Imagine if 12 years of your life passed you by and then you woke up and realized everything familiar was gone. Details on the premiere of Freeform's Beyond kick off today's Highlights. Also: Sleepy Hollow Season 3 DVD release info and special features as well as Darkest Night pre-production details.
Freeform's Beyond Series Premiere Details: Press Release: "Holden Matthews wakes up from a 12-year coma to discover he’s now part of something he doesn’t understand on the two-hour series premiere of “Beyond” Monday, January 2, 2017, at 9:00 p.m. Est. Additionally on January 2, the entire first season of “Beyond” will be available on multiple digital platforms, including the Freeform app, Freeform.com, On Demand and Hulu.
“Beyond” is a one-hour drama about Holden, a young man who wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers new abilities that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. Now Holden must...
Freeform's Beyond Series Premiere Details: Press Release: "Holden Matthews wakes up from a 12-year coma to discover he’s now part of something he doesn’t understand on the two-hour series premiere of “Beyond” Monday, January 2, 2017, at 9:00 p.m. Est. Additionally on January 2, the entire first season of “Beyond” will be available on multiple digital platforms, including the Freeform app, Freeform.com, On Demand and Hulu.
“Beyond” is a one-hour drama about Holden, a young man who wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers new abilities that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. Now Holden must...
- 12/19/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
NBC
Scripted television is not the same thing as real life. That’s an obvious statement, but one that needs to be said right up front when presenting a list of fictional characters who don’t behave the way people do in the actual world.
Still, that doesn’t mean characters shouldn’t be required to follow a standard set of rules in whichever fictional universe they’re in. If you tell me up front that a member of the CSI forensics team has the power of invisibility, that’s fine (weird…but whatever), but it has to be consistent. They can’t have that ability in one episode and not the next.
Likewise, you can’t tell me that a character has a job – one that’s incredibly important to them and functions as a plot device in several episodes – and then spend an entire season presenting me with...
Scripted television is not the same thing as real life. That’s an obvious statement, but one that needs to be said right up front when presenting a list of fictional characters who don’t behave the way people do in the actual world.
Still, that doesn’t mean characters shouldn’t be required to follow a standard set of rules in whichever fictional universe they’re in. If you tell me up front that a member of the CSI forensics team has the power of invisibility, that’s fine (weird…but whatever), but it has to be consistent. They can’t have that ability in one episode and not the next.
Likewise, you can’t tell me that a character has a job – one that’s incredibly important to them and functions as a plot device in several episodes – and then spend an entire season presenting me with...
- 2/5/2016
- by Jacob Trowbridge
- Obsessed with Film
We've spent eight seasons riding along with Dexter's Dark Passenger, and come this Sunday (Sept. 22), we will have to say our final goodbyes as the "Dexter" series finale airs at 9 p.m. Et on Showtime.
We have watched Dexter transform from a true psychopathic murderer into a semi-functioning, real human being with emotions via his connections with his family and loved ones -- though he still can't shake that pesky need to kill. But when the series first aired eight years ago, none of the stars ever imagined the show would continue on for this long and come this far.
"I thought that if we got the tone right it would develop some sort of cult following, but not as big of a cult as it's become," series star Michael C. Hall tells Zap2it. "I had just done a series that was very successful that went on for...
We have watched Dexter transform from a true psychopathic murderer into a semi-functioning, real human being with emotions via his connections with his family and loved ones -- though he still can't shake that pesky need to kill. But when the series first aired eight years ago, none of the stars ever imagined the show would continue on for this long and come this far.
"I thought that if we got the tone right it would develop some sort of cult following, but not as big of a cult as it's become," series star Michael C. Hall tells Zap2it. "I had just done a series that was very successful that went on for...
- 9/22/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Review Billy Grifter 17 Sep 2013 - 09:30
Billy gets ready to say goodbye to Dexter as we reach the penultimate episode
This review contains spoilers.
8.11 Monkey in a Box
With any hope that Dexter would deliver something truly special before bowing out now disappeared over the horizon and sipping mojitos in the Titty Twister now, it's time to embrace the imminent end. Or is that the coming storm, metaphorically preparing to wreak destruction on Miami and the characters in this show? Yes, one and the same.
When I watched Monkey in a Box I kept being drawn to something that I was taught at film school about narrative. The journey that all characters must travel must change them in some way, or they're purely part of the scenery. That change was the focus of the opening scenes where Dexter is cleaning the Vogel death scene of any evidence relating to him.
Billy gets ready to say goodbye to Dexter as we reach the penultimate episode
This review contains spoilers.
8.11 Monkey in a Box
With any hope that Dexter would deliver something truly special before bowing out now disappeared over the horizon and sipping mojitos in the Titty Twister now, it's time to embrace the imminent end. Or is that the coming storm, metaphorically preparing to wreak destruction on Miami and the characters in this show? Yes, one and the same.
