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CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.08 - Promo & Sneak Peeks - Screencaps - VIDEO @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Cali

David Duchovny & Drea De Matteo in Californication Episode 5.08 (SHO)

Like the show itself often is, this CALIFORNICATION post is quick and dirty. I'm fast approaching my deadline.

At just 30 minutes per episode, the fun is fast-moving in Californication--as is the wit. I have no doubt that Drea De Matteo who is guesting this week as 'Hank's 'girlfriend' (wink, nudge), will be able to give as good as she gets. Should be a very fun episode.

As always, please feel free to let me know how you are liking Season 5 Californication. See you on the other side!

Next on Episode 7

Hank saves Richard's relationship with Karen; Lizzie and Charlie hook up.

'Lizzie' (Camilla Luddington) and 'Charlie' (Evan Handler) in Californication Episode 5.08 (SHO)

CALIFORNICATION Episode 7: 'Here I Go Again' (SHOWTIME Extended Synopsis):

Hank saves Karen from embarrassment with a drunk Richard, then covers for Richard by pretending to be dating a stripper named Holly, who takes a liking to Tyler and offends his girlfriend, Becca. Meanwhile, when she's fired after an inappropriate encounter with Stu, nanny Lizzie calls on Charlie and allows their relationship to progress, only to have Marcy beg for her return. (Showtime)

 CALIFORNICATION Episode 7: 'Here I Go Again' (SHOWTIME) SNEAK PEEKS:

I'm a Realist http://youtu.be/ZDVxyZIZCho

 

No Second Chance: http://youtu.be/pS8mQQHWuNE

 
David Duchovny & Natascha McElhone ('Karen') in in Californication Episode 5.08

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NURSE JACKIE: Season 4 Behind the Scenes - S4 Tease VIDEO #KARMASABITCH @SHO_Jackie @SHO_Kareem

Edie Falco and Anna Deavere Smith in Nurse Jackie Season 4

Edie Falco is back in her Emmy®-winning role with a bitingly funny new season of the Showtime Original Series, NURSE JACKIE. Out of excuses, out of tricks and out of control. The healing begins for Nurse Jackie April8th at 9PM ET/PT!

I haven't missed 'Nurse Jackie' as much as I've missed Edie Falco, Eve Best, Anna Deavere Smith and the rest of the stellar cast of the show. Also, I don't think it is unfair, as I noted in my last Nurse Jackie post, to say that season 3 ended in a slightly disappointing way.

But, by all accounts as you'll hear in the behind-the-scenes interviews with the core cast members, season 4 will differ quite markedly from the previous seasons. It's my guess that instead of a show about a drug-addicted nurse, Nurse Jackie will be more about a nurse struggling to conquer her addiction and achieve sobriety.

It is a testament to Edie Falco's deft acting skills that despite Jackie's acting in rather despicable ways to support her habit, we the audience still want to see her survive and thrive--to clean up her act.

I'm really looking forward to the season 4 premiere of Nurse Jackie on Showtime in just under 2 months--April 8th at 9PM ET/PT! Please check back here as I'll have more Nurse Jackie news (and probably some spoilers) as it becomes available and of course, I'll be covering Nurse Jackie week-to-week when the season gets underway.

  

This season the shift hits the fan. Get a sneak peek look at season 4 of Nurse Jackie. #KARMASABITCH

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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.

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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!

NEW - Marvel's 'THE AVENGER'S' Super Bowl Commercial #theavengers #superbowl #trailer

Marvel - The Avengers Super Bowl XLVI Commercial VIDEO:

Marvel's 'The Avengers' Super Bowl Commercial shows never-before-seen clips from the film, starring Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Evans (Captain America) and Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk).  

Joss Whedon: 'The Avengers' Will Be Told From The Eyes Of Captain America:

While the superhero-packed film "The Avengers" has every comic book lover's heart aflutter, a concern lingers on just how the coming blockbuster will rangle a story with so many characters and backstories.

"The Avengers" has the awesome and difficult task of combining Marvel's VIPs -- Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow -- into a single story line.

Tough, but movie vet (and clandestine Shakespearean daredevil) Joss Whedon has found a way around this too-many-cooks-spoil-the-pot thing. “I set out with a very simple problem," Whedon the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. "There is no reason for these people to be in the same movie. So that’s what my movie has to be about. So much of the movie takes place from Steve Rogers’ (Chris Evans) perspective, since he’s the guy who just woke up and sees this weird ass world. Everyone else has been living in it.” Clever, very clever!

The film also boasts some of Hollywood's biggest names: Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson.

"The Avengers" opens in 3D on May 4th. [EW via Collider]

[EW via Collider]

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.

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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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CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.04 - Promo - Sneak Peeks @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Cali

 

David Duchovny and Natalie Zea in Californication  - Episode 5.04

Last week's Californication included an homage to 80's-style public hair by (who else?) master perv, Charlie (Evan Handler), Becca's scumbag boyfriend admitting to her that he is in Hank's words, a 'little man-whore', after Hank had prompted the guy by twisting his broken finger then finishing with a threat to 'open a can of whoop-ass on his...ass.''

Finally, though Hank lingered longer than intended in L.A. and was hot to catch his plane back to NYC, finding Becca mourning her lost love prompted him to promise to stay until she didn't need him to (read: foreseeable future).

Californication Season 5, Episode 4 - 'Waiting for the Miracle' Episode 5.04 Synopsis (Showtime):

Hank gets a surprise visit from ex-girlfriend Carrie, and when Karen and Becca surprise Hank with an invite to a dinner party, he's compelled to invite her. And frank sex talk among Marcy, Stu and Bates at the event has some guests heading for the exits. Meanwhile, Charlie has a blind date with a woman who lacks experience in the sex department.

Original Air Date: Jan 29, 2012

Guest Cast Gillian Vigman: Mary Jason Beghe: Richard Bates Natalie Zea: Carrie Pamela S. Adlon: Marcy

Californication: 'Surprise'

Hank's ex from NYC surprises him in Los Angeles.

Californication: 'Hollywood Style'

Hank and his ex attend a dinner party at Karen's house.

Next on Episode 4

Hank reluctantly invites his ex-girlfriend Carrie to a dinner party.

 

Santa Monica Cop Trailer

http://youtu.be/x6KDXGjjEas

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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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CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.03 - Promo & Sneak Peeks @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Cali

Meagan Good, David Duchovny & RZA in CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.03 - 'Boys & Girls'

(CREDIT: Showtime)

CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.03 - 'Boys & Girls' PROMO SCREENCAPS:

Californication continues to be witty and irreverent with just enough humanity tossed into the mix to ensure that we care about the characters. I still don't know how David Duchovny does it. He did the same with his character, 'Agent Mulder' in the X-Files. He was kind of an ass but a wry, witty ass and against better judgment, we liked him--a lot. The same goes for his character on Californication, writer 'Hank Moody.' He does some incredibly selfish, immature things but his heart seems to be in the right place and there's no questioning his love of his daughter and her mother--no matter how weirdly he displays that love.

Californication: Self Preservation

After Hank finishes his script for Santa Monica cop, Charlie asks him to say in L.A.

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Californication: Long for Companionship

Things start to heat up when Hank is asked to show Kali a night on the town

Full Synopsis: Episode 5.03 - 'Boys and Girls' - Hank delivers a completed draft of "Santa Monica Cop" to Samurai Apocalypse but his attempts to leave town are once again thwarted when he's asked to show a night on the town to Kali, his "acquaintance" from the flight to Los Angles; Tyler crashes with Karen and Becca while he recovers from his injuries; things get unprofessional fast when Charlie is saved from a serious parental crisis by his son's nanny, Lizzie.

Next on Episode 3 Hank delivers a script and tries to leave town but events keep him in L.A.

CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.02 - Promo & Sneak Peeks @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Cali

Californication Episode 2: The Way Of The Fist:

Next on Episode 2 - Hank meets with director Peter Berg and discovers a surprise connection.

Meagan Good as 'Kali' in Californication Episode 5.02:

 

Californication - Episode 5.02 - 'The Way Of The Fist' - Promo  - Sneak Peeks -  Full Synopsis:

Hank passes on writing Samurai Apocalypse's new movie but Sam won't take no for an answer and drags Hank to a meeting with director Peter Berg, where they discover that Hank and Peter have shared more than just a love of the written word. Sam takes it on himself to get rid of Tyler, which makes things worse between Hank and Becca. Co-parents Charlie, Marcy and Stu have their hands full when Little Stuart exposes himself to a preschool classmate, and Charlie takes it upon himself to mend fences with the offended girl's attractive mother. (Showtime)

 

Californication - The Runkles have a parent teacher meeting

Like Father Like Son: http://youtu.be/xDKe5Dgx0Zo

 

Californication - Kissable Cupcake: http://youtu.be/I11AI-ve6d8

Hank drops by Samurai Apocalypse's home and bumps into Kali.

'I do hate hip-hop, but that's not why.' - Hank to 'Sam' as to why he doesn't want to write his screenplay

If the number of views (on YouTube) of the sneak peeks for tonight's Californication are any indication, the show seems to be as popular as ever.  One good reason for this is that Californication has a great tradition of impressive guests stars and this season is no exception. I'm looking forward tonight to seeing Peter Berg who seems (to his great credit) to have found a great deal of work behind the cameras directing in the past decade. 

Judging by last week's season 5 premiere, David Duchovny as "Hank Moody' doesn't seem to have let his almost 3-year stint in prison slow him down from getting back into life in the fast lane.

The torching of his New York apartment by a 'jilted' ex-lover seems to be an extra impetus to 'go west,' beyond both an interest in the beautiful, enigmatic 'Kali' (Meghan Good) and an offer from superstar hip-hop mogul 'Samurai Apocalypse' (RZA) to write a screenplay. The confluence of these situations, along with his concern for daughter 'Becca' (Madeleine Martin) and her choice of male companions, plus his seemingly inexhaustible interest in Becca's mom & ex flame 'Karen' (Natascha McElhone), makes it a sure bet that Hank is back to stay in Southern California--the setting that best captures the essence of Hank Moody.

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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.

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

DEXTER Season 6 Finale SPOILERS & SPECULATION @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter

Next on DEXTER Episode 12: 'This Is The Way The World Ends' SYNOPSIS:

In the Season 6 finale, Dexter and Homicide race against a lunar eclipse to catch the Doomsday Killers before their final gruesome act; Debra struggles with a new emotional reality.

