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New Show Introduction: Arrow

Posted in New Shows, News, Recommendations, Television, Video on October 6, 2012| 2 Comments »

The new drama Arrow will debut on The CW on October 10 at 8 PM.

After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his family and best friend welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was; and so, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory.

The cast includes Colin Donnell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Willa Holland and Susanna Thompson.

Here is the extended trailer for Arrow.

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New Show Introduction: 666 Park Avenue

Posted in New Shows, News, Television, Video on September 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The new thriller 666 Park Avenue will debut on ABC at 10 PM on September 30.

At 666 Park Avenue, anything you desire can be yours. When Jane Van Veen (Rachael Taylor) and Henry Martin (Dave Annable), an idealistic young couple from the Midwest are offered the opportunity to manage the historic building, they will not only fall prey to the machinations of mysterious owner Gavin Doran (Terry O’Quinn) and his wife Olivia (Vanessa Williams).

Other cast members include Erik Palladino, Helena Mattsson, Mercedes Masohn and Robert Buckley.

Here is the trailer for 666 Park Avenue.

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New Show Introduction: Made In Jersey

Posted in New Shows, News, Television, Video on September 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The new legal drama Made In Jersey will debut on CBS at 9 PM on September 28.

A working-class woman, Martina Garretti (Janet Montgomery from Human Target) uses her street smarts to compete among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New York law firm.

The cast includes Erin Cummings (Spartacus), Kristoffer Polaha (Life Unexpected), Kyle MacLachlan (Desperate Housewives), Megalyn Echikunwoke (The 4400) and Toni Trucks (Barbershop).

Here is a trailer for Made In Jersey.

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New Show Introduction: Last Resort

Posted in New Shows, News, Recommendations, Television, Video on September 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »

On September 27, the new drama Last Resort will debut on ABC at 8 PM.

The U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado receive an order to fire nuclear weapons on Pakistan; but Captain Marcus Chaplin (Andre Braugher) demands confirmation of the orders only to be unceremoniously relieved of duty by the White House. XO Sam Kendal (Scott Speedman) finds himself in charge, facing the same difficult decision. He also refuses the order, causing the Colorado to be targeted, fired upon and hit. The submarine and its crew find themselves crippled on the ocean floor being declared enemies of their own country. With nowhere left to turn, the crew takes the sub to an exotic island to find refuge, romance and a chance at a new life, as they try to clear their names and get home.

Among the cast are Autumn Reeser (The O.C.), Daisy Betts (Persons Unknown), Dichen Lachman (Dollhouse), Jessy Schram (Falling Skies) and Robert Patrick (The Unit).

Here is the trailer for Last Resort.

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New Show Introduction: Elementary

Posted in New Shows, News, Television, Video on September 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The new drama Elementary will debut on September 27 on CBS at 10 PM.

Jonny Lee Miller (Eli Stone) stars as a modern-day Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu (Southland and Ally McBeal) as his sober companion Dr. Joan Watson. Holmes falls from grace in London and after a stint in rehab he escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to work with Dr. Watson.

The cast also includes Aidan Quinn as Sherlock’s police contact.

Here is a trailer for Elementary.

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New Show Introduction: Vegas

Posted in New Shows, News, Television, Video on September 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »

On September 25, the new period piece drama Vegas will debut at 10 PM on CBS.

Dennis Quaid stars as former Las Vegas Sheriff Ralph Lamb, a fourth-generation rancher tasked with bringing the city into order in the 1960’s. He clashes with Vincent Savino (Michael Chiklis), a ruthless Chicago gangster who plans to make Vegas his own.

The cast includes Jason O’Mara, as Lamb’s even-keeled brother Jack; Taylor Handley, Lamb’s charming but impulsive son and Carrie-Anne Moss as an ambitious ADA who grew up next to the Lambs.

Here is a trailer for Vegas.

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More H+ The Digital Series Now Available (Webisodes 11 to 18)

Posted in New Shows, Online Series, Recommendations, Video, Web Series on September 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The latest online series – H+ The Digital Series comes from the creative team of producer Bryan Singer (director of Superman Returns), director Stewart Hendler, actor/co-writer John Cabrera and co-writer Cosimo De Tommaso.

