Q and A: Week of Dec. 26

Q and A: Week of Dec. 26

Q: Like you, I am an avid fan of “New Girl” on Fox. I was wondering what happened to Coach, the character played by Damon Wayans Jr., who was in the first episode and then suddenly left? — Giselle F., via e-mailA: When “New Girl” filmed its pilot episode in spring 2011, the original roommates were Coach (played by Damon), Schmidt (Max Greenfield) and Nick (Jake Johnson), with Jess (Zooey...
Interview: Alina Adams Brings Soaps Into the Digital Age

Interview: Alina Adams Brings Soaps Into the Digital Age

While you might not know Alina Adams by name (yet), you do know her by her body of work. She’s worn many hats in the soap-opera community, including writer, host, content producer, developer, etc. She’s authored soap-opera tie-in books “Oakdale Confidential,” “The Man From Oakdale” and “Jonathan’s Story,” and is also the woman behind the “Another World” website, which has carried...
Q and A: Week of Dec. 19

Q and A: Week of Dec. 19

Q: I really miss seeing Donald Faison on “Scrubs.” Can you tell me what I can see him in now? — Jeanette F., via e-mailA: You can see Donald, along with Wayne Knight (“Seinfeld”), Kristen Johnston (“3rd Rock from the Sun”) and David Alan Basche (“The Starter Wife”) on TV Land’s latest original comedy, “The Exes.” The show, which airs Wednesday nights, is a comedy about three divorced...
Interview: Deidre Hall Knows Beauty

Interview: Deidre Hall Knows Beauty

We all know Deidre Hall as the brilliant and gorgeous Dr. Marlena Evans on “Days of Our Lives,” who she’s played for the better part of 35 years (with a few years off here and there to work on different projects, including one of my favorite childhood shows, "Our House"). And in those 35 years, plus the time she spent as a model before that, you can bet she’s learned a trick or...
69th Annual Golden Globe Award Nominations

69th Annual Golden Globe Award Nominations

Here are the nominees for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif. (which will be hosted by Ricky Gervais, pictured):MOTION PICTURES— Picture, Drama: "The Descendants," ''The Help," ''Hugo," ''The Ides of March," ''Moneyball," ''War Horse."— Picture, Musical or Comedy: "50/50," ''The Artist," ''Bridesmaids," ''Midnight in Paris," ''My Week with...
Q and A: Week of Dec. 12

Q and A: Week of Dec. 12

Lucy HaleQ: It seems like I’ve been waiting forever for the rest of the second season of “Pretty Little Liars” to air. Please tell me it will be back soon! — Erin H., via e-mailA: I love to be the bearer of good news. Your favorite bad girls, led by Aria Montgomery (played by Lucy Hale), will be back with new episodes on ABC Family on its new night starting Monday, Jan. 2. Watch as...
Interview: Annabeth Gish Gets Spooky

Interview: Annabeth Gish Gets Spooky

Annabeth Gish knows spooky. While she may have gotten her big break in the romantic comedy "Mystic Pizza," and has co-starred in "Wyatt Earp," "Double Jeopardy," "West Wing," "FlashForward" and "Pretty Little Liars," she also starred in the eighth and ninth seasons of "The X-Files" as Monica Reyes. So, yeah, Annabeth is familiar with strange and unexplained phenomena. This Sunday and...
Q and A: Week of Dec. 5

Q and A: Week of Dec. 5

Ricky GervaisQ: Now that Eddie Murphy is no longer hosting the Oscars, do you think he’ll host the Golden Globes? — Peggy G., via e-mailA: That gig has gone to actor/comedian/writer/producer Ricky Gervais, who’s hosted the previous two Golden Globes ceremonies. Most of you know I wholeheartedly approve of this choice, as do many of the Hollywood royalty that Ricky teases. Liam Neeson...
John Walsh: Making a Big Difference for 23 Years

John Walsh: Making a Big Difference for 23 Years

Even if you don't watch the show America's Most Wanted, which I know everyone has at least once in his life, John Walsh is a household name. In 1981, his son Adam was kidnapped from a Sears at the Hollywood Mall in Hollywood, Florida, and murdered. His story became a two television movies, Adam and Adam: His Song Continues, and the Walshes' heartbreaking story became a life-saving message...
Interview: Bill Pullman Proclaims His Innocence

