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SHAMELESS - Episode 2.07 'A Bottle of Jean Nate' - Sneak Peeks SPOILERS! @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Shameless

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)

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SHAMELESS - Grammy's Gun & Mama Gallagher's Return - Sneak Peeks & Extras! @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Shameless

'Grammy's on medical furlough.' - Fiona

EPISODE 6: CAN I HAVE A MOTHER:

Grammy Gallagher (Louise Fletcher) shows up on a medical furlough and tries to track down a former meth lab protege that owes her money; Sheila plans Karen's wedding reception; Fiona double dates with Steve and his Brazilian girlfriend, and discovers that Steve is married; Ethel reacts to Clyde's death; Frank discovers the identity of Eddie's insurance beneficiary. (Showtime)

(Tony's new girlfriend is ) 'Laotian, I think.' - Fiona to Steve (!)

Shameless: 'Double Date' SNEAK PEEK

Steve asks Fiona to go out on a double date.

Shameless: 'Interloper' SNEAK PEEK

Sheila gives a speech at Karen's wedding.

I had a hard time screencapping the sneak peek with Joan Cusak as "Sheila" giving a speech at daughter Karen's wedding only to be interrupted in the most profane way by Frank's mother, because I was laughing so hard. "Grammy' (Louise Fletcher) is an uninvited guest or 'interloper' as Sheila yells at her which leaves Grammy is utterly unfazed. She uses a few bleep-inducing, choice words and then whips out her gun and aims for Sheila. Sheila, perhaps to her credit, does not back down one bit but dares Grammy' to bring it. One of the funniest scenes ever in Shameless and that is truly high praise. I love these two veteran actresses duking it out. So well written!

 
'My parents suck, too.' Fiona to Frank.

Have you ever wondered how Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy) became TV's most vile, deadbeat dad? Well, you know what they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Coming up on Showtime's 'Shameless,'" Grammy Gallagher (Louise Fletcher) is paying her son Frank a visit, straight out of jail, and she's bringing a whole lot of crazy with her.

"Grammy is going to end up mano a mano at Sheila's (Joan Cusack), on Sheila's couch, so that will be interesting," star Emmy Rossum told HuffPost TV. "When we meet Grammy, we finally understand why Frank is the way he is, especially Fiona. Grammy is Frank to the Nth degree. She's even worse. She's scheming, and when she comes back, the first thing she does when she gets out of jail, on medical furlough, is open up a meth lab in our basement, and she has Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) running it. Fiona is obviously not pleased about that." (cont. after video)

Shameless: 'Grammy's Back' Behind the scenes (Interviews)    The cast of Shameless talks about the return of Frank's mother, Peggy Gallagher.

(cont.)

But could Grammy's meth lab lead to a violent encounter for the Gallaghers? "[Grammy] pulls a gun on Sheila," said Rossum. "It's pretty awesome. We love guns this year. Sadly, no guns for FiFi."

Lip (Jeremy Allen White) will also have his fair share of Grammy to deal with, especially when she insults his manhood.

"[Frank is] forced to bathe his mother, and Lip comes in to use the toilet," White told HuffPost TV in January, describing his favorite scene with Grammy. "It's strange because the family is so close in that way, but then Grammy makes fun of Lip. She's like, 'Wow, that's such a tiny pecker. Do you have sex with girls with that thing?' And then Lip comes back and says something funny. Then, Frank comes in and says, 'Yeah, it's so tiny!' It's just this weird, vicious cycle of family cruelty that doesn't stop."

However, Grammy isn't the only estranged Gallagher to return for Season 2. Monica Gallagher (Chloe Webb), Frank's ex-wife and the mother of the boisterous Gallagher brood, will also also return later in the season. It looks like she's cleaned up her act and she's hoping for forgiveness from Fiona.

"Monica, the mother, comes back, and she's seemingly really healthy all of the sudden," revealed Rossum. "She seems to be back on her meds, and Fiona is going to give her another shot, so we'll see how that goes."

 SOURCE: Huffpost

 "Shameless" airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. EST on Showtime.

Next on Episode 6 Grammy Gallagher visits; Frank learns who Eddie's beneficiary is.

See the Preview after the jump!

SHAMELESS - 2 NEW Sneak Peeks Episode 2.05: Father's Day - FULL Synopsis - Shameless Renewed! (VIDEO) @SHO_Shameless @SHO_Kareem

'You like those odds?!'  - Fiona (Emmy Rossum) to brother 'Lip' (Jeremy Allen White) about the very poor chance that Lip is not Karen's baby-daddy.

Watch the sneak peek clip of the shot above. It's a really good scene where Fiona, clearly anxious to talk to 'Lip' about his recently revealed possible paternity of the baby that the now-engaged-to-'Jody,' Karen (Laura Slade Wiggins) is carrying.

Lip is clearly not dealing with the news that Karen is pregnant. He found out after trying to get her betrothed, Jody, to cheat on her. Karen found out and confronted Lip, kicking him in the 'nads, sending him to the ground and then kicking him in the side repeatedly whilst disclosing her delicate condition to Lip and the audience in/around the Gallagher pool. Nice.

This episode looks like big fun too as what might be a moment not-quite-revealed about someone who had essentially, been missing since last season--and I don't mean 'Eddie.'

Shameless: 'Anyone's Kid'

Fiona lectures Lip about possibly being a father.

From SHAMELESS - 2 NEW Sneak Peeks! & Preview Screencaps (SHO) More: http://foreverafangirl.com

SHAMELESS - Episode 2.05: Father's Day Synopsis -

Frank tries to claim Eddie's insurance benefits and pension, despite being a prime suspect in his death; Fiona attends a ritzy wedding with Richard and lies about her background; Lip is devastated by Karen's rejection; Carl rents Frank's room to a hooker. (Source: Showtime)

"Mistress Veronica"

Veronica suspects that Kevin is having an affair.

Next on Episode 5
Frank tries to claim Eddie's benefits; Fiona lies about her past.

'Lip' to 'Fiona' on the potential paternity of Karen's fetus: ...'Could've been the guy on Wolcott with the lazy eye and the Mustang...'

'Showtime has picked up "Shameless, 'House of Lies" and "Californication" for new seasons, the network announced Wednesday:

"Californication" will return for a sixth season, "Shameless" for a third and "House of Lies" for a second. Production on the shows will begin later this year in Los Angeles.

"Shameless," an hour-long dramedy from John Wells, has watched its ratings grow in its sophomore season. It recently exceeded the viewership of the series debut of HBO's "Luck" -- with 1.4 million viewers to "Luck's" 1.1 million viewers. "House of Lies," which airs after "Shameless" on Sundays and stars Don Cheadle, had a strong premiere by the cable network's standards, with more than 1 million viewers, and has built on that as the season has progressed.

Veteran "Californication" is averaging 3 million viewers across all platforms (On Demand, replays and DVR), according to the network.'

SOURCE: LA Times.com/blogs - Showtime renews 'Shameless,' 'House of Lies,' 'Californication'

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SHAMELESS Episode 2.04 SNEAK PEEKS - Promo - Synopsis - Screencaps @SHO_Shameless @SHO_Kareem

Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher is chased by spurned wife, Lucy Jo Heisner (Brit Morgan)

Seems a very handy thing indeed that 'Fiona' (Emmy Rossum) was 'almost' a track star in high school (she had to drop out to care for her siblings, natch) because she will put those running skills to the test when ambushed--in her own home!--by an intent-on-blood, Lucy Jo Heisner (Brit Morgan). Fiona, you'll recall, had an unrequited high school crush on 'Craig Heiser' which was just requited in the back seat of Craig's car, a virtual low-rent kiddyland of toys, baby seat and (ew!) old juice boxes and uneaten food. To make it worse, Craig makes odd noises when having sex so the whole experince grossed Fiona out. Very doubtful that she'd planned on going back to that well again. Try telling that to the bat-wielding 'Lucy Jo', though.

Jeremy Allen White as 'Lip Gallagher' (Credit: Showtime)

SNEAK PEEK: Shameless - Possible New Client - Fiona deals with the consequences of sleeping with Craig when his angry wife shows up at the door:

SNEAK PEEK: Shameless - 'Copy That' - Lip invites Jody to the Alibi Room:

SHAMELESS EPISODE 2.04 - 'A Beautiful Mess' (Showtime Extended Synopsis):

Fiona deals with the consequences of sleeping with Craig when his angry wife shows up at the door; Debbie develops a stress-rash and Fiona wonders if she's putting too much responsibility on the kids; Sheila has made it all the way to the hair salon and Frank realizes his days in the Jackson household are numbered; no longer having sex with Karen, Lip tries to dig up dirt on Jody; Ian continues on the path to West Point; Carl house-sits with his friend, Little Hank; Ethel meets Malik, a boy on Kevin's youth basketball team.

 
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher in Showtime's Shameless  - Episode 2.04

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SHAMELESS Episode 2.03 Sneak Peeks - Promo - Screencaps - Full Synopsis @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Shameless

Shameless: Tattoo Artist

Lip tests out his new credit card reader.

Looks like Lip (Jeremy Allen White) is ratcheting up his risk-taking by stealing credit-card numbers. Wonder if he's trying to impress Karen (Laura Slade Wiggins) with his derring-do?

Kevin (Steve Howey) does have a plan and it doesn't sound too bad to me. His father, who is on the edge of death, owns Frank's favourite bar and Kevin's place of employment--'The Alibi.' Kevin's plan is to go to 'the loan store' and buy the bar from dear ol' dad leaving dad with the means to die with dignity. Kevin's shown his ability to control the going's on at The Alibi so you'd think, with a bit of help from 'Vi' (Shanola Hampton) with the books that Steve would fare just fine--though since this is Shameless...anything could happen.

Shameless: I Have a Plan

Kevin tells Veronica he wants to buy the Alibi Room.

Shameless Episode 2.03: 'I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day'

Season 2, Episode 3 Episode Synopsis:

Fiona ponders the morality of getting involved with a high-school crush who's now married but when she finds an abandoned purse with $500 inside she assumes her luck is changing; Frank pulls out all the stops, even proposing marriage, in an effort to stay in the good graces of his meal ticket, Dottie; and Harry's health issues leave Debbie obsessing over death. Meanwhile, Kevin considers buying the Alibi; Lip takes a meeting with an Army officer to see about getting Ian into West Point; Jody asks for Frank's permission to marry Karen. Original Air Date: Jan 22, 2012

SHAMELESS - Episode 2.02 Sneak Peeks - Preview VIDEO - Screencaps @SHO_Shameless @SHO_Kareem

 

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.

