RIP Shameless' Fiona and Jimmy/Steve - 'That's all she wrote.'
'Shameless' : Season 3: Episode 12 - Directing a Scene (VIDEO)
Shameless Director Mark Mylod discusses filming the season 3 finale.
William H. Macy and Ethan Cutkosky in the Shameless season 3 finale ( Cr: Showtime)
Most of Shameless' season 3 finale, 'Survival of the Fittest' was bittersweet. Beginning with Fiona's desperate attempts to contact Jimmy, whose phone is at the bottom of Lake Michigan, as Jimmy himself may be, to Lip getting his high school diploma and finding out he has a full ride to MIT--for which he thanks Mandy. Then we had Ian forging an ID for himself, saying he's 18 y.o. old and joining the Army. Karen, Jody and baby Hymie packed up for Arizona and left Sheila an empty-nester. More bitter than sweet, is that the love that both Debs and Carl have for their their wayward father is as strong as ever as Frank's years of drugging and drinking catch up to him and he lands, seriously ill, in the hospital.
The video above dissects the scene with Carl making his way to his dad's hospital room in the dark of a wintery Chicago night, in hopes of helping Frank to heal.
Read on for a short excerpt of the excellent interview with Emmy Rossum (Fiona) in which she talks of if Jimmy and Fiona are really over and the making of that memorable coffeehouse scene that preceded his disappearance.
Justin Chatwin as Jimmy & Emmy Rossum as Fiona in Shameless Episode 3.11 (Cr: Showtime)
“I take it that at the end of Episode 11, you’re to assume that he got on the boat and he’s not coming back,” says star Emmy Rossum. “We saw what happened to the last person who got on that boat. Remember? The first guy in the first episode, they chopped him up and they threw him off the boat.” Given that Beto tossed Jimmy’s phone in the water, Rossum believes there are only two options: “We’re supposed to assume that Jimmy is either gone to work for the family down in Brazil, or he’s done in Chicago.”
With her boyfriend MIA and not returning her calls, Fiona will be “very worried” and will blame herself for driving him away, especially after the way they left things during their epic coffeehouse clash.
“...she will assume in Episode 12 that she caused this. She hasn’t heard from him. They had a big fight. She said, ‘Don’t come home,’ and now he’s not calling her back. So she will think that she basically told him to [leave]... not that he is involved with all these gangsters. She doesn’t know any of that.”
Whatever happens to Jimmy – and it remains a mystery even to the actress, who says the series shot different takes for his storyline – “it’s a pretty big turning point” for the character.
Hard to be optimistic about Fiona (Emmy Rossum) and Jimmy's (Justin Chatwin) chances for reconciliation any time before season 4 as this penultimate Sneak Peek VIDEO 3 illustrates pretty profoundly.
I used to wish for them to have a happily ever-after, but truly, Jimmy/Steve is not a good guy.
Throughout season 3 he played the role of devoted partner to Fiona (at least when he wasn't boning his wife, Estefania) and stand-in dad to the Gallagher brood but ultimately, he is a thief, a liar and a cheat. Fiona, despite her horrible upbringing and grim life is a better person than he is. She deserves better so I'm rooting for this relationship to go down in flames.
Steve Howey as Kevin in Shameless Episode 3.11 (Cr: Showtime)
Shameless : Season 3: Episode 11 VIDEO Clip - 'Crazy'
Lip seeks advice from Kevin.
Almost any scene with Steve Howey as 'Kevin' is chuckle-worthy but this one is LOL- funny. His facial expressions are priceless. Great scene!
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher in Shameless episode 3.11 (Cr: Showtime)
Shameless : Season 3: Episode 11 VIDEO Clip - 'Law of Bodily Fluids'
Rose Leslie as Ygritte in Game Of Thrones Season 3 (Credit: EW)
You may think you know how brutal HBO’s beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy Game of Thrones
can get, but to paraphrase Wildling temptress Ygritte: “You know
nothing about season 3.” Based on roughly the first half of the third
novel in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Storm of Swords,
this season continues the epic story of rival families vying
for power in a fantasy kingdom where winter and summer last for years.
It includes some of the most rousing moments of
triumph in the saga’s five-book (so far) histroy — as well as its
most bloody casualties. ...“Emotionally, this season really goes for the jugular,” Thrones executive story editor Bryan Cogman tells Entertainment Weekly in this week’s issue. “In some cases, quite literally.”...
Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are reluctant to raise
expectations any higher, but are optimistic...One
particular “Scene Which Shall Not Be Named,” as Benioff called it, left
the Thrones team devastated. “I’ve never seen the crew so
emotional,” Benioff says. “If the scene has that effect on the people
making it who know what’s coming, if they’re that overpowered, I think
it’s going to have an overwhelming effect on people watching it.” (cont.)
This season, the Lannister family backstabbing is ratcheted to a new
level now that Lord Tywin (Charles Dance) has returned to King’s
Landing. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) struggles to purchase a
merciless eunuch army. Kingslayer Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) attempts
to escape the confinement of his noble escort Brienne (Gwendoline
Christie). Jon Snow (Kit Harington) infiltrates the rival Wildling camp
led by Mance Rayder (Ciarán Hinds), while the mesmerizing Ygritte (Rose Leslie)
tries to melt Jon Snow’s heart.
HBO's Season 3 adaption of Game of Thrones is one that has long been anticipated by fans of the George R.R. Martin epic fantasy series "A Song Of Ice & Fire."
Based on parts of book 3, this season some of the most compelling characters get into some of the most memorable situations of the entire series thus far.
Diana Rigg as Lady Oleanna (Cr: EW)
Diana Rigg will play a character that stood out for her extreme directness, her lack of desire to suffer fools and her ability to scheme. It should be an absolute joy to see Rigg take on the pivotal role of Lady Oleanna Tyrell.
As Blackwater Bay cools, the victors consolidate their power
and rebuild King’s Landing. But new challengers for the Iron Throne
rise from the most unexpected places. Characters old and new must
navigate the demands of family, honor, ambition, love and – above all –
survival, as the Westeros civil war rages into autumn.
Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R.
Martin, GAME OF THRONES is an epic story of treachery and nobility set
on the continent of Westeros, where summers and winters can last years,
and only the lust for power is eternal. The Emmy®- and Golden
Globe-winning series returns for its ten-episode third season SUNDAY,
MARCH 31 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other
episodes on subsequent Sundays at the same time.
As season three begins, the Lannisters hold absolute
dominion over King’s Landing after repelling Stannis Baratheon’s forces.
Yet Robb Stark, King in the North, still controls much of the South as
well, and has yet to lose a battle. In the Far North, Mance Rayder has
united the wildlings into the largest army Westeros has ever seen. Only
the Night’s Watch stands between him and the Seven Kingdoms, but nobody
knows what happened to its Lord Commander and the force he led beyond
the Wall.
Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen – reunited with
her three growing dragons – ventures into Slaver’s Bay in search of
ships to take her home and allies to conquer it.
Returning series regulars on GAME OF THRONES this season
include: Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (Tyrion
Lannister), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark), Lena Headey (Cersei
Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
(Jaime Lannister), Aidan Gillen (Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish), Iain
Glen (Jorah Mormont), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Richard Madden (Robb
Stark), Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark),
Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) and
Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon).
Additional returning series regulars this season include:
Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Rory McCann (Sandor
“The Hound” Clegane), Conleth Hill (Varys), John Bradley (Samwell
Tarly), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), James Cosmo (Commander
Jeor Mormont), Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon), Carice van Houten
(Melisandre), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Sibel Kekilli (Shae),
Rose Leslie (Ygritte) and Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell).
Returning recurring cast members on GAME OF THRONES this
season include: Natalia Tena (Osha), Joe Dempsie (Gendry), Oona Chaplin
(Talisa Maegyr Stark), Julian Glover (Maester Pycelle), Kristian Nairn
(Hodor), Finn Jones (Loras Tyrell), Esmé Bianco (Ros), Gemma Whelen
(Yara Greyjoy), Hannah Murray (Gilly) and Art Parkinson (Rickon Stark).
New cast members for the third season include: Ciarán Hinds
(Mance Rayder), Diana Rigg (Lady Olenna Tyrell), Mackenzie Crook
(Orell), Clive Russell (Brynden “The Blackfish” Tully), Nathalie
Emannuel (Missandei), Kerry Ingram (Shireen Baratheon), Paul Kaye
(Thoros of Myr), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Jojen Reed), Ellie Kendrick
(Meera Reed), Richard Dormer (Beric Dondarrion), Kristofer Hivju
(Tormund Giantsbane), Philip McGinley (Anguy), Tara Fitzgerald (Selyse
Baratheon), Tobias Menzies (Edmure Tully), Anton Lesser (Qyburn), Ian
McElhinney (Barristan Selmy), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton) and Noah
Taylor (Locke).
Jon is brought before Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the
Wall, while the Night’s Watch survivors retreat south. In King’s
Landing, Tyrion asks for his reward. Littlefinger offers Sansa a way
out. Cersei hosts a dinner for the royal family. Daenerys sails into
Slaver’s Bay.
Written for television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by Daniel Minahan.
Frank becomes the poster boy for Gay Rights in Shameless this week
Shameless Episode 3.09 "Frank The Plumber" (VIDEO)
Episode 3.09 Description -
Fiona starts a new office job but has a hard time fitting in with the corporate culture. In an attempt to get medical coverage, Frank inadvertently becomes involved in the gay rights movement where he meets Abraham Paige (guest star Bradley Whitford), a powerful activist. (SOURCE: Showtime)
Of the 15 promo photos, the one of Ian (Cameron Monaghan) sitting on his porch steps with a really messed up eye is the one that most interests me. I have no spoilers for this episode but I get the feeling that Mickey (Noel Fisher) did this to him. That Mickey is a real rotter. I can see being attracted to dangerous boys but he's a nasty, dangerous boy and Ian could do way better. Maybe he will.
I was noticing last week how nicely Emma Greenwell as Mandy is meshing with the cast. She's not the season 1 actress that played Mandy but I really like her and the nuances to her character that we are seeing through her involvement with Lip. Like her aunt said, she's the most decent of all the Milkoviches.
Finally, the promo photos strongly indicate that Lip's (Jeremy White) ex, Karen has made another drastic choice. The three shots of her mother, Sheila (Joan Cusak), with Shelia being pampered by Debs (Emma Kenney) and a shot of the two of them indulging in a big hug, tells me that both of them have had some really emotionally wrenching times of late and that you can find comfort in the least-expected places.
Sheila (Joan Cusak) and Debs (Emma Kenney) CR: Showtime
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Frank rants about domestic partnership rights.
Lip gets angry with Mandy after he learns that she has applied to colleges on his behalf.
Shameless 'Cascading Failures' - The Gallagher kids are removed from their home & placed in foster care--can Fiona get them back?
Jeremy Allen White, Cameron Monaghan & Emmy Rossum in SHAMELESS Episode 3.06 – “Cascading Failures” (Cr: Showtime)
Though the Gallagher's have spoken not-quite-fondly of their previous encounters with the child welfare system, Shameless episode 3.06 – “Cascading Failures,” is the first time we see them removed and placed in emergency foster care. Unfortunately, Lip and Ian end up in a high risk-prison-like environment and Debs get tossed into an overfull house, where she is expected to keep her head down and stay busy doing childcare and clean-up for the 'lady' of the house. Meanwhile, Carl and baby Liam land in an upscale bi-racial gay couple's home which would be nice--except they are dead set on adopting Liam!
