Childhood’s End Preview
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Syfy’s second entry into the December miniseries fray is Childhood’s End, a six-hour adaptation of a 1953 Arthur C. Clarke novel about extraterrestrial visitors who drop into Earth to help its inhabitants right a sinking ship. The decades-spanning story explores the various and sundry fallout that happens when nothing is…
Saints & Strangers Preview
In recent history, the tarnish has come off the American Thanksgiving origin story, and this weekend, National Geographic gets into the thick of it with a two-night scripted miniseries that stars a slew of familiar faces.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Premiere Preview: “The Friends of English Magic”
Warning: Spoilers Ahead Based on the much-loved and lauded novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell tells the story of two very different magicians. As the Napoleonic Wars rage on, most people believe magic to be a dead practice. But when Mr Norrell reveals his powers, he becomes an overnight celebrity….
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Preview
The Marilyn Monroe story has been told several times, and folks familiar with it know that her onscreen success masked a troubling, terrifying, and ultimately doomed life offscreen. This weekend, Lifetime adapts J. Randy Taraborrelli’s 2009 bestseller, “The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe,” which sheds light on a story that…
Texas Rising Preview
History Channel takes “go big or go home” to heart starting Monday night with the kickoff of Texas Rising, a ten-hour (five-part) miniseries about the rise of the Texas Rangers after the fall of the Alamo in 1836.
Director Jonny Campbell Talks HBO’s The Casual Vacancy [Exclusive]
If you’ve seen the first season of In The Flesh, you’re familiar with the visual style of director Jonny Campbell. If you’ve seen Doctor Who‘s “Vincent and the Doctor,” you understand director Jonny Campbell’s aesthetic. He may not be a household name in the US (yet), but I’m hoping that will…
TV Goodness Teaser: HBO’s The Casual Vacancy
All we need to know about HBO’s The Casual Vacancy is that it’s based on the J.K. Rowling novel and Harry Potter‘s Michael Gambon is in the cast. Consider us on board. A new trailer is out for the miniseries that’s set to air April 29 and 30. And it’s a bit…
Sons of Liberty Preview
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] HISTORY gets dramatic this weekend with Sons of Liberty, a three-night scripted (yay!) miniseries event starring Ben Barnes (Seventh Son), Henry Thomas, Ryan Eggold (The Blacklist), Kevin Ryan (Copper), Rafe Spall (Prometheus), Michael Raymond-James (Terriers), Jason O’Mara, Dean Norris (Under the Dome), Martin Csokas (Covert Affairs), and Emily Berrington (24:…
TV Movie Goodness Mini-Series Preview: Lifetime’s The Red Tent [VIDEO and PHOTOS]
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Lifetime gets biblical this weekend with The Red Tent, a genuinely sweeping four-hour mini-series that follows a family of women short-shrifted in the Bible. Full disclosure–it’s been at least 30 years since I thumbed through a Bible, and I haven’t read the blockbuster novel by Anita…
TV Goodness Teaser: The HBO Miniseries Olive Kitteridge [VIDEO]
We read this book and loved it, so the moment we heard HBO had this project in development we knew we’d be watching. With a cast like this, can you really go wrong? This miniseries stars Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins and Bill Murray. Talk about an impressive cast. The book…
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…
Counting Down to From Season 2
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] We’re just shy of two weeks away from Season 2 of last spring’s obsession, From, which premieres at 9 pm/8c, Sunday, April 23rd, on MGM+ (formerly EPIX). If you never picked it up last year, now’s your chance, and you can do it for free, catching…
Thank Me Later: Will Trent
[Warning: spoilers ahead.] I’m on record as loving and losing shows over at ABC so I’m usually very reticent to pick something up on the network until it’s been renewed, and I seriously hope I’m not jinxing it, but I took a chance on the deeply odd and very sweet…
Dennis Heaton Talks The Imperfects
Longtime readers at TV Goodness will know that Motive is one of my ride-or-die series, and as such, I am fiercely loyal to its creator, Dennis Heaton. He followed up that fantastic reverse procedural with Netflix’s The Order and is back on our streaming screens with The Imperfects, which dropped…
Kelly McCormack Talks Favorite Moments in A League of Their Own
[Warning: Mild spoilers for season 1.] Now that you’ve had a chance to watch A League of Their Own, here’s the rest of my chat with Kelly McCormack about her favorite moments of the season. Seeing the iconic Peaches uniforms for the first time wasn’t just a goosebump moment for…
John Griffin and Harold Perrineau Talk From Season 1 Finale
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] How are we doing, #FROMily? In case you missed it this morning, the very good news is that that cliffhanger will be followed by a second season, which was gifted this morning ahead of the linear broadcast of the finale. I always legitimately appreciate when we…
Elizabeth Saunders Talks From
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] One of the things that makes EPIX’s From such a fun ride is the abundance of Canadian cast members. Elizabeth Saunders, who plays Donna, is a favorite from her turn on the third season of Mary Kills People [streaming on Global TV in Canada and Roku…
Corteon Moore Talks From “Broken Windows, Open Doors”
[Warning: Spoilers for tonight’s episode.] Tonight’s episode of From had us all in our feels as we learned through flashbacks about the Sophie’s Choice Boyd had to make to save his son, and back in the present as Boyd said his piece with Ellis before heading into the woods with…
Pegah Ghafoori Talks From “All Good Things…”
[Warning: Spoilers for tonight’s episode] Tonight on From, Fatima’s anniversary celebration turned into a Colony House of horrors when a misguided Kevin let his monster bae in and she promptly killed him and left the window open for her crew. While the party devolved into terror and sent everyone running,…
Shaun Majumder Talks From “Book 74”
[Warning: Spoilers for tonight’s episode.] Tonight on EPIX’s From, Father Khatri made a bold move, kidnapping Sara instead of turning her in, and then recognizing her as a vessel for some big messages. That startling realization speaks to him on multiple levels–as a man of faith, a man trapped in…
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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