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TCA: CBS Executive Panel Highlight’s New Fall Shows

August 10, 2015 Kellie Freeze Comments Off

This morning at the Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press tour, Nina Tassler, Chairman of CBS Entertainment outlined the network’s hopes for fall 2015. CBS’ family of networks also includes Showtime and The CW, but most of Tassler’s presentation highlighted the 5 freshman series on CBS. Tassler offered a single thought on each show’s appeal: Code Black– We were looking for something with “the urgency of ER.” Limitless– “What would you if you could use 100% of your mind?” Angel From Hell– “Jane Lynch perfectly embodies this role.” Life in Pieces – We quickly were able to assemble an outstanding […]

Frank Grillo thinks “Captain America Civil War” may be better than “Winter Soldier”

August 10, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer 1

We talked a little bit with actor Frank Grillo following his Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour panel for the second season of DirecTV’s Kingdom, and he had some thoughts on next spring’s eagerly awaited entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America Civil War. The 50-year-old actor has finished his work on the feature, in which he plays the villainous Brock Rumlow (aka Crossbones, introduced in Captain America: The Winter Soldier), and which he thinks audiences will love. “I think it will be as good, if not better than, the second one,” Grillo said of Civil War, which hits theaters May 6. “It was a quick […]

TCA: Reelz To Get Real This Fall With “Master P.’s Family Empire”

August 9, 2015 Kellie Freeze Comments Off

This morning at the Television Critics Association’s (TCA) Summer Press Tour, Reelz announced new programming coming to the network and introduced the gathered journalists to an one of America’s most talented and charismatic families. Stan E. Hubbard, President and CEO of the independent, family-owned network announced that NBC’s Natalie Morale’s will host a 2-hour documentary, Jackie: Behind Closed Doors, which will examine the dynamic of one of the most enigmatic and fascinating women of the 20th Century. The doc will feature interviews with historians, biographers and contemporaries of the glamorous — but lonely — former first lady. The special is slated […]

TCA: The Grinder cast and creators talk fall’s funniest sitcom

August 7, 2015 Lori Acken 1

The cast and creators of Fox’s sure-bet comedy The Grinder — starring Fred Savage and Rob Lowe as sparring brothers, the former an attorney and the latter who just played one on TV — took questions from reporters yesterday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. The session was heavy on light-hearted quips about Lowe’s looks — including a bonus moment when the former teen heartthrob was asked if he and network mate John Stamos ever got together to “talk about their handsomeness.” Watching the proceedings unseen from the back of the room, Stamos called out, “Rob! Tell the truth — we’ve […]

TCA: John Stamos is the World’s Sexiest Grandpa in “Grandfathered”

August 7, 2015 Kellie Freeze 1

John Stamos has been waiting to be a grandfather for 10 years. Well actually, he’s been waiting for this role, where he plays a lothario who spontaneously learns he’s both a father and grandfather, for 10 years. The almost-52 year-old actor, known for his role as Uncle Jesse on Full House, (which he’ll reprise in the Netflix series, Fuller House) and as a sexy yogurt pitchman reveals he’s been looking for a show that was a little edgier, maybe play a bad guy. His agent encouraged him to just “Do what you do” and play in his charming wheelhouse. Fortunately, his […]

TCA: Ryan Murphy’s New Comedy-Horror Anthology, “Scream Queens”

August 6, 2015 Kellie Freeze Comments Off

Two of Ryan Murphy’s favorite genres — horror and comedy — collide in his newest series, Scream Queens. (He’s concurrently writing, producing and directing three — yes THREE — series!) The satirical look at sorority life is filtered through a lens of a 20-year mystery that’s lurked at Anytown, USA’s Wallace University. The series boasts an entire pledge class-worth of young starlets including Ryan Murphy muses Emma Roberts (American Horror Story: Coven, Freak Show and the upcoming Hotel) and Lea Michele (Glee) and Skyler Samuels (who appeared in four episodes of AHS: Freak Show) as well as Billie Lourd, Keke Palmer and Abigail […]

TCA: Fox Studios’ Walden, Newman talk Empire, X-Files, Prison Break and more

August 6, 2015 Lori Acken 1

Dana Walden and Gary Newman, chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group, took the stage at the Television Critics Association press tour this morning to talk about their first year at the helm. Walden said they focused on creating a turnaround at the network without compromising the 20th Century Fox Studio and brand. Walden noted the success of the January launch, Empire, which was the most-watched show — cable or broadcast — of the midseason, luring an average of 17 million viewers per week, with 26-million per episode total. The network also garnered 59 Emmy nominations for Fox Studios — second […]

TCA: Scratch The Auction World’s Seedy Underbelly In “The Art of More”

August 5, 2015 Kellie Freeze Comments Off

Streaming service, Crackle, invites you to peek at the underbelly of the cutthroat world of high-end action houses in its first scripted drama, The Art of More. The 10-epsiode series stars Dennis Quaid (who also serves as an executive producer), Christian Cooke, Kate Bosworth and Cary Elwes. At the center of The Art of More, is Graham Connor (Cooke) — a former soldier who uses his wartime experience as a thief of antiquities to wiggle his way into the big-money, high-stakes and high-class world of art and antiquity auctioning (auctioneering? Not sure). • MORE: https://www.channelguidemag.com/2015/08/05/tca-art-of-more/ The series debuts November 19 on […]

TCA: ABC Family’s Startup U star Tim Draper: “We teach future, not history”

August 5, 2015 Lori Acken Comments Off

Third generation venture capital investor and Draper University founder Tim Draper appeared before the Television Critics Association this morning to talk about his new ABC Family reality series Startup U. Set on the university’s Silicon Valley campus — where, Draper says, his immersive program “transforms ordinary people into heroic entrepreneurs” — Startup U stars Draper, his former student turned program director Charlie Taibi, 26, Draper University entrepreneur in residence Sequoia Blodgett, 31, and ten students eager to become business legends. Draper told reporters that some 400 students from around the globe have gone through the program, launching 220 companies and scoring $22 […]

Fall In Love With Kevin From Work

August 5, 2015 Kellie Freeze 1

ABC Family borrows from the best in its new single-camera series Kevin From Work. In the cute and clever pilot, Kevin (Noah Reid, Backpackers) accepts an overseas job and crows, “I finally get to leave the worst job in history!” In an act of alcohol-fueled bravado, he pens an admission of love to his office crush, but when the dream job falls through, he has to return to his old job and the fallout of his lovelorn confession. Reid describes Kevin as “the Everyman” who often falls victim to the adage that nice guys finish last. “Things don’t quite […]