Shameless: 'Making Love'

Kevin gives Lip advice about love.

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SHAMELESS - 2 NEW Sneak Peeks! Rosie Show Cast Interviews (VIDEO) @SHO_Shameless @SHO_Kareem

Shameless: Time to Make Other Plans

Joan Cusak as "Sheila' in Shameless, Sunday nights at 8c/9e on Showtime.

Sheila (Joan Cusak) makes it farther and farther away from home. Karen (Laura Slade Wiggins) reminds Frank (William H. Macy) that soon her mom will get to meet all of Frank's friends at the bar.

Why Emmy Rossum Wanted to Be on Shameless

What the Shameless Kids Have in Common:

Actor Jeremy Allen White, who plays Phillip "Lip" Gallagher on Showtime's hit series Shameless, reveals that he's the only Gallagher child with a sibling in real life—none of the other children have brothers and sisters! Emmy Rossum, who stars as Fiona, explains why she thinks that's one of the reasons the cast is so close.

Jeremy Allen White as 'Lip" in Shameless on Showtime

Does William H. Macy mentor his castmates? What's it like for Emmy Rossum to play a not-so-glamorous character? The stars of Showtime's hit series Shameless answer burning questions from some of their biggest fans. Plus, watch an impromptu musical performance from Laura Slade Wiggins.

Rosie's Favorite Shameless Character:

A die-hard fan of Shameless asks Rosie who her favorite character is on the Showtime hit series. It's a hard choice for Rosie, who says that "every character is perfect," but she shares which one she likes the most and why.

The cast of Showtime's Shameless on the Rosie Show:

Working it, Shameless style

Shameless: This Year's Crop

Kevin (Steve Howey) shows Lip (Jeremy White) his grow house which will be shut down unless he finds $9000 to pay the electric bill.

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From SHAMELESS Characters 2012 Mashup VIDEOS Screencaps

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SHAMELESS: Episode 2.01 Synopsis - "Summertime':

- In the Season 2 premiere, despite her breakup with Steve, Fiona tends bar at a local hotspot with Veronica, hangs out with a successful young business executive, and enjoys her youth; Debbie runs a daycare with Carl; Ian takes over at the Kash and Grab when Kash leaves town; Lip runs a Little League book and helps Kev out with their annual ice cream/pot truck; despite Eddie's disappearance, Sheila takes small steps to finally leave the house; Frank loses a bet and surrenders Liam as collateral.

 

Credit: SHOWTIME -

About the 2012 Character 'Mashups':

Emmy Rossum as "Fiona Gallagher" & neighbour/family friend, "Kevin" (Steve Howey).

I've included all the new 2012 SHAMELESS character mashups VIDEOS:

Watch 'em here on the blog or you can click thru to the Shameless channel on YouTube or see my Shameless Season 2 player (below):

One thing we can be pretty certain about when trying to discern if the newest sneak peek shots are from Shameless season 1 or season 2 is by what the characters are wearing, specifically winter vs. summer-in-Chicago attire.  Season 2 = summer clothes is how it goes. In Fiona's case tho', since she wears next to nothing for clubbing and at other times to better showcase Emmy Rossum's hotness, it is not a sure-fire way to judge. With 'Debbie' and 'Carl's' cases they are noticeably older and those scenes seem new anyway as they are defo summertime in Chicago, not winter.

 

Shameless: Fiona Gallagher Mashup

Get a glimpse of some of Fiona's most shameless moments.

Shameless: Lip Gallagher Mashup

Get a glimpse of some of Lip's most shameless moments.

Shameless: Frank Gallagher Mashup

Frank Gallagher is father, teacher and captain of the Gallagher ship. Get a glimpse of some of his most shameless moments.

From SHAMELESS Characters 2012 Mashup VIDEOS Screencaps

SHAMELESS - Christmas Carol VIDEO! Lyrics - Lip's Truth or Dare Fight Chuck Norris - Synopses thru Episode 2.04 @SHO_Shameless @SHO_Shameless

Here are the latest videos from the SHAMELESS family on Showtime: The Gallaghers!:

'Christmas Carol' from SHAMELESS http://youtu.be/dcK4OJmIo7c

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!"

Haha! Many good times are indeed in store.

Lip's Truth or Dare videos!

'Favorite Sister' – Lip's Truth or Dare: http://youtu.be/S2l9OpPwPTU

 

'How Many Girls' – Lip's Truth or Dare http://youtu.be/eQF87X9DiQo

NEW! Amy Smart on Shameless http://youtu.be/_cXe_0RuUMM

 

Shameless - Season 2 - Short Synopses for the First 4 Episodes:

2.01 - 'Summertime' -  Fiona enjoys her youth by bartending and hanging out with a young exec; Debbie runs a daycare.

2.02 - 'Summer Loving' - Frank finds a new financial plan with Dottie; Fiona juggles her job, kids and love life.

2.03 - 'I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day'

Fiona reconnects with her married high school crush; Frank wants to stay in Dottie's good graces.

2.04 - 'A Beautiful Mess'

Fiona deals with the consequences of sleeping with Craig Heisner; Debbie develops a stress-rash.

 Source: Zap2it

 SHAMELESS Season 2 Spoilers:

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.

SOURCE: Mega Buzz

(12.20.11)

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.

SOURCE: Ask Ausiello

(12.20.11)

It's Frank Week! The new videos may not make you love him, but they're good for a laugh…

The Honey Badger is SHAMELESS: http://youtu.be/JvCjRkfQ1Bs

 

 

("Nothing says 'I forgive you' more than a nice golden shower.")

Frank Gallagher is Shameless: http://youtu.be/hqRRmldRK34

 

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Lip's Truth or Dare: Fight Chuck Norris:

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SHAMELESS - SEASON 2 Official Synopsis (SHO):

Premiere: Sunday, January 8th at 9:00 PM ET/PT

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.


Source: Showtime

SHAMELESS - FIONA is FOXY VIDEO - Lip's Truth or Dare - 'Big Girls' VIDEO @SHO_Shameless @SHO_Kareem #Shameless

 
Two of the best surprises  about season 1 SHAMELESS on Showtime were Emmy Rossum as Fiona, in her early 20's the eldest sibling in the Gallagher family, and Lip (Jeremy White) at age 17-18, the next sib chronologically. Though Lip  is indeed good at defending his family he is less shall we say, responsible than Fiona in that she usually is doing last-minute crisis-solving whilst 'Philip' can be found causing quite a few crises of his own.

Both actors--Rossum as 'Fiona' and White as "Lip' are extremely engaging, a hoot to watch. Previously, Rossum had shone brightly in much more girly show-biz situations, many of them musically-based (she describes her voice as that of a 'lyric soprano') and in which she is quite accomplished. She has however taken to this premium cable dramatic comedy like the proverbial fish to water, mirroring her place as Fiona as the anchor of her family by being the anchor of  'Shameless' itself.

Shameless: Fiona is Foxy (Shameless Spot)

She works hard and plays harder. Watch Emmy Rossum as Fiona in Shameless.

"Lip" as play by Jeremy White, is extremely bright in some ways like scamming money on the side, helping to support everyone. He's tough as nails, a scrappy survivor and like the rest of the Gallagher kids, extremely loyal to his family. However, in the ways of the heart he hasn't quite gotten it yet. The actor nails the part and as much asI'm excited to see Emmy Rossum again grace our screens I'm looking forward to what Jeremy White brings as well.

SHAMELESS returns Sunday January8, 2012 at 9PM ET/PT on Showtime, ensuring a hilarious start to the new year.

Get a taste of Lip's philosophy on parenting, standardized testing, entrepreneurship, relationships and family.

 

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Speaking of Lip, we have a behind-the-scenes interview with the older Gallagher son: Lip Gallagher Is Shameless: http://youtu.be/dCUjjnWQt7E

 

And, of course, there's a new Truth or Dare. This week, fans want to know if he'd ever "do a big girl": http://youtu.be/CwwwKUDa4b8

 Not to be outdone, Fiona has a new spot. Fiona Week starts Monday. http://youtu.be/gu6hsKt_k24

William H. Macy as 'Frank Gallagher' on SHO.  "Shameless' returns on Jan 8, 2012.

 

The smashed hit returns. It's summertime and the Gallaghers of Chicago are cooking up fresh ways to bring home the bacon. Their ventures may not be moral — or even legal — but they certainly are outrageous. Between beating the heat and keeping their cool, the Gallaghers are in for one crazy summer. William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum star in the hilarious and heartfelt Showtime Original Series, SHAMELESS.

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SHAMELESS - Sneak Peek 'Shamelessly Sexy' - 'Lip's Single Ladies Dance VIDEO - Screencaps PROMO PHOTOS @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Shameless

Cameron Monaghan as Ian Gallagher, Emma Kenney as Debbie Gallagher, Jeremy Allen White as Lip Gallagher, Ethan Cutkosky as Carl Gallagher, Laura Slade Wiggins as Karen, and William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher in Shameless (Season 2, episode 1) - Photo: Cliff Lipson/SHOWTIME

Showrime's Shameless returns Sunday January 6 at 9ET/PT with Episode 2.01 - 'Summertime':

I think we have finally hit a good countdown point for Shameless. Just a month and a day and we'll be both past the holidays and ready to party with the Gallaghers.

If you watched last season you may recall there were a number of'cicumstances' that arouse  in the course of the episode leading to a tense last few minutes for several characters.

Fiona (EMMY ROSSUM) in particular has (for the immediate future) lost Steve (JUSTIN CHATWIN) with whom things had been sailing along fine as far as she knew tho' kid sister Deb, (EMMA KENNEY) was on to him. "Jimmy',' it turns out hails from the North Shore (lakefront) area of of Chicago and comes from a wealthy family who is as unaware of Fiona as she is of them. Jimmy's car thieving has caught up with him and he's fled the country.

Much more, obviously, is happening character by character, so in the run-up I should be able to skip back an get freshly up-to-date with where we left off last March(!). I'm thinking a Shameless marathon on Showtime would really suit me.

This season promises Fiona and Vi (SHANOLA HANPTON) working as cocktail waitresses and Fiona's newish bi-leaning gf, Jasmine (AMY SMART)getting very physical in the  rather 'stirring' new advert for SHAMELESS,  'Shamelessly Sexy.'

Shameless: Single Ladies Dance - Lip's Truth or Dare

Lip accepts the dare to learn the Single Ladies dance

SHAMELESS Season 2 SPOILERS:

Q:  Shameless scoop, please!