Interview: Bill Pullman Proclaims His Innocence

Bill Pullman, photo by James DittigerThis winter TNT is bringing you the TNT Mystery Movie Night. All winter, you can catch your favorite stars in crime-novel adaptations of books by authors like Scott Turow, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Brown and more. Bill Pullman, who is known for such fare as "Spaceballs," "While You Were Sleeping," "Lost Highway," "Independence Day" and "Torchwood:...
Q and A: Week of Nov. 28

Q and A: Week of Nov. 28

Bill Pullman with Marcia Gay Harden, photo by James DittigerQ: I loved seeing a different side of Bill Pullman in “Torchwood: Miracle Day.” Where else can I see him? — Betty T., via e-mailA: Bill is headlining TNT’s Mystery Movie Night by starring in “Scott Turow’s Innocent,” which is the sequel to “Presumed Innocent,” picking up the lives of Rusty and Barbra Sabich two decades later....
Interview: Claire Coffee Is a Killer Lawyer

Interview: Claire Coffee Is a Killer Lawyer

Claire Coffee, Photo by Whit AndersonClaire Coffee is living the Hollywood dream: After already having worked on shows like "The West Wing," "General Hospital," "Cold Case," "Bones," "CSI," "NCIS," and many others, she is now gainfully employed — twice. Claire is pulling double lawyer duty: as a demon lawyer on NBC’s “Grimm” and a regular lawyer on TNT’s “Franklin and Bash.” I spoke...
Interview: Time Griffin Protects and Serves

Interview: Time Griffin Protects and Serves

Tim Griffin is one of those actors who you’ve probably seen in just about everything. The classic “Everyman,” Tim has guest-starred on "24," “Party of Five,” “Grey’s Anatomy," "Cold Case," "Bones," Lie to Me" and ”ER.” He's also starred on the big screen, most recently in “Abduction,” “Fair Game,” “Super 8,” and “The Men Who Stare at Goats.” And now, you can catch him weekly on NBC’s...
Q and A: Week of Nov. 21

Q and A: Week of Nov. 21

Q: I have noticed the actress who plays Kensi on “NCIS: Los Angeles” appears to have two different colored eyes. Does she, or am I just seeing things? I think she plays a good strong female part and would like to see her in more shows or movies. — Mary B., Virginia Beach, Va.A: Daniela Ruah, who has played Kensi Blye since the show’s premiere in 2009, has a birthmark in her right eye,...
Q and A: Week of Nov. 14

Q and A: Week of Nov. 14

Q: I really like “Prime Suspect,” especially the actor who plays Detective Blando. Can you tell me a little about him? He looks so familiar. — Gennifer F., Allentown, Pa.A: Tim Griffin, 42, has starred and guest-starred in countless TV series and big-screen movies, including “Party of Five,” “Charmed,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Bourne Supremacy,” “24,” “Iron Man,” “The Men Who Stare at...
Q and A: Week of Nov. 7

Q and A: Week of Nov. 7

Kevin DillonQ: I’m writing to inquire about ‘Human Target.’ Is it coming back this fall, or maybe as a midseason replacement? At the end of the program last summer, it said it was the season finale, not the series finale. — Fran N. in OhioA: Everyone involved in a show is always hopeful that it will get picked up for another season, hence the wording of ‘season finale’ versus ‘series...
Q and A: Week of Oct. 31

Q and A: Week of Oct. 31

Q: When will Tori Spelling’s reality show return to Oxygen? It’s one of my guilty pleasures, and I have to admit that I miss it! — Patty T., via e-mailA: Tori and husband Dean McDermott will return for the sixth season of “Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood” on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Originally named “Tori and Dean: Inn Love” — where the couple opened a B-and-B while Tori was eight months...
Q and A: Week of Oct. 24

Q and A: Week of Oct. 24

Q: Who was the actor who played the younger Riggins brother on “Friday Night Lights”? What is he doing now? — Sherry R., via e-mailA: Taylor Kitsch played Tim Riggins, the troubled, womanizing former fullback/running back of the Dillon Panthers who turned himself in to police for running a chop shop with his brother, Billy. Since “FNL” ended, Taylor, 30, has been super busy. He stars...
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