Michael K. Williams Joins Cast of Community
Michael K. Williams, who played Omar Little on the much loved and dearly missed show The Wire, has signed on to appear in NBC’s hit comedy Community.... read more
Joss Whedon Wants A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Musical
Sure, Joss Whedon has already given Buffy a voice with the musical episode “Once More With Feeling,” which appeared in the sixth season of the hit television show.... read more
MTV Announces 2011 VMA Nominees
MTV has announced the nominees for this year’s VMA Awards. And interestingly, the list of contenders that will be included in the often controversial ceremony includes Tyler the Creator.... read more
Captain Planet Film In The Works
It’s been more than a decade since Captain Planet and his Planeteers graced our televisions, educating viewers about the human effect on our ecosystems and how we can help save the environment.... read more
Ricky Gervais Working on Another TV Show
Ricky Gervais never seems to be short on ideas. Aside from his upcoming series with Warwick Davis, the entertainer is also working with former Dexter showrunner Clyde Phillips on a new show called Afterlife. Known for being a fairly outspoken atheist himself, Gervais is again returning to religious territory for this new project. The show follows an atheist who dies and finds himself in heaven—and there aren’t many details beyond that. More information should come as Afterlife begins filming early next year.... read more
Second Friday Night Lights Movie a Possibility?
Going from book to movie to TV series, Friday Night Lights has enjoyed quite a ride. Rumors are circulating that Hollywood may not be ready to let go of the high school football franchise just yet, and a big screen continuation of the TV series may be in the works. Grantland editor-in-chief Bill Simmons tweeted that FNL mastermind Peter Berg said he “wants to do an FNL movie with Chandler/Britton off the final episode.” However, East Dillon fans shouldn’t get too excited just yet. While Berg has expressed his interest to multiple sources, the project is still not a... read more
Breaking Bad Review: Episode 4.1
Unlike other television dramas that have an anti-hero protagonist, Breaking Bad doesn’t rely on a crutch to give you permission to like and root for the villainous main character. Take for instance Dexter. The blood splatter expert/serial killer lives by his own moral code. He generally only kills those that “deserve to be killed”. In other words, he preys on those that prey on the innocent. The fact that Dexter kills other terrible people gives the audience a free pass to root for him and the violent things that he does without feeling morally compromised.... read more
True Blood Review: "I’m Alive and on Fire" (Episode 4.04)
“Aw, poor Bill, power is so hard.” Season four of True Blood is about change and rebirth. Bill, the compassionate vampire that swept Sookie off her feet in season one, is now the King of Louisiana, ruling with an iron fist. Having just sent a vampire to his True Death for feeding on a human that willingly wanted to be fed on, he sarcastically tells Nan Flanagan of the A.V.L that the execution went “smooth”, “totally justified”. We’ve seen his new transformation take place in the first three episodes of this season. Bill is more cunning, ruthless and do I... read more
Friday Night Lights Review: "Always" (Episode 5.13)
Dear anyone who has ever been involved in the production of Friday Night Lights: Technically, this is supposed to be a recap of your series finale, “Always.” More realistically, this is going to be a love letter to your series as a whole. It’s not often that a viewer—a passionate viewer at that—has the opportunity to extend her thanks for entertainment that has impacted her life, and I’m not going to squander my opportunity here. Let it first be noted that I delayed viewing this episode for as long as possible—running right up to my deadline for this recap because,... read more
Futurama Review: "The Silence of the Clamps" (6.18)
These past few episodes I’ve been trying to put my finger on what makes for an interesting Futurama episode and what makes for a forgettable one. Unfortunately, last night’s “The Silence of the Clamps” landed pretty firmly in the later camp, and I think there’s a number of reasons why.... read more
Christina Hendricks to Star in Chris Colfer-Penned Comedy
Chris Colfer, aka Glee’s Kurt Hummel, is now a quadruple-threat, adding script-writing next to singing, dancing and acting on his resume.... read more
Louie Review: "Joan" (Episode 2.04)
The retirees that dish out the Emmy nominations didn’t single out Louie for best comedy, but Louis C.K. made the list multiple times. He’s up as an actor, writer and editor. They’re not all for Louie, but there’s not much of a barrier between his sitcom and his stand-up specials, so it’s all basically going to the same place. That place being Louis C.K., who is a comedian and a person and a guy who is now an Emmy darling, or at least not entirely an Emmy unknown. Or something. “Joan” focuses squarely on comedy as a profession. It’s named... read more
2011 Emmy Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were revealed this morning. Actors Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, Mike & Molly ) and Joshua Jackson (Fringe) announced the nominees.... read more
Paste mPlayer Issue #3
This week's issue features one of our favorite bands, My Morning Jacket. Paste editor-at-large Jay Sweet has stalked their progress so closely these last seven years that we’re thankful Jim James hasn’t tried to get a restraining order. In a 4,500-word story that spans 13 encounters in five cities, Sweet was the fly on the MMJ wall as the band worked its way up through the ranks. read more
True Blood Review: "If You Love Me Why Am I Dying" (Episode 4.03)
The vampires in True Blood have always had an interesting dynamic on the show, because they aren’t particularly good. The audience then has to constantly question their motivations and intentions. As season four is starting to kick off, it feels like they are really bringing this to the forefront. As I mentioned in last week’s review, it was Bill that sent Eric to shut down the Witch coven. Unless we aren’t being told everything, Eric’s visit seemed unprovoked. But lines are being drawn, and characters are taking sides. While this is by no means new to the show (people have... read more
Futurama Review: "Law and Oracle" (6.17)
As a whole, there are two primary types of Futurama episodes, and both of them have had their moments. First there’s the ones that are traditional sci-fi, “What if?” episodes. I’m not talking about the “Tales of Interest” episodes either (although most of those segments qualify), it’s the episodes asking what if Bender could self-replicate into smaller Benders or the crew could travel forward in time but not backwards. The other, increasingly more common, type of episodes are extended sci-fi homages or pop culture parodies, and this week’s “Law and Oracle” definitely qualifies as one of those.... read more
Friday Night Lights Review: "Texas Whatever" (Episode 5.12)
I wish I didn’t have to recap this episode. I wish that I could just give it a perfect 10 and let it bask in its perfection. I wish I could just tell you that for 42 minutes, my heart was in my throat, that I didn’t—for one single second—wish that anything were done differently, that every nuance, every line, every song was TV at its best.... read more
Party Down Movie A Possibility
There’s been a serving tray-sized hole in our hearts ever since Starz pulled the plug on Party Down. But now, there is new hope. Everybody’s favorite catering squad might return to the screen with a full-length film.... read more
James Spader to Officially Join The Office
Recently, we reported that several sources close to NBC ’s The Office, were pointing to multiple Emmy Award-winner James Spader as an addition to the cast of the comedy, which is attempting to recover from the loss of Steve Carell.... read more
Elizabeth Banks Producing A Capella Comedy
Universal Pictures has acquired the distribution rights to a new project from Gold Circle Films called Pitch Perfect, Variety reports.... read more
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