Jackie continues to be pulled in opposite directions of the emotional spectrum. On the one hand, a nice, stable, funny guy is interested in her and they have begun to date. At the same time, Jackie's eldest daughter Grace, is acting out; she's lying and dating an age-inappropriate guy and in general, has a surly attitude. Even little Fiona is misbehaving enough that her school master has a conference with Jackie and Kevin. Then there's the issue of custody with Kevin and most profoundly, Jackie's tenuous sobriety. How much pressure can Jackie handle as she navigates her first year sober--without any kind of outside support? It's a question that will remain open until there's an answer.
Jackie starts her day telling Grace she’s not allowed to go to a school dance with her boyfriend. Jackie is nervous about her date with Frank later that night. Zoey and Thor decide they’ll help her get ready.
Merritt Wever, Edie Falco and Stephen Wallem in Nurse Jackie (Cr: Showtime)
A dancer comes in with a hurt knee. Prentiss diagnoses it as a sprain and discharges him but Akalitus and Coop catch his spiral fracture just as he’s about to leave.
Anna Deavere Smith, Peter Facinelli and Morris Chestnut in Nurse Jackie
Prentiss and Zoey work in perfect harmony on a pregnant gunshot victim who collapses in the waiting room. Later that night, Jackie and Frank skip the fancy restaurant in favor of a pub. It’s a great date with a good guy. All is going well until Jackie’s phone rings: It’s Mike Cruz, urging her to lose the date.
Bobby Cannavale and Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie (Cr: Showtime)
She follows Cruz to his apartment and he confronts her about calling Charlie’s phone. He falls apart talking about Charlie. A moment of shared grief turns into connection and need and they have sex.
Still of Edie Falco and Ruby Jerins in Nurse Jackie (Cr: Showtime)
At the same time, Grace and her friends sneak out to the dance and a surprise police raid separates Grace from Danny and all of her friends. Alone on the streets of New York, Grace frantically tries calling Jackie but all of her calls go to voicemail. Back at Cruz’s apartment, Jackie notices her missed calls and rushes out to pick up Grace.
Written By: Cindy Caponera
Directed By: Randall Einhorn (Credit: Showtime)
NURSE JACKIE
Nurse Jackie 'The Whole Team' Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
Zoey and Thor help Jackie get ready for her big date.
Nurse Jackie 'Going On A Date'Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
Zoey discovers that Jackie is going on a date with Frank.
Nurse Jackie Season 5: Next on Episode 5 (VIDEO)
Jackie is nervous about her date with Frank. Mike Cruz calls Jackie.
"If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention"
Kit Harington as Jon Snow, Mackenzie Crook as Orell and Rose Leslie as Ygritte in Game Of Thrones episode 7 (Cr: HBO)
Arya lost her last, best friend when the ever-somber Melisandre paid an unannounced visit to the Brotherhood Without Banners. Despite Gendry's protestations that he wished to become one of the Brotherhood and his worth to them as a blacksmith, he was sold off to the red witch for a couple of bags of gold.
Arya called Mel out as the witch she is and SPOILER correctly predicted that Gendry's fate in the witch's hands would be grim. (Remember the line Mel had about Stannis not being only one with King's blood? Gendry is the bastard son of Stannis's brother, the deceased King Robert Baratheon.)
Melisandre fixed her gaze on Arya and most likely nailed it when she insinuated that Arya would be responsible for many deaths in the future. She also, in her trademark spooky way, told Arya that they would meet again.
Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.07 - 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair' Description
Dany exchanges gifts with a slave lord outside of Yunkai. As Sansa frets about her prospects, Shae chafes at Tyrion’s new situation. Tywin counsels the king, and Melisandre reveals a secret to Gendry. Brienne faces a formidable foe in Harrenhal.
(Written by George R. R. Martin; directed by Michelle MacLaren.)
Sansa, Dany, Brienne, Tywin, Joffery, Gendry & Melisandre in Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.07 (Cr: HBO)
After the jump - Recap Round-up: “The Climb”, MORE Episode Extras (VIDEO) and
More Episode 3.07 Preview Screencaps - 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair' After the Jump!
Is There Any Way Back For Deb From Cop To Killer or Has Dexter Destroyed His Sister?
Jennifer Carpenter as Deb and Michael C. Hall as Dexter in 'Dexter' Season 8 (Cr: Showtime)
The cast and crew of Dexter discuss Debra's progression from cop to killer.
The first time we met Dexter's Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter) on the job, she was on the street--literally. She was so far down the rung of the cop hierarchy that she worked undercover as a prostitute and knew all the working girls on a first-name basis.
As time moved forward, so did Debra, until the day she achieved her dream of becoming a detective. Deb was very good at what she did and probably would have remained working as a detective for the foreseeable future. But Deb's future became something that never, in her darkest dreams, could she have imagined. Because her boss, the hyper-ambitious, unethical Maria LaGuerta used her as a pawn, Debra was thrust into the role of Lieutenant of Miami Metro, a job she neither desired nor was in any way prepared for.
Deb however, was determined to make the best of it and she was managing OK until her world fell apart when she literally walked into a crime scene--that of her beloved brother Dexter (Michael C. Hall), stabbing his latest prey right in the heart.
In shock and disbelief, Deb agreed to allow Dexter to cover up the crime but she insisted he stop killing altogether. Dexter, for his sister's sake, tried to resist his urges, but in the end he went back to killing, which became an insurmountable problem for Debra.
LaGuerta again forced her way into the picture, only this time she was in pursuit of Dexter who she believed was the Bay Harbor Butcher instead of the deceased Sgt. Doakes. Ultimately, in a container in a shipping yard, Debra had to make the choice between sparing Dexter and effectively condemning her brother to death for his crimes or killing Dexter, which she found impossible to do.
As we open up Dexter's final season, six months have passed since the moment that Deb changed from a cop to a killer. As Dexter laments in this Deb-centric video, he has destroyed his sister.
Where can the two possibly go from here? Might Deb embrace a dark side of her own--and what form would that take? Meanwhile, how is Dexter to help Deb when he's still indulging his darkest side and she cannot bear the sight of him? It's gonna be very interesting to see where season 8 takes them--and us!
What Does The Psychopath Whisperer Want From Dexter?
Cop: 'Are you have problems with 'gators, Dexter?' Dexter: (pause, gestures) 'Gator ate my puppy.' (Cr: Showtime)
Dexter Excuses Supercut (VIDEO)
Watch a compilation of Dexter's best excuses from the last 7 seasons!
Throughout the series, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) has had to make up dozens of excuses--lies, actually--on the fly but he's nothing if not a quick thinker. He's probably lied more to his sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) than anyone, provoking her to ask, 'Where in fucktopia were you?' Dexter has had a lot of "personal business," that seems to puzzle Deb--though she never really questioned his honesty, before last season, when this happened:
Debra had to chose in the season 7 finale whether to shoot her boss, Maria LaGuerta, who had uncovered Dexter's serial killing ways and was begging Deb to 'put him down.' Dexter smoothly manipulated the situation, encouraging Deb that she had no other choice but to shoot him. After anguishing for what seemed like an enternity, Deb shot LaGuerta in cold blood, sparing her cold-blooded serial killer brother.
Dexter Season 8: Tease - Dexter and Ray Donovan NEW Scenes (VIDEO)
Don't miss the season premiere of Dexter beginning June 30th at 9PM ET/PT!
This brand new Dexter tease gives us more details about the struggles and eff-ups that continue six months after Debra murdered LaGuerta. We see Deb taking a bad beating in a storage unit, then cut to the thug that beat her being surprised by "someone' who shoots him through his car windows. Did Deb do that--or was it Dexter?
Dexter sees his sister coming apart and exclaims, 'Deb, look at youself, you're lost!' To which Deb emphatically responds: 'No, you're lost!
Charlotte Rampling Guest Stars on Dexter Season 8 (Cr: Showtime)
The "psychopath whisperer" (Charlotte Rampling) unnerves Dexter so much that he demands of her, "What do you want?!"
After the jump: Dexter Wrap-up Audio Podcast with Lila (Jaime Murray) and Rita (Julie Benz) and more images from the latest Dexter tease!
Nurse Jackie Season 5: Next on Episode 4 (VIDEO) & Good Doc, Bad Doc Cast Interviews!
Edie Falco as Jackie and Adam Ferrara as Frank in Nurse Jackie Episode 5.04 "Lost Girls" (Cr: Showtime)
Looking at the screencaps (above) from the Nurse Jackie promo for episode 5.04 "Lost Girls,' one thing in particular stands out. Other than when she's directly interacting with her girls or with BFF Dr. O'Hara, we never see Jackie look this happy. It's a completely different Nurse Jackie because unlike the forced smiles when she was abusing painkillers, this is a real 'whole face' smile. It's very attractive, don't you think?
However, real life has a way of breaking in and smiles fade soon enough. In this episode, Jackie must deal with both her girls acting out. It may be due to the discord that the separation and custody fight caused or in Grace's case, it may just be the terrible teens. Jackie also must deal with the still obviously smitten, Eddie. They have to work together and Jackie stills cares for him so she comes up with a simple way to make sure they are on the same "page". It's a really nice scene and there's a sense of an end--finally--to the air of hostility between them.
We are still getting to know the seemingly inept, iPhone-addicted Dr. Roman. She's a master manipulator of men and she is quite successful, especially concerning Coop (shocking, I know).
Akalitus's memory issues make have put a patient with a secret at great risk, not to mention All Saint's, but could it be possible that we've underestimated her? Tune in for all this and much more!
NURSE JACKIE 504 – “Lost Girls”Episode Details
An agitated and heavily medicated Jane Doe is brought into the ER. Jackie and Kevin are called into Fiona’s school because she’s been acting out in class. Jackie catches Grace sneaking around the city to see her much older boyfriend. When Jackie gets back to the hospital, she learns that Akalitus lost Jane Doe just as her concerned husband shows up at the hospital. Akalitus tells Jackie that the “concerned” husband has been drugging Jane Doe and she’s helping her get to a safe house. When Prentiss finds out, the nurses unite to take the blame, but he surprises them all by saying if this happens again they should come to him.
Written By: Michael Davidoff & Bill Rosenthal
Directed By: Romeo Tirone
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Episode #6 'The Climb' Preview (VIDEO) (PHOTOS)
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark in Game Of Thrones episode 3.06 'The Climb' (Credit: HBO)
Next week's episode of Game Of Thrones is aptly named "The Climb' as it refers to the journey Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and the Wildings, led by Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju), make to The Wall with the intention of climbing it and 'building the biggest fire you've ever seen'. Giantsbane, though he's told Jon he likes him, gives him a stern warning all the same: If Jon falls during his long slippery ascent, he is not to scream.
There may be other situations that have been previewed that might entail 'a climb,' as often with the duel/multiple-meaning titled eppys, at least one meaning is not literal.
Roose Bolton (Michael McElhatton) in Game Of Thrones episode 3.05 (Credit: HBO)
I'm concerned about Roose Bolton, who now holds Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth's fate in his hands. He is said to be among the most ruthless of all the antagonists in Game Of Thrones.
Otherwise, we have this shot in the preview that is troubling. I have no idea what is wrong with Jojen (Thomas Brodie-Sangster)--it appears that he is having a seizure (?)
Jojen Reed (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) in Game Of Thrones episode 3.06 'The Climb' (Credit: HBO)
We know that in the next episode of Game Of Thrones, the red witch, Melisandre, is traveling to the Riverlands to meet with SPOILER Gendry (Joe Dempsie), of all people. Prior to leaving, she explained to Stannis that he was not the only one with the blood of a king and she was leaving to seek another. Perhaps Gendry's remark to Arya that he was tired of being beholden to others and wished to be a free man held more meaning than it seemed, foreshadowing the arrival of the witch and with her, what may entice him.
