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GAME OF THRONES - Episode 15 RECAP - Inside The Episode - Preview Epi.16 VIDEO - SPOILERS #gameofthrones

 

GAME OF THRONES - Episode 15 – 'The Ghost of Harrenhal' – RECAP:

We open the episode in King Renly’s tent as Renly talks war strategy & alliances with Catelyn Stark. Things sound somewhat promising but because of Melisandre's demon spawn birthing scene last week, everyone probably guessed that Renly's number was about to be up. Sure enough, but a few minutes into the episode Renly is driven through with the shadow demon's sword, falling into Brienne's arms and dying. Guards are upon her immediately but she quickly dispatches them.   Then, with Catelyn's urging, she and Cat beat a hasty retreat. Later is a heart-rending scene between Brienne and Catelyn, where a still very distraught Brienne pledges her loyalty to Catelyn Stark. Perfectly played by both Gwendoline Christie as Brienne and Michelle Fairley as Catelyn.

Back in Renly’s camp, the Tyrells have discovered the fate of poor Renly. Loras seems much more upset than Margaery expressing his desire for revenge by killing Stannis himself. Margaery advises caution, as does Littlefinger. She though, is thinking only about the end game, and Littlefinger appears to be on the same page. Says he, 'You wish to be a queen?' Says she, 'No.'...pause...'I wish to be THE queen.'

Stannis has arrived in Renly’s camp and all of his bannermen except the Tyrells who have fled, have joined him. Davos needs to speak with Stannis of a 'hard truth' in the forthcoming battle strategy. Stannis tells him they next sail to Blackwater Bay and, despite Davos's protestations,  Davos will command the fleet. Davos advises Stannis to leave Melisandre behind because, he tells him, he will lose his men to the Red Woman if they are victorious as she will be credited her for the victory. Stannis glumly acquiesces without argument.

In King’s Landing, Tyrion meets with Cersei about Renly’s death. Tyrion warns that they will be Stannis's next target. Cersei blithely responds that Joffrey has begun making siege plans, but she plays coy about what those plans are. Undaunted, Tyrion goes to Lancel to get the inside scoop.  After verbally kicking around Cersei's boy-toy, Tyrion learns that the Queen Regent has ordered alchemists s make wildfire. Tyrion journeys to the Alchemist’s Guild seeing firsthand the potential in “the substance.” He orders Hallyne to continue making it under Tyrion's direction now.

On the Iron Islands, Theon is preparing to set sail on his ship, the Sea Bitch. His motley crew doesn’t respect him. He meets Dagmer Cleftjaw for the first time; Dagmer suggests instead of raiding some fishing villages, they attack the under-defended Torrhen’s Square. Theon tells him they could take it, but couldn’t hold it once Winterfell sends forces to reclaim it. The two men exchange knowing glances and Theon now sees a path to victory and the much-desired respect from his men.

In Winterfell, Bran is taking yet another 'town hall' meeting,' continuing to listen to the complaints of minor lords. To his irritation, little brother Rickon noisily mashes walnuts by his side. Breaking the staid process, Rodrik bursts in declaring Torrhen Square is under attack. Despite most of them off at battle with Robb, Rodrick tells Bran he could round up 200 fighting men. Bran orders him to do so and to reclaim Torrhen Square. Later, he talks with Osha about his dreams. He talks of the three-eyed crow and then tells Osha about his dream of the sea crashing over the walls  Winterfell.

In the far North, the Night’s Watch has arrived at the Fist of the First Men. As they set up camp, Qhorin Halfhand arrives with a force from the Shadow Tower. Qhorin and Jeor Mormont, the Old Bear, talk strategy; the Halfhand wants to take a small force of men to eliminate Mance’s scouts and Jon Snow wants to go with him. Commander Mormont resists at first, but relents after an internal dialogue where he seems to remember his end-game with Snow. It doesn't hurt that Sam cheerfully offers to pick up Jon’s steward duties.

Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys is a guest of Xaro Xhoan Daxos, the prince who vouched for her and her troupe at the gates of Qarth. Dany has finally figured out how how to feed her dragons or rather how they can now feed themselves (they like their meat singed). Xaro hosts a meet and greet for Dany including the shiver-inducing warlock, Pyat Pree. He shows Dany a bit of magic and invites her to the House of the Undying. Clad in a bizarre wooden mask, Quaithe makes an appearance, delivering cryptic warnings to Jorah of impending danger. Later that night, Xaro demonstrates his immense wealth and then proposes marriage to Dany. He also delivers the news that King Robert is dead. Dany consults with 'adviser and friend,' Jorah. She considers accepting Xaro’s proposal and setting sail to Westeros immediately. Jorah advises her that they wait, that their allies are in Westeros and they need just one ship, not three, to get them there.

 

Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H’ghar

At Harrenhal, Arya attends to Lord Tywin as he meets with his lords. They are discussing what to do about Robb, as he continues to make mincemeat of them at every battle. Tywin recognizes Arya as a northerner.  He asks of her what they say of Robb in the north. She tells him the tales of Robb riding a direwolf into battle, or even turning into a direwolf, and that he can’t be killed. “Do you think he can’t be killed?,” he intones. Arya meets his eyes steadily: “No. Anyone can be killed.” Tywin tells her to fetch some water as the already long meeting will continue much longer. On her way, she runs into the enigmatic Jaqen H’ghar dressed as a Lannister soldier. He tells her she owes the Red God three lives, that she must give a man three names and a man will do the rest. Arya gives him his first name,  the torturer nicknamed The Tickler. Later, a scream and a thud comes from the courtyard. The Tickler lies on the ground, his head twisted 180 degrees around, facing up. Arya looks up at the battlements and sees Jaqen. He acknowledges her by holding one finger up to his face.

Also at Harrenhall, 'Gendry' (Joe Dempsie)

My thoughts on 'The Ghost of Harrenhal':

Maybe because I'm new to the book series, currently at the beginning of 'A Storm of Swords', I'm not getting bent about the changes being made in the adaption from the A Song of Ice and Fire book series to the HBO telling of the story. The author of the books, George R.R. Martin is an advisor on the adaption process and it seems most choices are done in service to the process that must be gone through in order to come out the other side, so to speak.

I don't care who Arya chose as her first kill. It needed to be someone that she hated's name. She more or less just plucked out of the air as Jaquen sprang the three deaths for three lives offer on her and she answered quickly. In my mind, the Tickler was as good as any. Book readers fussing over 'what will they do when' in book 3 need to focus on the now (adaption of book 2). If you love the book version so very much, go back and reread it to assuage your feelings of being cheated.

Speaking of 'Arya', Maisie Williams is a fantastic Arya. She's acting at the level of the best adult actors on the show. When I read the books now I picture her and that's about as good as it gets.

Though he didn't impress me all that much in season 1, Isaac Hempstead Wright as 'Bran' is increasingly growing on me. He never overplays and his restrained performance serves the story quite well.

Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H'ghar is mysterious, strange and very alluring. He's an instant favourite of mine.

Finally, the scene in the aftermath of Renly's murder between Stephen Dillane as Stannis and Liam Cunningham as Davos was churning with tumult just beneath it's muted surface. Kudos to both actors.

Lena Headey as Cersei and Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in GAME OF THRONES - Episode #16:

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Episode #16 Preview

GAME OF THRONES NEXT WEEK: Episode #16: “The Old Gods and the New”:
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 6 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)

Theon (Alfie Allen) completes his master stroke. In King’s Landing, the Lannisters send Myrcella (Aimee Richardson) from harm’s way in the nick of time. Arya (Maisie Williams) comes face to face with a surprise visitor; Dany (Emilia Clarke) vows to take what is hers; Robb (Richard Madden) and Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) receive crucial news; Qhorin (Simon Armstrong) gives Jon (Kit Harington) a chance to prove himself.

Written by Vanessa Taylor; directed by David Nutter.

 

 

AFTER THE JUMP: Game Of Thrones Season 2: Inside The Episode #15

UPDATE! TRUE BLOOD Season 5: Waiting Sucks - Eric/Pam EXTENDED VIDEO - HBO Go Screencaps #trueblood #waitingsucks

ALEXANDER SKARSGARD as Eric Northman in TRUE BLOOD HBOGO Season 5 SNEAK PEEK:

True Blood Season 5: (EXTENDED) Waiting Sucks - Eric and Pam

TRUE BLOOD Season 5: Waiting Sucks - Eric/Pam VIDEO:

KRISTEN BAUER van STRATEN in TRUE BLOOD in HBOGO Season 5 SNEAK PEEK:

In which Pam does the unthinkable and demands that Eric, her maker, release her if he is unwilling to trust her. She seems especially aggrieved that Eric she says, takes the word of Bill Compton and 'a werewolf' (probably Alcide) over hers.

Eric had just accused her of lying about digging up Russell Edgington--which she vehemently denied--to which he responded he trusts no one and she should not, either.

GAME OF THRONES' Cast ROLLING STONE PHOTO SHOOT - VIDEO - 50 SCREENCAPS #gameofthrones

ALFIE ALLEN (Theon Greyjoy), LENA HEADEY (Queen Cersei), KIT HARRINGTON (Jon Snow), EMILIA CLARKE (Daenerys) - ROLLING STONE magazine shoot - March 2012:

NURSE JACKIE: Episode 4.04 Sneak Peeks - Preview - Recap 4.03 @SHO_Jackie @SHO_Kareem #karmasabitch

ROSIE PEREZ guest-stars on NURSE JACKIE this Sunday April 29 on SHOWTIME:

EDIE FALCO stars in SHOWTIME's NURSE JACKIE on Sunday nights:

Nurse Jackie - Episode 4.04 Synopsis: 'Slow Growing Monsters' -

Grace learns that her mother has been in rehab, forcing Jackie to race to Kevin's before she spills the beans to him. Later, Cruz docks Jackie's pay over some purloined items; and Jackie sets up an AA rendezvous with Charlie, who turns up in bad shape. Rosie Perez appears as 'Jules,' a woman with a condition that is the most bizarre that I've ever seen on Nurse Jackie. (You really do need to see it.) Jules and Jackie click in a profound way with potentially disastrous consequences.

Nurse Jackie - Episode 4.04 'Slow Growing Monsters' PROMO Screencaps:

Nurse Jackie SNEAK PEEKS!:

A Really Good Day http://youtu.be/3WN0DZfZPqE

 

A Very Good Liar http://youtu.be/K9rUqhNki0c

 

RECAP: NURSE JACKIE - Episode 4.03 - 'The Wall'

Unsurprisingly Jackie left rehab early,'AMA,' because she desperately believes that troubled older daughter, 'Grace' needs her mom close at hand. In fact, Grace makes it very clear that the writing is on the wall--she wants to live with her dad.

Surprisingly, Jackie managed to stay in the recovery program for over two weeks, even making a connection with a fellow patient with whom she seems to have forged a very real relationship.

Though it probably was a poor judgment call on her part, she did return to the hospital, which in my estimation is both a boon and bane to her sobriety. In her favour, Jackie has a support system in place at work which she doesn't have at home and it's a medical setting. But the fact that the very substances which she abuses are right under her nose at work certainly sets her sobriety up for failure.

It seemed almost inevitable that she'd succumb to temptation and almost immediately, her fragile state is shaken when Kelly Slater gives her a bag of Fentynal patches. In a wrenching scene, Jackie agonizes over the temptation to use only to instead turn the patches over to Cruz and rat Kelly out. Kelly beats a hasty retreat from All Saints.

Will she have the strength to stay on the wagon when temptation next rears it's head or will Jackie's leaving rehab be the beginning of the end of her struggle to stay sober? Perhaps we'll find out more in this week's episode.

Stay tuned!

 

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GAME OF THRONES - The Red Priestess Demon Birth Scene (INTERVIEW) (SCREENCAPS) (PHOTO) #gameofthrones

GAME OF THRONES Melisandre (Carice van Houten) gazes upon the demon spawn (HBO):

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Last week’s “Game of Thrones” episode proved to be a shocker not just to the audience, but to one of its stars — Liam Cunningham.

The Irish actor was part of the eye-popping cliffhanger scene where his character, Ser Davos Seaworth, watched the red priestess, Melisandre (played by Carice van Houten), give birth to some sort of “monster.” “After I lifted my jaw off the ground, when I read the end of it, I was astonished,” he told AccessHollywood.com of his initial reaction to the script.

