THE ROOKIE: Creator and executive producer Alexi Hawley gives the scoop on Season 6 and more – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/20/2024
Nathan Fillion in THE ROOKIE - Season 6 - "Strike Back" | ©2024 Disney/Raymond Liu

THE ROOKIE, ABC’s dramedy cop show, premieres its sixth season on Tuesday, February 20. The following week, the series celebrates its milestone 100th episode, which features the wedding of Nathan Fillion’s LAPD rookie-turned-training officer John Nolan to Jenna Dewan’s firefighter Bailey Nune. Series creator/executive producer Alexi Hawley, who wrote and directed Episode 100, “The Hammer,” sits down for a one-on-one interview to discuss THE ROOKIE during ABC’s portion of the Winter 2024 Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour in Pasadena, California. Not many shows make it to one hundred episodes. What does Hawley credit with THE ROOKIE’s longevity? “Nathan Fillion, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BOOKS OF BLOOD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/20/2020
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Rating: Not Rated Stars: Britt Robertson, Anna Friel, Rafi Gavron, Yul Vasquez, Frieda Foh Shen, Nicholas Campbell, Andy McQueen, Kenji Fitzgerald, Etienne Kellici Writers: Adam Simon & Brannon Braga, based on the story THE BOOK OF BLOOD by Clive Barker Director: Brannon Braga Distributor: Hulu Release Date: October 7, 2020 BOOKS OF BLOOD is the collective title for author Clive Barker’s first several published collections of short stories. THE BOOK OF BLOOD is also the title of a specific Barker story, which has been adapted for the screen once before, in 2009. Here, director Brannon Braga and his co-screenwriter Adam […]Read On »


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Movie Review: TOMORROWLAND

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/22/2015
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Rating: PG Stars: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Thomas Robinson, Pierce Gagnon Writers: Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird, story by Brad Bird & Damon Lindelof & Jeff Jensen Director: Brad Bird Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Release Date: May 22, 2015 Supremely well-intentioned and very uneven, TOMORROWLAND is a movie that’s easier to appreciate than to actually enjoy. Yes, it has some great concepts and delightful moments, but it also has long stretches that feel borrowed from dozens of other kid-friendly quest stories, along with some expository dialogue that goes on longer than is safe. TOMORROWLAND starts with […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE SECRET CIRCLE – Season 1 – “Wake”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 10/27/2011
Chris Zylka and Britt Robertson in THE SECRET CIRCLE - Season 1 - "Wake" | ©2011 The CW/Liane Hentscher

Stars: Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Shelley Henning, Phoebe Tonkin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Louis Hunter, Natasha Henstridge, Gale Harold, Ashley Crow Writer: Andrea Newman, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Guy Bee     Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: October 20, 2011 After Nick’s (Louis Hunter) untimely demise last week on THE SECRET CIRCLE, I didn’t expect anything too terribly upbeat this week. There are some interesting additions to the interweaving plot that is building towards something big in the new episode “Wake” and of course another wave of new characters is introduced. So let’s start off […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE SECRET CIRCLE – Season 1 – “Slither”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 10/20/2011
Britt Robertson and Ashley Crow in THE SECRET CIRCLE - Season 1 - "Slither" | ©2011 The CW/Sergei Bachlakov

Stars: Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Shelley Henning, Phoebe Tonkin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Louis Hunter, Natasha Henstridge, Gale Harold, Ashley Crow Writer: Dana Baratta, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Liz Friedlander    Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: October 14, 2010 Well, after last week’s adult conspiracy light episode, this week on THE SECRET CIRCLE not only tells us what the adults are after, but also sheds a bit more light on what happened in the past, and the fact that there are other witches in town that had yet to step forward (for good reason). […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE SECRET CIRCLE – Season 1 – “Heather”

By SEAN ELLIOTT
THE SECRET CIRCLE - Season 1 | ©2011 The CW/Sergei Bachlakov

Stars: Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Shelley Henning, Phoebe Tonkin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Louis Hunter, Natasha Henstridge, Gale Harold, Ashley Crow Writer: David Ehrman, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: David Barrett  Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: October 6, 2010 THE SECRET CIRCLE continues to be an entertaining show, even though they are parceling out the story a little bit at a time. I know that this series and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES are two different shows, but they are both based on books by L.J. Smith, and they both deal with the supernatural, and they follow […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE SECRET CIRCLE – Season 1 – “Loner”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 10/01/2011
Britt Robertson and Thomas Dekker in THE SECRET CIRCLE - Season 1 - "Loner" | ©2011 The CW/Sergei Bachlakov

Stars: Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Shelley Henning, Phoebe Tonkin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Louis Hunter, Natasha Henstridge, Gale Harold, Ashley Crow Writer: Richard Hatem, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Colin Bucksey Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: September 29, 2010 What do you do when you’ve been found out, which is bound to happen in a tiny town? On THE SECRET CIRCLE after last week’s decidedly magical grandstanding from Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) involving her irritation at their school’s leading goodie two-shoes, it’s not a huge shocker that more people are becoming aware that strange stuff is […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE SECRET CIRCLE – Season 1 – “Bound”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 09/29/2011
Jessica Parker Kennedy in THE SECRET CIRCLE - Season 1 - "Bound" | ©2011 The CW/Sergei Bachlakov

Stars: Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Shelley Henning, Phoebe Tonkin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Louis Hunter, Natasha Henstridge, Gale Harold, Ashley Crow Writer: Kevin Williamson, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Liz Friedlander Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: September 22, 2010 Yes, THE SECRET CIRCLE has real promise. The theme song is wonderfully creepy, and it helps to set a tone that hasn’t quite completely manifested on the show yet. The first episode of set the stage for everything to happen, and this second episode “Bound” takes the story in a foretold direction, but a hell of […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from THE CW PREMIERE Party presented by Bing!

By SUE SCHNEIDER 09/22/2011
Shane West and Maggie Q at the Bing presents THE CW PREMIERE PARTY | ©2011 Sue Schneider

On September 10, Bing presented THE CW PREMIERE PARTY on the Warner Bros. Lot in Burbank, outside the Steven J. Ross Theater. Stars from new shows and returning shows to The CW walked the black carpet to pose for photos and do interviews, which included: 90210 – Shenae Grimes, Jessica Stroup, Michael Steger, Jessica Lowndes, Matt Lanter, Gillian Zinser, and Trevor Donovan. HART OF DIXIE – Rachel Bilson, Jaime King, Wilson Bethel, and Cress Williams. NIKITA – Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford, and Melinda Clarke. RINGER – Kristoffer Polaha, Ioan Gruffudd, Nestor Carbonell, Mike Colter, Tara Summers […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE SECRET CIRCLE – Season 1 premiere – “Pilot”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 09/16/2011
Thomas Dekker and Britt Robertson in THE SECRET CIRCLE - Season 1 - "Pilot" | ©2011 The CW Network/David Gray

Stars: Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Shelley Henning, Phoebe Tonkin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Louis Hunter, Natasha Henstridge, Gale Harold, Ashley Crow Writer: Andrew Miller, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Liz Friedlander Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: September 15, 2010 So THE SECRET CIRCLE and the show right before it on The CW, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES seem to be a really good fit for each other. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone since they are both based on book series by L.J. Smith. THE SECRET CIRCLE was described to me as THE CRAFT the […]Read On »


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