David Duchovny & Drea De Matteo in Californication Episode 5.08 (SHO)
Like the show itself often is, this CALIFORNICATION post is quick and dirty. I'm fast approaching my deadline.
At just 30 minutes per episode, the fun is fast-moving in Californication--as is the wit. I have no doubt that Drea De Matteo who is guesting this week as 'Hank's 'girlfriend' (wink, nudge), will be able to give as good as she gets. Should be a very fun episode.
As always, please feel free to let me know how you are liking Season 5 Californication. See you on the other side!
Next on Episode 7
Hank saves Richard's relationship with Karen; Lizzie and Charlie hook up.
'Lizzie' (Camilla Luddington) and 'Charlie' (Evan Handler) in Californication Episode 5.08 (SHO)
CALIFORNICATION Episode 7: 'Here I Go Again' (SHOWTIME Extended Synopsis):
Hank saves Karen from embarrassment with a drunk Richard, then covers for Richard by pretending to be dating a stripper named Holly, who takes a liking to Tyler and offends his girlfriend, Becca. Meanwhile, when she's fired after an inappropriate encounter with Stu, nanny Lizzie calls on Charlie and allows their relationship to progress, only to have Marcy beg for her return. (Showtime)
CALIFORNICATION Episode 7: 'Here I Go Again' (SHOWTIME) SNEAK PEEKS:
David Duchovny and Natalie Zea in Californication - Episode 5.04
Last week's Californication included an homage to 80's-style public hair by (who else?) master perv, Charlie (Evan Handler), Becca's scumbag boyfriend admitting to her that he is in Hank's words, a 'little man-whore', after Hank had prompted the guy by twisting his broken finger then finishing with a threat to 'open a can of whoop-ass on his...ass.''
Finally, though Hank lingered longer than intended in L.A. and was hot to catch his plane back to NYC, finding Becca mourning her lost love prompted him to promise to stay until she didn't need him to (read: foreseeable future).
Californication Season 5, Episode 4 - 'Waiting for the Miracle' Episode 5.04 Synopsis (Showtime):
Hank gets a surprise visit from ex-girlfriend Carrie, and when Karen and Becca surprise Hank with an invite to a dinner party, he's compelled to invite her. And frank sex talk among Marcy, Stu and Bates at the event has some guests heading for the exits. Meanwhile, Charlie has a blind date with a woman who lacks experience in the sex department.
Original Air Date: Jan 29, 2012
Guest Cast Gillian Vigman: Mary Jason Beghe: Richard Bates Natalie Zea: Carrie Pamela S. Adlon: Marcy
Californication: 'Surprise'
Hank's ex from NYC surprises him in Los Angeles.
Californication: 'Hollywood Style'
Hank and his ex attend a dinner party at Karen's house.
Next on Episode 4
Hank reluctantly invites his ex-girlfriend Carrie to a dinner party.
Next on Episode 2 - Hank meets with director Peter Berg and discovers a surprise connection.
Meagan Good as 'Kali' in Californication Episode 5.02:
Californication - Episode 5.02 - 'The Way Of The Fist' - Promo - Sneak Peeks - Full Synopsis:
Hank passes on writing Samurai Apocalypse's new movie but Sam won't take no for an answer and drags Hank to a meeting with director Peter Berg, where they discover that Hank and Peter have shared more than just a love of the written word. Sam takes it on himself to get rid of Tyler, which makes things worse between Hank and Becca. Co-parents Charlie, Marcy and Stu have their hands full when Little Stuart exposes himself to a preschool classmate, and Charlie takes it upon himself to mend fences with the offended girl's attractive mother. (Showtime)
Californication - The Runkles have a parent teacher meeting
Hank drops by Samurai Apocalypse's home and bumps into Kali.
'I do hate hip-hop, but that's not why.' - Hank to 'Sam' as to why he doesn't want to write his screenplay
If the number of views (on YouTube) of the sneak peeks for tonight's Californication are any indication, the show seems to be as popular as ever. One good reason for this is that Californication has a great tradition of impressive guests stars and this season is no exception. I'm looking forward tonight to seeing Peter Berg who seems (to his great credit) to have found a great deal of work behind the cameras directing in the past decade.
Judging by last week's season 5 premiere, David Duchovny as "Hank Moody' doesn't seem to have let his almost 3-year stint in prison slow him down from getting back into life in the fast lane.
The torching of his New York apartment by a 'jilted' ex-lover seems to be an extra impetus to 'go west,' beyond both an interest in the beautiful, enigmatic 'Kali' (Meghan Good) and an offer from superstar hip-hop mogul 'Samurai Apocalypse' (RZA) to write a screenplay. The confluence of these situations, along with his concern for daughter 'Becca' (Madeleine Martin) and her choice of male companions, plus his seemingly inexhaustible interest in Becca's mom & ex flame 'Karen' (Natascha McElhone), makes it a sure bet that Hank is back to stay in Southern California--the setting that best captures the essence of Hank Moody.
I'm totally jazzed that Shameless is back on, aren't you? What's that you say, you have not started watching season 2 of Shameless?! Well, if you are reading this in January 2012, you only need scroll down to the bottom of this blog and you'll be able to view Shameless season 2, episode 1 (for a limited time, edited for naughty language and bits).
We subscribe to Showtime in our household as they have great shows throughout the year. Shameless has quickly become my favorite comedy on any television station. I think both the sneak peeks below for episode 2 of Shameless which airs on Sunday, January 15 are excellent examples of why the show is so awesome. In the Shameless: 'Quality Father Daughter Time' video (below), Emmy Rossum as 'Fiona' and William C. Macy as deadbeat drunk dad 'Frank Gallagher' spar over yet another of Frank's brain-dead schemes to make cash any way but legitimately.
SCREENCAPS for SHAMELESS episode 2 and beyond:
SHAMELESS Synopsis Episode 2: Summer Loving:
As Sheila conquers her agoraphobia, a worried Frank finds a new financial plan in fellow bar patron Dottie, whose declining health and city pension make her an ideal match; Fiona juggles her job, the kids and her burgeoning love life, and Jasmine tries to help by setting up Fiona with a sugar daddy; Veronica takes some old folks from the home on an excursion; Lip worries about Karen's growing relationship with Jody; Ian tries to land a recently released Mickey a job at the Kash and Grab; Debbie wants her own room; Carl moves into the van.
Shameless: 'Quality Father Daughter Time' (VIDEO) Published on Jan 9, 2012 by SHOWTIME Fiona scolds Frank about the Gallagher's new roommate.
My take on the new casting is that (tiptoes out on limb) "Claude" with the British accent is 'Claudette' the faery's twin brother. He may have ditched Faeryland when Sookie and Earl did or there may still be a passageway from the human to the world of the Fae. I don't think True Blood is done with the faerys as the show's lead is one and there's a lot of story potential there whether or not they follow the books.
My second observation is that bringing Debbie Pelt's parents into the mix could mean big trouble for Sookie. Again, it won't have to be by the book--but why not? That particular thread of the story worked out really well.
TRUE BLOOD Se.ason 5 Casting News - Episode 5.03 - 'Whatever I Am, You Made Me' - Casting Call:
[LINDSEY] In her 20s, attractive in a small town kind of way, she’s fixing a flat tire in a narrow country road when a vampire comes upon her. 1 speech & 3 lines, 1 scene. Co-star.
[MOLLY] In her 20s, bubbly, with a retro Bettie Page/Suicide Girl vibe, “cute as a button if buttons had fangs,” she works for the Vampire Authority and outfits two prisoners with complicated deadly devices. Visible tattoos a plus. One-day guest star. Possible recurring.
[MISS JILL STEELER] In her 40s, an ex-teacher, recently divorced and back in town, “she used to be beautiful, now she looks like an attractive, pleasantly plump housewife.” Guest star. This role contains topless nudity.
[BARBARA PELT] In her 50s, a kindly, well-dressed woman, she is Debbie’s (Brit Morgan) mother who is anxiously searching for her missing daughter. She and her husband, Gordon, confront Alcide. Guest star.
[GORDON PELT] In his 50s, a kindly, well-dressed man, he is Debbie’s (Brit Morgan) father who is anxiously searching for his missing daughter. He doesn’t appreciate Alcide speaking ill of Debbie. Guest star.
