Sam Witwer
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Question: What is up with Saturday Night Live? Who are all these people?? There are so many people in the cast that I simply can't connect to them. Back when SNL started, the Not Ready For Prime Time Players was a cast of 7 and you really "knew" them. You knew their characters, their skits, you looked forward to Roseanne Roseannadanna and Belushi's Samurai. Now with a cast of thousands (it seems), no one really cares. I, like so many others, watch the opening, fast-forward to the musical guest (maybe), watch the news, then erase. The best thing the PTB could do would be to trim the cast, keep the ones we really like (Wiig, Kenan, Samberg, Hader, Meyers) and start writing for them, not just writing to fill the time. — Deb
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Michael Connelly
After appearing on Castle twice, it may not be that surprising that The Lincoln Lawyer writer Michael Connelly names the ABC drama as one of his favorite shows. But there's more to his love for the series than a recurring gig.
"It's a fantasy version of what I do!" Connelly tells TVGuide.com.
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Indeed, the mystery author's most well-known work is his series featuring Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch — not unlike Castle's Nikki Heat series.
Castle isn't the only mystery or writing-influenced series on Connelly's watchlist, though. The writer, whose Lincoln Lawyer novel was adapted for the big screen by John Romano, also loves watching Californication ("the dark side of the ...
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Mark Moses, Nathan Fillion, Justin Chambers
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Got any scoop on Desperate Housewives? — Sara
NATALIE: Poor Paul Young. Both of his wives have killed themselves — not a very good track record! — and now somebody's trying to kill him. Again. This time, the culprit is a bit more sly. I'm hearing he or she will slip some anti-freeze into Paul's dinner. If you've already put together that this will coincide with the return of Felicia Tilman, bravo.
I love that Brendan Hines is going to stir up jealousy on Castle. What else can you tell me? — Monica
ADAM: While Castle is plenty peeved by the easy rapport his protégé establishes with Beckett, his remedy is to kill the young pup with...
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Castle, Brendan Hines
What happens when a mystery writer has his muse stolen by his protégé? If the writer is the title character of ABC's Castle, the answer is simple: It gets combative.
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TVGuide.com has learned exclusively that Lie to Me star Brendan Hines has been tapped to play Alex Conrad, a first-time mystery writer who owes some of his debut novel's success to a glowing review written by Castle (Nathan Fillion). When Castle invites Alex down to the precinct to play mentor, however, Alex becomes much more interested in what Beckett (Stana Katic) has to say about being a police detective...
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Holt McCallany
"V" is for "vamping" — that's been the case for most of the life of ABC's re-imagined, if hardly re-energized, version of V. You know, the show where alien ships hover over Earth week after week, with nothing much happening as Evil Queen Anna coldly plots the destruction of humanity with all those pesky emotional souls while ...
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The Event
Calling the two-hour return of The Event a nonevent is too easy, so let's just say it went over like a sumo wrestler trying to pole-vault. The NBC show averaged 5.3 million viewers, about what Chuck pulled in last week.
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Victor Webster and Daniela Ruah, NCIS: Los Angeles
Former Charmed and Melrose Place star Victor Webster is set to guest-star on an upcoming episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, and as you can see in this exclusive first look, he might just throw a wrench into the bubbling chemistry between Kensi and Deeks.
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Webster plays Stanley King, a world-class thief suspected of several high-end heists. He lands on NCIS' radar after a secure facility housing sensitive materials on a Marine base is compromised. In order to get close enough to keep an eye on King, Kensi (Daniela Ruah) must work alongside him as a savvy thief...
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Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic
Our top moments of the week:
13. Worst 'Do: On Bethenny Ever After, Bethenny and Jason travel to his tiny Pennsylvania hometown, where she meets Brian, one of Jason's close friends. Brian, a die-hard Bon Jovi fan who is wearing an "I Heart Hot Moms" shirt, explains that he gets his hair bleached in Philadelphia to to look like his idol, Jon Bon Jovi. Bethenny speaks for all of us when she asks: "Brian drives 120 miles to get his hair done, and this is what [he comes] back with?"
12. Most Deceitful: After Mrs. Marin discovers that secret-houseguest-turned-boyfriend Caleb is...
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Brad Womack
The Bachelor hit season highs and won its two-hour time slot for the second week in a row as the show got down to two contestants for its finale in two weeks.
The ABC program, starting at 8/7c, averaged more than 11.2 million viewers, and its ratings were tops among women 18-to-34 and 18-to-49 for the ninth straight week, according to Nielsen figures. Besides Brad Womack eliminating one of the three remaining women, the show also included the announcement ...
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Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion
Castle stars Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic get close on TV Guide Magazine's photo shoot, and we have the exclusive behind the scenes pictures of the couple's smoking chemistry. While on set for the shoot, the stars discuss the relationship between Castle and Beckett, they're famous kiss and the likelihood of a relationship in the future.
Check out the exclusive gallery here!...
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