This new web series is set in an apocalyptic future where technology has begun to spiral out of control. It is a future where the world’s population has retired its cell phones and laptops in favor of a stunning new device by Hplus Nano Teoranta, an innovative technology company that has found a way to connect the Internet to the human mind 24 hours a day.

But something else is coming. Something dark and vicious and within seconds, billions of people will be dead, opening the door to radical changes in the political and social landscape of the planet prompting survivors to make sense of what went wrong.

The cast includes actors Alexis Denisof (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and Angel); David Clayton Rogers (Jane By Design) and Amir Arison (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) as well as an international cast that includes Finnish actor Samuel Vauramo, German actress Hannah Herzsprung, U.S. actresses Nikki Crawford and Lela Loren, Italian actress Francesca Fanti and Irish actress Caitriona Balfe [among others].

The next eight webisodes (episodes 11 to 18) are up at the official YouTube website for H+ The Digital Series right here.

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New Show Introduction: Revolution

Posted in New Shows, News, Recommendations, Television, Video on September 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »

On September 17 the new drama Revolution will debut on NBC at 10 PM.

What would happen if the lights went out all over the world? Without any modern technology, everything stops. And in this series, 15 years have passed and the focus is on Charlie (Tracy Spiridakos) whose life is dramatically changed when a local militia arrives, kills her father (Tim Guinee) and takes her brother Danny (Graham Rogers). She and some others from their small farming community set out to Chicago to find her uncle (Billy Burke), who her dying father says can help them get Danny back.

The cast includes David Lyons, Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Mitchell, J.D. Pardo, Daniella Alonso and Zak Orth [among others].

Here is a behind the scenes trailer for Revolution.

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New Show Introduction: The Mob Doctor

Posted in New Shows, News, Television, Video on September 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »

FOX will debut the new drama The Mob Doctor at 9 PM on September 17.

Jordana Spiro (My Boys) stars as Dr. Grace Devlin, a top resident at Chicago’s Roosevelt Medical Center where she is heralded as one of the country’s most promising young surgeons; but family ties keep her glued to her Southside roots. To pay off her brother’s life-threatening gambling debt, she makes a deal with the “devil”, working “off Book” for the mafia men she once despised.

The cast includes Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights), Zeljko Ivanek (Damages), Jesse Lee Soffer (As the World Turns), Wendy Makkena (NCIS) and James Carpinello (The Good Wife) [among others].

Here is a trailer for The Mob Doctor.

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Fall TV Reminder: What is Returning and Debuting This Week

Posted in New Shows, News, Reminder, Television on September 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The fall TV season is back and viewers have a lot of returning shows, new series and made-for-TV movies to watch.

Here is a list of what will be airing this week on the major and cable networks:

September 10 – The four-part mini-series The Crimson Petal and The White will debut on Encore at 8 PM

Mini-Series Synopsis: The psychological thriller reveals the underbelly of Victorian era London focusing on the travails of prostitute Sugar (Romola Garai). The cast includes Chris O’Dowd, Gillian Anderson, Shirley Henderson and Richard E. Grant.

September 11 – Sons of Anarchy will be back on FX at 10 PM

September 11 – Parenthood will air its season premiere on NBC at 10 PM

September 11 – Bomb Girls will debut on ReelzChannel at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: This six-episode Canadian period piece drama is about a group of women who risk their lives in a munitions factory in support of the European front during World War II. The series stars Jodi Balfour, Meg Tilly, Peter Outerbridge (Nikita) and Sebastian Pigott (Being Erica) [among others].

September 13 – Glee will air its season premiere on FOX at 9 PM

September 14 – A special, previously unaired episode of Touch will air on FOX at 8 PM

September 14 – Grimm will be back on its regular night and time on NBC at 9 PM

September 14 – Lost Girl will air its season finale on Syfy at 10 PM

September 16 – The Masterpiece Mystery PBS movie Fearful Symmetry will air – Check local listings for airtime

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Kevin Whately returns as Inspector Lewis with Laurence Fox as his young partner DS Hatahway as they are drawn into a darker side of Oxford while investigating the murder of a suburban babysitter.

September 16 – Boardwalk Empire will return for its season premiere on HBO at 9 PM

Mark your calendars!

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