Editor: Pleases welcome guest author Sarah Johnson Carter as one half of this season’s DWTS review team. Last night, “Dancing With the Stars” kicked off its thirteenth season in a larger, grander ballroom with returning hosts Tom Bergeron, and the newly wed Brooke Burke Charvet.… Read More »Dancing With the Stars, Season Premiere Recap
Editor: Please welcome new guest author Jenny who will be recapping Castle episodes this season. I’m sure you’ll agree, there’s no mystery, Jenny’s a great addition to the team.
Finally! It’s finally here! The Castle Season 4 premiere. We left off last season with Captain Montgomery’s final stand, Detective Beckett (Stana Katic) getting shot, and Castle (Nathan Fillion) confessing his love.
In a most satisfying fashion, we come back after months of waiting to find that only minutes have passed in the Castleverse. With so many shows that like to fast-forward through what are admittedly the most problematic bits of plot arcs and sometimes showing what happened through flashbacks (Desperate Housewives, Dexter, Rizzoli & Isles, to name a few), it was really refreshing to rejoin the show right where we left off. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like the former technique distances the audience from the show and the characters because they didn’t get to go through the traumatic period with them. Not Castle. The audience gets to be part of the precinct family in the hospital, waiting to hear Kate Beckett’s fate.
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Maybe showrunner Andrew Marlowe and the rest of the crew on Castle just understand this show’s audience’s need to feel involved. Twice in just this episode they have characters playing the part of the audience by proxy: the first time is Alexis yelling at Josh and angrily trying to shove him after he accuses Castle, her Dad, of being responsible for Beckett’s shooting, the second time is when Ryan and Esposito refuse to let Beckett escape into the break room for coffee after she tells them she hasn’t spoken to Castle in months. They ask question after question on the tips of the audience’s brains while watching. Even though the audience doesn’t get to directly participate, there’s a real sense of satisfaction about having these questions and then characters on the show asking and getting answers.
Much of the cast from the Disney stage production of Newsies performed on ABC’s The View this morning. In this clip they do a dance number from Seize The Day and a reprise of Santa Fe by Jeremy Jordan who plays Jack Kelly.
The production runs through October 16 at the Paper Mill Playhouse.
Tomorrow night marks the premier of Fall Premier Season on ABC. Find out when your show will start new episodes right here. Also, I’m looking for writers to cover shows for The Disney Blog. The ones in bold are claimed already. If you’re interested drop… Read More »ABC Fall Premier Schedule
Let’s get this out of the way: I’m a hardcore Shonda Rhimes fan. I’ve watched Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice since their respective pilots, through the good seasons and the bad, through the moments of brilliance and the moments of …. ghost love. (I even… Read More »DVD Review: Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Seventh Season and Private Practice: The Complete Fourth Season
Disney may be putting a cap on the number of “Desperate Housewives” seasons in the US, the current 8th season will be its last, but the show will live on overseas. Disney just announced they will launch a new local production of the hit series,… Read More »Desperate Housewives to Live On in International Productions
With the two-hour season premiere set for Monday, Sept 19 at 8pm ET on ABC, we’re finally getting our first look at the lineup of stars who will take to the dance floor. While I haven’t been the show’s biggest fan, I do see at least one name on the list I’m interested in following. Which is yours?
Cast: Ron Artest, David Arquette, J.R. Martines, Rob Kardashian, Chaz Bono, Ricki Lake, Kristin Cavallari, Chynna Phillips, Nancy Grace, Hope Solo, Elisabetta Canalis, and Carson Kressley.
“Dancing with the Stars” returns with the promise of new surprises, plus all the elements viewers have come to know and love. “Macy’s Stars of Dance,” which features some of the best choreographers and performers from different styles of dance and offers viewers performances that represent the peak of achievement in their genres, will return on “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show.” One of the “Macy’s Stars of Dance” performances will be the popular “Design-a-Dance,” where fans have the chance to select their favorite professional dancers, dance styles, songs and costumes at www.abc.com. New this season will be “AT&T’s Spotlight Performance,” which features and celebrates people whose lives have been changed forever by dance.
Full Bios are below the jump:
It’s almost time for the fall shows to resume. Here’s a little Modern Family bit from behind the scenes of a Flash Mob scene. Love it!