Tag: Shonda Rhimes
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Shondaland Thursday, AKA Rhimesday, is Coming Soon to Your TV
Let me count the ways that Thursday nights, AKA Rhimesday nights, are going to be amazing when the fall TV season begins. Shonda Rhimes Ellen Pompeo and Chandra Wilson and Sara Ramirez and Jessica Capshaw and Sarah Drew and more Kerry Washington Viola Davis That’s 3 solid hours of women lead drama from Shondaland productions.…
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Upcoming TV Series with Female Leads
New TV series in the works with women in the lead or co-lead roles look very good. Some start as soon as summer, some are scheduled for fall. Starting in June on TNT is Murder in the First, which stars Teye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson. Kathleen Robertson may not continue throughout the series as lead,…
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The Baby Bump
Everyone has something to say about the way Scandal has tried to hide Kerry Washington’s pregancy. Here are a few of the articles on the topic: 12 Worst Ways ‘Scandal’ Hides Kerry Washington’s Pregnancy (Photos) The 14 Most Ridiculous Ways Scandal Has Hidden Kerry Washington’s Pregnancy See How Scandal’s Been Hiding Kerry Washington’s Pregnancy The…
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Killing Off the Good Guys on Scandal and Lost Girl
On Scandal, Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry) had one good thing: his husband James (Dan Bucatinsky). James represented love, conscience, family. Cyrus is ruthless and corrupt and capable of any betrayal or nefarious power grab. James still believes in justice and good. Cyrus’s corruption finally leads to a situation that gets James killed. On Lost Girl,…
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Lisa Kudrow Kicks Butt in Scandal
The last couple of weeks Lisa Kudrow has been on Scandal. She plays Congresswoman Josephine Marcus who wants to run for President. Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) is helping with her image and her PR. Their first hurdle was a child the Congresswoman had at age 15. That child, played by Sally Pressman from Army Wives…
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What about Sofia if Callie and Arizona Split?
In the season opener of Grey’s Anatomy last week, we saw the first reaction by Callie (Sara Ramirez) to Arizona’s (Jessica Capshaw) infidelity. Hurt and angry, Callie takes Sofia and leaves. She takes up residence on Derek and Meredith’s couch for a while. It takes Callie one day to talk to Arizona about a schedule…
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New TV season shows I can’t wait to see
The summer shows are fun and I love quite a few of them, but I’m eager for the new seasons of some old favorites. Here’s what I’m looking forward to. What about you? Lost Girl Season 4 can’t get here soon enough for me. It airs first in Canada on Showcase beginning in November. Then…
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Entertainment is a gift, hating on entertainers isn’t
We have a serious problem with our entertainment. We think we own it. We think we own the stories, the characters, the actors. We think it’s ours to dictate and control. If it isn’t the way we want it to be, we get vicious. Entertainment is a gift to us, created and conceived for our…