“I just really wanted to know how they were gonna shoot this. “When I saw where we were shooting it and what it was gonna look like, I thought, ‘This is like a Caravaggio — a beautiful painting.’ And [Director David Petrarca] said, ‘That’s exactly what our brief was — to make it look like this,’” Liam continued. “And this thing — it’s just so weird to watch. “When I do turn around — you have to get your head around this as an actor — to turn around and see the red priestess dropping the robe and [she’s] nine months pregnant, and two second before, she wasn’t pregnant at all? And for my character, who’s very real, he’s very human, and to see this thing crawl along the ground… this CGI-ed monster, is very, very scary and it’s an amazing end shot,” he enthused.

...“It’s not something you can rehearse. You kind of have to just play it and it’s very taxing on Carice, as well, because of the screaming and the different angles and the basic delivery — it’s not as difficult as a real one. However, when you’re in a cave, in the cold weather, and she’s virtually naked, it’s, I mean she had the tougher job of that,” he said.

To make the lithe Carice look pregnant in the scene, they brought in the experts, who made her faux belly move. “Carice had a prosthetic on which was operated by pneumatics, so we had the wonderful Conor O’Sullivan, who did ‘Clash of the Titans,’ he did ‘The Dark Knight’ — incredible guy, top of his game, whose operating this um, tummy,” he said.

... “It’s just really surreal. You’ve got a film crew and somebody’s giving birth to a monster in a cave, in Northern Ireland, in the middle of the night,” Liam said. “You’ve gotta laugh at that stuff. It could twist the mind of a sane person.” “... this is a wonderful cliffhanger… to finish [the episode]. ‘What the hell is this woman up to and what is she doing at this point?’ And we just cut it,” Liam laughed...

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UPDATE: 'Game Of Thrones' Sex Scenes And Nudity: The Complete NSFW Collection (VIDEO)

WEEDS Season 8: Who-Dun-It? (VIDEO) #weeds @SHO_WEEDS @SHO_Kareem

Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin in WEEDs on Showtime starting July 1:

In the last episode of WEEDS season 7, Nancy Botwin and her clan gathered at her sister's home for a back yard get-together. After months of tumult, finally it seemed that Nancy and family were all together, safe and sound and getting along! Everyone could finally exhale. Nancy, beaming and beautiful, stood and made a toast to the future and family--a perfect Kodak moment. And then. Cut to a sniper training his rifle on the various assembled kin and finally on...Nancy?! A shot rang out and in true MAJOR cliff-hangar style, the screen went to black. Is Nancy dead? (link to my prior WEEDS post --Spoiler!)

We are going to have to wait until the July 1 premiere of WEEDS to get some answers but in the meantime, SHOWTIME gives us this tease--and maybe some clues? Have a watch and find out!

I screencapped all the potential suspects names from the clip so have a look through and see if you can guess! Tell me who you think got shot and who dun it!

Someone had a grudge, someone had a beef, but who did it? Catch the season premiere of Weeds Sunday, July 1st at 10PM ET/PT

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DEXTER - HOMELAND Scoop - CASTING NEWS #dexter #homeland @SHO_Kareem

 
Michael C. Hall in DEXTER (Showtime)

DEXTER / HOMELAND TWO-FER!:

It seems that the casting for roles in DEXTER season 7 has begun in earnest. A number of casting calls went out earlier this week and now there's a name to go with a character with a 'major recurring role.'

From AUSIELLO:

In the first piece of casting for the show’s upcoming seventh season, Dexter has tapped Rome (HBO) actor Ray Stevenson to join the ensemble in a 'major recurring role' TVLine has learned exclusively.

Stevenson will play a high-ranking member of an Eastern European crime ring who arrives in Miami determined to learn who killed one of his associates.

                     Ray Stevenson

Stevenson has starred in TV's "Rome" and in movies like "Thor" and "Punisher: War Zone," will also star in the "Thor" sequel and this summer's 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation.'

"Dexter," which was renewed for a seventh and eighth season by SHOWTIME in November, will begin its seventh season on September 30.

No further details were available, including whether Stevenson will function as the new season’s 'Big Bad'.

SOURCE: TVLINE.com

 

Looking over the casting descriptions, it's possible that Stevenson will be playing this guy:

[VIKTOR KAREV] 30s, handsome, well dressed, stylish, slight Eastern European accent. He is a polished businessman who can get his hands dirty when he has to.

Also, I must take exception to Ausiello's assumption that there will be a single 'big bad' in season 7 DEXTER. If you recall (and how could you not?!) when last we saw them, Dex's (Michael C. Hall) sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter), had just discovered Dexter in the act of committing a murder, decked out in his usual garb in his made-to-order 'kill room.' There is no way, no how that this is going to be a 'normal' season of Dexter (if there is such a thing) so I'm not ready to wager that anything this season will be business as usual.

Dexter's seventh season premieres Sunday, Sept. 30.

 

 

HOMELAND SCOOP!

Q: Is it too early to ask for Homeland scoop? 
 

TVGuide:  Never! Even though Carrie (Claire Danes) was booted from the CIA by David Estes at the end of Season 1, I hear she'll be travelling overseas on a special mission -- with Estes' approval -- when the new season, which reportedly takes place six months later, begins. And speaking of Estes: One of Brody's (Damien Lewis) first assignments from Abu Nazir requires him to break into a safe in his office!

SOURCE: TVGuide.com

Sounds like a very juicy set-up and that our gal Carrie is well-enough to travel abroad and work. Yay!

HOMELAND Season 2 premieres Sunday, September 30th, 2012 (the same night as DEXTER!)

Update! Bill on SET! TRUE BLOOD - Waiting Sucks: Sam & Luna & Terry & Patrick? - Season 5 Preview VIDEO #trueblood

Update: GREAT TRUE BLOOD set PHOTO of 'Bill' (Steven Moyer) in costume!

SOURCE: takeupmyheartstring

 

Janina Gavankar as 'Luna' and Sam Trammell as 'Sam' film TRUE BLOOD episode 5.05:

True Blood Season 5: Waiting Sucks - Sam/Luna VIDEO:

 

Hardcore TRUE BLOOD fans know that there remains just 6½ weeks until the premiere of season 5 on HBO Sunday nights. In past years there's been an absolute blitz of media like giant murals, adverts on the side of buses and at bus stops, tons of sneak peeks, and many other "extras." This year seems, to me anyway, more muted.

Perhaps it is wise that HBO continues to hype to the extreme it's massively successful adaption of George R.R. Martin's book series "A Song Of Ice and Fire" which is almost halfway through it's 10-episode season 2 run (Yep. It's in True Blood's timeslot).

Thus far, there's been three NEW behind-the-scenes snippets from Season 5. Wisely, the promo people chose to insert Sookie (Anna Paquin) in one as well as Alcide (Joe Manganiello) and if you perused the HBOGo site you'd see Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) enter that scene, too. Pretty good, though completely spoiler-free spot.

I figured that to build anticipation that we'd next get a scene with Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) or Bill (Stephen Moyer) as they are two of the featured stars of the show. If not them, then a scene with the hotly anticipated, newly cast Chris Meloni.

But no.

What we have is Sam & Luna & Terry & Patrick.

We also have a problem. Problems, actually.

Sam (Sam Trammell) and Luna (Janina Gavankar) have no chemistry what.so.ever. and they are playing a couple so that scene is a big zzzzz, save for it's extended version, also residing at HBOGo (sense a pattern?) in which Sam exits stage left leaves Luna's only to have her hear a gunshot ring out seconds afterward. Anyone worried that Sam is shot? No? Me neither. You know that in episode 5.05 True Blood is not killing off Sam. And they are ripping themselves off in that they had Sam in similar circumstances with the,"Did Sam shoot Tommy?" scene that was a season 3-ender. Mostly, we didn't care but just the same, it was a red-herring, Tommy got winged. At most, Sam will too.

True Blood Season 5: Waiting Sucks - Terry/Patrick VIDEO:

 

OK. Terry and Patrick. Terry (Todd Lowe) is well-liked by fans and a scene with him and maybe his cousin Andy (Chris Bauer) might have been good enough but they didn't do that. Instead, we are offered up 'Patrick', an old Iraq war buddy of Terry's that showed up at Merlotte's at the tail-end of last season. We don't know anything more about Patrick so why should we care when shown a behind-the-scenes sneak peek of him and Terry getting caught doing "whatever" by some guys we've never seen before? We don't. Which defeats the point, the very reason for a sneak peek/teaser: to entice us to watch.

Given that True Blood is coming off a disappointing season 4, you'd think that they would haul out their big guns (those would be the stars of the show) and tease the hell out of us.

Six more weeks guys, to entice, to build anticipation and excitement about the TRUE BLOOD season 5 premiere.

Time to haul out the big guns.

Season 5 of "True Blood" premieres Sunday, June 10th. For more on True Blood, go to http://itsh.bo/HAObVp or jump in on the Twitter conversations http://twitter.com/truebloodhbo

TRUE BLOOD - ANNA PAQUIN'S PREGNANT PAUSE #WaitingSucks #trueblood PHOTO

 

TRUE BLOOD Star ANNA PAQUIN, who last week announced her pregnancy, is ambushed by paparazzi as she tries to run errands near her home in Malibu.

Credit: Pacific Coast News /Apr 25, 2012 via PEOPLE

True Blood stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer confirmed this week that Anna is expecting their first child. This of course has set off a media frenzy to get a snap of Anna's belly. Though her tummy does not look particularly big her boobs are ginormous. My guess is she could have hid the evidence of a growing tummy a bit longer but no way could the formerly conservatively endowed Paquin hide her now-ample breasts.

I'm not now, nor have I ever been very interested in Paquin and Moyer's private lives. You won't find but a couple of photos like the one above over the 4-plus years I've written about the show, as I do feel her privacy is being compromised.

HOWEVER, I am really curious as to how this will affect her work on HBO's TRUE BLOOD.

Unconfirmed reports have the baby arriving this fall, 2012. Filming of TRUE BLOOD season 6, if there is to be one, would commence around the beginning of 2013 if  the show sticks to it's previous schedule.  It seems then that this baby was perfectly planned to give Paquin and Moyer a traditional maternity leave of about 3 months or so. She'll need to get back into 'perfect' shape in time for season 6 though one wonders if Anna's bare-it-all True Blood scenes are now behind her, not so much because she won't ever look great (I'm sure she will). More, she's attained power-player status and really doesn't have to 'serve the story' any longer.

I'm curious too, how her maternal status has affected the True Blood season 5 story. Obviously, Paquin's character Sookie Stackhouse, won't get pregnant and now it seems that unless she filmed her sexy-time scenes already she won't be baring too much at all in season 5 (body doubles are not ruled out, I suppose).

That jibes with what has been reported about True Blood season 5, that the Vampire Authority will be the central focus and that this year will deviate greatly from the original source material by writer Charlaine Harris.

I do applaud leaving the Sookie Stackhouse books behind as after the first couple they decline greatly in quality. (Just the same, I read the entire series in an effort to be well-informed about the show.)

With showrunner ALAN BALL exiting TRUE BLOOD after this season, and Paquin and Moyer starting a family, my feeling is that True Blood is winding down. I'm curious too about what kind of audience numbers True Blood will pull in for it's debut on June 10--and beyond. It's my prediction that this will be the first year that True Blood loses some of it's steam. I'm no psychic but perusing the bloated terrain of True Blood websites I have read hundreds of comments especially from fans of the Sookie Stackhouse book series, that they are done with the show. I've seen such 'threats' (promises?) before but after last season I totally understand where they are coming from. Even tho' I'm not a Charlaine Harris book fan-- I am a fan of good TV. And season 4 True Blood to put it kindly, was uneven in quality, as was to a lessor extent, seasons 2 and 3.

You can only squeeze so much juice out of what was a sexy, bloody, fantastical R-rated romp before the source runs dry. Better to exit while you still have a respectable fan base than dying a slow death. In other words, after season 5 TRUE BLOOD, let's stake it and move on.