A: At least two of these will happen in the next season. (The other is something I totally made up.) Someone will spend some time in the psych ward, one of the kids will ride an alpaca, and one of the boys gets kicked out of the house. Guess away!

SOURCE: INSIDE TV EW

 

Official SHAMELESS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ShamelessOnShowtime

Official SHAMELESS Twtter: http://www.twitter.com/sho_shameless

 

Official SHAMELESS Series Site: http://www.sho.com/shameless

After the jump: Lip's Truth or Dare: 'Cross Dress' VIDEO & 'Boxers Or Briefs'' VIDEO: 

 

SHAMELESS - NEW VIDEO [11.04.11] 'Fierce, Fun & Foxy' (Shameless & House of Lies) - NEW POSTER ART - Screencaps @SHO_Kareem

One thing is clear about Fiona Gallagher (Emmy Rossum) in the SHO series SHAMELESS: she does not spend her summer moping for "Steve," her love interest of  most of season 1 who beat a hasty exit when his double life and car stealing operation both came to light. I read some time ago that 'Steve' (Justin Chatwin) does make an appearance but is not featured as prominentlyas he was in SHAMELESS' first season.

Shameless: Lip Truth or Dare [VIDEO]  and Aftermath (Shameless Spot) :     

Jeremy White as "Lip' in Showtime's Shameless season 2: beginning January 6, 2012:

 

                              

SUBMIT YOUR TRUTHS AND DARES FOR LIP AT www.facebook.com/ShamelessOnShowtime OR BY TWEETING #LIPTRUTH OR #LIPDARE.

Fierce, Fun and Foxy (Shameless and House of Lies Spot)

Published on Nov 4, 2011 by SHOWTIME They work hard and play harder. Don't miss new episodes of Shameless beginning January 8th followed by the series premiere of House of Lies.

 

Official SHAMELESS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/ShamelessOnShowtime

 

Official SHAMELESS Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/SHO_Shameless

 

Official SHAMELESS Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/shameless/home.do

 

The Big C - Episode 5 Sneak Peeks - VIDEO - Screencaps - Synopsis @SHO_Kareem @SHO_TheBigC

I found Episode 4 of Showtime's The Big C really quite appealing, especially the introduction of the Hugh Dancy character, 'Lee'.

Lee is a fellow Stage 4 cancer patient with whom Cathy (Laura Linney) winds up in a clinical trial.  Despite their gaping differences or perhaps because of them, the two begin a bonding process that from what I've read (SPOILERS) will culminate in an emotional affair. (Scroll down past the jump for more insight from Executive Producer Jenny Bicks into the creation of the Lee character as well as a rather large hint as to where Lee's path will take him before Season two's culmination.)

I've not seen Hugh Dancy before though certainly I've heard of him as he is quite acclaimed (plus married to the gorgeous, talented Claire Danes). I'm looking forward to seeing how Cathy navigates the uncharted waters of the fast & close connections that can and are made with folks with serious illness. I have no doubt that The Big C will 'keep it real,' which POSSIBLE SPOILER means that we should enjoy Lee's 'possibly' brief interlude in Cathy's life. I have a feeling she is going to be a complete mess when he finallly succumbs. :/

(Image credit: SHOWTIME)

The Big C  - Next on Episode 5, 'Cats and Dogs,' Cathy runs into Lee and has a surprising day with him

Worried about finances after Paul's layoff, Cathy decides to pawn her jewelry but runs into Lee and has a surprising day with him; Adam gets himself into a compromising situation he can't escape on his own; Sean is ostracized by moms at a local park when he field tests his eco-friendly homemade sling.

The Big C: Hold-Up

Cathy and Lee turn a frightening situation into a comedy.

The Big C: Materialistic Moms

Sean gives a consumerism lecture to a group of unsuspecting moms.

 

Screencaps: 

 

After the jump:

Executive Producer Jenny Bicks discusses Cathy's relationship with Lee (Hugh Dancy).

Watch The Big C & Weeds Tonight! @SHO_Weeds @SHO_TheBigC @SHO_Kareem

 

 
Laura Linney in 'The Big C' (Photo credit: Showtime)

When I grow up* I want to be able to write as well as Ileane Rudolph does in her stellar TVGuide article on Showtime's The Big C. Writer Rudolph simply nails oh, everything I like about the show. The piece echos my sentiments about The Big C's ability to strike a chord with survivors of not only life-threatening conditions such as the protagonist, Cathy Jameson with stage 4 cancer, but of the great lot of us that have survived and often thrived in the aftermath of one of the many things that smack us HARD out of left field.

The Big C and Weeds are on tonight beginning at 10:00/9:00c on Showtime.

 After coming home from the real-life fireworks I'm watching both shows which always have someone or some situation heating up, blowing up or causing massive cracking up. How about you?

*Chronologically-speaking this happened a few decades ago...but I'm still coming to grips with that.

 (Photo Credit:  Showtime)

With a mischievous smile, Laura Linney is gleefully ruining a take. During a tense scene between her character, Cathy Jamison, who has Stage 4 melanoma, and her bipolar brother, Sean, played by John Benjamin Hickey, she makes her costar break down in giggles.

Whoever says cancer is no laughing matter hasn't seen The Big C, Showtime's irreverent comedy about a Minneapolis teacher, wife and mom who's trying not only to beat death but to live as fully as possible in whatever time she has left. The smartly written, beautifully cast show has earned a devoted fan base and critical plaudits, and three-time Emmy winner Linney has already snared a Golden Globe for her deft portrayal of the strong-willed Cathy.

The oft-repeated mantra at The Big C is "It's not a show about dying; it's a show about living." And for sure, Cathy lives large. In the first season she kept her illness a secret, booted her immature husband, Paul (Oliver Platt), and had an affair. "Cathy doesn't behave in a safe, by-the-numbers fashion," says Hickey, during a break on the set in Stamford, Connecticut. "A lot of people who are living with cancer love the funny, outrageous, sometimes controversial way that character deals." Executive producer Jenny Bicks, a survivor herself, says, "The writers take the kid gloves off when we talk about cancer, because when you've gone through it, it's not all tragic and dramatic. It can also be super strange and funny."

Read on after the jump!

Watch The Big C: Season 2, Episode 1 FREE Here! Sneak Peeks Episode 2 [VIDEO] #SPOILERS @SHO_TheBigC @SHO_Kareem

 
Did you remember to tune into Weeds and The Big C this Monday past? 'No,' you say? Don't despair!:

The premieres of both season 7 Weeds and season 2 The Big C are being offered by Showtime on YouTube in their entirety (minus the swear words) for FREE! It's only for a limited time so you'd best hustle over there or better yet, stick around here, scroll down past the jump, watch episode 1 of The Big C then scroll back up here to see the promo and 2 sneak peeks! Just click the Weeds link ( above) to go to a previous post here on Forever A Fangirl to watch  episode 1 of Weeds plus sneak peeks and next week's promo. Such a deal!

I loved the episode--especially the huge twist! I would never have guessed that The Big C would be that daring! But it was awesome, surprising, and sort of mind-bending. Can't wait to see where this season is going because it has a great vibe to it already.

 The Big C - Season 2, Episode 2: 'Musical Chairs'

Frustrated at not being able to land a spot in the clinical trial of a new treatment by a respected oncologist (guest star Alan Alda), Cathy resorts to supernatural aid; Sean becomes assertive around the house; Adam capitalizes on his classmates' sympathy about his mother's illness.

 

Preview Episode 2

Cathy resorts to supernatural aid; Sean becomes more assertive.

 

The Big Dollar Sign
Cathy and Paul pay the bill for her last treatment and look at the next step.

After the jump: Watch The Big C: Season 2, Episode 1 FREE Here!:

Top 3 Reasons Why You Should Be Watching 'The Big C' Starting Tonite! @SHO_TheBigC @SHO_Kareem

*Based so far, on The Big C, Episode 1, 'Losing Patients':

1. It's LOL funny in part due to the appearance of someone entirely unexpected...

2. It's  REAL. If you've lived any life at all you know how valuable it is and how scary it is to contemplate losing it. The BIG C conveys this quite clearly with an awareness of the adage that the best medicine is laughter...supplemented by medical marijuana, if needed.

3. In 30-minute increments I'm quite convinced that this little show is going to continue to encourage me to think about my life and what I do with it because comedy or not--truth is, we are all on the clock. It's what we do with the time we have. Cliche? Maybe, but there's nothing cliche about how The Big C  reminds me of important stuff we tend to shove aside in favour of 'stuff' we have to deal with RIGHT NOW. In truth, all we know for certain is there is nothing else but right now. 

Happy viewing!

HEY!:

Weeds/The Big C Poster Art Giveaway:

Of course, I'm giving away posters! Drop me an email: foreverafangirl@gmail.com. Be sure to put 'Weeds' in the subject line and if I pick your name out of a hat on July 13, you win the poster art for both Weeds and The Big C!

 

While Nancy's jail time has certainly made her tougher, Cathy's cancer is in for a fierce fight! Following the WEEDS premiere, catch a fresh season of The Big C. Here's a brand new season 2 trailer: http://youtu.be/PKRp5FBhxuk.

Official THE BIG C Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheBigCshowtime

 

 
Official THE BIG C Twtter: http://twitter.com/SHO_TheBigC

 

 
Official THE BIG C Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/thebigc/

 

The Big C:

'The Kiss' http://youtu.be/U_h1PZ6P8Ng

 

'Gasland' http://youtu.be/NMhB1UthP9o

THE BIG C & WEEDS Premiere on June 27 So... Bring It On! @SHO_Weeds @SHO_TheBigC @SHO_Kareem

 (Why) Mondays are hotter than ever, on SHOWTIME:

BRING IT ON. Mondays are hotter than ever, on SHOWTIME ®.

After explaining why in a recent post that if you enjoy award-winning, edgy comedy television why you should be tuning in to Weeds on Monday, June 27 at 10 E/ 9pm Central on Showtime, I'm going to tell you a bit about The Big C, which is also an edgy half-hour comedy starring another award-winning stage and screen actor, Laura Linney, which is premiering  on Monday night, too.  

The Big C directly follows Weeds on Mondays at 10:30 E/ 9:30 Central on Showtime.

Full disclosure: I started watching The Big C last year as 1. Laura Linney is amazing and 2. It followed Weeds so it was easy to just spend an hour and see two complete shows, plus 3. More and more in recent years I find myself really intrigued by Showtime's off-beat offerings.

(To put it diplomatically, I'm finding most of the television that I enjoy best on the two major premium cable channels.)