Arya and Gendry in Game Of Thrones episode 3.05
Episode 3.06 - 'The Climb' Episode Details
Tywin plans strategic unions for the Lannisters. Melisandre pays a visit to the Riverlands. Robb weighs a compromise to repair his alliance with House Frey. Roose Bolton decides what to do with Jaime Lannister. Jon, Ygritte and the Wildlings face a daunting climb--The Wall. (Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by Alik Sakharov.)
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Recap #5 (VIDEO)
Joe Dempsie as "Gendry' and Maisie Williams as "Arya" in Game Of Thrones episode 305 (Cr: HBO)
Game of Thrones Season 3: Inside the Episode #5 (VIDEO)
'Game Of Thrones' episode 5 GIFS
Jon Snow and Ygritte - Episode 5.05 'Kissed by Fire'
Pain shuddered through him … and suddenly the bathhouse was spinning.
Brienne caught him before he could fall. Her arm was all gooseflesh,
clammy and chilled, but she was strong, and gentler than he would have
thought. Gentler than Cersei, he thought as she helped him from the tub, his legs wobbly as a limp cock. “Guards!” he heard the wench shout. “The Kingslayer!”
More Behind-the-Scenes Footage from True Blood Season 6!
Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård) Cr: HBO
Waiting sucks but Season 6 of True Blood premieres Sunday, June 16 at 9pm only on HBO.
True Blood
returns in June, and HBO has released the third of multiple “Waiting
Sucks” videos that give us a behind-the-scenes look at the new season.
This short scene involves the interrogation by Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård) of Willa Burrell (Amelia Rose Blaire) the daughter of anti-vampire Louisiana Governor Creighton Burrell (Arliss Howard). Willa tells Eric
of vampire abductions and torture. The governor's daughter has been described as being sympathetic to the vampire cause so Eric is probably just showing off when he 'drops fang'. Or not.
Alexander Skarsgård and Amelia Rose Blaire in a scene from True Blood Season 6 (Credit:HBO)
I've watched the first five episodes of the new season of Nurse Jackie after having watched since it premiered 4 years ago. I am so very pleased with it and I think you will be, too.
At it's core, the show is about a head nurse who outwardly, has it all together--she's extremely competant, a leader, instills confidence in others--then it spins out of control due to her drug addiction. By this season's opener, Nurse Jackie has gone to rehab, completing eight of the steps, and has been sober for about 9 months, give or take. But she insists on staying sober by playing by her own rules which makes for a razor thin line for Jackie to walk while staying on top of her 70-hour a week job, going through the wrenching emotional mechanics of a divorce/deciding who gets the girls. Could their be room for romance, too? That would be a first--but then, so is her sobriety so don't miss what will be the best ever season of Nurse Jackie.
Nurse Jackie : Season 5: Episode 1 Clip - 'Mother of the Year' (VIDEO)
As much as I love a solid TV news exclusive like this one from EW, I still enjoy the on-set Tweets from Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter's sister, 'Deb') the most (@J2theCarpenter). Have a look at some of the shots she's posted (as well as a fan shot). I'd bet my eldest son, that Carpenter's onscreen character, Debra Morgan, is going to find herself driving into a pond and looking a bit worse for wear (see photo) afterwards. No context yet other than Carpenter referring to the scene as happening in episode 4, which I guess actually is some context. Check back for more spoilery Tweets from Carpenter and other Dexter updates, as we get closer to the June 30 2013 premiere date of Dexter on Showtime!
Dexter - Hannah (Yvonne Strahovski) on Dexter's Table (VIDEO)
Yvonne Strahovski is officially returning to Dexter for the show’s eighth season.
Yvonne Strahovski returning to 'Dexter' --EW EXCLUSIVE
The actress is set to reprise her role in a multi-episode arc this summer as Hannah McKay, the gorgeous killer florist. Last season, Hannah became Dexter’s twisted love interest and a major thorn in his side. When we last saw her in the seventh season finale, Hannah had escaped from prison, and Dex was seemingly lucky to get away from her. “We both knew it would come to this, one of us dead or behind bars,” Dexter said. With Hannah returning, we suspect this time one of them (or both?) won’t escape so easily.
Yvonne Strahovski as Hannah McKay and Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in 'Dexter' (Credit: Showtime)
'Dexter' star Yvonne Strahovksi on Twitter
James Hibberd talk about the new season 8 of 'Dexter' with returning guest star Yvonne Strahovski (Hannah McKay)
A Former True Blood Cast Member Is Reprising Her Role
Anna Camp as Sarah Newlin on True Blood (Cr: HBO)
Since the former Rev. Steve Newlin (Michael McMillian) returned to the show--as a vampire no less--True Blood fans have occassionally asked: Where is the former Mrs. Newlin? Now we know:
TVLine has learned exclusively that Anna Camp has signed on to reprise
her role as 'anti-vamp puritan,' Sarah Newlin for a guest stint.
In addition to playing Mindy's best friend on "The Mindy Project,"
Camp has also appeared on episodes of "Mad Men" and "The Good Wife" and
she starred in the hit films "Pitch Perfect" and "The Help."
DANIELLE YU (Credit: danielleyu.blogspot.com)
Season 6 of "True Blood" has included a number of staff changes,
including Alan Ball stepping down as showrunner, being
replaced by Brian Buckner.
RIP Shameless' Fiona and Jimmy/Steve - 'That's all she wrote.'
'Shameless' : Season 3: Episode 12 - Directing a Scene (VIDEO)
Shameless Director Mark Mylod discusses filming the season 3 finale.
William H. Macy and Ethan Cutkosky in the Shameless season 3 finale ( Cr: Showtime)
Most of Shameless' season 3 finale, 'Survival of the Fittest' was bittersweet. Beginning with Fiona's desperate attempts to contact Jimmy, whose phone is at the bottom of Lake Michigan, as Jimmy himself may be, to Lip getting his high school diploma and finding out he has a full ride to MIT--for which he thanks Mandy. Then we had Ian forging an ID for himself, saying he's 18 y.o. old and joining the Army. Karen, Jody and baby Hymie packed up for Arizona and left Sheila an empty-nester. More bitter than sweet, is that the love that both Debs and Carl have for their their wayward father is as strong as ever as Frank's years of drugging and drinking catch up to him and he lands, seriously ill, in the hospital.
The video above dissects the scene with Carl making his way to his dad's hospital room in the dark of a wintery Chicago night, in hopes of helping Frank to heal.
Read on for a short excerpt of the excellent interview with Emmy Rossum (Fiona) in which she talks of if Jimmy and Fiona are really over and the making of that memorable coffeehouse scene that preceded his disappearance.
Justin Chatwin as Jimmy & Emmy Rossum as Fiona in Shameless Episode 3.11 (Cr: Showtime)
“I take it that at the end of Episode 11, you’re to assume that he got on the boat and he’s not coming back,” says star Emmy Rossum. “We saw what happened to the last person who got on that boat. Remember? The first guy in the first episode, they chopped him up and they threw him off the boat.” Given that Beto tossed Jimmy’s phone in the water, Rossum believes there are only two options: “We’re supposed to assume that Jimmy is either gone to work for the family down in Brazil, or he’s done in Chicago.”
With her boyfriend MIA and not returning her calls, Fiona will be “very worried” and will blame herself for driving him away, especially after the way they left things during their epic coffeehouse clash.
“...she will assume in Episode 12 that she caused this. She hasn’t heard from him. They had a big fight. She said, ‘Don’t come home,’ and now he’s not calling her back. So she will think that she basically told him to [leave]... not that he is involved with all these gangsters. She doesn’t know any of that.”
Whatever happens to Jimmy – and it remains a mystery even to the actress, who says the series shot different takes for his storyline – “it’s a pretty big turning point” for the character.
Game Of Thrones Season 3 starts shortly after season 2 ended (mostly)
Game of Thrones, Season 3 - Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran)
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Inside The Wildlings (VIDEO)
Game of Thrones - Episode 3.01 - Valar Dohaeris - Review
This is an initial impression of the premiere episode Game of Thrones - Episode 3.01 - 'Valar Dohaeris'. It contains only the mildest of spoilers.
Unsurprisingly and very satisfyingly, the series has raised the bar yet again visually. The locations, the sets, the costumes, the effects… everything just looks sumptuous.
In the premiere episode, we pick up where we left off last season, with Sam Tarley running from the White Walkers and their army of undead. The scene is intense and atmospheric...with a surprise ending. Cut to the opening credits, which feature King’s Landing, Winterfell, Harrenhal, Dragonstone, the Wall and Astapor.
The rest of the episode is dedicated to catching us up with the various players in the story, including those in King’s Landing, on Dragonstone, beyond the Wall and across the Narrow Sea.
Many of these scenes do double-duty, not only catching us up on past events but also setting things up for later in the season like... watching the chess pieces being moved into position yet again... and their potential meaning... for the storylines this season.
And what of those storylines? Every one wants to know how closely this season will hew to A Storm of Swords.
Having only watched a fraction of season 3... it seems that they are still following the main storyline but at times...taking a different path getting to their destination.
There are a number of new scenes in episode one that are not in the book but which blend in in such a way that they could have been.
Others scenes, like in past seasons are wholly different from the writings of George R.R. Martin, but they serve to streamline events and characters.
Season 2 of Game Of Thrones kept most of our characters very busy.
Robb Stark is
fighting for an independent North.
Theon Greyjoy turned on the
Starks but was eventually stabbed in the back by his own family.
Joffrey Lannister is still on the Iron Throne, but his uncle, Renly Baratheon,
also felt he had the right to claim the throne and he received help
from House Tyrell.
Tyrion Lannister arrived in King’s Landing to
become the hand of the king, only to almost succcumb during the
Battle of the Blackwater and then to be cast aside by his own
father, Tywin.
Then there is Stannis Baratheon, also still in it to win
it, and he is being helped by Melisandre (Carice van Houten).
Meanwhile, Daenerys Targaryen is still on Essos with her three
dragons, Jon Snow is still a captive of the Wildlings, and the last
episode ended with Sam Tarly trying to hide from an army of White Walkers.
(Cr: HBO)
Game of Thrones is an HBO series that started in April 2011. The series is based on the epic fantasy book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R.R. Martin. It's premise is about a power struggle for the Iron Throne between seven noble families on the fictional continent Westeros.
Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)
GAME OF THRONES - APRIL EPISODES DESCRIPTIONS
Episode #22: “Dark Wings, Dark Words”
Debut: SUNDAY, APRIL 7 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Sansa (Sophie Turner) says too much. Shae (Sibel Kekilli) asks Tyrion
(Peter Dinklage) for a favor. Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) finds a way
to pass the time. Arya (Maisie Williams) runs into the Brotherhood
Without Banners.
Written for television by Vanessa Taylor; directed by Daniel Minahan.
Episode #23: “Walk of Punishment”
Debut: SUNDAY, APRIL 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Tyrion shoulders new responsibilities. Jon (Kit Harington) is taken to
the Fist of the First Men. Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) meets with the
slavers. Jaime strikes a deal with his captors.
Written for television by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by David Benioff.
Episode #24: “And Now His Watch Is Ended”
Debut: SUNDAY, APRIL 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
The Night’s Watch takes stock. Varys (Conleth Hill) meets his better.
Arya is taken to the commander of the Brotherhood. Daenerys exchanges a
chain for a whip.
Written for television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by Alex Graves.
Episode #25: “Kissed by Fire”
Debut: SUNDAY, APRIL 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
The Hound (Rory McCann) is judged by the gods; Jaime is judged by men.
Jon proves himself; Robb (Richard Madden) is betrayed. Tyrion learns the
cost of weddings.
Written for television by Bryan Cogman; directed by Alex Graves.