SONS OF ANARCHY- Season 2 Episode 4 PROMO 'Eureka' Episode 2.02 'Small Tears' RECAP #sonsofanarchy

CHARLIE HUNNAM as Jax Teller in SONS OF ANARCHY Season 2 Episode 4 - 'Eureka'

UPDATE: BE SURE TO READ MY CURRENT COVERAGE OF SONS OF ANARCHY on  my sister blog

The Love You Make!

SONS OF ANARCHY- Season 2 Episode 4:

"Eureka" When the MC heads north on a "charity" club run, they find more than just bike trouble when they cross state lines. And with Samcro out of Charming, Gemma's left in a compromising position with The League.

  

SONS OF ANARCHY SEASON 2 TRAILER

Reeling from the combined pressure of an ATF crackdown and an unprovoked murder, the Sons face a far more deadly threat from a cold-blooded enemy who will stop at nothing to drive them out of Charing - for good. As Jax and Clay square off over questiond of leadership and loyalty, lines are drawn and shaos reigns as the club threatens to destroy itself - from the inside out.

 

 SONS OF ANARCHY- Season 2 Episode 2  SYNOPSIS- "Small Tears":

Jax’s decision without the club’s approval doesn’t sit well with Clay, especially when it brings dangerous repercussions upon the MC. Luann runs into trouble at her porn studio.

God. I just realized that "Small Tears," the title of episode 2 of Sons of Anarchy, is small tears of flesh-- damage done by the gang rape of Gemma. I'd been thinking (or perhaps I was not thinking) that it was small tears as in crying and I couldn't quite get my head around it. Now I do. Perhaps it is also a metaphor for the tears in her psyche and soul.

KATEY SAGAL has some insightful comments about Gemma's difficult recovery from a traumatic event on 'Sons of Anarchy's' first episode of Season 2.

UPDATE: BE SURE TO READ MY CURRENT COVERAGE OF SONS OF ANARCHY on  my sister blog

The Love You Make!

 

"I think she knows everything." - Katey Sagal on Gemma Teller Morrow, her character on FX's Sons of Anarchy.

Within the insular world of the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club, which rules the small California town of Charming, Gemma is a force of nature, not to be underestimated.

She's married to club president Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman), who co-founded the Sons with Gemma's late first husband, John Teller. The rest of the men in the club respect her role as not just Clay's wife but as a no-nonsense leader and someone who's been there from the start.

"They’re a little bit Peter Pan-ish, all of the [men in the club]," Sagal said in a recent phone interview. "They all need a strong mom. I think she kind of is the matriarch of all of them in a weird way. In the mythology of the club, she’s been there since the beginning. So she has probably seen these guys when they first got there. So they look to her as some sort of, I don’t want to say a moral compass, but she’s got a strong point of view."

As Season 2 began, tensions were rising between Clay and Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam), Gemma's son and a powerful force as well, within the club. A white-supremacist gang had come to Charming with the stated intent of shutting down the club's illicit gun sales.

"..Gemma sees all of it. "...this is where I think she’s sort of different than possibly an organized-crime wife. They seem to have more of the see no evil [approach] -- they just don’t look. I think that Gemma is very involved in what’s going on," Sagal says.

Gemma's central role within the club had unexpected and disturbing consequences in the Season 2 premiere of the show.  

About this seasons overarching theme she says,

"It’s about the undoing of lots of characters. Everybody kind of comes up against themselves, that's really what you see. (They’re forced to make choices in terms of loyalty to the club and whether or not it’s going to be for the good of all.)

A: "Yeah, this whole job has been a lot of those [situations] where I’ve walked through things and thought, “Well I’ve never done that.” Then you kind of do it and it just makes you better at what you do. So I have felt -- I have embraced the challenge. It couldn’t be a more loving, safe atmosphere where we work because everybody’s very vulnerable and it’s risky and there’s a lot of physical stuff. It’s just a really good environment for that. The way we did that first episode was very choreographed and timed. It was respectful. We just got through it, you know what I mean?"

Q: The rape of Gemma is clearly a pivotal moment for the club, I think, and for obviously for your character. ... you('ve) talked about how difficult a process that was for you -- that it was weeks of difficulty...

A: "Well you know, it’s always sort of the job of the actor to make real make-belief circumstance. In this particular case, it required me to visit some pretty dark places but just seemed to hang around with me after I left work. You know, it’s hard sometimes to just detach yourself from what you’re doing. Most times it’s not; most times it’s okay, but in this particular case … The timeline of our show is very [compact]. Most of the events take place within a week. So it’s not like from episode to episode there’s weeks of time [passing for the characters]. Those first five [episodes cover about a three week period and then] she starts to finally pull herself together a little bit. But those first two or three episodes take place [for Gemma] over a course of two or three days. Then coupled with -- there’s a lot of shame that comes from that experience. I think that Gemma is a woman who always sort of leads with her sexuality; she’s confident, she’s strong. This takes it to another place. In my imagination this may have been something that happened to Gemma as a kid. She may have been one of those kinds of kids. I sort of threw that in the mix that -- this is reminiscent of a bad time as well."

Q:... Gemma is...such a powerful personality.... her power is, to some degree, in her sexuality and in her strength. It seems like both of those are kind of under attack; she’s wavering in every way. 

A: She’s been undone.

 

Source: Chicago Tribune

PROMETHEUS VIRAL VIDEO Clip #3 (David the Android) Clip #1 (TED) #prometheus

I was just catching the last 15 minutes or so of ALIEN, the first and best installment in the Alien quadrilogy. (I've seen the film in full maybe 20 times.) I've been listening to the spin about the upcoming theatrical release PROMETHEUS, which is directed by the same director of Alien--Ridley Scott. Watching Alien, I found myself getting a little giddy at the prospect of possibly another Ridley Scott science fiction masterpiece. The viral marketing for Prometheus is quite intriguing as has been the more traditional way of spreading the word. Enjoy the most recent video in the advertising campaign for Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS. I dare you not to think of HAL. Or of an Academy Award for Michael Fassbender.

PROMETHEUS VIRAL VIDEO Clip #3 (David the Android):

Prometheus Viral Clip # 3 entitled "Happy Birthday David the Android"). The Full Length version of the previous Prometheus viral clip # 2 introducing David the Android. "I Can do almost anything that could possibly be asked to me".

PROMETHEUS VIRAL VIDEO Clip # 1 'TED 2023"  Clip:

Ridley Scott's Prometheus goes viral with this clip: Peter Weyland at TED 2023.

The prequel to the Aliens' movies, this clip in the movie showcases Peter's altruistic ambition to change the world, ultimately setting up the battle for the human race that is Prometheus.

HOMELAND TEASE - DEXTER Episode 7.01 Casting Call - VIDEO #homeland #dexter @SHO_Kareem

Claire Danes and Damien Lewis in HOMELAND on SHOWTIME. Season 2 debuts on Sept 30, 2012:

Despite there being many questions remaining for HOMELAND, due to Claire Danes' sublime performance as 'Carrie Matheson', a bi-polar CIA agent who is right about a returned war hero in the wrong way and because of Mandy Patinkin's wonderful portrayal of her mentor , a man with many years CIA and as many psychic demons, I totally need to know if Carrie is alright. Danes did such a convincing job of Carrie's meltdown which culminated with her admitting herself  for electroconvulsive therapy, that I'm anxious to get back to the show to see  if she's gonna pull through enough to piece her life--which she was just barely keeping on track--back together.

  

Homeland : Season 2 - 'Burning Questions' VIDEO:

The truth was uncovered, but not everything was revealed. Homeland season 2 premieres September 30th, 2012.

 

Cool! We are beginning to get DEXTER intel. I'll never not love DEXTER. The actors are incredible and the show was so daring and crazy when it was a bit 'younger.' It's still one of the best shows--on any channel on television.

DEXTER, Episode #701, "Are You....?"
Writer: Scott Buck
Director: John Dahl
Location: Los Angeles
Shoot dates: o/a 5/23-6/4

[GEORGE NOVIKOV] 30s to 40s. Russian heritage but American born, so no accent. Tough, aggressive, possibly a little overweight but imagines he is "all that". Basically, he's just not a good guy. RECURRING GUEST STAR.

[VIKTOR KAREV] 30s, handsome, well dressed, stylish, slight Eastern European accent. He is a polished businessman who can get his hands dirty when he has to. GUEST LEAD.

[DET. ANGIE MILLER] 30s, African American. Attractive, straightforward, she is a divorced mother of two who has no time for nonsense, so she simply goes about her job at Miami Metro Homicide. MAJOR RECURRING CO-STAR ROLE.

[YOUNG DEXTER] Dexter (Michael C. Hall) at 9 years old. Reddish-brownish hair and brown eyes. 2 Speeches and 6 lines/3 scenes.

[YOUNG DEBRA] Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) at 5 years old. Long brown hair and hazel green eyes. 2 Speeches and 2 lines/3 scenes.

[TICKET AGENT] 30s, Caucasian, female. She is a ticket agent at an airport. 1 Speech and 2 lines/1 scene.

[BLACK-HAIRED STRIPPER] Mid 20s to early 30s and with a thick Russian accent. She is a stripper at a Miami strip club. 2 lines/1 scene.

[EVIDENCE CLERK] Female, Latina, 30s to 40s. She works in evidence at Miami Metro Homicide. 1 line/1 scene.

Source: IMDB

GAME OF THRONES - Epi. 2.15 PROMO - GoT 2.14 RECAP - VIDEO - Inside The Episode - BTS - Screencaps #gameofthrones

Episode #15 Preview Images (HBO):

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Episode #15 Preview (HBO):

Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) in GAME OF THRONES Episode 2.05 (#15) HBO:

GAME OF THRONES - Inside Episode 14:

Take a look inside Episode #14 of "Game Of Thrones."

Game of Thrones Episode #15: "The Ghost of Harrenhal" Season 2, Episode 5 Synopsis (TVGuide):

The Baratheon rivalry ends, drawing different reactions from Catelyn and Littlefinger; Tyrion finds Joffrey's defense plan at King's Landing lacking, but also learns of a mysterious secret weapon; Theon continues to prove himself to his father by sailing to the Stony Shore; Arya gets a promise from Jaqen H'ghar; the Night's Watch regroup at an ancient fortress called the Fist of the First Men.

Original Air Date: Apr 29, 2012

Guest Cast Stephen Dillane: Stannis Baratheon Tom Wlaschiha: Jaqen H'ghar Gethin Anthony: Renly Baratheon

RECAP GAME OF THRONES  'Garden Of Bones' Episode 2.04 (#14) HBO:

 Arya is taken to Harrenhal, along with Gendry, Hot Pie and the other prisoners. At Harrenhal, the Mountain makes his first season 2 appearance while we meet The Tickler for the first time. Arya first begins reciting her “nightly prayer”--repeating the names of those she intends to kill: “Joffrey, Cersei, Ilyn Payne, the Hound.” Her experience in the camp has added a name to that list, though: Polliver, one of the Lannister guards who abused her fellow prisoners. Gendry is chosen to be the Tickler’s next victim but Lord Tywin Lannister arrives just in time. He scolds the Mountain and his men for not putting his captives to work. He orders them to find work for the prisoners and immediately recognizing Arya for the girl that she is, takes Arya as his cupbearer. Gendry is enlisted as a smith.

Meanwhile, the 'Young Wolf', King of the North Robb Stark, wins a great victory against the Lannister forces. However, he gets a reality check from 'Talisa,' a pseudonym apparently, for Jeyne Westerling (Oona Chaplin). Talisa saves a Lannister soldier’s life by amputating his leg, while Robb holds him down. Later she challenges Robb on his plan after he wins the war, to which Robb replies, he doesn’t know.

Richard Madden as King Robb Stark and Oona Chaplin as Talisa'

Back in King’s Landing, King Joffrey is punishing Sansa for her brother’s victory. Thankfully, Tyrion arrives and puts a stop to it.

Later, Joff's uncle Tyrion sends him prostitutes as a present after his sellsword Bronn, suggests that maybe Joff might benefit getting un'clogged' (ew). We quickly see that Joffrey isn't interested  in getting off sexually, rather he orders Ros to beat the other prostitute at crossbow-point to send a message to his uncle. While we don’t see Tyrion receive Joff’s message, we do see him discover Lancel Lannister's secret (he's bedding Queen Regent Cersei) and use it turn him into an informer.

Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, 'Dragon Mother' Daenerys has arrived at the gates of Qarth, “the greatest city that ever was or will be.” Her stubbornness pays off as her threat—“turn us away and we will burn you first”—impresses, and after some deliberation outside of the city gates, Dany’s khalasar is finally allowed entrance to the city after Xaro Xhoan Daxos invokes ‘sumai’, agreeing to stand for her.

Littlefinger arrives at Renly’s camp with a message for Catelyn: Tyrion wishes to trade Jaime Lannister for Sansa and Arya. As a gesture of goodwill, Littlefinger delivers Ned’s bones to Catelyn.

The next day, Stannis arrives on the scene to treat with Renly, both men wanting to take the throne in King’s Landing. Stannis, the “charmless” elder, believes the crown is his by divine right. Younger brother Renly has many friends and has gathered a much larger force but he can’t know his brother’s secret weapon—the “child” his high priestess Melisandre will be bearing him later that night. Stannis delivers the ultimatum, Renly has until dawn to surrender and bend the knee. That night, Stannis sends Davos and Melisandre to the shore. There, in a cave beneath Renly’s camp, Melisandre disrobes, lies on the ground and gives birth to a shadow demon.

 
Melisandre gives birth to a shadow demon spawn (HBO):

For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1. Connect with Game of Thrones on Facebook & Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/gameofthrones http://www.twitter.com/gameofthrones - #gameofthrones

AFTER THE JUMP: GAME OF THRONES Episode 2.04 EXTRAS:

'Haunted Ruins' VIDEO

'A Second Chance' VIDEO

'Lord and Protector' VIDEO

'Sending a Message' VIDEO

'A Creative Mirage' VIDEO

JOHNNY DEPP Shares True Inspiration For His TONTO in The LONE RANGER #johnnydepp #loneranger

ABOVE: Johnny Depp's inspiration for his character 'Tonto' in The Lone Ranger film More at: http://kirbysattler.sattlerartprint.com/

 

It was clear from this first photo released from The Lone Ranger set last month, that Johnny Depp was sticking by his word to make his Tonto a radical departure from the Jay Silverheels' Tonto of the the 1950s-era television show.

But ever since the photo still of Depp and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger was made public, inquiring minds have been asking: What exactly is the origin of his black-and-white painted warrior?

“I’d actually seen a painting by an artist named Kirby Sattler, and looked at the face of this warrior and thought: That’s it,” Depp said in a recent interview. “The stripes down the face and across the eyes … it seemed to me like you could almost see the separate sections of the individual, if you know what I mean.”...

Depp explained that the lines of paint on the Native American’s face looked to him like a cross-section of the man’s emotional life.

“There’s this very wise quarter, a very tortured and hurt section, and angry and rageful section, and a very understanding and unique side. I saw these parts, almost like dissecting a brain, these slivers of the individual,” he said.”That makeup inspired me.”

 The painting also provided inspiration for Tonto’s headdress. “It just so happened Sattler had painted a bird flying directly behind the warrior’s head. It looked to me like it was sitting on top,” Depp said, which led him to another eureka moment. “I thought: Tonto’s got a bird on his head. It’s his spirit guide in a way. It’s dead to others, but it’s not dead to him. It’s very much alive.”...

For his part, Depp has said his motivation to play the character came from disliking how Tonto was relegated to  subservience in the old... TV series. While the look may not be historically authentic, Depp wants Tonto’s character to be honorable and self-reliant...

“The whole reason I wanted to play Tonto is to try to [mess] around with the stereotype of the American Indian that has been laid out through history, or the history of cinema at the very least — especially Tonto as the sidekick, The Lone Ranger’s assistant,” Depp told EW. “As you’ll see, it’s most definitely not that.”

SOURCE: http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/04/22/johnny-depp-reveals-origins-of-tonto-makeup-from-lone-ranger-exclusive/

The Lone Ranger, directed by the original Pirates of the Caribbean filmmaker Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, opens May 13, 2013.

DARK SHADOWS JOHNNY DEPP - Official UK Trailer (HD) NEW SCENES! #johnnydepp #darkshadows

JOHNNY DEPP as vampire Barnabas Collins in a scene from TIM BURTON'S film DARK SHADOWS in theatres on May 11 2012:

DARK SHADOWS Official UK Trailer (2012) Johnny Depp, Tim Burton Movie HD:

SYNOPSIS: In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet--or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive.

Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. Matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) has called upon live-in psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), to help with her family troubles. Also residing in the manor is Elizabeth's ne'er-do-well brother, Roger Collins, (Jonny Lee Miller); her rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn Stoddard (Chloe Moretz); and Roger's precocious 10-year-old son, David Collins (Gulliver McGrath).

The mystery extends beyond the family, to caretaker Willie Loomis, played by Jackie Earle Haley, and David's new nanny, Victoria Winters, played by Bella Heathcote.

Official Site: http://www.darkshadowsmovie.com

Director: Tim Burton

GAME OF THRONES - Dragon's Guide (HBO) Spoiler-Laced MAY EPISODE Descriptions #gameofthrones

 

A Dragon’s Guide to Game of Thrones:

HBO Watches' 'Dragons 101.' Very informative with nifty details about Daenerys’s three baby dragons:

With the rest of season 3 except for the finale episode summaries available above, one has a pretty good notion, if you've read the books, where the story is going. I'm just barely getting ahead in the 2nd book upon which this season is based, 'A Clash Of Kings.'

Speaking of Dany and her dragons, we have not seen too much of them of late. Hopefully this week will bring more of the Mother of Dragons and her entourage.

Game of Thrones - Daenerys' Rebirth / Birth of the Dragons VIDEO:

Dany’s Dragons

Drogon – Named after Daenerys’s dead husband Khal Drogo, he is the largest and most aggressive of her three dragons. He has black scales, his horns and wings are blood red, and he shoots a black flame with streaks of red. He is believed to be the reincarnation of Balerion “The Black Dread”. Drogon’s egg was black with scarlet ripples and swirls.

Rhaegal – Named for Dany’s brother Rhaegar Targaryen, who died at the hands King Robert during Robert’s Rebellion, he is green with bronze scales. Rhaegal’s eyes are bronze-colored, which glow with their own heat, and his flame is orange-yellow with veins of green. Rhaegal’s egg was deep green with shiny bronze flakes that disappeared when Dany turned it.

Viserion – Named for Dany’s brother Viserys, his scales are cream but his horns, wing bones, and spinal crest are gold. Viserion’s teeth are described as being shining black daggers and his eyes look like molten pools of gold. He shoots a pale gold flame with red and orange streaks. Although he is cream in color, Viserys is commonly referred to as the White Dragon. His egg was pale cream and streaked with gold.

Dragonstone (GAME Of THRONES)

Native to the eastern continent of Essos, dragons are mythical creatures that have been extinct for over 150 years. Dragons breathe fire, they prefer to cook meat before eating it, and emanate great heat from their bodies. They have even been known to steam during cold nights. Dragons are relatively intelligent creatures and are capable of forming extremely strong bonds to the humans who raise them. It is believed that they are tied to magic; and since their extinction, the power of magic has diminished and the winters have grown colder.

Dragons were first discovered by the Valyrians 5,000 years ago and they mastered the art of raising them, eventually using them as weapons. The Doom of Valyria brought a sudden, drastic end to the Valyrian Empire and, ultimately, the only three dragons that survived were owned by the Targaryen Family on Dragonstone....

Source and more: HBOWatch



GAME OF THRONES - Detailed MAY EPISODE Summaries SPOILERS:

Episode #16: “The Old Gods and the New”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 6 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)

Theon (Alfie Allen) completes his master stroke. In King’s Landing, the Lannisters send Myrcella (Aimee Richardson) from harm’s way in the nick of time. Arya (Maisie Williams) comes face to face with a surprise visitor; Dany (Emilia Clarke) vows to take what is hers; Robb (Richard Madden) and Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) receive crucial news; Qhorin (Simon Armstrong) gives Jon (Kit Harington) a chance to prove himself.
Written by Vanessa Taylor; directed by David Nutter.

 

Episode #17: “A Man Without Honor”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

Jaime (Nicolaj Coster-Waldau) meets a distant relative; Dany receives an invitation to the House of the Undying; Theon leads a search party; Jon loses his way in the wilderness; Cersei (Lena Headey) counsels Sansa (Sophie Turner).
Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by David Nutter.

Episode #18: “The Prince of Winterfell”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 20 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

At Winterfell, Theon receives a visitor and holds down the fort. Arya calls in her final debt with Jaqen (Tom Wlaschiha) in a way that displeases him. Robb is betrayed. Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) and Varys (Conleth Hill) find common ground. Dany ignores Jorah's (Iain Glen) advice. Stannis (Stephen Dillane) and Davos (Liam Cunningham) approach their destination, and Davos is offered a reward.
Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by Alan Taylor.

Episode #19: “Blackwater”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 27 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

Tyrion and the Lannisters fight for their lives as Stannis’ fleet assaults King’s Landing.
Written by George R.R. Martin; directed by Neil Marshall.

The executive producers of GAME OF THRONES are David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger; co-executive producers, George R.R. Martin, Vanessa Taylor, Alan Taylor, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis; produced by Bernadette Caulfield.

DARK SHADOWS Jonathan Frid Succumbs at Age 87 #darkshadows #johnnydepp

JOHNNY DEPP  Comments on 'Barnabas' Death:

Frid, Original Dark Shadows Cast Members To Appear in Tim Burton's DARK SHADOWS:

Frid's Character To  Live On

 There have been a lot of remembrances of Jonathan which have appeared on the Internet since yesterday. I’m proud and honored that mine has been quoted and linked to by many sites. But I want to share two posts I read this morning which are special and revealing.

The first is from Jonathan’s hometown newspaper The Spec and includes wonderful quotes from Jonathan’s nephews and friends about Jonathan’s everyday life in Ancaster.

The second is from The Plain Dealer. Mark Dawidziak writes with such insight. It really is the best appreciation of Jonathan that I’ve read so far.

SOURCE: kathrynleighscott.com

Jonathan Frid, best known for playing vampire Barnabas Collins on ABC's Dark Shadows, has died. He was 87. The actor died on April 13 of natural causes at Juravinski Hospital in Ontario, Canada, according to Digital Spy.

Dark Shadows, a gothic soap opera, aired from 1966 to 1971 and drew nearly 20 million viewers at the height of its popularity. Frid joined the show in 1967 as Barnabas Collins, a vampire returning to his family's estate, and quickly became the star of the show.

Above: On the set of Dark Shadows - Jonathan Frid, Kathryn Leigh Scott, John Karlen

"May Jonathan Frid, 'our reluctant vampire,' live on in our hearts!" Frid's co-star, Kathryn Leigh Scott, wrote on her website. "How blessed I am to have known this dear man and to have such wonderful memories of him, both on screen and off. ... He was irascible, irreverent, funny, caring, lovable and thoroughly professional, and in the end became the whole reason why kids ran home from school to watch Dark Shadows."

PREVIOUSLY ON THIS BLOG:

DARK SHADOWS JOHNNY DEPP - Official Trailer (HD) 20 NEW HQ PHOTOS! #johnnydepp #darkshadows

 

Before his death, Frid, who also starred in the TV movie The Devil's Daughter and the horror film, Seizure, filmed a cameo appearance for Tim Burton's forthcoming big-screen remake of Dark Shadows, in which Johnny Depp will play Barnabas. The film is set to be released May 11.

Johnny Depp on Jonathan Frid's Death:

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Johnny Depp paid tribute to his "Dark Shadows" predecessor Jonathan Frid on Thursday, telling the Los Angeles Times that the first time he met Frid was "elegant and magical." Frid, who played vampire Barnabas Collins from 1967 to 1971 on the soap opera, died April 13 at the age of 87, though news of his death began to filter out on Thursday. "Jonathan Frid was the reason I used to run home from school to watch ‘Dark Shadows,'" Depp told the paper. "His elegance and grace was an inspiration then and will continue to remain one forever more. When I had the honor to finally meet him... generously passed the torch of Barnabas." Depp, who called Frid "a true original," plays Collins in the big-screen adaptation of "Dark Shadows," which hits theaters on May 11.

