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'Rizzoli & Isles' team moves forward following co-star's death
When Sasha Alexander arrived on the “Rizzoli & Isles” set Monday morning, Aug. 19, 2013, she had one scene with co-stars Bruce McGill and Lee Thompson Young, who played Detective...
'Orphan Black' star undergoes Hollywood treatment
In July 2013, Tatiana Maslany walked the red carpet at The Critics Choice Awards in Hollywood and hardly anybody knew who she was. The little-known Canadian actress, star of “Orphan...
The only ‘Crisis’ Gillian Anderson faces is her commute
Gillian Anderson is back on TV. And she’s everywhere. The TV icon, who starred as Dana Scully on “The X-Files,” is returning as a series regular for the first time...
Quinn's lows a sign of more 'Scandal' craziness to come
Katie Lowes has done a 360-degree turn on “Scandal.” As Quinn Perkins, Lowes has been moved into the show’s lurid spotlight as a key player in a bizarre story that...
Ian Fleming's kinky lifestyle paves the way for 007
Our image of James Bond — the ultra-cool, impeccably dressed bon vivant who picks off spies and always has time for Pussy Galore — is at odds with the one...
Hunky prospectors scale the Canadian Rockies in 'Klondike'
What would you do for a Klondike bar? What would you do for a “Klondike” miniseries? Actors, directors, crew — and even the lowly paid extras — found out the...
Jane Lynch pairs mortals with celebs on 'Hollywood Game Night'
Game shows in America have a new face. No longer just a boys club of white guys in suits, it’s comedy great Jane Lynch making lesbian jokes on “Hollywood Game...
How a straight guy and gay guy make the perfect couple
You weren’t the only one kept in the dark about Cyrus Beene’s sexuality on “Scandal.” Jeff Perry, who plays the series’ Machiavellian White House Chief of Staff, didn’t know his...
200 episodes in, is 'Grey's' still McDreamy?
On a glittering ballroom set in LA, the “Grey’s Anatomy” cast huddles, trying to do the latest American dance craze. Sara Ramirez is flailing her arms and wildly shaking her...
Kerry Washington spills Olivia Pope's secrets on the set of 'Scandal'
When I first met Kerry Washington, she and Katie Lowes were walking arm in arm, like schoolgirls, on their way to Stage 12 at Sunset-Gower Studios. They had just come...
Scott Foley: 'Scandal''s secret weapon
Did Jake get out of the hole? “It’s fair to assume that I’m still in the hole,” says Scott Foley, who plays Captain Jake Ballard on “Scandal.” “Since this season...
‘Scandal’s’ red menace
Although giving away Season 3 spoilers is strictly forbidden on the set of “Scandal,” Darby Stanchfield, who plays crisis manager Abby Whelan, gives a few tantalizing glimpses of what’s coming...
The fight of her life
‘I am past my expiration date,” says Valerie Harper, with a slightly incredulous smile. It’s a warm Tuesday in June. Harper, whom I have known since we were both soccer...
Anatomy of a crime
The darkly handsome political candidate greets his new staff with a rousing hello. He’s more than charismatic — he oozes sexuality. He is the killer. The blond teenager is in...
Nasty NBC jokes back, exit talks with Jay slump
The short-lived truce between Jay Leno and NBC has ended under a barrage of new monologue jokes making fun of the struggling network. “Speaking of T-Mobile, they announced yesterday they’re...
Mad about you
If you put “Grey’s Anatomy” in the White House, you’d have “Scandal.” Both ABC series were created by Shonda Rhimes, who has moved her melodramatic set pieces from the lurid...
Trying her patients
Think that psychologists opening up their therapy sessions for reality TV would be controversial? Guess what? It is. Almost everyone seems to be weighing in on the decision of three...
Doctors on the hot seat
He’s not in an operating room removing someone’s brain tumor, or sitting in as the guest anchor on CNN. He’s not covering a battle in Afghanistan, or trekking to Newtown...
The not-so good wife
In the last new episode of ABC’s “Scandal,” the president of the United States tells his wife, who’s nine-months pregnant, that he wants a divorce. It’s never going to happen....
The Lowe down: People won’t stop asking him why he quit ‘West Wing’
After a career dotted with ego trips, scandals and puzzling decisions, Rob Lowe has finally learned to get out of his own way. The actor — still a heartthrob at...