[DOROTHY] Seen in flashback to 1905, this pretty young prostitute has been glamored and is being drained by two vampires when another vampire saves her. 1 line, 1 scene. This role requires nudity.
[TRACY] In her 20s to 30s, heavily made-up, hair-sprayed and spray-tanned, she owns a small town clothing store and talks trash about Jason to Jessica. One-day guest star.
[CLAUDE] Early 20s. Very attractive, omni-sexual guy (with and without a shirt) A mysterious young man who speaks with a British accent and catches Jessica’s attention and curiosity. Recurring. Must have a British accent.
Director: David Petrarca Writer: Raelle Tucker Start Date: Approx. January 12 Location: L.A.
True Blood | Remember Alcide’s crazy ex, Debbie Pelt? Well she’s about to be crazy with family. The HBO drama is in the process of casting the not-so-dearly departed’s mom and dad, Barbara and Gordon, who will hit Bon Temps loaded with questions bout their “missing” little girl. Though both ‘rents are described as “kindly,” Gordon will be riled up and grow defensive soon enough when Alcide speaks ill of the dead. Er, of the “missing.
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Despite Hank Moody's proclivity for sexual encounters with young ladies his daughter's age and his inability to indulge in a relationship any more complicated than a hook-up, he is indeed back for more.
Though he may have gone away to the big house for 3 years to serve his sentence for child molestation, Hank appears on the brink of either a precipice for his final hurdle over or...could it be--a comeback?
Remember to check out the SHOWTIME Free Preview of CALIFORNICATION - Watch for free during the SHOWTIME Free Preview Weekend from Jan 6th-8th -- right here!
(Nov 22, 2011)
Californication – SEASON 5 Synopsis: Premiere: Sunday, January 8th at 10:30 PM ET/PT
Californication stars David Duchovny in his Golden Globe®-winning role as hedonistic novelist Hank Moody who struggles to raise his teenage daughter Becca (Madeleine Martin), while still carrying a torch for his ex-girlfriend Karen (Natascha McElhone).
The new season will answer questions from last season’s cliff-hanging season finale, including whether Hank, Karen and Becca will finally be able to live together as a family, if Charlie (Evan Handler) and Marcy’s (Pamela Adlon) new baby will help reunite the now-divorced couple and, especially, to where, exactly, Hank was driving off into the sunset. Music icon, producer, actor and director RZA (American Gangster, Derailed) will guest star in multiple episodes as Samurai Apocalypse, an extreme-living, mega-rich hip-hop mogul who hires Hank to write a screenplay for his hot new film property. Sultry film and television siren Meagan Good (“The Game,” Jumping the Broom) guest stars as Kali, a smoking hot singer who is Samurai Apocalypse’s protégé, but who also sparks a flame in Hank. Californication is created by Tom Kapinos with Kapinos and Duchovny serving as executive producers.
And CALIFORNICATION's latest behind-the-scenes video provides an in-depth look at the upcoming season as well as input from the cast: http://youtu.be/Bb4xaL6LsbA
Happy Holidays from the Gallagher family. Mark your callendars! The new season of SHAMELESS begins January 8th at 9PM ET/PT!
Despite the new season of SHAMELESS taking place during one of our lovely Chicago summers, the Gallaghers have put on their best monogrammed Santa hats and enlisted everyone's help in wishing us a Merry Christmas!
My favourite line?: "Des-ig-nate! Give your keys to someone boring!"
Q: What's in store for the Shameless Showtime premiere?
A: This scoop will be as shameless as the series itself. James Wolk and Emmy Rossum. Naked. In public. Not enough? OK, how about this? William H.Macy. Half-naked. In the restroom of a gay bar.
Q: Do you have any spoilers about Shameless — particularly about Steve/Fiona?
Ausiello: Sorry, Fiona/Steve lovers, but Justin Chatwin is mostly M.I.A. when Season 2 resumes on Jan. 8. Fiona’s rebound dance card, meanwhile, remains full, first with Lone Star‘s James Wolk, and next with Vampire Diaries‘ Taylor Kinney. The latter plays an old and now-married crush of Fiona’s from high school with whom she reconnects with. Look out for a ROTFLOL-worthy scene set inside a car that will have you looking at Kinney in a whole new light.
Season 2 of SHAMELESS finds our favorite dysfunctional family braving the summertime Chicago heat trying to keep cool…and Frank (William H. Macy) out of trouble. Bearing the de facto parent badge, Fiona (Emmy Rossum) spends her nights working at a happening nightclub and her days keeping an eye on Debbie (Emma Kenny) and Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) as they run a makeshift daycare center at the house. Meanwhile, brothers Lip (Jeremy Allen White) and Ian (Cameron Monaghan) are toying with the idea of college, while Sheila (Joan Cusack, in her Emmy® Award-nominated role) is still housing Frank and making progress with her agoraphobia. As usual, the motley brood somehow manages to hold down the fort and make sure the bills are paid, the lights are on and there is food on the table. Developed for American Television by John Wells and Created by Paul Abbott, SHAMELESS is based on the long-running hit UK series. SHAMELESS is executive produced by acclaimed Emmy® Award-winning television and film producer John Wells, Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn.
HOMELAND Episode 1.07 - 'The Weekend' - Damian Lewis as Sgt. Brody and Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in HOMELAND on SHO right after DEXTER on Sundays:
Homeland 1.07 - "The Weekend" Promo (HD) The relationship between Carrie and Brody becomes complicated.
Also, Brody's his best friend, 'Mike', (the guy who took super-good care of Brody's wife) is 'NOT (his) friend <facepunch>, not (his) friend <facepunch>.'
Looks like more hanky-panky goin' on between Carrie and Brody for sure and possibly Jess (Morena Baccarin) and Mike (Diego Klattenhof) will give into their carnal desires, too. What a mess. A hot mess.
Showtime has just released an intriguing Dexter 'look ahead' video which I've screencapped so you can better enjoy all the gory details:
...and there are quite a few of them.
Though not all the scenes are 'looking ahead,' as hopefully you've now been able to enjoy episodes 1 & 2, the video contains scenes through at least episode 4 which makes them all the more worthy of perusal.
I admit, the religious-based storyline with the iconic Edward James Olmos in the lead and Colin Hanks as his partner-in-crime has already gotten under my skin partly because I suspect that their 'sacrificial' acts will only grow more grandiose. Also, I feel pretty awful about what they are doing to poor, innocent folks randomly selected for sacrifice. Scary stuff.
Meanwhile, Dexter is mulling over whether "Brother Sam,' played by the surprisingly great Mos (I'd not seen his acting work before), is 'worthy' of going on Dexter's table. Is Brother Samtruly repentant for his murderous ways or as Dexter has reasoned, has he only gotten better at not getting caught? Seems like the conclusion that Dexter draws will quite literally be a matter of life or death (Brother Sam's).
Sneak Peeks for DEXTER & HOMELAND Episode 3! (Below) :
I've also got some links to some great new interviews with the Homeland cast [VIDEO]:
You simply must view each of these videos as the actors fill in some very interesting back-story on their characters that may--or may not be revealed in the show (they have not yet done so through episode 3).
One revelation in particular is going to have me watching two characters on Homeland with a completely different mindset and it has nothing to do with whether or not the character of ex-POW 'Brody' (Damian Lewis) has been turned(!)
Check out the Dexter Key Poster Art (link goes to my prior Dexter post) in Forever A Fangirl's Poster Giveaway:
DexterKey Poster Art Giveaway Below:
(Link goes to my prior Dexter post) in Forever A Fangirl's Poster Giveaway going on NOW--which Dexter fans (that's YOU) should enter by leaving a comment on a Season 6 Dexter post and then checking back here the day after American Thanksgiving--November 25 for my in-post announcement of the winner. OR you can just leave an email addy and I'll shoot you one if you win! Good Luck!
Ooh, so many metaphors come to mind here. The obvious crucifixion or feeling crucified... Is someone being murdered and strung up in Dexter - Season 6? Or maybe a string (no pun) of crucifixion murders! Anything is possible on Dexter. And you know having EJO involved is going to ratchet up the energy and drama quite a bit.