Rose Leslie as Ygritte in Game Of Thrones Season 3 (Credit: EW)
You may think you know how brutal HBO’s beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy Game of Thrones
can get, but to paraphrase Wildling temptress Ygritte: “You know
nothing about season 3.” Based on roughly the first half of the third
novel in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Storm of Swords,
this season continues the epic story of rival families vying
for power in a fantasy kingdom where winter and summer last for years.
It includes some of the most rousing moments of
triumph in the saga’s five-book (so far) histroy — as well as its
most bloody casualties. ...“Emotionally, this season really goes for the jugular,” Thrones executive story editor Bryan Cogman tells Entertainment Weekly in this week’s issue. “In some cases, quite literally.”...
Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are reluctant to raise
expectations any higher, but are optimistic...One
particular “Scene Which Shall Not Be Named,” as Benioff called it, left
the Thrones team devastated. “I’ve never seen the crew so
emotional,” Benioff says. “If the scene has that effect on the people
making it who know what’s coming, if they’re that overpowered, I think
it’s going to have an overwhelming effect on people watching it.” (cont.)
This season, the Lannister family backstabbing is ratcheted to a new
level now that Lord Tywin (Charles Dance) has returned to King’s
Landing. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) struggles to purchase a
merciless eunuch army. Kingslayer Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) attempts
to escape the confinement of his noble escort Brienne (Gwendoline
Christie). Jon Snow (Kit Harington) infiltrates the rival Wildling camp
led by Mance Rayder (Ciarán Hinds), while the mesmerizing Ygritte (Rose Leslie)
tries to melt Jon Snow’s heart.
HBO's Season 3 adaption of Game of Thrones is one that has long been anticipated by fans of the George R.R. Martin epic fantasy series "A Song Of Ice & Fire."
Based on parts of book 3, this season some of the most compelling characters get into some of the most memorable situations of the entire series thus far.
Diana Rigg as Lady Oleanna (Cr: EW)
Diana Rigg will play a character that stood out for her extreme directness, her lack of desire to suffer fools and her ability to scheme. It should be an absolute joy to see Rigg take on the pivotal role of Lady Oleanna Tyrell.
As Blackwater Bay cools, the victors consolidate their power
and rebuild King’s Landing. But new challengers for the Iron Throne
rise from the most unexpected places. Characters old and new must
navigate the demands of family, honor, ambition, love and – above all –
survival, as the Westeros civil war rages into autumn.
Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R.
Martin, GAME OF THRONES is an epic story of treachery and nobility set
on the continent of Westeros, where summers and winters can last years,
and only the lust for power is eternal. The Emmy®- and Golden
Globe-winning series returns for its ten-episode third season SUNDAY,
MARCH 31 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other
episodes on subsequent Sundays at the same time.
As season three begins, the Lannisters hold absolute
dominion over King’s Landing after repelling Stannis Baratheon’s forces.
Yet Robb Stark, King in the North, still controls much of the South as
well, and has yet to lose a battle. In the Far North, Mance Rayder has
united the wildlings into the largest army Westeros has ever seen. Only
the Night’s Watch stands between him and the Seven Kingdoms, but nobody
knows what happened to its Lord Commander and the force he led beyond
the Wall.
Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen – reunited with
her three growing dragons – ventures into Slaver’s Bay in search of
ships to take her home and allies to conquer it.
Returning series regulars on GAME OF THRONES this season
include: Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (Tyrion
Lannister), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark), Lena Headey (Cersei
Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
(Jaime Lannister), Aidan Gillen (Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish), Iain
Glen (Jorah Mormont), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Richard Madden (Robb
Stark), Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark),
Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) and
Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon).
Additional returning series regulars this season include:
Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Rory McCann (Sandor
“The Hound” Clegane), Conleth Hill (Varys), John Bradley (Samwell
Tarly), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), James Cosmo (Commander
Jeor Mormont), Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon), Carice van Houten
(Melisandre), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Sibel Kekilli (Shae),
Rose Leslie (Ygritte) and Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell).
Returning recurring cast members on GAME OF THRONES this
season include: Natalia Tena (Osha), Joe Dempsie (Gendry), Oona Chaplin
(Talisa Maegyr Stark), Julian Glover (Maester Pycelle), Kristian Nairn
(Hodor), Finn Jones (Loras Tyrell), Esmé Bianco (Ros), Gemma Whelen
(Yara Greyjoy), Hannah Murray (Gilly) and Art Parkinson (Rickon Stark).
New cast members for the third season include: Ciarán Hinds
(Mance Rayder), Diana Rigg (Lady Olenna Tyrell), Mackenzie Crook
(Orell), Clive Russell (Brynden “The Blackfish” Tully), Nathalie
Emannuel (Missandei), Kerry Ingram (Shireen Baratheon), Paul Kaye
(Thoros of Myr), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Jojen Reed), Ellie Kendrick
(Meera Reed), Richard Dormer (Beric Dondarrion), Kristofer Hivju
(Tormund Giantsbane), Philip McGinley (Anguy), Tara Fitzgerald (Selyse
Baratheon), Tobias Menzies (Edmure Tully), Anton Lesser (Qyburn), Ian
McElhinney (Barristan Selmy), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton) and Noah
Taylor (Locke).
Jon is brought before Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the
Wall, while the Night’s Watch survivors retreat south. In King’s
Landing, Tyrion asks for his reward. Littlefinger offers Sansa a way
out. Cersei hosts a dinner for the royal family. Daenerys sails into
Slaver’s Bay.
Written for television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by Daniel Minahan.
It's pretty clear that a sober life vs. a non-sober life for Nurse Jackie means pretty much having all of the same responsibilities with none of the numbing.
Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie on Showtime
Nurse Jackie : Season 5: Official Trailer (VIDEO)
Without the crutch of getting high, Jackie has to face it all stone cold sober and though she seems to have a really good resolve, there are moments when you can see just how stretched thin Jackie (Edie Falco) still is. She's holding it together but with the custody fight with Kevin looming, (speaking of Kevin (Dominic Fumusa) he is being a real dick--still). Jackie's ex is carrying his anger and resentment towards her proudly like a badge, using every excuse available to tell her ('nicely') that she ruined everyone's life and that she's scum.
He's really not forgiving her any time soon no matter how anyone--including his daughters with Jackie, feels about it.
An overturned bus makes for a crazy day at All Saints. Two new
doctors join the staff: Dr. Carrie Roman, a resident who fucked her way
to the middle, and Dr. Ike Prentiss, a badass Army doc. Dr. Eleanor
O’Hara just wants to spend every minute with her new son. Coop is wary
of Prentiss but starts crushing on Carrie. And in the middle of the
chaos, Akalitus gives Eddie back his old job. After witnessing yet
another tense morning between the Peytons, Zoey announces that it’s time
for her to move out of Jackie’s house and O’Hara tells Jackie it’s her
last day at All Saints and she’s moving to London to be with her baby
and her family. And all this, the day before Jackie’s birthday. And the
end of a long day, Jackie puts one pill into a small jewelry box next to
her wedding ring in her night stand. It’s a new year.
Written By: Clyde Phillips
Directed By: Randall Einhorn
This is not an easy time for Jackie--but other people are struggling, too. O'Hara + mummyhood + work vs. wealthy, stayed-at-home mom--why work? SPOILER! So far in the first three epiosdes, Eve Best in the character of Dr. O'Hara, (soon to be residing in London) has had a grainy Skype birthday celebration with SPOILER help from Jackie's soon-to-be-former roommate. I'm entirely unsure what her role will be througout season 5. Sure will miss her if it is reduced by much.
I'm guessing that if Eve Best as Dr. O'Hara does not come back in a full capacity she'll be doing periodic Skyping. I'd rather have her in the same room with the people she's conversing with, having a party for, and so forth but if she's to be limited this season then back for more later, I wouldn't have to have a problem with that.
Gloria Akalitus (Anna Deavere Smith) is having memory issues but no has yet really confronted her on it.
Gwendoline Christie: Game Of Thrones' Chameleon Knight
Gwendoline Christie - Despite what all the interviewers say, she's exactly like Brienne of Tarth (Cr: Gwendoline Christie/Twittter)
After looking forward to 'meeting' Brienne of Tarth onscreen in season 2 of HBO's Game Of Thrones, I was not the least disappointed in Gwendoline Christie's portrayal of the character, nor in her appearance. Unfortunately, we didn't get a lot of time to appreciate Christie's abilities--her acting or her physicality--as her chacacter's arc hadn't picked up yet. SPOILER. It does this season. And better yet, her arc is hugely intertwined with another character that though a fan fave, was barely glimpsed last season (same reason as for 'Brienne'). Both will (hopefully) get a nice piece of screen time in Game of Thrones season 3 as they struggle through an incredibly perilous adventure 'together' (reluctantly).
In a gorgeous forest glade in Northern Ireland last September, Gwendoline Christie is dressed in armor and sitting atop a horse. Her arms and hands
are bound with sturdy rope. “I can only shake hands with my eyes,” she
says with a grin.
When the director orders “action,” Christie, as Game of Thrones
fan-favorite knight Brienne of Tarth, jumps off the horse and muscles
through some henchmen. On the show it all looks quick and simple. In
person, the action is more impressive because of Christie’s bulky
costume and bindings — just try jumping down onto uneven ground without
the use of your arms. Luckily, ever since landing the role of Brienne
two years ago, Christie has engaged in heavy physical training for the
part. The rigorous dedication will pay off more than ever in season
three as her character undertakes a very challenging journey while
trying to return the captive kingslayer Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj
Coster-Waldau) to King’s Landing.
“We last saw her as a female knight who was very much having to prove
herself and find her place and find her place in society because she
doesn’t have a natural place where she fits in,” Christie says after the
crew releases her from her bindings. “By the end of [the season] she
has a mission, which she believes is for the greater good. [Season 3]
focuses on [Brienne and Jaime's] relationship and the journey those two
human beings go on is extraordinary. We see her in situations trying to
survive in ways that extend beyond her physical strength. And we start
to see her explore her womanhood, what it is, for her, to be a woman.
She’s starts to find out more about herself and about very basic human
emotions — attachment to someone else and what honor really means to
her. In this ridiculous and extreme situation of high drama, she starts
to really find out who she is and what she believes in.”
Brienne is described in George R.R Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire novels
as large, tough and physically unattractive. When EW first reported the
relative newcomer had landed the role, the very first reader comment on
the post, which included a red-carpet out-of-character photo of the
actress, was, “She looks too pretty and thin to play Brienne.” That
oddly flattering knock was a somewhat common reaction to her casting (at
least, until fans saw her impressively muscular interpretation of the
role).
Christie says she was rather startled — and pleased — by the response.
“All my life, all I’ve ever wanted is for people to say — first of all —
I’m pretty. But ‘too pretty’? Is amazing,” she says. “I also loved that
they said, ‘Who’s this model?’ I only ever wanted to be a model. This
acting thing — three years of drama school — is an accident! I was like,
‘Wow, they think I’m a model?’ I didn’t mind it at all. I knew all the
things I wanted to do to become the part. I’ve always been able to look
very different very easily.”
As you listen to Christie, it’s striking how, on the surface, she is
nothing like Brienne — in a good way. Brienne’s personality is rather
cold and humorless whereas Christie is witty and passionate.
Nonetheless, the actress says she’s been able to identify with Brienne’s
search to find her place in the world. “There’s so many parts of my
life that I’ve struggled with — that so many millions of others
struggled with — about being an outsider, about feeling ugly, about
having to overcome looking different to other people,” she says. “The
great thing about this character is she’s found her strength. And this
season, she goes beyond that as a person.”
THRONES NEWS!: This is the first entry in a series of 15 Game of
Thrones stories with exclusive behind-the-scenes content, largely drawn
for our Northern Ireland set visit last fall. EW’s Thrones countdown
will feature a new Game of Thrones story (#EWThrones hashtag) with
original (non-spoiler) interviews each weekday in the Inside TV blog
leading up to the March 31 season three premiere. After that, we’ll have
recaps (see the recaps for the first two seasons here) and interviews
after each episode airs. Follow me on Twitter @james_hibberd for Game of
Thrones news.