Still of Vanessa Bell Calloway and Steve Howey in Cascading Failures (Cr: Showtime)
In Kevin and Veronica news, this episode brings forth the most outrageous sex scene that you've ever seen them in and if you know Kev and V, you know that means it will be beyond bizarre!
Shameless 3x06 Promo "Cascading Failures" Promo VIDEO
The Department of Family Services hauls the Gallagher children
away, leaving Fiona desperate to get them back. With their mother Monica
nowhere to be found, Fiona is forced to track down Frank and get him to
make a 'Father of the Year' appearance in court. It all seems to be
going well well until Fiona discovers that Frank's not the solution to
her problem - he's the cause. Meanwhile, Kev and Veronica recruit V's
mother as a surrogate and Mandy & Mickey's father, Terry catches
Mickey and Ian in a compromising situation.
Emmy Rossum as "Fiona Gallagher' in Shameless Episode 3.06 Sunday night on Showtime (Cr: Showtime)
Shameless: 'First Order of Business' Sneak Peek VIDEO
Shameless Episode 3.06 Sunday night on Showtime (Cr: Showtime)
Frank, Fiona, and Jimmy visit Frank's lawyer who tells them that
for Frank to get the Gallagher kids back, he'll need to 'keep his p**s clean and his eyes white'.
Shameless: 'Free Roam' Sneak Peek VIDEO
Fiona is forced to find Frank and get him to make a "Father of the Year" appearance in court.
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This thing is so, so, so coooool! You must experience it to believe it. People smiling, puzzling, exclaiming--it provoked all kinds of response--but I heard not a negative word about it. But it's not finished! It's to be covered up again after one week on view--until November--to finish the seams. Can't wait until it "opens" permanently.Total fun-ness and right across the street from the Art Institute!
Heading Into "The Belly" Of The Beast
Find my spouse and kid (or not). I'm taking the shot. A major feature of Millennium Park is the 110-ton elliptical sculpture designed by the celebrated British artist Anish Kapoor, one of the most prolific and respected sculptors in the world. "Cloud Gate," the monumental sculpture located on SBC Plaza was named by the artist on June 29 when the final panel of the ellptical sculpture was installed.
The sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly-polished stainless steel "plates" that create an elliptically-arched, highly reflective work with Chicago's skyline and Millennium Park itself as a dramatic backdrop. Visitors will be able to fully experience the majestic nature of the work by literally walking through and around, as it was designed for public interaction. Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high.
Outside the bean. Find me!
Anish Kapoor revealed his chosen title for the elliptical stainless steel sculpture as Cloud Gate. As is his custom, Kapoor waited until the sculpture was fully assembled to reveal its name. Now on view, the polishing of Cloud Gate will be complete by the fall.
"What I wanted to do in Millennium Park is make something that would engage the Chicago skyline," says Kapoor. "So everything thatâs white in this model would be ground, earth, and everything that isnât white would be sky, so that one will see the clouds kind of floating in, with those very tall buildings reflected in the work.
Inside ~ "The Belly Button" I'm there. I'm wearing a short, white skirt and gray short sleeve v-neck top, if that helps.
"And then, since it is in the form of a gate, the participant, the viewer, will be able to enter into this very deep chamber that does in a way the same thing to oneâs reflection as the exterior of the piece is doing to the reflection of the city around.
"It's a multiple-layered experience of a kind of personal space that's opened up in the stone and the city space that's reflected on the exterior."
Shameless - episode 3.04 - Harry Hamlin as 'Jimmy's' (Justin Chatwin) dad (Cr: Showtime)
The scene that follows this one is hilarious if not a bit shocking.
Quite a kerfuffle occurs after Jimmy's dad (Harry Hamlin) mistakes one Gallagher sib for another and someone is really displeased. Just a typical night at the Gallagher's, right?
Shameless 3x04 Promo VIDEO 'The Helpful Gallaghers' (HD) - Shameless Gets Fourth-Season Order
Shameless : A Whole Wonderful World Sneak Peek VIDEO
Carl prepares for cancer camp.
Seeking free court-side tickets to a Bulls game, Frank (William H. Macy) uses his unwitting son Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) as a 'kid dying from cancer'. He tells Carl that Grannie (Louise Fletcher) must have had the 'contagious-type' of cancer and Carl caught it from her by spending too much time in the basement cooking meth with her. (Credit: Showtime)
SHAMELESS Episode 3.04 Extended Episode Description – “The Helpful Gallaghers”
Carl says his goodbyes as he heads off to cancer camp, but he
isn't pleased with the camp's activities. No rifle range, no water skiing, no horseback riding…no fun! Always resourceful, Carl manages to find new friends and make the best of a sad situation.
As a favor to Sheila (and to save his own ass), Frank agrees to be a reluctant Jody’s sex coach. With Frank on babysitting
duty, Sheila wants to introduce Jody to "toy time" and Frank agrees to
be Jody's sex coach.
After realizing Bobby the grocery store manager uses his entire staff
for his personal pleasure, Fiona attempts to unite her coworkers against
their boss.
Lip and Mandy rescue Mandy's half-sister, Molly, from foster
care.
Debbie practices holding her breath so that she can protect herself from
the savage city-pool girls.
Kev and V are trying to have a baby.
Jimmy learns his parents are getting divorced and his dad is a
gay.
Written by Mike O’Malley and Directed by Randall Einhorn Source:Showtime
Shameless : 'The Things' Sneak Peek VIDEO
Sheila asks Frank for help in her relationship with Jody.
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SHOWTIME NEW Release Announcement:
SHOWTIME® ORDERS ANOTHER ROUND OF Shameless,
HOUSE OF LIES & Californication
Following Record-Breaking Season Premieres And Continued Year-To-Year Audience Growth, All Three Hit Series To Return in 2014
LOS ANGELES, CA – (January 29, 2013) – After record-setting premiere ratings on the network’s Sunday night line-up and continued year-to-year audience growth, SHOWTIME has picked up brand new seasons of Shameless, HOUSE OF LIES and Californication for 2014.
The announcement was made today by David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.
Season-to-date, all three series are pacing above their prior seasons across platforms.
The third season of Shameless is up 22 percent, currently averaging 5.4 million weekly viewers across platforms (vs. second season average of 4.4 million), and up 63 percent versus its first season (vs. 3.3 million).
The second season of HOUSE OF LIES is averaging 3.2 million weekly viewers across platforms, up 10 percent from its freshman season (vs. 2.91 million),
(and) The sixth season of Californication is averaging 3.1 million weekly viewers, up 21 percent versus season five (vs. 2.5 million).
Production for the new seasons of all three series will kick-off in Los Angeles later this year.
Continues after the jump:
SHOWTIME has picked up brand new seasons of Shameless, HOUSE OF LIES and Californication for 2014.
Veronica and Kevin's wife work out their issues. SHAMELESS 303 – “May I Trim Your Hedges? (Cr: Showtime)
Episode 3.03 is my favourite thus far in Season 3. It's got some moments that you see coming miles away like V and Kev's wife's showdown--then there are others that come sailing out of left field but are really funny and provocative and really skillfully rendered. Shameless has such a great cast!
SHAMELESS 303 – “May I Trim Your Hedges?: Deli Meats Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
Fiona is blown away by what she's asked to do to get a job as a cashier.
Shameless : Paid for my Mistake Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
SHAMELESS 303 – “May I Trim Your Hedges? Spoilery PROMO PHOTO (Cr: Showtime)
Lip leads a crusade to hunt down pedophiles in the neighborhood - until one of the offenders turns out to be a she.
Above Shameless PHOTO SPOILER: This isn't the pedophile that Lip involves himself with; it is the near- end of the episode and if you examine everyone's body language, especially facial expression, you can tell what is happening when you check out who the blond is in the synopsis (below).
SHAMELESS Episode 3.03 – “May I Trim Your Hedges?” PROMO VIDEO
SHAMELESS Episode 3.03 – “May I Trim Your Hedges?” PROMO PHOTOS (Cr: Showtime)
Official Synopsis:
Frank is supposed to take baby Hymie for his check-up, but when he
learns that dying kids can get Bulls tickets from The Wishing Lane
Foundation he tells Carl he has cancer.
Fiona seeks a cashier job at the grocery store. The new manager expects a
blowjob in return. Fiona enlists V’s help to blackmail him.
Debbie witnesses a guy jerking off on the train, prompting the family to
hunt down other sex offenders in their neighborhood. They learn a
pedophile lives down the street and the boys rally to get rid of him.
When ‘he’ turns out to be a ‘she’, Lip’s interested for a very different
reason.
Veronica’s spent the night on the Gallagher couch. She hates the
connection Kev shares with his wife and she’s stung by the news that
Kyle may be Kev’s son. Jimmy and Este attempt to fake out the INS.
Mickey beats up Ned. Mandy teaches Debbie how to take down a perv. And
Carl is offered the trip of his short lifetime to cancer camp.
Written by Krista Vernoff and Directed by Steve Shill
(Cr: Showtime)
GIVEAWAY!!! The Showtime official Key Art for Season 3 is especially awesome and I have a few full-size copies that I'm giving away. What do you need to do to be eligible to win? Simply leave a comment explaining in the most creative way possible WHY you love Shameless as well an email address for me to notify you of your winning status. The email is very important so if you are shy about doing so in public, EMAIL me your response with a valid return email address. Mine is foreverafangirl@gmail.com. I'll chose the winner on the day we switch to Daylight Savings Time--March 10! Good Luck!
Get a sneak peek look at what's in store for season 3 of Shameless.
Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher in Episode 302 of Shameless on Showtime Sunday nights (Credit: Showtime)
SHAMELESS 302 – “The American Dream” Synopsis:
Fiona wakes in a panic. She can’t believe she gave Meg a thousand dollars. She has no idea how to run a club night. Plus, the property tax is due. Lip’s PISSED.
Frank stumbles home drunk looking for a bed. Nobody wants Frank back, except Debbie. Debbie tends to Frank and helps Sheila with fussy Hymie. Unfortunately for Sheila and Jody, Frank may be the only one that can keep him quiet.
Lip begins his community service where he meets Casper and the kids from City Youth, a group of North Side do-gooders helping to clean up the South Side. Lip comes up with a scam to put these kids to work for his own financial benefit. Despite all her hard work, Fiona fails to make any money off the club, leaving Lip to use his newfound yuppie friends to make some money back.
Kev’s wife Cheryl returns with her son Kyle. Frank calls child services on his own family.
Written by Nancy M. Pimental and Directed by Anthony Hemingway (Credit: Showtime)
Baby "Hymie' in Episode 302 of Shameless on Showtime (Credit: Showtime)
To celebrate Showtime's season premieres sensationally successful viewer turnout, they making this season's premieres of SHAMELESS and CALIFORNICATIONavailable in full online. Woot! (click the links below to enjoy the episodes in full).
What does Frank do to earn a beatdown from his (former) biggest champion, youngest daughter Debs? Find out in the next episode of Shameless!
Emma Kenney as 'Deb' beats her father, 'Frank' (William C. Macy) with a pillowcase full of soap bars in Shameless - Epiasode 302 - 'The American Dream' (Cr: Showtime)
Ever the softhearted and forgiving, especially towards her n'er-do-well sot of a father, even Debs (Emma Kenney) has had it with his antics and total lack of concern for anyone but himself. The pillowcase full of soap bars is the one Deb explains to Frank (William C. Macy) earlier in the episode that she carries on her way home in the evenings after she watches baby Hymie for Shiela (Joan Cusack). She wards off any potential attackers with the homemade weapon.
