Justified
If "Slaughterhouse" is what you're going to call your season finale, after building up to a major bloody showdown all season, you'd better be able to justify it. Thankfully, we're talking FX's Justified here, and when does it ever not live up to expectations?
Even before he completely went off the rails ...
read more
Justified
[WARNING: The following story contains major spoilers from the Season 3 finale of Justified. Read at your own risk.]
It wouldn't be a Justified finale if things didn't get bloody.
Get more scoop on your favorite spring shows
After an episode-long manhunt for Robert Quarles (Neal McDonough), the loose cannon Detroit mobster took Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) hostage and stormed Noble's Hollow...
read more
Timothy Olyphant
Send questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!
Question: I'm really surprised by the lack of comment (here and elsewhere) on this season of Justified. It had a lot to live up to after that near-perfect second season and (in my opinion) has been maintaining the standard extremely well. I haven't enjoyed TV-show dialogue this much since The West Wing went off the air.
read more
William Mapother
Cheers to Justified for adding another piece of work to its rogues' gallery.
Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!
Faced with the prospect of filling Margo Martindale's Emmy-winning "sh--kicker" boots, FX's down-home crime drama has wisely decided to flood the zone with as many baddies as possible. We've recently been introduced to Neal McDonough and Mykelti Williamson — both alums of...
read more
Carl Lumbly
This was a good week for welcoming back familiar and much-missed talent to some very good shows. Let's start with one of cable's underdogs, TNT's gritty and gripping police drama Southland, which introduced Carl Lumbly (who'll always be Dixon from Alias to me) as the squad's militaristic new captain, Brucker. "Our job just got harder," grumbles one of the grunts. Bad for him, good for Southland. Pledging to command a pro-active patrol, with Mickey D applications at the ready for those who screw up, Brucker's mantra is: "We protect! We serve! And we kick a— till we smell s---!" Yeah, he's that kind of boss.
read more
Timothy Olyphant
Let's raise a glass of "apple pie" moonshine in honor of the dearly departed Justified villain Mags Bennett. Margo Martindale's Emmy-winning portrayal was a huge part of what made the Southern-fried FX drama's second season such a thrilling ride and will no doubt be a tough act to follow. And executive producer Graham Yost knows it.
Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV preview
"I would be lying if I said we didn't consider that," Yost tells TVGuide.com. "It gives you some pause that people responded so ...
read more
Bethany Joy Galeotti, Alex O’Loughlin, Ricardo Chavira
Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.
Are any of my beloved characters going to die in the final season of One Tree Hill? — Danica
ADAM: I would say it's a distinct possibility (but look closely, that's not a body Haley is looking at in this promo). Rob Buckley's thoughts on the matter also seem pretty grim. "The One Tree Hill family as we know it is going to change by season's end," he teases. "The people we start the season with [are] not the same group we end it with."
Let's start 2012 with some Hawaii Five-0 spoilers? — James
ADAM: How do you say "Book 'em, Danno!" in Russian?
read more
24, Mykelti Williamson
Not only does Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) have to save the world, once again, but he has to do it with the help of a new CTU and an even newer boss, Brian Hastings (Mykelti Williamson). TVGuide.com hit the set of 24 to find out about the big threat this season, how Hastings interacts with Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) and Jack and if he'll live up to former CTU head Bill Buchanan (James Morrison).
24: Jack Bauer will survive to the end of the series
"This is a different guy," Williamson says about being compared to Buchanan. "He's here for a different reason and he's not really sure he should be here."
Check out the video from the 24 set:
read more
Kiefer Sutherland
Dear Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland),
As you prepare to embark on your eighth action-packed day, TVGuide.com thought it wise — after looking into your future (i.e. the first four episodes of 24's Season 8) — to pass on a little advice.
1. Remember to cherish your friends...
read more
Mykelti Williamson
The late Bill Buchanan's heir apparent has been named, and it's Mykelti Williamson.
The actor, whose credits include TV's Boomtown and CSI: NY and the Sundance hit Black Dynamite, is joining Fox's 24 in the series regular role of ...
read more