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Tori Spelling And Jennie Garth Reunite For “Mystery Girls”

April 23, 2014 Gerry Strauss

Long before Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie and Kim Kardashian became symbols of the “good life” for our society’s youth, the kids from Beverly Hills, 90210 were shaping our idea of what a high-end lifestyle could mean to teenagers. But regardless of their tax brackets, the real heart of that show was the close bond between the characters — in particular, Tori Spelling’s Donna Martin and Jennie Garth’s Kelly Taylor. Now, more than 20 years after they first met, Garth and Spelling are reuniting onscreen in Mystery Girls, a new ABC Family comedy, airing Wednesdays, that Spelling herself helped develop. Still […]

New official trailer for Orange Is the New Black Season 2

April 17, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Netflix today released the new official trailer for Orange Is the New Black season 2, along with a video featuring the cast trying to use three words to describe the upcoming 13-episode season, premiering June 6 on Netflix. The ensemble cast of Orange Is the New Black includes Taylor Schilling, Jason Biggs, Laura Prepon, Kate Mugrew, Danielle Brooks, Uzo Aduba, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Laverne Cox, Michael Harney, Samira Wiley, Yael Stone and more. Lorraine Toussaint joins the cast in season two as Yvonne “Vee” Parker, and we get a little sense of her (and her apparent conflict with Galina) […]

MTV’s “Awkward.” Returns For Senior Year

April 14, 2014 Kellie Freeze

MTV’s teen dramedy Awkward. premieres its newest season on Tuesday, April 15. Season 4 chronicles senior year for fictitious Palos Hills High School, so what challenges will the gang face this year? I chatted with Greer Grammer, who plays vapid but sweet Lissa, for the details on senior year. “We have college apps, college tours, class rankings come out, so it’s funny to see with all of Jenna’s misbehavior from last season where she is as far as school is concerned. There’s lots of fun stuff with Jenna and Tamara, and Jake and Tamara have their own thing, Jake kind […]

Silicon Valley: Mike Judge (computer) geeks out with new HBO comedy

April 3, 2014 Lori Acken

Before he made us simultaneously blush and belly laugh with irreverent comedies like 1999’s Office Space and the edgy animated sitcoms Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill, Mike Judge spent the late ’80s putting his physics degree to use as a Silicon Valley engineer. Now Judge commemorates that experience in HBO’s new live-action comedy Silicon Valley, which focuses on socially awkward computer programmer Richard (Thomas Middleditch) and his trio of comrades who live in the home of eccentric millionaire Erlich (T.J. Miller) while plotting a startup of their own. In exchange for free accommodations at his “Hacker Hostel,” […]

“Raising Hope” Series Finale: April 4 on FOX

April 2, 2014 Kellie Freeze

Raising Hope will have a special one-hour send-off as the critically acclaimed comedy comes to an end after 4 seasons. The series finale starts with the all-new episode “How I Met Your Mullet” (9:00pmET/PT), in which guest star Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) plays Jimmy and Sabrina’s new maid. Then, in part 2 of the finale, “The Father Daughter Dance” (9:30pmET/PT), Virginia’s dad (guest star Jeffrey Tambor, Arrested Development) returns to Natesville with a big surprise for her and Burt. The series finale also includes a musical performance by Kenny Loggins. I’m sad to see this show go. It was funny, […]

Kids, here’s how “How I Met Your Mother” ended

April 1, 2014 Ryan Berenz

So there you have it, kids. Nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother all came down to “Last Forever,” encapsulating into one tidy hour everything that happens to Ted, Barney, Robin, Marshall, Lily and The Mother from 2013-2030. ALSO SEE: 6 big questions for the How I Met Your Mother series finale There were few surprises, maybe a tear or two. Overall, I felt the finale to be satisfying but unspectacular, the only twist being that there really wasn’t a major twist. Here are my big takeaways from the episode: The Mother Is Dead. Yep. They called you insane […]

TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland” and “The Soul Man” live season premieres

March 26, 2014 Ryan Berenz

TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland and The Soul Man return with special live season premiere episodes on Wednesday, March 26, including crossover guest stars Betty White and Cedric the Entertainer. TV Land’s red-hot sitcom Hot in Cleveland is back for Season 5 on Wednesday, kicking off with a live episode at 10pm ET. The new season finds friends Melanie (Valerie Bertinelli), Joy (Jane Leeves) and Victoria (Wendie Malick), and their feisty landlady Elka (Betty White), trying to digest some shocking news from Melanie’s doctor. The episode also features an appearance by The Soul Man‘s Rev. Boyce Ballentine (played by Cedric the Entertainer). […]

6 big questions for the How I Met Your Mother finale

March 25, 2014 Ryan Berenz

After nine seasons, we’ll finally learn how (or if) Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) found marital bliss with “The Mother” (Cristin Milioti) in the two-part How I Met Your Mother finale, “Last Forever,” airing Monday, March 31, at 8pm ET/PT. We’ll also learn what happened to newlyweds Robin and Barney (Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris) and Italy-bound parents Lily and Marshall (Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel). Theories for how the series will end abound, and Hannigan says all our questions will be answered, even those we didn’t know we had. While we ponder those, here are the six big questions we do […]

Fourth and final season of “The Boondocks” coming to Adult Swim

March 21, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Still enjoying re-airs of The Boondocks on Saturday nights, I had been wondering if the animated series was still in production, and according to a release today from Adult Swim, it is. The fourth and final season of The Boondocks will begin April 21 at 10:30pm ET/PT. However, this season is going to be produced without the involvement of Aaron McGruder — who created the series and the original comic strip on which it is based. According to the release, a mutually agreeable production schedule could not be determined. I hope McGruder’s lack of involvement does not diminish what has […]

Netflix releases first three images from Orange Is the New Black Season 2

March 13, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

One of the hit series last year that, along with House of Cards, helped make Netflix a recognized player in original, scripted series, the comedy-drama Orange Is the New Black returns for a second season starting June 6. Netflix has released the following three first images from Orange Is the New Black Season 2, which the network says, “gives us a closer look at our favorite, darkly funny prisoners; their shifting alliances within Litchfield and conflicts we never saw coming.” Along with the established ensemble cast including Taylor Schilling, Jason Biggs, Laura Prepon, Kate Mulgrew, Danielle Brooks, Uzo Aduba, Natasha Lyonne, […]