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“Sons of Anarchy” recap: “Authority Vested”

September 18, 2012 StayTuned Staff

It’s hard to imagine topping the emotional peak from last week’s season premiere, when Tig saw his troubled daughter Dawn burned alive right in front of him. Never was there a more literal embodiment of the sins of the father being visited upon his child. This blood feud between Tig and Pope, two men who had never before met but were now responsible for killing each other’s daughters, made all that Jax and Clay business seem like a couple of pikers fighting over scraps. So consider “Vested Authority” a bit of a breather, letting the audience calm down after enduring […]

“Sons of Anarchy” continues streak of unlikely guest stars in Season 5

September 6, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Henry Rollins, Danny Trejo, Mitch Pileggi, Chuck Zito … these are the sort of tough guys you expect to see turning up on a show like Sons of Anarchy. The relentless, take-no-prisoners biker drama traffics heavily in R-rated-levels of sex, violence and profanity, so there is always a healthy amount of sweaty machismo on display. But what makes SOA exceptional is its ability to surprise. When it was announced that guest stars for the upcoming Season 5 would include Community funny man Joel McHale (as a con artist) and High School Musical alum Ashley Tisdale (as a high-priced hooker), viewers […]

FX orders 90 more episodes of Charlie Sheen hit “Anger Management”

August 29, 2012 StayTuned Staff

In what might be one of the more optimistic moves ever by a network, FX is banking that Charlie Sheen will behave himself long enough to produce 90 more episodes of his new hit sitcom Anger Management. The massive pickup is part of the original deal that stipulated if the series — which stars Sheen as an anger-management counselor still struggling with the issue himself — kept its ratings at a certain level over eight of the first 10 episodes, then 90 more would follow. Anger Management, which debuted in June, is the highest-rated new comedy series on cable this […]

Keri Russell plays a KGB spy in FX’s upcoming Cold War drama, “The Americans”

August 9, 2012 StayTuned Staff

In The Americans, slated to premiere early next year on FX, two KGB spies pose as Americans in suburban Washington, D.C., shortly after Ronald Reagan becomes president. Keri Russell (Felicity) and Matthew Rhys star as Elizabeth and Phil Jennings, who have two children who know nothing about their parents’ true identity. Complicating matters is a new neighbor, played by Noah Emmerich, who also happens to be an FBI agent working counter intelligence. FX released some photos from the series, which was created by Joe Weisberg and executive produced by Graham Yost (Justified). Photos: (top) Credit: Craig Blankenhorn; (bottom […]

W. Kamau Bell gets “Totally Biased” for FX

August 3, 2012 StayTuned Staff

You might not know W. Kamau Bell, but if all goes according to plan, you’ll know exactly what you’re getting with his new late-night talk show. It’s all there in the title. Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell — from executive producer Chris Rock (or as Bell calls him, “foulmouthed Yoda”) — puts Bell’s political persuasion front and center. Er, front and left, actually. It’s “comedy from a not even left-leaning, but left-laying-on-the-ground perspective,” Bell says. While he was still figuring out the exact format of his show when we talked, objectivity will most certainly not be a part of […]

Where to get your Batman fix on TV this weekend

July 18, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

And where … is the Batman? Well, most notably the Caped Crusader will be kicking ass at the box office starting Friday, July 20, as the final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, premieres in theaters. But if that’s not enough for you, or if you can’t get tickets, Gotham’s Dark Knight can also be seen on television in various incarnations throughout this coming weekend. Here are some highlights: * Batman: The Animated Series Rises Marathon — July 20, 4-9pm ET on The Hub. A 10-episode marathon of episodes from the superb early ’90s series Batman: […]

Charlie Sheen selects favorite “Two and a Half Men” episodes for FX marathon

June 25, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

As his new FX series Anger Management gets set to debut this Thursday, June 28, Charlie Sheen will be taking a look back at his former series, Two and a Half Men, when FX presents a 12-hour marathon of Sheen’s 24 favorite episodes of Men on Thursday from 9am-9pm, leading into the series premiere of Anger Management. RELATED STORY: DOES CHARLIE SHEEN “WIN” AGAIN WITH “ANGER MANAGEMENT”? “I’ve said, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” Sheen says, about the process of selecting the Two and a Half Men episodes for this marathon. “Being tasked with the opportunity […]

Does Charlie Sheen win again with “Anger Management”?

June 21, 2012 Channel Guide Contributor

By Jay Bobbin Charlie Sheen hopes to be winning the series-television game once more. More than a year after his much-documented and much-discussed dismissal from CBS’ Two and a Half Men, the actor is headlining a comedy show again. FX launches Anger Management — inspired by the 2003 Adam Sandler/Jack Nicholson film — with Sheen as an ex-baseball player turned unconventional anger therapist. Much as his previous TV alter ego Charlie Harper incorporated a lot of Sheen’s own history and personality, so does his new character … another “Charlie.” He recently discussed the show and his colorful recent past, and […]

Russell Brand fits FX with “Brand X”

June 21, 2012 StayTuned Staff

For anyone who’s ever watched the news and wondered, “What would Russell Brand think of all this?,” FX has got your answer. Brand X With Russell Brand will present the outrageous, unnervingly erudite Brit commenting on current events in front of a late-night audience. The six half-hour specials — Thursdays beginning June 28 at 11pm — will be taped just days in advance, allowing Brand’s perspective on topics ranging from politics to gossip as much immediacy as possible, and his interactions with the audience are being sold as an integral part of the entertainment value. Much will be made of […]

FX to offer special preview episode of “Wilfred” beginning June 14

June 7, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Beginning June 14, viewers can catch a special preview episode of the FX comedy Wilfred, either through video-on-demand or online. It will air on the network June 21, a week before the eccentric series makes its official Season 2 debut June 28. “Progress” features guest star Robin Williams, and focuses on the fallout when Ryan (Elijah Wood) realizes the consequences of not having Wilfred (Jason Gann) in his life. Oh, and if you’re aren’t familiar with the series, Wilfred is Ryan’s neighbor’s dog, only Ryan sees him as a guy in a cheap dog suit. Told you it was eccentric. […]