Katey Sagal Reveals ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Secrets as SAMCRO’s Road Nears the End
As “Sons of Anarchy” hurtles at high speed towards its series dénouement on December 9 after seven adrenalized seasons, the drama and speculation around the fate of one lead character is fiercer than ever. That would be Gemma Teller Morrow, played by Katey Sagal, the sometimes gun-toting, leather-clad and tough-talking matriarch of the motorcycle gang who has gone to extreme lengths to protect her family and in particular, her only...
New Docu Asks: Is a College Education Worth the Cost
What used to be taken as generally accepted wisdom– that the path to success in our society includes a college degree– is called into question in a thought-provoking documentary, “Ivory Tower,” which asks the burning question of whether college is worth the cost. College tuition has spiraled out of control in the past four decades– in absolute terms, it’s escalated at a rate of more than 1000% since 1978, far...
Who Would Want Three Sagging Breasts, Asks AHS: Freak Show’s Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett has had a long and diverse career on television and film, but there’s something she’s never been asked about any of the characters she’s played: Is she or isn’t she a she? Until now. As Desiree Dupree on FX’s “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” that question hung in the air until a recent episode. Bassett joined the “AHS” ensemble last year when she appeared in “Coven” as New Orleans voodoo queen Marie Laveau. Most of...
This Just In: The Newsroom and The Comeback Premiere on HBO
With the departure of “Boardwalk Empire” and Nucky Thompson’s brutal passage into the iconography of a television character for the ages, Sunday nights are about to get very interesting again on HBO. The pay cabler is about to launch the third and final season of its drama “The Newsroom,” followed by the comedy comeback of “The Comeback,” which ran for one season nearly ten years ago. The first episodes of both shows were premiered in...
The Foo Fighters’ Road to Musical Discovery, Sonic Highways
What would a multiple-Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum record-selling band do to mark its 20th year in the music business? Well, put out a new album of course. But if that band is the Foo Fighters, the concept was to create it in an entirely different way. Yes, it involved taking a road trip–not to tour in front of sellout crowds, but to discover the heart and soul of America’s musical identity by exploring eight cities...
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