Frid has a bit part in the film, as a party guest. According to Depp, when he met Frid, the elder actor was " elegant and magical as I had always imagined."

'I won’t ever forget the moment when the two Barnabas Collinses met, one in his late 80s and the other in his mid-40s, each with their wolf’s head canes. Jonathan took his time scrutinizing his successor’s appearance. “I see you’ve done the hair,” Jonathan said to Johnny Depp, “but a few more spikes.” Depp, entirely in character, replied, “Yes, we’re doing things a bit differently.' - KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT

AFTER THE JUMP - THE FRID FAMILY'S STATEMENT:

Jonathan Frid’s Family Statement

NURSE JACKIE: Episode 4.03 Sneak Peeks - Preview - Recap @SHO_Jackie @SHO_Kareem #karmasabitch

NURSE JACKIE - Season 4 EPISODE 3 - "The Wall" -  Edie Falco (SHO)

NURSE JACKIE - Season 4 EPISODE 3 - "The Wall" - Lenny Jacobson, Peter Facinelli, Edie Falco, Stephen Wallem and Eve Best:

(David M. Russell/Showtime)

As I've said before, NURSE JACKIE's season 4 debut episodes are really good.

Jackie and many other main characters are facing circumstances that would have seem unimaginable or ludicrous at least, just a season ago. But here we are with "Jackie' in rehab, OHara pregnant (and happy about it!). Akalitus has been demoted to working the floor at the hospital. Kevin is living separately from Jackie who (hypocritically) threw him out upon hearing his admission/confession that he'd had a fling. Jackie herself was flinging around with hospital pharmacy dispenser,'Eddie,' who like almost everyone else at the hospital, did not know that Jackie was married with kids. To say that Eddie is distraught over the turn of events regarding Jackie (and his job) is a great understatement.

There's new cast addition Bobby Cannavale who plays a sincere-sounding, but not really fully-comprehending, 'Dr. Cruz.,' Cruz represents the hospital chain that bought up 'All Saint's'. 

Cannavale's IRL son Jake, has been getting as much face time thus far this season as his dad as 'Charlie', Jackie's compadre in rehab. I think you'll really like their story arc.

Going back to my original thought that the Nurse Jackie characters are facing unpredicted or hugely disruptive situations in season 4: Jackie now has alienated those closest to her, including Ohara and Grace, Jackie's eldest, long-troubled daughter. With no one to bare her in-recovery, detoxing soul to, Jackie's clicking with fellow drug addict, 'Jake' may make the differences in recovery for either one or even both of them.

Jake Cannavale as "Charlie Cruz':

NURSE JACKIE Episode 4.03 Synopsis: 'The Wall' - Despite her counselor's warnings, Jackie leaves rehab and returns to a much-changed All Saints, where working sober for the first time leaves her feeling easily rattled. Meanwhile, Zoey second-guesses her relationship with Lenny; Eddie reveals to Jackie that Kevin knows about their affair; and Grace presents Jackie with a list of demands.

Nurse Jackie VIDEOS:

Zoey Knows Best: http://youtu.be/siO54EgTOOQ

Mandatory Maximums http://youtu.be/dej23v7mhuw

 

Against Medical Advice http://youtu.be/u2A3UginVTM

Laura Silverman as 'Laura' NURSE JACKIE Episode 4.03

 

NEXT WEEK (4.29.12): Episode Detail: 'Slow Growing Monsters' - Nurse Jackie Grace learns that her mother has been in rehab, forcing Jackie to race her daughter to Kevin's before she spills the beans. Later, Cruz docks Jackie's pay over some purloined items; and Jackie sets up an AA rendezvous with Charlie, who turns up in bad shape.

 Official NURSE JACKIE Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/NurseJackieonShowtime

 Official NURSE JACKIE Twitter: http://twitter.com/SHO_Jackie

Official NURSE JACKIE Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/nursejackie/home.do

NURSE JACKIE NEWS:

Nurse Jackie co-creators/showrunners Linda Wallem and Liz Brixius are leaving the Showtime comedy after four seasons, Deadline reports.

A new showrunner has not yet been named, but Showtime is already in discussions with a candidate to work alongside star/executive producer Edie Falco and executive producer Richie Jackson, according to the site... Nurse Jackie kicked off its fourth season earlier this month and enjoyed a ratings bump, averaging 653,000 viewers.

AFTER THE JUMP: MORE SCENES FROM NURSE JACKIE EPISODE 4.03:

WEEDS Season 8: Is Nancy Really Dead? NEW WEEDS Happy 4/20 VIDEO! SPOILERS #weeds #weeds420

Well, look right here! It's our Ms. Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) and she's looking pretty good for a lady that just took a bullet!

'Happy 4/20 from Weeds! Don't miss the premiere of the new season on Sunday, July 1st at 10PM ET/PT on Showtime.'

Kevin Nealon (SHO)
WEEDS:
 

Q: Is Nancy really dead on Weeds?

TVGuide:

Let's take a look at the evidence, shall we?

The producers are casting for three very telling roles:

1) a paramedic who tries to keep Nancy talking while she's being rushed to the hospital;

2) a head surgeon who speaks calmly to the Botwin family; and

3) a hospital chaplain who confers with Andy. Is it time for Nancy to be read her last rites? Probably not! Come on, people; she's the star of the show!

SOURCE: TVGuide MEGA BUZZ

Justin Kirk ( SHO)

Hunter Parrish ( SHO)

Weeds: Happy 4/20 VIDEO:

Alexander Gould ( SHO)

There are still a few months left to wait for Showtime’s 30-minute dramedy series WEEDS to return for its eighth season, but in my time zone its officially 4/20 and so it seems perfect timing that a new teaser for Season 8 WEEDS  was just released.

Sadly, the new WEEDs teaser does not offer any footage from Season 8, but it does give us a look at the cast dancing and smiling (with Nancy the notable exception--she looks angry then sticks her tongue out--impressively far!).

Mary-Louise Parker looks like her gorgeous self, not appearing until the almost-end, following the “Happy 4/20” message.

This is actually not the first teaser released by SHOWTIME for for WEEDS Season 8. The last promo released celebrated Nancy's "Wicked World." You can check that one out here.

SOURCE: CinemaBlend

 

WEEDS returns Sunday, July 1 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.

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GAME OF THRONES - Epi. 2.14 Preview 2.13 Recap - VIDEO - BTS - Screencaps #gameofthrones

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen and Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont in Episode 14 of Game of Thrones (HBO Sundays):

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Episode #14 Preview VIDEO:

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Lena Headey as Queen Regent Cersei Lannister and Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in Episode 14 (or 15) of Game of Thrones (Credit: HBO)

Aimee Richardson as Princess Myrcella in Episode 14 (or 15) of Game of Thrones (Credit: HBO):

Game of Thrones Episode: "Garden of Bones" Season 2, Episode 4 -

Original Air Date: Apr 22, 2012

Episode #14 Synopsis:

Tyrion steps in when Joffrey holds Sansa accountable for Robb Stark's recent decisive victory on the battlefield, though the ill-tempered king finds another target for his cruelty. Meanwhile, Arya and Gendry are imprisoned at Harrenhal, where they witness unspeakable acts of torture; Daenerys and the khalasar seek salvation at the prosperous city of Qarth; and Stannis calls on Davos' past as a smuggler to carry out a secret mission.

Guest Cast: Stephen Dillane: Stannis Baratheon Michael McElhatton: Roose Bolton Charles Dance: Tywin Lannister Natalie Dormer: Margaery Tyrell Carice van Houten: Melisandre Anthony Morris: The Tickler Nicholas Blane: Spice King Ian Beattie: Meryn Trant Gethin Anthony: Renly Baratheon Fintan McKeown: Amory Lorch Joe Dempsie: Gendry Eugene Simon: Lancel Lannister Gwendoline Christie: Brienne Liam Cunningham: Davos Seaworth Tony Way: Dontos Hollard Ian Whyte: Gregor Clegane Ian Hanmore: Pyat Pree (TVGuide.com)

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Inside The Episode #13 VIDEO

 

Game Of Thrones Season 2: RECAP #13 VIDEO

Episode thirteen, entitled “What Is Dead May Never Die" BEST SCENES RECAP:

Best scenes in episode #13:

Who is the snitch?:

'In the book, this scene works well with Tyrion’s internal monologue counting off each of his offers but that obviously needed to be adapted for the visual medium of television.

What writer Bryan Cogman and director Alik Sakharov did, having Tyrion’s three offers all come in one scene with seamless cuts, was perfect and a wonderful example of taking a memorable sequence from the books and adapting it to screen while using the strengths of the visual medium to make it different, but just as good.'

Brienne of Tarth:

Not a disappointment

Though I'm relatively new to the world of a Game of Thrones, it became clear quickly when speaking of characters introduced in the second installment of the "A Song of Ice and Fire' series that 'Brienne of Tarth' (not 'Lady' Brienne, TYVM) is a fan favourite. The actor portraying her is Gwendoline Christie and at a height dwarfing many, she seems to physically suit the role terrifically and her personality seems spot on, too.

Yoren, we hardly knew ye:

Francis Magee did a really nice turn as Yoren, the 'wandering crow' who at season one's end shielded Arya from actually seeing her father's beheading and has kept her safe thus far under the pretext of collecting orphan boys as The Wall recruits. Arya was 'Arry' a' boy', but her and Yorn's  luck especially, ran out when King Joffery's posse, sent in search of King Robert's bastard Gendry, stormed the gates of Yoren's haven with it's ragged band of boys. Yoren went down vastly outnumbered and fighting hard.

Theon Greyjoy is a Very Bad Boy:

Theon (the Ironborn) Greyjoy – Alfie Allen is making a memorable impression in season 2 with a compelling arc that paints a picture of the son that Balon Greyjoy handed over as a guarantee that he  would war no more. Robb Stark has sent Theon into the lion's den to the Iron Islands to broker an alliance with Theon's father, Lord Balon Greyjoy and Allen is doing a doing a bang-up job showing the internal conflict of Theon’s character. I actually felt sorry for him this episode. And that baptism scene was perfect. “What is dead may never die, but rises again harder and stronger.” 

Recapping this episode:

We spent a good while in King’s Landing, where Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) made three different offers in the hopes of uncovering Cersei’s snitch. Pycelle was ferreted both as Cersei's informant and as a traitor to the preceding King's Hands and so Tyrion ordered him thrown into the Black Cells.

In his role as both King's Hand and rule-breaker, Tyrion had the power to broker a set-up where the very bored and restless Shae became Sansa’s handmaiden. He also set Littlefinger to long lost almost love Lady Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) about releasing Jamie Lannister, and had a drink with Varys the Spider, giving Tyrion a lot of face time in this episode.

ALFIE ALLEN AS THEON GREYJOY in GAME OF THRONES Episode 13:

'Beyond the Wall, Craster kicked out the Night’s Watch and Mormont revealed to Jon Snow that he knows what Craster does with his sons. Before leaving, Sam gave Gilly a token and promised that he would return.

At Winterfell, Bran continues to have his wolf dreams. When he explains him to Luwin, the maester explains to him that magic no longer exists in the world. Big help he is.

On the Iron Islands, Balon revealed his plans to Theon; he plans to take the North by capturing and holding the Neck and eventually conquering or accepting the surrender of the remaining holdfasts and castles.

Theon contemplates warning Robb of this surprise attack, but decides to turn his back on his adopted family and align with his true family. This was a small, quiet but hugely emotional scene with vast likely consequences, of course.'

Renly and his camp of 100,000 strong are quite an impressive sight but are they all for show with little substance?

The conquering blue knight was revealed as Brienne of Tarth, a woman, and then appointed to Renly’s Kingsguard. Later that night, Renly tried to consummate his marriage with Margaery, but failed. Margaery has a highly prgmatic understanding of the importance of an heir and offers a threesome with her brother to help Renly get the job done. That was not in the book. So go HBO! Because you can. :)

Lastly, Arya has a heart-to-heart with Yoren before Amory Lorch and his band attacks. Arya saves Jaqen, while Yoren gets killed and the rest of the group gets captured. Lommy is killed and Arya, in a moment of exceptionally quick thinking, tells the Lannister soldiers that he was Gendry.

