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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson electrifies in “Ballers” premiere

June 21, 2015 Scott Fishman

“Legends don’t retire. They reinvent.” This isn’t just a tagline to advertise the new HBO series “Ballers,” It’s also something the show’s star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has done his whole life. The WWE superstar turned box office champion did it when his football career came to an end, and he had seven bucks in his pocket. As Spencer Strasmore, he must do the same thing in transitioning from laying the smackdown on the gridiron to the negotiating table in handling the finances of some of the top players. Strasmore is under pressure from his horrible boss Joe (Rob […]

The Sounds of the Series: The Last Ship

June 21, 2015 Kellie Freeze

TNT’s dramatic thriller, The Last Ship chronicles a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world’s population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Nathan James avoided falling victim to the devastating tragedy. But now the crew and its captain exist in a chaotic world with few survivors. As the second season opens, Captain Chandler (Eric Dane), XO Slattery (Adam Baldwin), Dr. Rachel Scott (Rhona Mitra) and the rest of the crew come home to a world they no longer recognize. I spoke to Emmy winning composers Jim Dooley and James S. Levine about the musical elements that turn the […]

FX’s Tyrant returns to power: Season 2 preview

June 16, 2015 Ryan Berenz

High-stakes political thriller Tyrant debuts Season 2 on FX Tuesday, June 16, at 10pm ET/PT. Season 1 saw Bassam “Barry” Al-Fayeed (Adam Rayner) facing treason charges after the failed attempt to overthrow his brother Jamal’s (Ashrof Barhom) brutal rule over Abbudin. In the Season 2 premiere, “Mark of Cain,” Barry awaits punishment for leading the failed coup, while Jamal agonizes over whether or not to execute him. ALSO SEE: FX’s intense drama “Tyrant” goes to cool, dark places: Middle-East turmoil ensnares an American family in FX’s captivating new series Watch Tyrant Season 1 episodes now on Hulu Tyrant Season 2 […]

UnREAL recap episode 3 “Mother”: You feel judged, don’t you?

June 16, 2015 Lori Acken

If you hadn’t already figured it out from the get-go, this week’s episode of UnREAL — fittingly called “Mother” — cements the notion that this show is not about who ends up winning Adam’s heart. Or even the contest to, er, craft that person. It’s about whom — male, female, behind the cameras or before them — might actually emerge with their mental and physical health and at least a shred of dignity and self-respect intact. If anyone does. And how little it takes for people to be perfectly awful to one another — family, friend, vulnerable stranger — even when […]

Mr. Robot a smart and fun new psycho-techno-thriller

June 16, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

It probably is no surprise that the pilot episode of USA Network’s new psycho-techno-thriller series Mr. Robot won an Audience Award at the younger and generally left-leaning SXSW festival earlier this year. Its themes, which will presumably carry over into the rest of the series, deal with much of what society as a whole, and the younger generation in particular, is grappling with. Anyone who takes even a casual look at the world today will recognize topics the series addresses, from its protagonist’s concerns about income inequality, to the show’s portrayal of hacker collectives similar to Anonymous, to the talk […]

The Whispers Season 1 episode 3 recap: Collision

June 16, 2015 Scott Fishman

The best way to find out where someone is going is to find out where they’ve been. This is the strategy Claire Bennigan and Wes Lawrence try to implore on their search for Claire’s husband Sean. Before we go anywhere a flashback from three months earlier is shown with Sean heading off to his mission, but not before a cold conversation with Claire. It seems the affair between Claire and Wes had come out. Needless to say Sean was not happy. The two connect their respective dots. Wes reviews surveillance footage from the Westings bombing, where Jackson Bellings is on […]

Devious Maids Season 3 Episode 3 Recap: I do, I don’t

June 15, 2015 StayTuned Staff

On last Monday’s episode of Devious Maids we were left with the shocking news that Ernesto is still alive. In fact, he was on his way to find his wife Rosie, who happens to already be taken. We return to Devious Maids this week as we see Ernesto in the hospital questioning where Rosie is. The staff lets him know she’s no longer a patient but once he starts asking for personal information, they have to draw the line. A nurse calls Spence to let him know that a man from Mexico is looking for Rosie and that it’s urgent. […]

On USA Network’s “Complications,” A Doctor’s Patient Will Either Save Or Destroy His Life.

June 12, 2015 Kellie Freeze

Famed politician and writer Clare Boothe Luce once scribed, “No good deed goes unpunished,” a statement that rings true in USA Network’s tense new drama Complications. When ER doctor John Ellison saves the young victim of a drive-by shooting, his act of selfless heroism pulls him into the dangerous world of street gangs. He’s given the directive to protect the boy “or else” and embarks on a series of lies and covert decisions meant to save the child, but which add — like the name of the series implies — complications. “Every action he takes has a repercussion; it snowballs […]

Aquarius recap: “Home Is Where You’re Happy”

June 12, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

The Aquarius episode “Home Is Where You’re Happy” (another episode named after a song off of Charles Manson’s debut studio album) really exemplified some of the things that are bothering me about this series. First and foremost, how it is trying to throw in a lot of storylines amid the overarching search for Emma (Emma Dumont) and Manson (Gethin Anthony). That might not be a problem in and of itself, but the show seems to be stumbling at weaving these storylines together seamlessly, and last night’s episode especially seemed like merely a series of vignettes, almost, strung together in a quasi-’60s era […]

FUNNY HOW? AMC celebrates the “Goodfellas” 25th anniversary

June 11, 2015 Ryan Berenz

ALSO SEE: Whack jobs: AMC’s “The Making of the Mob: New York” Martin Scorsese’s classic Goodfellas gets a special 25th anniversary airing June 15 at 7pm ET/PT to kick off AMC’s Mob Mondays. Wise up on one of the greatest flicks of all time: Goodfellas was nominated for six Oscars, but won only Best Supporting Actor for Joe Pesci. Al Pacino turned down the role of Jimmy Conway over typecasting concerns. Pacino starred as a gangster in the forgettable Dick Tracy the same year. Goodfellas is based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, recounting the activities of the real-life […]