There may even be a bloodbath. In fact, that is pretty much guaranteed.
TVLine.com: Jennifer Carpenter at the 2011 Emmys
CLICK link to view video.
Update: Fun interview with Jennifer Carpenter, who plays Dexter's sister Deb on Dexter. Rumour is that if/when 'Deb' finds out that Dexter is a serial killer, Deb is done for.
The premium cable television series True Blood, is based on the book series by Charlaine Harris about a telepathic waitress in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps and her fairly speedy realization (after 20-something years) that she is not the only one with special powers, that in fact, Bon Temps is a sort of mecca for all things fang-tasticly supernatural.
Even Sookie herself is less human than she once thought.
The scene in question took place in book four of the Sookie Stackhouse series entitled 'Dead To The World.' It was the first time that Sookie, having found out about her first vampire lover Bill Compton's deception/betrayal, took the Viking vampire, Eric Northman into her bed--or more correctly, shower, where they made crazy-hot, passionate love.
The fans lapped it up and for years have been looking forward with great anticipation to the 'Sookie and Eric shower scene'. Well folks, this is it.
Did it live up to the sky-high expectations that all the waiting and and especially talking up of the scene had generated? In a word, no.
As show-runner (and writer of this episode) Alan Ball had hinted that the shower scene on True Blood wasn't going to play out like the shower scene from the book.
Boy, was he right! Fact is, Sookie and Eric never actually even got wet in the shower. They both were taking the equivalent of "V" trips (vampire blood--humans get high on it) and instead of water emanating from the shower--snow began to fall from above. Then Sookie and Eric found themselves in some kind of Viking forest fantasy world--complete with comfy bed where they hopped in and went to it.
And that, along with some trippy, you-had-to-be-there dialogue , was that. Ball has been knocked--even before this non-shower scene, that he favours the Sookie and Bill (Stephen Moyer) pairing over the Sookie-Eric one. If so, this scene would seem to give further evidence to that assertion. For my money, all the Sookie-Bill scenes have been hotter than whatever heat Sookie and cold, dead lover Eric have generated.
Anna Paquin as Sookie is still very beautiful to look at but for my (cable bill) money I'm more satisfied with Sookie and Bill and in fact, look forward to the day that they reunite. Whether they stay that way is a big question but I have no doubt that before Alan Ball departs, there will be at least one more go-round with Bon Temps's sexiest twosome.
During the Season 5 finale of “Dexter” (and, yes, there are spoilers ahead), Julia Stiles’ avenging (ahem) angel Lumen walked away from her partner in crime, leaving the show and our favorite serial killer’s heart in tatters.
No, Dexter didn’t take the breakup well. Neither did Stiles. We talked to the actress, a freshly minted Emmy nominee, who snagged a nod for her seasonlong guest spot on the Showtime series, while she waited for a flight at LAX.
AT: So … Lumen breaking up with Dexter caught you off guard?
J.S.: I was very surprised. I thought everything we had been building toward over the course of the season -- the trust and connection between Lumen and Dexter -- was just thrown away. I had a hard time understanding that. Their vigilante justice was so romantic in a perverse way.
'Lumen', played by Emmy-nomintaed Julia Stiles's ending on Dexter Season 5 felt sudden and weird.
It was said to be done ultimately if not especially deftly, to to serve the Dexter character in season 7. I felt though that time was wasted and talent squandered, especially if Stiles were willing to stay on in to Season 6... and it sounds as if she would have.
I liked Dexter & Lumen together, maybe not forever but a bit longer that they were. That aburpt Season 5 ending felt staged.
Gossip has it that another reason the Lumen character was seemingly given the bum's rush was personal--the breaking down of Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter's marriage over the filming of season 5. Julie Stiles ultimately issued a statement to the press expressing distress in having to even make the statement but feeling the need all the same to say NO, she was not dating Mr. Hall. NOW Stiles saying it makes even more sense since the rumours came to a boil at the end of Dexter Season 5 and Stiles would have known quite positively of her character's story arc at that point.
Guess the show-runners did not want Dexter to get into another Rita-like sitch despite the fact that Rita vs. Lumen =a huge disparity...and they'd have had different places to go...still could have had Dexter return to ultimately being a loner.
but season 5's Lumen succumbing to her demons and then turning tail and leaving was just too sudden to feel natural. It felt forced. One of the most ham-handed episodes of Dexter ever shown, perhaps.
Now to read what the most excellent Stiles had to say... (see LATIMES link ABOVE)
After the jump... Behind the Scenes: Dexter Season 6 [VIDEO]:
True Blood (HBO) Season 4 Eric & Sookie 'Best Of' Scenes Episode 4.07 "Cold Gray Light Of Dawn':
This compilation video is a really nice effort to bring all things Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) & Sookie (Anna Paquin) together from episode 4.07 in which Eric and Sookie make love for the first time (versus the previous 'blood fantasies' with strong sexual overtones which Sookie experienced from ingesting Eric's blood).
In addition, the possessed Wiccan palm reader Marnie, casts a spell on all vampires which compels them to 'walk in the daylight.' Vampire Bill (Stephen Moyer), now 'Vampire King Bill of Louisiana,' has ordered the extremely harsh measure of 'silvering' all vampires to prevent them from going up in flames to their 'true death.' Sookie stays with the bound and heavily silvered Eric while they wait for the call of the witches. (If video is unavailable please see this post which has overlapping content and should remain available.)
Eric reacts to the witches' call to walk in the sunlight:
True Blood Season 4 - Inside The Episode: Episode #43 (HBO):
Go inside the episode with Writer Alexander Woo and Director Michael Ruscio.
VIDEO Clip from True Blood episode 4.06, 'I Wish I Was the Moon':
In which Layfayette (Nelsan Ellis) expresses his dismay at goat tongue for breakfast, eliciting a scowl of a silent 'STFU' from Jesus (Kevin Alejandro).
Jesus then tries to engage his powerful shaman grandfather in a dialogue about being in trouble, need of protection, cowardice and the powers that supersede small talk about both.
(Airs 7.31.11)
SPOILERS For 'If I Was The Moon' True Blood - Episode 4.05:
True Blood Season 4 Episode 6 'I Wish I Was The Moon' Preview:
TRUE BLOOD, Episode 4.06, 'I Wish I Was the Moon' Sneak Peek Screencaps - Synopsis
Director: Jeremy Podeswa Writer: Raelle Tucker
Synopsis - True Blood - Episode 4.06 (#42) : Sookie searches for Jason under a full moon; Marnie connects with spirits of the past; Arlene and Terry cope with a suspicious inferno; Debbie urges Alcide to join a new werewolf community; Tommy trades places with Sam; Lafayette feels the spirit in Mexico; Eric surrenders to his rival, the vampire king of Louisiana's will.
(Written by Raelle Tucker; directed by Jeremy Podeswa.)
Airs: July 31
Catching up with The True Blood season four, witch-infused storyline and accompaniing images via HBO, Inc.
True Blood Season 4: Jessica's Vlog - The Worst Spa Night Ever:
True Blood Season 4: Mythological Creatures - Were-Panthers:
Weeds Episode 5 - Is Nancy Capable of Going Straight?:
A surprise awaits Nancy and Silas in the new episode of Weeds.
Weeds fans are speculating that in this episode, Nancy & Silas seek out Heylia who with Conrad, taught Nancy the ropes when Nancy first started dealing 'weed' back in her bucolic-seeming Agrestic days. Things literally went up in flames and Nancy beat a hasty retreat from what was left of Agrestic so it's quite a mystery as to how, if she indeed is seeking Heylia out, Heylia will react to Nancy showing up on her doorstep.
Weeds: 'Character Witness'
Nancy asks Silas to be her character witness in the custody hearing.
A couple of observations about Weeds: Season 6 thus far. The show has again radically changed it's tone and along with it Nancy's sons Silas and Shane, from whom she been seperated by both an ocean and 3 years behind bars.
Shane initially presented as the Shane of old but he's catching on quickly that his mom has not been 'reformed' as he previously optimistically/naively put it, by her three-year stint in the pokey and further, she is rebuffing every loving gesture he puts forth.
