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Henry Rollins To Guest Star On “Sons Of Anarchy”

March 16, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Talk about perfect casting. Celebrated rock star/spoken-word artist — and occasional actor (Heat, Bad Boys II) — Henry Rollins will guest-star in six episodes of Sons of Anarchy, when the FX biker drama returns for its second season this fall. According to the network, Rollins will play a new adversary who sets up shop in the show’s fictional setting of Charming, Calif. Last season, the members of SAMCRO dealt with a rival gang, heavy investigation from law enforcement, as well as massive internal strife as it sought to keep its gunrunning empire afloat. “Henry will bring his […]

“Sons of Anarchy”: Pilot

September 4, 2008 StayTuned Staff

Posted by SH The last time I’d caught up with Charlie Hunnam, he was the clean-cut British lothario Lloyd on Judd Apatow’s underrated Freaks and Geeks follow-up Undeclared. Well, I think it’s safe to say his new character, the leather-clad biker Jax Teller, would take great pleasure in kicking Lloyd’s limey ass all the way across the pond. Jax is the conflicted heir to the legacy of Sons of Anarchy, a California biker gang started by his deceased father and current stepfather. While the biker life is all he’s known, a recent discovery among his dad’s effects makes him wonder […]

Perlman’s “Anarchic” Ride

July 15, 2008 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted by Rabbitears Ron Perlman (Hellboy II: The Golden Army) stars in a seemingly rare non-makeup-heavy role in Sons of Anarchy, a new FX series debuting in September. It’s an interesting-looking “family drama” set in the rough world of a motorcycle gang, a group disillusioned by the government and now surviving in its own self-contained society, with its own rules. Charlie Hunnam plays Jax Teller, whose love for this brotherhood begins to conflict with his growing concern over the club’s lawlessness, which includes such activities as arms dealing. Perlman plays Jax’s stepfather, who also has certain ideas for the direction […]

Aftereffects of FX

July 15, 2008 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted by Rabbitears FX displayed its justifiable bragging rights this morning during their presentation at the summer Television Critics Association (TCA) tour. During the introductory executive session, the network made a strong case for how FX ushered in the new era of top-flight basic cable programming with the launch of The Shield (originally title Rampart) in 2001. They pointed out how shortly afterward, USA began the first of its successful character-driven shows with Monk. The last seven years has also seen the rise of other outstanding original scripted dramas on networks that may once have only shown sports, movies, or […]

Catching Up With The Gang: An “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” Recap

September 28, 2007 StayTuned Staff

With The Office returning with an hourlong episode last night on NBC, and two new episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia airing on FX, I watched so much TV last night that my left eye has been twitching all morning. Then again, that may be the result of the stress caused by watching my beloved Cubs send Steve Trachsel to the mound yesterday in a critical game against Florida. The Cubs disappointed but It’s Always Sunny didn’t. The first episode, “The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty McGoo,” featured go-to guest star Judy Greer — who you might remember as the […]

Catching Up With The Gang: An “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” Recap

September 21, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Two episodes into its current run, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia faced the daunting task of topping what is destined to be the funniest moment of the season: Charlie tripping on acid and dancing incognito among the McPoyles as Green Man in last week’s “The Gang Gets Invincible.” The quest began last night with a pair of new episodes, “Dennis and Dee’s Mom Is Dead” and “The Gang Gets Held Hostage.” Since the titles pretty much tell you what happened, we could probably just skip the recap … but we won’t. “Dennis and Dee’s Mom is Dead” begins with Frank […]

Catching Up With The Gang: An “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” Recap

September 14, 2007 StayTuned Staff

The crassest comedy on television returned last night with two wonderfully depraved episodes that pay (dis)respect to recent movies. In “The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby,” Dennis takes inspiration from Al Gore’s global warming warning An Inconvenient Truth and tries to join a group of environmental activists. After being chided by their leader for his lack of commitment, Dennis finds a new cause — sleeping with the treehugger’s girlfriend out of spite — but not before his half-assed Earth-saving efforts lead to the discovery of the aforementioned dumpster baby, whom Mac and Dee lovingly dub D.B. before attempting to exploit […]