Stephen Collins

7th Heaven's Stephen Collins Makes Every Second Count

• Jul 10, 2008 11:43 PM ET
• by TV Guide News

Stephen Collins courtesy Hallmark Channel

Reverend Camden saddles up in Every Second Counts premiering Saturday at 9 pmET a Hallmark Channel original about a retired rodeo champion who wagers more than he should on his daughters Kyle XYs Magda Apanowicz own success at the sport TVGuidecom spoke with Stephen Collins about this latest foray into family-friendly fare ruling the Broadway stage in Spamalot and the prospects for a 7th Heaven reunion Matt Webb MitovichTVGuidecom Most people chill out in the summer but you seem to be keeping busyStephen Collins When Mike Nichols calls and says Do you want to come to Broadway if youre me you go Uh yeah Its very exciting And as it happens the movie is coming out now tooTVGuidecom Was being out on the range a big draw of Every Second CountsCollins When I read the script I just loved the character Hes flawed but his heart is in the right place When I read a script a big yes starts to form in my gut or not I had an immediate read more

Hallmark Channel Books Bob Newhart for Movie

• Mar 26, 2008 05:53 PM ET
• by TV Guide News

Bob Newhart by Kevin Parry/WireImage.com

Bob Newhart will be returning to the tube this summer in Herb's Murders, a two-hour original movie for the Hallmark Channel. Newhart will play a detective who, with the help of his police-officer daughter, investigates the killing of a publisher.Murders is but one of Hallmark's 30 original movies planned for release this year. Among the other projects are The Ride of Her Life, feauturing 7th Heaven's Stephen Collins, and Ladies of the House , which finds Pam Grier, Florence Henderson and Donna Mills working on a church-sponsored home-renovation project.For those who just can't get enough of funny old ladies, Hallmark also announced that it will begin airing The Golden Girls in March 2009. I've already begun counting the days! — Adam Bryant read more

Stephen Collins: "Dating" Diane Keaton Is Pure Heaven

• Feb 2, 2007 03:00 AM ET
• by Ileane Rudolph

Stephen Collins with Diane Keaton, Because I Said So

Stephen Collins must have an "in" with The Big Guy Up There, because this weekend the patriarch of the CW's long-running 7th Heaven (Sundays at 8 pm/ET) is hitting the big screen to woo no less than Diane Keaton. TVGuide.com spoke with the actor about slipping out of the reverend's collar to reunite with (and mack on) Annie Hall, and invited him to dispel the "7th Heaven versus Everwood" myth. TVGuide.com: First, let's put some people at ease. Stephen Collins does not have a serious heart condition. Rev. Eric Camden does. I hear there's some confusion?Steph read more

The Darfur Tragedy Hits Home on 7th Heaven

• Jan 12, 2007 03:00 AM ET
• by Megan Cherkezian

The 7th Heaven cast reached out to Darfur on and off screen.

If you've watched 7th Heaven over its 11-season run — or even caught a glimpse of one episode — you know that the Camdens aren't just about achieving family harmony but about helping the entire community that surrounds them. This week's new episode (Sunday at 8 pm/ET, on the CW) is no exception. In fact, it covers a pressing issue that we've been hearing about every day: Darfur — a topic so devastating, it's a real departure from the common troubles we usually see on this family drama. Filled with information about the crisis abroad, executive producer Brenda Hampton spoke with TVGuide.com about the motivation behind this episode, 7th Heaven's again-uncertain fate, and saying goodbye to some of our favorite Camdens. TVGuide.com: I just watched the Darfur episode, and it's amazing how much dial read more

7th Heaven scoop, please. ...

• Aug 16, 2006 04:00 AM ET
• by Michael Ausiello

Question: 7th Heaven scoop, please. Anything!

Answer: Tragedy looms for one of the Camden kids as the 11th season opens. And a younger man is going to cause problems for Lucy and Kevin in Episode 2. Stephen Collins, meanwhile, will lampoon his do-gooder Heaven image in tomorrow's season finale of FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. All I'll say is that he has a surprising connection to Dennis and Dee, and it's one of two major twists in the episode.

7th Heaven Pop Says Goodbye: Part 2

• Dec 12, 2005 03:00 AM ET
• by Ileane Rudolph

Stephen Collins of 7th Heaven

In Part 1 of TVGuide.com's Q&A with Stephen Collins, the actor spoke candidly about WB's unexpected — by cast and crew members, especially — decision to make this 7th Heaven's final season, and even hinted that an agreement might have been arrived at to trim the series' costs and perhaps keep it on the air. Here in Part 2, Rev. Eric Camden's portrayer elaborates on that thought, updates us on the spin-off talk and discusses his Rick Nelson worship.TVGuide.com: Are you saying that the 7th Heaven cast would have made some sacrifices to keep it on another year? Would that have been a discussion?Stephen Collins: read more

7th Heaven Pop Says Goodbye: Part 1

• Dec 5, 2005 03:00 AM ET
• by Ileane Rudolph

Stephen Collins of 7th Heaven

After 10 years as the WB's unsung savior, 7th Heaven is being sent to, well, programming heaven. The network declared the show "too expensive" to keep running and announced that this season would be the family drama's last — though there is some talk of a spin-off. In a two-part interview, TVGuide.com spoke with Stephen Collins, who since Heaven's debut has played Rev. Eric Camden, the paterfamilias of seven kids — which some might call hell, but maybe that's just us — about the show's value, its abrupt cancellation and more. TVGuide.com: When did you find out that Heaven was canceled?Stephen Collins: [Series creator] Brenda [Ham read more

After last week's episode with...

• Aug 26, 2005 04:00 AM ET
• by TV Guide News

After last week's episode with the reality crew, I was about toss this show into the muck, but this week's renewed my faith like a pair of pocket aces. It epitomized what this show is all about — a bizarre mix of celebs who have good senses of humor and gambling. If I just wanted to watch people playing cards, I'd tune in to the World Series of Poker — OK, I do spend my weekends watching that, too. Anyway the rowdy all-guy crew was made up of Stephen Collins (aka the dad from 7th Heaven), Bryan Cranston (aka the dad from Malcolm in the Middle), Howie Mandel (who is being a Public Nuisance), Peter Dinklage (the star of The Station Agent and that new Threshold series) and Meat Loaf (who is, well, Meat Loaf), and they just call him Meat which cracked me up. Aside from Howie, they all seemed to know how to play the game and could tell when they had a straight or a flush, unlike som read more