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News: Portland now embraces PORTLANDIA as it enters Season 3 – TCA 2013

By CARL CORTEZ 01/06/2013

Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in PORTLANDIA - Season 3 | ©2013 IFC

As PORTLANDIA heads into its third season with stars and co-creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, co-creator and director Jonathan Krisel told the press at the Winter TCA 2013 that Portland, Oregon now embraces the series when they were initially skeptical during the first season of the IFC series. “When we were doing the first season, people were very skeptical of the TV show,” says Krisel. “They were sort of mad that someone was coming into their town. Now, when we go out in the third season, people are very supportive. I think the humor of the show and sort […]Read On »

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TV Review: GRIMM – Season 1 finale – “Woman in Black”

By CARL CORTEZ 05/21/2012

Sasha Roiz, Reggie Lee, Russell Hornsby, Silas Weir Mitchell, David Giuntoli and Bitsie Tulloch in GRIMM - Season 1 | ©2011 NBC/Eric Ogden

Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz, Bree Turner, Claire Coffee Writers: David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf Director: Norberto Barba Network: NBC, airs Friday nights Original Telecast: May 21, 2012 The Season 1 finale of GRIMM is here, and the mythology of the series firmly takes over by scattering tons of intriguing plot threads that will need to be resolved when the series returns in the fall. Throughout the season, cop Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) has been dealing with his newfound ability to see Vessen – creatures that we thought only existed in […]Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: GRIMM star Silas Weir Mitchell is not Blutbad to the bone

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/18/2012

Silas Weir Mitchell in GRIMM - Season 1 - "Last Grimm Standing" | ©2012 NBC/Scott Green

On NBC’s GRIMM, which has its first-season finale tonight at 9 PM, David Giuntoli plays Portland, Oregon police homicide detective Nick Burkhardt. In the opener of the series, created by Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf, Nick discovers that he is a Grimm, someone who can see the true nature of supernatural entities living among oblivious humans. Nick’s initially reluctant guide to the world of the Wesen (pronounced “Vessen”), as the supernatural beings are called, is a Wiesen Blutbad named Eddie Monroe, played by Silas Weir Mitchell. Blutbads are the basis for werewolf myths, we are told, but Monroe […]Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: GRIMM star David Giuntoli talks about Season 1 and beyond

By A.C. FERRANTE 05/17/2012

David Giuntoli in GRIMM - Season 1 - "Cat and Mouse" | ©2012 NBC/Scott Green

One of NBC’s breakout series this year has been the supernatural cop show GRIMM which features David Giuntoli as Portland, Oregon cop Nick Burkhardt who discovers he comes from a long line of “Grimms.” Translation: he’s someone who can see and stop the supposedly mythological creatures that exist in our world who want to wreak havoc. The series premiered in the unfortunate Friday night at 9:00 time slot last fall, yet thrived and grew even with pre-emptions and stiff competition from like-minded series FRINGE and SUPERNATURAL also occupying that time slot. At a recent event, Giuntoli spoke with ASSIGNMENT X […]Read On »

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TV Review: GRIMM – Season 1 – “The Thing With Feathers”

By CARL CORTEZ 04/09/2012

David Giuntoli in GRIMM - Season 1 - "The Thing With Feathers" | ©2012 NBC/Scott Green

Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz, Bree Turner, Claire Coffee Writer: Richard Hatem Director: Darnell Martin Network: NBC, airs Friday nights Original Telecast: March 31, 2012 In the latest episode of GRIMM, “The Thing With Feathers,” cop Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) decides to get away with his girlfriend Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) in order to propose only to find Grimm activity a few feet away. While staying at a getaway cabin, Nick discovers there’s a Klaustreich (Josh Randall) abusing another creature lady Robin (Azura Skye) who can essentially lay a golden egg (well, […]Read On »

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TV Review: GRIMM – Season 1 – “Island of Dreams”

By CARL CORTEZ 04/01/2012

Claire Coffee in GRIMM - Season 1 - "Island of Dreams" | ©2012 NBC/Scott Green

Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz, Bree Turner, Claire Coffee Writers David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf Director: Rob Bailey Network: NBC, airs Friday nights Original Telecast: March 31, 2012 NBC is not doing GRIMM any favors with constantly preempting it and sending it on long hiatuses. The show is one of their major success stories for the network this year – and it’s been doing it in the dead zone of Friday night programming opposite two other similar genre shows FRINGE and SUPERNATURAL. It’s a shame, because if they could find a […]Read On »

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TV Review: GRIMM – Season 1 – “Three Coins in a Fuchsbau”

By CARL CORTEZ 03/03/2012

David Giuntoli in GRIMM - Season 1 - "Three Coins in a Fuchsbau" | ©2012 NBC/Scott Green

Stars:David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz Writers David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf Director: Noberto Barba Network: NBC, airs Friday nights Original Telecast: March 2, 2012 The good news about GRIMM is it’s found a pretty comfortable weekly police procedural structure that always ends up involving monsters usually derived from the Grimm fairy tales. The bad news is the series tends to be a little redundant at times and the CGI-creature effects often take you out of the show. That said, “Three Coins in a Fuchsbau” is an okay episode that brings a little […]Read On »

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TV Review: GRIMM – Season 1 – “Tarantella”

By ANNE LOUISE BANNON 02/14/2012

Amy Acker in GRIMM - Season 1 - "Tarantella" | ©2012 NBC/Scott Green

Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz Writers: Dan E. Fesman & Alan DiFiore Director: Peter Werner Network: NBC, airs Fridays Original Telecast: February 10, 2012 Consider “Tarantella” an episode somewhat higher than normal on the ick factor for GRIMM, not to mention the attempt at sad and tragic which felt like the writers had written themselves into a corner because there was no satisfactory way to end it. An art lover (Nicholas Gonzales) is talking to his girlfriend on the phone while he’s dissing the art at a gallery opening, and while […]Read On »

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TV Review: GRIMM – Season 1 – “Pilot” – Series Premiere

By CARL CORTEZ 10/29/2011

Silas Weir Mitchell and David Giuntoli in GRIMM - Season 1 | ©2011 NBC/Eric Ogden

Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz Writers: David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf and Stephen Carpenter based on a story by David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf and Stephen Carpenter Director: Marc Buckland Network: NBC, airs Fridays Original Telecast: October 29, 2011 NBC has taken so many hits lately from the abysmal THE PLAYBOY CLUB to the under-performance of its other new series, that the premiere of the final new show of their season looked pretty grim. Luckily, the show itself is called GRIMM and thankfully it’s anything but. GRIMM is from ANGEL co-creator […]Read On »

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Breaking News: Mark Sheppard confirmed for LEVERAGE CON-CON 2011 event

By CARL CORTEZ 05/03/2011

Gina Bellman, Timothy Hutton, Aldis Hodge and Beth Riesgraf in LEVERAGE - Season 3 | ©2010 TNT/Electric Entertainment

UPDATE: CON-CON 2011 has been canceled. For more information, CLICK HERE LEVERAGE fans get ready to unite once again as the hit TNT series is back with CON-CON 2011: AN OFFICIAL LEVERAGE EVENT to be held on Friday, June 3 through Sunday June 5th at the Governor Hotel in Downtown Portland, OR. This second annual “official” convention will bring back to the stage LEVERAGE stars Timothy Hutton, Beth Riesgraf, Gina Bellman and Aldis Hodge. Also in attendance will be executive producer Dean Devlin and the show’s creators/executive producers John Rogers and Chris Downey. And just added to the program […]Read On »