Nestor Carbonell

Bates Motel: How Does Norman Bates Become a Psycho?

• Mar 18, 2013 09:03 AM ET
• by Adam Bryant

Like Norman Bates of Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Psycho, the producers behind A&E's new drama series Bates Motel seem to be of two minds.

A&E's prequel, which premieres Monday at 10/9c and stars Finding Neverland's Freddie Highmore as a teenage Norman Bates, seeks to tell audiences how a young man grows up to be a taxidermy-loving killer. The answer posited by Hitchcock's film is that Norman was driven insane by his overprotective mother ...
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Video: Henry Winkler Returns to Kick Buttowski — Suburban Daredevil

• May 18, 2012 10:04 AM ET
• by Rich Sands

Saturday is a happy day, indeed when the Fonz himself, Henry Winkler, returns to Kick Buttowski — Suburban Daredevil as the principal. read more

What Went Wrong with The CW's Ringer?

• Apr 16, 2012 07:12 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

On Tuesday, Ringer's freshman season comes to a close — and it's anyone's guess as to whether or not it will be renewed for a second season.

Why? Ratings haven't been great. Ringer hit a series low two weeks ago with only 1.05 million tuning in. On the surface, it's hard to explain why: Not only was Sarah Michelle Gellar, best known for her Buffy the Vampire Slayer days, returning to TV, but viewers were getting a double dose of her as estranged twins, one of whom faked her own death. There was also whole lot of eye candy (see: Ioan Gruffudd, Kristopher Polaha and Lost alum Nestor Carbonell), and a murder mystery with as many twists and turns as there are Buffy die-hards.

32 bubble shows — which will survive?

So why didn't Ringer become the new guilty pleasure hit? TVGuide.com turned to series executive producer Pam Veasey (CSI: NY) to get her take on why the neo-noir thriller never clicked with a big audience. Plus: Veasey discusses how Season 2 would be different should the series get renewed, and how Siobhan and Bridget have become the "will-they-or-won't-they" duo of the show. (Oh, get your mind out of the gutter!) read more

Pilot Season: Nestor Carbonell Signs On to ABC's The Smart One — What About Ringer?

• Mar 28, 2012 10:36 AM ET
• by Lindsay Silberman

Ringer's Nestor Carbonell has joined the cast of ABC's The Smart One pilot, TVLine.com reports.
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Exclusive: Coming to America's Vanessa Bell Calloway to Guest-Star in Ringer Finale

• Mar 7, 2012 07:47 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

The Ringer season finale is upon us.

Vanessa Bell Calloway has been tapped to guest-star in the freshman series' closer, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. The Coming to America actress will play... read more