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The Red Witch 'Melisandre' (Carice van Houton) (CR: EW/HBO)
Making Of Game Of Thrones Season 3: Vlog #4 - Down To The Smallest Detail
Small details can pose big challenges. Go behind the scenes with Game Of Thrones season 3
Propmaster Gordon Fitzgerald to see cool stuff from the show up close.
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen on the Game Of Thrones season 3 set (CR: HBO)
Khaleesi and a dragon cage, which according to propmaster Gordon Fitzgerald, was convincing--but not functional(!)
RECAP Game of Thrones Season 2 with Executive Producers, D.B. Weiss and David Benioff.
Season 3 of the acclaimed epic fantasy by George R.R. Martin premieres on 3/31 at 9 PM.
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The $15,000 'Game of Thrones' painting?
Scroll below to see more artistic takes on the world of HBO’s Game of Thrones courtesy of Austin’s Mondo Gallery.
The images are part of an exhibit that opened Friday, timed to the start of the South by Southwest film festival. Below are 10 original pieces from the exhibit. If you want to buy the first one, however, you have to pay the Iron Price — $15,000 for an oil painting that includes several of the Thrones-verse fan-favorite characters. The rest are more modestly priced.
Below are the first two posters in a series of eight creative images that will be unveiled starting today at the gallery’s new Thrones
event. Mondo, the collectible art division of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema,
is launching the poster series on the first day of the South by
Southwest music/film/interactive conference, which is seeing an
increased TV industry presence this year (Showtime, NBC, The CW,
A&E, Bravo and USA are among the networks with events planned).
I hafta admit, after watching the Nurse Jackie Season 5 sneak peek and tease which had NO sign of our beloved Dr. O'Hara, I was just a bit worried myself that the delicious Eve Best might not be returning to Nurse Jackie. So this is excellent news--I had been and now can continue to look forward to finding out how O'Hara will handle the new life chapter of single motherhood(!) I'm guessing mommy veteran Jackie will be a much-needed source of support! That could be a nice flip from O'Hara's role last season as the one offering loads of BFF-quality friendship, support, and strength to a newly-in-recovery Jackie.
Nurse Jackie: 'Dealing with life without crutches is a bitch indeed' - Edie Falco
Edie Falco as Jackie and Adam Ferrara as Frank in Nurse Jackie on Showtime returning for a new season Sunday, April 14th at 9PM ET/PT.April 2013 (Cr: Showtime)
Get a sneak peek look at what's in store for season 5 of Nurse Jackie.
Paul Schulze as Eddie Walzer and Anna Deavere Smith as Gloria Akalitus return in Nurse Jackie - Season 5 (Cr: Showtime)
The fired are rehired...
There are staff changess...Cruz is gone...and there are (3) new characters.
The 'new trauma guy' (Morris Chestnut) shown with Peter Facinelli as Dr. Fitch Cooper (Cr: Showtime)...
First year resident Dr. Kelly Roman played by Betty Gilpin (Cr: Showtime)...
...And a 'hopeful chapter' in Jackie's life begins with her introduction to 'Frank' (Adam Ferrara) Cr: Showtime
Despite the optimistic outlook, as Edie Falco puts it, Jackie is dealing with 'life without crutches' whilst dealing with Kevin's demand for primary custody of the girls as well as the daily challenges of being a recovering addict in a high stress, 70-hour a week job.
How will she manage? Be sure to tune in when Nurse Jackie returns for a new season Sunday, April 14th at 9PM ET/PT!
Sobriety's a Bitch (Nurse Jackie Spot) VIDEO
Jackie may be a trauma queen but sobriety's a bitch.
Jennifer Carpenter's Twitter is an excellent Dexter News Source!
Deb's (Jennifer Carpenter) new ride on Dexter season 8 (June 2013)
I realized just prior to the beginning of Dexter season 7 that the actor that plays Dexter's sister Deb, Jennifer Carpenter (Twitter name: @J2thecarpenter), is an excellent source of behind-the-scenes information about Showtime's Dexter, which as you probably know is returning this JUNE(!)
Dexter season 8 first read through Tweet
Unlike some celebrities that Tweet photos of their latest meal (or bowel movement), Carpenter Tweets really interesting stuff without giving away anything that would imperil her job. When she's not filming Dexter, she sends out some very funny stuff as well, often with attached photos. So let's look at some of the latest Tweets from 'Deb' to learn what's up with "Dexter" which returned to filming what is probably it's final season on February 11, 2013.
'Are you shitfuckingkidding me?' - JC
Yes, offscreen Carpenter talks much like her onscreen character (in her Tweets, at least).
Nick Gomez signs on for Dexter season 8 in a recurrring role
Finally, as SpoilerTV reported, Nick Gomez (@Nicksgomez) has signed on as a recurring player in Dexter season 8.
Emilia Clarke is Daenerys Targaryen, a.k.a. Khaleesi, a.k.a. the Mother of Dragons on Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke stars in Game Of Thrones -Season 3 on HBO starting 3.31.13 (Screencap Credit: GQ)
GAME OF THRONES dragon queen and upcoming Broadway leading lady in the new production of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, rising star Emilia Clarke, shows off her striking visage and luscious curves in a provacative new photo shoot for GQ Magazine.
GAME OF THRONES returns on HBO for Season Three at the end of March.
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S begins previews on March 4 and is set to open March 20. The play is a new adaptation of the classic Truman Capote novel by Richard Greenberg, directed by Sean Mathias.
It's silly to say, but when I take the wig off at the end of the day, I'm rather disappointed when I look in the mirror." Doubtful!
But really, right now is good: critical love, and massive viewership, and job assurance... Plus, she's plotting follow-ups to "my first real job." Like playing Holly Golightly on Broadway, or maybe making a ballistic comedy (Clarke laughs as often as some people blink, and doesn't mind being seen around L.A. with Seth MacFarlane)—or, better, crashing her other favorite shows: "I'd give my right arm to be, like, a random extra on Girls, just to walk past one of the scenarios. I'd love that more than anything. Or, like, a meth head on Breaking Bad. It'd be like Where's Wally?!" (Which you've gotta hear— her true, highborn British accent pronouncing the book's true British title: Wally!) "Only, again, without the wig, they wouldn't recognize me." Like picking Waldo out of a crowd without his hat. Or his dragons.
Enjoy Game Of Thrones Season 2 Blu-Ray Extras Like the Newest Release: Game of Thrones Season 2: George RR Martin Takes the Night's Watch Oath!
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister (Cr: HBO)
Forging Game of Thrones Sword (Jaime Lannister) VIDEO
Published on Feb 11, 2013
Every week our master swordsmith and renowned propmaster, Tony Swatton, forges iconic weapons using high-speed belt grinders, scorching furnaces, and pounding power hammers. Then he takes his weapon to the streets to bust up some stuff.
In our Premiere Episode, Tony builds Jaime Lannister's sword from "Game of Thrones." This blade will be crafted from scratch, with a hilt forged from molten bronze, and then taken outside for an epic battle against a windshield.
Brought to you by Game of Thrones; the complete second season available on Blu-ray, DVD & iTunes. Own it February 19.
Kit Harington as Jon Snow (Cr: HBO)
Game Of Thrones Season 3 Premiere Episode Description:
Episode #21: Jon is brought before Mance
Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, while the Night’s Watch survivors
retreat south. In King’s Landing, Tyrion asks for his reward,
Littlefinger offers Sansa a way out, and Cersei hosts a dinner for the
royal family. Arya runs into the Brotherhood Without Banners. Dany sails
into Slaver's Bay. (Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed
by Daniel Minahan)
Now is a great time to reacquaint yourself with the world of Game Of Thrones while waiting for the March 30, 2013 premiere on HBO of the third season. These clips go behind-the-scenes, delving deeper into the fantastical world created by George R.R. Martin.
Game of Thrones Season 2: Inner Circle VIDEO Clip
Interview with the gorgeous Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) and the writers of Game of Thrones about what it is like to work with her 'old friend' Peter Dinklage, who plays her brother, Tyrion Lannister on the show.
Game of Thrones Season 2: The Night's Watch History VIDEO Clip
Narrated by the beautiful, whiskey-voiced Rose Leslie, who plays the wildling Ygitte, The Night's Watch History is a spine-chilling, violent tale of the Night's Watch.
Game of Thrones Season 2: The Night's Watch VIDEO Clip
Listen to Kit Harington (Jon Snow) recite the Night's Watch Oath with pivotal scenes from season two.
Screencap from Game of Thrones Season 2: Making Histories VIDEO (Cr: HBO)
Game of Thrones Season 2: Making Histories VIDEO
A fascinating expansion of the Game Of Thrones series that springs to life through through animated drawings of Will Simpson. One of 19 included with the BLU-RAY SEASON 2 VIDEO EXTRAS. Narrated by Rose Leslie.
Update! Game of Thrones Season 2: George RR Martin Takes the Night's Watch Oath (VIDEO)
Game Of Thrones Hardcover Book ( Credit: HBO)
Lastly, is Game of Thrones: Inside HBO's Game of Thrones Hardcover Book VIDEO, which though to my knowledge, is not part of the DVD, is still filled with wondrous displays of scenery and commentary from the artists and other creatives who bring the show to life.
Tune in for the Premiere of Game Of Thrones Season 3 on 3.30.13!
Meet Tormund Giantsbane, Mance Rayder, & Orell on the Iceland set of Game Of Thrones season 3!
Game of Thrones on location in Iceland season 3 - Behind the Scenes - Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju)
Making Of Game Of Thrones Season 3: Vlog #3 - Intensity Of Iceland
Go beyond the Wall as the cast and crew of Game of Thrones films in Iceland.
For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1.
There will be no green screens in the location footage for the 'beyond the wall' portion of season 3 Game of Thrones as this breathtakingly stark, gorgeous behind-the-scenes video shows. That is real ice on people's hair, faces and beards--see?
Game of Thrones Season 3 Iceland location shot (behind-the scenes) Real ice on actor's face & beard.
It is explained in the GoT: Intensity Of Iceland video, that there is only about 5 hours of light in which to shoot each day which adds to the many other challenges of creating Game Of Thrones in Iceland. Everyone seems to have great attitude about it, though. Wonder if anyone ended up with frostbite? It sure looks like a distinct possibility!
Game of Thrones Season 3 Iceland location shot (behind-the scenes)
More behind-the-scenes caps from 'Game Of Thrones' Season 3 Vlog #3 - Intensity Of Iceland after the jump!
Ciaran Hinds as "Mance Rayder" Game of Thrones BTS Season 3 (Cr: HBO)
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Invitation To The Set (VIDEO)
Published on Jan 19, 2013
Don't miss the season 3 premiere on March 31st, 2013.
Kit Harington as 'Jon Snow' in Game of Thrones - Season 3
Making Of Game Of Thrones Season 3: Vlog #2 - Molding The Book Into A Series (VIDEO)
Don't miss the season 3 premiere on March 31st, 2013. For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1.
Maisie Williams as 'Arya Stark' in a scene from Game of Thrones - season 3 (Cr: HBO)
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Three-Eyed Raven Tease (VIDEO)
Game of Thrones Season 2: Stark Children Beatboxing Game of Thrones Theme (VIDEO)
Watch the Season 2, episode 3 audio commentary opening credits as Maisie Williams (Arya), Sophie Turner (Sansa), and Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran) beat box to the Game of Thrones theme song.
The new season three Game of Thrones Vlog (part #2) is quite exciting in that it shows scenes which include (pretty much) all the major characters. Though each new Game of Thrones season 3 scene is short some could be considered spoiler-ish so be warned--and enjoy!
