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Henry Rollins Takes Nat Geo Wild Into The “Snake Underworld”

Snakes have been a fascination for people since biblical times, and an icon in the hard rock world since its earliest days. Unbeknownst to many, like the hard rock scene, the snake world has its own underground, a rich subculture full of hardcore enthusiasts who feed on the adrenaline of their passion. And if there’s one guy who’s a satellite drifting into both universes, it’s Henry Rollins. The attitude-filled singer of the Rollins Band, spoken-word artist, author and frequent cable TV personality is doing his thing once again, this time for Nat Geo Wild, as he hosts Snake Underworld, premiering […]

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Prince William Of Wales And Kate Middleton Finally Tie The Knot

So … did you get out your tiara and your tea set and set your alarm clock for the wee hours of the morning when Prince Charles married winsome schoolmarm Diana Spencer on July 29, 1981? If you did, you were one of 750 million folks around the world who tuned in to see the nervous girl with the blond bangs and 25-foot train walk into St. Paul’s Cathedral a Lady and emerge a Princess … and an icon. Three decades later, the late Diana’s oldest son, William, 28, will make a royal marriage for himself when he weds former […]

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Drama

Bruce Campbell’s “Burn Notice” Character Is The Subject Of A Prequel Film

B-movie legend Bruce Campbell is most noted for his starring turns in the Evil Dead films, and while he does reveal in our interview that a remake of that horror classic “is happening and moving forward,” he currently keeps busiest seven months out of the year costarring as Sam Axe in the series Burn Notice, which will begin its fifth season later this year. The series is a hit, with Campbell stating that viewers just can’t get enough of it. “What the audience wants is more material,” he says. “They expanded the show from 13 episodes to 16 to 18. […]

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Starz Retells The King Arthur Legend Camelot In Its Own Bold, Brash Way

With every retelling of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table come the claims that this is a version unlike any ever seen before. Whether it’s supposedly more historically accurate (King Arthur), a revisionist romance (First Knight), outright parody (Monty Python and the Holy Grail), or a lavish Hollywood musical (Camelot), there is an Arthur tale for every taste. Enter the new Camelot, which premieres April 1 on Starz. It is not connected to the musical that starred Richard Burton on Broadway, then Richard Harris on film, nor is it a close sibling of the […]

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Interview

“Game Of Thrones” Scribes Discuss Adapting An Epic

In his multipart saga A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin has thousands of pages, as well as countless appendices and maps to help readers sort out the mammoth world of medieval fantasy he created. The writers of Game of Thrones, the new HBO series (airing Sundays beginning April 17) based on Martin’s works, have just a few hours and can’t rely on viewers’ ability to flip pages back and forth to remember who’s who, what kingdom is where and when some conqueror might have ascended to the throne. Still, it’s a challenge that David Benioff and D.B. […]

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Drama

“Big Love” Star Mireille Enos Is Back In A Ponytail As She Takes The Lead In AMC’s “The Killing”

For the soft-spoken Mireille Enos, the storyline for her latest project, The Killing, couldn’t have been more heartbreaking yet more thrilling at the same time. After three seasons on HBO’s acclaimed series Big Love playing both Kathy and her twin sister JoDean, Enos was ready to take the lead in AMC’s new serial drama premiering April 3. Enos plays Sarah Linden, a complicated Seattle homicide detective who is leading the murder investigation of Rosie Larsen. A bit reminiscent of the 1990 Twin Peaks serial and the whole “who killed Laura Palmer” mystery, this series is actually based on the hugely […]

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Historical Programming

The Infamous Borgias Are The Focus Of Showtime’s New Historical Drama Series

Of the three drama series featured in this cover story, the only one based on actual historical people and events is Showtime’s The Borgias, which chronicles the infamous Spanish family that held power in Italy — and throughout the church — during the early Renaissance after their patriarch, Rodrigo Borgia (played in the series by Oscar winner Jeremy Irons), manipulated his way into being elected Pope Alexander VI. Despite being tied to historical people and places, though, The Borgias definitely does not suffer from lack of drama. Where the other series may be able to rely on myth and make-believe, […]

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ReelzChannel takes on “The Kennedys” Miniseries

By Brian Gorman Controversial things routinely fail to live up to their billing. But, going by the first installment of The Kennedys miniseries — premiering April 3 on ReelzChannel — it’s hard to imagine how anyone could be offended by what appears to be a fairly discreet historical drama. The Kennedys | Hollywood Dailies | Movie Trailer | Review As many people know, The Kennedys, a U.S.-Canadian co-production shot in Toronto in the summer of 2010, was abruptly canceled by its U.S. broadcaster, History, reportedly at the urging of some Kennedy family members. There were charges of historical inaccuracies, a […]