New Fall Shows Reviewed: ‘Partners’, ‘Ben and Kate’, ‘The Mindy Project’ & ‘Animal Practice’
New Fall Shows Reviewed
Q&A: The Last Resort’s Co-Creators Shawn Ryan & Karl Gajdusek
The creators talk about the lengths Braugher went to in researching his character, shooting in Hawaii and working inside a submarine!
David Eigenberg talks ‘Chicago Fire’ and Getting a “Little Doughy” after ‘Sex and the City’
David Eigenberg knows all about being pigeonholed after becoming well-known for a specific role. After all, he played Miranda’s longtime love, Steve Brady, on Sex and the City.
‘Partners’ Michael Urie: “Don’t think for a minute I’m giving up theater”
Michael Urie feels blessed to have been given the opportunity to star in CBS’ new sitcom, Partners. The actor, best known for his role as Marc on Ugly Betty, was also excited to learn that the show would be created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, the minds behind Will and Grace.
Sons of Anarchy’s Kim Coates: “Listen, everybody is typecast”
Kim Coates readily admits that he plays similar character types.
Hell on Wheels’ Colm Meaney on Playing Villains: “To make those extremes believable is an acting challenge”
Colm Meaney knew he wanted to be a part of AMC’s Hell on Wheels from the very beginning.
Boardwalk Empire’s Kelly Macdonald: “I don’t generally get to play the stronger characters…. but I’ve been enjoying getting my teeth into something else”
There is no show on television that I follow as closely as Boardwalk Empire, and a big reason for that is incredibly talented actors and actresses featured on the show. One of the series’ strongest lead characters is Margaret Thompson, played by Kelly Macdonald, whose recent career has even lead her to being cast as the lead character in Pixar’s last film, Brave.
Chevy Chase on His Problems With ‘Community’: “The hours are hideous, and it’s still a sitcom on television, which is probably the lowest form of television”
I think it isn’t any secret that working on Community hasn’t been Chevy Chase’s favorite acting gig, as earlier this year he had a very public spat with series creator Dan Harmon and has been very vocal about his thoughts on the quality (or lack thereof) of the cult favorite NBC sitcom
Neil Patrick Harris on the Possibility of Another Season of ‘How I Met Your Mother’: If it were “financially right—that’s the reality of it”
How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris has revealed that the upcoming new season might be the show’s last.
Claire Danes on Turning Down a Role at 12 and Doing Research for Her ‘Homeland’ Character on YouTube
Claire Danes is up for an Emmy for her role on the Showtime drama Homeland. The actress has already enjoyed a long career, including playing teenager Angela Chase on the much-beloved series My So-Called Life and winning a Golden Globe and an Emmy for Temple Grandin.
Watch Parker Posey teach you how to accept an Emmy
Legendary acting coach JA,N – Just Act, Naturally – (Parker Posey) teaches a master class dedicated to the most important performance of an actor’s career: the Emmy Awards acceptance speech.
Josh Radnor on the Future of ‘How I Met Your Mother’
Josh Radnor was able to take some time away from his sitcom How I Met Your Mother to make the indie Liberal Arts with Elizabeth Olsen. The movie was a well-earned break from the show Radnor jokes has been on the air for “117 years.”
Mandy Patinkin talks ‘Homeland’ and the Reason He Left ‘Criminal Minds’
Mandy Patinkin isn’t holding back his opinion about his time on the CBS drama, Criminal Minds.
Ed O’Neill Might Have Wound Up in the Mob If It Wasn’t For Acting
Speaking with Rolling Stone, Modern Family co-star Ed O’Neill reveals where he might have been headed if he didn’t get into acting… and it’s a bit surprising.
True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgard: “I don’t want to play Eric Northman in a movie, but just without fangs. I want to try new things”
It would be easy for Alexander Skarsgard to skate by on his looks. He has the appearance of a Swedish Adonis, who gets to flash his abs on pretty much every episode of HBO’s hit series, True Blood. So it’s good to know that the actor still cares a great deal about his work.
The New Normal’s Andrew Rannells on How He Got His Start and Pitching Himself to Series Creator, Ryan Murphy
There has already been quite a bit of controversy surrounding Andrew Rannells’ new show, The New Normal. Ryan Murphy’s (American Horror Story, Glee) NBC comedy is about a gay couple who decide to have a baby via a surrogate mother. A Utah syndicate already decided to ban the show from airing because of the content. So Rannells feels a certain responsibility to represent the show’s positive qualities.