Surprise, mother f**ker! Dexter Returns for Season 8 in June!
This is one I didn't see coming, but according to Showtime boss David Nevins' announcement at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, the hit drama will debut three months earlier than usual on Sunday, June 30 at 9/8c, where it will lead into a brand new Showtime original drama.
Dexter and Ray Donovan Summer 2013
The return of Dexter and the premiere of Ray Donovan Sunday, June 30th only on Showtime.
Check out this NEW Video (above) that catches you up with Dexter's NEW schedule as well as the Liev Schreiber vehicle, 'Ray Donovan.'
Liev Schreiber in 'Ray Donovan' (Cr: Showtime)
The Showtime hit is moving to summer for what could be its final season. Dexter season 8 will debut June 30 at 9 p.m. to serve as a lead-in for Showtime’s new series Ray Donovan, which stars Liev Schreiber as a professional “fixer” for the rich and famous.
Showtime's entertainment president assures that the Dexter
team will still have plenty of time to create a strong season. “They
had a lot of advance warning [that this was happening] and they know
where they’re going,” he said. “No less production time; a little less
vacation time.”
Dates released for more NEW and returning Showtime Original Programming:
In addition to the big news that Dexter fans have only to wait five more months for season 8 to commence, Nevins announced that Showtime's Golden Globe & Emmy award-winning thriller Homeland, will return for its third season Sept. 29 and will be paired with the new Masters and Johnson period drama Masters of Sex.
More 2013 dates from Showtime: Shameless, House of Lies and Californication premiered on Sunday, January 13; Nurse Jackie and The Borgias April 14; The Big C: Hereafter will conclude the series starting April 29. Web Therapy will be on sometime this summer. Episodes will return early 2014. Here’s a video preview of Ray Donovan and Masters:
MASTERS OF SEX and RAY DONOVAN, the newest additions to the critically-acclaimed and award-winning slate of original series from Showtime, will premiere in 2013.
Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN) and her dad, Hank Moody (David Duchovny) in Californication season 6 - starting on Jan 13 on Showtime
PLUS, watch the next episode one week early, every Monday only on Showtime On Demand and Showtime Anytime!
Don't miss CALIFORNICATION, Sundays at 10:30PM ET/PT.
CALIFORNICATION – 601 – “THE UNFORGIVEN” Hank Moody (DAVID DUCHOVNY) may have survived a murder-suicide attempt by his lovelorn ex, Carrie (NATALIE ZEA), but she’s still haunting him. Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) takes his best friend and star client to meet rocker Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) about giving A Crazy Little Thing Called Love the Broadway treatment. A revelation about Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN) prompts a tailspin that causes Charlie, Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) and Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) to take action with Hank. SOURCE:Showtime
Hank and 'professional muse,' "Faith' (Maggie Grace) in season 6 CALIFORNICATION
Written by: Tom Kapinos Directed by: David Duchovny
Guest Stars: Natalie Zea, Alexandra Barreto, Maggie Wheeler And Tim Minchin Co-Stars: Carter Sand, Lyndon Smith, Dustin Sterling, Chris Gann, Kristina Kruz, Elizabeth Nicole, Marcus Folmar
Kit Harington as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones season 3 (Cr: HBO)
Episodes of Game Of Thrones Season 3 to be "slightly longer."
Making Of Game Of Thrones Season 3: Vlog #1 - Art Direction VIDEO
Don't miss the season 3 premiere on March 31st, 2013.
For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1.
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark in Game of Thrones season 3 (Cr: HBO)
The biggest production on TV of one of the biggest stories in fantasy is about to get ...bigger.
The Game of Thrones team is creating a “super-sized” third season of the hit series.
With showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss tackling content from the first half (roughly) of author George R.R. Martin’s largest Song of Ice and Fire novel (the 973-page, A Storm of Swords), the writer-producer duo are delivering slightly longer episodes to the network.
They will number still only ten, but the episodes will run a bit longer each week than in previous seasons.
“There’s almost another full episode’s worth of extra minutes spread across the season,” Weiss says. “One of the great liberties with HBO is we’re not forced to come in at a specific time. We can’t be under 50 minutes or over 60, but that gives us a lot of flexibility.”
“A super-sized season, as befitting Storm of Swords,” Benioff adds. “Last year we had a lot of 52-minute episodes. This year is a lot of 56, 57.”
In fact, the third season finale is expected to run more than an hour — a move that requires special permission from the network (previously, the show’s pilot and its second season finale exceeded an hour).
Episodes are still being edited so exact times could change, but HBO and producers are confident the season will deliver more Thrones than ever before. Says HBO in a statement:
“All 10 episodes gained a minute or two from past seasons with the finale very possibly exceeding 60 minutes.”
“So for people clamoring for another episode, it’s in there,” Weiss says. “It’s just been cut into tiny pieces.”
A Life is Saved, A Love Lost in Homeland Season 2 Finale
Claire Danes as Carrie and Damian Lewis as Brody in the season 2 finale of Homeland (Cr: Showtime)
HOMELAND Episode 212 (Season Finale) – “The Choice”
Carrie must decide where her heart really lies; Brody shares a drink
with Faber to consider the future of his family; Saul is tasked with a
secret mission; and Quinn makes a decision that may change everything --Written by Alex Gansa and Meredith Stiehm
Directed by Michael Cuesta
With the Creators: The Choice VIDEO
Alex Gansa discusses the season 2 finale of Homeland.
“These star crossed lovers were never meant to be together. And every time they do get together something really bad happens. Even the power of this love that they have between them and the connection that these two damaged souls have found in each other, is ultimately a curse.” -- Alex Gansa
The wreckage left in the wake of a car bomb detonated during services for VP Walden
As the Season 2 finale for Showtime’s Homeland neared on Sunday night, the burning question became: Would Nicholas Brody emerge from the season-ender alive?
Could the the war hero-turned-would-be terrorist plausibly survive into Season 3? As it turned out his life was saved, but his love was lost.
Executive Producer Scott Buck discusses the season 7 finale.
Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall in the season 7 finale of Dexter ( Cr: Showtime)
Despite Dexter's (Michael C. Hall) momentous decision in the penultimate episode 11 to turn evidence over to the cops, which leads to Hannah's (Yvonne Strahovki) arrest for the murder of Sal Price, it turns out that Hannah is really the least of Dexter's worries in the season finale.
Instead, Maria LaGuerta (Lauren Velez) arrests Dexter for the murder of Hector Estrada, and it rattles her so that she refuses to look at him as she Mirandizes him. She's making a major move here. Despite Dexter's coworkers at the station's shock and disbelief, they'd feel even more so if they knew that Dexter set up everything to look like LaGuerta is trying to frame him — and since she was involved in expediting Estrada's release from prison, no one will trust her judgment now--effectively stopping her cold in her search for the true Bay Harbour Butcher. Or one would think.
Much as she has seemed to reach a hundred dead ends in her pursuit of the truth, LaGuerta forges on, deciding this time to go after Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), uncovering the gas station surveillance tapes that show Deb filling up a gas can near the church where Travis (Colin Hanks) died and evidence was destroyed in a petroleum-fueled fire. This could prove what the single blood slide could not--that Debra helped Dexter cover up the serial killer's murder.
After Deb informs Dex about how deep they both are in muck with LaGuerta, Dex searches LaGuerta's home and finds she has obtained a warrant for the GPS on Dexter and Deb's phones, which will then prove the Morgan siblings were both at the church during the fire. (cont.)
Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter and Lauren Velez in the season 7 finale of Dexter ( Cr: Showtime)
At this point, Dexter has a big decision to make--whether or not to flee, or as Harry puts it, abandon the code and "kill an innocent." Dexter refuses to run, saying he is standing his ground using the slippery, still alive Estrada as bait, tracking the ex-con down and returning to the familiar dock-side shipping container. He extracts his vengeance on Estrada, the man who ordered the hit on his mother, as he waits for LaGuerta (who he has Estrada call and who is hurrying on her way), by stabbing him in the chest.
But then, as she did in the season 6 finale, Debra interferes with her brother's plan. Again, Dexter finds himself staring down the barrel of his sister's gun. *Poof* goes Dexter's plan to set up and murder LaGuerta, who arrives as orchestrated, making it look like she and Estrada killed each other in a gun fight.
Debra arrives as a drugged up, semi-conscious LaGuerta is coming around. She begs Deb to do the right thing, to 'put him down.' Dexter then makes his plea using reverse psychology telling Deb that LaGuerta is right, Deb's a good person and, stealing Hannah's line as Dexter was about to put her down, tells Deb, 'Do what you gotta do.'
A shaking Deb doesn't surprise us as she chooses her brother not to kill as Dexter previously chose his sister over his lover, Hannah. She puts a bullet in LaGuerta. (It was recounted that Jennifer Carpenter as Deb improvised the scene that followed her killing LaGuerta. I think she was brilliant--to me, this is as shattering as Dexter discovering Rita in the bathtub (season 4 finale, Trinity murder).
Deb then breaks down, sobbing over the dead LaGuerta. Later, we see Dex (still wearing his kill shirt) and Deb arriving arm-in-arm at Angel's (David Zayas) New Year's/Retirement party, still dazed from the chaos and carnage.
"Is this a new beginning or the beginning of the end?"
Dexter ponders in voiceover.
It seems a sure bet we'll get that answer in Dexter's final season next fall.
Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter and Lauren Velez in the season 7 finale of Dexter (Cr: Showtime)
Season 5 of Californication ended in a rather dark place: Hank (David Duchovny) was (possibly fatally(!) drugged by a bitter/crazy ex-girlfriend and based on the exclusive first look at Season 6, things will remain dark when the show resumes — at least for a little while.
"We pick up days after that in the hospital, where Hank has survived but she hasn't," Duchovny says. "This season kind of begins with Hank spiraling down."
"We go to rehab, but it's really just for comedic purposes," Duchovny says.
The video also offers you a first look at some of this season's guest stars. Tim Minchin plays a rock star wanting Hank's help in develop his book God Hates Us All into a Broadway musical.
Marilyn Manson and Maggie Grace play some of the characters Hank encounters in the rock 'n' roll world. Other treats in the clip: Charlie (Evan Handler) pretends to be gay to land a big client who wants a new agent ("gaygent") and Karen (Natascha McElhone) and Marcy (Pamela Adlon) are roomates.
Jorge Garcia will join the previously announced Maggie Grace in the new season of Showtime’s Californication.
Grace
has signed to play Faith, a groupie who develops a relationship with
Hank Moody (David Duchovny). Later, her fellow Lost costar Garcia will
make an appearance in one episode as an old contact from her past.
Garcia last appeared in the short-lived Fox drama Alcatraz from J.J.
Abrams.
Natalie Zea as Carrie and David Duchovny as Hank in Californication (Season 6, Episode 01). - Photo: David M. Russell/SHOWTIME
It looks like Hank (David Duchovny) is literally going to be haunted by ex-girlfriend Carrie (Natalie Zea), who, after Hank broke up with her and left for California, burned down his New York apartment, then stalked Hank in California. Carrie's final destructive act, spiking Hank's drink with a potentially lethal amount of prescription drugs could prove the impetus for Hank to finally clean up his act. Can he, will it take, and would a sober Hank be a fun Hank?
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Not only do Jimmy (nee Steve, played by Justin Chatwin) and Fiona (Emmy Rossum) take their relationship to the next level (Jimmy has moved in with the Gallaghers!) but Ian (Cameron Monaghan) tries to deduce if Mickey's (Noel Fisher) feelings for him are genuine, Jody (Zach McGowan, now a featured player) attempts to love all of Sheila's (Joan Cusack) quirks (and kinks!) and Lip (Jeremy Allen White), the smartest Gallagher, continues to put his enormous talents to lucrative and mostly unlawful use.