SOURCE:

Games of Thrones Episode 13 'What's Dead May Never Die' Recap

 

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A: How do we put this in a way that won't make you freak out for the next week? Hmm, we dont think there is one so we'll give it to you straight. Arya (Maisie Williams) and Gendry (Joe Dempsie) are in imminent danger. Gendry in particular will cross paths with someone who has a disgusting and horrifying way of getting answers. Let's just say this particular method of gaining information isn't in accordance with the Geneva Convention. Read more: http://www.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin Spoiler Chat Daily: Is Anybody Safe on Vampire Diaries? Plus, Glee, Game of Thrones and More!

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TRUE BLOOD Casting NEWS Carolyn Hennesy INTERVIEW SPOILERS VIDEO #trueblood

I'd not ever heard of Carolyn Hennesy prior to her being cast in season 5 TRUE BLOOD but I did react to the photos that I found of her. She's not a 20-something-- yay! And this came on the heels of not-twenty-something Chris Meloni and Peter Mensah being cast as fellow vampire Authority members! Anyway, I've sorted through some recent Hennesy interviews in which she does spoil (depends on your personal spoiler threshold) aspects of both her character and that of some of her co-stars as well as some Vampire Authority plot points.

Carolyn Hennesy was recently interviewed by Lena Lamoray...* (Please someone, tell me how Lena Lamoray gets so many interviews? Never has she done a good one. Am I being non-PC when I ask if English is her second language? I'm serious, 'cause that would explain a lot and I would need to stop being snarky about it.) ...and Carolyn describes the background of her character, Rosalyn Harris, and her storyline in Season 5. In addition to TRUE BLOOD, Carolyn’s  prior and current projects include; Cougar Town, General Hospital, and her Pandora book series for young adults. Book six of the Pandora series, Pandora Gets Greedy, comes out in June.

Carolyn Hennesy joins the cast of True Blood for season 5, playing Authority member Rosalyn Harris, an (ancient) vampire with a love of cigars and steaks. This Texan 'broad' enjoys the finer things in life ... and likely gets her way almost all of the time!

Q: Prior to your casting had you been a fan of True Blood?

Carolyn Hennesy: I had actually not watched the show before. We didn’t get HBO, so the day after I was cast, we got HBO, and I spent the 10 days before Christmas [watching] — 48 episodes in 10 days(!)...It’s one of those things where you snatch yourself up by the head and say, "Where have I been for the last four years? What have I been doing?" It’s like candy...

Q: So what can you tell us about your character, 'Rosalyn'?

Carolyn Hennesy: She is from Texas, or I should say, has been for maybe the last 200 years. She’s very old as vampires go, so her history before that is all over the world. She has been a member of the Vampire Authority for a very long time...  She’s a broad. She’s a dame. She likes a good joke and a good cigar and a good roll in the hay...And when she was alive, she enjoyed a good steak. E-A-K not A-K-E. 

Q: It seems we're going to learn more about the Authority this season. What can you tell us about this mysterious group?

Carolyn Hennesy: There’s a tremendous battle brewing. There’s been hints about who’s coming back on the show and all of that. We have learned in the past that there are those who thoroughly believe in mainstreaming and there are those who don’t. There are two main factions really of the vampire society — the mainstreamers and the fanguenistas. And Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare) — we know he falls or where he fell: "we are vampires we will eat you."

The mainstreams, The Authority, sees the wisdom of assimilating with society. They outnumber us.  They’ve made all these incredible strides in the last 2,000 years, not the least of which is creating drinkable blood, synthetic blood for vampires, well if they can do that, what else? What else can they do to help the vampire society?

Carolyn Hennesy: And in order to be a part of that we have to assimilate and mainstream and let them know that we’re not really a danger. And that’s where the Authority is coming from. 

Q: Christopher Meloni has also been cast as someone in the Authority. Have you worked with him?

Carolyn Hennesy: I have worked with him for the last two months. It has been like a gift. like a master class. when Christopher Meloni speaks we go, "Oh that’s how it’s done." It’s just lovely working with him. He is very intense and rightfully so. 

Q ;Can you tell me anything about his character??

Carolyn Hennesy: He is the guardian. His name is Roman. He’s one of the heads of the Authority. He’s the one we look up to, and swoon over, and follow.

Q: Are you higher up in the Vampire Authority?

Carolyn Hennesy: I am not. The Authority was started by one particular member. I am not the oldest member of the authority but I was there shortly after it started. Very shortly. There are, chronologically, older members of the Authority. But it's [all relative]. It's like if the Authority is 2,000 years old, Rosalyn has maybe been on for 1,950 years. In the grand scheme of things all the Authority members - it used to be eight with Nan Flanagan, but she's gone so it is seven - are the most powerful vampires on the planet.

Q: The description I have here says that Rosalyn has "hair high enough to interfere with air traffic."

Carolyn Hennesy; Well, where Rosalyn comes from is still something of a mystery. I've kind of solved it myself, with the character background I have created. Rosalyn is from Texas - for the last 500 years or so. Where she comes from before that is Prague, or someplace overseas. But she loves Texas. She is one of those women who helped tame the Wild West. She loves everything about Texas, that it's a man's world and she is a hell of a woman in it. In Texas, as they say with regard to everything, but especially to hair, "big is just the place to start." So Rosalyn embraces everything Lone Star. When you think of Rosalyn, you need to think of Anne Richards and Mae West and Joan Crawford in Johnny Guitar. She is a broad and a half. She's a great dame. Pearls go with everything, and your hair can never be too high. And she will kill you on the spot!

Q: How much of Rosalyn's background did you get to create for yourself?

Carolyn Hennesy: I got three things: that she is from Texas; that she has hair high enough to interfere with air traffic; and she has a "home-spun wisdom." So she'll come up with the quip that relates to gelding a horse, or say, "Well, when I was on the ranch...." But her instincts are almost always right. Once she makes up her mind, and she knows she is right - and it takes a lot to change Rosalyn's mind. But it can be done.

Q: Is Rosalyn for assimilation?

Carolyn Hennesy: Very much so. She understands the wisdom of it. In the time that Rosalyn has been alive, we have put a man on the moon; we have conquered oceans; we have this synthetic blood. What else can [humans] do that can be of benefit to vampire-kind? That is what really interests Rosalyn, and the only way vampires can reap the benefits of these discoveries is if they act in concert with human beings.

Q: Would you consider Rosalyn a "good guy" or a "bad guy?"

Carolyn Hennesy: A good guy. A very good guy. Of course, if you cross her, she will snap your neck. As far as I am concerned, Rosalyn loves humans. She loves them for what they may be able to do for vampires.

Q: I know you can't say much about the season as a whole, but is there a general direction this season is going in?

Carolyn Hennesy: Well, with only my scenes, it would be that there is a real push for mainstreaming. A real push. And then what ultimately results from that tremendous push. That's really all I can say. 

Q: Are you done shooting for the season?

Carolyn Hennesy: No. We're only half-way. We started in late December / January.

Q: How many episodes are you in?

Carolyn Hennesy: So far I am in seven.

Q: Are you going to be in the whole season?

Carolyn Hennesy: I don't know. The mind of god - also known as Alan Ball - he knows all those answers. So we shall see.

SOURCE: #1: http://www.fearnet.com/news/interviews/b25790_exclusive_we_get_dish_on_season

SOURCE: #2 http://ericandsookielovers.com/2012/04/13/carolyn-hennesy-interviewed-by-lena-lamoray/

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GAME of THRONES S1 DVD: Stark Kids Sing Show Open [VIDEO] Stark Boys in Brazil PHOTO #gameofthrones

Check out the Stark kids' rendition of the Game of Thrones Season 1 Show Open, one of the many features found on the Game of Thrones Season 1 DVD/Blu-ray.

GAME OF THRONES OPENING SEQUENCE & MUSIC  VIDEO featuring Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright), and Maisie Williams (Arya/Arry Stark).

Game of Thrones Season 1: Stark Kids Sing Show Open

I wasn't going to watch it but on 2nd thought did--it's not the kids singing--it's the opening GoT montage music with them humming and do-do-do-do-ing through it, then a intro from each in their 'real' voices. Really quite fun.

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The Stark boys in Brazil!  

Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Richard Madden (Robb Stark) are promoting HBO's Season 2 GAME OF THRONES in Brazil:

 

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Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams interview at the Game of Thrones DVD Launch Party in London

 

NURSE JACKIE Season 4 Episodes 1-2-3 Recap - VIDEO @SHO_Jackie @SHO_Kareem #karmasabitch

 

Edie Falco as 'Nurse Jackie' Sunday on Showtime:

In case you noticed a) that the guy playing 'Charlie', Jackie's 17- y.o. friend in rehab, was not credited and b) that he looks an awful lot lot like new cast addition 'Dr. Mike Cruz,' Bobby Cannavale, you may have guessed the following: We have a on-offscreen father-son acting team on Nurse Jackie this season! The '17 y.o. drug addict' is none other than Jake Cannavale and this appears to be his first official acting job.

I've watched the first three of Nurse Jackie's season 4 episodes and I find Jackie's new friend quite appealing. He has charisma like his father but wields it very differently. His character seems like a very bright, very troubled kid who Jackie appears to instantly understand. What he understands better than Jackie however is the truth of addiction. Should be interesting to see how this plays out. Jackie is so used to being on top of everything--at this point in a world-weary way. Is she opened-minded enough to listen to the wisdom of a 17 y.o.?

The other new actor that stood out for me as extremely relatable was Jackie's treatment facility therapist, 'Laura' Played by Laura Silverman.

Laura Silverman plays Jackie's therapist, 'Laura' on NURSE JACKIE on Showtime

 Season 4 Nurse Jackie spoiler. Don't be surprised if young Mr. Cruz shows up later both in his own and Jackie's recovery journey. 

 

Nurse Jackie: 'Here Come The Clowns'  SNEAK PEEK VIDEO:

Jackie attends group therapy while in rehab.

Episode Detail 5.02: 'Disneyland Sucks' - Nurse Jackie

Jackie's stint in rehab begins with her sharing a room with an irksome kleptomaniac and forging an alliance with a 17-year-old addict who's on his fourth stay at the facility. Back at the hospital, Coop is the only member of the staff who cottons to the new director's innovations. 

Nurse Jackie: 'Special Treatment' SNEAK PEEK VIDEO:

Akalitus joins the rest of the nurses on the floor.

 

 

Next week (4.15.12): 

Episode 4.03 Detail: 'The Wall' - Nurse Jackie

Despite her counselor's warnings, Jackie leaves rehab and returns to a much-changed All Saints, where working sober for the first time leaves her feeling easily rattled. Meanwhile, Zoey second-guesses her relationship with Lenny; Eddie reveals to Jackie that Kevin knows about their affair; and Grace presents Jackie with a list of demands.    

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - NEW PHOTOS HQ - Watch Official TRAILER #1 #2 VIDEO Here! #darkknightrises

Morgan Freeman as Lucius and Christian Bale as Batman in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Release date: July 20th, 2012)

Fun times! It had slipped my mind that the final film in the Dark Knight trilogy was coming to theatres this July!

I don't think it warrants a confession but it is something that I'm sure people have diverse opinions on. I have a very long history with Batman starting with comic books, continuing with the 1960's live-action show (which I thought was hokey) and many iterations of cartoons and, of course, the Batman franchise on the big screen which has included actors George Clooney and Michael Keaton inhabiting Batman.

I think though that every other portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman pales in comparison to what actor Christian Bale and director Christopher Nolan have created with The Dark Knight trilogy. Of course, many more were involved in making it The Best Batman (Evar!) including some very memorable turns by top-notch actors. Still, Christian Bale to me, was and is the very best Batman in film.

 
Tom Hardy as Bane and Christian Bale as Batman in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Release date: July 20th, 2012)

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Trailer #2 - Official (HD)

As was reported yesterday, Entertainment Weekly is launching its massive Summer Movie Preview this Friday. And within its pages are new The Dark Knight Rises photos. ... We now have a better look at those first three photos featuring Christian Bale as Batman, Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, and Tom Hardy as Bane. We also have a new photo of Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as GCPO John Blake.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as GCPO John Blake in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Release date: July 20th, 2012)

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES comes to theaters July 20th, 2012 and stars Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard &, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.