Deb really goes to town on Frank after he double disses/insults her--the results are way more impressive than I would have guessed. Frank's next scene shows him with realistic, huge welts-- everywhere Debs hit him. Emma Kenney does a really nice job with this scene. Debbie is growing up and this may be the last time she holds a vigil for dad to return hime (this time he was gone for four months). Sooner, rather than later I'm guessing, Debs will see her father as Fiona (Emmy Rossum) has learned to. No sentimentality--just cold realism.
Shameless Episode 3.02 Sneak Peek VIDEO 'Such a Fuss'
Due to sleep deprivation, Sheila (Joan Cusak)nearly kills baby Hymie.
Joan Cusack as Sheila and Zach McGowan as Jody Silverman, in Shameless 302 (Cr: Showtime)
SHAMELESS 302 – “The American Dream” Synopsis:
Fiona wakes in a panic. She can’t believe she gave Meg a thousand
dollars. She has no idea how to run a club night. Plus, the property tax
is due. Lip’s PISSED.
Frank stumbles home drunk looking for a bed. Nobody wants Frank back,
except Debbie. Debbie tends to Frank and helps Sheila with fussy Hymie.
Unfortunately for Sheila and Jody, Frank may be the only one that can
keep him quiet.
Lip begins his community service where he meets Casper and the kids
from City Youth, a group of North Side do-gooders helping to clean up
the South Side. Lip comes up with a scam to put these kids to work for
his own financial benefit. Despite all her hard work, Fiona fails to
make any money off the club, leaving Lip to use his newfound yuppie
friends to make some money back.
Kev’s wife Cheryl returns with her son Kyle. Frank calls child services on his own family.
Written by Nancy M. Pimental and Directed by Anthony Hemingway
Shameless Episode 3.02 Sneak Peek VIDEO 'Pay The Taxman'
Fiona and Lip fight over money to pay off their property tax.
(Cr: Showtime)
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More Shameless Promo Photos for Episode 302, The American Dream.'
Shanola Hampton ('V') Promo Photos for Episode 302, The American Dream' (Cr: Showtime)
Zach McGowan in Promo Photos for Episode 302, The American Dream' (Cr: Showtime)
Shanola Hampton gives an exclusive backstage tour of the season 3 Shameless set! (Cr: Showtime)
Shameless Season 3 'On Set with Shanola Hampton' (Veronica) Sneak Peek VIDEO!
Shameless : Behind the Scenes: Shameless Season 3 Sneak Peek (VIDEO) #2
Shanola Hampton gives a insider's tour of the Shameless set.
Sexy Gallagher next-door neighbour "V" (Shanola Hampton), takes us on a tour of the Shameless set including going behind-the-scenes during live production. Watch for some familiar faces as episode 3.09 is being filmed and check out all the intricate details that go into making the world of Shameless look so (depressingly?) real!
Shameless : Behind the Scenes: Shameless Season 3 Sneak Peek (VIDEO) #1
Emmy Rossum, who plays the most-awesome oldest daughter "Fiona Gallagher", brings us up-to-speed with the 3-4 months that has elapsed since last we checked in on our favourite South-side Chicago family. First of all, the Gallagher 'family' has expanded by two (and is about to add one more(!). Fiona's gotten her GED so the world should be her oyster, right? She might disagree. Jimmy/Steve has become a stay-at-home surrogate dad which should be a great opportunity for Fiona to get out of the house more...but seems to be having mixed results (something about a man with a mop?). Frank has been MIA for months and only Debs is concerned for him, and --no surprise--Veronica and Kevin are up to some new kinky endeavors. You have to tune into Shameless on Sunday to see it and believe it. And seriously, it's the middle of winter in Chicago, couldn't you use a good laugh?
The "Shameless" Gallaghers return for the brand new Season 3 Premiere: Sunday at 9 PM ET/PT!
There's
no way to describe Shameless episode 3.01 without giving too much away.
No worries though, I screencapped a number of shots, which if you are
imaginitive you may be able to figure out. I've throw in some
teases, too!
London-based actress Emma Greenwell (Mandy) is shown in the police station waiting to bail someone out. Shown too is Cameron Monaghan (Ian Gallagher) (Credit: Showtime)
So who is Mandy and Ian trying to bail out? Her dad? Her brother? Frank? Someone else?
Shown: Justin Chatwin as Jimmy/Steve and Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher (Credit: Showtime)
Why is Steve burning his clothes?
He got skunked. They had the smell of Estefania's perfume on them. He ran out of wood for roasting marshmellows. He helped dismember and dispose of a body.
One more.
L to R: Ethan Cutkosky, Justin Chatwin, Cameron Monaghan, Emma Kenney, Jeremy Allen White (Credit: Showtime)
Where are the Gallaghers runnning off too? They are making a beer run. The house is on fire. They are ditching Frank. They are going to school.
To indulge in a bit of last season's Gallagher goodness here's a link to
Jeremy Allen White as "Lip" Gallagher (Credit: Showtime)
Shameless - Episode 3.01 - El Gran Cañón - Episode Details PHOTOS:
Now that they're living together, Fiona struggles to accept the new
"boring" Jimmy. Frank wakes up in a place completely foreign to him. Lip
is sentenced to community service. Baby Hymie keeps Jody and Sheila up
all night.
(Above)
Schipperke senior female dog, age: about 16-17 years. She has scars on her hind legs from when she got clipped by a car in the street when she was about 6-years old and was 'helping' with bringing in the groceries. Luckily, she healed up with no limp and learned to 'stay' after that.
I like this photo as it shows the true colour of her eyes; she has a slight blue cast over the dark brown, caused by age.
Obi is probably a "Porgi" --a Pug- Corgi cross. He's oddly built, with a lazy eye to boot. He uses his big paws, which are attached to very short legs, like hands. We adopted him at age about 2 and now he's 5-years old. I think he looks ferocious but he's really a love-bug, easily turned to putty by affection, a treat or a toy.
Both Obi (l) and Raven are very aware of my presence and so have stopped napping so cutely (which was the shot I was trying to catch). Obi's moving towards me. All day, he sticks to me like glue. Raven is going to resume sunning.
We've had Raven since she was said to be 2 years old and adopted from the no-kill shelter as an abandoned purebred dog with indications of future hip dysplasia. I think her 'run-in' with a car in front of our home actually made the dysplasia not as bad as it would have been because she's handling it like a champ. She moves carefully sometimes but so do I and she's much older than me! :)
Hope you were Good! (or if not, had fun being Naughty!)
Me and Canadian dept. store Santa, 1962.
Not a bad Santa, though he looks as if he's a tad warm in that suit.
Below: A family Canadian Christmas get-together from about 1968. I have cousins and an aunt (my dad's sis) and uncle and my dad as the adults in this pic. There's me, my brother, and my cousins after that. No one in the kitchen looks happy. My brother, the second youngest, looks fearful. We may have just gotten yelled at by the host (not kidding!) It is after all, the kid's table.
At right: Presents!!! I'm not opening any yet--just passing them out. Oh, so polite.
Win this Shameless Season 3 Poster Art! (Details forthcoming!)
OFFICIAL KEY ART SHAMELESS SEASON 3 - I'LL BE GIVING AWAY COPIES! Check back for the deets--and for full coverage on Shameless!
'Season three takes Shameless to a whole new level!' -- Shanola Hampton, Veronica on Shameless returning with all-new episode starting January 13 at 9 p.m. e/p.
Not only do Jimmy (nee Steve, played by Justin Chatwin) and Fiona (Emmy Rossum) take their relationship to the next level (Jimmy has moved in with the Gallaghers!) but Ian (Cameron Monaghan) tries to deduce if Mickey's (Noel Fisher) feelings for him are genuine, Jody (Zach McGowan, now a featured player) attempts to love all of Sheila's (Joan Cusack) quirks (and kinks!) and Lip (Jeremy Allen White), the smartest Gallagher, continues to put his enormous talents to lucrative and mostly unlawful use.
As for Veronica (Shanola Hampton) and Kevin (Steve Howey), the randy couple jumps back on the makin' babies wagon in which Hampton says her quest to become a mother leads to a storyline that has never seen on television before(!?)
Emmy Rossum (Cr: Showtime)
The gorgeous Emmy Rossum (Fiona Gallagher) has this to say in a recent tweet:
Emmy Rossum
@emmyrossum
Yeeehaw!! here we go! RT @ETonlineAlert
#Shameless
Exclusive Trailer Debut! Welcome Back Gallagher Family! bit.ly/STGrFt
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Shameless premieres January 13 at 9 p.m. on Showtime.
Emmy Rossum and Justin Chatwin in Shameless on Showtime - January 13 2013 9pm et/pt
Here are three new SHAMELESS (Showtime) Sneak Peek Videos--plus key art. Just trying to keep up with the Gallaghers. Shameless returns exactly 8 weeks from today. Be prepared for much more in the sneak peeks department so check back soon!
Shameless season 3 Casting Update:
Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) join Shameless season 3
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing way.
Read More at: http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=refe
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Shameless - Season 3 - What's in Store For the Gallaghers Sneak Peek (VIDEO):
The cast of Shameless on Showtime - Jan 13 2013 9 pm et/pt
Fiona to Jimmy: What are you doin'? Jimmy: Burning all my clothes. Fiona: Why? Jimmy: Aw, you don't need to know.
Previously on Shameless: Shameless - Season 3 - 'What's in Store For the Gallaghers' (VIDEO):
Dexter - Early Cuts: All in the Family - Chapters 1 - 5
Dexter: Early Cuts All in the Family Chapter 5 VIDEO:
Starring Michael C. Hall and illustrated by David Mack. Written by Dexter producer Scott Reynolds. New Early Cuts merchandise is available at http://store.sho.com.
Dexter Early Cuts 'All in the Family' Chapters 1-5
Dexter: Early Cuts: All in the Family Chapter 4 VIDEO:
Dexter Early Cuts: All in the Family Chapter 3 VIDEO:
Dexter receives some new clues in his hunt for the prostitute killer.
Starring Michael C. Hall, written by Scott Reynolds and illustrated by David Mack.
Dexter Early Cuts : All in the Family Chapter 2 VIDEO:
Dexter Early Cuts : All in the Family: Chapter 1 VIDEO:
Dexter Early Cuts - All in the Family Chapter 1-5 VIDEO
DEXTER's Early Cuts has just released its next episode. In this chapter, Dexter's on the hunt for the prostitute killer, what will he dig up?
Edit/ After re-watching these 'Early Cuts' and having viewed Dexter's season 7 debut (on Showtime Sept 30) I can see a strong tie-in between the 'old' Dex and Deb and the present day brother - sister unit. Dexter and Deb's behaviour in the present took shape years ago and the Early Cuts are excellent at adding dimensions to the Dexter-verse!
Coming soon: DEXTER's Disciples! Follow along this season with these interactive mini-games. More info is on it's way in the next week or 2-- so check back!
Don't forget to tune every week for the DEXTER Podcasts for the hugely-anticipated seventh season of Dexter where you'll go behind-the-scenes of each episode with writer Scott Reynolds, and showrunner Scott Buck.
Finally, do not forget to check out the DEXTER official Facebook and Twitter pages to submit your questions as well as gather some really great, fresh, Dexter images, news and happenings!
Official DEXTER Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dexter
Official DEXTER Twitter:www.twitter.com/SHO_Dexter
Mary-Louise Parker at maybe the funniest moment on Weeds. Credit: Showtime
WEEDS VIDEO Series Finale:I'll Come to You...
Nancy tries to get Andy to come back to her.
