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.

It's a Boy for Brandon Routh and Wife Courtney Ford

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... baby boy! Superman himself, Brandon Routh, and his wife, Courtney Ford, are celebrating a new addition to their family. They welcomed a boy, Leo James, on Friday, People reports.

Sat, Aug 11, 2012

It's a Boy for Brandon Routh and Wife Courtney Ford

Sopranos Alum Lands Guest Role on The Good Wife

Annabella Sciorra, who played one of Tony Soprano's mistresses on The Sopranos, will guest-star on an episode of The Good Wife this season, TVLine reports.

Sat, Aug 11, 2012

Sopranos Alum Lands Guest Role on The Good Wife

The Woman Problem: What Political Animals' Susan Berg Could Teach the Newsroom Ladies

"The first rule of being a female journalist," political reporter Susan Berg (Carla Gugino) tells a younger female colleague in the third episode of USA's miniseries Political Animals, "[is] if you s--- where you eat, don't cry about it. ... You want to be taken seriously? Take yourself seriously." This single line of dialogue makes it clear that there's a much-needed crossover episode hidden in the summer TV lineup. Could Susan please take a temporary consulting gig in New York and talk some professional sense into the women of The Newsroom?

Fri, Aug 10, 2012

The Woman Problem: What Political Animals' Susan Berg Could Teach the Newsroom Ladies

Report: Diddy in Talks to Judge American Idol

Move over, Mariah? Sean "Diddy" Combs is the latest name to be bandied about as a potential judge on American Idol, according to the New York Post. Producers at Fox, who are looking to fill the third judge's chair on the popular singing competition, have reached out to the music and clothing mogul, the Post reports.

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

Report: Diddy in Talks to Judge American Idol

Paranormal State's Ryan Buell Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer

Paranormal researcher Ryan Buell, the star of A&E's supernatural reality series Paranormal State, is battling pancreatic cancer at the age of 30. Buell is documenting his struggles with the disease on his Facebook page, telling fans last week that he had been in the hospital and was preparing to relocate the headquarters of the Paranormal Research Society (PRS), the organization he founded, to Raleigh, N.C.

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

Paranormal State's Ryan Buell Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer

FX Orders Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys Drama The Americans

FX has ordered 13 episodes of The Americans, a Cold War Era drama starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as married KGB spies, the network announced Thursday.

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

FX Orders Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys Drama The Americans

ALF Movie in the Works

ALF is making a Hollywood comeback — this time on the big screen. Sony Pictures Animation has landed the rights to the 1980s sitcom and plans to make a CG/live action hybrid feature film, like it did last year for The Smurfs, The Hollywood Reporter reports.

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

VIDEO: Old Navy Ads Revive Original 90210

West Beverly High School is having a mini-reunion, sponsored by Old Navy. The comfort clothing retailer has recruited cast members from the original Beverly Hills, 90210 to appear in new ads — and offer winking nods to their teenage alter egos.

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

VIDEO: Old Navy Ads Revive Original 90210

Mom from What's Eating Gilbert Grape Has Lost 250 Pounds

Darlene Cates, who played the morbidly obese, bedridden mother of Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio in 1993's What's Eating Gilbert Grape, has lost nearly 250 pounds, and is hoping to start acting again, the Dallas Morning News reports.

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

Mom from What's Eating Gilbert Grape Has Lost 250 Pounds

The Bluths Are Back! See New Arrested Development Photos

Everyone's favorite dysfunctional family has returned. Arrested Development began shooting its fourth season, which will air exclusively on Netflix next year, this week — and a handful of photos have surfaced from the first day of filming.

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

The Bluths Are Back! See New Arrested Development Photos

Smash: Who Will Play Debra Messing's New Love Interest?

Debra Messing is finding new love — on TV, that is. Daniel Sunjata (formerly of Rescue Me and Grey's Anatomy) is joining the cast of Smash as a love interest for Messing's character Julia, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

Smash: Who Will Play Debra Messing's New Love Interest?

Matthew Perry Will Return to The Good Wife

Matthew Perry may be starring in the new NBC sitcom Go On this fall, but he also plans to resurrect his guest role as Mike Kresteva on ABC's The Good Wife. Perry got the go-ahead for Go On the same day he landed the recurring role on The Good Wife, he tells Zap2It.com.

