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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is really the little cult show that could, going from a bizarro blip on FX's roster when it began to a certified hit five seasons later, and it couldn't have happened to a more deserved show. It's one of the most consistently funny shows on TV right now (second only to 30 Rock for me personally), and one that makes tremendous efforts to incorporate payoffs and inside jokes for its long-term fans, and it just keeps getting better. To promote the gang's upcoming insane holiday DVD It's a Very Sunny Christmas, Rob McElhenney (Mac) and Glenn Howerton (Dennis) participated in a media call to discuss Dick Towels and Santa. Enjoy the highlights after the jump.
The relaunch of the alien invasion drama V on ABC has brought together an exciting group of our favorite TV actors: Lost's Elizabeth Mitchell as a Homeland Security agent, Firefly's Alan Tudyk as her partner, his former co-star Morena Baccarin as head alien Anna and Smallville's Laura Vandervoort as an alien tour guide. But one of the most familiar faces on the show is undoubtedly Scott Wolf, who played Bailey for six seasons on Party of Five, and has more recently appeared on Everwood and The Nine. On V, Wolf plays Chad Decker, a TV reporter who is allowed to interview the aliens as long as he paints them in a positive light. We sat down for a one-on-one with Wolf (making no promises, mind you) to talk about his character's moral flexibility, the reality of alien invasions and why he's ready for this show to fail miserably.
Aww, these poor kids this round. First Brandon Dumlao has to replace a dancer at the last minute and only gets half the rehearsal time everyone else gets, then Ariana Debose, a contemporary dancer, gets stuck doing Taboleon space robot hip hop, and neither of them could rely on the kindness of the voting public this time, so they both went home first because Nigel is a mean, mean man. Fox still let them do media calls though! The highlights of said calls are after the jump, if you have the heart.
Katey Sagal has really been blowing me away on Sons of Anarchy this season, and while I normally do not condone the waste of delicious potluck dinners, her move to silence her brawling husband and son with shattered glass and flying chicken wings (I think?) last night was one of the most breathtaking dinner interruptions I've ever seen (and I'm a regular Brothers & Sisters watcher). In support of the season, Gemma herself participated in a media call the other day wherein blogger types accused her husband of being a Hell's Angel. Other questions were asked as well! Read on for her answers.
Some fun Leonard Nimoy facts: He used to be on Star Trek, he loves J.J. Abrams a whole lot, and he's very good at keeping spoilers to himself. I was on a media call with him yesterday about his return to Fringe tonight, and sadly he really didn't give a whole lot away. But, I mean, he's Leonard freaking Nimoy; he's delightful no matter what he's doing. His tight-lipped answers to the internet's questions after the jump!
Eliza Dushku is a living doll. ...You know, if the dolls you're used to have downloadable personalities that turn them into killers, thieves and sexual role-players. As Echo, one of an illegal group of "actives" in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, Dushku gets a new personality every week. But as the second season gets started, we'll see her default "Echo" personality plan and scheme based on what she's learned from the various personas that have passed through her head (including her original, pre-Dollhouse identity, Caroline). We sat in on a conference call with Dushku as she talked about what her character would be up to this season, and how it is working with Whedon, the writers and new castmate Summer Glau.
It's a hell of a thing, killing a man, taking away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have. And yet, the writers of ABC's FlashForward have shown John Cho's character, Demitri Noh, what his life will be like six months in the future, and, long story short... he won't have one. Six months in the future, his life is pitch black, and now he has to help solve the mystery of why he (and the rest of the world) was shown this future, and try not to let the knowledge of his fate affect his job at the FBI or the planning of his wedding. We caught up with Cho for five glorious minutes, and while he couldn't give much away as far as plot points go, we did manage to get him to admit that he was planning on taking his shirt off in the near future. So that counts for something, right?
After a shaky start last season, Dollhouse, the latest offering from cult leader/TV show creator guy Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), came into its own and actually became pretty awesome. A bonus episode on the DVD set took us into the far future of the programmable-people world of the Dollhouse, and added yet another layer of mystery, as well as more anticipation for the second season. We sat in on a conference call with Joss himself to find out what's in store for his regulars, whether Firefly or Battlestar Galactica is winning the guest-star war, and how the Attic is like an episode of Small Wonder.
After the last couple of seasons, which have been uneven at best, we weren't really sure what could be done to get us interested in Heroes again. Well, consider us interested. This season, the Heroes cross paths with some sinister circus folk, including a folksy Robert Knepper (T-Bag from Prison Break) and a knife-wielding Ray Park (Darth Maul and Snake Eyes). The pair got on a conference call recently to talk to us about their characters, and we were treated to two awesome stories from Knepper -- about scaring people on elevators and hanging out with Christopher Walken -- and the startling revelation that Park once wanted to be Teen Wolf. Our minds have been blown. Read for yourself after the jump.
Fringe returns this week, after one of the ballsiest season finales I've ever seen in my entire life, and it's all very exciting. To promote the kick-off, Joshua Jackson (who I just realized I have very little urge to call Pacey for the first time ever -- congratulations, sir! You have busted out of the '90s star bubble!) participated in a conference call with a bunch of smug critics to address the show and its future. He was surprisingly delightful about everything, as always. Search thousands of recaps and more
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