Just prior to Nancy's arrest, elder brother Silas found out that his mother had deceived him about his parentage--Juda Botwin was NOT his real dad. Silas, who was able to support himself quite nicely as a model while in exile seems to relish seeing his mother at the mercy of the prison system, which has seen fit to transfer Nancy to a halfway house to serve out the rest of her sentence. Since everyone's face time with Nancy is quite constrained by her circumstances, most of the family interactions are fraught with tension. True, this is nothing new for Weeds but there's been a significant shift in the family dynamic from Nancy's bumbling through and the family following almost lock-step, to a splintering among them which seems to get more painful with each interaction with the utterly unreformed Nancy.
Next on Episode 5: Nancy travels to California for a court hearing.
Weeds Season 6 Episode 5 : 'Fingers Only Meat Banquet':
With help from her lawyer and Silas, Nancy returns to California to continue her custody battle against Jill; Andy's relationship takes a bizarre turn; Shane gives college a try by enrolling in classes; back on Wall Street, Doug makes do without Nancy.
Screencaps: Weeds Season 6 Episode 5 : 'Fingers Only Meat Banquet'
Nude Amnesia!Eric To Sookie Come. Come Play With Me!:
OOOh, cannot wait to see what the pic-spam people come up with from this scene...and those that follow!
That man is such ...how many times does one need to repeat this? Ad infintium? He is just so super-appealing on a way more than just the physical level. Remember Eric Northman, season 1? Compare. Alexander Skarsgård is really doing GREAT things on True Blood this season! I'm having so. much. fun. watching the series this year with his and Sookie's storyline NOT disappointing! Cannot wait to see MOAR.
"In the episode "I'm Alive and On Fire," Sookie can't control Eric, who is drunk on SPOILER (Claudine's) fairy blood. She can't even stop the playful vamp from pinching her butt. She soon loses him in the woods. With Alcide (Joe Manganiello) in wolf form, she finds him, hours later, in the sunlight, enjoying a naked dip in gator-filled waters."
This 3-second True Blood Episode 4.04 clip is a tease in every sense of the word!
Shameless EPISODE 10: 'Nana Gallagher Had An Affair' Promo:
Monica's return wreaks havoc on the Gallaghers; Fiona moves out.
From Shameless EPISODE 10: 'Nana Gallagher Had An Affair' - Parental Rights'
Previously on Shameless: 'EPISODE 9: But At Last Came A Knock':
Frank has some settlement money coming his way. The only catch — he needs his ex-wife's signature on the documents. Debbie goes on a mission to find out if Steve is cheating on Fiona, only to discover Steve may not be who he says he is at all. Kev and Veronica receive a visit from Ethel's baby son Jonah... and the DCFS. Lip needs money to take Karen on a date so he turns to Steve for help. Meanwhile, Eddie reaches out to Karen and invites her to a Purity Ball.
Things don't end well when Frank's ex-wife Monica shows up, announcing her plan to take Liam. Kash catches Ian and Mickey going at it. An enraged Fiona moves out of the house and in with Steve.
Best line from Shameless - EPISODE 9: 'But At Last Came A Knock':
Lip to Ian: “You know how Dad’s a total fucking asshole? Turns out he’s the good one.”
Wow. Shameless - Episode 9 was one head-spinning moment after another.
Firstly, I never thought we'd see mother Gallagher 'Monica', so quickly. I figured they'd stretch that part of the plot out maybe even until season 2 because 'missing mom' has been such a large, looming spectral presence in the Gallagher home. But no, Mrs. Frank Gallagher did show up in full force with a Peterbilt-driving gf and she was ready not only to reunite with the family but to take home a souvenir afterward. That would be baby Liam, a mixed-race baby, obviously not Frank's biologically (though I realize that legally it could get very complicated as Monica and Frank were living as husband and wife, Frank's name is probably on the birth certificate, etc.).
As mind-blowing as it was for Frank (William H. Macy) to come face-to face with his ex, it was about 6 times as awful for the Gallagher children.
Though they were all shocked (with the exception of the previously-mentioned 2 y.o. Liam) their reactions immediately following Monica's proclamation that she wished to be a 'mother again' to the young ones and to actually take custody of Liam varied widely, with Fiona-- not unexpectedly-- reacting with outrage.
Realizing that there was nothing she could do to fight back at that moment and overcome with a flood of emotions that she probably kept dammed up for the previous 2 years, Fiona announced to Monica that the kids were Monica's now--then out into the Chicago winter she walked. Emmy Rossum's pronouncement to her onscreen mother (Chloe Webb China Beach, Sid & Nancy, performance art), was just devastating. Less a tirade than it was a howl of psychic pain. Emmy Rossum played it very, very real. It's my opinion that Rossum's 'Fiona' is the heart of this fine new series, though she is surrounded by stellar talents all 'round.
When Fiona's heart broke into a million pieces right before our eyes and the eyes of her sibs, bf, & parents, it was like watching her crumble emotionally. It was hugely touching.
Q: Are things going to get better for Hank on Californication? A:Not quite yet, because guess who's back? Yup, the deeply troubled Mia (Madeline Zima) charges into Hank's life and is hanging out with her movie counterpart, actress Sasha Bingham (Addison Timlin). When Mia and Sasha not-so-innocently put the moves on Hank someone snaps an extremely damaging pic.
I've talked about how much I enjoy the music that fits so well / helps induce the vibe in Californication so I thought I'd begin sharing the 'setlist' that I just :ahem: discovered on the official Californication area on the Showtime website. Credit for all Californication media reproduced here goes to Showtime.
You also might recall that I'm giving away the Season 4 Californication soundtrack as well the sex-ay poster art for Season 4? Here's the scoop!
How 'bout your very own, super-awesome, let's celebrate Californication getting-picked-up-for a-5th-season, Californication official poster art?
All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me one thing you like about the show Californication on Showtime and you are in the running. An announcement of the winners will be posted on Sunday, February 20th. Good Luck!
At the risk of TMI: My tummy hurt from laughing at last week's Californication, episode 4.04 'Monkey Business.' I have not laughed that hard in a long time. It felt great! I'm so looking forward to this week. It's going to be hard to top!
SHOWTIME | Rated: TV-Y | Season 1 Ep. 4 | Added: January 24, 2011
Shameless: Can You Handle Two?
Kevin is hit on by a woman at his bar.
Californication: Abby Rhoads: Carla Gugino
SHOWTIME | Season 4 Ep. 0 | Added: January 24, 2011/ @SHO_Cali
Carla Gugino discusses her role as Hank's lawyer and the charges he has to face.
SHOWTIME | Season 4 Ep. 0 | Added: January 24, 2011 |
Pam Adlon discusses Marcy's divorce with Charlie and her growing relationship with Karen.
Californication: My Gift to You
Episodes: 'Catch Phrases'
SHOWTIME | Season 1 Ep. 4
Sean informs Morning that her character is no longer a lesbian.
Episodes: 'Gentleman with a Camera'
Update (1.27.11) Tantalizing tidbits about this week's shows (beginning Sunday at 9pm ET/PT) via Showtime 'central':
Tomorrow’s EPISODES mini-marathon will be the perfect way to catch up on the EPISODES episodes you’ve missed! See for yourself why Matt LeBlanc has been called “superb” (Entertainment Weekly) and even “perfect” (The Boston Globe) in “the sharpest sitcom debut this year” (New York Magazine). The 3-episode marathon starts Friday at 9pm ET/PT and repeats on SHO2 Saturday at 8pm ET/PT.
This week’s episode of CALIFORNICATION is an absolute riot... it may or may not involve a player-hating monkey and auto-erotic asphyxiation. And I can assure you that the toddler-drag and the threesome proposition in SHAMELESSare only loosely related.
In other CALIFORNICATION-related news, you met the Queens of Dogtown when they stole Becca’s guitar last week. Check out the band’s Myspace page for photos, info and snippets of their music: http://www.myspace.com/queensofdogtown
Their singles are available on iTunes, and yes, that’s Lenny Kravitz’s and Lisa Bonet’s daughter on lead vocals. They’ll be featured more in the upcoming episodes, so tune in Sunday at 9pm ET/PT!
How 'bout your very own, super-awesome, let's celebrate Californication getting-picked-up-for a-5th-season, Californication official poster art?