 Update/

Season 6, Episode 12

Episode Synopsis: In the sixth-season finale, Dexter and Homicide try to stop the Doomsday Killers from committing one final murder, while Debra deals with a new emotional situation. Original Air Date: Dec 18, 2011

Guest Cast: Mos as 'Brother Sam'

DEXTER SNEAK PEEK: 'He Just Left'

Travis kidnaps Harrison.

DEXTER Season 6 Finale SPOILERS and SPECULATION:

When we first see Dexter, he’s floating in the middle of the ocean, desperately clinging to the debris of the rowboat. Although we know that Dexter will survive, there’s a helpless desperation that we haven’t seen in him for some time. He’s resigned himself to the fact that he’s going to die and finds it ironically fitting that his body will vanish into the sea without a trace. His deepest fear and regret isn’t death itself, but that he will never see Harrison grow up and become a man. It’s a great start to the episode.

 

If there’s any doubt that Jennifer Carpenter is this season’s MVP, then just check out the excellent performance on display here. If she gets any kind of award consideration this year, guaranteed her highlight clip will be pulled from this episode.

 

Colin Hanks goes out on a fairly strong note. If you’re a Hanks hater, nothing will change your mind here, but he looks worn down and weathered in a few scenes achieving the right amount of menace. It’s hard to remember him as the somewhat sympathetic man-child killer (and that’s a compliment). If you’ve enjoyed Season 6 so far, then Episode 12 is a nice capper on the continuing adventures of Dexter Morgan.

 

On the other hand…

If you’re looking for a “ties up all the loose ends/ advances the plot” finale, then Episode 12 might disappoint. Almost... Some plot details remain a mystery, some end with a general shrug, and others with a convenient “resolution”. If you’ve had issues over Dexter’s easy escapes and convenient logic, then there’s more ammo to fuel the fire here.

Here’s your final hints n’ teases:



Good impressionist, Masuka, he is.

Travis checks the mail

“Oh God”

But here’s one more important teaser…

...the sound of a major bombshell going off in the final minute of the episode.

Everything I’ve written above won’t matter come Monday morning, because THIS is the final impression that will be burned into your brain over the next 9 months. Bring on Season 7!

Source: jkrishan

 

 Michael C. Hall interview on AolTV:

We've come to expect penultimate episodes of 'Dexter' seasons to be heart-pounding and intense, but the second-to-last episode of Season 6 raised the stakes of serial-killing suspense.

In 'Talk to the Hand,' Dexter thwarted a poison gas attack aimed at Miami Metro and lost a showdown with Travis that ended with him set out to sea, surrounded by a ring of fire. It also opened a Pandora's box of step-sibling sexual tension when Deb's therapist suggested that Deb might be in love with Dexter.

To help bring some perspective to such a dizzying episode, AOL TV has an interview-cap with Dexter Morgan himself, Michael C. Hall. We discussed tonight's episode, the developments of Season 6 and where 'Dexter' may be headed in its final two seasons. Hall offered his thoughts on the Wormwood attack, the Gellar twist, and the new, strange wrinkle in his complex relationship with Jennifer Carpenter. Read on for the interview.

A lot of wild things happened in this episode, but the most interesting was the introduction of some weird, incestuous sexual tension between Deb and Dexter. So your TV step-sister who may have feelings for your character also happens to be your real-life ex-wife. Are the writers just trying to mess with you at this point?
 

Hall: Absolutely. [Laughs] But not without our blessing. Jennifer and I were aware that the story was moving in this direction. We laugh about it, we shake our heads ... but you know, in as much as there are inevitable parallels, we're both very professional and committed to telling this story.

(Hall, cont.) And frankly, whatever's happened with Jennifer and me and our relationship's evolution notwithstanding, Dexter in the first episode says, "If I could ever have feelings for anyone, I'd have them for Deb." I think those two characters have been on some kind of collision course from the get-go.

Dexter seemed almost like a super-hero in this episode, thwarting the Wormwood attack and then miraculously surviving the ring of fire at the end. He often seems indestructible. Do you ever worry that the lack of realism can hurt the storytelling?

I honestly feel that from the beginning, there is undeniably, just if you look at the logistics, there is a fantastical element to the world of the show and this guy's abilities. It's not a show that's based on a graphic novel or a comic book, but it feels like it is.

Ya know, on set, we are very much aware of the logistical or literal implausibility of so many of the things that happen on the show, but I think there is a suspension of disbelief that is required of our audience.

You look at the end of the first season ... he subdues the Ice Truck Killer, and gets him back into the Ice Truck Killer's room that's like, part of an active crime scene, and slashes his throat? It's all absurd really, but there's some sort of serendipitousness or fantastical coincidence ... I've suggested in other interviews that while we don't see it, Dexter definitely has the power of flight and can turn himself into smoke.
...

Is Dexter a strong swimmer?

Hall: I mean, come on. Yeah. He better be. Or he better luck into something. I'll tell you this much ... that San Pedro water is not warm. It was pretty cold. It was hard to pretend I was in Miami. My teeth might have been chattering a take or two. Hopefully they can cut around it.

After the Gellar twist, fans have now moved on to wondering about Louis Greene. People are wondering if he's connected to the Ice Truck Killer. My own theory is that he's used his own algorithmic powers to isolate Dexter as the Bay Harbor butcher.

Hall: That's indeed a possibility. He's a formidable guy given his access and expertise. It seems pretty clear that he's somewhat obsessed with Dexter in a way that is ... potentially problematic.
...

That gets you wondering about how messed up psychologically Dexter actually is. You know, in addition to being a sociopath.

Hall: Yeah. That was kind of a magical moment when we get to see Dexter in that basement watching Travis talk to the imaginary Gellar while having a conversation over his shoulder with his imaginary father. He's nuts, man.

SOURCE: Michael C. Hall: "Jennifer and I Were Aware That the Story Was Moving In This Direction"

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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.

 

Are you ready for SHAMELESS' return yet? Well, to get you through your rabid excitement, we're featuring your favorite characters for a week on Sho.com. This week, it's Lip Week. Check him out: http://www.sho.com/site/shameless/home.sho

 

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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DEXTER Episode 6.09: 'Get Gellar' VIDEO Promo PHOTOS @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Kareem

Michael C. Hall as 'DEXTER' on Showtime - Episode 6.09 - 'Get Gellar' Credit: Showtime

Michael C. Hall (above) looks great as hungry-again, season 6 Dexter. Both season 4, which featured the Trinity Killer (John Lithgow) and Rita's (Julie Benz) murder by Trinity and season 5, with the physically and emotionally damaged, 'Lumen' played by Julia Stiles, who Dexter helps get justice and by doing so gets past his 'kill slump,' helped make Dexter 6.0 who he is.

It was very hard to guess what we were in store for on season 6 Dexter with  the lead, Michael C. Hall and his leading lady offscreen and co-star on Dexter, Jennifer Carpenter's divorce from one another.

It wasn't uncalled for to speculate whether 'Deb', a critical player as Dexter's younger sister in Dexter, would be killed off due to possible tensions with exes working long hours together on the set of the hit Showtime series.

Their scenes together this season seem OK--they are after all actors, but the tone and pace to season 6 is off. It seems to go in fits and starts maybe because some things seem too arbitrary like the hiring of 'Mike, the Chicago cop' and the near complete abandonment of the character. I mean, what is he there for? He does look pretty, eye candy for the ladies, I won't disagree with that.

I thought I would have loved the Gellar (Edward James Olmos) and Travis Mitchell (Colin Hanks) storyline. I don't. The whole 'DDK' thing is just not doing it for me (and every time Deb says "DDK" referring to the Doomsday Killer, it sounds like she's yakking about what she had for lunch--BLT, DDK, BK sandwich...

That the women victims are outnumbering the men is troubling but I see from the promo that there's at least another DDK victim in episode 9--and from the screen caps you can see he's male.

Not sure how I feel about Deb willingly seeing a shrink. I see that she sees that her personal life is a mess and I get why maybe she's tired of it being so. But this road to ' insights' can only lead to a dark passenger and I don't mean Debra's.

Jennifer Carpenter as Lt. Debra Morgan in Dexter Episode 6.09 "Get Gellar'

 

DEXTER Episode 6.09: 'Get Gellar' VIDEO Promo - Sneak Peek Screencaps:

DEXTER Episode 6.09: 'Get Gellar' Synopsis:

Dexter receives help from an unexpected source while hunting the Doomsday Killers and staying one step ahead of Homicide; Debra discovers something new about herself in therapy.

 
Edward James Olmos as Prof. Gellar in Dexter Episode 6.09 "Get Gellar'

 Dexter: Travis's Dark Passenger

Dexter prepares a kill room for Gellar.

 

David Zayas as "Angel Batista' in Dexter Episode 6.09 "Get Gellar'

 Dexter: Bowls of Wrath

Miami Metro tries to figure out DDK's next tableau.

 

Colin Hanks as "Travis Mitchell'  in Dexter Episode 6.09 "Get Gellar'

Michael C. Hall as 'DEXTER' on Showtime - Episode 6.09 - 'Get Gellar' Credit: Showtime

Jennifer Carpenter as Lt. Debra Morgan in Dexter Episode 6.09 "Get Gellar'

Molly Parker as 'The Whore Of  Babalon'/Cindy, Travis's sister

Michael C. Hall as 'DEXTER' on Showtime - Episode 6.09 - 'Get Gellar' Credit: Showtime

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DEXTER Sneak Peeks VIDEO 6.08 - Dex Renewed Thru Season 8! Synopses thru Episode 6x12 [SPOILERS] @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter

Michael C. Hall as 'Dexter' in Dexter - Episode 6.08: 'Sin Of Omission' (SHO)

Dexter Episode 6.08: 'Sin Of Omission' Preview (SHO)

Dexter uses lessons he learned from Brother Sam to follow up on some new leads in the Doomsday investigation; Debra butts heads with Captain LaGuerta over the case of a dead call girl.

   

Dexter 6.08 Sneak Peek: Funerals and Doughnuts

Dexter learns that Miami Metro knows about Travis Marshall.

 

Dexter 6.08 Sneak Peek: Pathetically Mundane

Gellar tries to convince Travis to return to him.

Dexter Season 6 Upcoming Episodes Synopsis [SPOILERS]:

S06, E08 Sin of Omission

Dexter uses lessons from Brother Sam (Mos) to follow up on leads; Deb and LaGuerta butt heads.

S06, E09 Get Gellar
Dexter gets help from an unexpected source; Debra learns something about herself in therapy.

S06, E10 Ricochet Rabbit
Dexter tries to find the Doomsday Killers' next victim; Debra reacts strongly to a crime scene.

