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09 August 2018

'Cash Cab': Ben Bailey Takes Us Behind-The-Scenes of His Quirky Game Show In a New York Taxi

If you’ve ever been in a New York City cab, you’d be shocked to know how difficult the actual test is to get your license. It’s no easy task. Just talk to comedian Ben Bailey, the Emmy-winning host of Discovery Channel’s popular Cash Cab (Fridays), who not only shuttles unsuspecting riders to their destinations but also hosts a game show inside his cab while doing it. (more)

02 August 2018

"Better Call Saul": Cast Members Weigh In On Their Characters' Lives Post-Chuck

Suffice it to say that much more than just Chuck and his house went up in flames when Better Call Saul sent its third season out in a literal blaze of, well, horror via the elder McGill’s suicide. So did any hope that one more season of affable Jimmy McGill might pass before he goes full-blown Saul Goodman, the shameless shyster we first met in Breaking Bad. (more)

26 July 2018

'Making It': Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman Craft a Winning Summer Competition Series

NBC’s newest competition series, Making It, premieres Tuesday and challenges talented crafters in what might best be described as The Great British Baking Show goes to summer camp. The charming show reunites former Parks and Recreation costars Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman as the series’ hosts. Poehler is a crafting novice who blithely shares, “The only thing I know how to make is trouble.” Her wide-eyed enthusiasm and lack of crafting talent are relatable to anyone who’s ever tried — and failed — to re-create a project from the aspirational yet humbling website Pinterest. (more)

20 July 2018

'Castle Rock': Creepy New Hulu Series Delves Into Stephen King's Famous Fictional Town

As Stephen King’s readers know, his famous fictional Maine town of Castle Rock has been regularly beset by various horrors. Its residents are about to be terrorized again in the new J.J. Abrams-produced Hulu series Castle Rock, a psychological horror story set in the King multiverse, which launches its first three of 10 episodes Wednesday.

The series begins with a mysterious discovery made at Shawshank Prison — a previously unknown inmate (Bill Skarsgård, the new It movies’ Pennywise) is found locked in a long-abandoned part of the facility. This leads Henry Deaver (André Holland) back to his childhood hometown. (more)

13 July 2018

'In Search Of': The Iconic '70s Series Returns to Explore the Unknown With a 21st-Century Approach

Although TV shows that investigate paranormal mysteries are common today, it really wasn’t until the 1970s when the genre began taking off. That was when In Search Of became among the first, and still perhaps the best known of such docuseries, with the franchise initially hosted by Rod Serling and later — and more famously — by Leonard Nimoy.

This Friday, History premieres a 10-episode, hourlong reimagining of In Search Of. Zachary Behr, one of the executive producers of this revival, explained why it’s a good fit for the network. (more)