All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me one thing you like about the show Californication on Showtime and you are in the running. An announcement of the winners will be posted on Sunday, February 20th. Good Luck!
Hey! Would you like your own copy of the official poster art for Episodes?:
I'm giving it away! To be in the running for the giveaway just drop a comment here in this post telling me one reason why you enjoy Episodes! I'll announce the lucky winner on this blog on Sunday, February 20th. Good Luck!
I'm giving them away! To be in the running for the giveaway just drop a comment here in this post telling me one reason why you enjoy Shameless! I'll announce the 2 lucky winners on this blog on Sunday, February 13th. Good Luck!
I'm giving them away! To be in the running for the giveaway just drop a comment here in this post telling me one reason why you enjoy Shameless! I'll announce the 2 lucky winners on this blog on Sunday, February 13th. Good Luck!
All The Trouble: Cameron Monaghan
SHOWTIME | Season 1 Ep. 0 | Added: January 18, 2011
Cameron Monaghan discusses his role as Ian, his character's relationship with father Frank, and his relationship with his older brother, Lip.
I was going to touch on one specific scene from Shameless, Episode 2, Frank The Plank which IMO, encapsulates exactly why William H. Macy is perfect for the part. I will, but first I want to direct your attention to the interview (above) with Cameron Monaghan who plays the second oldest Gallagher brother, Ian. The interview is basically Cameron talking about the show, the characters, the interior workings of the family and finally, he's asked why he wanted to be on the show.
Cameron's guileless response is just so charming. You simply have to take a couple of minutes to listen to clip. Completely devoid of any pretension, he finishes with,"Any actor would kill to be on this show." And you know he means it.
I think that is a great part of why 'the kids' on Shameless have been mentioned so many times as perfectly cast. They are very real. They could be anyone's neighbour. They've charmed the pants off me and they've made it look effortless. Not a single actor on this show--child or adult seems to be 'acting.'
Showtime Official Promo for episode 1.03 - 'Aunt Ginger' (Airs: 1.23.11)
What Are Your Intentions? Sneak Peek episode 1.03 - 'Aunt Ginger' (Airs: 1.23.11)
SHOWTIME | Season 1 Ep. 3 | Added: January 18, 2011
Lip goes to pick up Karen but first has to deal with Frank.
So, what I was going to say about William H. Macy. I've read a lot of positive things about the kids on the show (including/especially Emmy Rossum) and I read good stuff about William H. Macy too, but some reviewers seem to be having trouble with liking the unkempt, irresponsible, drunken character, 'Frank Gallagher' that Macy portrays. My feeling is you don't need to like Frank Gallagher to be able to enjoy him.
In episode 2 where he had more let's say, 'awake moments,' Macy had a deliciously funny scene where he wakes up after yet another drunken night--on a picnic table in Toronto's lakefront. You'll have to watch the episode to find out the details but I wanted to point out where I think the casting people/showrunners agreed that Macy is perfect as Frank.
Shortly after realizing that he's in Canada, Frank is taken into custody 'to sleep it off.' His troubles go beyond that as he has no passport and so will not be able to get back into the US even when he's released--so he's pretty wound up. The scene that had me in stiches both times I watched it was when they set 'Frank' loose on a triade about everything that was wrong about Canada. Pacing back and forth in his cell, he angrily vented about anything that came to mind: The Canadians, who hosted last year's winter Olympics couldn't even keep (the flame of) the torch lit. In the mountains of Vancouver, in Canada! there was no snow for the competitions. On and on he ranted. IMO, this was Frank's funniest scene yet and Macy was as good as any scene in any medium I've watched him in. It was perfection. Can't wait for more. I love this show.
Tomorrow (Sunday) night marks the end of another spectacular season of Dexter on Showtime.
I still marvel at what an unexpectedly satisfying season this has been. I've loved seeing Dexter discover emotional depths to himself that he'd previously dismissed as not even remotely possible to feel.
For the first time ever, as an audience member, I'm wondering if Harry Morgan eff'ed up big time in diagnosing Dexter as broken and impossible to repair (Dexter, fleetingly, has asked the same question).
(Photo collage via tumblr.com)
It was very savvy of Dexter's writers to have Rita's death expose layers to Dexter that we may not have ever seen. Not that I felt this way, but Dexter the serial killer otherwise might have begun feeling a bit "been there, done that." That was not even on the table (no pun intended) this season as Dex had very little time to attempt to go back to his pre-Rita life, back to the old Dexter, before Lumen came into it.
And all the better. "Lumen" has been my favourite Julia Stiles' characterization, ever. Stiles was pitch perfect in a very demanding range of her character, rape-club-victim-that-survived turned
avenging angel, Lumen.
I don't know if Lumen is Dexter's soulmate. I know that they both came along when the other was in desperate need and they filled those empty spaces. Whether they are fated to continue...I just don't know. My observation was that Dexter seemed more natural and relaxed with Lumen than anyone he has ever been with, including Rita. Lumen 'gets' Dexter. That has been profoudly healing for him.
Dexter first literally saved Lumen, then helped rehabilitate her in the way she requested as well as tenderly tending to her physical wounds.
When Deb tells Dexter that he is 'a good person,' she's right, he is. It makes no sense but that is what keeps us wanting more. 'Dexter' makes us question what, exactly, it means to be a 'good person'? Do any of us really know?
Some short excerpts from Dexter Exec. Producer Sara Colleton in an interview with E! Read it in it's entirety here.
In answer to a plea that the Dexter season 5 ending won't be as emotionally devastating as season 4's murder of Rita, Colleton replied:
You won't need therapy this time. The finale is actually quite therapeutic. It's like therapy in and of itself.
Colleton continued:
This season Dexter's journey was atonement. So the big question is, will he/(is it possible for Dex to) be at peace with himself?...Is it possible he has found a soul mate?
Colleton went on to explain that the many questions of this season are like coins tossed in the air and they will all come down (be answered?) on Sunday night.
When asked about whether Julia Stiles (Lumen) and the rest of the cast will return next season, Colleton turned cagey saying:
'...there a lot of fates that are still possibilities.'
I believe Colleton did a mild deflection of the question by next bringing up Det. Joey Quinn (Desmond Harrington) and stating that his fate was now in Dexter's hands. It's my opinion that Dexter has no reason to take down Quinn now.
Quinn has professed to be in love with Dexter's sis Deb (and she with him). Dex knows this, he knows that Quinn stopped investigating Dex, the guy that was doing the spying (Liddy) is dead and most importantly, his sister loves Quinn even if Dexter dislikes him intensely. As long as Quinn and Dexter have 'an understanding,' I beleive Dex will not sell Quinn down the river and I'm 99% positive Dex will not kill Quinn.
In answer to a query about the place that "Lumen' has had in Dexter's life Colleton responded:
...in the course of trying to help her, the thing has happened that Dexter never thought would. He's contemplating for the first time...Is it possible that there is such a thing as a soul mate? Is it possible that I, Dexter Morgan, could have a soul mate?
Colleton elaborated further on her take on the mechanics of Dexter's thinking:
(Dexter's father Harry) ended up killing himself because he couldn't deal with the guilt of what he had created. And so Dexter carries that guilt in shame... I've always thought (one thing that) binds Dexter to the audience is that we all have this feeling of wanting to be known and we all are terrified that if someone actually saw the real, true us, they might just run in the opposite direction. So he's been forced because of his need of atonement to to expose himself and to atone himself to Lumen.
For the Deb n' Quinn as a couple fans, Colleton had this bone to toss out:
In the last episode you see his character as being a redeemable man and a man worthy of Deb's love, in a way that is really satisfying. Desmond has done such a terrific job with his character and you've really seen him stepping up and becoming Deb-worthy.
...and then take back:
But you know, fate often intervenes...
Reported quotes from the final episode (via anonymous IMDb source) :
HARRY TO DEXTER:
“It’s right in front of you. Remember your target. Where he came from. Who he was.”
QUINN: “I don’t think I should say anything else. Not until I speak to a lawyer.”
LAGUERTA: “We have an officer down. Stan Liddy”*** NOT a spoiler. It is in the sneak peek promo.
