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Michelle Dockery content with Lady Mary’s closure on “Downton Abbey”

January 1, 2016 Ryan Berenz

It’s the beginning of the end for the Crowley family and their servants. “Maybe we’re leaving a little bit earlier, but, I think, on a really high note,” executive producer Gareth Neame says of the decision to conclude Downton Abbey after six seasons. The final eight episodes air through Feb. 21, with the Christmas special serving as the series finale on March 6. “We didn’t want to leave,” says Michelle Dockery, who plays Lady Mary, after the cast wrapped shooting at Highclere Castle. “Laura [Carmichael] and I wandered around for the last time, and suddenly we didn’t want to go […]

Shades of Blue: Ray Liotta, Jennifer Lopez play complex cops in NBC drama

December 29, 2015 Lori Acken

Ray Liotta was already contemplating a return to series television when he got a script for NBC’s gritty cop drama Shades of Blue. The veteran movie tough guy was intrigued. The material was good. His character, police Lt. Matt “Woz” Wozniak, was a complicated guy. Oscar winner Barry Levinson (Oz, Donnie Brasco) was aboard to co-executive produce and direct. And pop culture superstar Jennifer Lopez would be making her return to scripted TV — a guaranteed ratings boon. But. “The one thing I didn’t want was to be in ‘the J.Lo show,’” Liotta admits. “That’s nothing against Jennifer at all. […]

River Song returns for 2015 Doctor Who Christmas special

December 24, 2015 Ryan Berenz

In the 11th Doctor Who Christmas special “The Husbands of River Song” (Friday, Dec. 25, at 9pm ET/PT on BBC America), time traveler River Song (recurring guest star Alex Kingston) meets her husband’s new incarnation, in the form of Peter Capaldi, for the first time. “The last time the Doctor saw her, she was a ghost. The first time he met her, she died. So how can he be seeing her again?” asks executive producer and writer Steven Moffat. “As ever, with the most complicated relationship in the universe, it’s a matter of time.” Episode description from BBC America: It’s […]

The Affair Season 2 finale recap: One for all …

December 21, 2015 Lori Acken

WARNING: If you have not watched The Affair Season 2 finale and do not want to know who killed Scott Lockhart, do not ready any further. I’m serious. Not … another … word. That said, no matter which of the likely suspects you had your cash on (unless it was Whitney. Whitney doesn’t drive, people!), odds are good you’re, at least in part, correct. Depending, I guess, on whose version of events you believe. Only one, however, exonerates Noah. We open in the present, where Detective Jeffries has returned to the scene of the crime — the roadside spot with […]

Idris Elba is back in BBC America’s “Luther” special

December 17, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Idris Elba returns as DCI John Luther in this long-awaited Luther special event premiering on BBC America Thursday, Dec. 17, at 9pm ET/PT. Pitted against his most chilling adversary yet, haunted by the ghosts of his past and hellbent on retribution, Luther’s drawn into a terrifyingly complex case that pushes him closer to the edge than he’s ever been. Preview: Photo: Credit: Steffan Hill © BBC

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 Recap: Hostile Takeover

December 15, 2015 Scott Fishman

The Kryptonian family feud comes to a head on the Supergirl midseason finale. Having escaped Astra and returned to the DEO — where Alex tells her to rust Hank Henshaw and let them handle Kara’s aunt — Kara discovers Astra hovering over CatCo. The two go to battle. But during each of their encounters you get a sense of just how close the two were, especially during flashbacks to when Kara was a little girl. They fight, but exhibit restraint when each is in a vulnerable position. There is — or was — love between them. Supergirl eventually captures Astra and […]

Jane the Virgin Chapter 30 recap: Christmas Miracles

December 14, 2015 StayTuned Staff

Since Christmas is right around the corner, The CW is gifting us with the mid-season finale of Jane the Virgin — finally! If you’ll remember from the last episode, Jane discovered that Rafael hired someone to go to the police to lie about Michael. Just as things were looking magically perfect once again, she had to find something to ruin that plan. Let’s hope the holidays bring them together. That’s what usually happens, right? Calm Jane has decided that she’s going to try to deal with Rafael for Mateo’s sake since it’s his first Christmas. When Mateo goes to get his picture […]

Recap: Fargo Season 2, Episode 10 – This is the End?

December 14, 2015 Rachel Cericola

After last week’s episode of Fargo, I had to wonder how many bodies were left to massacre. The finale didn’t pack a bloody punch, but there was a lot left to ponder. Ready for the Fargo finale? Okay then, let’s get to it! • FARGO Season 2 recaps: Episode 1 | Epsiode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 “Palindrome” opens up on a lot of dead bodies, specifically those belonging to the Gerhardt family. We see Rye (Kieran Culkin), Otto (Michael Hogan), Dodd […]

The Affair Season 2 episode 11 recap: This much is true…

December 13, 2015 Lori Acken

With just one episode left in The Affair Season 2 (and a third season newly confirmed by Showtime), Montauk returns to the forefront of the story. Cole and Luisa seek Cherry’s approval and a place to marry. Alison realizes there is no place like home. And Noah realizes she doesn’t mean a New York City high-rise. But we begin in the courtroom, where Cole is on the stand. The prosecution asks him to recount the night Noah threatened to kill Scotty for knocking Whitney up, and Gottlief does his best to admit get the guy to admit he hates his former […]

Childhood’s End screenwriter talks about the Syfy adaptation

December 8, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

Along with debuting its new series The Expanse on Dec. 14, Syfy also premieres its stunning new miniseries Childhood’s End. In adapting Arthur C. Clarke’s (2001: A Space Odyssey) seminal science-fiction novel, Syfy perhaps fulfills the calling of the original Sci-Fi Channel, and is in line with the channel’s goal of becoming “the destination for the smartest, most provocative [genre dramas],” as Syfy president Dave Howe told Entertainment Weekly last year. Based on what we’ve seen, Childhood’s End should indeed be provocative. The story follows the peaceful invasion of Earth by alien “Overlords,” who promise to eliminate poverty, war and […]