liz.raftery

A native of Clearwater, Florida and alum of Boston's Emerson College, Liz has been working at TV Guide since 2012. Prior to that, she was a freelance writer for outlets including People and The Boston Globe.

Pretty Little Liars Wins Big at Teen Choice Awards

Pretty Little Liars, The Vampire Diaries and The X Factor were among the big TV winners at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards.

Mon, Aug 12, 2013

Pretty Little Liars Wins Big at Teen Choice Awards

Lea Michele Dedicates Teen Choice Award to Cory Monteith

In her first public appearance since Cory Monteith's death last month,Glee star Lea Michele dedicated her acceptance speech at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards to her late boyfriend and co-star.

Mon, Aug 12, 2013

Lea Michele Dedicates Teen Choice Award to Cory Monteith

Jason Dufner Wins PGA Championship

Jason Dufner won the PGA Championship Sunday, beating Jim Furyk with a bogey on the 18th hole. It's the first victory at a major for the 36-year-old. "I'm happy to get the job done," Dufner told The Associated Press. "It's a big step in my career."

Mon, Aug 12, 2013

Box Office: Elysium Wins the Weekend with a Disappointing Opening

Elysium, the new sci-fi movie starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, nabbed the top spot at the box office over the weekend, bringing in $30.4 million, Box Office Mojo reports. Still, the total was less than recent sci-fi debuts Pacific Rim and Oblivion, and also fell short of director Neill Blomkamp's previous release, 2009's District 9.

Sun, Aug 11, 2013

Box Office: Elysium Wins the Weekend with a Disappointing Opening

Orange Is the New Black's Laura Prepon: "Piper Is Just as Toxic as Alex"

What's it like to play the villain on the most talked-about show of the summer? Orange Is the New Black star Laura Prepon wouldn't know — because she doesn't see her character, Alex Vause, in that light. "When the show first starts, you think that ... Alex is this evil person," Prepon admits. "And then as the show progresses .... you start to see that Alex — at the end of the day, yes, she's a drug dealer — but you see that she's a vulnerable person and she has really intense feelings and love for [Piper]."

Sun, Aug 11, 2013

Orange Is the New Black's Laura Prepon: "Piper Is Just as Toxic as Alex"

Connie Nielsen Joins The Following as a Series Regular

The Following has added another new face to its Season 2 cast. Actress Connie Nielsen will be joining the Fox thriller as a series regular, TVLine reports.

Sun, Aug 11, 2013

Connie Nielsen Joins The Following as a Series Regular

Faster, Pussycat! Kill Kill! Star Haji Dies at 67

Haji, the actress who starred in the 1967 exploitation film Faster, Pussycat! Kill Kill!, has died. She was 67.

Sun, Aug 11, 2013

Faster, Pussycat! Kill Kill! Star Haji Dies at 67

Kevin Federline, Victoria Prince Tie the Knot

Kevin Federline is off the market... again. The ex-husband of Britney Spears married his longtime girlfriend, Victoria Prince, Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, People reports. They had gotten engaged the previous day, according to People.

Sun, Aug 11, 2013

Kevin Federline, Victoria Prince Tie the Knot

Exclusive Duck Dynasty Sneak Peek: Who's Going to Be Phil's Best Man?

Wedding bells are in the air — again — on the Season 4 premiere of A&E's Duck Dynasty (Wednesday, 10/9c), with Phil andMiss Kay set to renew their vows after 49 years of marriage. But there's one question on everyone's minds leading up to the big day: Is Phil going to have Willie or Jase as his best man?

Sun, Aug 11, 2013

Exclusive Duck Dynasty Sneak Peek: Who's Going to Be Phil's Best Man?

Low Winter Sun, AMC's Latest Morality Tale, "Meanders In and Out of Truth and Lies"

It's fitting that Low Winter Sun, AMC's gritty adaptation of the 2006 British miniseries about crooked cops, is premiering immediately after Breaking Bad this Sunday. Both shows are examinations of deeply flawed men fumbling their way through situations that cause both the characters and viewers to question their own notions of morality.