SOURCE: More The Dark Knight Rises EW Photos with Morgan Freeman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

 

 

The Dark Knight Rises Official Trailer [HD] The Dark Knight Rises Official Trailer [HD] Director: Christopher Nolan Release: 7/20/2012 Studio: Warner Brothers

Update! GAME OF THRONES - Epi. 2.13 Preview 2.12 Recap - Renly & Theon Character Featurette VIDEO Screencaps #gameofthrones

Maisie Williams in GAME OF THRONES season 2 (HBO) as Arya Stark/Arry /Nan: 

 

GAMES OF THRONES Episode 13  Preview: 'What Is Dead May Never Die' Season 2, Episode Three Synopsis:

Tyrion finds Shae a job, and devises a clever ruse to ferret out a snitch at the Red Keep. Meanwhile, Jon Snow's compassion gets him and Mormont's crew in hot water at Craster's Keep, but Sam Tarly has a parting gift for Gilly; Catelyn pitches an alliance to Renly Baratheon in the Stormlands; Theon takes a bold stance to get back in his father's good graces; and Arya must think quickly when there's trouble on the road north. Original Air Date: Apr 15, 2012 Guest Cast Tom Wlaschiha: Jaqen H'ghar Conleth Hill: Varys James Cosmo: Jeor Mormont Gethin Anthony: Renly Baratheon Donald Sumpter: Maester Luwin John Bradley: Samwell Tarly Julian Glover: Grand Maester Pycelle Francis Magee: Yoren Robert Pugh: Craster Ron Donachie: Rodrick Cassel Sam Callis: Gold Cloak Hannah Murray: Gilly Patrick Malahide: Balon Greyjoy Sibel Kekilli: Shae Fintan McKeown: Amory Lorch Natalie Dormer: Margaery Tyrell Gwendoline Christie: Brienne Gemma Whelan: Yara Greyjoy Joe Dempsie: Gendry

Game of Thrones Season 2: Recap #12:

Episode 2.12 was very good but I must admit that Game Of Thrones the show is more enjoyable now that I'm reading the book(s). Often you just cannot convey a character's 'interior life' on the small screen and for me, having the book just makes the story better. So far, the 2nd book in the series, 'A Clash Of Kings' is a quick-moving, enjoyable read, too.

I bought the first book in the George R. R. Martin series, "A Song of Ice and Fire" series but realized having already watched A Game Of Thrones, season 1 on HBO that I was likely to make reading and viewing it more difficult for myself in regard to following the many threads of the storyline. Picking up the series, having watched the HBO GoT season 1 when it first aired, and now whilst watching season 2, reading is going really well thus far (only 150 pages in but moving a a good clip for me).

Peter Dinklage as 'Tyrion Lannister' in Game Of Thrones - Episode 12

 
Peter Dinklage as "Tyrion Lannister" and Jerome Flynn as 'Bronn" (Tyrion's sellsword):

Though I have not yet gone back and read of the particulars of the relationship of Tyrion and his sellsword, Bronn, I think a good job was done showing in season 1 that Bronn is a very good sellsword, Tyrion is accutely aware of this, as entrusting his life to Bronn would strongly imply. This season 2 scene  established how the two seem to be seemlessly working in tandem, setting about clearing out the human detritus (in this case, the guy that chopped off Ned's head and was finacially rewarded with land and a seat on the smalll council for it) left in the wake of Ned Stark's murder (and the deaths of both the King Baratheon after the highly suspicious death of the King's Hand that preceeded Ned's. So I guess both Bronn and Tyrion ought to keep a very close watch on Tyrion's noggin.

Cersei (Lena Heady) makes clear to Tyrion that his very existence "is a joke," as her, Jaime's & Tyrion's mother died when she gave birth to Tyrion. Cersei clearly detests Tyrion and rumours of her conspiring to kill him off should be taken seriously. Obviously, King Joffery has paid close attention to mummy over the years.
 

I'm learning that _this_ smile from 'Tyrion' is covering up a vast amount of rage and, that whomever brought it on (Cersei, in this case) will be made to pay.

 Game Of Thrones Season 2: Inside The Episode #12:

Take a look inside Episode #12 of "Game Of Thrones." For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1.

Update! True Blood Season 5: Waiting Sucks - Sookie Alcide Lafayette VIDEO Screencaps #trueblood

Here it is helpfully established for us that this Sookie and Alcide scene was was filmed last December. Why is Sookie always so snarky to him?! Is it because she only goes for the really bad boys?

 

True Blood Season 5: Waiting Sucks - Sookie/Alcide VIDEO:

Found at Inside True Blood

If you have HBOGO, you can “have another bite” by checking out an extended version of that scene that includes Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis.)
EDIT/ This HBOGO True Blood season 5 sneak peek extendeds toLafayette's part of the convo  in which he makes clear to Alcide that he (and Sookie) are done with all things supernatural to which Alcide growls and insists that he is throwing Sookie 'a lifeline' and he asks her 'please' to take it. She responds with, ' I can't.' Duh-duh-duhn.

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The NEXT LIST: 'Deconstructing Dothraki' (GAME OF THRONES) VIDEO PHOTOS #gameofthrones

Emilia Clark in Games Of Thrones

Jason Momoa and Emilia Clarke in 'Games of Thrones' (HBO)

Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones:

Creating the Dothraki language for 'Game of Thrones':

Here are the accompanying photos and article to CNN's The Next List "Deconstructing Dothraki" about the creation of the Dothraki language for Game of Thrones as well as the creation of other languages created for other media projects.

Source: Winter-is-Coming

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See Also: A History of Hollywood's Invented Languages

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The Next List: Deconstructing Dothraki:

Update #2! NURSE JACKIE Episode 4.01: 'Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black' #karmasabitch @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Jackie SPOILER

Edie Falco as 'Jackie' and Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) as a drug buddy who dies while doing drugs with Jackie:

EDIT #2/So the opening episode was pretty great, right? Just the beginning! Here's a SPOILER about 2 characters for whom sharp eyes will draw a distinct connection!

'Nurse Jackie':   Jackie wouldn't be Jackie if she put in her 28 days at rehab and it was smooth sailing from there. Of course she leaves early, and of course life conspires to make continued sobriety a difficult proposition. And, no, it's not a coincidence that her new boss and her new rehab buddy share the same last name -- on and off screen"

SOURCE: Zap2It.com

 

Bille Joe's cameo is ace. Quite a good scene follows with Ohara (Eve Best) and that scene then segues into  the big SPOILER...

(Eve Best as 'Ohara' and Edie Falco as 'Jackie')

...Jackie's voluntary admission to a drug rehab facility...

NURSE JACKIE Episode 4.01: 'Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black (Showtime):

Synopsis: In the Season 4 premiere, big changes are afoot when Jackie, separated from Kevin, hits rock bottom and realizes she needs professional help, while All Saints is taken over by a corporation whose new director Mike Cruz (Bobby Cannavale) makes a shocking personnel change. Also, Kevin does not react well when he learns the truth about Jackie and Eddie, and O'Hara reveals a stunning secret.

Bobby Cannavale as Mike Cruz and Edie Falco as Jackie in "Nurse Jackie," Sundays on Showtime beginning April 8.

Nurse Jackie: 'Karma's a Bitch' Nurse Jackie Episode 4.01

Detail: 'Kettle Kettle Black Black' - As the fourth season opens, All Saints has been taken over by a multinational corporation and placed in the care of an innovative no-nonsense doctor who is revved up about making changes to the hospital and staff. Meanwhile, Kevin has moved to a new apartment, but is seeking to reconcile with Jackie. As for Jackie, she runs into problems when a guy she picked up has a heart attack in her home. Later, back at the hospital, Mrs. Akalitus is given an ultimatum by the new management.(SOURCE: TVGuide.com)

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Update! Season 5 Bill NEW Photo - TRUE BLOOD Season 5 Blog: 'New Mystery Set' (HBO) #trueblood Set PHOTO SPOILER

'Vampire Bill' Compton (Stephen Moyer) Season five TRUE BLOOD PHOTO:

CREDIT: HBO

Unknown set: True Blood - Season 5
CREDIT: HBO - TRUE BLOOD By Gianna Sobol 

FWIW.

'New Mystery Set'  

What (or who) do you think brings us here this season?

Incidentally, this is the same location used in the pilot of 'Six Feet Under,' but according to Alan Ball, 'in our use of it, something very different lurks inside these body lockers.'

Now from HBO - TRUE BLOOD comes a spine-shiver-inducing new PHOTO from the season - 5 SET (currently filming for 6.10.12 Sunday night premiere).

Care to guess what is going/went on here (above)?

I love that the best episode (except for the last) of the eponymous Six Feet Under found a way to be incorporated into Alan Ball's last season with True Blood as it's showrunner.

 It did not look that grungy in the 'Fisher' basement--never even close to it's current incarnation on the True Blood set. They were very clean. Especially the guy that turned into Dexter (Michael C. Hall).

SIX FEET UNDER -Pilot PHOTO (HBO)

Below: Detail - the Fisher's body lockers -

 
'Nate Fisher' (Peter Krause) in Six Feet Under 'Pilot' (HBO) with body coolers:

 

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Previously: Vampire Jessica Hamby (Deborah Ann Woll season 5) PHOTO :

WEEDS Season 8 Spot 'Wicked World' - VIDEO Screencaps, Speculation @SHO_Weeds #weeds

'Nancy Botwin'  (Mary-Louise Parker) and her ex, 'Estaban Reyes' played by Demian Bichir

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'Wicked World'

(WEEDS Season 8 Spot)

'Who got it? Who-dun-it? Get the answers when Weeds returns.'

This is a cool promo in that it's a slide show of some of Nancy's (Mary-Louise Parker) Best Moments, many of which include her lovely family. They are presumably what led led her to 'here', whereever that is ! A gunshot/fade-to black- Nancy & family scene ended last season! Yikes, right?

So...included in this sorta pop-artsy montage are the last shot(s) of season 7 with Nancy toasting hers and her sister's now-blended families. A (male) figure was seen in the woods with a rifle and the target was squarely on Nancy, a shot rings out and...cut.

So season 8 is opening with answers it seems, to 'Following the gunshot, what happened?' Let's hope we get some good answers!

(My guess is the shot was 'the shooter' biting it. I read a plausible explanation for 'who' the shooter is and it works for me.)

A 'Nancy Botwin' scene from the final episode of season 7:

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In case you missed this offical SHOWTIME announcement regarding both Weeds and Episodes return dates and times:

TRUE BLOOD Season 5 Start Date Revealed - Episode 9 Casting SPOILERS VIDEO #trueblood

 

Fans of TRUE BLOOD will (finally!) be able to plan their summer vacations now that HBO has revealed the start date in the U.S. for TRUE BLOOD's NEW Season 5 episodes. They commence on SUNDAY, June 10 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO:

"True Blood" returns for a Season 5  with familiar faces like Sookie (Anna Paquin), Bill (Stephen Moyer), Eric (Alexander Skarsgård), and new faces including Christopher Meloni in a featured role 'an ancient, powerful, vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands' & Spartacus's (STARZ) recently killed off Doctore/Oenomaus, Peter Mensah, in a recurring role as Kibwe, a ruling member of the Vampire Authority!

SOURCE: HuffPo

CASTING CALL: TRUE BLOOD, Episode #509, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World":

True Blood - Episode 5.09 - 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World'

(Approx. 4/18/2012)

[ELIJAH] Male, Caucasian. In his 20s to 40s, a very strong, cocky, Marilyn Manson-esque vampire. 2 episodes. Guest star.

[JACKSON] Male, Caucasian. 50s. Seen in flashback to the late 1980s, he's a giant of a man, powerful and inspiring and heroic. In the present, however, he's a sad, old man who's given up on life. Recurring. Guest star. (20)

[LOCAL REPORTER] This reporter grills Andy outside the Sheriff's Station. Co-star.

[SEXY VAMPIRE] Female, 20s. This sexy female vampire is a customer at Fangtasia. Co-star.

**[TEENAGE ALCIDE] Male, Caucasian, 14. Seen in flashback, he is Alcide (Joe Manganiello) as an innocent-faced 14-year-old. Co-star.