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

Matthew Perry Will Return to The Good Wife

Touch Adds Three Cast Members for Season 2

Three new faces will be joining the cast of Touch for the Fox drama's second season. Said Taghmaoui, who played Caesar on ABC's Lost, has been added as a series regular, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which describes his character, Guillermo Ortiz, as "a smart Jesuit priest-turned-killing machine."

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

Touch Adds Three Cast Members for Season 2

Criminal Minds' Meta Golding Joins Cast of Catching Fire

Meta Golding from Criminal Minds has joined the growing cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Golding will play Enobaria, a former tribute from District 2 who competes in a special all-star edition of The Hunger Games that occurs in the highly-anticipated sequel.

Tue, Aug 7, 2012

Criminal Minds' Meta Golding Joins Cast of Catching Fire

VIDEO: Check Out Jerry Seinfeld's New Web Series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Jerry Seinfeld has "finally done a show about nothing," according to his friend, Seinfeld creator Larry David. David stars in the first installment of Seinfeld's latest endeavor, a web series called Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.  And the title is not a red herring — in each 10- to 15-minute episode, Seinfeld picks up one of his comedian pals in a vintage car and heads to a diner or coffee shop. Hilarity ensues as the pair banters over eggs, coffee and, in David's case, pancakes. Another guest on the series? Ricky Gervais, who reveals a surprisingly intense fear of speed.

Tue, Aug 7, 2012

VIDEO: Check Out Jerry Seinfeld's New Web Series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Michael Phelps Steps Out with Girlfriend

Sorry, ladies. Michael Phelps is taken. The 22-time Olympic medalist stepped out with his girlfriend, model Megan Rossee, Monday night. The two walked arm-in-arm down the red carpet at a Speedo event in London, posing for pictures along the way.

Tue, Aug 7, 2012

Michael Phelps Steps Out with Girlfriend

Greek's Dilshad Vadsaria Joins the Cast of Revenge

Dilshad Vadsaria is heading to the Hamptons. The former Greek star has booked a recurring role on ABC's Revenge, TVLine reports. Vasaria will play Padma, a financial whiz who works at Nolan's company NolCorp.

Tue, Aug 7, 2012

Greek's Dilshad Vadsaria Joins the Cast of Revenge

VIDEO: The Vampire Diaries Cast Congratulates Gabby Douglas

Gabby Douglas has made no secret of the fact that she's a huge Vampire Diaries fan — and apparently the feeling is mutual. On Monday, cast members from the show, including Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder, posted a video on YouTube congratulating Douglas and wishing her luck in Tuesday's balance beam final.

Tue, Aug 7, 2012

VIDEO: The Vampire Diaries Cast Congratulates Gabby Douglas

Laura Bell Bundy Heads to Hart of Dixie

There's a new Dixie chick in town. Broadway star and country singer Laura Bell Bundy will appear in at least two episodes of Hart of Dixie, the Huffington Post reports.

Tue, Aug 7, 2012

Composer Marvin Hamlisch Dies

Oscar-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch, who penned the theme song and score for The Way We Were, died Monday after a brief illness, his family told TheWrap.com. He was 68.

Tue, Aug 7, 2012

Report: Sharon Osbourne Quitting America's Got Talent Because NBC Fired Her Son

Sharon Osbourne says she's quitting America's Got Talent because the network fired her son Jack from a new military-themed reality show after he disclosed that he has multiple sclerosis, the New York Post reports. According to Osbourne, Jack was fired from Stars Earn Stripes by e-mail in June, two days before he was supposed to report to work and shortly after he publicly disclosed his MS diagnosis. But the show's producer, David Hurwitz, said at a news conference last month that, while the network had been "in talks" with Jack regarding the show since April, he had never officially been hired.

Mon, Aug 6, 2012

Report: Sharon Osbourne Quitting America's Got Talent Because NBC Fired Her Son

Ryan Lochte Says He Peed in the Olympic Pool

When you gotta go, you gotta go. According to Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, it's common practice for athletes to pee in the Olympic pool. "Of course," Lochte responded Friday during an interview on Ryan Seacrest's morning show, when Seacrest asked him if swimmers really do use the pool as a toilet.

Fri, Aug 3, 2012

Ryan Lochte Says He Peed in the Olympic Pool