This is my favourite scene of the series finale. It was so
well-performed! It was heart-breakingly evident if you know the two
characters, what was going on on the inside especially as the camera
moved in tight on their faces. Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin and Justin Kirk as her former brother-in-lawn Andy Botwin, he in love with her for all 8 seasons of the show, she never in
love with him, though greatly emotionally dependent on him, some would
say Nancy was an emotional leech Andy and certainly, at times she was.
Conversely, he could be a giant pain--very annoying until he 'found his purpose.'
Flickers of regret, wistfulness, hurt and deep love cross both
character's faces and for Andy the whole time a look of serenity, a
sense of finally having found his place in the world (which I'm
thinking spurs him to tell to Nancy to do it, it worked for him).
I love you...but I can't be near you.' Andy (Justin Kirk) to Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) in the season 8.12-13 series' finale
Though it did occur to me that just because Nancy is sending 'Stevie' off to boarding school at age 13 (to be on a great soccer team, as per his request) it is nowhere near the point where she is done with being his responsible parent. She's got all of his teens--and he is just beginning his teen years. So no treks to India in Nancy's immediate future --at least not without the kid--her last child at home, 'Little Stevie.'
(Sadly, both of Stevie's dads died. Nancy was most recently made a widow (her 4th time) by Rabbi David Bloom who died after swerving to avoid hitting a bear. Before that there was Stevie Reyes' bio-dad, Estaban Reyes was a medium-size Mexican drug lord who died not of old age in prison. Also, an FBI Agent for about 5 -minutes and #1, the late, lamented Juda Botwin.)
This took forever to screencap 'cos I cried all the way through!
I console myself thinking that if Nancy had fallen in love with Andy and married him--he'd be dead as Weeds creator Jenji Kohan explains.
Weeds Season 8.12-13 series finale - 'It's Time.' (Credit: Showtime) Mary-Louise Parker and Justin Kirk
As sad as I am that Weeds is over I'm really glad they did not kill anyone off.
Mary-Louise Parker as 'Nancy Botwin' in Showtime's WEEDS, Season 1 (l) and Season 8 finale (r) (Credit:Showtime)
With all the critical judging going on ('Did Nancy Pay For Her Sins?') you'd think that Nancy Botwin was ever a saint in the 8-year span of our acquaintance with-- let's get the cute euphemisms out now--the marijuana mama. Not if the actor that inhabited her had anything to say about it (and it would seem logical that she did):
Mary-Louise Parker seems to have had a definitive persona in mind for her character, Nancy Botwin, on Showtime's Weeds. As she told reporters in July:
"... I always wanted her to be bad. I
wanted her to be as bad as she could and worse than that." --Mary-Louise Parker
'Little Boxes' on the hillside. Agrestic aflame. (Credit:Showtime)
I have many WEEDS series finale photo (screencaps) spoilers after
the jump. They are directly from the mini-interview/discussion by
creator/showrunner Jenji Kohan of the one-hour Weeds series finale that aired on Showtime. Kohan speaks in
detail about the episode therefore Spoiler Warning on viewing the "With
the Creator" (VIDEO: Weeds Series Finale) as well.
I have more to say as well especially in re: Nancy's sexuality and whether it made her a 'bad' mom. Next post (Tuesday).
Mary Louise Parker in a dress quite similar to one she wore in the Weeds series finale, set 7 years in the future.
Thoughts About Weeds' Series Finale:
I totally agree with MLP about the ending of Weeds.
'There was some sort of benediction,' says Mary-Louise Parker
1 hour ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box »
"Weeds" came to an end Sunday night (Sept. 16), having followed the Botwin family and their band of cohorts for eight seasons. Star Mary-Louise Parker says she thought the series finale was beautiful.
"I just cried when I read it. I think it's beautiful," says Parker. "[Creator Jenji Kohan] managed to bring things together in a way that was really satisfying for me except for the fact that it was an end because, you know, I think most of us are sad about that."
"I think she just managed to bring things together in a way that wasn't necessarily a completely -- she didn't sort of make it a total happily-ever-after thing, but there was hope in it, and there was some sort of benediction, I felt like," Parker adds.
"I'm just proud of all of us and I think [Kohan] just made something amazing, and we were lucky enough to be in it," she finishes. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Mary Louise Parker as Nancy and Justin Chatwin as Doug's estranged son in Weeds season 1 (2005)
Justin Chatwin appeared as Doug's long-estranged son.
Find out what happens to Nancy and Rabbi Dave in the series finale of WEEDS on Showtime
LOS ANGELES -- Even after eight years of "Weeds," the marijuana jokes keep on coming.
Fake joints were handed out at a news conference promoting the
series, which concludes the adventures of a drug-dealing suburban widow
with Sunday's hour-long finale (10 p.m. EDT).
"I used to say that pot took away from my rent, and now it pays it," wisecracked cast member Justin Kirk.
Justin Kirk as Andy and Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy in Weeds on Showtime. Series finale is Sept 16 (Credit: Showtime)
WEEDS 8x12 Promo Series Finale "It's Time" (HD) VIDEO Promo:
I'm really sad to see Weeds stop but I'm glad it went for over 100 episodes. That is an awesome feat.
Season 8 has been great, albeit too brief (!) Only one more hour of fresh, new Weeds?! And no new scenes in this promo, even!
The new WEEDS season 8 finale video promo for the series finale of Weeds of happens to serve also as a great mini photo retrospective with a lovely Mary Louise Parker as Nancy voiceover in the opening portion.
"Weeds" airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on Showtime. The show's one-hour series' finale will air Sunday, Sept. 16.
Weeds 8x12 Promo Series Finale "It's Time" (HD). One-hour series finale. (VIDEO):
The Botwins (& Doug!) are at a crossroads.
Official WEEDS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Weedsonshowtime Official WEEDS Twitter: http://twitter.com/SHO_weeds Official WEEDS Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/weeds/
Babies' sex, birthdate and names being withheld--for now.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Stephen Moyer's publicist said Tuesday the British actor's wife, actress Anna Paquin, has given birth to twins.
"The babies were born a few weeks early, but are in good health and both Mom and Dad are overjoyed," Moyer's representative said in a statement to E! News.
The "True Blood" co-stars married in August 2010.
No other details, including the babies' genders and birthday, were released.
Initially, when the Paquin-Moyer pregnancy was 'announced' inadvertently in June 2012 by co-star Sam Trammell (True Blood's Sam Merlotte) when he happily revealed that there would now be two sets of twins-of-actors on True Blood, himself (with Missy Yager) and Paquin and Moyer, it was indicated that the babies were due 'in the fall.'
The fall delivery date seemed a bit dubious given that Paquin was showing very early in the shooting of True Blood (around January 2012 was when shooting for the season that just ended, started). By episode 3 or 4 of season 5 it was ridiculously obvious that the un-pregnant Sookie was being portrayed by a very-pregnant Anna. By season's end Anna was being shot very tightly or from behind or sometimes it looked like they just said 'fuck it' and showed her in all her pregnant glory.
Here's how Anna looked just two weeks ago:
Anna was said to not be due until 'November' when the shot was taken. Boy, did I feel badly for her!
Turns out that 'due in November' probably was a fake date to throw off the paparazzi because as of today's statement by Stephen Moyer's publicist, the babies are a few weeks early. But we are not a few weeks from November and given all the photo evidence I'd say I was right all along that maybe sometime in early October was when the people in the know expected the little guys to make their appearance.
Regardless, it matters not. All are said to be happy and healthy. Anna and Steve will have until January as announced by Alan Ball to be full-time parents to the wee moppets, and Anna of course should feel a bit less pressure to get back down to her usual size 4 figure in order to squeeze back into her Merlotte's hot pants and supertight white t-shirt.
Though Dexter is going into it's seventh season, I think it quite likely that the most exciting part of the series lies ahead.
Dexter, at it's core, is a story of a serial killer and his big secret, the 'Dark Passenger' who compels him to kill. Having to carry this secret alone has led to a pretty isolated life for Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall). Without his sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), there's a good chance Dexter's life would have been even more dysfunctional: he may have never married or had a child, which though they did not dampen his need to feed his Dark Passenger, did in fact open Dexter up to being able to love.
In season 1, Dexter declared that he did not really understand what it meant to love someone, believing he could not do so but 'if he could,' that person would be his sister, Deb.
It turned out that he loved both his now-dead wife, Rita and his biological son, Harrison as well as Deb.
However, with Debra now literally witnessing Dexter feeding his Dark Passenger by plunging a knife through serial killer Travis's heart, there has been created as actor James Remar ('Harry') puts it, 'a tectonic shift' in Dexter's world.
This is indeed the end of 'Dexter's secret belonging to him'.
The biggest question to be answered is what now lies ahead? My guess is more--much more-- shifting.
Dexter returns Sunday, Sept. 30 at 9/8c on Showtime.
Season 7, Episode 1 Synopsis:
DEXTER SEASON 7 – “Are You…?”
Episode 701 Written by Scott Buck, Directed by John Dahl Reeling from Debra witnessing Dexter kill Travis Marshall, brother and sister attempt to reconcile while struggling to cover up their involvement with the murder. Meanwhile, Detective Mike Anderson has an unfortunate run-in, Quinn and Batista begin to make amends, and LaGuerta finds evidence that causes her to re-think the closed Bay Harbor Butcher Case, which could mean trouble for Dexter – and Debra…
Credit: Showtime 7.01 - SPOILERS - I think this photo is symbolic of no matter how awful this is going to be, the siblings will get through it. Like the saying, ' The ony way out is through'.
Both Deb and Dex seperately still have their own pretty huge issues besides this one that just ran over them both. The 'other stuff' has bound them to one
another thus far. It still needs to 'evolve'. I'll bet Deb's Q's about Dex just all completely changed!
'Am I in love with him? Fuck that!--Should I put him in handcuffs!?'
Michael C.Hall in Season 5 DEXTER on Showtime (Key Art Credit: Showtime)
I watched Dexter episode 7.01 for the first time today(!) My post **May contain unintentional spoilers**. I assume you read the message boards so nothing really new here except for the impressions Dexter season 7's debut episode left for me.
Debra's (Jennifer Carpenter) is grappling in an attempt at processing witnessing brother Dexter (Michael C. Hall) in the act of a serial killer-style execution at an open crime scene--the abandoned church of season 6.
(I hope they got Prof. Gellar's (Edward J.Olmos) basement deep-freezed corpse out before Dexter & Deb torched the abandoned, barn-like church place).
Some viewers have expressed, during this seeemingly endless hiatus, the opinion that Deb 'should have known ' Dexter's true nature.
Maybe.
Paying attention to these another flashbacks featuring Harry Morgan (James Remar) and Dexter & Deb as kids and their Mom! it's apparent Harry believed Dexter a monster even as a preadolescent--tho' a monster he loved/was responsible for--but could Harry have done things differently and had Dexter not grow up to be a serial killer? Dexter has pondered these very questions. Will Deb too when Dexter gives her the 411 on Harry Morgan?
The episode 7.01 flashbacks do show us how ineffective Dexter's mom was at changing 'Harry's way' of raising Dexter. 'Allergic to dogs' is a good one. 'Allergic' to all small creatures would be Harry's more complete comment--tho' young Dexter seems to disagree.
Maybe the part of Dexter's true nature--one of which is 'to never get caught', has until now been more sharp than Debra's. Debra is behind the curve on Dexter in the understanding the mind of a serial killer, but as the show has let Debra play out her arc as sister-of-Dexter it is only realistic that she shoudl catch on and that going into the last couple seasons she woud discover his big secret and their new reality unfolds, because for this couple, for Dexter and Deb to 'make it past this', they have to come to an understanding of one another. Long road ahead. Should be fun (and probably quite deadly)!
