StephenRoot-related stories
Posted Oct 4th 2009 4:30PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, 24, Reality-Free
I wasn't particularly impressed with season seven of
24, partly because I really want Jack Bauer to be
the kick-ass character he used to be, rather than the sickly guy struggling to survive (well, he's always been struggling, but in more of a kick-ass way).
The show took some heat for some of the earlier implausible plotlines (Really, Jack? You escape from the Secret Service guys and steal a helicopter to save the President? And say what? You spring back to life after being "dead" to find the bombs and save the world?), but that's what I loved about the show.
But could the Jack Bauer era be coming to an end? Kiefer Sutherland recently told
Contact Music that
he fears his character might be killed off.
Continue reading Will Jack Bauer be killed off?
Posted Sep 25th 2009 9:00AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
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Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at
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This week we have spoilers for:
24, 30 Rock, Damages, Desperate Housewives, House, Lost, Melrose Place, Private Practice, and Ugly Betty. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous
Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:28PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, 24, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Stephen Root has had an incredibly prolific career. He may not be a headliner, but you always remember him as something that has influenced pop culture (usually
NewsRadio or the movie
Office Space). Now he will be adding to his long acting resumé by
appearing on the Fox series 24 as a parole officer.
The wonderful thing about Root is how he can play a multitude of characters. To use the previous examples, his character on
Office Space, Milton Waddams, is nothing like his character on
NewsRadio, Jimmy James. Neither of them are like his character from True Blood, Eddie. Well, you get the idea.
I'm also impressed with his ability to go from comedy to drama and back while mastering both types of performance. Yes, I'm a Stephen Root fan.
This is an incredible gain for
24. I may tune in just to see what sort of character he'll be playing in this one.
Clips and full episodes for
24 can be
seen here.
Posted Dec 18th 2008 9:01AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free
(S02E10) "Chuck's father is alive?" - OliveI'm sad. Even if, contrary to
what I reported a few weeks back,
Pushing Daisies' final episode ever - episode 2.13 - will offer some closure to most characters thanks to last minute editing and retooling, I'm sad as "The Norwegians" could very well have been the last episode we will see of the series on a TV screen. ABC claims it plans to air the final three hours as a block sometime in the near future but fans know networks can change their mind rather quickly, especially when money talks. Will ABC live up to its promise? Will they put the episodes online? Or, worse, will we have to wait months and months to watch them on DVD?
No matter the answers to these questions, we should cherish "The Norwegians" as we don't know when we will see our favorite pie maker and his crew next. One thing is for sure, the episode gave us a lot of action and left us saying "WTF?" and "OMG!"
Continue reading Pushing Daisies: The Norwegians
Posted Nov 27th 2008 12:31AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free
(S02E07) "You'd have to watch him die all over again." - Ned to Chuck
The case of the week was interesting and fun to watch unfold, however, it's not what we will remember about this week's installment of the soon-to-be-ending Pushing Daisies. What we will remember is how Dwight discovered that Chuck is alive, Lily fuming and drinking to a point that she points a gun at Dwight and decides to take matters in her own hands, and that oh so not important little scene in which Chuck and Ned unearth Charles Charles.
Continue reading Pushing Daisies: Robbing Hood
Posted Nov 20th 2008 12:15AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free
(S02E06) "You can't sugarcoat that turd." -- The Great Herrmann to Ned
Magic and the macabre, a recipe for a perfect
Pushing Daisies episode. This one also had the virtue of
Fred Willard doing a terrific guest star turn as "The Great Herrmann." Considering how misused Fred has been on some other shows (
Back to You last season, for instance), it was refreshing to see him really shine here. His heart-to-heart with Ned, making Ned feel uncomfortable emotions because of the memories of his father's abandonment, was a high point of the show.
Ned accepts an invitation to watch his half-brothers -- Maurice and Ralston, the family Ned didn't know he had -- at The Conjurer's Castle. Their act is called "Two for the Show," and they're actually illusionists. Later on, their sleight of hand expertise helps solve the case.
Continue reading Pushing Daisies: Oh Oh Oh...It's Magic
Posted Aug 3rd 2008 4:29PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Programming, Casting, Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free
Pushing Daisies, my favorite new show from last season, has just announced that
Stephen Root is set to guest star on its upcoming season, which premieres October 1st. Although Root is probably best known as the Swingline Stapler-loving Milton Waddams from
Office Space, he's no stranger to television. Root also played eccentric boss Jimmy James on the David Foley comedy
NewsRadio for four years and currently voices Bill on
King of the Hill.
Root is signed up for a four-episode arc on
Daisies. His character apparently has a connection to both Ned and Chuck's fathers. Series creator
Bryan Fuller says that "He stirs up a lot of hullabaloo for everyone, particularly Aunts Lily and Vivian."
Continue reading Stephen Root comes to Pushing Daisies
Posted Apr 9th 2008 7:32AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Boston Legal, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S04E15) "Life's a cabaret, man." - Denny Crane
Christopher Rich is one of my favorite of Alan's adversaries not only because he's a "hoot" himself but because he is one of the few lawyers who give back to Alan exactly what he dishes out. As much as I adore Alan Shore, it pleases me to no end to see him get frustrated almost to the point of anger. Who knows, one day, he may even lose to someone like Melvin Palmer but I won't hold my breath.
When Alan lost his temper with Melvin, it was great. I can't remember ever seeing Alan look so embarrassed. I guess we shouldn't be shocked that a guy who has no ability to suffer fools also has a deep seated fear of clowns.
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