Fri, Aug 9, 2013

Low Winter Sun, AMC's Latest Morality Tale, "Meanders In and Out of Truth and Lies"

Exclusive Container Wars Clip: What Canadian Import Is Driving Up the Bids?

TruTV's Container Wars follows a group of people who bid thousands of dollars at shipping port auctions on the unknown contents of containers. (It's like Storage Wars, but on a boat.) On Sunday's episode, a "surprise" in the back of a Canadian import has caught the eye of some bidders, and the others are trying to figure out what it is. Is whatever happens to be in the container worth $30,000? At least one person hopes so.

Fri, Aug 9, 2013

Exclusive Container Wars Clip: What Canadian Import Is Driving Up the Bids?

Exclusive Whodunnit? Clip: What's The Killer's "Science Experiment"?

With only four contestants remaining on ABC's murder mystery show Whodunnit?, The Killer is getting a little more "experimental" with his riddles. This week, Giles the Butler (Gildart Jackson) teases the remaining players — Melina, Cris, Lindsey and Kam — with a science project from the killer. Could a container of exploding ping-pong balls provide a clue into Ronnie's death last week?

Fri, Aug 9, 2013

Exclusive Whodunnit? Clip: What's The Killer's "Science Experiment"?

Sean Sasser, AIDS Activist Who Appeared on The Real World, Dies

Sean Sasser, whose commitment ceremony to Real World star Pedro Zamora was a TV first, has died. He was 44. Judd Winick, who also appeared on The Real World: San Francisco, announced the news via Twitter Tuesday night....

Thu, Aug 8, 2013

Sean Sasser, AIDS Activist Who Appeared on The Real World, Dies

Police Investigate Big Brother's Spencer After Child Pornography Comments

If you thought the banter among the Big Brother houseguests couldn't get any worse this season ... think again. Contestant Spencer Clawson is under investigation by his hometown police department after he went on an eye-popping tangent about child pornography this week. It's pretty clear that Clawson intended the comments as a joke — he had grabbed the microphone of fellow contestant McCrae and was pretending to be McCrae — but authorities were apparently not amused.

Thu, Aug 8, 2013

Police Investigate Big Brother's Spencer After Child Pornography Comments

Check Out Beyonce's New Short Hairstyle!

Should we call this the Bey-hive? Beyonce debuted a super-short pixie hairstyle on her Instagram account late Wednesday night, posting three pictures that highlight different angles of her new 'do.

Thu, Aug 8, 2013

Check Out Beyonce's New Short Hairstyle!

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: I Was Wrong About Medicinal Marijuana

CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is reversing his position on medical marijuana and now endorses its use in a new essay and upcoming documentary. "We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States, and I apologize for my own role in that," Gupta, who penned an article for Time in 2009 titled "Why I Would Vote No on Pot," writes for CNN.com. "I didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. ... I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis.

Thu, Aug 8, 2013

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: I Was Wrong About Medicinal Marijuana

It's Always Sunny's Glenn Howerton Heads to The Mindy Project

Glenn Howerton, a co-creator and star of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, has landed a recurring role as a new love interest on the upcoming season of The Mindy Project,E! Online reports.

Thu, Aug 8, 2013

It's Always Sunny's Glenn Howerton Heads to The Mindy Project

Report: Sandlot Actor Tom Guiry Arrested After Headbutting a Cop

You're killin' us, Smalls! Sandlot actor Tom Guiry was arrested at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston over the weekend after he headbutted a police officer, TMZ reports.

Thu, Aug 8, 2013

Report: Sandlot Actor Tom Guiry Arrested After Headbutting a Cop

Captain Kangaroo Actor Cosmo Allegretti Dies

Captain Kangaroo actor Cosmo Allegretti, who voiced characters including Grandfather Clock and Dancing Bear, has died, The Associated Press reports. He was 86.

Thu, Aug 8, 2013