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Designated Survivor: Kiefer Sutherland gets presidential in ABC’s new thriller

September 15, 2016 Lori Acken

Designated Survivor ABC Premieres: Sept. 21 Airs: Wednesdays at 10pm Who’s In It? Kiefer Sutherland, Natascha McElhone, Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Virginia Madsen, Italia Ricci, Adan Canto, Kevin McNally We didn’t think the glasses that Kiefer Sutherland’s Tom Kirkman sports in Wednesday’s premiere episode of the highly anticipated ABC conspiracy thriller Designated Survivor are merely a fashion statement. Coke-bottle-lensed and nerdy not-quite-chic, they render Sutherland — so imposing as 24’s Jack Bauer — one degree shy of LBJ. You know, that other accidental president? Which is what Kirkman — newly demoted HUD secretary and the country’s “designated survivor” (yes, it’s a […]

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5 Questions With Jacki Weaver of “Sister Cities” On Lifetime

September 13, 2016 Lori Acken

Death is the launching point of the heartfelt, star-packed film Sister Cities which premieres Saturday on Lifetime, but its story is very much about how we choose to live our lives — and who we choose to let in or keep out. Originating as a critically acclaimed stage production penned by Colette Freedman (who adapted her own work for the film’s screenplay and spent time on set with the actors), Sister Cities follows four wildly disparate adult sisters, each with a different dad and named for a locale. There’s aspiring judge Carolina (Castle’s Stana Katic), sensitive author Austin (The Good Wife’s […]

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Some Men Won’t Make It Home In Discovery’s Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove

September 13, 2016 Barb Oates

Discovery wastes no time hooking viewers on their nerve-racking spinoff series Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove (premiering Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 9/8c). The series follows a handful of fishermen and their families who live on the western most edge of Oregon in the seaside town of Newport. We’re first introduced to the show with actual news footage of a tragic rescue effort, followed by Dungeon Cove’s narrator explaining: “Before this story ends, two boats and four men will not make it home.” His remarks hit home and somberly remind us that this isn’t just an adrenaline-fueled, entertaining TV series  — this […]

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Fishing Always Starts With the Money: Meet Captain Chris Retherford of Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove

September 13, 2016 Barb Oates

Football has the Manning brothers. Tennis has the Williams sisters. TV has the Wahlbergs, Baldwins, Kardashians and more. Dungeness crab fishing has the Retherford brothers. And it’s game on for brothers Mikey and Chris Retherford, as they captain two of the boats in Discovery Channel’s new Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove (premiering Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 9/8c). The Retherford boys are second generation fishermen who have followed their father, Mike Sr., in building a successful life off the sea. While fishing initially started as a means to make money for Chris, it is now a true found love. We recently got […]