Fox presented a panel on The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the Television Critics Association over the summer. Victoria Justice, who is playing Janet Weiss, the role originated by Susan Sarandon in the 1975 film, said that she saw her first midnight performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show when she was 15, with her mother. The new cast includes Justice, Laverne Cox, Reeve Carney, Christina … [Read more...]
TCA Interview: Hugh Laurie on Chance
Hugh Laurie is back on television and back in the medical field, sort of. After eight years on the Emmy winning House, Laurie did the Emmy winning miniseries The Night Manager and guested on the Emmy winning Veep. On Chance, Laurie plays forensic neuro-surgeon Eldon Chance who gets drawn into a mystery. He’s not as acerbic as Gregory House but the mental ailments with which he’s dealing with are … [Read more...]
The Exorcist: Geena Davis On Horror And Gender Equality
The Exorcist is coming to Fox and it’s bringing Geena Davis back to television. This brand new take on the classic film is set in present day. Davis plays Angela Rance, a mother already dealing with a husband (Alan Ruck) with special needs due to a head trauma, when her youngest daughter (Kat Rance) begins displaying troubling behavior. Angela consults with a priest (Alfonso Herrera) who begins to … [Read more...]
TCA Interview: Taraji P. Henson On Empire And Hidden Figures
Empire returns for its third season tonight as the reigning champion number one show on broadcast television. With that kind of popularity, spoilers are kept as closely guarded secrets. One thing we do know is that Mariah Carey is guest starring this season and she has scenes with Cookie (Taraji P. Henson). Over the summer, Taraji P. Henson was on an Empire panel for the Television Critics … [Read more...]
TCA Interview: Harry Connick, Jr. On His Talk Show
Harry Connick, Jr. is a man of many talents. His ability to sing, dance and act make him a triple threat. Now we’ve also seen him judge on American Idol. This week, Connick launches his new syndicated talk show Harry, adding host and interviewer to his list of skills. We spoke with Harry Connick, Jr. after his panel for the Television Critics Association about Harry. Check local listings for when … [Read more...]
TCA Interview: Michael Sheen on Masters of Sex
Season four of Masters of Sex begins tonight, and Masters (Michael Sheen) and Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) have reached a turning point. Their sex study has weathered the storms of the conservative ‘50s and hippie ‘60s and is fast approaching the swinging ‘70s. Over the summer, actors Michael Sheen and Lizzie Caplan joined series creator Michelle Ashford on a panel with other Showtime dramas for the … [Read more...]
TCA Interview: Wagner Moura on Narcos & Pablo Escobar
Thanks to Entourage, Pablo Escobar had become a bit of a Hollywood joke. Medellin was the failed movie that Vincent Chase made. Last year, Netflix showed Pablo Escobar meant business with their landmark series Narcos. The show told parallel stories of Escobar (Wagner Moura)’s rise in the Colombian drug trade, and DEA agents (Boyd Holbrook and Pedro Pascal) pursuing him. Now, season two deals … [Read more...]
TCA Interview: Kether Donohue On You’re The Worst
You’re the Worst has become the cult hit comedy of FXX. The dark romantic comedy is brutally real, dealing with issues of depression and pregnancy among its four leads. The central relationship is between Gretchen (Aya Cash) and Jimmy (Chris Geere), but their friend Lindsay (Kether Donohue) is a fan favorite. She became pregnant near the end of season two. FX presented a panel on You’re the … [Read more...]
TCA Interview: Denis Leary on Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
FX’s comedy Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll has a few more episodes before the end of its second season. So there was time for the cast and creators to have a panel for the Television Critics Association this summer. After the panel, creator and star Denis Leary stuck around to talk with journalists further. Leary plays a former rock star who discovers a daughter (Elizabeth Gillies) who can … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview: Justice Smith and Shameik Moore on The Get Down
The Get Down introduces modern viewers to the birth of hip-hop and DJing in 1977 New York, via a group of young characters who discover it for themselves. Justice Smith and Shameik Moore may be new discoveries to many viewers. Smith was in Paper Towns and Moore starred in Dope, but The Get Down brings them into millions of homes. Smith plays Ezekiel, a poet in love with Mylene (Herizen F. … [Read more...]