When I watched Monkey in a Box I kept being drawn to something that I was taught at film school about narrative. The journey that all characters must travel must change them in some way, or they're purely part of the scenery. That change was the focus of the opening scenes where Dexter is cleaning the Vogel death scene of any evidence relating to him.
- 9/17/2013
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Review Billy Grifter 20 Aug 2013 - 09:31
Dexter is moving into its endgame, but will all the pieces fall into place, or scatter disappointingly? Here's Billy's review...
This review contains spoilers.
8.8 Are We There Yet?
The title of this episode has a double meaning, I've concluded. At one level it's the junk that kids come out with five minutes after you've left the house on a long journey, and on another it's a desperate call from those watching the show for it to get to the point. That said, I actually enjoyed most of what went on, up to the point where the writers decided that because Dexter is close to ending that every episode should end dramatically. Why? But before we came to that, the story managed to start off heading in one direction - the imminent extinction of Zach for the murder of Cassie - before taking a sharp...
Dexter is moving into its endgame, but will all the pieces fall into place, or scatter disappointingly? Here's Billy's review...
This review contains spoilers.
8.8 Are We There Yet?
The title of this episode has a double meaning, I've concluded. At one level it's the junk that kids come out with five minutes after you've left the house on a long journey, and on another it's a desperate call from those watching the show for it to get to the point. That said, I actually enjoyed most of what went on, up to the point where the writers decided that because Dexter is close to ending that every episode should end dramatically. Why? But before we came to that, the story managed to start off heading in one direction - the imminent extinction of Zach for the murder of Cassie - before taking a sharp...
- 8/20/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Billy Grifter 2 Jul 2013 - 08:45
Dexter returns for its farewell season with an intrigue-heavy opener. Here's Billy's review of A Beautiful Day...
This review contains spoilers.
8.1 A Beautiful Day
Having reviewed this show for most of its run, I can appreciate what it does well and where it's less wonderful. Where Dexter works well is in the interaction of central characters, mostly Dex and Debs, and it's less engrossing when it focuses on the chaff of Batista and Joey, and their ilk.
A Beautiful Day doesn't break that model, and given the panic that Dexter seems to be going through, the minor characters appear to be more of a hindrance than a help.
The new serial killer, "The Brain Surgeon" is really a background element, though one that brings with it the intriguing character of Dr. Evelyn Vogel, played rather wonderfully by the infinitely watchable Charlotte Rampling. But initially at least,...
Dexter returns for its farewell season with an intrigue-heavy opener. Here's Billy's review of A Beautiful Day...
This review contains spoilers.
8.1 A Beautiful Day
Having reviewed this show for most of its run, I can appreciate what it does well and where it's less wonderful. Where Dexter works well is in the interaction of central characters, mostly Dex and Debs, and it's less engrossing when it focuses on the chaff of Batista and Joey, and their ilk.
A Beautiful Day doesn't break that model, and given the panic that Dexter seems to be going through, the minor characters appear to be more of a hindrance than a help.
The new serial killer, "The Brain Surgeon" is really a background element, though one that brings with it the intriguing character of Dr. Evelyn Vogel, played rather wonderfully by the infinitely watchable Charlotte Rampling. But initially at least,...
- 7/2/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Dexter, Season 7, Episode 10: “The Dark…Whatever”
Written by Lauren Gussis, Jace Richdale & Scott Reynolds
Directed by Michael Lehmann
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on Showtime
Having made a significant and risky decision within the show’s narrative last week, ‘The Dark…Whatever’ proved to be a battle of how many steps backwards by the Dexter writing team could be rescued by positive movements forward, in effect whether good choices could offset the poor ones. By the end of the episode, the show came up out ahead, but only just, setting up to a very interesting final hurdle.
The unexpected visit of Hannah’s abusive, ex-con father unexpectedly proves to be hopeful as, despite Dexter’s reservations, the man seems to be reformed with a new appreciation for his daughter and ambitions to set up a new life in peace. It’s not long, however, before the real motives start...
Written by Lauren Gussis, Jace Richdale & Scott Reynolds
Directed by Michael Lehmann
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on Showtime
Having made a significant and risky decision within the show’s narrative last week, ‘The Dark…Whatever’ proved to be a battle of how many steps backwards by the Dexter writing team could be rescued by positive movements forward, in effect whether good choices could offset the poor ones. By the end of the episode, the show came up out ahead, but only just, setting up to a very interesting final hurdle.
The unexpected visit of Hannah’s abusive, ex-con father unexpectedly proves to be hopeful as, despite Dexter’s reservations, the man seems to be reformed with a new appreciation for his daughter and ambitions to set up a new life in peace. It’s not long, however, before the real motives start...
