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America’s Worst Tattoos Season 2: Megan Massacre is on both sides of the machine!

March 24, 2014 Lori Acken Comments Off

The bad tattoos are bigger and the backstories even crazier when Season 2 of TLC’s Thursday night guilty pleasure America’s Worst Tattoos premieres March 27 at 10:30pm ET. “A lot of the tattoos this season compared to last season are a lot bigger and a lot harder to cover up,” says Megan Massacre, the show’s good-natured, flame-haired star, of the challenges facing her and her fellow AWT artists Jeremy Swan, Tim Pangburn and Lisa Del Toro. “You definitely see the stress level from the artists who are scrambling to figure out how they are going to get this done. But […]

The Walking Dead: Josh McDermitt on what’s ahead for Dr. Eugene Porter and Co.

March 22, 2014 Lori Acken Comments Off

With just two episodes left in The Walking Dead Season 4, we’re all on the march to Terminus, right? Er, right? Even if not all of us are exactly aware that that’s what we’re doing? And if it’s a good idea or not. Plus, we’ve got some new folks along for the ride. Dr. Eugene Porter, Sgt. Abraham Ford and Rosita Espinosa — the long-awaited fan favorites from The Walking Dead graphic novels — have swerved off their mission to get the mullet-noggined, trigger-happy Eugene to Washington, D.C., and are tagging along with Glenn and Tara at his insistence. And […]

“Deal With It” host Theo Von talks Season 2, celeb guests include Nick Cannon, Jenner sisters & more

March 19, 2014 Barb Oates Comments Off

TBS’ Deal With It host Theo Von tells us “I was laughing at some points, even crying with laughter,” in regards to some of the hidden-camera pranks they pull off in Season 2 of the comedy series, debuting tonight on TBS at 10:30pmET/9:30pmCT. From executive producer Howie Mandel, Deal With It is a hidden-camera game show in which everyday people are secretly dared to pull a prank on their unwitting companion with no time to prepare. The tasks usually involve the contestant doing something incredibly embarrassing or insulting in public to the prank victim. The contestant must obey all instructions […]

TURN: AMC’s captivating new drama reveals America’s first spy ring

March 17, 2014 Lori Acken Comments Off

At a January press conference, British actor Jamie Bell was asked what he learned about the American Revolution as a schoolboy — years before he signed on to play Culper Ring spy Abraham Woodhull in AMC’s new, fact-based drama TURN. Bell offered a wry smile and a brief response. “They taught us that we lost,” he said. Later, discussing the series in an airy Pasadena restaurant, Bell admits he finds the relevance of most period dramas questionable, but TURN — based on historian Alexander Rose’s 2006 book Washington’s Spies about a little-known group of childhood friends who risked everything to help George […]

Sam Champion makes The Weather Channel ‘America’s Morning Headquarters‘

March 10, 2014 Lori Acken 1

In late 2013, The Weather Channel offered Good Morning America’s beloved weatherman Sam Champion an opportunity to take the next step in his 30-year career — and better serve the legions who trust him to keep them safe in a storm, in the process — as a managing editor at the network. Beginning March 17, Champion expands that role as anchor of the new morning show AMHQ, short for America’s Morning Headquarters. Champion says that AMHQ — which airs weekdays from 7-10am — breaks the morning-show mold, delivering both relevant news coverage and in-depth weather information in a way that acknowledges […]

Interview: Gillian Anderson of NBC’s “Crisis”

March 10, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

You’ll be seeing a good amount of actress Gillian Anderson on NBC this spring. Not only is she returning to her recurring role on the acclaimed thriller Hannibal, which started Season 2 on Feb. 28 and airs Fridays, but she is also a regular in the new series Crisis. Crisis examines the extremes to which elite and influential Washington, D.C., parents go when their children are kidnapped during a class outing. Anderson plays one of those elite parents, Meg Fitch. During a recent interview, Anderson told me that Fitch “is a very, very powerful woman — usually the most powerful […]

Ted Allen shares Chopped secrets and dishes on Chopped Tournament of Stars

March 8, 2014 Lori Acken Comments Off

With an impressive 257 episodes of Food Network’s mainstay competition series Chopped under his belt, the show’s host Ted Allen says his gig is only getting better. “We have a team of 12 editors and they spend 37 days on each episode,” Allen says, “and the current run that they’re working on, the one that is going to be coming out soon — I feel like we just keep getting better at it. All of us. The judges. The camera operators. The directors. The music. And particularly the casting. Things are just cutting together really, really pretty!” Beginning Sunday, Allen […]

Interview: Johnny Sequoyah and Jake McLaughlin of NBC’s “Believe”

March 7, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

With a pedigree including executive producers J.J. Abrams (Revolution, Lost) and Alfonso Cuarón (Oscar-winning director of Gravity), you might expect something mysterious and technically thrilling from NBC‘s new series Believe, and you’d be right. Believe reminds me a little of Stephen King’s Firestarter, and follows young Bo (Johnny Sequoyah), a girl with gifts such as levitation, telekinesis and the ability to control nature, among other things. When sinister forces (led by a mysterious character played by Kyle MacLachlan) seek to control her and her abilities, Bo’s protectors (played by Delroy Lindo and Jamie Chung) turn to an unlikely source to […]

The women of “Suits” talk about the return of the hit USA drama

March 6, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer 1

USA Network’s hit drama Suits airs the back six episodes of Season 3 starting March 6, and things are heating up. Rachel (Meghan Markle) and Mike (Patrick J. Adams) are moving in together, but the bliss may be short-lived as the dogged Louis (Rick Hoffman) comes ever closer to finding out, and revealing, Mike’s secret. Meanwhile, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and Jessica (Gina Torres) find their friendship further evolving as they address the firm’s future. The drama of Suits is interesting because, while it is set at a corporate law firm, a world some would associate with primarily male egos, those […]

Oprah Winfrey Interviews Russell Brand Sunday, March 9 on OWN

March 6, 2014 Kellie Freeze 1

On Sunday’s series premiere of Oprah Prime, (9pmET/PT on OWN) Oprah Winfrey interviews Russell Brand about his well-publicized battle with addiction and his recovery from drugs and alcohol. This frank one-on-one also discusses how the recent passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman has caused Brand to reflect on his own sobriety. Brand has made brave comments before about his addiction and recovery, but an entire hour focused on his journey and struggles should present a lot insight into mindset of an addict. Expect a very intense and honest interview; Oprah Winfrey is gifted in broaching subjects with tact and care, but […]