I've always liked this snippet of the DEXTER intro where you see yet another instance of suggesting how tightly- wound Dexter is But I still don't think he could ever deliberately kill Deb. (Credit: Showtime)
Season 7, Episode 1 Synopsis:
DEXTER SEASON 7 – “Are You…?” Episode 701
Written by Scott Buck, Directed by John Dahl
Reeling from Debra witnessing Dexter kill Travis Marshall, brother and sister attempt to reconcile while struggling to cover up their involvement with the murder. Meanwhile, Detective Mike Anderson has an unfortunate run-in, Quinn and Batista begin to make amends, and LaGuerta finds evidence that causes her to re-think the closed Bay Harbor Butcher Case, which could mean trouble for Dexter – and Debra…
In Episode 8.11 of Weeds (Sunday on Showtime) Nancy's reunion with Guillermo gets off to a rough start.
In WEEDS on Showtime's 100th episode/series' penultimate installment, airing Sun. Sept. 9, the Botwins are returning to their hometown of Agrestic, California (though it's been re-named Regrestic) and meeting up with some familiar faces from seasons' past. The face with by far the most face time is Conrad Shepard, the beloved pot grower played by fan favourite Romany Malco from Seasons 1 through 3, who has returned to Showtime's departing comedy.
There's only one problem, which Conrad clues her in to: The land is in gang territory, controlled by the recently-released-from-prison Guillermo Gomez Díaz (Guillermo Diaz), who threatened to kill Nancy before she became pregnant with his boss' Esteban's child.
In a tense confrontation with guns-drawn, the two sides attempt to hash out their differences.
Alexander Gould as 'Shane Botwin', Nancy's youngest son, has not interacted very much at all with his family this season. He is however holding his own in the side-story of good cop/bad cop and his choices about where he himself falls.
WEEDS (Season 8) – “God Willing And The Creek Don’t Rise” – (Episode 8.11) Plot Synopsis (100th Episode):
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER), Andy (JUSTIN KIRK), and Silas (HUNTER
PARRISH) take a trip. Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) is busted for stealing
property off the impound lot. Meanwhile,
Doug (KEVIN NEALON) gives up on his charity and decides to pursue a
bigger, more lucrative scheme.
"Weeds" airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on Showtime. The show's one-hour series' finale will air Sunday, Sept. 16.
Silas (Hunter Parrish) and his long-ago lost love in Weeds 8.11 Sunday night on Showtime
Weeds : Memories Clip (INTERVIEW) (VIDEO):
The cast and crew of Weeds reminisce their favorite moments.
Weeds : Powerful Deja Vu Sneak Peek VIDEO
Andy surprises an old fling.
Weeds : Make It Grow VIDEO (fea. Romany Malco as "Conrad'):
Nancy asks Conrad to grow for her.
They are very good together. I loved all their scenes and it's open for him to guest star in the finale as well!
SPOILER: 'Uncle Andy' loses his shit completely in this episode, even more so than when the dog ripped his toe off. Justin Kirk plays Andy's meltdown really convincingly. I actually found it sorta scary. Has to be seen.
Romany Malco as 'Conrad' returns to WEEDS in Episode 8.11.
Official WEEDS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Weedsonshowtime Official WEEDS Twitter: http://twitter.com/SHO_weeds Official WEEDS Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/weeds/
Justin Kirk as 'Uncle Andy' fires up the bong in WEEDS on Showtime. (CR: Showtime)
Weeds : 'Memories' favourite scenes/moments VIDEO Interview (w/Screencaps):
The cast and crew of Weeds reminisce their favorite moments.
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy and Juston Kirk as Andy in WEEDS on Showtime (CR: Showtime)
There's no better time to stroll down memory lane with the Weeds cast than right now as they move towards the penultimate episode of the final season of the show this Sunday on Showtime.
Unsurprisingly, many of the favourite cast and creator moments included the numerous weed/stoner times, especially when Uncle Andy and Doug thought that they should sample as much product as they could inhale. There are also fond memories recounted of the sexual adventures that that Nancy, Andy and Doug engaged in (albeit separately) that are most often more funny than sexy,
Enjoy the reminiscing and the pictures that tell a thousands words from some of the best of the past eight season of Showtime's Weeds.
Weeds Episode 8.11 Sneak Peek VIDEOS:
Weeds Make It Grow http://youtu.be/a69—u_iNTQ
Powerful Deja Vu http://youtu.be/1w16pSk6-_E
'Yael' returns in episode 8.11 this Sunday. What will she surprise Andy with this time?
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Official WEEDS Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/SHO_Weeds
Official
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'Do I look Kosher?' Hunter Parrish as 'Silas' & Mary-Louise Parker as 'Nancy' on episode 8.10 of Weeds on Showtime (Credit: Showtime)
Ever since she recovered from taking a bullet to the noggin', Nancy has been doing a kind of push me-pull you dance--with herself. As she told Rabbi Dave upon their first face-to-face meeting, she "just couldn't keep doing things the way (she'd) been doing them." He told her, "So don't." If only it were that simple. Nancy, like every human being, struggles with serious change. Some of us never reach the goals we've set for ourselves, others get part-way there, and some give up without even a sincere effort. A lucky, determined few make it. I think Nancy is sincerely trying. But Nancy has been doing things 'her way' for a long time now and change is hard (who knew?) So she struggles. And struggles some more. That is the down side. The upside is that she's surrounded by some really good people right now. Whether she makes the most of that is entirely up to her--even if she has not quite realized that yet.
Mary-Louise Parker and David Julian Hirsh in Weeds - Season 8.10 on Showtime (Credit: Showtime)
WEEDS: 'Kosher' Sneak Peek (VIDEO):
Nancy gets ready for her dinner date with Rabbi Dave.
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) meets Rabbi Dave’s (DAVID JULIAN HIRSH) friends during an awkward Shabbos dinner. Andy (JUSTIN KIRK) brings home a very special guest to meet the family. Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) prepares for his for new business venture. Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) and Angela (DANIELE WATTS) attempt to retrieve some stolen property. Meanwhile, Doug’s (KEVIN NEALON) homeless threaten to leave him if he doesn’t begin catering to their needs.
Written by: Brendan Kelly Directed by: Eric Jewett Guest stars: Christian Benz Belnavis, Aubrey Dollar, Shane Edelman, David Julian Hirsh
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) and Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) are approached
with a new job opportunity. Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) does something
reckless to impress Angela (DANIELE WATTS). A dejected Andy (JUSTIN
KIRK) offers up love advice to Rabbi Dave (DAVID JULIAN HIRSH) and his
students. Meanwhile, Doug (KEVIN NEALON) tries to keep his fake charity
– and restless homeless group – from disbanding.
Written by: Carly Mensch
Directed by: Michael Trim
Guest stars: Patch Darragh, Aubrey Dollar, Mitchell Edmonds, Saverio Guerra, David Julian Hirsh
Justin Kirk as "Andy' in Weeds episode 8.09 - 'Saplings' (Credit: Showtime)
Weeds: 'Way to go Rabbi' Sneak Peek VIDEO:
Rabbi Dave tells Andy about his relationship with Nancy.
This video scene begins what I consider to be some of Andy's funniest/most poignant lines this season:
Sitting in the pancake house with Rabbi Dave and the boy with the mom who habitually forgets to pick him up from school, Andy muses on his impending 'male menopause': "I'm going to be drooling during the day--not even just at night!"
He decides right then and there that maybe people should just jump right into life instead of hestiating and over-thinking so he does exactly that. Will he live to regret it or willl it be the beginning of true happiness for Andy? Tune in next week as you will find out!
Weeds: 'Tobacco Company' Sneak Peek VIDEO:
A tobacco company tries to hire Silas as a grower.
Weeds: 'Always Devious' Sneak Peek VIDEO:
Nancy and Jill scheme away.
The catchy song is 'Ne Me Quitte Pas' by Regina Spektor.
SPOILER! This video is actually how the episode ends--on a truly 'high' note.
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True Blood episode 5,08 Hoyt (Jim Parrack) lies unconscious and close to death in Jason's (Ryan Kwanten) arms.(Credit: HBO)
Alexander Skarsgård stars as 'Eric' in True Blood on HBO
True Blood Season 5: Recap #57 VIDEO:
True Blood Season 5: 'Only 3 Episodes Left' Promo VIDEO:
Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood on HBO
True Blood Season 5: Gone, Gone, Gone Promo VIDEO:
Episode #58: “Gone, Gone, Gone” SYNOPSIS:
Debut: SUNDAY, AUG. 12 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
With vampire-on-human attacks increasing, the Authority attempts to woo public favor. Meanwhile, Nora (Lucy Griffiths) tries to convert Eric to Lilith’s gospel. Jason finds a mysterious scroll; Elijah (Keram Malicki-Sanchez), the new vampire sheriff of Area 5, pushes Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) and Tara (Rutina Wesley) to obey a new mandate; Sam (Sam Trammell) and Luna (Janina Gavankar) search for Emma (Chloe Noelle); Russell (Denis O’Hare) seeks a higher calling. via HBO Publicity
Written by Alexander Woo; directed by Scott Winant.
Stephen Moyer as 'Bill' in True Blood on HBO
Seems to me that the body count is going to continue to climb at a fast clip as True Blood winds up it's 5th and final season with Alan Ball as showrunner. Season 5 has been a pretty wild ride with much of the Vampire Authority succumbing to political agendas and power plays, culminating in the true death. Former Bon Temps Sheriff Bud Dearborne (William Sanderson) and Terry's Iraq war buddy, Patrick (Scott Foley) bit it tonight. How many more dead bodies are in store for us in season 5? Three more episodes. I'll call an even dozen, including a main character.
Anna Paquin as Sookie and Ryan Kwanten as Jason in True Blood episode 5.08 (Credit: HBO)
After the jump! - True Blood Season 5: Inside the Episode #57 VIDEO:
Mary- Louise Parker as "Nancy" and Hunter Parrish as "Silas" in Weeds - Episode 8.03 on Showtime July 15
Though you have many compelling reasons to tune into WEEDS tonight on Showtime, one of the best ones begins before the show even starts!
As you have probably noted, in this new season something 'old' has been resurrected, specifically the song, 'Little Boxes' by Malvina Reynolds which became a cover phenomena many years ago (as in '40' years-ago) after tickling the whimsy of song-sters and inspiring countless renditions of the class-oriented ditty, some of which were played as the opening theme of the show.
In epsidoe 8.01, Malvina Reynolds' version was played over the opening sequence. Now, episode 8.03 features probably the most 'out there' cover of "Little Boxes,' ever! Stay tuned for tonight's closing credits and you'll see why--or you can just scroll down for a look at the quick screen grab I did while going "a-ha" simultaneously!
I LOL'ed. Weeds is awesome!
The answer to 'Who shot Nancy?' -- Shane figured it out first!
Weeds Season 8 Episode 3 Synopsis: “See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die”:
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) and Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) chase after Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD), who has discovered the identity of Nancy’s shooter. Andy (JUSTIN KIRK) attempts to bond with Jill’s daughters via Roller Derby. Doug (KEVIN NEALON) and Whit (BRUCE NOZICK) come up with a new business plan.
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Jennifer Carpenter as Deb in Dexter (Showime) season 7 episode 1 (Sept 30)
Intel From Comic-Con 2012 Dexter Panel:
About that opening 2 minutes of season 7...