- 12/4/2012
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
Dexter, Season 7, Episode 8: “Argentina”
Written by Tim Schlattmann
Directed by Steve Shill
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on Showtime
It’s already been noted by numerous reviewers and fans since the start of the season, but the levels of unpredictability within the latest Dexter saga simply know no bounds, and this was driven home by last night’s ‘Helter Skelter’, an episode veering wildly off any anticipated trajectory and turning the final three episodes into a storytelling no-man’s-land. The course this ship is taking into murky waters is now, frankly, anyone’s guess.
Having failed in their initial efforts to off Isaak, the Koshka brotherhood dispatches two of their most lethal hitmen to Miami to finish the job. Flanked on all sides by enemies, Isaak quickly concocts a scheme to get the upper hand on his former partners; he strong arms Dexter into helping him by using Hannah as leverage.
Written by Tim Schlattmann
Directed by Steve Shill
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on Showtime
It’s already been noted by numerous reviewers and fans since the start of the season, but the levels of unpredictability within the latest Dexter saga simply know no bounds, and this was driven home by last night’s ‘Helter Skelter’, an episode veering wildly off any anticipated trajectory and turning the final three episodes into a storytelling no-man’s-land. The course this ship is taking into murky waters is now, frankly, anyone’s guess.
Having failed in their initial efforts to off Isaak, the Koshka brotherhood dispatches two of their most lethal hitmen to Miami to finish the job. Flanked on all sides by enemies, Isaak quickly concocts a scheme to get the upper hand on his former partners; he strong arms Dexter into helping him by using Hannah as leverage.
- 11/26/2012
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
Tonight's (Nov. 25) action-oriented episode of "Dexter" was more reminiscent of "The Usual Suspects" -- including a harbor shootout -- than the carefully planned kills we've come to expect from our favorite serial killer (Michael C. Hall) and his new sidekick.
Even Hannah McKay (Yvonne Strahovski) joined the fray. But while his girlfriend survived her ordeal, he lost his new frenemy, Isaak (Ray Stevenson) -- who, ironically, taught his nemesis a little bit about living.
Sink or Swim: Dexter takes Hannah out on his boat (there were a lot of scenes involving watercraft tonight), and it's the first time we've seen the femme fatale thrown off-balance. It's also the first time Dexter has taken one of his victims for a ride on the Slice of Life without tossing their body overboard, usually in many different pieces. This time, it's the water that's choppy, but Hannah is less seasick than terrified.
Even Hannah McKay (Yvonne Strahovski) joined the fray. But while his girlfriend survived her ordeal, he lost his new frenemy, Isaak (Ray Stevenson) -- who, ironically, taught his nemesis a little bit about living.
Sink or Swim: Dexter takes Hannah out on his boat (there were a lot of scenes involving watercraft tonight), and it's the first time we've seen the femme fatale thrown off-balance. It's also the first time Dexter has taken one of his victims for a ride on the Slice of Life without tossing their body overboard, usually in many different pieces. This time, it's the water that's choppy, but Hannah is less seasick than terrified.
- 11/26/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Anthony Bourdain, Rachael Ray, and a coterie of the food world's finest came out for the just-wrapped South Beach Food & Wine Festival. David Lincoln Ross has the insiders' guide.
Celebrating its tenth year, the 2011 South Beach Wine & Food Festival attracted a record crowd of more than 50,000 attendees to the sands of Miami Beach, bordering the historic Art Deco district of sleek hotels, trendy restaurants and hot clubs and bars that don't close until dawn. From sold-out cooking seminars and candle-lit dinners of black truffles and foie gras to fine wine tastings and cool cocktail mixing demonstrations, a legion of celebrity chefs, renowned vintners and expert bartenders gathered to mix it up with dedicated foodies and thirsty wine lovers during four days of non-stop celebrating, which ended this past Sunday.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Rachael Ray vs. the Food World
"South Beach is a spring break for chefs," quipped Anthony Bourdain,...
Celebrating its tenth year, the 2011 South Beach Wine & Food Festival attracted a record crowd of more than 50,000 attendees to the sands of Miami Beach, bordering the historic Art Deco district of sleek hotels, trendy restaurants and hot clubs and bars that don't close until dawn. From sold-out cooking seminars and candle-lit dinners of black truffles and foie gras to fine wine tastings and cool cocktail mixing demonstrations, a legion of celebrity chefs, renowned vintners and expert bartenders gathered to mix it up with dedicated foodies and thirsty wine lovers during four days of non-stop celebrating, which ended this past Sunday.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Rachael Ray vs. the Food World
"South Beach is a spring break for chefs," quipped Anthony Bourdain,...
- 3/1/2011
- by David Lincoln Ross
- The Daily Beast
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