Articles by Grace McCormick

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OWN Introduces One of Fall TV’s Most Powerful New Dramas — Queen Sugar

September 6, 2016 Grace McCormick

Esteemed writer/director Ava DuVernay teams with Oprah Winfrey (who executive produces) for the emotionally charged new series Queen Sugar, premiering tonight on OWN at 10pmET/7pmPT. One of fall TV’s best new dramas, Queen Sugar follows the estranged Bordelon siblings, who come together in Saint Josephine, La., after their father has a stroke. Each sibling — Nova (True Blood’s Rutina Wesley), Charley (Dawn-Lyen Gardner) and Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe) — has their own personal struggles and socioeconomic status that has disconnected them from one another and their stories play out with deep emotion. “I loved Charley from the first scene that […]

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From Mickey Donovan to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries? Jon Voight Has Us Loving J.L. Family Ranch

August 20, 2016 Grace McCormick

Jon Voight and James Caan are embittered enemies in a battle over Texas land in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries‘ emotionally charged new movie J.L. Family Ranch, premiering Sunday, August 21 at 9pm. Voight brilliantly embodies the character of veteran rancher John Landsburg, who risks losing his land when his old enemy Tap Peterson (Caan) comes a-calling. The film also boasts the talents of Melanie Griffith, Grant Bowler and Teri Polo. The Romeo and Juliet-like story line includes a long-standing feud between the Peterson and Landsburg families over land. To further the similarities, Rebecca Landsburg fell for the forbidden Caleb Peterson when they were […]

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Lifestyle

I Love Kellie Pickler Season 2: The Bubbly Country Music Star Returns To CMT

August 18, 2016 Grace McCormick

With her Southern charm and fun-loving personality, it is no surprise that former American Idol and Dancing With the Stars sweetheart Kellie Pickler has captured the hearts of viewers in CMT’s I Love Kellie Pickler. Her adorable relationship with husband Kyle Jacobs, also a musician, along with her tightknit bonds with close friends, gives viewers a very personal and endearing look into the bubbly star’s life and sets the show apart from drama-laden reality television. While Season 1 was filled with crazy escapades, Pickler tells us that “Season 2 will blow Season 1 out of the water.” Viewers will see […]

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Family

Creator of Lizzie McGuire Returns With Disney Channel’s New Show Andi Mack

August 5, 2016 Grace McCormick

Terri Minsky, the creator of Disney Channel’s hit show Lizzie McGuire, returns to the tween and family friendly network with her new show Andi Mack. Growing up watching Lizzie McGuire, I couldn’t help suppress my inner 12-year-old-self excitement about this announcement. The series begins production in the fall and is scheduled for a 2017 premiere on Disney Channel. Twelve-year-old newcomer Peyton Elizabeth Lee stars in the leading role, as Andi Mack. It’s a single-camera family series that focuses on Andi as she is about to celebrate her 13th birthday. Her life becomes more complicated, however, when her older sister Bex (Lilian […]

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TV News & Program Updates

Nat Geo’s I Am Rebel: Phreaks and Geeks trails super hacker Kevin Mitnick

June 25, 2016 Grace McCormick

National Geographic Channel’s new series I Am Rebel has a new episode, “Phreaks and Geeks,” which premieres Sunday, June 26 at 9/8CT. The series focuses on individuals that break the rules in order to create a name for themselves. This episode is no exception. Kevin Mitnick takes on the world of phone and computer hacking, beginning in the 1980s when the technology was relatively new. He cannot seem to stop this obsession, always craving an “intellectual challenge” and a “pursuit of knowledge,” as he puts it. Even multiple arrests and the FBI do not stop Mitnick. The episode takes viewers on […]

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Movies

Serena on EPIX: New doc displays tennis champ’s heart, determination

June 15, 2016 Grace McCormick

The new EPIX documentary Serena brilliantly details the trials, defeats and ultimate successes tennis player Serena Williams experiences in her career. The film — which premieres Wednesday, June 22 — takes the audience on a behind-the-scenes tour of what goes on in Williams’ relatively private life. Williams deals with a variety of issues in the film — from her age to her race and even her gender — but she lets nothing hold her back. She knocks off her opponents one by one in her ultimate quest, earning 21 Grand Slam wins (and she’s not done yet). The seemingly unstoppable Williams plays the […]

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Alexa PenaVega talks wedding do’s and don’ts, Carlos and Hallmark’s Ms. Matched

June 3, 2016 Grace McCormick

Alexa PenaVega’s getting married again, and this time it’s not to Carlos Pena Jr.!?! OK, don’t worry team, it’s just for her new movie. The adorable Alexa tells us all about her latest wedding — or should we say weddings — as she discusses her role in Hallmark Channel’s original film Ms. Matched, plus her recent wedding to Pena Jr. and much more. PenaVega is best known for her role as Carmen Cortez from the Spy Kids movie series, as well as being a 2015 contestant on Dancing With the Stars. In Ms. Matched, PenaVega plays the sassy Libby Boland, […]