S06, E11 Talk to the Hand
Dexter works to catch the Doomsday Killers; Debra's battle with LaGuerta boils over.

S06, E12 This Is the Way the World Ends
Dexter and the Homicide team race to catch the Doomsday Killers before their final act; Deb copes with a new emotional reality.

'This: Am I reading too much into this or is Episode 12 eluding to the fact that Deb finds out about Dexter?'

 And this...

Q: Will Travis help Dexter take down Gellar on Dexter ? 

A: Travis will stop playing follow the leader when he pays the ultimate price for abandoning Gellar. The latest DDK victim will, in a bizarre way, become a catalyst for Deb to reevaluate her own relationship with Dexter.

...together, are the start of the beginning of the end of Dexter's sister Deb's big blind spot in regard to the very odd hours that her brother has kept since adolescence as well as a few other 'odd' things  he's said and done throughout the same time period. 

Finally, huh?

Source 1: SpoilerTV

Source 2: TVGuide

 DEXTER gets tense as both Dexter and Miami Metro start to close in on Gellar. And you'll never guess who ends up helping Dexter (or why).  - (11.17.11 SHOWTIME)

 

Q: Does the Jonah storyline in episode 6.07 have Any fallout in DEXTER episode 6.08 (this Sunday)?

 Episode 6.08, Dexter is back in Miami and the focus returns on The Doomsday Killer. However, he will have to deal with Debra, who is pissed off. Not only he disappeared for a week, but she doesn’t know where he went. That’s pretty much the fallout: angry Debra.

 

Q: Will Travis help Dexter take down Gellar on Dexter ?
A: Travis will stop playing follow the leader when he pays the ultimate price for abandoning Gellar. The latest DDK victim will, in a bizarre way, become a catalyst for Deb to reevaluate her own relationship with Dexter.

Source: TVGuide

 

This week on HOMELAND, Brody gets a major proposal from a very powerful woman, and Carrie finds Tom Walker's contact. Too bad he's got diplomatic immunity. (11.17.11 SHOWTIME)

After the jump - A love letter from Showtime: DEXTER RENEWED x2!:

HOMELAND - Episode 6.08 Sneak Peeks PROMO VIDEO *SPOILERS* @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Homeland

Episode 6.07 of  Showtime's HOMELAND was truly riveting.I don't think it's an exaggeration to call it a 'game-changer.' And then a set-up for the next episode, 6.08 -  'Achilles Heel', with possibly yet another plot twist that is just as big. My TV-watching partner quit on this show, I think because the story wasn't unraveling fast enough for him. With a story like this, a certain degree of patience and I'll say it, sophistication is required to fully enjoy it.

Some of us seem to want the equivalent of 'fast-food' TV but like many things in life, taking it slowly can result in a big payoff.

HOMELAND Episode 1.08 - 'Achilles Heel' Promo VIDEO (HD)

Ausiello Homeland Spoiler Episode 6.08 (11.15.11):

Q: Any scoop on Homeland?

A: This Sunday, all eyes — and phone traces, and street cameras — are on a new target as the CIA attempts to capture Brody’s presumed-dead pal, Tom Walker. But by the end of the hour, we’ll learn Walker and Brody have something — or someone — else in common. Translation: Don’t be so quick to remove Brody from the list of suspects.

SOURCE: AUSIELLO

 

 SCREENCAPS - HOMELAND Episode 1.08 - 'Achilles Heel' 

 

After the jump: HOMELAND Sneak Peek VIDEOS:

DEXTER & HOMELAND - Previews - Sneak Peeks - Interview! @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Homeland

Michael C. Hall as 'Dexter' - Showtime Sunday nights @ 9 p.m.:

NEXT on DEXTER - Disturbing events cause Dexter to have a serious crisis of faith:

Dexter Episode 6.04 Sneak Peek: 'Imagination' - Dexter finds himself at a bizarre crime scene.

Homeland Sneak Peek: Smile for the Cameras - Carrie watches as Brody gets ready for a speech.

It's hard to believe but both DEXTER and HOMELAND are heading into their 4th episodes already!
The story-lines are well underway and things are heating up. To say tension is building, though a bit cliche-sounding is precisely what's going on in these two fine offerings from the Showtime network.
Here's a idea of what to look forward to on Dexter and Homeland this week:

HOMELAND - Episode 1.04: 'Semper I' Synopsis: 

The political powers that be make big plans for national hero Brody, but his increasingly erratic behavior threatens his media darling status; Carrie grows desperate for evidence linking Brody with Abu Nazir, as Saul directs her to focus on Nazir's money trail.

Episode 6.04: 'A Horse Of A Different Color' Synopsis:

Much to his own surprise, an emergency with Harrison and a new tableau from Gellar and Travis has Dexter leaning on Brother Sam and an unexpected winged messenger for support as he questions the idea of faith; with proof of a religiously motivated killer, Homicide hunts for a zealot, with Debra giving her first official press conference.

A lot is happening on both shows so don't forget to tune in this Sunday starting at 8C/9E for DEXTER and 9C/10E for HOMELAND!

I saw a fun tidbit in this week's EW magazine. Claire Danes, who stars as Carrie Mathison on Homeland was interviewed about her role and it was mentioned that some people have made the leap that Carrie is supposed to be Danes' previous television series incarnation going way back to 1994 as Anglea on the critically acclaimed "My So Called Life.'  Danes seemed truly incredulous: 'No, no! It's just my voice, it's just my face!', she says. It is sort of astonishing that though Danes was just 14 when she landed that role her appearance has not changed very much. She's got a very accessible, girl-next-door look, don't you think?

Dexter - Interview with Jennifer Carpenter (Oct 17)

Congratulations on the show's best season-premiere ratings yet.
Oh, wow, thanks. I don't really pay attention to that, but I'm glad it's doing well. I sort of enjoy the fact that we're in a bubble when we're shooting it. I feel like if I were imagining people really watching it, or the pressure of numbers, that maybe I wouldn't work as well [laughs].

What was your reaction to learning that Deb was going to be promoted?
It's pretty unbelievable. I mean, only on TV would I skip so many levels and shoot straight up to lieutenant. But my insecurities about the fictitious promotion were exactly where I needed to be with the character. So it all sort of worked. It's odd to be Batista's boss, when I feel like he really did earn it and has been a mentor; it's awkward. But she's really taken the lead on every major case that's come through the office.

Although she's missing the one obvious thing, which is that her brother's a serial killer.
Exactly. That is a very good point [laughs].

Source: Full interview @ Vulture

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After the jump: More Previews and Sneak Peeks from DEXTER and HOMELAND!:

DEXTER & HOMELAND - Dexter Look Ahead - Meet the Characters of Homeland [VIDEO] @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Homeland

 

Showtime has just released an intriguing Dexter 'look ahead' video which I've screencapped so you can better enjoy all the gory details:

...and there are quite a few of them. 

Though not all the scenes are 'looking ahead,' as hopefully you've now been able to enjoy episodes 1 & 2,  the video contains scenes through at least episode 4 which makes them all the more worthy of perusal.

I admit, the religious-based storyline with the iconic Edward James Olmos in the lead and Colin Hanks as his partner-in-crime has already gotten under my skin partly because I suspect that their 'sacrificial' acts will only grow more grandiose. Also, I feel pretty awful about what they are doing to poor, innocent folks randomly selected for sacrifice. Scary stuff.

Meanwhile, Dexter is mulling over whether "Brother Sam,' played by the surprisingly great Mos (I'd not seen his acting work before), is 'worthy' of going on Dexter's table. Is Brother Sam truly repentant for his murderous ways or as Dexter has reasoned, has he only gotten better at not getting caught? Seems like the conclusion that Dexter draws will quite literally be a matter of life or death (Brother Sam's).

Sneak Peeks for DEXTER & HOMELAND Episode 3! (Below) :

Dexter 

Tooth Fairy

 

Believe What You're Saying

 

Homeland

Scars

 

Welcoming Gift

 

I've also got  some links to some great new interviews with the Homeland cast [VIDEO]:

You simply must view each of these videos as the actors fill in some very interesting back-story on their characters that may--or may not be revealed in the show (they have not yet done so through episode 3).

One revelation in particular is going to have me watching two characters on Homeland with a completely different mindset and it has nothing to do with whether or not the character of ex-POW 'Brody' (Damian Lewis) has been turned(!)

Meet the Characters: David Estes

Meet the Characters: Saul Berenson

Meet the Characters: Carrie Mathison

Meet the Characters: Nicholas Brody

 

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Weeds Season 7 Episode 13 Finale - Screencaps - Synopsis - Series Overview [VIDEO] @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Weeds

 

WEEDS:  Episode 7.13: 'Do Her / Don't Do Her' Synopsis:

Silas betrays Nancy while Shane attempts to protect her.In the Season 7 finale, Silas betrays Nancy, even as Shane makes one last attempt to protect her from Detective Ouellette; back on Wall Street, Doug and Whit hatch a plan to keep the hedge fund alive.

 

I have not watched the WEEDS: Episode 13, season 7 finale but I have watched all of season 7 so far and the entire series, for that matter (backtracking at one point about 1.5 years into Weeds' run on Showtime--to get caught up on the first season and a half that I'd missed initially--didn't have Showtime).

I find it a fun show to watch. It's got sharp writing--a good, solid ensemble cast (to which Heylia returned this year--woo-hoo!) and it is not anti-or particularly, pro-pot use. Only someone who hasn't listened to the explanation of what the show is about would not get that Weeds has years where 'weed' is featured almost like a featured cast member and other times sort of relegated to distant co-star (though the "weeds" of the title remain integral to every season). It really all depends on what the Botwin family lead by Nancy (Mary-Louise-Parker), is struggling through at any particular time. Sometimes imminent death is an 'issue,' other times ' just' going back to prison. Another bump in the road was helping Shane (Alexander Gould) (so far) get away with murder (Pilar with the croquet mallet by the pool--in pseudo-self-defense, some would argue justifiable homicide). When the Botwins have problems they are outsize problems. Thank dog they have "Uncle Andy' ( Justin Kirk) to help them through troubled times.

The the set-up of Silas (Hunter Parrish) getting revenge on Nancy for well in truth, years of lousy (but well-intentioned!) parenting is not too daunting to contemplate when all that the Botwins have survived is tallied up.

The weed-jacked Heylia could be scary but Nancy had been able to sweet-talk her way out of ever dire situation save one--last year's federal arrest subsequent three-year incarceration--so I don't think truly anything awful shall befall our favourite weed distributor in the season-ender.