As for Veronica (Shanola Hampton) and Kevin (Steve Howey), the randy couple jumps back on the makin' babies wagon in which Hampton says her quest to become a mother leads to a storyline that has never seen on television before(!?)
Emmy Rossum (Cr: Showtime)
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Michael C. Hall as Dexter with Lauren Velez as Sgt. Laguerta in Dexter 7.12 (Credit: Showtime)
Dexter 7x12 Promo "Surprise, Motherfucker!" (HD) Season Finale
Dexter must protect himself as LaGuerta closes in on his secret in the Dexter Season 7 finale.
Hannah goes to jail; LaGuerta continues her investigation.
Michael C. Hall as Dexter with Lauren Velez as Sgt. Laguerta in Dexter 7.12 (Credit: Showtime)
It's time now to make your best guess as to how Dexter season 7 will wrap up.
Last week, after discovering that Hannah (Yvonne Strahovski) attempted to murder his sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter), Dex (Michael C. Hall) took decisive action after lab results from a water bottle he found in Deb's wreaked car showed the water to be 40% spiked with prescription medication that knocked Deb out while she was at the wheel of her car. He retrieved the poison pen that Hannah used to kill Sal Price, the 'true crime' writer, and turned it over to Deb so she could bring charges against Hannah for his murder. The episode closed on a solemn note with Hannah declaring as they cuffed her that Dex 'should've killed (her)'.
I have to say, I felt greatly relieved as Dexter was behaving entirely as I would think he would given the great closeness he has with Debra. I never questioned that he would 'choose' Deb over Hannah but it wasn't clear until it came to a matter of life and death. Interesting too, how Dex echoed Deb's own words about keeping company with Hannah: "You'll never be safe."
The season would seem to be wrapped up save for one very important detail: Sgt. LaGuerta's (Lauren Velez) dogged determination to clear her former lover, cop, and Dexter nemesis, James Doakes (Erik King) of the moniker of having been the "Bay Harbor Butcher.' As we saw, she narrowed the possible suspects down to Dexter and despite finding evidence to the contrary which implicated Doakes (and which she correctly suggested Dexter could have planted) and assuring her former boss Tom Matthews (Geoff Pierson) that she would cease and desist, she continues in the season finale at full steam ahead in her efforts to take Dexter down.
How far will she go? Are the promo photos and sneak peeks which indicate that Dexter is arrested real or are they a fantasty or recollection like this is?:
James Doakes (Erik King) appears in the season 7 finale of Dexter on Showtime December 16
And what about Hannah? She knows Dexter's big secret. He must have considered that she would tell the cops what she knows--and that, coupled with what LaGuerta thinks she knows would seem to be all that is needed to seal Dexter's fate.
Finally, what is Debra going to do? as Hannh rightly points our, debra is being selective in her pursuit of justice by arresting Hannah and but Allowing dexter to remain free? Will Deb's conscience get the better of her and will she free Hannah? This screen shot would seem to imply that something big happens as Hannah is out of shakles and outside Dexter's apartment!
Yvonne Strahovski in Dexter 7.12 (Credit: Showtime)
Update: TVGuide Dexter SPOILER:
Q: Will Hannah turn in Dexter during the DEXTER finale?
A: That will be the big question of the hour. But Michael C. Hall says Dexter may come to regret turning her in for more than one reason.
"I think he was open to a sense of possibility and open to a sense of a
legitimate future in a way that he never has been before and that's not
going to be an easy thing to dismiss," he says. "He believes that
Hannah does love him and will keep his secret. He, if nothing else,
believes she'll do it out of a sense of self-righteousness, that she was
able to keep secrets in a way that he couldn't."
Yvonne Strahovski as 'Hannah McKay' and Michael C. Hall as Dexter in Dexter episode 710 (Cr: Showtime)
This is the episode that propels us to the end...
Dexter : With the Creators: The Dark... Whatever VIDEO Interview (VIDEO):
Executive Producer Scott Buck discusses Dexter's realization about his Dark Passenge.
Beware! Dexter Executive Producer, Scott Buck, in explaining the shift in Dexter's perception of himself and specifically, his "Dark Passenger' utters what some viewers could consider SPOILERS. Some of the most intriguing observations & quotes from Dexter episode 710 follow:
'This is the season that Dexter (Michael C. Hall) grows up and accepts responsibility for what he has done and for who he is.'
Says Dexter: 'If there's no dark passenger then I'm responsible for everything I've done.'
Continues Buck, 'This (710) is the episode that is going to propel us to the end.'
Dexter : Season 7, Episode 10 Wrap-Up (Audio Podcast)
Producer Scott Reynolds sits down with Desmond Harrington and then is joined by Executive Producer Scott Buck to answer fan questions.
Saul catches up with an old friend and discovers evidence of covert
activities by Estes. Brody and Vice President Walden find themselves at
odds over the future of their political relationship, while Dana and
Finn come to terms with their own differences.
Season 2, Episode 9 of Showtime's "Homeland," "Two Hats."
Recap:
The episode opens with Estes, Quinn, Saul and Carrie puzzling over the disappearance of Brody.
Finally, Carrie has to be the one to say it: "He's dead. If not physically dead,
then operationally dead." If he's alive, then Estes' plan to roll up
Roya will surely kill him.
Homeland's episode 209, "Two Hats," which was on par with the best episodes of a spectacular season 2, kept both the characters and the audience on their toes as they piled on the intrigue.
Among the most "intriguing," happenings were Estes (David Harewood), Quinn (Rupert Friend), Saul (Mandy Patinkin)
and Carrie (Claire Danes) trying to figure out what Abu Nazir (Navid Negahban) has planned, and whether or
not they can trust Brody to help thwart those plans.
Even if Brody is telling the truth, there's
the possibility that Nazir is using him to throw the CIA off his trail.
Then you've got Carrie, Saul, Virgil and Max trying to figure out who "John X slash Peter Quinn" is working for
and what is 'the plan,' exactly?
Meanwhile, Jessica lost no time in hooking up with serious good guy "Mike Faber" (played by native Nova Scotian, Diego Klattenhoff) in the guest room of the CIA safe house.
Cut to Brody, who is, Surprise! alive. A clean-shaven Nazir bids farewell to Brody saying
he trusts in him because Allah trusts in him. As soon as Nazir speeds
away in his car, Brody runs to a restaurant to ask for a payphone and, when that
fails, a cell phone. He calls Carrie and tells her to move his family
somewhere safe, then wait for another call in an hour.
Carrie, who has a vested interest in seeing Jessica resume her affair with
Uncle Mike, sends him to scoop up the family and spirit them away to a luxe condo safehouse where they are free to pursue their passions:
Dana emanating gloom from every pore, Chris gazing like a simpleton at
all the flat-screen TV's, Jessica asking unanswerable questions about
Brody's mission, Uncle Mike cooking yet another breakfast...just like the family they would've been if Brody hadn't returned--which daughter Dana is now lamenting.
Brody calls again and says to Carrie, "Remember where we first met, and I
don't mean your office?" She replies,"In the rain?" Carrie goes where things got started between the two of them outside the veterans support group and jumps in the passenger
seat.
"I thought I was dead, Carrie," he says. She knows just how close he was. She has
to haul him in before Estes and the gang. Brody's recounting of his missing 12 hours is not 100% convincing. Whether he is still badly shaken and is eager to please or if the fact that he omits having prayed just hours before with Nazir, I really cannot tell. His story seems to be corroborated by dramatic reenactments. Does that
mean he's telling the truth? Or could they be dramatizations of his
lies? And how are we to interpret the scene of him praying with Nazir,
which he declines to mention for obvious reasons. Brody says Nazir has decided to "die taking the fight to the enemy." His
plan is to blow up 300 returning Special Forces soldiers at a
homecoming ceremony with Walden and Brody. Brody's mission is to get
Walden to let Roya cover the event with her camera van full of
explosives.
Carrie thinks Brody's telling the truth. The plan, she says, is
"quintessential Nazir." Everyone else is more skeptical. The best part
comes when Saul is watching on a closed-circuit TV as Brody pulls some
'confesses' to Carrie about how he 'only cares what (she) thinks'.
Quinn
creeps up to more closely listen to the interaction on the screen, and Saul says, "Think you're the only one who
understands that this fucker needs watching like a hawk?" Indeed.
Homeland : They Don't Believe Me Recap VIDEO:
Homeland - Damian Lewis plays terrorist/patriot 'Nick Brody' ( Cr: Showtime)
HOMELAND
NEWS:
'Homeland' Damian Lewis: 'I get lost in Brody's accent'
Damian Lewis has joked that he has trouble dropping the American accent
he uses in Homeland.
The British actor joked to GQ that playing American
soldier-turned-traitor Nicholas Brody on the Showtime series has odd
effects on his real-life speech pattern.
Homeland Season 2 on Showtime - Claire Danes & Damian Lewis (Cr:Showtime)
"At this point, I don't know what accent will come out when I order
coffee in the morning," Lewis joked.
He went on to quip that the brooding he does while playing the
conflicted Brody often makes him appear more intense than in reality.
"I know it looks like I'm thinking deep thoughts on the show, but I'm
probably just trying to remember my next line," he teased.
Lewis added: "[Brody is] a lot of fun to play because he behaves badly
in extremis."
The actor recently signed a new five-year deal to play Brody for seven seasons total on Homeland.
Emmy Rossum and Justin Chatwin in Shameless on Showtime - January 13 2013 9pm et/pt
Here are three new SHAMELESS (Showtime) Sneak Peek Videos--plus key art. Just trying to keep up with the Gallaghers. Shameless returns exactly 8 weeks from today. Be prepared for much more in the sneak peeks department so check back soon!
Shameless season 3 Casting Update:
Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) join Shameless season 3
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing way.
Read More at: http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=refe
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Shameless - Season 3 - What's in Store For the Gallaghers Sneak Peek (VIDEO):
The cast of Shameless on Showtime - Jan 13 2013 9 pm et/pt
Fiona to Jimmy: What are you doin'? Jimmy: Burning all my clothes. Fiona: Why? Jimmy: Aw, you don't need to know.
Previously on Shameless: Shameless - Season 3 - 'What's in Store For the Gallaghers' (VIDEO):
By now you've probably heard TRUE BLOOD season six's biggest casting news--that Dutch actor Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) is joining the HBO mainstay as a series regular. Though reports of the actor's character were sketchy--Hauer will play 'Macklyn, a mysterious and sinister figure with deep ties to Sookie and Jason,' I've got a pretty good notion that we already are slightly acquainted with his character.
Remember Sookie's grand adventure with her faery clan in season 5? And Jason and Sookie's discovery that an 18th-century relative of theirs promised Sookie to a vampire by the name of 'M. Warlow'--the same M. Warlow who killed Mom and Pop Stackhouse?
It is not much of a leap to put Rutger Hauer's 'Macklyn' together with M. Warlow to arrive at "Macklyn Warlow," is it? You're welcome.
Here's the rest of Ausiello's blurb on Hauer:
Hauer is well known for his portrayal of Blade Runner‘s Roy Batty, a renegade robot trying to evade capture in Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi film. But the Dutch actor has a varied resume that includes parts in movies like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Batman Begins and Sin City and guest roles in TV’s Smallville and Alias. In 1988, he won a Golden Globe for his work in the TV movie Escape From Sobibor.
In further casting news for True Blood's six season, a casting call has gone out for an 'oily Rick Perry type' to play the recurring role of Texas’ governor. The show is also casting a 'Southern belle to play his twentysomething daughter'.
Seems like someone from Bon Temps--willingly or not--shall indeed mess with Texas.
Jennifer Carpenter as Debra and Michael C. Hall as Dexter in DEXTER episode 7.02 "Sunshine & Frosty Swirl'.
