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Exclusive: Mad Men Cast and Creator Tease Season 4

The framed letter from President Obama hangs in the hallway outside Matt Weiner's office. "He wrote to say he enjoyed Season 3," the Mad Men creator says, giggling in disbelief. "He was congratulating me on my and the show's success, and I wanted to say, 'But wait, you're the successful person.'"Want more Mad Men news? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!The president was merely speaking for the quality-TV nation. In three seasons, Mad Men has gone from being a cool retro diversion to one of the most stylish, seductive shows in TV history...

Wed, Jul 14, 2010

Exclusive: Mad Men Cast and Creator Tease Season 4

White Collar's Tim DeKay: From Supporting Star to Leading Man

It's the blessing and curse of all hard-working character actors: "I have a household face but not a household name," says Tim DeKay, who plays FBI agent Peter Burke on White Collar (airing tonight at 9/8c, USA). Burke's job is to keep tabs on con—turned—FBI consultant Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer)...

Tue, Jul 13, 2010

White Collar's Tim DeKay: From Supporting Star to Leading Man

Jeffrey Donovan, Matt Bomer and Mark Feuerstein --- The Boys of Summer

Admit it. You like to watch. The Long Island princesses who say "ahhh" to Dr. Hank Lawson on Royal Pains. The way ex-con Neal Caffrey charms his way to FBI immunity on White Collar. The sex appeal of Michael Westen's Miami spy circuit on Burn Notice. Sure, characters are welcome but you watch USA Network because someone somewhere is always scheming, punching, backstabbing or slipping naked into a ridiculously expensive pool. TV's guiltiest pleasures? Oh, yeah. But they're also...

Tue, Jun 15, 2010

Jeffrey Donovan, Matt Bomer and Mark Feuerstein --- The Boys of Summer

Tim Roth: Lie Detector

The quivering lip. The raised brow. Human lie detector Cal Lightman can read you like a book. But just as fun is interrogating Tim Roth for clues about Lie to Me's return Monday at 8/7c on Fox...

Mon, Jun 7, 2010

Olivia Wilde Makes House Her New Home

Olivia Wilde, House's (Mondays at 9 pm/ET, Fox) mysterious new doc diagnoses her boss and dishes on being married to an Italian prince. TV Guide: Thirteen is such a mystery, and we still don't know her name. What can you tell us about her?Olivia Wilde: The mystery is what defines her right now and sets her apart from the other women in House's life. Cameron has a giant heart; she loves to help wounded animals and wounded people. Cuddy wants to be a mother and takes care of House like a child. Thirteen isn't like that at all. She's more guy-like. She shies away from emotion. She has no interest in laying down her soul — aside from small flashes, like when she revealed she didn't want to know whether she carried the gene for Huntington's disease, like her mother. For now, though, it's the mystery that makes her so

Mon, Apr 28, 2008

Five Reasons We Love Dexter

He had us at the first drop of blood. Thirty-three seconds into the opening credits of Dexter on Showtime, the title character nicks his neck with a razor and the red stuff starts to ooze. Next he spears his breakfast meat with a brutal jab. Eggs are cracked without mercy. Nobody prepares breakfast like Dexter Morgan and nobody makes forensic science — not to mention serial killing, Dexter's side gig from the Miami police department — such a turn-on. With the cult drama's first season (albeit with the naked and deadlier moments sliced out) coming to network TV this week (Sundays at 10 pm/ET, CBS), we thought we'd gush about what makes Dexter such grisly fun. It's in our veins. As Miami's top blood-spatter specialist, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) sees artistry where others only see arteries. "Dexter finds everything in a crime

Fri, Feb 15, 2008

Miley Cyrus Sings for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus doesn't have much time for go-karting these days, but it's something she's considering after her experience on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Sunday at 8 pm/ET, ABC). During a surprise backstage visit arranged by the show in San Diego recently, the four breathless children from the Gilyeat family asked Cyrus to join them sometime for a spin around the track back home in Kansas City, Kansas. ''The kids were so cute and excited, I thought, 'I gotta check my schedule,''' says Cyrus, who went one better and performed for the family in the episode that airs this week. Cyrus, after all, is a huge EM:HE fan and didn't blink when she was asked to guest-star. ''I love the show's message. No matter how sad or negative the family's situation is, everyone comes out smiling