It's hard to know where Weeds will go from here. There's been no formal announcement by the network about renewal for a season 8 Weeds. Would you want that if it were to be an option? Especially when I compare it to some of the network shows that go on FOREVER  plus the fact that one season of Weeds comprises 13, 30-minute shows--Weeds could easily go on--I'm good with that.

Weeds: 'Deep Breaths' Silas admits his wrong doing to Andy.

Weeds: 'Fire Sale' Doug walks into a problem at Vehement Capital.

True Blood - Season 4 Episode 11 (4.11) NEW Sneak Peeks (9.2.11) Promos Screencaps #trueblood

'How many times has Sookie saved your life, letting you drink from her like your own private soda fountain?' - Jason to Bill:

True Blood Season 4: Eric, Bill, Pam, Jessica, and Jason Clip (Effing Sookie Clip):

Bill (Stephen Moyer), Eric (Alexander Skarsgard), Pam (Kristen Bauer van Straten) and Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) are about to blow up the Moon Goddess Emporium when Jason (Ryan Kwanten) intercedes, informing them that (in addition to Tara) Sookie is now held hostage inside as well. So commences a chorus of exclamations from the vampires beginning with Eric, of 'Effing Sookie.' Jason takes great umbrage at this display of disrespect and ungratefulness and proceeds to stand up to them, ticking off a list of the many ways that Sookie has pulled the vampires' collectives butts out of the fire on multiple occasions.

'Fuck you chump, it's her home!' - Jason  to Eric

True Blood Season 4 - Sookie, Marnie, Lafayette, Jesus, and Tara Clip:

'Marnie just puked the bitch out.' Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) the medium, after witnessing Antonia leaving Marnie's (Fiona Shaw) body.

True Blood Season 4 Episode 11 (4x11) Promo - 'Soul of Fire' (HD)

True Blood - Season 4 - September 2011 - Episode #47 Synopsis:

Episode #47: “Soul of Fire”
Debut: SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)

As the Wiccan-vampire standoff reaches a critical juncture, Sookie (Anna Paquin) summons her faerie powers to prevent Marnie (Fiona Shaw) from bewitching Bill (Stephen Moyer), Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) and Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) into a suicide march, while Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) casts a secret spell designed to un-bind Marnie/Antonia and break the witch’s deadly defenses. Sam (Sam Trammell) settles a score with Marcus (Dan Buran); Alcide (Joe Manganiello) confronts Debbie (Brit Morgan) about her allegiances; Andy (Chris Bauer) finds unexpected passion in the forest; Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) is consumed by the past.
Written by Mark Hudis; directed by Michael Lehmann.

True Blood Season 4 - Sam and Alcide Clip:

After the jump: 'Blood Will Spill' Promo:

UPDATE! Recap True Blood Episode 4.09 - Three NEW Sneak Peeks! 'Let's Get Out Of Here!' [VIDEO] SCREENCAPS #trueblood

 

 

"There have been times for me when it has occurred to me that I could put my career on hold and become a maker but these last several hours with you have erased those thoughts forever." - 'Nan Flanagan' to a bloody-tears-streaked, broken-hearted-in-love 'baby vamp' Jessica - True Blood Episode 4.09 - 'Let's Get Out Of Here!'

Nan and Jessica play so well off one another! Kudos to actresses Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica Hamby) and Jessica Tuck (Nan Flanagan).

True Blood Season 4 - Jessica and Nan Clip - [VIDEO] [SCREENCAPS]:

True Blood Season 4: Hoyt and Lafayette Clip [VIDEO] [SCREENCAPS]:

True Blood Episode #45 - 'Let's Get Out Of Here'

After the jump: True Blood Season 4: Let's Get Out of Here PROMO:

True Blood Season 4: Marcus and Tommy Clip

[VIDEO]

 

True Blood Season 4: 'Let's Get Out of Here Promo.'*

*Reflects episode title change

 

Promo and Recap Screencaps

True Blood s04e09 - Recap.

 

UPDATE! (8.15) True Blood Teaser - 4.09 'Run' - Long Synopsis #Recap 4.08 - 'Inside Episode' [VIDEO] #trueblood #promo #screencaps

Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) has a "Russell Edgington' moment after he rips out the throat of a Wiccan (HBO credit).

 

HBO True Blood Season 4, Official Episode 4.09 Promo: 'Run':

UPDATE! Episode 4.08 VIDEO Recap with Screencaps:

Joe Manganiello as True Blood werewolf Alcide Herveaux, carries a limp, gutshot Sookie (Anna Paquin) to safety.

This is NOT a promo--it's only a tease. My bet is there will be more coming up this week--longer, better (maybe) but still I agree with other disappointed #trueblood fans, we absolutely got shorted on the promo for next week's True Blood episode "Run" (4.09).

Season 4, Episode 9: 'Run'

Original Air Date—21 August 2011 Convalescing after her latest near-death trauma, Sookie envisions a world where there's room for both Bill and Eric. Jesus tries to purge the restless spirit out of Lafayette; Marcus enlists Alcide to help him deal with the Sam situation; Bill and Nan Flanagan clash over their agendas; Hoyt asks Jason to make a delivery to Jessica; despite Tara and Holly's misgivings, Marnie plots her next move against the vampires, during a "Festival of Tolerance" event at Shreveport. Next US airings: Sun. Aug. 21 9:00 PM HBO Sun. Aug. 21 11:05 PM HBO

True Blood Season 4 -: Episode 8 "Inside The Episode" with Screencaps:

Inside the Episode #44: Writer Alan Ball and director David Minahan offer their insights:

 After the Jump - Recap True Blood Episode #44 'Spellbound' [VIDEO]:

True Blood Season 4: 'Bill Issues A Statement' 'Antonia Rants' 'Stupid Effin' Witches' - VIDEO - SCREENCAPS #trueblood

Vampire Bill glamours his way onto the evening news:

Best clip of the three.

In the aftermath of the vampire suicides (under the spell of the witches) 'Vampire Bill' Compton a/k/a the 'Vampire King of Louisiana', (Stephen Moyer) glamours his way onto the TV news after the reporter's initial refusal to allow him to make a statement.

 

True Blood Season 4 - Marcus, Alcide, and Debbie Clip:

Marcus (Dan Buran), the packmaster of Shreveport, says the word 'f*ck' or a variation of it about 15 time in 60 seconds whilst discussing the witches vs. vampire situation with his pack.

True Blood Season 4 - Antonia and Tara Clip:

Tara (Rutina Wesley) listens intently to Marnie/Antonia (Fiona Shaw) ranting that their efforts to kill 'all vampires' were almost for naught as just 'a single vampire (Maxine Fortenberry's neighbour) burned.' She insists that the vampires must be 'snuffed out, once and for all.'

After the jump: HBO RENEWS HIT SERIES TRUE BLOOD FOR FIFTH SEASON:

Update! TRUE BLOOD Episode 4.06 'Cold Grey Light of Dawn' Sneak Peeks (8.04.11) - NEW SDCC 2011 Comic Con - Screencaps SPOILERS #trueblood #sneakpeek

Brit Morgan as were 'Debbie Pelt'. I'm really surprised she is not shifting and showing big fangs at this moment as the subject is her husband, 'Alcide's' obsession with "Sookie."

True Blood Season 4, Episode 7 - 'Cold Gray light Of Dawn':

Original Air Date—7 August 2011
With Marnie empowered by spirits of the dead, Bill issues an unpopular order to save vampires from the light. Eric embraces his amnesia; Luna discovers Sam is not the man she thought he was; Lafayette expands his consciousness; Pam gets a body peel; Andy's date with Holly doesn't go as planned; Jessica has doubts about her future with Hoyt; Alcide and Debbie join a new pack.

 

From the looks of the promo for True Blood Episode 4.06 "Cold Gray Light Of Dawn,' the vampires are going to take a real beating--and that is if they are lucky!

Throughout the clip we see vamps in silver, vampires with the bleeds (due to extended periods of awake-ness) and vampires either attempting to go into the full sun or actually blazing away in it.

The  burned-at-the- stake-witch, 'Antonia' has taken possession of Marnie's (Fiona Shaw) body and she, in her words, is seeking 'vengeance.'

It's pretty clear that vampire King Bill of Louisiana's (Stephen Moyer) solution to stopping the vampires from being compelled by the witches to walk in the "light of dawn' is to order them to SPOILER/speculation chain themselves in silver. Pretty harsh but Bill is obviously out of other options--and things only look to get worse in the coming weeks. Can't wait-- because it looks fangtastic!

SNEAK PEEK VIDEO UPDATE 8.04.11 - Alcide and Debbie Get Initiated - Jason and Hoyt Talk Jessica:

True Blood Season 4: Debbie and Alcide Get Initiated (HBO)

Alcide is stoking the flames of jealousy in Debbie with his obsessing over Sookie. Even off 'V' (vampire juice to which she was addicted), Debbie is a loose cannon and he knows that. He needs to 'wolf up' and either follow his heart or put thoughts of Sookie on the shelf...because there's a bad moon rising if he does not.

True Blood Season 4: Jason Counsels Hoyt (HBO)

Hoyt has been Jason's best friend forever. Arguably, he is smarter that 'Jay' (isn't most of Bon Temps?) so how is he NOT going to see that Jason's innocent act is just that? (SPOILER) The promo shows a shirtless Jason being knocked around. I think buddy Hoyt has had just above enough--of everything-- and Jason's prevarication regarding Jessica is the last straw.

 

After the jump: The Buzz: True Blood Season 4 - Comic Con VIDEO & SCREENCAPS (SPOILERS)

True Blood TCA Panel Bombshell! - VIDEO Screencaps - SPOILERS Seasons 4 and 5 - NEW! Andy & Holly Sneak Peek #trueblood

True Blood Season 4 - Fiona Shaws looks suitably witchy as possessed fortune teller, Marnie  Stonebrook.

Update! July 29, 2011 - HBO renews True Blood, Show creator Alan Ball signs on for Season 5:

Big news at the opening of the True Blood panel at TCA: Series creator/executive producer Alan Ball said he has just closed a deal to do another season of the HBO series(!), effectively sealing the fifth-season renewal of the hit vampire drama. Ball disclosed the fact that he has re-signed in response to a request to address speculation that Season 4 could be his last. "I have no desire to leave," he said. "Doing the show, I'm having more fun than I have ever had in my life." He later said that he and the show's writers are already breaking stories for Season 5 and one of them is about "how one of the vampires was made."