Q: Is Deb actually buying what Dexter is selling in first few minutes of Season 7?
A: “He hopes so… In that moment,” Michael C. Hall said with a laugh. Added Jennifer Carpenter, “She’s just taking one step at a time; she takes one step forward and is sent 10 back.”
Look for Season 7′s Deb to embrace her position of power a bit more than in previous years. “She actually needs [her authority] now. It’s the one card she has to play,” Carpenter teased. “At any second — if Deb lives after what you just saw [in the promo] — she could tell someone to put cuffs on him.” Long story short, “It’s like Dexter and Deb are just fish swimming [in opposite directions] for awhile.”
Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall in Dexter season 7 on Showtime - Sept 30, 2012
Familial Love?
Carpenter might be alone in these sentiments, but she was not as taken aback by Deb’s seemingly sudden affections toward her “brother.”
“There was certainly a fascination that I thought Deb had with Dexter [early on], so it didn’t feel like it was so bizarre to play that last season.”
However, she added, “I think him stabbing somebody trumps those thoughts.”
Dexter and Deb in a new series of 'The Early Cuts'
Family that slays together stays together - VIDEO:
The animated webisode series returns this summer. Illustrations by David Mack. Written by Scott Reynolds.
Deb watches Dexter take off in Dexter: The Early Cuts (Showtime Summer 2012)
The year is 2000:
Dexter speaks in voice-over about prostitute killings being low-priority police matters over a montage of a bloody slashing/slayings. In his job with Miami Metro as Dexter Morgan, blood-spatter analyst, he finds opportunity to look more closely at the case for clues. He finds a pattern to the location of the homicides ('a star') and decides to attempt an intervention before the next one occurs.
Dexter voice-over: 'The family that slays together, stays together' followed by a long, regretful shot at a puzzled-looking teenage Debra.
'The father', Dexter intones as he determines 'who' is driving the son to kill.'
Oh, the symbolism! Dexter didn't see it as it pertains to his own family back then. Will he though, in the present time, now that Deb knows of his Dark Passenger begin to understand the many pieces that went into the puzzle of what made Dexter Morgan a serial killer? Will Dexter's own little family stay together and if so, how?
My Dark Passenger Exposed (Dexter Spot) VIDEO:
Published on Jul 9, 2012 by SHOWTIME (VIDEO):
The following (borderline erotic) teasers feature the “siblings” writhing around separately (and suggestively) on a black bed, while Dexter’s signature voiceover ponders what’s to come. Will Deb learn to accept his true identity (“I found a way to live with my secret, but I never had a choice… Does she?”)? Or will he have to take deadly drastic measures to protect himself (“The only thing worse than not knowing what she’ll do is not knowing what I’ll do.”)?
These two promo clips for season 8 Dexter are disturbing on several levels, including erotic. It was said that they were gonna deal with the 'Deb is in love with her brother' story more in season 8 so...there you go. Shouldn't complicate a hugely complicated situation at all. I'm sure.
On second thought, it could be wound up pretty quickly via the oft-used trope of 'let's just do this' and get it over with--and then the sexual tension will be gone. That could end a lot of ways but there's one big hurdle, Dexter's high moral code would probably prevent him from doing Deb--ever. She sees him sexually, she thinks. He has never thought of her 'that way.' Given the stuff that went down in the season 6 finale and that on his best day, Dex is not exactly 'studly,' I doubt that sexual activity of any kind witll be on his 'to-do' list.
Dexter returns for season 7 Sunday, September 30 at 9 PM ET/PT.
What Happens Next? (Dexter Spot) VIDEO:
Of the two new Dexter Spots, "My Dark Passenger" and 'What Happens Next?', 'What Happens Next'could be anthems for both Dexter and Deb in season 7 DEXTER as they take stock of What Happened and What Are they Going To Do (about it). Meanwhile, I'm assuming that as much as it ever was--on steroids(!) it will have to be 'business as usual' for the sibs at Miami Metro. It's not like crime is going to just stop now that the serial murderer's, murderer has been discovered by Deb to be her bro, Dexter.But bonus(!) Dex helped Deb solve a case she didn't even know she had!
It's going to be a crazy mother-effing season 7 of a final 8 so there is very little to lose by taking risks with the writing. I think the season that begins Sept 30 on Showtime may be getting more far out in some ways than ever before. Why not? It could be fun! Very fun! Finish DEXTER and go out balls to the wall...with a question mark...
Weeds: Season 8, Episode 3'See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die' Synopsis:
Nancy and Silas chase after Shane, who has discovered the identity of the shooter. Andy (JUSTIN KIRK) attempts to bond with Jill’s daughters via Roller Derby. Meanwhile, Doug (KEVIN NEALON) and Whit (BRUCE NOZICK) come up with a new plan after being fired from the hedge fund.
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin in Weeds on Showtime
Weeds: Back to the Burbs VIDEO Screencaps:
Weeds : The Many Faces of Nancy VIDEO:
Take a look back on the many faces and identities of Nancy throughout the seasons.
The writer and creator of Weeds, Jenji Kohan, has long maintained that Nancy is fundamentally, "Nancy," who like most people, lives her life running in circles, never changing very much. That then may be a big clue about Weed's eighth and final season: it came in quite literally with a bang as Nancy took a slug to the hairline. So, will Weeds ultimately end up neither 'here' nor really 'there'--no big epiphanies, just another day in the life of Nancy Botwin? Kohan maintains things won't change much for Nance on her current and most likely permanent trajectory of being attracted to dangerous situations and getting bored & restless and moving on with her life.
However and wherever the Botwins 'end up' they are highly adaptive with Nancy usually leading the charge so I would expect to end at least in good part on that sort of business-as-usual note, despite the could-have-been life-altering shooting, but instead was more of a chance to 'revisit the good old days'-ending.
Weeds: 'Sissy Fight' VIDEO
Andy and Scott fight because of the twins.
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Bruce Springsteen and 20 year-old daughter Jessica, in concert in Paris - July 2012
"The Boss" has a sweet father daughter moment during a concert in Paris. Watch it.
Springsteen repeats his "Dancing in the Dark" end-of-song, pluck the girl out of the audience & dance with her routine with his 20 year-old daughter Jessica, at a concert tin Paris.
Guess that's the risk you take when you attend your rock-legend-American icon father's concert. There's certainly worse songs to have to dance to.
The Boss is famous for bringing fans up on stage for his iconic hit song Dancing in the Dark.
But thousands of fans in Paris got a special treat on Thursday night when the esteemed rocker pulled his 20-year-old daughter Jessica from the audience to share a dance with her 62-year-old Dad.
And while some daughters might find it embarrassing to dance with their father in front of 10,000 people, Jessica looked to be having a ball.
The second of Springsteen's three children, Jessica smiled and laughed when her famous Dad pulled her onstage before screaming fans at the Palais Omnisports Bercy arena in Paris.
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin in Weeds - Season 8 (Showtime)
As promised, it appears as if our Miss Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) is well on the road to recovery when we meet up with her in Weeds Season 8, Episode 2, 'A Beam Of Sunshine'. According to showrunner Jenji Kohan, it is a few months into Nancy's recovery & rehab, though she is pictured with a walker which IMO, gives us a pretty realistic gauge of how close she came to the end of her life. It sure is great to see her smiling! Something tells me that Nancy's life, on the most personal level--her psyche--has undergone possibly the biggest change in the seven-plus seasons we've been watching Weeds. Can't wait to find out!
I'm including some harrowing photo-stills via Showtime from episode one just after the episode 2 and 3 synopses and after the jump (scroll down and click them to enlarge).
I also have a total of six brand new photo stills for episode 2 (with the credits attached to each). Enjoy!
Weeds Episode: "A Beam of Sunshine"
Season 8, Episode 2
Episode Synopsis #1:
Andy tells Jill how he feels about her; and Doug is tempted by an investment opportunity. Meanwhile, Silas steps up with a new business venture.
Weeds Episode 8.02 'A Beam of Sunshine' Synopsis #2 - Andy and Jill are interrupted by Jill's husband. Silas maintains an unconventional affair with Kiku, while Shane makes new friends. Meanwhile, Doug and Whit are pitched new business ideas.
Guest Cast Kat Foster Jennifer Jason Leigh: Jill Price-Gray Bruce Nozick: Whit Original Air Date: Jul 8, 2012
Mary-Louise Parker and Alexander Gould in Weeds Episode 8.02 (Showtime)
Weeds : Proposal Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
BELOW:
Weeds: Season 8, Episode 3
Weeds Episode 8.03
Weeds: Season 8, Episode 3
'See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die' Synopsis:
Nancy and Silas chase after Shane, who has discovered the identity of the shooter. Andy attempts to bond with Jill's daughters. Meanwhile, Doug and Whit come up with a new plan.
Dexter Season 7 Sneak Peek July 2 (Official) VIDEO:
The following video contains exclusive never before seen footage from the upcoming season of Dexter.
Here's the original DEXTER tease (above). Please don't hate me, just scroll down to see it slowed down to clip by clip, if you'd like. I actually thought it was sort of fun to pull all the screencaps out--like a game--and it only took 30 minutes!
By now, many DEXTER fans have been both pleasantly surprised by 'exclusive never before seen footage from the upcoming season of Dexter' and hugely frustrated or like me, amused at the 'gotcha' that the Showtime publicity department pulled by revving up the video so fast that the images go by in a blur. Of course, it didn't take any time at all either, for higher-tech types than me to SLOW. IT. DOWN. Me, I just paused and screencaped, etc. and have almost identical results which of course, I'm sharing. So what was revealed today about season 7 DEXTER? WELL, SPOILERS TO BE SURE!
Please stop right now because I'm going to reveal some of what are absolutely spoiler images from season 7 DEXTER that could ruin it for you if you wish to remain completely unspoiled. Last warning....Go!
Firstly, no surprise: Deb does not shoot or arrest Dexter. I don't know whose idea it is, but instead the siblings do this:
They set fire to the crime scene, which results in this:
So begins Dexter season 7. After that, comes many images of Dexter and Debra, both clearly struggling with this massive revelation. I'm very interested in the family flashback in which we see their mom for the first time!
That little boy sure is a ringer for Michael C. Hall!
What preceded this sad scene was this happier one:
A new puppy for Debra! But look at Harry, clearly alarmed. From what we know of Dexter's early years, he started killing small animals so letting Dexter loose on the puppy could spill his sociopathic proclivities so I'm guessing Harry put the kibosh on the new puppy. So sad!
There are almost 50 new screencaps of brand-new season 7 scenes so be sure to peruse them and see what you can identify!
Here's the slowed-down verions of the July 2 Dexter tease:
And here are the screencaps I made with a couple thrown in from the slowed version as they were clearer.
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin In WEEDS episode 8.01 (Credit: Showtime)
Episode 8.01'Messy' - Synopsis: Nancy is rushed to the hospital after being shot as the family follows close behind. There, they grapple with the tragedy (and in Doug's case, with some other 'things') and hypothesize on the shooter's identity.
SHOWTIME:'With The Creators 'VIDEO:
Very intriguing video interview with Weeds' creator Jenji Kohan about the broad strokes of what we'll see in season 8, the final season of WEEDS.