NEXT on DEXTER Episode 7.02:
"Sunshine and Frosty Swirl"
Season 7, Episode 2
Episode Synopsis:
When a local convict claims he has new information regarding a
fifteen-year-old crime spree, Miami Metro sets out to unearth new
evidence on the case. While Debra attempts to cure Dexter of his killer
tendencies, the Mike Anderson case leads to the Ukrainian mob, and a
vengeful Louis won’t stop meddling with Dexter’s life.
So by now you, me, Dex and Deb have all somehow survived the immediate aftermath of Deb walking in on Dexter in mid-kill. That was one of the most fraught-with-tension moments in all of Dexter, I think. Debra, though severely shaken, managed to keep her wits about her even as the scene before her and how Dexter explained it just wasn't making any logical sense. Any wonder that this is only the beginning of the Dex and Deb dance that will continue for the foreseeable future? Gone is the sometimes bumbling Officer Deb of old, replaced by Lt. Morgan, who has not only justifiably gained confidence in her abilities but now has the power to destroy Dexter's world, a thought that would have never entered her mind prior to her gruesome discovery. She did after all surprise him at the church because she wanted to confess being 'in love' with him. (Sidenote/small SPOILER: Dexter EP's have confirmed that by mid-season Dex and Deb will have had (some permutation of) 'the discussion' that Deb had intended to have with her brother prior to the 'big reveal.'
Dexter however, has not really altered his perception of anything. Within seconds of being discovered and with decades of wearing a facade of a non-sociopath, Dexter snaps into course-correct mode, making excuse after excuse for what Deb is witnessing, many of which seem entirely plausible--unless you are blowing smoke at Deb the bulldog, who is not gonna let go of this bone until she fully wraps her head around it and when she deems that the pieces now fit. Dexter was beginning to think he was getting a handle on the damage control that was mandatory after being caught, literally red-handed, but the very final moments in the premiere episode begged a very different question.
Stayed tuned for episode 2 which is even more mind-blowing that the premiere episode!
Mary-Louise Parker as 'Nancy Botwin' in Showtime's WEEDS, Season 1 (l) and Season 8 finale (r) (Credit:Showtime)
With all the critical judging going on ('Did Nancy Pay For Her Sins?') you'd think that Nancy Botwin was ever a saint in the 8-year span of our acquaintance with-- let's get the cute euphemisms out now--the marijuana mama. Not if the actor that inhabited her had anything to say about it (and it would seem logical that she did):
Mary-Louise Parker seems to have had a definitive persona in mind for her character, Nancy Botwin, on Showtime's Weeds. As she told reporters in July:
"... I always wanted her to be bad. I
wanted her to be as bad as she could and worse than that." --Mary-Louise Parker
'Little Boxes' on the hillside. Agrestic aflame. (Credit:Showtime)
I have many WEEDS series finale photo (screencaps) spoilers after
the jump. They are directly from the mini-interview/discussion by
creator/showrunner Jenji Kohan of the one-hour Weeds series finale that aired on Showtime. Kohan speaks in
detail about the episode therefore Spoiler Warning on viewing the "With
the Creator" (VIDEO: Weeds Series Finale) as well.
I have more to say as well especially in re: Nancy's sexuality and whether it made her a 'bad' mom. Next post (Tuesday).
Mary Louise Parker in a dress quite similar to one she wore in the Weeds series finale, set 7 years in the future.
Thoughts About Weeds' Series Finale:
I totally agree with MLP about the ending of Weeds.
'There was some sort of benediction,' says Mary-Louise Parker
1 hour ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box »
"Weeds" came to an end Sunday night (Sept. 16), having followed the Botwin family and their band of cohorts for eight seasons. Star Mary-Louise Parker says she thought the series finale was beautiful.
"I just cried when I read it. I think it's beautiful," says Parker. "[Creator Jenji Kohan] managed to bring things together in a way that was really satisfying for me except for the fact that it was an end because, you know, I think most of us are sad about that."
"I think she just managed to bring things together in a way that wasn't necessarily a completely -- she didn't sort of make it a total happily-ever-after thing, but there was hope in it, and there was some sort of benediction, I felt like," Parker adds.
"I'm just proud of all of us and I think [Kohan] just made something amazing, and we were lucky enough to be in it," she finishes. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Mary Louise Parker as Nancy and Justin Chatwin as Doug's estranged son in Weeds season 1 (2005)
Justin Chatwin appeared as Doug's long-estranged son.
Find out what happens to Nancy and Rabbi Dave in the series finale of WEEDS on Showtime
LOS ANGELES -- Even after eight years of "Weeds," the marijuana jokes keep on coming.
Fake joints were handed out at a news conference promoting the
series, which concludes the adventures of a drug-dealing suburban widow
with Sunday's hour-long finale (10 p.m. EDT).
"I used to say that pot took away from my rent, and now it pays it," wisecracked cast member Justin Kirk.
Babies' sex, birthdate and names being withheld--for now.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Stephen Moyer's publicist said Tuesday the British actor's wife, actress Anna Paquin, has given birth to twins.
"The babies were born a few weeks early, but are in good health and both Mom and Dad are overjoyed," Moyer's representative said in a statement to E! News.
The "True Blood" co-stars married in August 2010.
No other details, including the babies' genders and birthday, were released.
Initially, when the Paquin-Moyer pregnancy was 'announced' inadvertently in June 2012 by co-star Sam Trammell (True Blood's Sam Merlotte) when he happily revealed that there would now be two sets of twins-of-actors on True Blood, himself (with Missy Yager) and Paquin and Moyer, it was indicated that the babies were due 'in the fall.'
The fall delivery date seemed a bit dubious given that Paquin was showing very early in the shooting of True Blood (around January 2012 was when shooting for the season that just ended, started). By episode 3 or 4 of season 5 it was ridiculously obvious that the un-pregnant Sookie was being portrayed by a very-pregnant Anna. By season's end Anna was being shot very tightly or from behind or sometimes it looked like they just said 'fuck it' and showed her in all her pregnant glory.
Here's how Anna looked just two weeks ago:
Anna was said to not be due until 'November' when the shot was taken. Boy, did I feel badly for her!
Turns out that 'due in November' probably was a fake date to throw off the paparazzi because as of today's statement by Stephen Moyer's publicist, the babies are a few weeks early. But we are not a few weeks from November and given all the photo evidence I'd say I was right all along that maybe sometime in early October was when the people in the know expected the little guys to make their appearance.
Regardless, it matters not. All are said to be happy and healthy. Anna and Steve will have until January as announced by Alan Ball to be full-time parents to the wee moppets, and Anna of course should feel a bit less pressure to get back down to her usual size 4 figure in order to squeeze back into her Merlotte's hot pants and supertight white t-shirt.
Credit: Showtime 7.01 - SPOILERS - I think this photo is symbolic of no matter how awful this is going to be, the siblings will get through it. Like the saying, ' The ony way out is through'.
Both Deb and Dex seperately still have their own pretty huge issues besides this one that just ran over them both. The 'other stuff' has bound them to one
another thus far. It still needs to 'evolve'. I'll bet Deb's Q's about Dex just all completely changed!
'Am I in love with him? Fuck that!--Should I put him in handcuffs!?'
Michael C.Hall in Season 5 DEXTER on Showtime (Key Art Credit: Showtime)
I watched Dexter episode 7.01 for the first time today(!) My post **May contain unintentional spoilers**. I assume you read the message boards so nothing really new here except for the impressions Dexter season 7's debut episode left for me.
Debra's (Jennifer Carpenter) is grappling in an attempt at processing witnessing brother Dexter (Michael C. Hall) in the act of a serial killer-style execution at an open crime scene--the abandoned church of season 6.
(I hope they got Prof. Gellar's (Edward J.Olmos) basement deep-freezed corpse out before Dexter & Deb torched the abandoned, barn-like church place).
Some viewers have expressed, during this seeemingly endless hiatus, the opinion that Deb 'should have known ' Dexter's true nature.
Maybe.
Paying attention to these another flashbacks featuring Harry Morgan (James Remar) and Dexter & Deb as kids and their Mom! it's apparent Harry believed Dexter a monster even as a preadolescent--tho' a monster he loved/was responsible for--but could Harry have done things differently and had Dexter not grow up to be a serial killer? Dexter has pondered these very questions. Will Deb too when Dexter gives her the 411 on Harry Morgan?
The episode 7.01 flashbacks do show us how ineffective Dexter's mom was at changing 'Harry's way' of raising Dexter. 'Allergic to dogs' is a good one. 'Allergic' to all small creatures would be Harry's more complete comment--tho' young Dexter seems to disagree.
Maybe the part of Dexter's true nature--one of which is 'to never get caught', has until now been more sharp than Debra's. Debra is behind the curve on Dexter in the understanding the mind of a serial killer, but as the show has let Debra play out her arc as sister-of-Dexter it is only realistic that she shoudl catch on and that going into the last couple seasons she woud discover his big secret and their new reality unfolds, because for this couple, for Dexter and Deb to 'make it past this', they have to come to an understanding of one another. Long road ahead. Should be fun (and probably quite deadly)!
I've always liked this snippet of the DEXTER intro where you see yet another instance of suggesting how tightly- wound Dexter is But I still don't think he could ever deliberately kill Deb. (Credit: Showtime)
Season 7, Episode 1 Synopsis:
DEXTER SEASON 7 – “Are You…?” Episode 701
Written by Scott Buck, Directed by John Dahl
Reeling from Debra witnessing Dexter kill Travis Marshall, brother and sister attempt to reconcile while struggling to cover up their involvement with the murder. Meanwhile, Detective Mike Anderson has an unfortunate run-in, Quinn and Batista begin to make amends, and LaGuerta finds evidence that causes her to re-think the closed Bay Harbor Butcher Case, which could mean trouble for Dexter – and Debra…
Justin Kirk as 'Uncle Andy' fires up the bong in WEEDS on Showtime. (CR: Showtime)
Weeds : 'Memories' favourite scenes/moments VIDEO Interview (w/Screencaps):
The cast and crew of Weeds reminisce their favorite moments.
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy and Juston Kirk as Andy in WEEDS on Showtime (CR: Showtime)
There's no better time to stroll down memory lane with the Weeds cast than right now as they move towards the penultimate episode of the final season of the show this Sunday on Showtime.
Unsurprisingly, many of the favourite cast and creator moments included the numerous weed/stoner times, especially when Uncle Andy and Doug thought that they should sample as much product as they could inhale. There are also fond memories recounted of the sexual adventures that that Nancy, Andy and Doug engaged in (albeit separately) that are most often more funny than sexy,
Enjoy the reminiscing and the pictures that tell a thousands words from some of the best of the past eight season of Showtime's Weeds.
Weeds Episode 8.11 Sneak Peek VIDEOS:
Weeds Make It Grow http://youtu.be/a69—u_iNTQ
Powerful Deja Vu http://youtu.be/1w16pSk6-_E
'Yael' returns in episode 8.11 this Sunday. What will she surprise Andy with this time?
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Anna Paquin, who plays Sookie Stackhouse on HBO's True Blood will return but only for 10 episodes in season 6 after the anticipated birth of twins in November 2012 (Credit: Pacific Coast News)
As we have been wondering due to two separate MAJOR changes at HBO's True Blood--that of showrunner-creator Alan Ball stepping down and True Blood star Anna Paquin stepping up, so-to speak, to the role of mama of two newborns what exactly should we be expecting/bracing ourselves for, in True Blood season 6? Now thanks to TVGuide, we know. There's both good and bad news. Read on.
TV Guide Magazine: Will Anna Paquin be back full time right away after the birth of her twins in November?
Ball: She is. We're moving production to January to accommodate her. And there will only be 10 shows next season partly because of Anna and partly because of the economics.
