If you were a pre-teen in the eighties or nineties, you know the name Alvin Schwartz. Next to Stephen King, he’s probably responsible for warping more fragile little minds than any other author — between 1981 and 1991, he collected and retold tales of American folklore in his Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark … Continue reading
I guess her marriage to Tom Cruise made Nicole Kidman a fan of fakery, because she’s guest-starring on the fifth season of Nip/Tuck. The Oscar-winning Kidman, who met Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy on the set of their film Need, asked the (warden) pope of plastic surgery drama to write her a part on the show. … Continue reading
The cop drama that’s really about the decline of the American city The Wire has always been the redheaded stepchild of HBO. A brilliant redheaded stepchild matched only by the greatness of Deadwood, but still, the Baltimore-set series gets all the critical praise and none of the awards. (Personally? I think we’re seeing a repeat … Continue reading
Michael Mann staple and “Hey! It’s That Guy!” Bruce McGill has joined the cast of the Area 52 pilot, reports Zap2it.com. The Animal House star will play a general in the NBC comedy set at a secret government installation, where he’ll be telling co-star Matthew Lillard to ‘wipe that smirk off your face!’ Area 52 … Continue reading
Even if you hated the shit out of American Beauty and its script by Alan Ball, there’s no denying that Ball’s cable series Six Feet Under helped turn HBO into the critical and awards powerhouse it is today. As previously reported in our THUD pilot roundup, Ball’s next effort for the “not tv” channel is … Continue reading
On the Lot, the reality show that’s had aspiring filmmakers buzzing for months and would-be-writers getting asked “why don’t you enter that there contest?” by their out-of-touch relatives who don’t get the difference between a director and a screenwriter for months will premiere alongside American Idol on May 16th. The series, which follows 16 contestants … Continue reading
Whether you love it, hate it, hate how much you love it (like me), or embarrassed to admit that you watch it, there’s no denying that the hospital primetime soap Grey’s Anatomy is one of the biggest shows on TV. It’s also the only show to consistently challenge or beat CSI in the weekly smackdown … Continue reading
House lost me this season with the weak-ass way they ended out of the David Morse storyline, which took months of pressure, tension (“Good thing you failed to become a mom, because you suck at it!” never gets old) and the possibility of real change for Greg House and restored the status quo with a … Continue reading
When THUD reported on the March 5th premiere date for the NBC I-can’t-believe-it’s-not-The Departed crime drama The Black Donnellys, there was a lot of buzz about how the announcement didn’t come with a return date for the show it was replacing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. At the time, I said that we shouldn’t … Continue reading
Lucy “Xena” Lawless, who’s recently played a Cylon on Battlestar Galactica and one of the best FBI agents ever in the history of badass FBI agents on Veronica Mars, has joined the cast of ABC’s Football Wives, the much-hyped adaptation of the British soap about dudes who like to play with their balls. Lawless plays … Continue reading