I wanted to love The Big C but after nearly half it's run, I quit watching.

I didn't dislike it exactly. There were just aspects of it that sort of struck a weird chord with me. The show after all, is a very dark comedy about a woman in her 40's who is struggling to deal with a diagnosis of Stage 4 breast cancer. That is one heavy topic to take on in any context, never mind a comedic one.

Despite my not following through, Laura Linney struck gold--a Golden Globe to be specific, as best actress in a comedy which further validates that the show had and has huge potential. The people that make the show listened to some of the feedback--both positive & negative and they responded by segueing into season 2 with a bit of a different tone.

For one, and I think it was the primary thing that I wished was different, the character of 'Cathy' who was estranged from her husband last season will help him 'grow up' this season, as Linney puts it. I've embedded cast interviews in a Weeds /Big C mash-up video selection in this post.

Her husband is played by the very likable actor (I want to say 'lug') Oliver Platt. Cathy was just so mean to him last year and though I understood why--because he's a bit thick about certain subjects--I also felt sorry for him and I felt irritated with her.

Also, at times in season 1, Cathy's attitude seemed really over-the-top, with almost a slapstick feel to some scenes. Again, Linney addresses this in the interview that Cathy's 'relationship with her cancer' is now 'evolving'.  I would like to see Kathy retain the fire in her belly but express it in a somewhat less expansive/destructive way and I'm pretty sure season 2 will move more in that direction.

Finally, Cathy's decision to not seek treatment for her cancer left me feeling really unsure about her future (and thus, the future of the show). I didn't know whether to commit to it or not plus I was a bit annoyed with her that she wouldn't even try to help herself medically. This too changes in the upcoming season 2.

It's looking like there are some really strong positives to this season. First, the excellent primary cast returns (sans of course, 'Marlene'). One of the relationships I got the most enjoyment from in The Big C, season 1, was that of Cathy and her brother Sean, a homeless manic-depressive  who now lives on Marlene's front lawn, across the street from Kathy.

Actor Benjamin Hickey who plays Sean, is an especially good acting match-up with Ms. Linney so this is good news.

As I mentioned before, I really enjoy Oliver Platt in his believable denseness. Women have known, and many of us are in relationships with guys like Paul. The bottom line is that he seems like a really decent chap who is hard not to like despite his foibles and it would seem in Season 2 that Cathy comes to the same conclusion.

I stopped watching before I saw much of Cathy and Paul's teenage son, Sean (played by Oliver Basso). Tonight I watched a short fan clip from The Big C with the title 'The saddest scene in The Big C,' in which Basso was the only character. (cont.)

The Big C - YouTube - Lullaby/The Big C "Do You Have Any Questions?"

Song: Lullaby by Sia

(Above is a bit longer version of it which gives it more context).

The scene lived up to it's title as tears were streaming down my face as Cathy's son discovers that she is so sure she's not gong to be there for him in the years to come that she's bought and wrapped a storage room full of birthday, Christmas, and graduation gifts as well as a pretty, red sports car. The kid just loses it--cue audience to do the same.

To sum up, I'm sold on  taking another look at The Big C in season 2 as I like what I'm hearing about it. Also, I'm totally jazzed that guest actors include Alan Alda, Parker Posey, Cynthia Nixon & Hugh Dancy.

What do you think about  watching these two show? Have you been watching them both. One? None? Would you consider giving them a shot?

Showtime describes The Big C thusly:

Laura Linney returns in her Golden Globe® winning role for a new season of The Big C, the hit Showtime Original Series about living… with cancer. After spending most of season one ignoring her illness, Cathy Jamison has decided to fight back. “Bring it on,” says Cathy, as she enters an experimental clinical trial while continuing to live life to the fullest in this heartfelt and surprising comedy.

HEY!:

Weeds/The Big C Poster Art Giveaway:

Of course, I'm giving away posters! Drop me an email: foreverafangirl@gmail.com. Be sure to put 'Weeds' in the subject line and if I pick your name out of a hat on July 13, you win the poster art for both Weeds and The Big C!

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/

 

Official THE BIG C Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheBigCshowtime

 

 
Official THE BIG C Twtter: http://twitter.com/SHO_TheBigC

 

 
Official THE BIG C Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/thebigc/

 

VIDEOS: Episodes Bloopers Reels, 1, 2, 3 @SHO_Episodes @SHO_Shameless @SHO_Kareem

Extra! Scroll Down to Read All About the Great News About Episodes and Shameless!:

Episodes Blooper Reel One - Get a behind the scenes look at some of the outtakes from Episodes.

Matt LeBlanc: Don't do that.  Don't effin' copy me!

Stephen Mangin: Whatya tawkin' about?

Episodes Blooper Reel Two - Get a behind the scenes look at some of the hilarious bloopers from Episodes.

Tamsin Grieg: I'm so sorry! I put my hand down your pants!**

Stephen Mangin: <chuckle>

(Remember 'pants' in Britain means underpants--pretty sure Ms. Greig stuck her hand down Mr. Mangin's under uh, garment LOL.)

Episodes Blooper Reel Three - Falling mics, wrong lines and on-set gags. Get a look at some of the hilarious bloopers from Episodes.

Though previously I posted the news (as it was breaking) about Episodes and Shameless here, great news does bear repeating so:

SHAMELESS and EPISODES were picked up for another season! Another season of Frank passing out and Fiona saving the day... Another season of awkward hugs from Merc and inconveniently un-awkward hugs from Morning. Check out this write-up: http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/showtime-gives-second-season-pickups-to-shameless-episodes/

Be sure to click through to the Deadline.com write up about Episodes and Shameless. Deadline.com is considered  by Hollywood insiders to be the premier destination for breaking Entertainment news.

Great article!

 
Official EPISODES Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EpisodesOnShowtime

 

Official EPISODES Twitter: http://twitter.com/sho_episodes

 

Official EPISODES Series Site: http://www.sho.com/episodes

 

 

The Walking Dead - Interview with Zombie Guru Special FX Make-Up Guy Greg Nicotero *SPOILER*

From A Look Ahead at The Walking Dead Season 2 - Most Gruesome *AMC Copyright*http:// foreverafangirl.com

Special Effects Make-Up Designer Greg Nicotero in The Walking Dead's infamous zombie night attack on the camp. About 40 zombies were in the camp attack. Nicotero led the way.

He was also the one who bit Amy.

From A Look Ahead at The Walking Dead Season 2 - Most Gruesome *AMC Copyright*http:// foreverafangirl.com

The Special Effects Make-Up Artist for Romero's Day of the Dead and Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds describes getting the extras pumped in The Walking Dead and sizing up potential zombies over dinner.

MUCH MORE after the jump!

Update! 'Shameless' and 'Episodes' on Showtime - Renewed for Season 2! @SHO_Episodes @SHO_Shameless

 

As hoped for, the good news arrived today: 'Shameless' has been confirmed as renewed for a second season!

This fantastic news comes on the heels of the previously-released BBC-report that Matt LeBlanc's half-hour Showtime comedy lead-in 'Episodes', was picked up for a second season as well.

Here are the details and the official Showtime announcement on the second season pick-up for Shameless and Episodes:                                     

Emmy Rossum/ Justin Chatwin in Shameless

 (Photo Credit: Showtime)

You can count on spending more time with the Gallagher family and “Matt LeBlanc,” now that Showtime has renewed both Shameless and Episodes for second seasons.

“The viewer loyalty and critical acclaim that has met both [these shows] since their January debuts makes it clear that these two brash and sophisticated series are burgeoning hits,” Showtime entertainment president David Nevins said in announcing the pick-ups. “[Shameless EP] John Wells is carving out a tone that is truly unique in the television landscape — equal parts drama and comedy. And Episodes marks the universally embraced and hilarious return to television of an inspired comedy triumvirate: Matt LeBlanc, and creators Jeffrey Klarik and David Crane. We are thrilled with the response to both series and eager to start planning for their second seasons.”

Shameless — which with nearly four million weekly viewers across multiple platforms is on pace to be Showtime’s second-highest rated drama series (behind Dexter) — was granted a 12-episode order for Season 2. The episode count for Episodes is at this time “TBD.”

Production on both shows’ sophomore runs will start later this year with an eye on 2012 premieres.

Source: TVLine - Shameless and Episodes Earn Second Seasons

Post continues after  the jump!

PHOTOS: True Blood Set - As Time Goes By (2011 Update)

Sookie Stackhouse Home on True Blood Set - Where Reality and Fantasy Meet:

 

Very interesting little piece over at the HBO True Blood series' production blog which provides a neat glimpse into the place--the Stackhouse home--where reality and fantasty blur. Check it out in the link below as well as this sweet comment from True Blood showrunner/creator Alan Ball:

 

This (here) is a shot of Alan Ball's mom from the 1930s.  "I like having her on set," Alan said, "there is a picture of my mom and dad and brothers on the piano, and my Uncle Bud is over the fireplace in the dining room."

 

Source   Inside True Blood Blog - 'Secrets of the Set: Things You Didn't Know About Gran's House'

 

I also have an album of detailed photos that were previously released of the Stackhouse home's interior as well as a few shots of both the exterior and Bill's home: Sookie's home - before the Maenad.

 

 

A Look Ahead at 'The Walking Dead' - Season 2 - Gruesome Moments from Season 1 - Interviews

What May Come Of 'The Walking Dead' in Season 2:

Only how many more months until the Walking Dead shamble back onto our screens?

 How to take a head shot. CLICK.

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The cast and creators of The Walking Dead talk about what might be in store for them in Season 2.

The Walking Dead's first season ended quite literally with a bang, leaving many fans grappling with burning questions as to the fate of Rick Grimes and his fellow survivors. In this new video, The Walking Dead cast and crew address some of these questions and discuss their hopes for Season 2. "Is there a chance of a cure, will they survive, where will they go?" asks Producer Denise Huth. Executive Producer Frank Darabont, for his part, adds: "I want the audience to feel uncertain when they tune in."

Check out this new video interview with the producers as well as cast members Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori), Jon Bernthal (Shane), Laurie Holden (Andrea) and more, and you just may get some valuable insight into where The Walking Dead is heading next.

I blogged about Season 1 The Walking Dead here: Inside The Walking Dead: Directing Zombies

The Walking Dead - 1.04 'Vatos' - 22 Photo Stills NOW with MORE ZOMBIES, Character Deaths

The Walking Dead (2010) 5-Minute Trailer Plus Bunches Of TV Spots, BTS, Learning To Shamble

CLICK links for much more. Use 'search' to find more after getting there.