Source 1: Deadline

Source 2: TVLine

Ep. 42 Clip - Andy Lends Holly a Hand

 

Jul 29, 2011 - This trailer is comprehensive through the first 9 episodes of Season 4 of HBO's  True Blood.

Other highlights from the True Blood presentation at TCA [SPOILERS]:

* They will be going back to see how one of the vampires was made in season five. Kristin Bauer van Straten said at Comic-Con that she really hopes we get to see how Eric made Pam*, so it looks like she'll get that plot wish granted.

<raises hand>

Me, too!

Wouldn't you love to see Pam get made!?

On HBO series True Blood she is known as Pam de Beaufort. On the show except for the fact  that Pam is cryptically funny, beautiful, ruthless, lesbian/maybe bi and most importantly, Eric Northman's sire, we know little of her backstory.

In in the Charlaine Harris-penned Sookie Stackhouse book series (where she originated) Pam Ravenscroft was a young, aristocratic but unconventional woman who did not want to be penned in by her circumstances.

Unlike many made vampire, Pam voluntarily surrendered herself to Eric Northman and, she is very happy being vampire. She expresses this sentiment very succinctly to Bill Compton at the end of True Blood - Season 1, when he is being made to 'make' Jessica as punishment for killing another vampire (to save Sookie, which 'The Magister' found completely irrelevant to the charge). Pam considers 'makers' god-like and admonishes Bill with disgust that he needs to fly his maker-grade colours proudly.

*Alan Ball says the biggest challenge in shooting the show is getting everything done on time. In the end, they have to scale back on or drop certain scenes altogether. "The key to it is everyone really loves working on this show," Ball insists.

* Ball admitted that Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer were able to keep their offscreen relationship a secret for a while, but then he turned to them and said: "Not as long as you thought."

* "It's not a show where you think there's a lack of imagination," Paquin tells the crowd of reporters. Both actors insist they are encouraged to pitch their own ideas for their character. "When we were down at Comic-Con, we were pitching ideas. (Vampire King of  Louisiana)  Bill Compton taking over the world. That sort of thing," Moyer said (maybe?) jokingly. He also wishes for Bill to visit Merlotte's more often.

* Prepare to be quoting Pam yet again on Monday morning. "Kristin's got [a line] coming up that is possibly the greatest line of all time," Moyer reveals. * Paquin is comfortable with the fact that Bill and Sookie will remain apart. "Our love in real life is fine, so I'm fine with our characters being distraught and sad," she says. "It's not interesting television if everything works out for Bill and Sookie and they adopt five babies and live happily ever after."

 

 

Source: Watch With Kristen

 

True Blood Season 4: Lafayette and Jesus Clip [VIDEO] (Update: 7.29.11) Episode 4.05 - SPOILERS #trueblood

 

Chicken-fried Goat's tongue--for breakfast?

VIDEO Clip from True Blood episode 4.06, 'I Wish I Was the Moon':

In which Layfayette (Nelsan Ellis) expresses his dismay at goat tongue for breakfast, eliciting a scowl of a silent 'STFU' from Jesus (Kevin Alejandro).

Jesus then tries to engage his powerful shaman grandfather in a dialogue about being in trouble, need of protection, cowardice and the powers that supersede small talk about both.

(Airs 7.31.11)

SPOILERS For 'If I Was The Moon' True Blood - Episode 4.05:

 

Source: Thanks to SpoilerTV

 

NEW! True Blood - Episode 4.06 VIDEO, 'I Wish I Was the Moon' - Episodes 4.11/4.12 - Official Synopses #trueblood

 
True Blood Season 4 Concluding Episodes 4.11/4.12 - Official HBO Synopses ‘Soul of Fire’ & ‘And When I Die’ – Season Finale:

 

From TRUE BLOOD, Episode 4.06, 'I Wish I Was the Moon' Sneak Peek Screencaps - http://foreverafangirl.com

Episode 4.11: ‘Soul of Fire’ – As the Wiccan-vampire standoff reaches a critical juncture, Sookie summons her faerie powers to prevent Marnie from bewitching Bill, Eric and Pam into a suicide march, while Jesus casts a secret spell designed to un-bind Antonia and break the witch’s deadly defenses. Sam settles a score with Marcus; Alcide confronts Debbie about her allegiances; Andy finds unexpected passion in the forest; Lafayette is consumed by the past.

Episode 4.12: ‘And When I Die’ – Season Finale. – It’s Samhain, Wicca’s greatest holy day, and spirits of the dead surface in Bon Temps, giving Sookie some valuable allies to combat Marnie’s newest incarnation. Lafayette’s latest medium encounter imperils his relationship with Jesus; Jason finds confession good for the soul, but not the body; Alcide makes a heartfelt appeal to the woman he loves; Terry receives an unexpected visitor at Merlotte’s; Sam and Luna envision a storybook ending, for once; Nan wears out her welcome with Bill and Eric. As Season Four comes to a shattering conclusion, Debbie confronts Sookie and Tara with deadly consequences, and the denizens of Bon Temps brace for a new crisis with a familiar face.

 

 

True Blood Season 4- Tara and Naomi 'Passionate' Clip:  Jul 28, 2011 Clip from True Blood - Episode 406, 'I Wish I Was the Moon': Make sure to watch True Blood season 4 every Sunday night, 9 pm, only on HBO.

True Blood Season 4.06 Preview & Screencaps - Jessica's Vlog - Mythological Creatures [VIDEO] #trueblood

True Blood Season 4 Episode 6 'I Wish I Was The Moon' Preview:

TRUE BLOOD, Episode 4.06, 'I Wish I Was the Moon' Sneak Peek Screencaps - Synopsis

 

Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Raelle Tucker

Synopsis - True Blood - Episode 4.06 (#42) : Sookie searches for Jason under a full moon; Marnie connects with spirits of the past; Arlene and Terry cope with a suspicious inferno; Debbie urges Alcide to join a new werewolf community; Tommy trades places with Sam; Lafayette feels the spirit in Mexico; Eric surrenders to his rival,  the vampire king of Louisiana's will.

(Written by Raelle Tucker; directed by Jeremy Podeswa.)

Airs: July 31

 

Catching up with The  True Blood season four, witch-infused storyline and  accompaniing images via HBO, Inc.

True Blood Season 4: Jessica's Vlog - The Worst Spa Night Ever:

True Blood Season 4: Mythological Creatures - Were-Panthers:

Update! True Blood Season 4 Episode 5 (4.05) 'Pam Takes the Veil' Jessica, Hoyt & Jason [VIDEO] #trueblood

 

'...you f*ck with mah face...it's time to die' - Vampire Pam to vampire King Bill

King of Louisiana William 'Vampire Bill' Compton and Pam Meeting Clip - True Blood episode 4.05:

My favorite way to not miss True Blood season 4 on Sunday nights @ 9 pm Eastern on HBO is via HBOGo (online free if you have HBO at home)!

<Pam bursts into Bill's office, encased in black veil>

Bill: The world needs more beekeepers.

<Pam removes her veil>

Pam: We have a goddamn problem...

<Bill observes Pam's 'corpse' spell-induced appearance.

 Bill: You went to see the witch... you were told not to...

Pam: Yes. And I'm sorry. I can put up with a lot but you fuck with my face, and it's time to die.

And, I'd like permission to torture and kill the mousy little bitch who cast the spell.

Bill: I'm afraid not, Pam. The Authority has forbidden all vampire-on-human violence. The punishment is the true death.

And I don't wish that for you.

<Pam vamp speeds with her super-creepy face to be extra close to Bill's face>

Pam: Look at my fucking face!

 

I'm getting sort of a zombie vibe from Pam's appearance. Guessing it will be as close to 'zombies' as True Blood will get--or maybe not?

Update! True Blood Season 4 Episode 5 (4.05) Sneak Peek Promo Screencaps:

 
Jessica's (Deborah Ann Woll) body language is screaming, "We are over, Hoyt.'

It seems she cannot bear to be with him now that she's 'kissed' another man. When she confessed her singular transgression, Hoyt (played by Jim Parrack) had complained that he would 'taste' the Fangtasia fangbanger-blood donor when he kissed her.

True Blood Season 4: Jessica, Jason, and Hoyt Clip:

True Blood Season 4 Episode 5 'Eric & Godric' - DRINK! [VIDEO] Screencaps #trueblood

 Stop fighting your nature. DRINK!:

Oh, now this is what were are talking 'bout when we Truebies talk about how awesomely fun True Blood is. Here, we have 'Eric Northman's' (Alexander Skarsgård) ancient, now dead maker 'Godric' (Allan Hyde) back to re-teach Eric the ways of a 'creature of death.'

 

Godric: <grabs Eric by throat> You. You are incapable of love. You are damned.<forces Eric to his knees>

Eric: She can redeem me!

Godric: You cannot be saved. You are a creature of Death and the living are only good for one thing...and it is not love.

Godric: <forces Eric towards a peacefully sleeping Sookie>

Drink now.

Stop fighting your nature.

DRINK!

 

Screencaps for True Blood 4.05, 'Me & the Devil'

True Blood Synopsis Episode #41 (4x05): “Me and the Devil”:

Sookie nurtures Eric; Bill gets involved personally in the necromancy crisis; Pam takes the veil; Sam becomes Tommy’s accomplice; Arlene and Terry look to religion to solve their problem; Jesus and Lafayette head to Mexico to harness a shaman’s power; Jason convalesces. (Written by Mark Hudis; directed by Daniel Minahan.) July 24, 26, 27 and 30 (Credit: HBO, Inc.)

 

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).

Dexter 'Thank God' Season 6 Promo VIDEO & Screencaps @SHO_Dexter #dexter #screencaps

First promo for Dexter Season 6 - Returning to Showtime in September 2011:

Dexter (Michael C. Hall) Promo Narrative Dialog:

'I always thought that my Dark Passenger was a need I had--but what if I was wrong? Maybe it's not a need; it's a calling. After all, I rid the world of evil people--and if they didn't exist, I wouldn't exist. Is it possible? I serve a ...higher purpose?'

 

Screencaps! Dexter 'Thank God' Season 6 Promo VIDEO:

 

 Dexter Spoilers via TVGuide MegaBuzz:

  Dexter and his ghost daddy (not the True Blood kind) will finally be on level ground this season. "He's going to be much more of a support for Dexter than someone who's always saying, 'Oh, you're making a mistake. Don't do this,'" executive producer Sara Colleton says. Now that they are both fathers, Dexter will "fully realize what [his] father gave up and went through. It makes for a more equal relationship." 