BATTISTA: “Am I the only one interested in this goddamn murder?”
LUMEN: “First I wondered what was happening to me, then I was wondering how I could possibly tell you.”
MASUKA: “Is it weird to bring a date to a first birthday party?”
DEB: “I’m happy. You must be too. Now that this is all over, I mean.”
DEXTER: “Wishes, of course, are for children.”
JORDAN TO LUMEN:“You’ve transformed. You’re beautiful. If you hadn’t met me, you’d never know you had it in you.”
I'm really hoping that that final delusional quote by 'Jordan' is just before Lumen plunges the knife into Jordan Chase's black little heart.
Sadly, the Dexter voiceover sonds like it comes after the resolution -- at baby Harrison's birthday party.
Guessing that Deb is speaking to Quinn after Dexter has proven Quinn (via blood analysis) not guilty of having anything to do with Liddy's murder. Dexter is after all a monster with morals.
I truly hope that the Lumen quote is directed at Jordan as a way to buy time prior to him killing her. In her time with Dexter she's been a quick study. It may be what saves her long enough for Dexter to get to her.
Michael C. Hall on Jimmy Fallon, Dec. 7 2010. Part 2
No copyright infringement intended.
Wondering what is to become of Batista's and LaGuerta's marriage? Read on:
Sgt. Batista’s on-the-rocks marriage with LaGuerta won’t get any better before the end of the season — but that doesn’t mean the marriage is hopeless, either. David Zayas told me this week at a LAByrinth Theater Company’s annual celebrity charades fundraiser in New York that the couple’s season-long troubles aren’t necessarily a sign of a breakup. “It never gets resolved. Marriages don’t get resolved. It’s a journey,” he said. “There probably won’t be a definite answer to that question in the season finale, but we’ll be back.”
Everyone has been tight-lipped regarding the Dexter finale — but luckily, the same can’t be said for star Michael C. Hall. While presenting a “Dexter-esque” playlist on New York’s 101.0 RXP, the actor seemingly spilled a huge spoiler by saying fans should pay “special attention” to one of his picks, Bob Dylan’s “I’ll Keep It With Mine,” before watching the finale. Among the lyrics to this song that so-perfectly describes Dexter and Lumen: “The train leaves at half past 10/ But it’ll be back tomorrow same time again./ The conductor, he’s weary, still stuck on the line./ But if I can save you any time/ Come on, give it to me. I’ll keep it with mine.”
I'd guessed that Liddy (Peter Weller) would buy it in the December 5 eppy (tonight). He may still do so but this photo still is from the season finale on 12.12.10, (re)titled 'The Big One.' It is quite possible that Liddy's body is found in episode 12 after him being offed in episode 11, IDK. Here are a few more photos being circulated from the finale. At least one is a behind-the-scene shot.
EP 105 – “Wildfire” Rick leads the group to the CDC after the attack. Jim must make a terrible life and death decision. *AMC photo rights.*
Wow. Just wow.
I just finished screen-capping this Sunday's Walking Dead eppy, 1x05 (of 6 this season. There are 13 eppys in season 2), 'Wildfire.' I used the FOX USA, Italian and Spanish FOX's versions of the completely different preview/promo/ sneak peeks for the 3 different countries--pretty incredible when you put them together. Italy especially, gives just about everything away that you can in the space of 30 seconds and the other two do a good job of filling in the gaps.
Last night I was discussing what might be to come based on the awful situation we left the survivors in after the zombie attack on their camp. Most heartbreaking is the situation with Andrea and her sister, Lori. Even the worst scene that I could imagine doesn't trump the actual scene that the promo clearly spoils. It's going to be devastating.
If you want to stay updated on the latest Walking Dead news, videos, sneak peeks and spoilers, you should visit me athttp://screenwatching.com. Most likely I will move coverage of The Walking Dead right here on this blog for season 2.
Q: Have anything about The Walking Dead, Episode 5-6?
A: More sadness ahead—for the characters in the next episode, and for us because the season's over in two weeks. We still don't catch up with Merle, but we do catch glimpses of a kinder and gentler Daryl. (Sort of.) The gang also breaks camp and caravans to the CDC in the hopes of finding a cure for the zombie sickness. Unlike the Vatos, they find a survivor who is very happy to see them.
This is a very bad thing--and not just what is on the screen. That guy watching the DVD is not Dexter. (Click through to enlarge.) Dexter only wears suit jackets to funerals and weddings. Who is watching a torture tape in Dex's house? Jordan Chase, perhaps? It would seem likely.
In re: the synopsis (below)
Have to figure based on the episode title, that sometime after the exposition between Lumen and Dexter about talking to who may have been the surviving first victim of Jordan Chase & Co. (see sneak peek #2) that we'll actually get some more information about how Chase & his childhood buddies started abducting, torturing & killing pretty blonds.
Dexter Season 5 Episode 10 - 'In The Beginning' - Showtime Promo
Dexter 5x10 - 'In the beginning' - Sneak Peek #1
''The First Victim'
SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 10 | Added: November 23, 2010
Dexter and Lumen decide to find Emily Birch.
Official Showtime Synopsis Dexter 5x10 'In The Beginning':
Just as Dexter discovers a possible ally in the pursuit of Lumen's former captors, he and Lumen are forced to step down as Homicide uncovers some key evidence linked to one of their prior victims. Debra, who's been reassigned to the Barrel Girls murders, positively identifies two more suspects in the case.
SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 10 | Added: November 23, 2010 | 54 likes, 0 dislikes
Dexter's struggle to deal with Rita's death will come to a head in the final four episodes of Dexter, executive producer Sara Colleton told TVGuide.com
So far this season, Dexter has been working through his guilt by helping Lumen [Julia Stiles]. He's believed that if he can avenge the wrongs done to her, he might be able to figure out whether he can atone for his part in Rita's death, executive producer Sara Colleton told TVGuide.com.
"All of that will be converging, along with a lot of jeopardy that no one could've anticipated, not even Dexter."
Here are four things you should know heading in to the Season 5 finale:
4. The Villains Align: Instead of one big villain, this season has seen many. The characters recently began connecting as Dexter [Michael C. Hall] has tracked down those involved in Lumen's assault. "The last four episodes are a freight train when all of those pieces start interlocking," Colleton says.
3. Dexter Juggles His Two Selves: In this week's episode, Dexter's will split his time between dealing with Astor, who has run away from Orlando, and further investigating the barrel girls' case. "It brings Dexter closer to getting to know Jordan Chase [Jonny Lee Miller]," and as a result, Lumen will be put back into harm's way, Colleton says.
2. Quinn Finds a Target: Quinn (Desmond Harrington) started off wanting to uncover Dexter's secret, but his feelings for Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) have clouded his judgment. That is about to change. After his private eye caught pictures of Dexter and Lumen dumping a body in the ocean, Quinn will make a decision that sends him down "a big collision course" between his conflicting agendas, Colleton says.
1. Dexter Sees the Alternative: Colleton says the season's penultimate episode, titled "Hop a Freighter," will pop the question, "Wouldn't it be nice if you could escape from your life?" And the finale? She says only that it's been retitled "The Big One." "When you see the episode, you'll realize what a great title it is."
...What to expect from the killer thriller’s upcoming installment? Dexter executive producer Manny Coto drops four hints below.
Tease No. 1: “This episode marks a large step forward in how Dexter views Lumen because Deborah comes to the realization that there is someone else in Dexter’s life, and Dexter has to figure out a way how to explain who Lumen is and what she represents to him. At the same time, a remnant from the death of Rita comes back into Dexter’s life — namely, Astor — who’s never quite gotten over the death of her mom and still blames Dexter for it. In the course of this episode, Lumen inadvertently helps Dexter come to some kind of understanding with Astor.”
Tease No. 2: “Dexter is undertaking his vetting process with Jordan and that involves Dexter becoming a client. And as Jordan picks Dexter’s brain, Dexter starts to pick at clues that Jordan may or may not have left behind. In this episode, he gets a clue that will lead us into the next couple of episodes. But at the same time, Jordan discovers something that could be devastating.”
Tease No. 3: “Having been knocked back down to the file room because of the shoot-out at the club, Deborah finds evidence … that puts her on a collision course with Dexter.”