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Weeds - Entire Series Through S-5 Now Airing FREE ON TVG Channel - Kevin Nealon - 'Nancy-isms' 'This Is YOUR Brain On Drugs' (Classic PSA)

tvguide | October 18, 2010

TV Guide network will air a six-night marathon of episodes from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. ET/PT from Sunday through Friday, then air four episodes back-to-back every Sunday at 9 p.m., starting Oct. 24.

A website, www.WeedsAwareness.com, will offer a "Grow Weeds Awareness" starter kit with signs and bumper stickers, a "How to Throw Your Own 'Weeds' Party" guide, and a guide to "other" activities.

Weeds is truly a unique show with an incredibly loyal audience--that needs to grow a lot.

Why? Because Weeds is funny, real, and incredibly well-written and acted.

Up until now it has been on pay-cable but it is now FREE to you and me. In other words, they've thrown open the doors to the teeming hordes.

I like this very much because 1) I came to Weeds late in the second season and  have only picked  it up from the start in bits and pieces and, 2) I'm incredibly cheap frugal and prefer not to buy the DVD's as I already pay to watch the show in real time on Showtime. (I would LOVE the entire series as a gift, however.)

This has been said before but it bears repeating. "Weeds" is not about drugs. It's about a family. It is not pro-marijuana. In showing some of the potential drastic consequences of selling or possession of cannabis it could be viewed as slightly anti-marijuana (no, I'm not kidding).

Finally, above all the mom on Weeds, the completely adorable and kick-ass actress Mary Louise Parker, has never taken a toke in the almost 6 seasons Weeds has aired. She does not smoke "weed." "Nancy Botwin" has a massive coffee addiction and has been known to consume alcohol and an occasional cigarette but nope, Weeds is not a show about a Mom who smokes pot.  She does however deal it and in doing so mines a great deal of humour for us the audience, to consume.

 

tvguide | October 18, 2010

Kevin Nealon is spreading the word about National Weeds Awareness Week. TV Guide Network's week long Weeds marathon continues tonight at 9/8c.

 

 
This is 'Nancy Botwin' (Mary-Louise Parker) near the end of season 6, in episode (11?) called 'Fran Tarkenton." I have no idea why it has that title but I'm hoping to find out as it airs this coming Monday, 11.08.10 on Showtime. (showtime photo credit)

 And in the interest of being fair and balanced... This is YOUR Brain on Drugs (Mmm, eggs).

pushthefire | November 09, 2006

Brain On Drugs PSA

True Blood Recap Videos--Late Season 2 Thru Episode 7, Season 3 - SCREEN CAPS

TheVaultTrueBlood | August 02, 2010

True Blood Recap--late season 2 through episode 6, season 3. Great refresher!

I'm not sure if you've yet had a chance to visit site of the unquestionably Ultimate Truebies at The Vault but I make sure I do at least a couple times each week. I also subscribe to their YouTube videos which I'm thankful to them for putting up for me--an Ultimate Truebie without the mad skillz to do so.

Ep. 31: Hitting the Ground - Recap

True Blood: Catch Up on Seasons 1 & 2 (HBO) Video - 220 NEW Screen Caps - NEW Promo ' In FIVE Days ' (6.8.10)

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HBO — Jun 02, 2010 — Season 3 Ep. 0 — Lafayette tells it straight up about what happened in the previous seasons of True Blood. The new season premieres Sunday, June 13 at 9pm only on HBO. For more information, log onto HBO.com.

The Season 1 & 2 Recap Screen Caps will be up in about 30 mins. EDIT/LOL. It took me 5 hours. Enjoy. All Images are property /copyright HBO. I'm putting them up because HBO's True Blood has put out some great-looking promos---for all three seasons of  True Blood.

Enjoy fan-art worthy caps of  Eric/Alex, Bill/ Stephen,  Anna/Sookie , Samx2, Tara/Rutina, Lafayette/Nelsan and Mr. 12 pack, Jason/Ryan. Jessica's looks good here in a few shots but she is getting deflowered by Hoyt and it's pretty fangy. Let's all thank both Alan Ball and Charlaine Harris  for True Blood. If you want to see more screen caps for all episodes of  Season 1 &2 and of promos for Season 3, just click the "Screen Caps and Videos" tabs.
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Season 2 Recap

HBO — June 08, 2010 — Only 5 days until the season premiere of True Blood. For more information, log onto HBO.com.

True Blood ( 6.08.10) – Only 5 More Days S 3 Promos 1- 3 (HBO) Screen Caps w/ Captions *SPOILERS

Update! True Blood Season 2 Finale Screen Caps - Bill & Sookie Dance Video - True Blood Season 2 Finale Ending

Thanks to Shadaliza!

True Blood - S2 Finale - S2xE12 - Beyond Here Lies Nothin' - Screen Caps - (Originally Published Sept 19, 2009)

NEW! The Dance, The Proposal, The Garroting

Maryann has gathered everyone in Bon Temps to witness her marriage to "the God Who Comes." She has hexed them all and they all have "bug-eyes" and have no will of their own. For "The God" to come, he needs a "vessel"-- and an offering, in this case many kinds of meat and an ostrich egg--and a human sacrifice. Sam Merlotte is the unlucky guy who will literally give up his heart to Maryann. Eggs is tasked with first stabbing Sam, allowing Maryann to determine that Sam meets the requirements--which he does. From there, due to a plan known only to Sam and Vampire Bill, things get very unpredictable.

NEWLY added Screen Caps! Sookie and Bill's Dance, Engaged or Not?, Bill's Garroting

All photos property of HBO.

True Blood- Season 2 Finale Ending

True Blood - S2.E9 ' Sookie is a Sucker 4 Eric ' 230 Screen Caps (HQ) & Video

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sookehful — August 17, 2009 — Eric tricks Sookie into drinking his blood. (Twitter: @Sookeh)

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"I Will Rise Up" (21)AIRED in US AUGUST 16TH 2009 - A wounded Eric plays Sookie for a sucker and to Bill’s dismay endings up getting inside her head. Later, Sookie and Jason reminisce about their recent adventures, and end up bonding. Blaming Eggs for Tara’s bruises and bizarre behavior, Lafayette and Lettie Mae try to figure out a way to pry their kin from Maryann’s clutches. Hoyt defends his relationship with Jessica to Maxine, to no avail. Jailed by Bud along with a group of Bon Temps revelers, Sam looks for a way to escape and avoid capture by an increasingly obsessed Maryann. In Dallas, Eric and the vampires defend their recent actions to Nan Flanagan and are shocked when Godric decides to take the fall for their PR disaster.

True Blood - Sookie Confronts Eric - 2.08 (20) - ' Timebomb ' ' Eric Confronts Jason ' ' Eric & Sookie Find An Exit '

xdanceintherainx — August 16, 2009 — I do not own True Blood or HBO, this is being uploaded for watching purposes, not infringement purposes.

xdanceintherainx — August 16, 2009 — I do not own True Blood or HBO, this is being uploaded for watching purposes, not infringement purposes.

Eric & Sookie Find An Exit (True Blood) (2 x 08 - Timebomb)

Anna Paquin is Nylon Magazine's September cover girl. If you check out the online article  you'll see what a lovely job they did with the photos of Anna.

I really wish since she is so often quoted, that reporters would stop asking her about the nudity on True Blood. It's such an American hang-up as Anna politely explains below.

I commented on this when her very tame initial encounter with Dream!Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) was aired and YouTube flipped out--not even allowing a shot of Skarsgård nude in profile with his leg covering "everything" and the tiniest bit of rump but no cheek showing. Down went the fan's videos almost as quickly as they were put up.

I can't believe that a premium cable channel's choice of content is a big deal.
Americans are fine with the worst kind of violence and degradation on television but as Anna notes a bit of nipple is a crazy big deal. And that just makes no sense at all.

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Nylon Sept Cover Girl Anna Paquin - Photo credit : Chris Weeks Getty Images

Up all night with Anna Paquin and her alter ego, True Blood's Sookie Stackhouse.

Anna Paquin has an Oscar, a cool accent, and maybe the best role on television – bombshell mind reader Sookie Stackhouse on True Blood.
We sat down with her, Stephen Moyer (aka Vampire Bill) and their Maker,
HBO producing legend Alan Ball, to discuss their bloody TV phenomenon.

Anna Paquin, on her Nude Scenes:
“I
don’t think a naked body is particularly shocking or interesting… It’s
not the culture I was raised in.  I was not brought up in the United
States.  I don’t share the [attitude] that you can have graphic
violence, but – God forbid – you see someone’s nipples.”

Stephen Moyer, on Vampire Sex: “The thing about vampirism is that it taps into a female point of view – you have an old-fashioned gentleman with manners who is a fucking killer… it’s an interesting duality, because in our present society it would be an odd thing for a woman to say, ‘I want my man to be physical with me.’ How, as a modern man, can you fucking work that?  It’s one thing to be polite and gentle… But when do you know it’s OK to crawl out of the mud and rape her [as Bill does in one scene]?... It’s difficult stuff for a bloke, but a vampire gets away with it…. I think that’s the attraction of the show – it’s looking back at a romantic time when men were men, but they were still charming.”

--INTERVIEW  excerpt BY LUKE CRISELL

Anna Paquin hosts the Nylon party. She's shown here with fiance Stephen Moyer (Vampire Bill on True Blood)

True Blood Sneak Peeks Next Episode - S2.05 (17) ' Never Let Me Go ' 2 Sneak Peeks - (Sneak w/Eric-centric Scenes) - HQ Promo - S2xE5 - Eric & The Others Talk Godric

I can't believe we are already going into episode 5 of season 2 of  True Blood! It means it will be that sooner Season 3 will be here!

Episode 5 of Season 2's clip is of 'Eric & The Others Talk Godric' from 2.05 - "Never Let Me Go."

Thanks to xdanceintherainx!

I added it as much because of how pretty Valerie Cruz looks here. In a few episodes she looks like this:

[caption id="attachment_3250" align="aligncenter" width="482" caption="She was crying before she got all bloody! Valerie Cruz 'Isabel' and 'Godric', Alan Hyde"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_3251" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Isabel pushes Eric around"][/caption]

If you read my little photo post (link below) about Valerie Cruz/Isabel you'll see my reasons "why" she can stop an angry, determined Eric are because she is older than he!

Valerie Cruz - Isabel, Godric's lieutenant -- Link to my mostly picture post (scroll down about half-way) of Valerie Cruz, "Isabel' in True Blood Season 2.