 

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!:

Weeds Watch FULL Season 7 Episode 1 NOW! - Sneak Peeks Weeds Episode 2 [VIDEO] #SPOILERS @SHO_Weeds @SHO_Kareem

SPOILERS: Nancy - Gay For the Stay?:

Weeds - 'Understanding Your Inmate'

Ed explains how prison might have changed Nancy.

This sneak peek is very, very funny. I so love Uncle Andy (Justin Kirk) and Alexander Gould just gets better each season.  Having literally grown up in his role of Nancy's misunderstood (some call him 'weird') younger son 'Shane,' he really seems now more than at any time, to exude complete comfort when wearing his 'Shane suit'.

Weeds - 'Game Time'

Doug tells an old friend about his relaxed lifestyle, but gets a sales pitch to re-enter "the game."

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!

Is Weeds' Nancy Botwin  (Mary-Louise Parker) 'the same ol' Nancy'? Do you really need to ask? Even if you don't, it is big fun finding out how much of 'old' Nancy remains and how much 3 years in prison have changed her--for good or ill.

Then there are 'the guys' -- Nancy's family plus 'Doug' (Kevin Nealon), for whom Nancy, as creator Jenji Kohan states, is their 'True North.' Watch for them to abandon Amsterdam for Nancy's new stomping grounds--New York City--but don't expect each of them to be on board for the move.

Weeds Season 7, Episode 2 - From Trauma Cometh Something

Struggling to create a new life for herself in New York, Nancy is thrown for a loop when Andy and Shane show up on her doorstep; Silas seeks to launch a state side modeling career; Doug looks up an old friend.

SPOILERS: Nancy - Gay For the Stay?:

Q: How could Nancy betray her cellmate/lover like that on Weeds? Is that the last we'll see of her?

A: Don't count on it, executive producer Jenji Kohan says. But also don't count on it being all hearts and flowers next time they meet. (Remember, said girlfriend did set fire to her last boyfriend.) "Zoya is a woman of passion," she adds. "[But Nancy was just] gay for the stay."

 Source: TVGuide

 

Everyone's favorite TV troublemaker, Michelle Trachtenberg, is set to cause some serious trouble for Nancy Botwin on 'Weeds' this season.

Like Mary Kate Olsen before her, Trachtenberg will play a pot dealer on the Showtime series -- but her character will be one of Nancy's rivals, not one of her coworkers. Look for the actress also known as Georgina Sparks to pop up in two episodes this season.

Source: AOLTV

 I have a sneaking suspicion that also 'like Mary Kate Olsen before her,' Trachtenberg's character is going to be bedding Silas (Hunter Parrish). Call it a hunch because it isn't a spoiler. ;)

After the jump: The FULL Season 7 Episode 1 of WEEDS!

WEEDS Sneak Peek - Nancy's Jailhouse Lesbian KISS - Cast Behind the Scenes Extras [VIDEO] #screencaps (6.22.11) #weeds

Weeds Season 7  - Let's Give 'em Something To Talk About! Nancy's Jailhouse Lesbian Scene:

With the premiere of  Weed's on Showtime soon upon us, media clips from the show are sprouting up like well, weeds!

Of course, Nancy Botwin hooks up with her cellmate! In the face of the seductive power of Mary-Louise Parker, we are all helpless. Showtime's ever-excellent Weeds returns for season seven on June 27, and we learn that when Nancy went to prison to escape Esteban (Demián Bichir), she settled in just fine, thank you very much, as evidenced by her romance with Russian-born "roommate" Zoya (Olga Sosnovska).

Scroll down and press play on the E! video to see Nancy and Zoya make out, and find out why Nancy is less than overjoyed that she's being released from the big house. SOURCE: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b248483_weeds_exclusive_sneak_peek_nancys.html#ixzz1PzbGaQhw

Pot-selling single mom turned Mexican mafia princess turned escape artist:

Nancy Botwin turned herself in to the FBI rather than face certain death at the hands of her vengeful ex Esteban and his goon squad. It's now three years later and Nancy is sprung from the joint and making a fresh start in New York City. Will Nancy be able to successfully reunite her far-flung family and keep her hands clean? Don't miss a minute of Season 7 of the hit Showtime Original Series. New episodes beginning Monday June 27th at 10PM ET/PT.

Nancy's Jailhouse Lesbian Love Affair Behind the Scenes Video:

Published on Jun 20, 2011 by SHOWTIME

Weeds is back for a whole new season, get a behind the scenes look at what's to come.

BONUS: After the jump - Nancy's Jailhouse Lesbian Love Affair Behind the Scenes Screencaps:

Nurse Jackie Season Finale Tonight! Episode 3.12 - 'Deaf, Blind Tumor Pee-test' @SHO_Jackie @SHO_Kareem #nursejackie

Will You Be As Shocked By the Big Reveal As Jackie Is?:

Whether it is the delicate topic of mental illness (United States of Tara), drug-dealing moms (Weeds), sex addiction (Californication), drug addiction (Nurse Jackie) or living with incurable cancer (The Big C), the Showtime network never seems to flinch in taking on these topics while simultaneously injecting biting humour into their half-hour comedy offerings.

There's nothing inherently funny in any of the overarching themes in these series but having made their way onto the premium network, many have gone on to earn high accolades and great success.

Next on Episode 12: Jackie dodges a urine test; Kevin makes a stunning confession.

Nurse Jackie's third season-ender, 'Deaf, Blind Tumor Pee-Test' is tonight (Monday June 20) and for me, the success of this particular episode is mixed.

Season 3 of Nurse Jackie had a different tone to it than the previous two seasons. It had to, as at the end of season 2, Jackie's secret was out to both her husband and her best friend, who joined together in attempting--and failing at-- a hastily-called intervention.

The last 12 episodes of Nurse Jackie have been about her dealing with aftermath of that intervention and though there were plenty of laughs surrounding the supporting characters, there was also quite a bit of 'gallows humour' involving those closest to Jackie (the Emmy & Golden Globe-winning and currently Tony-nominated, Edie Falco).

I commend the Nurse Jackie writers for making Jackie face the consequences as viewers of better television dramas (which this is), even comedy dramas, can be quite demanding in 'keeping it real.' It was time.

They could have gone a few different ways after Jackie's dark secret was discovered. As  it happened, Jackie flipped off both her spouse, Kevin (played by Dominic Fumusa--above) and her best friend, Dr. Eleanor O'Hara, played exquisitely by Eve Best (below). I'm really hoping to see some awards-time recognition for Best's performance as she was pitch-perfect.

With Jackie still in denial about her pain-killer drug addiction, life went on but she remained on a very rocky path. Jackie tried lying about quitting only to run out of her stash and start showing obvious withdrawal symptoms. When you are surrounded by medical caregivers that is tough to hide. But as her former paramour 'Eddie' (played by Paul Schulze) told Jackie, her ability to prevaricate is beyond any he's witnessed in his lifetime (paraphrase). Most of the time she had almost everyone fooled, especially those that were in denial themselves that a high-functioning nurse like Jackie could have such a huge monkey on her back.

After Jackie's smarmy drug-dealer was (fittingly) run over by a Mack truck before her eyes as he prepared to cross the street to meet her, Jackie was forced to go cold-turkey. The sudden withdrawal left her wide open for being found out so, in real pain and desperation she stole some morphine patches that were being sent over to Oncology. The missing patches were quickly noted and an investigation by HR was underway.

All of the additional stress kept the heat on at home. Both the kids, who were unaware on a conscious level of their mother's problem, reacted to what must have been an atmosphere of a powder keg about to blow by acting out. Younger daughter 'Fiona', tried to set a fire in school and the eldest, 'Grace' (so very sadly) secretly pulled out handfuls of her own hair. Finally, Fiona asked to be medicated. Spouse Kevin'appeared to do a stitch-by-stitch coming apart at the seams until the final episode--the season 3 finale tonight, in which there is the 'big reveal.'

In the Season 3 finale tonight Jackie will find herself in a truly unique situation.

Synopsis Nurse Jackie Season 3 Finale:

Jackie dodges Akalitus's request for a urine sample and forgets to order a cake for Coop's wedding; Kevin makes a stunning confession that leads to a marital split; Coop's bride stands him up at the altar.

Given the very short half-hour slot that it had to fit in, I would have preferred to see both episodes 11 and 12 back-to-back as the big reveal felt a bit rushed to me. It is going to be very interesting to find out just how she handles things now that Dr. O'Hara has begun supplying 'Jacks' with pain-killer dosages that are meant to be reduced until Jackie is drug-free. That is the plan, anyway. Will it actually come to fruition in combination with the consequences of the big reveal?

You are just gonna have to tune in to season 4 to find out.

Happy hiatus!

Sneak Peek Videos after the jump!

Dexter! NEW Sneak Peek [VIDEO] @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Kareem #sneakpeek #dexter

A message from Dexter (6.16.11):

Had a brief encounter with an old friend just now. It's going on 6 years since I first came upon him on the Showtime network. Since then, I've spent only about 12 hours each year in his company but he always has made a tremendous *ahem* impression.

I'm truly, deeply moved that he's taken time to tell me that soon we will reunite.

Despite a false start or two last year, he now seems stone-cold certain that he is 'renewed, recharged (and) refocused with nothing to stop (him) from being 'Dexter'.

He says he's coming this fall.

Four NEW Cast VIDEOS - 'Important Message From True Blood Cast' #trueblood #teambill #TBWithdrawal

'Admire Pam's extraordinary fashion sense...':

An Important Message from the Cast of True Blood

The cast of True Blood sheds some light on a very serious condition.

'Show your support for #TeamBill.':

MUCH MORE After the JUMP!

True Blood Season 4 NEW Scenes via ET Canada [VIDEO] #trueblood #video #BTS #Paquin

True Blood Season 4 starts June 26, 9 pm on HBO--in any form you wish to view it in! :):

Fun, behind-the-scenes clip from Entertainment Tonight (Canada). Nice little interview with Anna Paquin in costume as Sookie. As usual, she is super-polite--and gives away absolutely nothing, LOL.

Sample: 'Eric is good to her (Sookie)...and it's kind of confusing...but it's nice.'

For his part ASkars ('Eric'), with that crazy-sexy-boyish-looking, styling-gel free look he'll sport until he gets his memory back, enthuses about how much fun he is having this season on True Blood. I can't imagine that this time in his career is anything but fun.