Tease No. 4: “Quinn is slowly beginning to realize that he’s unleashed a monster in Liddy, and that the person who he hired to get information on Dexter is very close to learning the truth about Dexter’s real life. And he’s not someone who Quinn will be able to rein back in. Liddy is going to follow this to the bitter end, whether Quinn likes it or not.”
You’ve just finished shooting the season finale, right? What was it like to say good-bye to this character?
It was bittersweet. It was nice to complete the thing, but it was sad to say good-bye to everybody. And the last couple of scenes were kind of harrowing.
Do you find those kinds of scenes draining?
I’m not sure if this makes me a masochist or something but I think, as draining as the emotionally and physically demanding scenes can be, they’re also very rewarding. There was one scene in particular where I was surprised by how difficult it was for me to shake the emotional stuff. Yet when a day or two goes by and I can step away from it, I have no regrets. It’s very exciting to know I can go to those places and be surprised by work.
Is there anything you can tell us about those disturbing scenes without giving the story away?
It’s in episode ten, a few episodes away from the finale. The implications of the scene in terms of what Dexter tells me is pretty shattering....
You mentioned reading about trauma — did you do much research for this character?... I read about torture victims and people who were abducted and rape victims, but that all felt very intellectual to me. I needed something that would make me connect emotionally, so the most helpful thing was details, specific memories, or smells or sounds. I would elaborate on those in my imagination, almost like meditating, I would sit and imagine those horrible experiences and eventually your muscles connect to your brain and it settles in. In a certain way, characters become people and you don’t want to do a disservice to them. I wanted to be as dark as I could about what the reality of that experience would be. I felt like I had to do that to do justice to anybody who had an experience even close to that...
Lumen is an exception for Dexter: He has rules about how to handle people who are innocent and rules about how to handle people who are a threat to him, but Lumen is both. What do you think really bonds them? ... They’re connecting about how to channel that hateful, destructive energy.Okay, bottom line... What does Lumen have in store for us? She will surprise you. That feral animal quality we saw when she is first introduced shows that she is not going to take things lying down. Source: Vulture
Life has been twisted, dark and miserable lately for Lumen Pierce (Julia Stiles), which makes her an absolutely perfect fit for Dexter this season.
She's been raped, exploited and whipped so badly even Stiles felt the pain. As the actress known for her work in the Bourne movies says, "I forgot to take off my prosthetic slash marks one night and I suddenly went, 'Wait. What happened to me?'"
The bigger question is what's happening to Lumen? Ever since Dexter (Michael C. Hall) rescued her from that serial killer's creepy lockup, Lumen's been a bit of a Dexter wannabe. She wants to kill the people who've brutalized her, which in turn puts Dexter in the odd position of trying to stop murders. "Lumen walks that fine line that's so cool on this show, between doing the right thing and doing the right thing that's sorta the wrong thing," says Stiles, who adds she feels the thrall of the Dexter "community" after only a few guest appearances. "My friends who are crazy about the show are really crazy about the show," she laughs.
The animated web series DEXTER Early Cuts is a sort of prequel to the Showtime series Dexter.
Though you don't have to watch the Dexter "Early Cuts" webisodes to enjoy Dexter on Showtime, watching them will enhance your understanding of how Dexter came to be the serial killer we know and love, while convincing you how perfectly suited to a comic book series Dexter is.
I've read many comic books and I truly appreciate the quality of the renderings in this series which I watched all in one sitting. You can do the same by scrolling down this page where you'll find Episodes 1 through 6. Enjoy!
Illustration Credit: Showtime
About the series:
Dexter Morgan is challenged by a copy-cat killer who does not follow any sort of code. The story opens immediately after his father Harry's death, with Dexter in his early twenties and his sister Debra still in high school. Dexter is enrolled in medical school where he's studying anatomy to improve his "craft." During a routine kill, Dexter realizes that another student has been spying on him and knows that he is a serial killer. He confronts the student after he begins to commit murders in Dexter's style and the two clash over the ethics of their situations. Dexter's faceoff with his 'Dark Echo' represents the first time his code is tested since his father's death, and the incident helps reinforce the importance of Harry Morgan's code.
DEXTER Early Cuts is illustrated by Emmy Award nominee Bill Sienkiewicz (“Batman,” “Superman” and “X-Men” comics) and acclaimed comic book illustrator David Mack (Marvel Comics’ “Daredevil” and “Kabuki) and voiced by DEXTER star and executive producer Michael C. Hall. The episodes will also be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND.
Bill Releases Jessica - Bill & Jessica train/confide (video)
Both Stephen Moyer as Vampire Bill and Deborah Ann Woll (jessica) did wonderful, nunaced scenes that were so believable, especially within the context of their relatiosnship (Bill was made by the Magister To 'make' Jessica at the end of season 1).
Both Stephen Moyer as Vampire Bill and Deborah Ann Woll (jessica) did wonderful, nunaced scenes that were so believable, especially within the context of their relatiosnship (Bill was made by the Magister To 'Make' Jessica at the end of season 1).
As promised, there was a great deal of blood and sex in episode 8. There were more name-brand deaths in episode 3x08 as well: Talbot the vampire king Russell's husband, was staked by Eric, and Gus, the last of the 'Fuck You [Were] Crew,' was drained by Jessica after he broke into Sookie's house.Bill took out a nameless Crew wolf, too.
Finally, we got a (30-second) love scene with Sookie & Bill having makeup sex or breakup-to-makeup sex, I guess more accurately.
Eric, in the most chaste love scene I think ever on True Blood, got it on w/Talbot or so Talbot's facial expressions would have one believe, almost right until Eric's ultimate vampire "fuck you"--staking him.
After escaping Russell's clutches via Bill's denigrating the King of Mississippi as either a "coward or just lazy," Jessica dined on the last of the "Fuck You Crew," 'Gus.' She ate with great passion.
''Franklin's brains won't wash off the guest linens, I had to bury werewolves under the gazebo, and that Sookie bitch staked Lorena. I've had enough excitement, thank you.''. --Talbot to Russell upon Russell's return home from marrying Sophie-Anne and beheading the Magister.
SPOILER!!!
Franklin's brains, for better or worse, will have grown back by next week.
True Blood - Episode 3x09 'Everything is Broken' Franklin Mott (James Frain) & Tara Thornton (Rutina Wesley).
NEW Promo Stills - Bill and Sam Homoerotica (full scene):
The most astonishing thing that the screen caps reveal besides Alexander Skarsgård's...everything is the way his character, Erik is looking at Sookie. She is livid with him, storming into the club convinced that Eric had Bill taken. She was very impolite --yet instead of the mildly amused, condescending look he usually has when he is forced to listen to non-vampires drone on--Erik is looking at Sookie with love--the whole time! That is how Skarsgård played it. Anna (Paquin "Sookie"), OTH was quite upset or angry enough to match her words, though never looked turned on or affectionate towards Eric. She was very aware that he was looking at her as he was (and of course, he helpfully spelled it out- "I want what is Bill's...")
TheVaultTrueBlood — June 14, 2010 — Video property of HBO. No copyright infringement intended. "Bad Blood" S3xE2 - Sam's erotic dream"
Eric’s Nude Scene / Desperate to find Bill — and getting no help from the law — Sookie rushes to Eric’s club Fangtasia, where she finds him getting … uh, very well acquainted with his nightclub’s new dancer. Although Eric isn’t behind Bill’s disappearance, Sookie’s trip wasn’t a total waste — thanks to a good look at Eric’s behind! Bill Appears in Sam’s Dream / Getting rid of maenad Maryann required a huge sacrifice on Sam’s part — getting stabbed in the chest by Eggs. Luckily, Bill was on hand to save him with his magical vampire blood. The catch? The bar owner feels a new sexual attraction to Bill, who showed up sexy, shirtless and looking for a shower buddy in Sam’s dream. Jason Loses His Mojo// When policeman Andy takes the rap for Eggs’s death, he advises the dopiest Stackhouse to go back to his old ways -– namely, bedding women all over town. When Jason stumbles into a tryst with some traveling NYU students, though, he finds that he keeps flashing back to Eggs’s death, and envisions his partners with bullet holes in their foreheads. When Jason tells them this, the co-eds think he’s a psycho and flee. Tara Tries to Kill Herself !/ After the love of her life was killed in Merlotte’s parking lot, Tara is under the close watch of her cousin Lafayette until he has to take care of his shady vampire business, calling on her mom to take care of her. Never up for Mom of the Year, Lettie Mae allows Tara to slip into the bathroom where she does her best to swallow handfuls of pills. Bill Faces the Wolves/ He escaped his V-fiend kidnappers by causing a car wreck and fed on an old woman, who told him he was in Mississippi. Cue the howling! As Bill made his way through the woods, he faced a pack of hungry — or angry? — wolves. In the final scene, Bill attacks.