Kohan talks about how both the audience and the writers were getting frustrated with Nancy's (Mary-Louise Parker) always escaping from her misdeeds 'scot-free' and that it was almost "MacGuyver-esque" and therefore the character was in danger of not seeming genuine. Kohan goes on to explain why they chose the shooter out of a 'long list' of contenders. Kohan added that the story will circle back in some ways to season one (but we all know you can't ever truly go back, right?). Finally, she explains how episode 1 sets up season 8 to include the big question (IMO): What kind of person will the head-shot Nancy be as she recovers? Kohan also mentions the Botwin boys' very different life pursuits (currently, Shane is in the police academy and Silas is growing and selling weed) and finally, does God exist?
Also, something else to look forward to that Kohan didn't mention: Jennifer Jason Leigh (who I adore) as Nancy's sister Jill, will be making frequent appearances. Sounds like there is plenty of material to cover this last season! I'm hoping too that the rabbi who makes an appearance in this episode returns as well as a love interest for Nancy. (That may or may not have been 'set-up' in this episode.)
Anna Paquin - Aug 27, 2012 - (Credit: Pacific Coast News)
ANNA PAQUIN and STEPHEN MOYER stroll in LA on 06/09/2012 (PHOTO) Above:
The numbers were just not adding up! Specifically, how was it that Mrs. Steven Moyer's baby belly was growing so quickly when in April ANNA PAQUIN and STEPHEN MOYER confirmed a fall delivery date?! Doing the numbers, Paquin should have been about 3 months pregnant when announcing the long-away impending blessings(s) but when she showed up to both the White House Correspondent's Dinner on April 28, 2012 and attended the True Blood premiere event at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood on May 30 and struck her traditional glam pose, many of us were perplexed as how the otherwise tiny Academy Award-winning actress had such an incredibly big tummy!
JULY 16 UPDATE:
Anna Paquin at the True Blood (HBO) wrap party (July 7, 2012)
JULY 16 UPDATE:
Stephen Moyer on having twins with Anna Paquin (JULY 16):
Now we know: TRUE BLOOD'S Sookie and Bill are having twins!
Stephen Moyer thinks having twins with Anna Paquin is going to be ''crazy.''
The 'True Blood' actor - who is married to his co-star - already has two children, Billy and Lilac, from previous relationships and the 42-year-old star anticipates that fathering duties are about to get dramatically more hectic.
He said: ''I love my kids beyond anything. They're the best things ever, and having two more is just going to be even more crazy, but that's cool!''
Moyer's 29-year-old wife has continued to record their vampire television series throughout her pregnancy.
The couple got married on August 21, 2010 and their hit series was recently renewed for a sixth season by HBO.
ANNA PAQUIN in Herve L. Laroux cutout gown) and STEVE MOYER attend the White House Correspondent's Dinner on April 28, 2012
After an insider confirmed that Paquin 29, and husband of nearly two years Moyer, 42, are expecting twins, costar Sam Trammell -- father to 11-month-old twins Winston and Gus with girlfriend Missy Yager -- shared with Us magazine recently when (they) chatted about the double baby news. "We sent them a special gift. It's so interesting that True Blood has become, like, the 'twins' show."
Sam Trammell with his partner of 8 years, Missy Yager, at the June 2011 True Blood premiere when Yager was 7-8 months pregnant with their twin boys (born August 9, 2011)
And though Moyer has two children, Lilac,10, and Billy, 12, from a previous relationship, he's been listening intently to Trammell's advice on the ins and outs of raising multiples.
"It's harder, having twins, but it's all we know. So we're trying to impart some decent wisdom," Trammell added. "I told them to hold on tight!"
But Moyer is up for the challenge. "It's always amazing," he told Zap2it in May of his wife's pregnancy. "I love my kids so much. And I think that the fact that Anna is pregnant just adds more crazy to the bundle of fun."
Looking as lovely as ever, Anna, she of super-toned body and great fashion sense, even clad in 'slimming black' looked at least 5 months pregnant in June (remember, stars don't show the way we mortals do). Between the pregnancy announcement in April and the announcement of a multiple pregnancy yesterday, I searched through shots of Paquin and Moyer and became convinced that the baby was 'older' than reported--but why not fess up to the actual due date?
Now comes the answer to the big mystery via a TB 'source' but confirmed by Sam Trammell, who co-stars in True Blood on HBO as Sam Merlotte, Sookie's ever-loyal (and loving?) boss.
True Blood stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer are expecting twins, reports revealed Wednesday (6.27.12). Paquin and Moyer, who have been married for two years, follow in the footsteps of co-star Sam Trammell, whose girlfriend Missy Yager had twins 11 months ago.
However, Paquin's expanding baby bump is causing problems for the show's writers because they are trying to conceal her pregnancy.
Creator Alan Ball explained: ''So, in the last few episodes, Sookie's holding a big purse in front of her at all times.
''I actually heard from the costume designer about midway through the season, she went, 'Sookie can't wear a Merlotte's [restaurant] T-shirt anymore.' And I went, 'Well, it's a good thing Sookie isn't really at Merlotte's anymore, she's basically trying to save the world.'
''So, we'll put her in loose-fitting, save the world outfits.''
Anna also confirmed that her pregnancy won't be reflected on screen.
She said: ''At this point, [Sookie] doesn't have a boyfriend on the show.''
Go ahead, I need a few moments to compose myself and post the biggest spoiler photos yet of WHO GETS SHOT and HOW BADLY THEY ARE HURT. It's pretty mind-blowing and I'm not being punny.
As you recall, we literally closed out last season of WEEDS with a BANG! and cut to black. Though it appeared that the gunman, who despite what Internet rumours said, was NOT easy to distinguish unless you knew what the actor looked like NOW, took aim at Nancy. We did not know if she got hit and if anyone else was injured or killed. We were literally left in the dark.
I'm going to post a few MAJOR photo spoilers now so do not continue if you do not want to know!
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin in WEEDS Episode 8.01
Episode 8.01 was top-notch. Scary, heartrending, funny and more funny and sad. I admit, I teared up.
It is now eight years that we've watched the Botwin family's triumphs and travails and in that time we've grown quite attached to them.The actors themselves seem so natural together, I'm sure I'm going to shed some more tears before this new and last ever season concludes. There will, to be sure, many laughs too. I hope you'll tune in and you'll stop back at Forever A Fangirl soon and watch along with me!
The shooter is revealed in episode one. Photo below after the jump:
Dexter season 7 Sept 30 Showtime - Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) season 7: She knows.
Though for the past six seasons we've loyally watched 'DEXTER,' a stellar Showtime offering about a serial killer who only kills 'bad people,' we all knew that we were also tuning in to see the 'Dexter and Deb' show. The adopted children of Harry Morgan behaved as blood siblings, closer it seemed at times, despite Dexter's horrific secret with his serial killer dual life always just barely out of Deb's sight-line.
Dexter (Michael C. Hall) pondered again and again how Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) might react were she ever to discover what her big brother was doing during his many seemingly off-the face-of-the-earth disappearances and then just as suddenly, his dropping back into their lives as if he'd never stepped out.
But as the audience has known all along, Dex was duping Deb. Finally, we saw in the season 6 cliff-hangar finale, Deb has now literally caught Dexter red-handed committing a murder. Where will they go from here? Is there any 'going' anywhere from here? Debra has, over the years, expressed frustration to both Dexter and her therapist that as much as she loves and leans on Dexter, she's not sure that he feels the same towards her, that perhaps (to paraphrase) he's keeping part of himself closed off, inaccessible to her which really pains her. Now they are at the rip-the-lid-off-the-box-of-secrets-Dexter's-harbouring-moment. All of it is hers to know. Will she, though, want to face this horrible reality? Dexter's up for it--up for anything, one would think, to bring Deb back down to the new reality. But what will all this entail--how will it even be possible with both of them headed into the lion's den (Miami Metro) each day bearing this huge reveal? Stay tuned, starting September 30th on Showtime!
Truth Brings Light (Dexter & Deb Spot) VIDEO:
Michael C. Hall as DEXTER - returns in Sept 30 on Showtime
The first (real) teaser for the seventh season of Dexter asked whether Debra will accept Dex following her grim discovery, but this first poster for the upcoming season focuses squarely on the serial killer. Originally posted: http://seriable.com/dexter-first-season-7-poster
Showtime has unveiled a great new spot for the upcoming seventh season of Dexter, centering on theme of truth and acceptance in the wake of last season’s dramatic cliffhanger. The new spot features images of Dexter and Debra reflecting the different shades that comprise their relationship and Dexter’s acceptance of who he is.
Dexter narrates the piece.
Dex: “They say truth brings light. It’s the lies that live in darkness. But here we are, in the moment of truth.
He continues: “Everything in my life has brought me to this point. It’s what I am. It’s all I am. I can accept that. ..But can she?
Since Dexter is currently shooting season 7, there's every reason to expect more goodies-sharing (please and thank you).
WEEDS Episode 8.01 - Gauging Shane's reaction, it appears the bad guy got away
Don't miss the season 8 premiere of Weeds July 1st at 10PM ET/PT.
Behind the scenes WEEDS Season 8:
The Botwins are back for a whole new season and this year there is no escaping their past. Get a behind the scenes look at the new season.
AUSIELLO SPOILER!
Q: I just watched all seven seasons of Weeds in 11 days and now I’m desperate for anything you can dig up on the eighth and final season!
Weeds Season 8 - Hunter Parrish as "Silas'
A: Seven seasons in 11 days? Are you high?! (The classics never go out of style.) Nancy spends much of the July 1 opener fighting for her life in the wake of that cliffhanger shooting, leaving her friends and family to grieve in their own special way — two of ‘em have sex in her hospital room while she’s unconscious and a third feels her up (also while she’s unconscious).
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Here is the latest round-up of all things WEEDS. We have genuine spoilers, episode titles, casting calls galore and a beautiful, full-size poster of Nancy in season 8, flaunting her um, assets, clad in leather hot pants and crop top and over-the-knee, lace-up boots in true Nancy style. Getting excited (for the show to premiere on July 1) yet?
Q: WEEDS Got any scoop on Weeds?
TVGuide: Not only will Nancy live — duh — she'll also face one of her most difficult challenges to date: being a soccer mom! No, seriously, that's actually difficult when Nancy needs the social outcast of the team to be friends with Stevie, but the boy is a bit of a terror.
[ABRACADEBRA] 12 to 14 year old girl who's a "jammer" for her roller derby team, "The SandWitches." co-star
["ELIZABITCH" SHOE] 20s to 30s. A hot tattooed chick who is the ref for the roller derby game. This role includes full frontal nudity and possible simulated sex. co-star
[MANAGER DEEPAK] East Indian, He OR she is a college drop out who takes their craft very seriously as a "sandwich artist" at a local "subway type" sandwich chain. co-star
[CONSUELA] 30s to 50s. A Hispanic woman with a thick accent who's the cleaning lady at Doug's (Kevin Nealon) office. co-star
[LARRY] 20s to 30s. Larry is an ALBINO man sitting in a pick up truck. Please submit appropriately. co-star
[RJ] Caucasian or maybe East Indian - He's a young nerdy-smart 20-something, an overenthusiastic grad student whose specialty is working and growing at New Jersey Gro Maxx Hydroponics. Guest star.
[BIG MIKE] 30s to 40s. He's a big hick-ish guy, maybe with a ponytail, wearing a Bruce Springsteen T-shirt, who's good at the "I'm-over-it" deadpan. When we first see him he's spitting tabacco juice into a vitamin water bottle. Co-star.
[JERSEY] 30s. A very scary Caucasian dude with a tattoo on his bicep that says, "Only Judy Can Judge Me." He carries a wooden stick with a cobra duct-taped to it for a handle. He's good at smashing it onto a table, terrifying his victims. 1 day guest star.
