VIDEO of the Day: Derek Gets Abducted, Criminal Minds
WARNING: Mild spoilers for CBS’ Criminal Minds Tonight’s Criminal Minds is a big one for star Shemar Moore. His character’s been abducted and it’s up to the BAU to find him. Even the title of this episode is named after his character. It looks like “Derek” is going to be…
Soap Notes: Shemar Moore Returns to The Young and the Restless [PHOTOS and VIDEO]
This is a story that makes me so incredibly happy. Before starring on CBS’ hit crime drama, Criminal Minds, Shemar Moore was Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless. He originally appeared on the daytime soap from 1994 to 2002. And then again from 2004 to 2005. He was one…
Rewind and Repeat: Morgan…In a Towel…In Garcia’s Apartment, Criminal Minds “Snake Eyes”
Yes, former Superman Dean Cain starred in the latest Criminal Minds as a gambling addict/murderer. It was good to see him. But there was a rewind & repeat moment that I need to talk about more. It has to do with a certain scene that featured Morgan and Garcia. You…
It Was So Good To See You: Guide to Guest Stars (Week of January 29)
It is always interesting to see the guest stars that pop up on your favorite shows, especially during February sweeps. Even more so when it’s the first week of February sweeps, which means there will be even greater guest stars yet to come throughout the month.
Guest Star Goodness: Criminal Minds’ 150th Episode, “Unknown Subject”
The show’s 150th episode wasn’t a big, over-the-top hour of television, but it did feature a suspenseful case as well as an Emily Prentiss dealing with the fallout from events that culminated in her faked death. She had her final session with a job-mandated therapist, and it’s clear she’s not…
Sudden TV Crush: Matthew Gray Gubler, Criminal Minds
I know I’m incredibly late to the Matthew Gray Gubler game but at least I’ve finally arrived. That has to count for something, right? I’ve been a periodic watcher of Criminal Minds over the years, although this season, I’ve watched more than ever before. Gubler has always been utterly adorkable….
The Beat Check: Guilty Thoughts on NCIS, NCIS: LA and Criminal Minds
The Beat Check is a new feature that focuses on TV’s many (many) procedural shows. This week, we got strong episodes from three of TV’s highest-rated procedurals: NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles and Criminal Minds. There were many reasons why they were not to be missed. Guilt was a common theme…
Character Development: The Team Finds Out Prentiss is Alive, Criminal Minds
I wanted to watch the first couple of Criminal Minds episodes before writing about the fallout of last season’s big storyline. Prentiss was murdered — or so much of the team thought. The loophole came at the end of the S6 finale when it turned out Emily was alive and…
Guest Star Goodness: Revenge “Trust”
When I first heard the synopsis for Revenge I didn’t think I’d be interested. I love Emily VanCamp but when I was planning out my Fall TV schedule (yes, I’m a total TV nerd) this show wasn’t on it. But the buzz started building and a few friends saw the…
Things TV Goodness Learned at the Criminal Minds Fall Preview Panel
The Criminal Minds Panel @ CBS’ Fall Preview Night at the Paley Center Cast from l. to r. Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler, Shemar Moore, Paget Brewster, Thomas Gibson, Joe Mantegna, EP Erica Messer The cast is extremely funny and very appreciative of the show’s success, each other…
Catching Up with Ted Lasso and Previewing Season 2
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] The not so dirty little secret about how I approach a new series is that I sometimes make a call based on the headspace I’m in at the time. It’s been a minute since I’ve picked up a show after the first season and then binge…
Interview: Henri Esteve on Grown-ish Season 3
An interview with Henri Esteve, who plays Javi on Freeform’s Grown-ish. He talks about his season three experience.
For All Mankind Season 2: Talking with Wrenn Schmidt, Krys Marshall, Jodi Balfour, and Sonya Walger [Exclusive]
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] One of the hooks of For All Mankind is that it’s very much a story about the women of NASA. In Season 2, we explore the journeys of the women in the program, either through their own service or through their family affiliations. Four of those…
Rosy McEwen Talks The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Season Finale [Exclusive]
[Warning: Spoilers for the season finale episodes.] How’s everyone after that finale? I will freely admit I got a little misty in episode eight as John told Sara why he loved her, and later that he wanted her despite what he might forfeit, and then at the end when he…
Rosy McEwen Talks The Alienist: Angel of Darkness [Exclusive]
Hands down, one of the best surprises of The Alienist: Angel of Darkness is that the serial killer this season has been front and center alongside the cast as a fully-formed character. We’ve watched Libby Hatch devolve from a prim, mild-mannered nurse to a woman in a rage hell-bent on…
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Relationship Recap: John and Sara
[Warning: Spoilers for “Belly of the Beast” and “Memento Mori”] If you’ve read me for a while (thank you!), you know two things — I lean way, way in on the characters I adore and I loathe love geometry arcs. So, I’m torn about where we are and where we…
Louriza Tronco Talks The Order Season 2 [Exclusive]
[Warning: Spoilers ahead for Season 2.] The Order’s second season is dark yet delightful entertainment on many levels, and one of its biggest sources of joy and snark is the sassy Gabrielle Dupres. Last season, she was assertive and deadly and fairly annoyed with the world. This season, she’s been…
Previewing Netflix’s Virgin River
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Full disclosure: I have a Netflix account for my Mom, but I’m not a regular viewer. If I get a heads up on something, I’ll go look for it, but I don’t have a wander across its offerings, which, as I understand it, is how most…
Final Thoughts From the Killjoys Team [Exclusive]
This is the day of the week I’d normally hit you up with a Killjoys preview, but now that we’ve put the series to bed and released Team Awesome Force into the wild, I have one more treat for you–some final thoughts excerpted from my conversations with the Killjoys folks….
Michelle Lovretta Talks Wrapping Up Killjoys [Exclusive]
[Warning: Spoilers for the series finale.] To quote Miss Jackson, “That’s the end?” Yes, friends, it is. And like I promised you, everything would be, was, and is alright. I went to the Killjoys source, series creator Michelle Lovretta, who wrote the last episode, to break down that delicious finale….
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: Top 3 Quotable Moments from Preacher “El Valero”
Both Quincannon and Jesse refuse to give up on what they each think is rightfully theirs. While Jesse is struggling to face the consequences of his actions, Quincannon has laid his past demons to rest and is hellbent on moving forward and putting Annville on the map again. Despite a…
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 They Said: Top 4 Quotable Moments from Black Sails “XXIII”
The dialogue in “XXIII” is phenomenal. It’s always a fun ride when Black Sails carries its viewers along without giving them the chance to catch their breath. When an episode moves at this unforgiving pace, there is no chance for a breather nor is there a respite from the information…
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…
What They Said: The Flash, “Legends Of Today” and Arrow, “Legends Of Yesterday”
Two nights of Arrow + The Flash = what more could we ask for?! I don’t know what it is about blending these shows, but I can’t help but feel that every time they come together, they somehow become greater than the sum of their parts. And that’s saying a lot…
What they Said: Top 4 Quotable Moments from Graceland “Little Bo Bleep”
Shoot outs. Fake outs. And long-awaited revelations. “Little Bo Bleep” was a jam-packed episode that wrapped up some loose ends and totally frayed others. Â It finally gave us one Sarkissian in jail and pulled back the curtain on Briggs’ master plan, but it also set up Jakes for a world…
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Poldark “Part 4”
“What have I told you, I don’t require my wife to crochet and sip tea, but I do require her to remember she’s not a beast of burden.†No, I’m not talking about The Rolling Stones! I have to admit though, just for a second, the lyrics popped into my…
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