**[TEENAGE DEBBIE] Female, Caucasian, 14. Seen in flashback, she is Debbie (Brit Morgan) as an innocent-faced 14-year-old. Co-star.

Director: Dan Attias Writer: Raelle Tucker

Location: L.A. Start Date:

Source: Rhoswen7@IMDB

I wonder if teenage Alcide is sort of the 98-lb. weakling stereotype? It's always been hard for me to wrap my head around 'why' Alcide was involved with 'Debbie', a crazy, skanky-looking were chick with a bad attitude and a "V' addiction, when he could have had his (excuse the pun) pick of the litter? Perhaps going waaaay back to their beginnings will proffer a clue?

UPDATE/ From  the HBO True Blood Newsletter:

True Blood Season 5: Season 4 Replay Stunt

Starting on April 5th at 9PM, catch back to back episodes of Season 4 of "True Blood". Tune in to a new episode every Thursday night at 10PM. For more information on True Blood, go tohttp://itsh.bo/ibzU7X or jump in on the Twitter conversations http://twitter.com/truebloodhbo#trueblood. Watch True Blood online at HBO GO® http://itsh.bo/hWfz80. 

 

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Update! TRUE BLOOD Season 5 'Echoes of the Past' Four NEW Promo VIDEOS #trueblood

True Blood Season 5: Echoes Of The Past - "Merlotte's ..." (HBO) VIDEO:

The True Blood publicity machine must be overwhelmed by the Game of Thrones people cranking out sneak peek/teaser videos 'cos Merlotte's is not a 'house,' rather is is the Bon Temps local watering hole a/k/a Sam Merlotte's bar. Anyhoo, last night the Merlotte's "voices' video was released and it, like the previous three (below) has snippets of converstaons/exclamations that took place in this case, at Merlotte's in season's 1 - 4. Enjoy.

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Season 5: Echoes Of The Past - "Sookie's House" VIDEO:

You can't escape your past. Season 5 of True Blood is coming this summer. For more on True Blood, go to http://itsh.bo/mLca9b or join the conversation on Twitter http://twitter.com/truebloodhbo #trueblood

Colour me a tiny bit surprised by this trio of  just-released True Blood Season 5 trailers. Each video focuses on a particular setting--Sookie's home, Eric & Pam's 'home', Fangtasia, and Bill's house. Over the four season of True Blood a lot has happened in these settings. The only one 'left out' is Merlotte's (Sam's bar) which has seen an equivalent amount of 'happenings, IMO. Small quibble, though. These teasers recap the entire series via 'tours' of each location with voice-overs from many of the cast. What they say illustrates seemingly innocuous comments like Sookie's first utterances about meeting Bill to Nan Flanagan's last utterance before she met her 'true death' (and a lot in-between so be sure to watch them!)

True Blood Season 5: Echoes Of The Past - "Fangtasia" VIDEO:

True Blood Season 5: Echoes Of The Past - "Bill's House" VIDEO:

GAME OF THRONES 2.11 Recap Epi. 2.12 Preview 'So Many Vows' VIDEO Screencaps #gameofthrones

Carice van Houten as Melisandre -

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Episode #12 Preview:

Update: There is a fourth GAME OF THRONES HBO video release, The Episode #11 recap with commentary embedded below.

HBO aired three more GAME OF THRONES promos On Sunday and Sunday evening, both before and after the season two premiere of Game of Thrones. One was a new trailer which incorporated some quotes from the plethora of  warm n' fuzzy reviews of GoT season two, the other was a teaser -trailer of what is to come in this season, and the third a really cool one, 'So Many Vows' (featuring Jaimie Lannister and Catelyn Stark).

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Critics Spot:

 
Peter Dinklage as 'Tyrion Lannister' in Game of Thrones season 2 (HBO)

 Screencaps from each of the embedded VIDEOS on this page:

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Weeks Ahead Trailer :

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Inside The Episode #11:

Game of Thrones - Inside Episode 2.01 - 'The North Remembers':

Go inside the season 2 premiere of "Game Of Thrones.

 

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Recap #11:

Catch up on what you missed!

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Game of Thrones - Season 2 - "So Many Vows" Trailer:

Spoilery Episode Descriptions: episodes 1 (#11) through 3 #13 (2.03):

TRUE BLOOD Season 5: Clip Tease - First Look at NEW Characters - Screencaps VIDEO #trueblood

Above: from True Blood Season 5: Clip Tease (HBO):

Deborah Ann Woll as vampire Jessica Hamby

True Blood Season 5: Clip Tease (HBO):

What did we learn? Um. Not a lot.

(Above) View screencaps from this season 5 True Blood clip for more detail:

NEW SEASON 5 CHARACTERS:

The woman who is kissing Eric in the clip tease appears to be Salome, daughter of Herodias. Valentina Cervi has been cast to portray her. Salome is a powerful, extremely intelligent ancient vampire and a world-class seductress who is also quite mad. Sounds like a fun vampire!

The woman with Bill and Eric at the 25-second mark is Nora, who will be played by Lucy Griffiths. She and Eric share the same maker, "Godric,' which makes her Eric's sister. Nora is a double agent within the Vampire Authority. She has joined True Blood as a series regular.

Christopher Heyerdahl is doing the voiceover in this clip. Heyerdahl will play Dieter Braun, an Authority interrogator.

Here's the text of the narration.

"We were created in the image of God, not humans, and their flesh will feed yours. May their blood flow inside you, like the beetle feeds on a lark, so humans will feed the vampires "<

Not much to go on here, though with the show more than 2 months off still I suppose we should be grateful to see many of the characters. Notably missing is 'Tara' played by Rutina Wesley, who at season 4's end had her brains blown all over Sookie's kitchen floor when Alcide's angry ex, Debbie Pelt, came gunning for Sookie and Tara intercepted the bullet.

For my part, I hate Rev. Steve Newlin and I don't care for the actor that portrays him. Tara is another part of True Blood that I wish could have been relegated to 'FoS' (friend of Sookie) in a marginal role (as in the book series). Actress Rutina Wesley stated after her character's 'death' at the end of season 4 that Tara would be back in season 5 as per Alan Ball. I've maintained that if so, she'll need to be a ghost, not a vampire (and ffs not a zombie!).

CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.12 Finale Promo & Sneak Peeks @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Cali

 

Callum Keith Rennie as 'Lew'

CALIFORNICATION Episode 12 Season Finale: Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be:

EDIT/ April 2:

That was pretty intense!

It was sweet for about 5 minutes with Marcy and Charlie  being thrown back together due to their significances' cheating on them with each other plus the long-anticipated reunion of Hank and  Karen before Hank's 'one drink' with psycho ex-girlfrind, firestarter "Carrie' (Nataliee Zea) threw a HUGE monkeywrench into things.

Californication: Marry Him [VIDEO]:

Becca tells Hank that Tyler proposed.

In the Season 5 finale, Hank discovers the bartender at a local watering hole is his late friend Lew Ashby and wonders if he's in Hell. Richard makes a startling announcement about Hank and Karen. Hank tries to make things right with Becca, but her news about Tyler leaves him stunned. On the set of "Santa Monica Cop," Sam's jealousy and fondness for firearms give Charlie an opportunity to show how much he loves his best friend and number-one client; Hank's arsonist ex-girlfriend surprises him with a way for them to be together forever. (SHOWTIME)

Would Hank's staying with Karen be the death of her?

Just who is going to take a bullet in CALIFORNICATION episode 12? Could Hank's dream be a prophecy?

Next on CALIFRONICATION Episode 12:

Richard makes a startling announcement; Hank tries to make things right with Becca.

Californication Episode 5.12: "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" Synopsis:

In the fifth-season finale, Hank walks into a bar filled with shadowy figures and a bartender who is a long-departed friend. He begins to suspect this isn't California anymore, but one helluva place to kill some time. After he snaps out of it, Hank heads over to Becca's, where he gets some unsettling news. Later, he goes to the movie set, where Charlie proves how much of a friend he is by almost taking a bullet for him, literally.

Original Air Date: Apr 1, 2012 Guest Cast Jason Beghe: Richard Bates Natalie Zea: Carrie Jonathan Kasdan: Director Ana Rey: Irma (TVGuide.com)

Californication: End of Time [VIDEO]:

Bates reveals his feelings to Karen.

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SHAMELESS - Episode 2.12 - Season Finale! Sneak Peeks & Promo VIDEO @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Shameless #shameless

Above: Emmy Rossum as "Fiona" and Justin Chatwin as "Jimmy" in the SHAMELESS  season 2 finale, 'Fiona interrupted'

Season 2 of SHAMELESS concludes tonight (so set those DVR's!). The Gallaghers and the people in their orbit have some tough choices to make as there are many diverse agendas on the table.

Very much like season 1's ending we have Fiona and Jimmy, the guy formerly known as "Steve," at a crossroads. Last season's almost-cliffhangar was will Fiona leave her family to be with Steve (on the lam)? That answer obviously, was "no." This season, Fiona again needs to make a choice about Steve, who has made his desires very clear to her. Despite his misadventures (getting married to the non-English-speaking daughter of a drug-kinpin to save his own hide, for starters) it seems that Jimmy could start fresh with our girl Fi. She now knows his real name--that's a good start. He's almost untangled from his Brazilan marriage/mistake. What, besides themselves, is left to keep them apart? My guess. Only Fiona herself. They've been apart for all of season 2, now. My want as a fan of the show is to give them a bit of time together in Season 3 even if it doesn't last. Otherwise, it seems like we've been building to something big only to drop it cold. Fingers crossed!

 Shameless: 'Kidnapping' SNEAK PEEK VIDEO:

 

Karen calls the police on her mother and Jody.

Shameless: 'Lobotomy' SNEAK PEEK VIDEO:  

Frank tries to convince Fiona that Monica is better off without her medicine.

Next on Episode 12: Frank schemes to break Monica out of psychiatric care:

When it comes to Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy), I don't think anyone should overestimate his ability to make things right. First, his idea of doing so is bizarro-world messed up--just like his life as a whole. Even if his intentions seem sound to him--to a halfway sane person they probably sound like quite the opposite. Will there be a good outcome for Frank and Monica and the kids? My feeling is an absolute 'no.' However, it seems a Gallagher trait to not take no for an answer so he'll probably give it the best effort he can muster. Hilarity/tragedy will then ensue.

  
SHAMELESS Synopsis 'Fiona Interrupted' Season 2, Episode 12:

Jimmy gets back into Fiona's good graces and decides to have her meet his family; Frank plots to free Monica from the psychiatric institution; and Jody and Sheila attempt to hide Karen's newborn in the second-season finale. Later, Ian runs into the guy he slept with; and the late Eddie's long-awaited insurance check arrives (TVGuide)

Aww. How can Fiona resist Jimmy's puppy dog face?
 
(Above:) Jeremy Allen White as 'Lip'

Episode 12: 'Fiona Interrupted':

In the Season 2 finale, lonely Frank schemes to break Monica (CHLOE WEBB) out of the psychiatric facility; Jimmy earns his way back into Fiona's good graces and asks her to meet his family; Ian runs into Ned again; Eddie's insurance check arrives. (Showtime)

 

Jenna Elfman (above) in the season 2 finale of SHAMELESS:

The former Dharma & Greg star, for which Elfman won a Golden Globe, will appear in Sunday's season finale...  Elfman will portray a fellow patient at the psychiatric facility where Monica (Chloe Webb), who attempted suicide in the penultimate episode, is being held.

Will she help Monica to see the light? We'll find out Sunday at 9/8c on Showtime.

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Above: Karen (Laura Slade Wiggins) has given her mother, Sheila (Joan Cusak) an ultimatum; Get rid of Karen's newborn baby or Karen herself will leave. I find it hard to fathom that the uber-compassionate Sheila would have the heart to pass off her grandchild. Karen OTOH, is the one forcing the issue; I would think even she knows in her heart of hearts that her mom would, if forced to, pick her helpless grandchild over her rebellious 17-year-old daughter. Should be an awesome scene. (I'm curious: Why does Lip look so shocked?)

SHAMELESS has been renewed for season 3 so be sure to keep an eye out for it on SHOWTIME in early 2013!

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