It’s been a wild, unexpected ride through the psyche of a young Norman Bates in A&E’s Psycho prequel Bates Motel. While Freddie Highmore has proved a good choice to communicate the awkwardness and potential lethality in the future killer, Vera Farmiga has emerged as the show’s undeniable star. She’s a force of nature in every scene, careening ever-so-closely to Mommie Dearest camp yet still managing to make Norma’s emotions seem the action of a loving, if tragically misguided mother as opposed to the monster from the Hitchcock film. In this clip from the debut season’s finale, an episode titled “Midnight,” [...]
Author: Stacey Harrison
Jason Collins visits “Jimmy Kimmel Live” with his brother
NBA player Jason Collins, who made history last month by becoming the first active male player in a major team American sport to openly identify as gay, stopped by ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night, bringing along his brother Jarren. Jarren expressed unconditional love for his brother, who currently is a free agent looking for his next team, and joked about how he used to try to set him up on dates with women all the time, to no avail. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
Full trailer for ABC’s “Marvel: Agents of SHIELD”
OK, the hype is now coming fast and furious for Joss Whedon’s TV spinoff of the Marvel Comics universe, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. This weekend saw the release of a brief teaser trailer, and now we have a full three-minute preview. Enjoy!
“American Masters: Mel Brooks — Make A Noise”: Review
American Masters: Mel Brooks — Make a Noise Monday, May 20 PBS, 9pm ET (PBS programming varies regionally) Of all the anecdotes Mel Brooks shares in his American Masters special, it’s one that takes place back before he ever walked onto a film set that is perhaps the most telling. During his Borscht Belt days, Brooks entertained the Catskills resort crowds by playing drums. Why did he pick the drums, out of any other instrument? Because drums made the most noise. Throughout his many decades in show business, Brooks has been that lovable ham, with a need to entertain that [...]
How I Met Your Mother recap: “Something New”
For an episode called “Something New,” How I Met Your Mother resorted to pretty much all its old tricks in its eighth season finale. Except, oh OK, we did get to see the mother, even if Ted hasn’t quite gotten to meet her. It starts a week before Barney and Robin’s wedding as the two of them try to have a nice dinner but instead encounter an obnoxious couple played by Casey Wilson (Happy Endings) and Keegan Michael Key (Key & Peele), who are actually billed as “Obnoxious Woman” and “Obnoxious Man.” They do obnoxious things like demand Barney and [...]
Disney releases preview of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”
The Marvel Universe is attempting to bring its recent dominance of the big screen (e.g. The Avengers, Iron Man 3, the upcoming Thor: The Dark World) to TV with Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from Joss Whedon. Bringing cheer to the hearts of fanboys everywhere is the front-and-center presence of Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), who appeared to have met his demise at the hands of Loki in last summer’s The Avengers. But really, why are you reading this intro anymore, just watch the clip. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
Family Tree: HBO brings Christopher Guest mockumentary style to TV
Family Tree Sundays beginning May 12 HBO, 10:30pm ET The Christopher Guest troupe of actors from films like Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and For Your Consideration seem like a little family all their own. So it’s only appropriate that they finally got around to making a show about a family. With Family Tree, Guest brings his celebrated improv mockumentary style to HBO, along with actors such as Michael McKean, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban and Ed Begley Jr., in a story about 30-year-old Tom Chadwick (Chris O’Dowd), a British man who has recently lost his job and his girlfriend. [...]
Isabella Rossellini creates “Mammas” for Sundance Channel
Mammas Sunday, May 12 Sundance Channel, 5:30pm ET Usually when someone I’m interviewing excuses themselves for a minute, it can really interrupt the flow of the conversation. That extra time it takes to get back on track could lead to me missing out on some great nugget they were about to throw my way. But when it’s Isabella Rossellini, and you overhear her speaking beautiful Italian to her son, it’s just a pleasure to sit and listen. I called the actress to learn more about her new series of short films, Mammas, premiering on Sundance Channel on Mother’s Day. It [...]
Bob Saget Showtime special “That’s What I’m Talkin’ About” airs tonight
Bob Saget: That’s What I’m Talkin’ About Friday, May 10 Showtime, 10pm ET Ever since he became the standard bearer of cheesy, squeaky-clean middlebrow humor with his protracted stints on Full House and America’s Funniest Home Videos, Bob Saget has delighted in showing the world how truly filthy he can be. From his memorable cameo in Half Baked to his increasingly raunchy standup specials, Saget has reveled in puncturing the image of his most famous gigs. He continues that streak tonight with That’s What I’m Talkin’ About, where he will strum around the stage with a guitar trotting out silly, [...]
Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell returns tonight with guest Melissa Harris-Perry
Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell Thursday, May 9 FX, 11pm ET/PT Rising star W. Kamau Bell returns with a new batch of episodes of his late-night talk show that unapologetically discusses politics, pop culture, race, religion, sex, the media — you know, all that stuff you’re not supposed to bring up at parties. Tonight’s guest on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell will be MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, who was the center of a controversy for saying in a network promo that “”we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong [...]
