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Francine Brokaw’s New Book Explores Life Inside TV Journalism

Francine Brokaw is an established writer in the entertainment industry, having written for both national and international magazines and newspapers for more than twenty years. Her work is widely read and respected. She is also a writer with suite101.com. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Brokaw’s book Beyond the Red Carpet. I particularly like its freshness and honesty. This book is a guide of sorts and a must-have for anyone considering a career in entertainment journalism. Television Writing Unique In Beyond the

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Singer Kimberly Cole Comes to Oxygen Network

Aspiring actresses have gotten that “big break” in many ways, but I dare say, there are few who got their start in roller skating. But that’s just what singer Kimberly Cole did. Roller Skating More Than a Hobby When we spoke via telephone, Cole told me how her love, even obsession, for roller skating helped her to become the artist she is today. “It taught me how to work hard and prepare,” she said. “It also taught me that no

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TRUE BLOOD Werewolf / Horror Director says Yes to Organ Donation

The cast of Three Rivers continues to be an inspiration for organ donation. And Kelly Overton (Det. Rena Yablonski) is no exception. When I caught up with her, she was just starting her six-week role of a werewolf (Rikki) in True Blood. We managed to touch on both series and emphasize the importance of organ donation. Werewolf Role Unique Though she never played a werewolf prior to her role in True Blood, Overton told me, “It was one of those

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CBS’ THREE RIVERS Lives on Through Organ Donation

What would you change if you were “head writer for a day” on your favorite show? Would you “kill off” a character, or make a major storyline change? Would you be willing to make a change at all? Unsuspecting writers on the now-canceled CBS series Three Rivers had to be prepared to make big changes the moment Owiso Odera took the stage. Never Forgotten His portrayal of Kuol, the Sudanese refugee in need of a heart transplant, was so endearing

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NBC’s SAVING HOPE Offers Fresh Insight to Medical Drama

I recently participated in a press conference with Erica Durance for a brief introduction and overview into NBC’s newly-announced medical drama Saving Hope. Character Takes on New Drama As the first scenes of the NBC series unfold, Durance’s character, Dr. Alex Reid, is seen as an accomplished medical doctor whose world is turned upside down when her fiancé, Dr. Charlie Harris, becomes comatose following a car crash. Following this tragedy, Reid has conflicting emotions while dealing with her day-to-day duties

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Larry Teng Tells Stories of MEDIUM, HAWAII FIVE-0, CRIMINAL MINDS

“I wouldn’t trade my path for anything. It’s been a very graceful transition.” That’s how Director Larry Teng responded to me when I asked how it felt to reach his ultimate goal of directing serial television. He told me, “I’ve always seen and considered myself a Director. Producing was a means to get there.” It’s Not as Easy as It Looks And that experience as a Producer included extensive work on Medium that paid off in the end. When I

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Hallmark Channel to Continue The Shunning Saga

“And….Action!” These are words I hear over and over throughout the day from director Michael Landon, Jr. as I have the privilege to visit the set of The Confession, Believe Pictures’ second part of The Shunning. The Saga Continues As he is showing me around the set, Executive Producer Brian Bird recalls, “We last see Katie Lapp (now played by Katie Leclerc of the ABC Family series Switched at Birth) in The Shunning as she is leaving for parts unknown.

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THE L.A. COMPLEX Introduces New Face Benjamin Charles Watson to The CW

Benjamin Charles Watson is a relatively new face to television. However, you will be seeing much more of him this spring as he appears in the CW Network’s brand new show The L.A. Complex. Success Is New to Watson When I speak with Watson, he is quite overwhelmed by his sudden “star” status. “It’s a big adjustment,” he contemplates. “People come up to me and tell me how much they love the show and the character. It’s really cool. But,

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Kiefer Sutherland TOUCHed by New Series for Fox

There is a red thread loosely wrapped around the ankles of certain people to connect them through the course of this lifetime, according to the Chinese fable “The Red Thread.” Fox’s new series, Touch, is based on that fable. What It’s All About Touch stars Kiefer Sutherland as Martin Bohm, and David Mazouz as his eleven year-old son, Jake, who is misdiagnosed with autism. Speaking from a press appearance at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Sutherland describes it best,

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The Woodcarver’s Entertaining, Compelling Story

When actor John Ratzenberger (Cheers) began his Nuts, Bolts, and Thingamajigs Foundation in 2007, he undoubtedly never guessed he’d be playing a woodcarver in a television project. According to Jack Nasser, executive producer of The Woodcarver, Ratzenberger is a natural for the role. Don’t Call This a Sequel The Woodcarver, the second installment in the What Would Jesus Do (WWJD) series by Nasser Entertainment, tells the story of how one man, a woodcarver, forever changes the life of one young

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