Fri, Feb 1, 2008

Miley Cyrus Sings for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Exclusive: House Star Kal Penn Gets Behind a White House Hopeful

Kal Penn, best known for Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and Fox's House, now has a new role — campaigner extraordinaire. The actor has made several appearances in Iowa and elsewhere to support Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Here's TV Guide's exclusive interview with Penn from the campaign trail. TV Guide: How's the world of politics different than Hollywood?Kal Penn: I certainly can't speak for the entire political world, but one of the greatest differences seems to be the sheer numbers of people who have sacrificed a lot in their lives to do something good. It's really inspiring to see — medical and law students taking a year or two off, high school and college students volunteering and interning for Ba

Thu, Dec 20, 2007

Exclusive: House Star Kal Penn Gets Behind a White House Hopeful

Art Imitates Life: Without a Trace Stars Prepare for Baby

Poppy Montgomery, the very pregnant actress from Without a Trace (Thursdays, 10 pm/ET, CBS), is trying to remember if she's ever changed a diaper. "Let me think…. I don't know. Adam, have I ever changed a diaper?" Adam is actor Adam Kaufman, the father of Montgomery's son-to-be and, for the moment, Montgomery's surrogate brain. "Poppy's been having some memory issues," Kaufman says with a laugh. "Sometimes she tells the same story three times." He gives Montgomery a playful nuzzle. The couple are sitting on a jumbo couch in their gorgeous, sun-drenched living room in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades. Montgomery sighs, rubbing her Buddha belly. "OK, go ahead," she says. "Tell TV Guide about the candy." "I find random, half-eaten bags of M&Ms all over th

Thu, Dec 6, 2007

Art Imitates Life: Without a Trace Stars Prepare for Baby

CSI: Miami Preview: Emily Procter Finally Gets Some Action

In tonight's CSI: Miami (10 pm/ET, CBS), ballistics expert Calleigh Duquesne is threatened at gunpoint and nearly run over by a bad guy's car. "Of all the shows we've done, this one was definitely my favorite," Emily Procter says of her big episode. "For years I've had the feeling of, 'How come the boys get to do all the fun stuff while Calleigh has to stay home in the lab?' I was so glad to finally get my due!" The episode heats up when Calleigh, off duty and boozed up on mimosas, spots trouble in a sporting-goods store where a murder just occurred. As the assailants attempt their getaway, they see Calleigh and assume she's just another pesky bystander. Turns out she's a force to be reckoned with. "Calleigh is faced with a fight-or-flight decision and we really get to see what she's made of," says producer Marc Dube. Adds Procter, "We

Mon, Nov 19, 2007

CSI: Miami Preview: Emily Procter Finally Gets Some Action

CSI: Miami Preview: Speedle's Return!

CSI: Miami (10 pm/ET, CBS) apparently has as many fans in the hereafter as it does on earth. Although crime-lab expert Tim Speedle (played by Rory Cochrane) died in Horatio Caine's arms after taking a bullet in Season 2, the character is about to make an encore. "Call it 'The Miracle on South Beach,'" says executive producer Ann Donohue. "Good old Speedle is back." "Specter" Speedle is more like it. Cochrane shows up in tonight's episode as a vision that haunts former colleague Eric Delko (Adam Rodriguez), who's suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. "It's very touching," Donohue says. "Speedle and Delko were great friends and now Speedle shows up to help solve a mystery involving a dead girl in an SUV at the beach. Speedle ends up leading Delko to the answer." C

Mon, Oct 15, 2007

Sneak Peek: House Breaks In New Docs

What happens when you have 40 medical-fellowship candidates competing for three coveted staff jobs at one famous hospital? If you're Dr. House (Hugh Laurie), you let them battle it out reality-show style until every last ounce of their dignity is gone. Season 4 of the Emmy-winning Fox series kicks off Sept. 25 with House putting a gaggle of fellows to the test just to watch them squirm (he even makes them wear numbers). "It's classic House sadistic behavior," says executive producer David Shore. "No other character on TV — aside from maybe that guy on Survivor — could get away with hiring practices like these." Over eight episodes, House will winnow down the group of fellows with his usual grace and sensitivity — which is to say, expect him to be a heartless boor. "At one point House just fires the entire back of the room," says Peter Jacobson (The Starter Wife), who play

