Posts with tag GuestStars
Posted Jul 17th 2008 11:05AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Retro Squad, TV Squad Lists, Star Trek: Original Series

The legacy of
Star Trek includes many memorable guest stars, Joan Collins as Edith Keeler in "City on the Edge of Forever," Ricardo Montalban as Khan on "Space Seed," Jane Wyatt as Spock's mother on "Journey to Babel." And those are just the ones that come first to mind.
But what about the less celebrated stars who appeared on
ST? There were many who made a great impression because of the larger than life character they were given to play, and the ability to seize the spotlight.
Here are five of my favorite, and most memorable, though less celebrated,
Trek stars...
Continue reading Five memorable -- but less celebrated -- Star Trek guest stars
Posted Oct 23rd 2006 9:55PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, CBS, OpEd, How I Met Your Mother
(S02E06) Sometimes having guest stars on your sitcom is a boon; seeing well-known actors or other celebrities mix with the established cast is great to watch and makes the episode memorable. But a lot of other times, bringing in a guest star dampens the chemistry of that established cast and slows down the comedic flow of the show, almost bringing it to screeching halt.
This week's
HIMYM episode has two guest stars: Bryan Cranston as Ted's touchy boss, and Jane Seymour as Marshall's testy law professor. And, in this case, one guest star gave us a good result and the other gave us a bad one. I'll tell you who's who after the jump. You might be surprised at who I thought was the chemistry killer.
Continue reading How I Met Your Mother: Aldrin Justice
Posted Sep 20th 2006 1:43PM by Michael Sciannamea
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, NBC, OpEd, My Name Is Earl, Early Looks
I managed to get a copy of the first three episodes of the new season of My Name Is Earl yesterday, and I watched the first episode "Very Bad Things" last night. After a successful first season and a summer of wondering how the show will evolve, I, at the very least, got a chance to get some perspective on how things will go.
Continue reading My Name Is Earl season two -- an early look