True Blood Season 5 finale - Stephen Moyer as "Bill" a/k/a "Billith" (Credit: HBO)
Q: So, is Bill God now? (Or, did you kill Bill?)
A: I don’t want to say if he is or he isn’t. Who’s to say what Lilith
really is? He is still Bill but he is something different.
Q: So there is some of the old Bill in there?
A: It is Bill, but it is a transformed Bill. He is not a completely new
person. It’s not like his memories or his experiences have been left out
and he’s just a baby.
Anna Paquin, who is carrying twins, as seen on August 27 2012 wearing a bright yellow sundress while going to lunch in Los Angeles (Credit: INFphoto.com, Pacific Coast News, AKM-GSI)
And now the question that has been looming ever-more largely, after Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer's bundles of joy arrive, will Mrs. Moyer be inclined to return to her job as "Sookie Stackhouse' on HBO's TRUE BLOOD?
First, I must be honest with you: I don't know.
Paquin is famously private and so has said very-little-to-nothing about her 'condition.' The timing of the arrival has been announced as 'in the fall' (of 2012) which means she and Moyer would have at least the traditional amount of time that the average working American mom has to enjoy her babies. Sadly, if she were in New Zealand, the country which she has referred to as where she calls 'home', she'd have a lot more time off to do all the things that a mother of newborn twins does, which is to put it simply, twice as much as a mom of a singleton. That is, if she were an average mum.
The upside is that much of True Blood's filming is done at night so once the babies have settled into a nightly routine it could be a bit of an easing up on the pressure that all new mothers face. I'm assuming that there will be a nursery on the True Blood set, that nannies will be involved, and of course, the bonus of both mom and dad working on the same television show. Even so, Paquin has the additional pressure of having to get back into pre-baby shape pretty darn quick. Hopefully, the costume department will help her out a bit there as well as the camera people, who seemed finally to get the hang of shooting a pregnant actress whose character was not pregnant by the final episode of season 5.
When all is said and done, most likely, though twins are automatically considered a high-risk pregnancy, Anna Paquin will give birth to healthy babies and because she has the resources she'll be able to cope with both work and the raising of two babies with the variety of help at her disposal, not the least of which is her husband, Stephen Moyer. His character on True Blood who has been dubbed "Billith," will be getting some serious face time in season 6, so unless they kill him off early in the season (doubtful) both Paquin and Moyer will return to work on True Blood as scheduled sometime in late 2012 or early 2013.
Anna Paquin, late August, 2012 (Credit: FameFlynet, Inc)
Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) triumphs over Russell (Denis O'Hare) in the season 5 finale of True Blood (Credit: HBO)
True Blood Season 5: Inside the Episode #60 (Season Finale) 'Save Yourself' (VIDEO):
Go inside the season finale with Creative/Executive,Alan Ball and Director, Michael Lehmann.
Recap: True Blood Season 5: Inside the Episode #60 (Season Finale) VIDEO 100+ Screencaps (CR: HBO):
Russell (Denis O'Hare) is blasted by the Bon Temps faeries and then staked by Eric.
Luna (Janina Gavankar) shifts into Steve Newlin (Steve McMillian), giving Sam (Sam Trammell) the chance as a housefly to fly into Carolyn Hennesy's chancellor "Rosalyn Harris's" mouth after she drops fang and aims her sights on Luna. From within her fang-baring mouth (ew) Sam shifts into his real form and Rosalyn explodes.
Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) and Sookie (Anna Paquin) try to stop Bill (Steven Moyer) from drinking Lilith's blood to no avail. Bill explodes--then resurrects as "Billith." Sookie and Eric flee.
Deborah Ann Woll as 'Jessica' in True Blood Season 5, recording her final vlog on her cellphone (CR: HBO)
Pam, quoting 'a friend' of her family's who used to read to her, Alfred Lord Tennyson:
'Love is the only gold.'
Any last words, Pam?
Pam: 'Fuck. The. Authority.'
True Blood Season 5: Jessica's Vlog (Season Finale) VIDEO:
Made while imprisoned in the bowels of the Authority alongside Pam (Kristen Bauer van Straten), Jessica records what she fears may be her final vlog.
While doing so, she hears some surprising words of comfort from of all vampires, Pam!
Deborah Ann Woll as 'Jessica' in True Blood Season 5, recording her vlog on her cellphone (CR: HBO)
Deborah Ann Woll as 'Jessica' in True Blood Episode #59 (Credit: HBO)
True Blood Season 5: Recap #59 VIDEO:
True Blood Season 5: Inside the Episode #59 VIDEO:
Go inside the episode with Creative/Executive, Alan Ball and Writer, Angela Robinson.
The Inside the Episode video interviews with Ball and Robinson are quite revealing about the thinking behind flipping Bill from a solid, moral, conflicted, flawed vampire to a one-note, evil power freak.
Ball says that 'in fiction' we prefer to root for the bad guy. Ball is wrong. We prefer to root for a well-written character that makes sense to us on an interesting and non-convoluted level. Bill is such a one-dimensional bad guy and unlike his former nemesis, Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare), he doesn't even seem to be enjoying himself along the way. Hence, we the audience aren't having fun, either.
'Wimpy Bill', as some viewers perceived him in previous seasons, at least had some complexity to his character. Egomaniac Bill is just what we see: a massive, demented ego running amok. It's not fun, the actor portraying him does not seem like he's having fun, and the sooner they bury this part of the storyline, the more likely there is a chance that the show can reach some kind of satisfactory conclusion.
It is really disappointing that no one in the True Blood writer's room recognized that this simply was not working. Maybe much like the Authority vamps, they all drank the same Kool-aid. And to be clear, Bill isn't getting lots of 'buzz' because we are so energized by the flipping of his moral center, rather we are appalled at how badly this notion was implemented.
AFTER THE JUMP: True Blood Season 5: Season Finale Preview VIDEO:
Update: Dexter Early Cuts: All in the Family, chapter 1:
Dexter Early Cuts: All in the Family, chapter 1. Dexter hunts a new killer on New Year's Eve:
Dexter and it's cast are a fixture at the annual San Diego Comic-Con. Showtime's long-running series' Dexter panel never fails to be a SRO crowd of enthusiastic, loyal fans. The 2012 edition was no different--it may well have been even more exciting than any previous year (remember how Dexter season 6 ended?)
Despite the lack of solid spoilers for Dexter season 7 that came out of Comic-Con 2012, there are plenty of intriguing hints and body language cues that you can enjoy trying to decipher. I know I did!
Media--video--photos--tweets--were flying fast and furious and I tried to swoop in and gather all the good stuff that I could. However, if I've failed to credit someone, please let me know and I'll fix it right up.
Every year I feel kind of envious that I don't still live in Southern California, where the annual event is held as I've not yet attended and I do want to at least once!
Fortunately, Showtime did all of us a big favour by collecting the highlights of the Dexter Panel on numerous professionally-shot videos which I've compiled with other Dexter SDCC media for you to enjoy right here!
Dexter at the SDCC 2012 - (l-r); Producer, Wendy West; Michael C. Hall; and Jennifer Carpenter during the Dexter Panel at Comic-Con 2012. Photo: Francis Specker/Showtime Copyright: 2012 Showtime Copyright: 2012 Showtime
Comic-Con 2012 Dexter Panel: Dexter Morgan is For the People (VIDEO):
Michael C. Hall discusses the reactions he gets from people for playing a serial killer.
Jennifer Carpenter (Debra) attempts to relate what her character's emotional life is life in the upcoming season.
(l-r); Producer, Scott Buck; Producer, Wendy West; Michael C. Hall; Jennifer Carpenter; and Yvonne Strahovski during the Dexter Panel at Comic-Con 2012. Photo: Francis Specker/Showtime Copyright: 2012 Showtime Copyright: 2012 Showtime
Comic-Con 2012 Dexter Panel: What Will Deb Do? (VIDEO):
Jennifer Carpenter discusses whether or not Debra knows that Dexter is a serial killer.
Comic-Con 2012 Dexter Panel: Run (VIDEO):
Take a deep breath because there are many video highlights from the Dexter 2012 panel!
Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin at the San Diego Comic Con 2012 for True Blood (CREDIT: AP)
Published on Jul 14, 2012 by trueblood What secrets were spilled? Preview the second half of True Blood Season 5 in this exclusive trailer revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2012. Tune in to a new episode every Sunday night at 9PM, only on HBO.
True Blood Season 5, part 2 - Kristen Bauer van Straten as Pam
SAN DIEGO (AP) — There's more supernatural wackiness in store for the sex-crazed residents of Bon Temps. The Saturday presentation at Comic-Con for HBO's "True Blood" kicked off with a trailer teasing the remaining episodes of the campy HBO vampire series' fifth season. The fast-moving footage showed Lafayette (played by Nelsan Ellis) channeling spirits, newbie vampire Tara (Rutina Wesley) working as a burlesque dancer (looked like she was pole-dancing at Fangtasia--I think the 'burlesque' dancing is being done in Fairyland), Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) going wild and old-school vampire Bill (Stephen Moyer) seemingly sucking down on Sookie (Anna Paquin).
"True Blood" actors Paquin, Moyer, Wesley, and Woll were joined by their co-stars Alexander Skarsgard, Christopher Meloni, Kristin Bauer, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell and Joe Manganiello, as well as "True Blood" executive producer Alan Ball for the high-energy panel attended by more than 4,000 con-goers. Other than the spoilery footage, the cast kept the biggest secrets about the current season under wraps. Paquin called the final scene in the fifth season finale "very, very crazy," while Ball hinted that the audience will learn more about Sookie's parents, and there would be three new romances. "There's also a lot of people having sex, but those don't really count as romances," Ball added. The panel descended into a howling frenziness at several points during the hour-long presentation, including when "Magic Mike" co-star Manganiello empowered Ball and new cast member Meloni to perform the "body roll" stripper move, and when Kwanten was dared to walk on his hands across the stage inside a mammoth ballroom in the San Diego Convention Center. Saturday's panel ended with a standing ovation for Ball, who is stepping down as the showrunner of "True Blood" next season. SOURCE: AP___ Online: http://www.hbo.com/true-blood
Update #2 (July 24, 2012) AFTER THE JUMP: The Buzz: Comic Con - True Blood Joe Manganiello, Kristin Bauer van Straten on 'True Blood' (VIDEO)
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys/Khaleesi), Rose Leslie (Ygritte) Michelle Fairley (Lady Stark) & Richard Madden (Robb Stark) at San Diego Comic-Con 2012
Yup. That's George Martin up at the podium, hosting it seems.
Game of Thrones Panel SSDD 2012 - Looking restless, Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) peruses the room. It is not his imagination. Stuck on the tail end of the panel, they have been ignoring him.
HBO just announced 14 new cast additions to season three of Game of Thrones. Season three also got a premiere date: March 31, 2013. (Video with all the actors below).
Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell. Also known as “The Queen of Thorns,” Lady Olenna is the grandmother of Margaery and Loras Tyrell and is, in many ways, the true leader of their powerful family.
I'm especially intrigued with Dame Diana Rigg being cast in another high-profile role--two in just a short span of time. She will be a really good Queen of Thorns!
Mackenzie Crook as Orell. A wildling raider, Orell is a “warg” or “skinchanger,” with the ability to enter the mind of an animal and control its actions.
Clive Russell as Bryndon “The Blackfish” Tully. Known far and wide as “The Blackfish,” Brynden is a famous knight and the uncle of Catelyn Stark. He quarreled bitterly with his brother, Lord Hoster Tully, and the two were estranged for many years.
I don't know Clive Russell's work but he certainly looks and sounds like a good fit for the role of 'Blackfish Tully' (see casting season 3 video, this page).
The beautiful women of Showtime's SHAMELESS like Emmy Rossum in NSFW VIDEO scenes and screencaps FROM THE SHOW as well as magazine scans from other sources. (Copyright: Showtime)
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