Tue, Aug 28, 2007

Entourage's Perrey Reeves Reveals Mrs. Ari's Big Fantasy

Entourage's Perrey Reeves talks about working her superagent hubby's nerves, reveals her deepest fantasy for "Mrs. Ari," and reflects on kicking ass alongside Angelina. TV Guide: You play the wife of überagent Ari Gold on Entourage, but is it true that your real life is decidedly un-Hollywood? Perrey Reeves: It's definitely a dual existence. I spend four months of the year in Costa Rica, where my husband, Jeff [Gossett], and I are building a yoga retreat on an eco-estate. It's completely cut off: no TVs, no telephone. It really keeps me sane. TV Guide: Can you imagine Mrs. Ari putting up with snakes and mosquitoes? Reeves: Ha! She's a city girl but she's tough. She'd be up for the challenge. I think Ari would have the harder time — being out of cell-phone range. TV Gui

Fri, Aug 10, 2007

Entourage's Perrey Reeves Reveals Mrs. Ari's Big Fantasy

Love and Death: The Story Behind 24's Latest Casualty

In the end, it was love that did Milo in. In Monday night's episode of Fox's 24, CTU's Internet protocol manager (played by Eric Balfour) took a bullet to the head from the Chinese terrorists as they raided CTU. By claiming that he was in charge, he saved Nadia Yassir (Marisol Nichols), the real chief. "Milo was basically in love with Nadia and so, afraid the Chinese would hurt her, he put his life on the line," says Balfour, who sounds weirdly chipper about his alter ego's execution.It turns out the actor asked to die. "About two months ago, I got an offer to do a CBS cop show that sounded really exciting, and I felt it was a golden opportunity," he says, referring to

Tue, May 8, 2007

Love and Death: The Story Behind 24's Latest Casualty

Agent Provocative: Carla Gugino Teases HBO's Entourage

Now playing Vince's sexy new agent on HBO's Entourage (returning Sunday at 10 pm/ET), Carla Gugino talks to TV Guide about hanging with the boys, working with Pauly Shore and her secret talent. Hmmm.... TV Guide: How does it feel being the new girl in a boys' club like Entourage? Carla Gugino: It's the most natural thing in the world for me, actually. I've always been friends with lots of guys, and these guys have been incredibly welcoming. Sure, they're men — and good-looking men, to boot — but it's not a big testosterone fest on set. It feels like going to play, not to work. TV Guide: You play Vince's new agent, Amanda. Will Vince be doing less "Aquaman" now and more of, say, whatever Nora Ephron's dir

Fri, Apr 6, 2007

Agent Provocative: Carla Gugino Teases HBO's Entourage

Preview! Law & Order: CI's Goren Faces a Triple Threat

It started with a drive around Lower Manhattan last June. On the eve of the sixth season of NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Tuesdays at 9 pm/ET), star Vincent D'Onofrio told the executive producer he wanted the drama to be "more than just a straight procedural." After 100 episodes spent profiling coldhearted killers, "Vince said, 'Give me something personal to chew on. I want Detective Goren to face deep human emotions,'" says Warren Leight, the producer in the passenger seat that day. This season, D'Onofrio got his wish. Oscar winner Rita Moreno was cast as Frances Goren, the detective's strong-willed, mentally ill mother who had been a crucial but unseen presence in Rober

Tue, Feb 20, 2007

Preview! Law & Order: CI's Goren Faces a Triple Threat

CSI: Miami Shocker: A Face from the Past Taunts Horatio

Every once in a while, David Caruso will come upon an early episode of CSI: Miami on A&E and just shake his head. "We're all so much younger, our voices are higher, there's not a line on anybody's face," he says. "Now you see us and we're these world-weary warriors carrying the weight of all these crimes." Five seasons in, the Miami unit "has been through hell and has the baggage to prove it," he says. But there's an upside, at least for fans. All those battle scars lead to a level of emotional depth the show didn't have a few seasons back. And in tonight's episode (10 pm/ET, on CBS), it's clearer than ever that those emotions are right on the surface. In the first half of a two-parter, the lives of two CSIs are on the line when Horatio (Caruso) goes head-to-head with Clavo Cruz (

Mon, Feb 5, 2007

CSI: Miami Shocker: A Face from the Past Taunts Horatio

Can Liev Schreiber Fill William Petersen's CSI Lab Coat?