[MAYO] 30s to 50s A local cop in Old Sandwich, CT who's accusing Doug (Kevin Nealon) of shaving someones dog. 1 nice scene. Guest star.
[WADE] 45ish, this middle age WASPy guy still lives with his mother and father in their house in Sandwich, CT. He's outraged every time he goes to get his newspaper, sure that Doug's (Kevin Nealon) dog is doing his business on it and seeks revenge. Guest star
[KYLE BRENNAN] Male, Caucasian, 5-7 Years Old - This kid is on Nancy's (Mary-Louise Parker) son's soccer team. He is a bit of a social outcast. Nancy needs him to play nice with her son (Stevie), but Kyle's a bit of a terror. Guest/Co-Star
[BONDI] Male, Any Ethnicity, Early 20s. Bondi is a goof ball and fellow cadet with Shane (Alexander Gould) in the police academy. 1 Day Guest Star/Co-Star
[RONCHETTA] Male, Latino, Early 20s. Roncetta is a goof ball and fellow cadet with Shane (Alexander Gould) in the police academy. 1 Day Guest Star/Co-Star
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KIT HARINGTON - Jon Snow in Game of Thrones on HBO interviews about episode 2.08, 'The Prince Of Winterfell':
BOOK SPOILER: I'm just finishing 'the 3rd installment of the "A Song of Ice & Fire' series. In 'A Clash Of Kings,' near the very end, Jon Snow is having vivid dreams and in one he returns to Winterfell to be lord and restore it to it's former glory. Within the dream Jon Snow realises that he is a bastard and cannot ever be 'Lord of Winterfell'. Very soon after in his waking life however, a tempting offer is extended that could make this a reality.
Here are the HBO Extras for Game Of Thrones Episode 2.08 - 'The Prince Of Winterfell':
GAME OF THRONES - 'Walking on Ice' VIDEO:
GAME OF THRONES - 'A Selfish Mistake' VIDEO :
GAME OF THRONES - 'Played For a Fool' VIDEO :
GAME OF THRONES - 'Practical Tailoring' VIDEO :
GAME OF THRONES - 'The Proper End' VIDEO -
GAME OF THRONES - 'More Pressing Problems' VIDEO :
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.
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!
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.
'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:
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.
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!
Helena Bonham Carter, Chloe Moretz, Eva Green, Gulliver McGrath, Bella Heathcote, Johnny Depp, Ray Shirley, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller and Michelle Pfeiffer star in Dark Shadows
DARK SHADOWS looks great! Love Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaborations. 'Shadows' the TV show was so terribly written--it's the characters that counted--and Barnabas was such a square. Looks like he's loosened up a bit.
BTW, have you seen Chloe Moretz in the remake of "Let the Right One In" called "Let Me In"? I would watch anything with her in it. In that film she played the vampire.
And bonus! We have Helena Bonham Carter and Michelle Pfeiffer, too. It should be awesome.
You knew the minute that Burton/Depp's names appeared on the production which if I'm not mistaken, Depp has been trying to get made for years, that the film at a minimum would be very, very strange. I did not expect funny, though.
Obviously, Barnabas and David Collins are playing with 'monsters':
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
Cast: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Eva Green, Chloe Moretz, Bella Heathcote, Thomas McDonell, Gulliver McGrath Writers: Seth Grahame-Smith
So far, all the focus has been on a sinister looking Johnny Depp as a back-from-the-buried vampire in forthcoming Tim Burton film Dark Shadows...but 20 new HQ film stills now show the rest of the star-studded cast - looking a little less pale, but equally creepy.
Helena Bonham Carter, who plays psychiatrist Dr Julia Hoffman in the film, sports a orange curled wig, bright blue eye shadow and frumpy dress in the photograph which shows the characters looking rather menacingly at the camera.
The U.S. director's interpretation of the U.S. sixties soap opera sees Depp's character Barnabas Collins as a rich and powerful playboy who breaks the heart of Angelique. Played by Eva Green, Angelique is the one who turns Collins into a vampire and also buries him alive.
However, two centuries later, Collins is freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He finds cousin, family matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) has brought psychiatrist Hoffman to live at Collinwood to help with her with her family's various troubles, including her brother Roger's (Jonny Lee Miller) troubled son, David (Gulliver McGrath). Bella Heathcote co-stars as nanny Victoria Winters, Ray Shirley is Mrs Johnson and Jackie Earle Haley as Willie Loomis.
The gothic-horror tale is Depp's eighth collaboration with his close friend, director Tim Burton and was filmed in the UK last year. The 48-year-old actor says he wanted to bring the classic look of horror back to cinema for his character. 'Over the years all these vampire TV shows, the movies have come out and nobody looks like a vampire - what happened?' Depp recently told MTV.
Dressing up once again: Depp collaborates with Tim Burton to play vampire Barnabus Collins in the gothic-horror tale Modern version: The film is an adaptation of the sixties cult soap opera and also stars Michelle Pfeiffer.
'I adored Dracula and still do. All those wonderful horror films. This was an opportunity to go into something which doesn't really exist any more, which is classic make-up and a classic monster character. 'So that was really the inspiration and what Tim and I talked about a lot.' And Depp's character certainly looks sinister, with a pale white face, dark circles under his eyes, ultra long fingernails and a slicked down hair style.
'We're changing it a little bit,' Burton previously told MTV about his take on the TV show. 'I wouldn't do it if it felt like it was just doing the same thing.
First look: Depp was spotted filming the movie on a beach with co-star Heathcote in Devon last year 'For me, it's about trying to go back to the original drawings and kind of capture that spirit a little bit more of what the drawings are. 'It feels different even though it's a similar story, but we're kind of expanding it a bit.'
PHOTO: Dark Shadows is Depp's eighth collaboration with his close friend Tim Burton.
Depp's work with Burton in the past has seen him recreate famous characters such as Willy Wonka in 2005's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, and the Mad Hatter in 2010's Alice In Wonderland.
Louise Fletcher as 'Granny Gallagher' in SHAMELESS Episode 2.08 'Parenthood' (3/04):
It looks as if 'Granny Gallagher' is choosing the when and how of her exit in SHAMELESS episode 2.08. Louise Fletcher has done such an excellent job of portraying Frank's mother (of all mothers). I'm going to miss her, though I doubt Frank will. In other news, Lip (Jeremy Allen White), as mature as he can be at times, does not seem to be reasoning out the knocked-up Karen (Laura Slade Wiggins) situaton, rather he's reacting strictly viscerally whilst she acts all unconcerned (with emphasis on the word 'acts'). She's just as mind-blown by the most recent turn of events as he is, she's just too emotionally closed off to show it. Or, maybe she is a sociopath like Grandma Gallagher, too!
Shameless: SNEAK PEEK - 'Dying is Bad'
Ian tries to warn Frank about Mickey's plan to kill him.
Shameless: SNEAK PEEK - 'Market for Babies'
Lip is upset by Karen's reaction to giving up their child.
SHAMELESS - Episode 2.08 'Parenthood':
With Grammy near death, Frank exits the house but walks in on Ian and Mickey locked in passion at the Kash and Grab; when Lip drops out of school, Fiona proposes a deal where they both earn their diplomas, but Lip acts out and gets himself expelled when he realizes that Karen plans to sell their baby to the highest bidder. (Showtime Synopsis)
Don't Forget!!!
DON'T FORGET: Shameless episode 5.08 'Parenthood' airs Sunday 03/04 @ 9:00 PM on Showtime, (not this Sunday, but next!)
TVGuide.com SPOILERS Extended Synopsis for SHAMELESS Episode 2.09 'Hurricane Monica':
Shameless Episode: "Hurricane Monica" Episode Synopsis - Air Date: Mar 11, 2012: Season 2, Episode 9 Monica blows back into town and immediately hooks up with Frank for more shenanigans, but the kids are left wondering if she's finally here to stay, and Frank is eager to pick up the ashes of his late mother and reclaim the cash he believes she's hidden. Meanwhile, after Fiona kicks out Lip, he kicks around with stops at Karen's and Steve's. Later, Sheila and Jody think the house is haunted by Eddie's ghost. Original Air Date: Mar 11, 2012
Guest Cast Joan Cusack: Sheila Dennis Cockrum: Terry Milkovich Chloe Webb: Monica Gallagher
Jeremy Allen White as 'Lip Gallagher' and Laura Slade Wiggins as on/off pregnant girlfriend, 'Karen'. They or more precisely he, looks happy for a change--which is nice. She's been looking way-too-happy of late. However happy times may prove short-lived due to **Episode 2.08 Synopsis SPOILER**
Next week part of the TVGuide extended synopsis reads:
'Lip takes Karen to a number of adoption agencies and doesn't like what she has planned,' and even more ominously, 'Lip wants to quit school...'
...which to me says that he's going to ask Karen to allow him to support her and the baby. He may even use the "L" word since he admitted so in Shameless season 1 to his now-estranged brother Ian that he 'thought' he loved her. His behaviour since them only illustrates that he's hopelessly in love with her.
Anyway, back on track to this week's SHAMELESS - Episode 2.07, 'A Bottle of Jean Nate'. I'm so glad that Louise Fletcher made an extended appearance this season! She's aces at playing a geriatric sociopath.
**SPOILER Sadly, according to next week's TVGuide, 'Grammy' will be dying (with Sheila and Jody taking care of her(!) Major bizarreness is gonna have to go down for that situation to come about --but that's nothing unusual on Shameless. Very fun times, indeed.
Louise Fletcher as "Granny Gallagher' in Shameless Season 2 Episode 2.07 (Showtime)
SHAMELESS SNEAK PEEK #1: 'The Traditional Way '
Karen asks Lip to help her get rid of Jody.
Emmy Rossum and Justin Chatwin in 'Shameless' on Showtime
SHAMELESS Episode 2.07: 'A Bottle of Jean Nate':
Fiona resists kicking Grammy out until her meth lab explodes.
A Bottle of Jean Nate Season 2, Episode 7 Feb 19, 2012 episode details Jasmine throws an end-of-summer blowout and invites Fiona down to David's boat but neglects to inform her that Steve and Estefania will also be on board; Lip tries to get back into Karen's good graces and prepares a prenup for her and Jody. Meanwhile, the Ian and Lip impasse heats up into a physical confrontation; Frank tires of doing Grammy's bidding and wants her out, but Fiona is enjoying the old girl's company.
Emmy Rossum as 'Fiona Gallagher' in 'Shameless' on Showtime, Sundays
SHAMELESS SNEAK PEEK #2: 'Crusty Talons':
Frank asks (TELLS) Fiona to get rid of Grammy.
Shameless Episode: "A Bottle of Jean Nate" Season 2, Episode 7 Extended Synopsis: Jasmine throws an end-of-summer blowout and invites Fiona down to David's boat but neglects to inform her that Steve and Estefania will also be on board; Lip tries to get back into Karen's good graces and prepares a prenup for her and Jody. Meanwhile, the Ian and Lip impasse heats up into a physical confrontation; Frank tires of doing Grammy's bidding and wants her out, but Fiona is enjoying the old girl's company. Original Air Date: Feb 19, 2012 Guest Cast Amy Smart: Jasmine (TVGuide)
The beautiful women of Showtime's SHAMELESS like Emmy Rossum in NSFW VIDEO scenes and screencaps FROM THE SHOW as well as magazine scans from other sources. (Copyright: Showtime)
Justin Chatwin as Jimmy & Emmy Rossum as Fiona in Shameless Episode 3.11 (Cr: Showtime)
