The Strain Preview: “First Born”
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Origin stories are always interesting in the middle of an otherwise apocalyptic series and this week on The Strain, we dive into exactly why Quinlan is so hell-bent on killing The Master.
The Strain Preview: “Bad White”
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Tonight on The Strain, we catch up with Dutch and her old hacker posse (which includes Christopher Jacot, who you might recognize from Chiller’s Slasher this spring or his Hallmark Channel movies) while Eph locates Setrakian–and sizes up his alliance with Quinlan–with perhaps less-than-honorable intentions, and Palmer keeps chasing…
First Look: The Strain Season 3
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] We’re a week out from The Strain‘s third season premiere, with a later premiere than normal due to the Olympics. I’ve missed it this summer, after it snuck up on me as appointment TV, so I’m very glad it’s finally back. The one asterisk is that we’ll…
Natalie Brown Talks For Love and Honor, The Strain, and Channel Zero [Exclusive]
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] It’s always fun when folks from our series switch gears into something complete different. This weekend, The Strain‘s Natalie Brown gets to lighten things up considerably when she stars opposite Good Witch‘s James Denton in Hallmark Channel’s For Love and Honor. I chatted with Brown about the…
Tuned In Contenders: Composer Jeff Russo [Exclusive]
With 2016 Emmy nominations less than 2 months away, we thought it would be fun to talk to composers who have been doing some great work on TV. Our first interview is with Jeff Russo. Definitely a favorite here at TV Goodness, we wanted to talk to him about FX’s…
The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Preview “The Race Card”
For weeks I’ve been hearing how great this series is, so I finally decided to catch up. Not only does this series take a much closer — and pretty intimate — look at both sides of “the trial of the century,” but we get a small dose of what it…
American Horror Story: Hotel “Be Our Guest”
Was that really the season finale of American Horror Story: Hotel? I ask because it sure didn’t feel like one. Instead of a powerhouse ending, we were given an episode that focused too much on a character from another season, giving the majority of the characters happy endings, and leaving us…
American Horror Story: Hotel “She Gets Revenge”
Watching American Horror Story: Hotel is like hanging out with that good friend whom you love, but can’t seem to comprehend the life choices they make. The latest episode, “She Gets Revenge,” managed to make me smile, scratch my head in confusion, and wonder why Matt Bomer doesn’t just dance…
American Horror Story: Hotel “The Ten Commandments Killer”
There are many ways to sum up an episode: thumbs up or down, star ratings, etc. Let me say I can sum up the latest installment of American Horror Story: Hotel, titled “The Ten Commandments Killer,” with a groan and an eye-roll. With a weak plot twist and a lack…
American Horror Story: Hotel “Flicker”
The Countess is an icy, selfish woman who has caused a great deal of pain to those around her. On the latest installment of American Horror Story: Hotel, titled “Flicker,†we got to see the real woman behind the mask. This was by far one of my favorite episodes this…
George R. Olson, Tim Rozon, and Sarah Levy Talk the SurrealEstate S2 Finale
[Spoilers for the SurrealEstate Season 2 finale.] How’s everyone doing after the finale? As we close out the second season of SurrealEstate, some of our merry band of misfits are scattering to the winds–Zooey to law school, Phil to the Vatican, and Augie back to his think tank with Rochelle,…
Previewing SurrealEstate Season 2 Finale + Revisiting the Season with George R. Olson
[Warning; General spoilers ahead.] Strap in, SurrealEstate fam, because we’ve arrived at the Season 2 finale, and it’s a doozy. As we saw in the closing moments of last week’s episode, Susan is back. But because we have one more episode left, it’s not as simple as all that, as…
Tyler Hynes Talks Through His Eight-Film Hallmark Holiday Library
Things you realize when you have to re-record your shows on a new DVR – just how many Hallmark movies your people have done. Fan favorite – and one of ours – Tyler Hynes has done eight Christmas movies for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries since 2018. Alongside…
Spencer Creaghan Talks About Creating SurrealEstate’s Signature Sound
SurrealEstate is winding down its second season, with two episodes left, and just as in Season 1, Spencer Creaghan’s music continues to be a character unto itself. And every week, he shares tidbits with the fans via his s social media channels, something he started to help give them an…
Andrew Walker Talks Christmas Island and the Magical Hallmark Community
[Warning: Spoilers for Christmas Island.] Now that the Screen Actors Guild strike has been resolved, we’re able to resume regularly scheduled programming and interview our favorites and yours. Up first, earlier today, I spoke with Andrew Walker about Christmas Island, which premiered last weekend and encores tonight and through the…
George Olson and Danishka Esterhazy Talk SurrealEstate “I Put a Spell on You”
[Warning: Spoilers for the episode.] Tonight’s fun new SurrealEstate found Luke caught up in an especially bewitching woman, Kay, played by Tara Yelland, Susan trapped in her house, and Zooey learning the ropes. In the next part of my conversation with showrunner George R. Olson and producing director Danishka Esterhazy,…
Danishka Esterhazy Talks SurrealEstate: “The Butler Didn’t”
[Warning: General spoilers for the episode]. Tonight’s new SurrealEstate, “The Butler Didn’t,” follows the team as they investigate the years-earlier mysterious death of a woman whose ghost now reenacts her hanging by dropping over the banister from the second floor to terrify anyone on the landing or at the bottom…
Scott McCord and Elizabeth Saunders Talk the From Season 2 finale
[Warning: Spoilers for the season finale.] How’s everyone doing after that finale? While we wait and wonder and hope for a third season announcement, soon, here’s what Scott McCord and Elizabeth Saunders had to say about their parts of the finale, and where they hope they get to go next….
Scott McCord and Elizabeth Saunders Talk From Season 2 + A Season Finale Preview
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] It all comes down this, #FROMily. As Sunday’s episode wraps up Season 2, we begin with the aftermath of the terrifying onset of seemingly simultaneous attacks on Julie, Marielle, and Randall, which accelerate the “We gotta get out of this place” of it all. Sara comes…
Alison Sweeney Talks About What’s Next for Hannah and Mike After Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
[Warning: Spoilers for Carrot Cake Murder.] Everybody OK after that Hannah Swensen Mystery twist? Thankfully, our favorite crime-solving couple is still on speaking term, even if they’re on a break (hopefully not that kind of break). Most importantly, we already know this isn’t the last film in the series. No…
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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