It's the sort of mystery that would make even Gil Grissom scratch his head. The lead actor in one of the most popular shows on television disappears mid-season and is willingly replaced by a Tony-winning hotshot who supposedly "doesn't do TV." Care to give an explanation, bub? "Would you believe it just sounded like a neat idea?" Liev Schreiber says, though he knows he has to do better than that. After all, CBS' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Thursdays at 9 pm/ET) is among the longest-running, most obsessed-over prime-time dramas going, largely because of its beloved investigator in chief, played by William Petersen. You don't just do away with Grissom without raising a few million eyebrows. Call it a case o

Thu, Jan 18, 2007

Can Liev Schreiber Fill William Petersen's CSI Lab Coat?

TV Guide Exclusive: Inside the Sexy New CSI: NY

Something remarkable happened while shooting this season's opening episode of CBS' CSI: NY (Wednesdays at 10 pm/ET). Instead of the usual nose-holding over the rotting corpse du jour, the actors huddling around the playback monitors were doing puppy-dog head tilts and whispering, "Awww." "It was so sweet," says Melina Kanakaredes, who plays the normally tough-talking detective Stella Bonasera. "I mean, Mac and Peyton are adorable together." Sweet? Adorable? Is this CSI: NY or 7th Heaven? After two seasons of by-the-book forensic gumshoeing, the crime drama's focus has suddenly shifted to topics that are decidedly more… cuddly. And it's not just the actors who are cooing. New, more personal story lines, including the burgeoning affair between hard-bitten Manhattan investigator Mac Tayl

Wed, Dec 6, 2006

TV Guide Exclusive: Inside the Sexy New CSI: NY

Rainn Wilson and Angela Kinsey Deconstruct The Office's "Dwangela"

In a side-by-side TV Guide interview, Rainn Wilson and Angela Kinsey — who play odd couple Dwight and Angela on NBC's The Office (Thursdays at 8:30 pm/ET) — open up about their hush-hush workplace romance. TV Guide: So how did this bobbleheaded romance first ignite between Dwight and Angela?Rainn Wilson: They both have an obsession for structure and discipline, and I imagine that there was some incident at the copy machine that first brought their eyes together — like someone putting legal-size paper in the letter-size drawer. TV Guide: How long can they keep their boss, Michael (

Wed, Nov 29, 2006

Rainn Wilson and Angela Kinsey Deconstruct The Office's "Dwangela"

It's All Gold for Entourage's Piven

Jeremy Piven, the man behind outrageous agent Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage (Sundays at 10pm/ET) swears he's a mama's boy who just wants to meet a nice girl. So is that why he's been seen lugging around that Las Vegas cutie? TV Guide: Entourage is all about learning to swim with the Hollywood sharks. Is show business really as crazy as it looks on the show? Jeremy Piven: Honestly, I've been apprenticing for so long in this industry, it just seems normal. I've been around artists and actors since I was 8 because my parents ran an actors' workshop in Chicago. Mom and Dad always had the utmost respect for the profession, and they taught me to value the work, which defini

Fri, Jul 14, 2006

Extreme Makeover: One Home's Update

More than 16 million people watched Cyndy Teas and her family on TV last fall, and she still gets phone calls, e-mails and donations from inspired viewers. But it was a simple meal of chicken enchiladas in her new kitchen last winter that made Cyndy realize that ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is, in her words, "more than a show. It changed our outlook on life." As you may recall, the Teas family was the focus of a two-hour Makeover special last October (reairing this Sunday at 7 pm/ET), which showcased a total face-lift of Camp Barnabas, the Purdy, Mississippi, retreat the family runs for scores of young people with severe disabilities. The remodel, including a three-bedroom home, a bunkhouse and a TV Guide-themed media center, was chronicled i

Fri, Jun 16, 2006