Topic: Showtime

Nerd News: Stephen King’s Under the Dome Hits Showtime

Nerd News: Stephen King's Under the Dome Hits Showtime

No, I don’t mean that the book physically attacked Showtime, though given that we’re talking about Stephen King here, that wouldn’t actually strike me as terribly odd. What I DO mean, though, is that Under the Dome is set to become a television show on the network that brings us that other wonderful-yet-disturbing novel-to-TV adaptation Dexter. Even more exciting? Steven Spielberg will be helping make it happen. And Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull aside, Spielberg still usually knows what he’s doing (unlike George Lucas). Exciting news? Could be, could be! More »

Weeds S7E8 Recap: Worlds Collide

Weeds S7E8 Recap: Worlds Collide

This week’s episode of Weeds brought a lot of plot lines together into one huge, incredibly dangerous tangle. As far as Nancy’s situations go, it’s not “Mexican drug boss wants to kill me” bad, but it is, nonetheless, quite bad. How did she get back into trouble so quickly? Let’s take a look. More »

Nostalgia Cameo: ‘Clarissa Explains It All’ Dad As Creepy Hunter Parish Stalker On ‘Weeds’

Nostalgia Cameo: 'Clarissa Explains It All' Dad As Creepy Hunter Parish Stalker On 'Weeds'

We’re not sure who out there is still watching Weeds these days, but they are certainly throwing in all the cameos this season! Not only are we looking forward to Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Richard Dreyfuss, but in the past three episodes we’ve been introduced to Jimmy Barrett from Mad Men (Patrick Fischler, who you may also remember from being that sneaky little tattle-tale in the Dharma Initiative), Peter Stormare from The Big Lebowski, and, of course, Alanis. But last week’s episode saw our favorite cameo of all…Joe O’Connor, aka Marshall Darling from Clarissa Explains It All, playing a weirdo who pays Hunter Parish’s Silus to sit in his underwear and read Choose Your Own Adventure books to him. Hey champ! More »

Exclusive: ‘Rescue Me’s’ Callie Thorne Gets Ready To Show Some Skin On ‘Californication’

Exclusive: 'Rescue Me's' Callie Thorne Gets Ready To Show Some Skin On 'Californication'

Callie Thorne knows that sometimes being an actress means reaching outside your comfort zone. Now that her seven season-stint on FX’s Rescue Me has come to a conclusion, Callie is gearing up to do guest spots on TV shows, which she admits can be hit or miss in terms of friendliness and camaraderie on the set. Or, like a recent spot on Showtime’s Californication, they can require her to consider showing off more than her versatility as an actress. More »