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True Blood Episode 2x05 'Never Let Me Go' Promo HQ

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True Blood - S2xE04 -What did Jessica make the man shout at the hotel? Screen Caps - S2xE4 " Shake & Fingerpop " Recap - Episode 5 ' Never Let Me Go ' *SPOILERS*

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Answer: "Becky Eubanks is a stuck up whore who let Jayce finger her in church!"
(Courtesy HBO)

A number of online reviewers are saying that last night's eppy of True Blood, Episode 16 or S2xE4 depending on how you like to count them, was the best episode of the season so far.

Don't get me wrong. It was great but I have to wonder if... in the case of a few (some who really did not like True Blood last year but have jumped on the train this year) that had been given episodes 1-4 to review, so they knew what was coming so their opinions were swayed.

My opinion? I thought it was as good as Episode 1 this season. You cannot beat starting the season finding out that no, it was not Lafayette dead in the back of Andy Bellefleur's old beater only to find Miss Jeanette in full rigor mortis--with her heart cut out.

Then to discover that in Eric of all um, people living or undead, had Lafayette chained up in his basement. Also in that that episode we saw a terrified Lafayette bear witness to an extremely irritated Eric who happened to be getting his hair bleached by Pam and so had foils in it as he disemboweled Lafayette's fellow prisoner. All that and more in the premiere of season 2. Was last night better? No--but it was just as good.

My favourite scene is above--screen caps thanks to True-Blood.net.

Once again they have posted thousands of screen caps from the latest True Blood episode and I'm weeding through trying to find a few to share.

Up top you see the scene where Sookie, having travelled by Anubis Air (vampire serving airline) disembarking in the airline hangar as Jessica and Bill "rest". The flight was delayed and so it is now nighttime. Then the fun begins.

Much more to come. Watch this Sneak Peek from True Blood S2xE5 - 'Never Let Me Go'.

Next time on True Blood S2xE05 :"Never Let Me Go"

TRUE BLOOD S02E05: Godric Turns Eric Into a Vampire

FOR US AIRDATE: JULY 19TH 2009 UK Airdate March 19, 2010: In Dallas, Sookie connects with one of her own, then joins Bill and Eric for a strategic summit at the lair of the missing vampire, Godric (Allan Hyde), attended by his lieutenants, Stan (Ed Quinn) and Isabel (Valerie Cruz). Meanwhile, Jason shows his mettle at a Light of Day boot camp, and is rewarded for his hard work with a gift from Sarah (Anna Camp). Rebuffed by Tara in her relocation efforts, Maryann decides to cast her spell on the staff of Merlottes, softening Tara up towards her new family. Eric shares a little-known secret about his past with Bill, and Sookie makes a decision that might solve the Godric mystery or get her killed. (Season 2, Episode 5)

True Blood S2 E3 ' Scratches ' / ' Scratch My Back ' HQ Screen Caps - Daphne & Sam / Bill, Eric, Sookie, Dr. Ludwig

True-Blood.net,  has done a fabulous job with Season 2 screen caps.  There are literally thousands per episode. It  takes me several hours to sort through to find the ones that I think you'll like best--but you are so worth it!

I have to point this out. OK. Unless Daphne has somehow mesmerized Sam plus anyone who looked at her from behind, those awful gouges (scratches--last in the series above) on her back would have been so very visible. Look at them! They are huge and they have ridges that protrude! And ick.

Worse are the Sookie shots which actually seem pretty realistic in the hyper-gore department. They remembered to have her heal completely from the current and past injuries (so facial bruising completely healed now--helpful!)

But, I'm not suspending believe with Daphne and the really impossible-to-miss (even with a shirt on) scars on her back which seem to go nearly to the bottom of her shoulder blade. It ( they?) would have been visible in the shot before she took off her blouse if they had panned there. They did but only from a distance.

True Blood - ' Scratches ' " Eric-centric Video - S2xE3 HQ Screen Caps - Eric and Bill Bare Fangs - Pam ' s New Pumps

The “Pam’s New Pumps” scenes were two of the most lighthearted scenes in Episode 3 of Season 2, ‘Scratches’ otherwise a pretty dark eppy.

I love screen caps as inevitably I’ll miss details. Admittedly I usually watch each episode of True Blood twice to start off but just the same…love, love love that in these scenes our pretty in pink Pam is wearing shredded stockings, a soiled blouse, leaves stuck in her hair and gracious! has ruined her new pumps! All because of being ordered–with Chow–to investigate the place on the backwoods road where Sookie was attacked by the “bull-headed thing.”

This is a very amusing sequence after in which Sookie's misfortune--the deep, long tears on her back inflicted by the "bull-horned thing," have put Eric into a vampiric-near-frenzy. The look on his face as he observes Dr. Ludwig at work on Sookie is one of animal hunger and it is ferociously funny.

Capped by and thanks to true-blood.net!

ASAdmin— June 29, 2009 — Eric scenes from True Blood Season 2 Episode 3. HBO owns the rights.

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True Blood HQ Screen Caps S2EX3 ' Scratch My Back ' - Sookie ' s Attack and Seizure

Thanks to trueblood.net for the wonderful caps. A talented and generous Truebie there made thousands of these. Click them to make them full-size.

It's freaky how black her eyes look after the attack, especially in cap #27,then in #28 you can see a bit of white but they are still really dark. And later in a scene where Sookie is treated by the "special" doctor her eyes appear black again. I'll post a series of her treatment which is pretty awful-looking but compelling, too.

Here's the next scene where Sookie's eyes are like Jane Boathouse's were while partying at Merlotte's with Maryanne and like a reveler at Maryanne's almost-orgy.

I see some white but they still look really dark.

It could be that Anna Paquin's eyes look really dark when she's crying--she is in both scenes as well as the lighting in the one is that of a dark country road, so I dunno.

True Blood - Episode 2x03 ' Scratches ' - HBO Promo Video/Screen Caps/Eric & Bill Bare Fangs *SPOILERS*

Thanks to WireLover2!

Synopsis:

FOR AIRDATE JUNE 28TH 2009: When Sookie is attacked by a mysterious creature, Bill must enlist Eric's help to save her. At the Light of Day retreat, Jason has second thoughts about the sect's anti-vampire agenda, but Sarah and Steve counter his doubts with flattery and promises. After snapping at Tara and new employee Daphne, Sam decides to cut and run. A bored Jessica heads over to Merlotte's, where a smitten Hoyt falls under her spell. At another Maryann hosted party, Tara finds her attraction to Eggs interrupted by a swirling, aphrodisiac fog.

Tara and Eggs S2E3 Scratches

Tara and Eggs S2E3 Scratches

Marianne S2E3 Scratches

Sookie and Bill at Fangtasia S2E3

Jason and Sarah S2E3 Scratches

Though these caps are delightful they really don't tell us anything. I'd still watch if they showed say maybe, Lafayette! In other "news," Tara and Eggs make a cute couple, don't you think? I have no idea what's to become of them but I can't help but wonder just how much Eggs is keeping from Tara and how much about Maryann he's got figured out or even is a part of.

I wasn't a big fan of Tara last year but she's in a place now (as her character) where the bluster is gone and I think we see more of the real Tara and she's pretty likable and funny.

OTOH, I really do not like the whole Jason/Newlin thing. We know Jason is a lovable loser. We know the Newlins are using him. And the stereotypes that are being hammered home with the Church of Lightness (or whatever)--I could just do without them as I want to get back to the good parts of the show!

Thanks to HBO for the caps!

BE SURE to CLICK the thumbnails below for full size!

This is a very amusing sequence in which after Sookie's misfortune she receives treatment for the deep, long tears on her back inflicted by the "bull-horned thing,"  puingtt Eric into a vampiric-near-frenzy. The look on his face as he observes Dr. Ludwig at work on Sookie is one of animal hunger and it is ferociously funny!

Capped by and thanks to true-blood.net!

True Blood - Episode 2x03 " Scratches " Promo / Eric & Bill Talk Sookie /Dr. Ludwig Treats Sookie / ' Scratches ' Videos

After Sookie is savagely attacked by a mysterious creature, Bill enlists Eric's help to save her life. Sam decides to hit the road after snapping at Tara and Daphne, the new Merlotte's waitress. Maryanne continues to work her magic on the locals, Hoyt in particular, Jason has his doubts about the Fellowship of the Sun's anti-vampire views and Tara's attraction to Eggs is disrupted by a mysterious fog at one of Maryann's parties.

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Synopsis:

US AIRDATE JUNE 28TH 2009: When Sookie is attacked by a mysterious creature, Bill must enlist Eric's help to save her. At the Light of Day retreat, Jason has second thoughts about the sect's anti-vampire agenda, but Sarah and Steve counter his doubts with flattery and promises. After snapping at Tara and new employee Daphne, Sam decides to cut and run. A bored Jessica heads over to Merlotte's, where a smitten Hoyt falls under her spell. At another Maryann hosted party, Tara finds her attraction to Eggs interrupted by a swirling, aphrodisiac fog.

Eric & Bill Talk Sookie (2 x 03 - Scratches) (True Blood)

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Dr. Ludwig Treats Sookie (2 x 03 - Scratches) (True Blood)

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True Blood - S2x02 (#14) - ' Keep This Party Going ' - Promo AND Recap Videos! *Spoilers*

Thanks to xdanceintherainx!

Last night (S2x01) we saw Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer quarrel over his keeping secrets--big secrets from her--and then having fierce, kinky make-up sex that looked pretty real right up to and including Bill's chomping on Sookie's neck, blood flowing like a necklace across her throat.

Sookie and Bill Make Love Season 1, Episode 1 Video *NSFW* (on an inside page of this blog)

When True Blood actors said in pre-season interviews that there would be "more sex," I think they were being quite literal. Will more sex and violence, especially when coupled together turn off the audience members that are not the most ardent fans?

I hope so.

There is a vampire overload in American entertainment right now and most of it is dreck. Nothing especially wrong with that as judging from what the top twenty network shows are, most of teevee-show-watching America thrives on dreck.

I would just as soon see a smaller, more cerebral audience for True Blood than to see a bunch of teenagers jumping on the True Blood bandwagon seeking vampires that sparkle, because they don't belong there.

Despite all the hype--especially the viral marketing of True Blood--it's made for a specific demographic that is not put off by vampires biting whilst having sex, (almost) full nudity, intense violence which includes buckets of blood--and more sex. And just to mix it up and keep it interesting and fun we get the sheriff of Area 5, 1000 year-old former Viking, vampire Eric Northman paying a visit to his dungeon whilst in the middle of having his hair highlighted, foils and all.

