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CRIMINAL MINDS’ Simon Mirren Talks TV, Wounded Warrior Project

“I’m still learning to write every day,” Simon Mirren told me in a personal interview. Even as Executive Producer/Showrunner extraordinaire Simon Mirren speaks these words to me, my ears are still ringing. It is humbling to hear that Mirren envisions himself as a “learner” of the written word, especially since he has so gifted the world of entertainment. “I’m a storyteller first and a writer second,” he continues. “I really like to go out into the world and find new

Eden Sher says “We don’t care who you are, where you’ve been, come to THE MIDDLE!”

Whoopi Goldberg is showing up in ABC Primetime tonight – no, they’re not doing a special evening episode of THE VIEW.  She’s lending her humor and wisdom to one of the best shows on TV, THE MIDDLE, as a guidance counselor who helps Sue in her time of need.    Eden Sher, Sue’s portrayer, called working with Whoopi “life-changing” and went on to describe how she came to the show – “Well, I had done her show, and she’d told me

GCB Guest Star Grant Bowler teases Sunday’s “Adam & Eve’s Rib”

You may recognize Grant Bowler from a variety of My Take On TV favorites of the past – UGLY BETTY, LOST; he had a great run on TRUE BLOOD, recently, too.  Now, he’s throwing his hat into the Dallas ring as a businessman trying to seal a major deal (wink, wink) with Cricket Caruth-Reilly (Miriam Shor) on GCB.  To celebrate the penultimate episode of GCB airing Sunday, I had the chance to chat with Grant about his character, his plans

Cuba Gooding, Jr discusses FIRELIGHT – a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie airing Sunday on ABC

I spent some time this morning chatting with the incredibly charming Cuba Gooding, Jr, about his upcoming role as Dwayne “DJ” Johnson, a counselor at a youth correctional facility. At the facility, incarcerated girls and young women come from troubled – often violent — backgrounds. Many of them belong to gangs and have been involved with illegal drugs – as users and/or dealers. In the words of DJ, “They come in [here] so broken…These are girls who’ve been abused and

We go ONCE UPON A TIME with Jane Espenson to discuss “The Return”

You all know Jane Espenson from her work on many of our favorite series – BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, BATTLESTAR, CAPRICA, GILMORE GIRLS, the list goes on.  This season she’s been lending her creativity to ABC’s Sunday night hit ONCE UPON A TIME, which returns Sunday at 8/7c with a Jane-penned episode appropriately titled “The Return.” To celebrate the show’s return to our schedules and what sounds like an exciting batch of final episodes, I spent a bit of time

Henry Ian Cusick teases SCANDAL

Henry Ian Cusick has long been a favorite of ours at My Take On TV. “The Constant” episode of LOST will remain in my top 10 episodes of TV forever.  These days, he’s back on TV on a weekly basis, as one of the stars on ABC’s new hit SCANDAL, the strong and surprising drama about “fixers” in Washington, D.C. On tonight’s all new episode, the team tries to help a millionaire’s son (played by Michael Cassidy) after he’s accused

KaDee Strickland previews PRIVATE PRACTICE’s move to Tuesdays!

PRIVATE PRACTICE’s Charlotte King (KaDee Strickland) has been put through the ringer from day one.  You name it, she’s just about been through it, and there’s still more to come for her as the season goes on.  When PRIVATE PRACTICE returns on their all new night (Tuesday, 10/9c following an all new DANCING WITH THE STARS), Cooper and Charlotte continue to struggle with helping Mason deal with Erica’s (AJ Langer) deteriorating condition. To celebrate the big move to Tuesday from

Dreama Walker previews DON’T TRUST THE B—- IN APARTMENT 23!

Tonight on ABC (9:30/8:30c after an all new MODERN FAMILY), the fun new comedy DON’T TRUST THE B(ITCH) IN APARTMENT 23 starts, and it’s definitely a show you’re not going to want to miss. Dreama Walker stars as June, a girl from the Midwest whose dreams of career success and a giant apartment to live in with her loving boyfriend are all but shattered within minutes of arriving in NYC. She ends up as the latest victim, er, roommate, of

Catching Up with…ALL MY CHILDREN’s Alicia Minshew

For the longest time, ALL MY CHILDREN was one of my favorite things to watch – watched with my mom growing up, watched character switches and rapidly-aging children, and everything fun and heartbreaking about one of the longest running soaps on TV.  Though my love for the show didn’t change, my ability to watch did, when ABC canceled it to make room for some lifetime shows on their afternoon schedule.  Sad as I was to see it go, it frees

Mary Elizabeth Ellis talks HAPPY ENDINGS, NEW GIRL, and more!

What do IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, HAPPY ENDINGS, NEW GIRL, and last year’s woefully under watched PERFECT COUPLES have in common, besides being four comedies that I would choose to watch, on repeat, as many times as I’m allowed, in lieu of so much other junk that makes it on air?  Thanks to a guest starring turn tonight on HAPPY ENDINGS, the answer to that is Mary Elizabeth Ellis. In tonight’s all new episode, she plays Daphne, one of

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