Stephen Moyer (Sookie's now ex,'Bill Compton') almost seems sad about Sookie's conflict of emotions. Is he just acting or does he miss his true-life true love Anna, since they seem to lack scenes together in season 4 (gotta watch to find out)? I'm sure Stephen can console himself each night (morning?) after shooting when he can go home and snuggle in marital bliss with Ms. Paquin Moyer.

True Blood: Watch FULL 20 Mins. VIDEO 'Digging Up Season 3' NOW - #SPOILERS #Season4 #trueblood

   

The Digging Up Season 3 HBO special which, at the VERY end included teasers/spoilers for Season 4 of True Blood is worth a closer, second look:

True Blood: Watch FULL 20 Minute VIDEO 'Digging Up Season 3' NOW!

In the special, some of the cast members recapped what happened during the last season (Season 3) in a helpful effort to entice fans to watch season 4. Or, for those of us too cheap to buy the DVD or perhaps consider that seeing the season once was enough, yet we still don't want to forget stuff when season 4 premieres on HBO on June 26. 

At the end of the Season 3 recap we were offered yet another sneak peak at Season 4 in HBO's ongoing effort to staunch #TBWithdrawal knowing that #WaitingSucks. Notably absent was commentary from TB stars Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse), Stephen Moyer (Bill Compton) and Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte).

Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica Hamby) opines that 'Season 4 is about everyone’s true identities being revealed.'  Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds) 'reveals' that Lafayette enters a new world that he has never seen before (and that says a lot for Lala!).  Alexander Skarsgård (Eric Northman) says we will see a 'brand new Eric' in Season 4. (Duh,duh, dun! The Viking is still gonna have that SPOILER! amnesiac episode(!)  Kristin Bauer van Straten (Pam de Beaufort) tells us that there will be 'dire situations. (Kudos to Ms. Bauer van Straten for refraining from  hyperbole--no small task when you are 'hyping' True Blood.) 

Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse) says there will be a 'lot more blood and a lot more sex this season....just like people expect of True Blood' (slight paraphrase).  Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton) says we may see 'some happiness for a while,'... but that it 'won’t last...because this is True Blood.'

Ms. Wesley has said this before in re: season 4 about her character, Tara Thornton. Poor Rutina seems absolutely unenthused about True Blood season 4. Can you blame her? Can't blame Ryan Kwanten, either for summing up the show's appeal as 'sex and blood,' as his character is best known for having sex and getting his arse kicked, literally & figuratively.

No more talk of the 'great writing and fantastic cast', guys?

Update! Season 4 'Digging Up Season 3' True Blood Tease VIDEO #SPOILERS #trueblood #screencaps #queenmab

True Blood - Witch Marnie/Hallow (Fiona Shaw) - Marnie transforms into Hallow Stonebrook:

 
Rutina Wesley as 'Tara Thornton' and Alexander Skarsgård as 'Eric Northman' in Season 4 True Blood on HBO (June 26 premiere in U.S.):

Original airdate 'Digging Up Season 3' Season 4 True Blood Tease VIDEO: June 7, 2011. It appears that Eric attacks Tara but it smells more of a witchy trap to me. 

Screencaps: True Blood 'Digging Up Season 3' Season 4 True Blood Tease VIDEO Screencaps Credit: HBO, inc./ From & thanks bunches: TheTrueBloodSource 

 True Blood's fourth season guest stars Courtney Ford (Dexter) as Detective Andy Bellefleur's lawyer sister Portia, Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter's Petunia Dursely) as the season's witchy fortune-teller and a member of Jesus' coven Marnie a/k/a / possessed by 'Hallow Stonebrooke', and Gary Cole as  'Grandady' Earl Stackhouse. (found at ugo.com)

This promo aired after the "Digging Up True Blood Season 3" on HBO.

The Digging Up Season 3 HBO special to promote the DVD (that aired June 7th) showed some new scenes. Some were additions to previous teases.

Season 4 is about the 'characters true identities being revealed,' says Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica).

Jessica is seen feeding off an unidentified male.

 Much more after the jump!

Pam vs. Lafayette in the Fangtasia dungeon, Tara' s new girlfriend? Queen Mab returns!

Update! Nurse Jackie is on Tonight June 6!@SHO_Jackie @SHO_Kareem #nursejackie

Hey Nurse Jackie fans! Just a reminder, Nurse Jackie is back tonight, June 6!:

'Nurse Jackie': Eve Best as Dr. O'Hara, Peter Facinelli  as 'Dr. Cooper ('Coop')

Episode 10 of Nurse Jackie (the next episode), 'F**k The Lemurs,' will air on Showtime on Monday, June 6./EDIT. Sorry, sorry, sorry. I pulled up my wall calendar, skipping June altogether and messed up the date (tho' not day). It is now correct/end EDIT

  It's a bit tense waiting 2 weeks as last we saw of Jackie she was reeling from her drug supplier's sudden death (by Mack truck), forcing her to go cold turkey, only to leave us hanging as she took a evening stroll down the middle of Madison Avenue.

I thought it was one of the most powerful episodes of Nurse Jackie, ever. No matter how rough things have gotten since we've come to know Jackie Peyton, she found a reserve of 'salvation' to tide her over hidden somewhere. Before, Jackie appeared to have a rock solid foundation despite her painkiller addiction. Obviously, she had us fooled (though deep down, the audience knew better), because right now she is coming apart at the seams and it is scary to watch.

It is a testament to Edie Falco's nuanced performance that the show has brought the audience to the edge with Jackie and now we too, are looking down at the great abyss. Eve Best has turned in a performance worthy of Emmy nomination too, in her role of Jackie's best friend and as head of the ER, her boss.

Preview Nurse Jackie: Episode 10, 'Eff the Lemurs' -

Grace asks her psychologist to be put on medication; Jackie is placed on probation over the drugs she stole from Oncology; Coop reserves the chapel for a wedding.

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Nurse Jackie: With the Creators: Have You Met Miss Jones?

Uploaded by SHOWTIME on May 24, 2011

The Creators and Producers of Nurse Jackie discuss Bill's death and filming Edie walking down the middle of Madison Avenue.

 

Next time on Nurse Jackie:

Promos for Episode 10, F**k the Lemurs

"Team O'Hara" http://youtu.be/v7yk_cD5OP8

 

"Doctor Day" http://youtu.be/v7yk_cD5OP8

 

True Blood - NEW! First 6 minutes of True Blood Season 4 - Sookie Meets 'Queen Mab' - [VIDEO] [SPOILERS] #trueblood #HBOGO #screencaps

Is anyone wondering, like me if Sookie's faery godmother, Claudine changes too? I didn't see _any_ faeries that remained unchanged after Sookie zapped Queen Mab.

It's cool that Barry-the-bellboy popped up--but he had more face time in the books than he's yet had so I think they could give him something to do with the Fae storyline. He's a telepath which means he is valuable to just about everyone, it seems. And in the same amount of danger as Sookie. It would suck if they killed him off quickly.

Maggots on the lumiere fruit:
(Images Credit: HBO, inc.)

There's not much time at all to savour the deliciousness that is the land of the Fae a/k/a 'Fairyland' before everything turns all maggoty in the first 6 minutes of True Blood Season 4.

The TB Season 4 premiere does not give our heroine, Sookie Stackhouse (the very awesome Anna Paquin), who has recently discovered that in addition to having a life-long, inherited, telepathic 'gift' she is also a small part 'faery' or one of the Fae, [Book SPOILER] due to a daliance Earl Stackhouse's (Gary Cole) wife (the lady that we knew for far too short a time as Sookie's 'Gran') had with Fintan, a human-Fae hybrid.

Neither Sookie nor the audience gets a heavy dose of the sugar-sweet, just-too 'happy' to-be-authentic,'Land of the Fae' before a very-weary-of-the-bullshite Sookie smells something bad. Indeed. The 'light fruit' is literally crawling with maggots. Ew.

Queen Mab has made her presence known and that she will have her WILL be done!

Alan Ball and Co. like to lead viewers down the rose petal-strewn garden path then take a sharp detour into some very dark, thorn-covered places. That's because at it's core, True Blood is savoury good fun but of the distinctly dark-humoured, horror-tinged kind:

 

So much for the snarky comments that Faeryland was going to stay laughably cheesy.

Season 4 looks like it gets off to a rollicking start.

Wait. What was that?

Oh, just 'Queen Mab' being sent sailing by Sookie's 'microwave fingers' across the courtyard into that knarled-up old tree. No biggie. She'd tried to have her minions (see above) force-feed sookie a light-fruit. Sookie reacted.

After trying to force-feed Sookie a light fruit Queen Mab is sent hurling into a huge old tree--which dies instantly-- seemingly along with the rest of  'faeryland'--which turns from warm & lively oranges and pink hues with pretty faeries everywhere to dead-looking shades of gray populated with distraught, dirty, troll-looking creatures.

Oh shite!

'Grandaddy, run!'

True Blood VIDEO First 6 minutes Episode 1 Season 4:

Screencaps!!!

 

True Blood Season 4 - Full 3 Minute Sneak Peek VIDEO: Grandaddy Earl? Barry?! [SPOILERS] #trueblood #HBOGO

UPDATE 6.05.11! Watch  the entire 6-minute opening of Episode 1: True Blood - NEW! First 6 minutes Season 4 Episode 1 - Sookie Meets 'Queen Mab' - [VIDEO] [SPOILERS] #trueblood #screencaps Gary Cole as "Grandaddy' Earl Stackhouse:

True Blood Full 3 Minute Teaser:

Sookie (Anna Paquin) has completed her journey to faeryland. (Get used to the spelling. It is how the cool kids--as well as Charlaine Harris,  the author of the Sookie books and the American version of J.K. Rowling, spells it.)

Sookie is led to a super-cheesy-looking faeryland by her 'faery godmother', Claudine. Sookie expresses incredulity bordering on rudeness ('You suck.') when Claudine reveals her identity, though the full-blood faery seems not at all bothered by the comment (You're not dead are, you?').

Since True Blood is all about 'whoops, we got 'ya,' on the predictability scale, epecially important to keep Truebies riveted as  the books have long ago been published, the golden faeryland we see may be a cover for something...not so shiny.

Sookie herself has immediate suspicions when the other partygoers including  apparent newcomers like Sookie, seem to be getting high on ...fruit.

Sookie also bumps into Barry the bellboy from the  hotel upon which Godric, vampire Eric's maker 'met the sun.' Barry too, has a faery godmother--a guy.

As Barry and Sookie are left to 'mingle' by an apparently overworked Claudine, Sookie spots a man who we briefly see in a flashback of Sookie's childhood. She greets him,"Grandaddy Earl?" and he at first knows not who she is. After she identifies herself,  Earl Stackhouse (Gary Cole) is incredulous that he just saw her as a child 'last week.' Duh, duh, dun.

