When it comes to setting the tone for Star Trek: Picard, Hanelle Culpepper was probably under tremendous pressure since she never directed a pilot. She spoke with Variety about working on the first few episodes of the series, working with star Patrick Stewart and joining the inaugural class of the ReFrame Rise program. Early on, […]
With five days to go until host/executive producer Jordan Peele, executive producer Simon Kinberg, and CBS All Access' second season of The Twilight Zone opens its doorway and welcomes us through, the streaming service is offering viewers mini-preview of two upcoming episodes (so far): "A Human Face," with Jenna Elfman (Fear the Walking Dead), Chris […]
Late-night host and Doctor Who alum James Corden more than did his part this week to bring a little happiness into the lives of Doctor Who fans, and he has former Doctors Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant. to thank for making it happen. The pair appeared on CBS' The Late Late Show with James Corden, […]
It's been a bit of a shaky week for Doctor Who fans when it comes to the show's Series 13 future. While the late 2020/early 2021 holiday special "Revolution of the Daleks" is ready and waiting for airing, things aren't sounding so promising when it comes to Series 13 resuming production any time soon (more […]
Star Trek is enjoying a bit of a resurgence in part due to the popularity of Picard, which is the long-awaited sequel series to The Next Generation. Taking a similar page from Discovery, the show opted to retain its serialized format keeping with the main story, which is to resolve Data's (Brent Spiner) legacy. Star […]
Never underestimate the healing power of a good cry. Life has a way of piling upon us, with one thing after another going wrong. Busy, stressful days rarely offer us an opportunity to sit down and express our feelings. But every once in a while, we really need to – as I tell my kids […]
With a week to go before host and executive producer Jordan Peele, executive producer Simon Kinberg, and CBS All Access' second season of The Twilight Zone opens its doorway and welcomes us through, the streaming service is offering viewers another look at the mind-twisting tales still to come. In the following teaser, Peele personally welcomes us […]
CBS All Access and Emmy Award-winner Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty) are preparing to show you the side of Starfleet that doesn't get to face the wrath of Khan, help with the search for Spock, face the final frontier, or any other take on a Star Trek movie title I can use to make my point. […]
Star Trek: Picard executive producer Akiva Goldsman attempted to create a balance between giving enough of the familiar for The Next Generation fans and convincing them to accept the tonal changes of the galaxy surrounding the characters. Speaking with Indiewire, Goldsman breaks down what he wanted to accomplish with Picard to build from the existing […]
Welcome back to our second edition of BCTV Sunday Slices (yes, we do read your feedback every now and then), where I highlight some of our television coverage from the past week and offer my wise and incredibly witty three cents (so impressive are my thoughts that they earn an extra penny each). Then in […]
Despite the modern discourse on the perils of screen time for children, I love watching television with my kids. I grew up watching Star Trek: The Next Generation and later ER with my parents, and now treasure those shared memories. In an effort to create similar memories for our elementary school-aged children, my spouse and I […]
When the story of the protests against the killing of George Floyd and police brutality is written, I hope that the contribution of K-pop fans from the cross the globe is included. Over the weekend, BTS announced that the uber-popular South Korean band had donated $1 million to the Black Lives Matter movement. Well, the […]
One of the biggest surprises of Star Trek: Discovery's first season on CBS All Access was Captain Gabriel Lorca, played by Jason Isaacs. Near its conclusion, the crew discovers Lorca running the Discovery isn't from the Prime universe, but in fact from the Mirror Universe where nobility and loyalty are replaced with ruthlessness and treachery. […]
By the time Friday afternoon rolled around, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees had posted a written and video apology for his "never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag or our country" comment during an interview on Wednesday. In those apologies, Brees explained that it wasn't his intent to hurt anyone but that he was […]
On Thursday, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees took to Instagram to attempt a little public relations damage clean-up over his "never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag or our country" comment during an interview on Wednesday. Posting a lengthy response to the pushback he received on social media as well as from a number of […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic running roughshod across the television landscape for the past three months, networks, cable channels, and streaming services have had to rebuild from the ground up how they can promote their upcoming shows to viewers, the media, and (probably the most important) advertisers. That's never been more evident than with how Upfronts […]
Following in the footsteps of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees "never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag or our country" and then attempting to walk it back, and New England Patriots kicker Justin Rohrwasser finally clarifying that he's getting his Three Percenters (right-wing "militia" group) tattoo removed, it appears we have our next installment […]
In the wake of nationwide protests against the killing of George Floyd and the kind of institutional racism in the police force that enables that to happen, Hollywood is forced to do some serious soul-searching, especially the producers of cop shows. Because of public anger at the police, shows like S.W.A.T. suddenly don't have the […]
On Monday, ViacomCBS offered on-air support to the late George Floyd and the protests taking place across the globe over his killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. For 8 minutes and 46 seconds (the length of time police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd's neck), Nickelodeon, MTV, and other ViacomCBS networks went […]
With the support of executive producers Aaron Rahsaan Thomas and Shawn Ryan, the writers' room behind CBS's S.W.A.T. is vowing to not shy away from the issues of race and how the police operate within minority communities heading into the series' fourth season. Retweeting the statement released by the writers following protests resulting from the […]