We also get Sookie, upon discovering that Bill has turned his first victim vampire as punishment for last season's killing of Fangtasia bartender Longshadow when he was attempting to snap Sookie's neck, enquiring of Bill and new vamp Jessica, "Did you have sex?" To which Bill blurts out "No!" while Jessica throws in "Old"! (as in ew, he's disgustingly old). <big smiles>

Sookie and Bill, afters she stomps off and then comes back another night, end up declaring their love for one another and having frenzied sex. This is not stuff for teenagers, not stuff for the easily unnerved or to be blunt, prudish, nor is it for the squeamish.

The violence in True Blood, though played straight, is in fact done with a wink and a nod. Just pay attention to how ludicrous the storyline gets.

Last season for example, a scene begins with vampire Bill in his dilapidated old mansion--playing Wii-like golf on his big screen. It's funny yes, but also kind of sad as we know that no matter how long he "lives" he'll never play out on the greens.

And so True Blood goes. It's intense, scary, funny, sexy, witty, violent, escapist entertainment for need I say? Grown-ups.

There is a thread of social commentary running through it which you can feel free to ignore or acknowledge though why would you want to ignore it?

Please though if it offends you, pick up your remote and click over to Animal Planet. Oops, there's sex and violence there, too.

How about Dancing with the Stars or American Idol? They are pretty harmless and I've heard quite entertaining if you are into that kind of thing. And that's really my point. People that are into True Blood and therefore into Alan Ball's work are a bit left of mainstream and we don't get all freaked out by the freakiness. For us, the farther out he goes the more we enjoy ourselves.

True Blood Season 2 Episode 2 Recap

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Sookie and Bill Make Love Season 1, Episode 1 Screen Caps Bill & Sookie Make Love (E2x01). You have to be of the age of consent in your country be that 17 or 21. NSFW.

TRUE BLOOD (UK): SEASON 2 'I'M GONNA DRINK YOUR BLOOD " Promo Video - Celebrate UK True Blood S2!

TRUE BLOOD UK: SEASON 2 "I'M GONNA DRINK YOUR BLOOD" "PROMO"

losteyesight Certainly a good choice  of song to add to the promo --which was already good.

True Blood Saturn Award Noms, Casting Details, HBO to Re-Air S2 True Blood!

Kevin Alejandro as previously reported , was cast in the upcoming third season of Alan Ball's hit series for HBO True Blood. Alejandro will play Jesus, a caretaker for Lafayette's mother (Alfre Woodard), as well as a love interest for Lafayette (fan-favourite Nelsan Ellis).

[caption id="attachment_2307" align="alignright" width="445" caption="True Blood Season 3 - Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) hooks up with Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis)"][/caption]

Alejandro, who's appeared in everything from Southland to Ugly Betty to Weeds spoke with Entertainment Weekly about what fans can expect from him on True Blood. Here's an excerpt from the EW interview:

What can you tell us about your character?

I'm introduced pretty early in this next season as a caretaker for Lafayette's mother, who is played by Alfre Woodard. I'm his love interest... that's all I can say. It unwinds tremendously. I mean, you know True Blood. There's a lot of stuff going on. I got lucky. It's one of the shows that I watch and love, and now I get to be (a part of it).

Is your character a vampire?

That I cannot tell you. I really don't know. The (showrunners) are really good at keeping it secret from everyone. I think it's kind-of cool not knowing.

(I think yes, with his offbeat looks he's gonna be a vampire. --Cyn)

Alejandro also spoke with MTV about his character, which was specifically created by Alan Ball for True Blood as "Lafayette" died in the first Sookie Stackhouse novel.

"I've never really played a strong gay character or anything like that," Alejandro told MTV. "[Alan] gives me little hints of who [Jesus] might be and what he might be going through, so I'll research those things, like what makes up that guy."

What Kevin does know about Jesus... is that he's a hospital orderly who takes care of Lafayette's mother, played by acclaimed actor Alfre Woodard. In fact, Kevin said his first scene on his first day of shooting was with Alfre. "I'm sitting there holding a bowl of peas, because I'm feeding her — she's in the hospital. I'm sitting there and she's spitting peas at me and I'm like 'Wow, Alfre Woodard is really spitting peas at me.'"

I am really looking forward to seeing how he and Nelsan create the chemistry of their romance!

Sources:EW,MTV

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the nominations for the 36th Annual Saturn Awards that will be presented on June 24 in Burbank. It is no surprise that True Blood garnered noms in the following five categories. They are (listed along with the other contenders):

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series:

• Breaking Bad (AMC)

• Battlestar Galactica (SyFy)

• The Closer (TNT)

• Dexter (Showtime)

• Leverage (TNT)

• True Blood (HBO)

Best Actor in Television:

• Josh Holloway (Lost) (ABC)

• Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

• Matthew Fox (Lost) (ABC)

• Michael C. Hall (Dexter) (Showtime)

• Zachary Levi (Chuck) (NBC)

• Stephen Moyer (True Blood) (HBO)

• David Tennant (Doctor Who: The End of Time) (BBC America)

Best Actress on Television:

• Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

• Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Ghost Whisperer) (CBS)

• Evangeline Lilly (Lost) (ABC)

• Anna Paquin (True Blood) (HBO)

• Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) (TNT)

• Anna Torv (Fringe) (Fox)

Best Supporting Actor on Television:

• Jeremy Davies (Lost) (ABC)

• Michael Emerson (Lost) (ABC)

• Aldis Hodge (Leverage) (TNT)

• Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

• John Noble (Fringe) (Fox)

• Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) (HBO)

Best Guest Starring Role in Television:

• Bernard Cribbins (Doctor Who: The End of Time) (BBC America)

• Raymond Cruz (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

• Michelle Forbes (True Blood) (HBO)

• John Lithgow (Dexter) (Showtime)

• Leonard Nimoy (Fringe) (ABC)

• Mark Pellegrino (Lost) (ABC)

The 36th Annual Saturn Awards will take place on June 24 in Burbank, California.

Source: Saturn Awards Press Release

This just in! True Blood Season 2 re-airs on @HBO starting Sunday March 21 at 8PM.

Starting on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 8:00pm, HBO will be re-airing season 2 of True Blood. The 12-episode season should then lead right up to the June premiere of True Blood’s season 3.Bonus: HBO promises to have “lots of [season] 3 surprises”!

Don’t forget to tune into HBO starting Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 8:00pm!

SOURCE: TrueBloodHBO on Twitter

True Blood Wins! Spike TV Scream Awards 2009 - True Blood's Viking Vampire 'Eric', Alex Skarsgård Hooks Up with Kate Bosworth

 Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård at the 2009 Spike TV Scream Awards:

"Kate Bosworth spotted getting cozy with True Blood vampire Alexander Skarsgård after Spike TV's 2009 Scream Awards." CelebTV Kate and Alexander are starring together in the film Straw Dogs. The pictures (see video) do seem to imply at the least they are comfortable in each other's close proximity.

Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård at the  2009 Spike TV Scream Awards:

'True Blood is Nominated for Awards for the 2009 Spike TV Scream Awards. The Award Show is on October 27th at 10pm Eastern...'

Update:  True Blood Won The Award for Best Horror Show, Best Horror Actress - Anna Paquin, Best Actor - Stephen Moyer and Best Villian - Alexander Skarsgård!

Thanks for the great video and great fan support by lissakissa84!

True Blood - S2x12(24) Bill At Merlotte ' s - Screen Caps - ' OK. What is with the Egg? ' - ' Your Vessel Has Arrived! ' Beyond Here Lies Nothin '

Sorry 'bout the long wait, folks. I can only make screen caps of what I can dig up from the video on the 'net and there simply was. not. any. video from the scene with Bill and Sam at Merlotte's where Bill "persuades" Sam to help save the townspeople of Bon Temps from maenad Maryann. Both men looked especially appealing with the lighting on Bill's beautiful baby blues making him look almost like a god. I'll do some caps of Sam next. Hopefully the video won't be gone before then. I'll try to move fast! :)

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True Blood - S2xE12 - If You Were Human, I Would ' ve Taken You Over By Now - Maryann & Sookie - What The Eff Are You?

Thanks to TuesdaySiekbert3 for both videos!

NEW - True Blood Season 2 Finale Screen Caps - Bill & Sookie Dance Video - True Blood Season 2 Finale Ending

Thanks to Shadaliza!

True Blood - S2 Finale - S2xE12 - Beyond Here Lies Nothin' - Screen Caps - (Originally Published Sept 19, 2009)

NEW! The Dance, The Proposal, The Garroting

Maryann has gathered everyone in Bon Temps to witness her marriage to "the God Who Comes." She has hexed them all and they all have "bug-eyes" and have no will of their own. For "The God" to come, he needs a "vessel"-- and an offering, in this case many kinds of meat and an ostrich egg--and a human sacrifice. Sam Merlotte is the unlucky guy who will literally give up his heart to Maryann. Eggs is tasked with first stabbing Sam, allowing Maryann to determine that Sam meets the requirements--which he does. From there, due to a plan known only to Sam and Vampire Bill, things get very unpredictable.

NEWLY added Screen Caps! Sookie and Bill's Dance, Engaged or Not?, Bill's Garroting

All photos property of HBO.

True Blood- Season 2 Finale Ending

True Blood - S2xE12 " Beyond Here Lies Nothin ' " Finale HQ Screen Caps - Sam ' s Stabbing, Maryann ' s Death

True Blood - Season 2 Finale - S2xE12 (24) - Beyond Here Lies Nothin' - Screen Caps This is the sequence in which Maryann has gathered everyone in Bon Temps to witness her marriage to "the God Who Comes." She has hexed them all and they all have "bug-eyes" and have no will of their own. For "The God" to come, he needs a "vessel"-- and an offering, in this case many kinds of meat and an ostrich egg--and a human sacrifice. Sam Merlotte is the unlucky guy who will literally give up his heart to Maryann. Eggs is tasked with first stabbing Sam, allowing Maryann to determine that Sam meets the requirements--which he does. From there, due to a plan known only to Sam and Vampire Bill, things get very unpredictable. All photos belong to HBO.

True Blood - Season 3 Honest to Goodness Spoilers

"There will always be a big body count on this show."

- Alan Ball on True Blood

Televisionary has the BEST Season Finale spoilerific interview with AB!

Some of the yummiest bits:

Televisionary: It’s intimated in the season finale that there’s a hidden force that’s supposedly watching over Sookie? Will we learn more about this and is this connected to that dangling plot thread about what happened to the Rattrays in the pilot?

Alan Ball: Absolutely.