Sam & Bill As Lovers? Bill and Sam - TrueBlood-Online.com
Photo Album: Some pages are of a mature nature with upper chest male and female nudity and a quick full monty from a really unattractive man. (I call double standard!)
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This set (CLICK photo see the album in FULL) focuses mostly on Tara's birthday party with all of the NSFW shots including Sam & Daphne/Tara & Eggs getting close.
In the photo album (link on Arlene & Terry's pic) above is the party Maryann is throwing for Tara's birthday as it progresses. There is Eggs and Tara as they progressively disrobe and Eggs' backside is seen.
(Tara) Rutina Wesley was shy, it seems.
Sam and the mysterious, back-scratched Daphne had some touchy-feely moments as well as but less so, Arlene (waitress) and Terry Bellefleur, (part time cook at Merlotte's).
It's been about a month since Sookie killed Arlene's fiance Rene, though even without Maryann's magic Arlene and Terry were getting ready to hook up. They are the most chaste couple here.
When the True Blood actors were queried about Season 2 prior to it starting, several of them spoke of the writer's amping things up . Sam Trammell expressed shock at how far out the story is going and he's been in the business for some time.
Much of the orgy-type behaviour like the eating of dirt equals descending into near-madness and is going to continue SPOILER through the last episode while sustaining a fever pitch until based on the photos I've seen of "Bon Temps"/ Clinton, LA, everyone is just going to "explode" as Maryann exits (though I have no information at all of Maryann's fate--just guessing). Images belong to HBO. Thanks to True-Blood.net who made the screen caps. I did a bit of tweaking of the images.
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Episode 1.10 - I Don’t Wanna Know Caught in a compromising position, Sam shares a secret with an incredulous Sookie. Thinking she’s been purged of her demon, Tara celebrates with Lettie Mae - but goes off the deep end when she uncovers Miss Jeanette’s true intentions. Sookie has a disturbing revelation during Arlene (Carrie Preston) and Rene’s (Michael Raymond James) engagement party at Merlotte’s; Jason and Amy debate what to do with Eddie; and Tara speeds into a bizarre roadside encounter that lands her in jail. At a vampire tribunal to decide his fate, Bill faces a harsh penalty for his offense, but the magister (Zelijko Ivanek) decides on a more creative sentence involving a young human named Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll).
This week's episode actually surpasses last week in the thrill and chill department with the vampire tribunal being among the most disturbing scenes thus far in True Blood (!)
'I Don’t Wanna Know' picks up where last week left off with Sookie (Anna Paquin) screaming upon discovering a nude Sam (Sam Trammell) curled up, sleeping at the foot of her bed. Sam hastens to explain that he is in fact, a "shifter" and that he means no harm. After he proves it to her by shifting to "Dean" right in front of her Sookie seems overwhelmed and shuts Sam out from any further conversation about his "issues."
Dean the dog (Sam)
Meanwhile, Bill (Stephen Moyer) is at a vampire tribunal where he is facing the consequences of having staked the thieving Longshadow to prevent him from killing Sookie.
Many vampires are gathered round anxiously awaiting Bill's punishment as rendered by the magister (Zeljko Ivanek). After another vampire has his teeth ripped out as commanded by the magister, things are looking bleak for Bill.
Bill attempts to explain to the magister the circumstances in which he staked Longshadow. Surprisingly, Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) vouches for Bill about the veracity of Bill's statements. The fact that business was involved seems to move the sadistic magister to reduce Bill's punishment from five years locked in his coffin bound in silver, to "replacing" Longshadow by siring a new vampire.
The magister pointedly refers to the fact that Bill has not yet ever sired a vampire in his entire existence as a vampire. A terrified teenage girl named 'Jessica' (Deborah Ann Woll) is brought in at the behest of the magister. Bill is commanded to sire her and he first glamours her to attempt to calm her but is admonished by the magister--no glamouring.
Meanwhile, back at Merlotte's, a engagement party for Arlene (Carrie Preston) and René (Michael Raymond-James) is in full swing. Sookie is in attendance, sitting glumly by herself at a picnic table, watching the festivities in the converted parking lot. She goes to fetch some ice from inside the bar. Within moments the lights are cut and Sookie quickly realizes that she is in mortal danger. She has a vision through the
killer's mind of his prior victims. Sookie evades the killer, whose face neither she nor we ever see and as she runs to the entrance she crashes into Sam who is on his way in (now, quite obviously not the Bon Temps killer). Sookie appears to forgive Sam for being a shifter.
While this is going on Tara (Rutina Wesley), still worried that she has a demon inside her, pays "Miss Jeanette" the $800 to be exorcised. Later, after tripping on the peyote Miss Jeanette gave her and puking her guts out because the peyote was mixed with Ipecac, Tara discovers that she was in fact, used by Miss Jeanette. She visits the party, drinks too much, and is turned away by Sam after she tries to make out with him. While drinking and driving on a lonely road Tara loses control of her car and plows through a picket fence. We briefly see the face of the actress Michelle Forbes.*** scroll down
At the engagement party, after discovering evidence of Jason's (Ryan Kwanten) involvement in vampire Eddie's disappearance, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) verbally lays into Jason, telling him that he is mortally endangering everyone with his loose lips.
Jason seems to take this to heart and listening to the advice of René on how best to get his woman in line he goes home intending to release vampire Eddie. This terrifies Amy (Lizzy Caplan), who picks up part of a broken picket fence in the basement of Jason's house and plunges it into Eddie as Jason is trying to free him... Much like Longshadow, Eddie dissolves into a pile of mush./end scene
Meanwhile back at the tribunal, Bill wrestles the shrieking Jessica and plunges his teeth into her throat, rising up and howling and then ripping again into her throat continuing his feast of blood.
***Michelle Forbes is said to be playing a Maenad [MEE-nad] a female worshipper of Dionysus, the Greek god of mystery, wine and intoxication. The word literally translates as "raving ones."
Episode 1.11 - To Love Is to Bury Bill fulfills the conditions of the tribunal’s sentence, although he and Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) find that Jessica doesn’t quite turn (out) as expected. Trying to solve the mystery behind her most recent vision, Sookie heads to a pie shop with Sam and later puts the squeeze on a philandering police officer to get info. Jason helps clean up Amy’s mess, worrying about their future, but unable to break away. Tara’s anger over Lettie Mae’s refusal to bail her out of jail is tempered when Maryann Forrester (Michelle Forbes), a wealthy “social worker,” comes to her rescue. Disgusted by the hypocrisy of a vamp-bashing state senator, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) decides to pay him a visit on the campaign trail. In Bill’s absence, a vulnerable Sookie finds comfort in Sam. A distraught Jason finds himself in hot water with Bud (William Sanderson) and Andy (Chris Bauer), again.
Anna Paquin ... Sookie Stackhouse, Ryan Kwanten ... Jason Stackhouse, Rutina Wesley...Tara Thornton, Jim Parrack... Hoyt Fortenberry, Carrie Preston ... Arlene Fowler, Michael Raymond-James ...Rene Lenier, Stephen Moyer ... Bill Compton, Alexander Skarsgård...Eric Northman Nelsan Ellis...Lafayette Reynolds, William Sanderson... Sheriff Bud Dearborne, Sam Trammell ... Sam Merlotte, Chris Bauer ... Andy Bellefleuer, Kristin Bauer ... Pam, Michelle Forbes ... Maryann, Amy Burley... Lizzy Caplan, Todd Lowe ... Terry Bellefleur, Deborah Ann Woll... Jessica, Stephen Root ... Eddie,
