Jack McBrayer and Robert Carlock A Final Tour of 30 Rock With Kenneth, Your NBC Page by Jay S. Jacobs The most amazing thing you learn when you get to speak with Jack McBrayer, a.k.a. Kenneth, your NBC page on 30 Rock, is how much he seems to have in common with his character. McBrayer … Continue reading
Category Archives: Classic Television
Bebe Neuwirth – Rare and Special Porcelain
Bebe Neuwirth Rare and Special Porcelain by Ronald Sklar Oh, snap! Morticia Addams was only one of many morphs in a continually evolving career. Bebe Neuwirth tells me this story, and it’s so Bebe Neuwirth (we’ll discuss in a moment): The “Lilith” part I auditioned for [on Cheers] was one scene. The character was described as … Continue reading
Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Jesse Metcalfe and Josh Henderson – Return to Southfork
Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Jesse Metcalfe and Josh Henderson Return to Southfork by Jay S. Jacobs Everything old is new again. Therefore, it should come as no real surprise that thirty years after the world was rapt with speculation about “Who shot J.R.?” that Dallas is coming back. That’s right, TNT is returning to Southfork Ranch to … Continue reading
Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers
Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers by Jay S. Jacobs When we last left Sara Paxton, she was taking a huge chance in her career. After working most of her young career in light, comic roles, Paxton had taken a film very unlike any she had ever tried before – a remake of … Continue reading
Noah Wyle Looks Up In the Falling Skies
Noah Wyle Looks Up In the Falling Skies by Jay S. Jacobs Noah Wyle is back. He is returning to series television six years after he hung up his stethoscope as the beloved Dr. John Carter in the classic series ER in 2005 – though he did guest appearances on that show periodically until it … Continue reading
Vincent D’Onofrio & Dick Wolf – One Last Time with Criminal Intent
Vincent D’Onofrio & Dick Wolf One Last Time with Criminal Intent by Jay S. Jacobs It’s all come down to this. After nine seasons and three pairs of lead detectives, we are at the final season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Or are we? The USA Network has offered the show one final wrap-up season. In return, … Continue reading
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Season One, Volume 1 (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Season One, Volume 1 (Paramount Home Video-2010) The Scooby-Doo! crew has been going strong (and not growing older) for over 40 years now – in a run that has included eleven cartoon series, two live action films, dozens of made for video (or cable or whatever) movies, multiple comic books and many video games. … Continue reading
Henry Winkler – Fine Line Between Pleasure and Royal Pains
Henry Winkler Fine Line Between Pleasure and Royal Pains by Jay S. Jacobs It’s always fun to talk with a television icon – particularly one who you grew up watching. I’d be a huge fan of Henry Winkler even if his wasn’t the first autograph that I ever got from a celebrity, because when I … Continue reading
Kyra Sedgwick and James Duff – Bringing in The Closer
Kyra Sedgwick and James Duff – Bringing in The Closer by Jay S. Jacobs For years it was unheard of for movie actors to take roles on television series, but Kyra Sedgwick has played a huge role in changing that concept. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Sedgwick had made a name for herself in … Continue reading
Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula – Knocking Back a Few with Men of a Certain Age
Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula Knocking Back a Few with Men of a Certain Age by Jay S. Jacobs How do you follow up arguably the most popular situation comedy of the last decade? Ray Romano faced that dilemma just a couple of years ago when his classic sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond went out on … Continue reading