Sarah Michelle Gellar Opens Up About Selma Blair’s Battle With MS: “She’s a Hero” – Parade ‘Shadowhunters’ Star Dominic Sherwood Considers Co-Stars Alberto Rosende and Matthew Daddario Best Friends – Meaww Jensen Ackles on Directing His Final ‘Supernatural’ Episode, Brining His Music Into the Show – Variety 27 Things We Learned on Set With Sarah Michelle Gellar – Buzzfeed Caitriona… Read more →
Weekend Reading – Week of 10/12/19-10/18/19
Tom Ellis Could Be Joining The CW’s ‘Arrowverse’ as Lucifer – Men’s Health Katherine McNamara Opens Up About ‘Arrow’s Future and How ‘Shadowhunters’ Changed Her Life – Yahoo! Entertainment Sarah Michelle Gellar on Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s Legacy, a Possible Reboot and How She Uses the Show to Teach Her Son About Gender Equality – Parade Read more →
Behind the Scenes of the ‘Shadowhunters’ Writers Room With Pete Binswanger
I had the opportunity to have a brief conversation with Shadowhunters writer Pete Binswanger, who broke down the writers room. Music In the Dark: So readers can understand your contribution to each episode, and the writing process better, what is the difference between executive story editor, story editor, written for television by, and teleplay by? Pete Binswanger: So… Read more →
Weekend Reading – Week of 10/5/19-10/11/19
Sarah Michelle Gellar Talks Buffy and Her Most Beloved Roles Ahead of Her Return to TV – Oprah Magazine Elizabeth Olsen on Grief, the Scarlet Witch, and Her Next Life – New York Times Brie Larson on Creating a Symbol With ‘Captain Marvel’ – Variety We Interviewed Elizabeth Warren About Ballers, and Only Ballers – Entertainment… Read more →
Shows to Watch As You Recover From Veronica Mars
These are shows to watch if you like Veronica Mars, pre Season 4. They are not necessarily like Veronica Mars, though some have similarities. They do all have a main female character who is written as a complex and three-dimensional person. These shows all have a main romance, complex female characters, and essentially happy endings, which is not to… Read more →
Yes, I’m Still Talking About Veronica Mars
“I thought our story was epic, you know, you and me… Spanning years and continents. Lives ruined, blood shed. Epic.” – Logan SPOILERS! SPOILERS! After the terrible ending of season four of Veronica Mars, I started rewatching the show to remember why I loved it. The problem is that it makes me even angrier that they killed Logan, in… Read more →
Avengers Analysis From ‘Iron Man’ to ‘Avengers: Endgame’: Ant-Man & Captain America: Civil War
Ant Man Sophistication of Story: The concept is nothing new. A scientist creates a weapon that the government wants to use for nefarious purposes. However, the story focuses on Scott Lang, who is a lighter, more bumbling character than we have seen in the MCU so far. Contribution to Overall Avengers Storyline: The technology from this film will play a… Read more →
Veronica Mars: A Tough Lesson to Learn
“But I will confess that I am really worried about fan reaction. I’m absolutely prepared for a percentage of fans to have a strong reaction against what we did. That, I’m fine with. But I will have made a really bad bet if, en masse, the fans turn on the show. That would certainly be a tough lesson to learn.” – Rob… Read more →
Avengers Analysis – The Feminist Evolution from ‘Iron Man’ to ‘Avengers: Endgame’: Guardians of the Galaxy & Avengers: Age of Ulton
Guardians of the Galaxy Sophistication of Story: This film introduces the politics of space in the Marvel universe. You learn about the Nova Corps, and some of the class distinctions of different alien species and characters. Contribution to the Overall Avengers Storyline: This film introduces the space characters. While Thor is from another planet, we have only seen him on… Read more →
Behind the Scenes of Once Upon a Time: A Conversation With Eduardo Castro
I had the chance to talk with Eduardo Castro, the Emmy-nominated costume designer for Once Upon a Time, and the person behind some of those amazing, beautiful, and crazy costumes we have seen on characters ranging from Rumplestiltskin to Snow White. Castro, the winner of a Costume Designers Guild Award, talked about a range of topics, from the pilot to… Read more →