to the chemistry between the actors as well as the strength of the writing, courtesy of Robbie...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from New Girl “Landline”
Jess has a ladyboner for a new teacher, with a pretty inappropriate last name. I approve. Coach, ever the player, gets in trouble at school for dating (I’m using the term euphemistically here) two school employees at the same time. And Nick imagines himself a sort of secretary when they...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from The Vampire Diaries “I’ll Remember”
Season 5 Episode 1: “I’ll Remember” Writer: Caroline Dries This is odd. It’s an episode of The Vampire Diaries and there’s only one favorite quote from Damon. Of course, he was only in one scene. There are a few Hallucination!Damon quotes included though. What were some of your favorite quotes...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Brooklyn Nine-Nine “Undercover”
Before we get to my favorite quotes from the episode – and there are kind of a lot, so prepare yourself, let’s take a quick look at what when down in this season 2 premiere. Jake’s back from his undercover assignment and apparently he didn’t miss that much while he...
Diamond Dan, The Mindy Project “We’re a Couple Now, Haters!”
The Mindy Project is back (yay!) with an episode that featured a ton of character development. Before we get to all of that, let’s start with some thoughts on the season three premiere.
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