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Episode lineup for Syfy’s 2012 “Twilight Zone” Fourth of July Marathon

June 28, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

The Twilight Zone may remain famous for its often-surprise endings, but at this point there is nothing surprising about the fact that Syfy’s annual 4th of July marathon airing of the classic series’ episodes has done well for the network. The popular programming event will return this Fourth of July, with 21 hours of Zone airing from 8am July 4 through 5am July 5 (times Eastern). Here is a rundown of the episodes airing during Syfy’s marathon: July 4 8am: “Probe 7 Over and Out” 8:30am: “Caesar and Me” 9am: “The Old Man in the Cave” 9:30am: “Mr. Dingle, the […]

“Political Animals” brings Sigourney Weaver to TV

June 28, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Sigourney Weaver never wanted to do TV. Not because she was being a snob, mind you — although after having thrived in the film world for more than 30 years, including her iconic stint as Ellen Ripley in the Alien movies, she certainly would have had the right. It was more of a timing issue, with her busy cinematic career (five films last year, three this year) not leaving her much of a chance to keep up with what was happening on the small screen. Then came Political Animals. “Sometimes the universe brings you something you should have been looking […]

Kyra Sedwick shares what’s in store for final episodes of “The Closer”

June 28, 2012 Channel Guide Contributor

By Jay Bobbin Sooner or later, every drama series must close. Even The Closer. By her own choice, Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick wraps up her seven-season TNT run as police interrogator extraordinaire Brenda Leigh Johnson with six final episodes beginning July 9. As the preceding stories started to establish, the character’s past catches up with her as she’s investigated herself for certain actions taken in the course of doing her job. Most of Sedgwick’s Closer costars will continue into the spinoff Major Crimes, which TNT debuts immediately after The Closer finale Aug. 13. And interestingly, Sedgwick’s series run ends just […]

VOD Spotlight: “The Artist” is silent, but golden

June 26, 2012 StayTuned Staff

I’ve often wondered whether or not a contemporary filmmaker could attempt a silent film in a completely new way and make it an unqualified success. As such, I was intrigued when I first heard of director Michel Hazanavicius’ film The Artist, and its attempt to revisit the silent era. The last major film to do so was Mel Brooks’ Silent Movie in 1976, and that was a deliberate spoof. And even if The Artist isn’t done in the completely new way I’d hoped to see a silent film done, it’s still undeniably new and cinematically refreshing. The Academy obviously agreed, […]

7 Questions With … Sutton Foster of ABC Family’s “Bunheads”

June 21, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Sutton Foster has all the confidence in the world when she’s belting out show tunes on Broadway — as she did to Tony-winning effect in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Anything Goes — or teaching young girls to dance, as she does in the new ABC Family hit Bunheads, which airs Mondays at 9pm. But when it comes to meeting fellow actor Paul Rudd, the normally composed star confesses to becoming tongue-tied. She reveals that and more interesting tidbits about herself in this edition of “7 Questions.” What has been your strangest fan encounter? I actually had this whole video series that […]

7 Questions With … Christopher Heyerdahl of HBO’s “True Blood”

June 15, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Tall, lanky and foreboding, Christopher Heyerdahl cuts an indomitable presence onscreen. He’s become part of several TV shows and films with devoted followings, including The Twlight Saga, where he plays Marcus, a member of the ruling Volturi; Stargate Atlantis, during which he was covered in makeup to portray Todd the Wraith; Sanctuary, also a heavy makeup gig, as Bigfoot; the demon Alastair on Supernatural; and he’s more down-to-Earth, but no less frightening, as The Swede on AMC’s Hell on Wheels. But even he might be surprised at the level of fandom that comes from being on HBO’s vampire hit True Blood. […]

Inside BBC America’s “Inside Men” with Warren Brown

June 14, 2012 StayTuned Staff

It’s one of those projects that you almost can’t talk about. If I tell you anything substantial about BBC America’s Dramaville: Inside Men it’ll give away the story and the suspsense. But it’s enough to say that Inside Men uses a jigsaw-puzzle narrative approach to tell the story of a trio of cash reserve facility workers who work together to pull off the biggest cash theft in British history. Two of the men, John and Chris — played brilliantly by Steven Mackintosh (Luther) and Ashley Walters (Hustle) — are measured and calculating. The third, Marcus, is impulsive and occasionally stupid — […]

“Burn Notice” returns to USA lineup tonight with a bang

June 14, 2012 Tom Comi

Sometimes it takes being away from an old friend to make you realize how much you appreciate them, and that’s exactly how I feel about the show Burn Notice. So you can imagine my excitement that one of the most underrated shows on all of television is returning tonight to the USA Network lineup. Premiering tonight at 9pm ET, Burn Notice starts right where we left off at the end of last season. Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) is scouring Miami looking for Anson (Jere Burns), who is out to ruin his career and his personal life by blackmailing him. Fiona Glenanne […]

Encore brings British “Thorne” thrillers stateside

June 12, 2012 StayTuned Staff

For those who prefer their British entertainment imports to be more Prime Suspect and less Downton Abbey, two new specials on Encore should be to their liking. Based on the popular mystery series by Mark Billingham, Thorne: Sleepyhead and Thorne: Scaredy Cat offer a pair of chilling whodunits where the blood from the crime scenes runs as thick as the Londoner accents. David Morrissey plays Tom Thorne, a mercurial detective whose unconventional methods get results but also often put him at odds with his colleagues. In Sleepyhead — which premieres tonight at 9 — Thorne tracks a killer of young women […]

Sure, waiting sucks, but what about “True Blood”?

June 10, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Season 5 is the time when a lot of shows really start to show their age. The cast gets blonder, tanner and much more fit, virtually unrecognizable from how they looked when the show started. You know, back when they were struggling actors hoping for their big break, instead of pop-culture rock stars who are by now so over it all. Has True Blood reached that point? I wasn’t alone, I’m sure, when I started to see trouble signs with the problematic Season 4. The show seemed to be collapsing under the weight of its own expectations for being outrageous. […]