Ha! I knew it! It seemed no one made much of a big deal about the fact that when Sookie winged that chain around the Rattray creep that the chain tightened, seemingly on its own allowing Sookie to gain the upper hand, chasing off the Rattray's and saving Bill from being drained by them. At the time even she looked a bit surprised. What sort of threw me off being certain was the next night when the Rattrays ambushed Sookie, beating her severely, nearly killing her. Who was watching over her then? It appeared no one.

Should be very fun to find out more about where Season 3 will take us regarding Sookie and  the "force."'

Televisionary: Are there any clues for what viewers can expect for next season?

Ball: I can tell you that we will meet the Vampire King of Mississippi and he will have an agenda with the Vampire Queen of Louisiana.

Televisionary: Is Evan Rachel Wood a series regular next season?

Ball: No, she’s not a series regular but she definitely will appear. I know some fans thought that she wasn’t scary enough but (AB explains that in essence, we ain't seen nothing yet) She's crazy!  I mean, that character is insane so I don’t think we’ve really seen an insane vampire yet.

Televisionary: It seems almost like a red herring that Eric was behind Bill’s kidnapping last night. Should we be looking at any other potential suspects behind his disappearance?

Ball: I think you should always be considering all possibilities. (Laughs)

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I'm with Televisionary on the red herring issue about Bill. Be sure to click through and read his full interview with Alan Ball which is the most revealing of any I've read regarding subtle and sometimes overlooked plot hints from both Season 1 and 2, as well as full-on (smaller) spoilers about Season 3.

I'm going to throw this out about Bill's kidnapping. Recall when Eric previously wanted to get Bill out of the way? He called on Bill's maker, Lorena, subtly manipulating her to do his dirty work. Eric is still Eric and the brutish way Bill was dragged off is not Eric's style at all despite the pissing matches, the glaring, the threats. I am not convinced that Eric doesn't sort of like Bill (though I'm fairly sure Bill hates Eric). Eric would have been much more creative about "taking care" of Bill as per Queen Sophie-Anne's demands. Someone else got to Bill first and again, I suggest you go right now and read the full Televisionary interview with Alan Ball wherein he gives you a hint!

Compared to the above interview Ausiello's "scoop" is pretty underwhelming. However I'm beginning to learn that we should pay close attention to casting news and this casting news in particular is about a full-time, pivotal cast member for Season 3.

True Blood has cast Tony winner Denis O’Hare (Take Me Out) as the Vampire King of Mississippi.

Besides acting on stage, O'Hare has appeared in both films (Milk, Duplicity) and television (Brothers & Sisters) and will join True Blood as a series regular. He’ll debut early into the show’s third season, slated to air next summer.

NEW! True Blood - Michelle Forbes Hints At Maryann ' s Fate (Spoilerish) Jessica Poster/Wallpaper

OfficialBuddyTV — July 30, 2009 — BuddyTV's exclusive interview with Sam Trammell and Michelle Forbes of True Blood.   TVGuide Keck's Exclusives interview snippet A couple of Michelle's comments about the meat tree (with real meat!) and Maryann's fate.

"I’m a 30-year vegetarian.. so the role of Maryann has been a bit challenging – especially with the lovely meat tree – Di-meat-tree, as he became known." (In answer to the request to talk about the tree.) "It was filled with real meat and reeked as the weeks wore on. There are bobcats and coyotes roaming around that ranch where we shoot, so they had someone sit by the tree with a gun at night to protect it." (In answer to how can Maryann be vanquished?) "Once she believes (her) god is finally coming, that will be her vulnerability. Or shall I say her Achilles’ Heel. "

Click the link to get the full scoop. Michelle Forbes is always a great interview. I will miss her on the show. Anyone else recall Michelle is her early years of acting--like in the sorta-cool episode of Star Trek:The Next Generation where she and Geordi became ghosts--were trapped "out of phase" with seemingly everyone else? Or maybe they are dead as this type of experience is supposed to be part of the Bajoran death (ritual(?) according to Ensign Ro Laren, last name acts as first, played by Michelle Forbes. A fan fave, the actress had been racking up a solid following--about to get her part in Star Trek :TNG  beefed up, when Michelle quit the show. I was so annoyed with her. Have since caught her at most, maybe twice in her entire career elsewhere. I know she worked a lot too, being such a well-respected actress. Ever more often, she is asked to do cameos or a guest stint based on her standing with geeks.* It doesn't hurt that she's beautiful, either. The only places however that I've watched her over the years were the aforementioned Star Trek:The Next Generation (1 season) and Battlestar Galactica (on SciFi) as the unforgettable scary-awesome Admiral Helena Cain. She had both a story arc of several episodes and a television mini "Razor," for BSG (she was the razor(!) on SciFi channel. Very memorable. /EDIT This may have been the worst paragraph I've ever cranked out at  4 a.m. Edited for myriad reasons. Apologies. *I like geeks. I am one. In S2 of HBO's True Blood, Michelle Forbes has had a featured and prominent role for much of the season as Mariann the maenad. She's left an indelible impression in the True Blood universe, of an exuberant, deadly, sometimes wicked, orgy-lovin,' ancient maenad who Michelle Forbes described thusly in her TVGuide interview (link above to full story):

"A maenad is also known as the raving one or the wild one. They’re mythic creatures in Greek mythology who followed Dionysius and Bacchus and revel in chaos and destruction. They drink wine, have sex and have no boundaries. That excess is their quest for purity. As they sing their praises to their god, they hope that he comes."

If you cannot see what Michelle Forbe's brought to HBO's True Blood then you are not watching the show that Alan Ball is offering. Just being able have Michelle Forbes perform on the show brought an edge to Season 2, a menace and a seemingly wacko maenad, who in her own world, lived the way every one should. Seriously. The casting on this show overall is pretty damn good. I consider Michelle Forbes in that category. She's a freaking goddess in quite a large community of fans. The orgies really got old and "bug-eyed freaks" got old. I think the most irritating thing about "Maryann" was the orgies--in which she  did not participate. Less naked, middle-aged dudes and more naked main characters for at least a season. Please.

After jump : Bill's sire, Jessica--click it and it's a  hi-res poster from the scene above. (property of HBO)

True Blood S2xE11 - Frenzy - Eric ' s Teacup Humans - Eric as Lettie Mae Terrorizing Lafayette -

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As Lafayette continues to try to cope with PTSD from weeks in a basement-dungeon, being shot and untreated, and bitten by three vamps at once, both he and Sookie are having very strong reactions to drinking Eric's blood. Lafayette's terrifying hallucinations of Eric and Sookie's erotic dreams show no sign of dissipating. I'm guessing that both these issues will follow the characters into Season 3.
Alexander Skarsgård as Eric is terrific in these scenes though I felt a bit badly for poor Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis).
"Teacup humans" almost makes me wish Eric was around kids more so we could hear him utter the phrase again. He is so menacing and so very amusing at the same time.

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True Blood: Depeche Mode "Corrupt" Music Video (9/8/09) (HBO)

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One of the coolest details that are considered when putting together True Blood on HBO is the music. Usually the title of an episode is the song you hear playing over the credits (possibly always--I have to check) and the music genres have run the gamut. I'm not sure if this just-released Sept 8, 2009 music video which is completely awesome and sounds as if it were written specifically for the show (have to check on that, too) is going to be the title of an upcoming Season 3 episode but it would be cool if it were so we could enjoy it on the soundtrack!

"True Blood the entire season - catch it anytime on HBO ON DEMAND. And listen to the hit song "Corrupt" by Depeche Mode. For more information, log onto HBO.com."

True Blood - Episode 2x12 (24) Promo & Sneak Peeks - Bill Proposes - Eric Plays Yahtzee w/the Queen

sookehful — September 15, 2009 — Bill asks Sookie for her hand in marriage.

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FOR AIRDATE SEPTEMBER 13TH 2009: (Episode 2x12 Season Finale)

The mayhem in Bon Temps reaches a fever pitch as Maryann prepares for her ultimate bestial sacrifice, conscripting Sookie to be Maid of Honor at the bloody nuptials. Meanwhile, Sophie-Anne warns Eric to keep the lid on Bills inquisitiveness; Jason leads Andy into the heroic abyss; and Hoyt has a hard time swallowing Maxine's endless stream of insults. Deliberating on what may be his final move to save Sookie and the town, Sam is forced to put his trust, and his life, in a most unlikely ally.

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UPDATE - True Blood Season Finale Wallpapers!- Season 2 Finale Promo #2 - S2xE12 - Screen Caps

Thanks to jussunique!

At best this is a morsel as there's not much to go on here. There are a couple of new angles on scenes and I'm not sure--did Maryann's minions already go after Sam at Merlotte's with butcher knives and such?
Hey look! A portent of things to come in season 3, methinks!

But there are several already- shown scenes and the promo includes "Hung" and "Entourage."

Waiting is the hardest part. I'm dying. Here are a few caps with a detail or two that I

missed before.

I hadn't realized but on the left, just over Maryann's shoulder is Tara--dressed all in white. We have a different angle on Eggs here--though we've seen the bloody knife. The question is--whose blood is it!?

This is new expression for Maryann. She's devoid of that nasty smirk ( Maryann not Michelle--I love Michelle) and truly looks like she's nearly in awe. You can see Sookie's tanned arm pictured side by side but behind Maryann's left arm--with Bill restraining her.

We've seen a variation on this shot of  Sookie looking very, very distraught.

UPDATE/ From Rhoswen, Season 2 Finale Wallpapers,
"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'":

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I hadn't noticed him until I saw this wallpaper in full (see link below for the full set of wallpapers from the True Blood Season 2 Finale) but that is Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer) on the ground at the base of the meat totem to Maryann's right--see his cast? Further, if you look at the caps I've taken from the promo you have an idea of his reaction:

LINK to my gallery where  you can find HUGE wallpapers for the Season 2 finale of True Blood!

True Blood - S2.12 (24) Photos & Videos ' If You Were Human, I Would ' ve Taken You Over By Now '

Thanks to TuesdaySiekbert3

True Blood - S2xE12 (24) - If You Were Human, I Would've Taken You Over By Now

Spoilers for True Blood's Season Finale E12, "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'," lie within.

There may be some hints about what we will be seeing in Season 3 as well. Though the Sookie-Bill-Eric triangle has been very much implied to be something to look forward to, there is now photographic evidence of at least one reason Sookie may opt to take a break from Bill Compton. EDIT/ See further info. in comment section

Make sure to click through and read the captions!

Thanks to True Blood net dot com

Photos property of HBO via IMDb