Updated NEW True Blood - Season 4 - Sneak Peek HQ 5.20.11 (VIDEO) (SCREENCAPS) #trueblood

Alexander Skarsgård as 'Eric Northman' (Credit HBO, inc.)

NEW Official True Blood Sneak Peek including previously unseen characters plus more details about our 'old favourites!':

Uploaded by trueblood on May 20, 2011

Jessica: 'I can eat whoever I want!' <sniffle>

Eric: 'I'm a tax-paying, American small-business owner in the great state of Louisiana. I also happen to be a vampire...'  In the past year there's been a lot of inflammatory talk from politicians warning their constituents not to trust vampires.The truth is that vampires are as different from each another as humans are and we ask only to be treated as such.'

Nan Flanagan: 'It's a post-Russell Edgington world everyone and we win back the humans one.smile.at.a.time. No dead humans!...or I'll have your ass'

Bill: (in response to Nan) 'I'll deal with it personally.'

Jason: 'If you are gonna kill me, do it.'

I've culled about 80 screencaps of this sneak peek which, true to True Blood form, cuts very quickly from scene to scene--so there's bound to be scenes you may have missed.

All-in-all looks quite tasty! And Bill looks super-sharp! (No pun!)...* New haircut. He's lost the Henley...great start.

*though Stephen Moyer looks every inch his 40-year-old self.

 

It seems the Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) from the end of season 1 is back, albeit in a much more sophisticated form.

 

SCREENCAPS!:

I do worry though that there is just going to be too much going on to fill 12 episodes. All of the supernaturals are getting involved this season: werewolves, shape-shifters, fairies, vampires of course, and then the plain ol' human...witches...who have supernatural powers. Are we going to spend more time in Hot Shot than Bon Temps?

I'm ready to be pleasantly surprised but I have a feeling that guest actors like the terrific Fiona Shaw are going to be getting too much screen time versus our series' regulars.

I have zero interest in 'Jesus' (Kevin Alejandro) though I love Nelsan Ellis as 'Lafayette.' but with Alejandro moved to featured player--they are gonna get screen time.

Same goes for Joe Manganiello getting featured player status this season.

I have real misgivings about Alcide as he seemed to get shoved aside last year and I don't feel like he's going to get any closer to Sookie this year, hence Joe Manganiello goes off on his own for a good chunk of season 4. I'm feeling like Alcide got saddled with a thankless role (as far as his place in the big story).

Because it has openly discussed and vividly shown in the sneak peeks, my thoughts are that having to endure watching Jason's misadventures in Hot Shot will be dismal. How much gnawing upon Sookie's brother are we gonna have to watch?--'cos if taking the lead from the book, it takes darn near forever to turn a human by biting them.

And seriously, do we need another season of angry Tara (Rutina Wesley)? That girl has had zero growth since the TV series began. Tara has almost no role in the Sookie Stackhouse book series and True Blood would have been better off to have followed the book in that respect. No offense toward any of the actors as I'm refering to how the television characters are written. They wouldn't be on this show if they were not good actors, but the material for several of them has not served them well.

Nurse Jackie Episode 9: Sneak Peeks Screencaps - Episode 3.08: Most Shocking Scene? @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Jackie

Eve Best as Dr. O'Hara in a scene from Episode 9 of Nurse Jackie (Showtime):

By now you've watched Episode 8 of Nurse Jackie and know that drug-peddler-addictions counselor and epileptic 'Bill,' got mowed down by a truck as Jackie watched from just across the street. She had come to his high rise "with a doorman and gargoyles," he'd described it, because she had gotten 'desperate', which is also how dear, departed scumbag Bill calculatingly phrased it to the near-jonesing Jackie. The scene is very cleverly done (and gruesome!) and it foreshadows I think, the very last scene in the next episode (9),  'Have You Met Miss Jones?'

 

Synopsis: Nurse Jackie Episode 9: 'Have You Met Miss Jones?'

Out of pills and jonesing for a high, Jackie is confronted about the missing drugs from Oncology; Coop decides to start a family of his own and finds an old girlfriend on Facebook; Zoey reconsiders her relationship to Lenny after he's put on a heart monitor.

 

 "Desperate for a high, Jackie is confronted about the stolen drugs.'

Nurse Jackie: Everyone Makes Mistakes

Lenny accidentally gets a 'epipen' needle stuck in his finger.

Nurse Jackie: Dudeville

Coop shows a picture of his "future" wife to Eddie.

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Nurse Jackie Episode 8: 'The Astonishing' (VIDEO) Sneak Peeks @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Jackie #Screencaps #nursejackie

These two, Eve Best as ER 'Chief O'Hara' and Paul Schulze as 'Eddie' are an unlikely pairing yet they have in common a deep attachment with/to Jackie (Edie Falco). Which sort of seems a starting point.

What 'role' does Jackie fill so well that both these characters chose to protect Jackie from the consequences of facing her painkiller addiction or in Eddie's case, enable Jackie's addiction?

Looks as if O'Hara may soon step into that role. We'll see. It just seems Eddie is still hurt enough by Jackie now refusing to be intimate with him that he's not going to dispense free drugs for Jackie, like he used to.

O'Hara OTOH,  is best friends with Jackie as well as a close colleagues. She desperately want to help Jackie to sobriety...but what will be the cost to their friendship?

Nurse Jackie - Episode 8: 'The Astonishing' Promo

I thought this episode was so awesome that I couldn't wait to watch Episode 9 (so I did. I have a screener--but I'd been watching along with the televised schedule, mostly). Truly, the ending is going to keep you wondering all week what is next for Jackie.

Small Nurse Jackie Spoiler Ahead:

When Episode 9 airs you will not be disappointed. It is every bit as mind-blowing as this episode leads you to anticipate.

So much seems different this year on Nurse Jackie because a lot has changed for the Edie Falco character, Jackie Peyton.

There have been times when watching the pardon me, crazy shit that Jackie does, that I've wondered if she's truly lost it and won't get it back. But so far these 3 seasons she has kept going, if only by the skin of her teeth.

It seems now more than ever that the end is closing in on Jackie, the end of her charade of not believing herself an addict.

I think it is going to get more intense, then the last episodes of the season will just go 'boom'. I'm pretty sure I've guessed part of the end. There are ominous hints about it in episode 8. At this point I'm wondering how the hell it is gonna happen and seem believable. It is that off-the wall-sounding!

We shall see!

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Nurse Jackie Sneak Peek : 'Only Once'  

Akalitus gives Coop support after learning about his parent's divorce.

 

Nurse Jackie Seak Peek: 'Doctors and Nurses'

While out to lunch Zoey tries to get dirt from Jackie and O'Hara for her blog.

 

Nurse Jackie Episode 8: 'The Astonishing'

Synopsis:

Jackie accuses Kelly of being inappropriate with two flirty high school girls; Coop begins to let go of childish things; Thor counsels Akalitus on her new phone system and some deeper matters; Jackie is unexpectedly delayed getting to Grace's pageant.

True Blood: The New Season 4 (VIDEO) (SCREENCAPS) 5.13.11 #Spoilers #trueblood #waitingsucks

'Is this another dream?':

SONG: 'Future Starts Slow' by The Kills

Here's a new promo for True Blood Season 4-- just in time for Friday the 13th. I've screencapped the whole thing--I don't think I missed anything important. One cliffhanger is answered in a way I hadn't even considered but it makes good sense logically. (Spoiler - scroll down)

 

SPOILER:

The outcome of the Queen Sophie-Anne and Bill Compton fight seems as if there is no fight! Apparently, their scene picks up where we left off at the end of season 3. Before the Queen can get her claws fangs into Bill--he exits at vampire super-speed!

(Brief interjection: I hereby request that anyone of the caliber of E!Online for example, read the book upon which each season is based. This at most will take a couple of hours each year and I guarantee it will help you to not sound like a dumbass when you breathlessly report that Sookie and Eric might be getting together in Season 4!)

So, what else have we got here?

It appears that a cocky, not-yet-afflicted-by-amnesia Eric walks in on a coven of witches.

Someone or thing attacks Pam in Eric's dungeon with what looks like a silver chain and she tosses said person or thing across the room. Go Pam! Downside: The attacker is black, probably a black man--can't imagine Lafayette trying that but it would be so ironic if he again faced consequences in Eric's dungeon!

We are already getting repeats of what we have already seen in previous season 4 teasers without hardly anything added to enhance the scene.

Example: Jason is tied down to a cot, shirtless, wounded and shrieking in pain.

Sam and Luna are kissing.

Sookie finds a shirtless, amnesiac Eric at the side of the road. OK. Something new happens. She hits him in the face (a 'snap out of it' gesture?)

Other stuff to be found in the quick-jumping 30-second trailer tease:

This gal:

...who casting news told us is Alexandra Breckenridge, True Blood's 'Daisy,' a 'member of a wiccan group founded by Marnie.' In this scene, Bill is about to drop fang and seize Daisy by the throat. Yikes!

Bill has a funny hairdo (I think he is 'undercover'). IMO, no matter whose 'team' you are on, you gotta love the mad acting skillz Stephen Moyer brings!

Alcide is growling which annoys Sookie. (Sookie can be such a priss sometimes!)

Me, I get annoyed by extremely fake-looking background scenery. I'd be more than fine with Mr. 12-pack doing his growly thing.

What do y'all think of this tease?

VIDEO: True Blood Season 4 - Invitation to the Set (4.17.11) #SPOILERS #trueblood #season4 #screencaps

 

Alexander Skarsgård as Eric Northman in True Blood Season 4 (pre-amnesia):

 

So far, this is the best promo for True Blood Season 4, yet. Finally, a bit of story to chew on, not just quick scenes adding up to zilch. Smartly, I think, Alan Ball & Co. are broadly fleshing out for us what to expect in Season 4--especially showing some more of the more of brand new (Marnie) and nearly brand new (Jesus, Holly) characters--witches all-- in action.

The witches circle when over-lit like I made the screen-caps in order to see detail look pretty, idk cornball? Cheesy? But I imagine the (award-winning) set folks put together a replica of what real witches do.

 In the stark light it looks cheesy, in the darkness with candles and all it looks pretty neat.

Oh My Goodness!, some pretty screen-caps came out of this behind-the-scenes preview/promo/trailer!  

Screencaps! *All images Copyright HBO, inc.*:

Alas, nothing terribly spoilerish.