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'Alice & Jack' co-star Aisling Bea rewrites the rules on supporting character: 'Quiet, heroic moment'

"I like to think [Lynn's] arc is one that's very quietly aspirational of how the quiet, less-Instagrammed life has a power and beauty to it." -- Aisling Bea

Carrie Preston on 'Columbo'-inspired CBS series 'Elsbeth': 'Not whodunit but howdunit'

"I would say she's tenacious, she's unconventional, and I like to think of her as extremely present." -- Carrie Preston on Elsbeth Tascioni in the new CBS series "Elsbeth"

Charlie Sheen is 'totally willing to make fun of himself' in 'Bookie'

"Violence in this world is really bad business ... it's a mythology created by television and movies ... the breaking the kneecaps and all that stuff." — Chuck Lorre

'Fargo' Season 5: typically weird, offbeat, goofy — and violent

This fifth season of "Fargo" is, by turns, funny, dramatic, violent, slapstick and frightening — everything fans of the series have come to expect.

'Murder, She Wrote' co-star remembers the late Angela Lansbury on her birthday

"She was warm and funny and she would sing songs from [theatrical] shows she had done. She was just so lovely." - Louis Herthum

'Moonlighting' creator, Cybill Shepherd on 'brilliant' Willis: We 'fought' for him

"I met Bruce in an office with Glenn and my temperature went up at least 10 degrees and I thought 'This guy is the one.'" -- Cybill Shepherd on her chemistry...

Season 2 of 'The Bear' is noisy and boring

"There are frenetically shot, way-too-noisy arguments in which it's hard to understand who's saying what as Carmie's army talk over each other."

Tom Arnold's return to 'True Lies' and stud star Steve Howey's 'back fat'

"Steve [Howey] was very worried because he thought he had back fat. I'm like, 'Dude, I don't even know what to say.'" -- "True Lies" guest star Tom Arnold

How Bob Odenkirk drives the dramedy in new AMC series 'Lucky Hank'

"Lucky Hank" is an enjoyable ride into the human condition that will take you on a journey that is, by turns, funny, melancholy and insightful -- but never boring.

'So Help Me Todd' star Skylar Astin on TV's quirkiest mother/son combo

"Marcia and I have done a great job of establishing the bickering and argumentative nature of Margaret and Todd -- but underneath is a layer of love that can withstand...

The weird space-age world of steampunk series 'Hello Tomorrow!'

The new Apple TV+ series, starring Billy Crudup as a fast-talking salesman with secrets, unfolds in a weird, hybrid world mixing the 1950s with a quasi-steampunk futuristic flavor.

Milo Ventimiglia's charming con man drives new ABC caper dramedy

Milo Ventimiglia, freed from the overwrought 'This Is Us,' delivers an easygoing, charming performance in a series pulsating with a "Moonlighting"-type vibe.

Niecy Nash-Betts' arresting appeal drives ABC dramedy 'The Rookie: Feds'

Niecy Nash-Betts adds a splash of quirkiness and humor to her role as FBI agent Simone Clark in the new ABC series "The Rookie: Feds," a spinoff from "The Rookie"...

Marcia Gay Harden 'makes angry funny' in CBS dramedy 'So Help Me Todd'

Veteran actress Marcia Gay Harden stars in the new CBS dramedy "So Help Me Todd" as a high-powered lawyer who hires her black-sheep son, a disgraced private eye, to be...

What you need to know about new FX dramedy 'The Bear'

Jeremy Allen White plays a star chef who returns to Chicago to run his family's dysfunctional, rundown sandwich shop in "The Bear."

Ben Whishaw hospital drama 'This Is Going to Hurt' takes a dark turn: review

We've all seen our fair share of medical series -- the overworked doctors and nurses, the brutal hours, the staff camaraderie (or lack thereof), the beaten-down residents, etc. And, by...

'Breeders' star Daisy Haggard on Season 3: 'They're put through the ringer'

The rocky road traveled by "Breeders" spouses Ally and Paul Worsley (Daisy Haggard, Martin Freeman) in the FX dramedy's first two seasons hits a major speed bump in Season 3,...

Henry Winkler on Bill Hader's 'Barry' rule: 'No a--holes allowed'

Henry Winkler approached his "Barry" role as Gene Cousineau a bit differently for Season 3 of the HBO dramedy, returning Sunday on HBO after a three-year hiatus.

Why you need to watch Jamie Dornan in 'The Tourist'

Jamie Dornan plays a man with total amnesia in the Australian Outback who's trying to find out who he is -- and why someone is chasing him.

David Tennant lifts the 'Fogg' in 'Around the World in Eighty Days': review

The always-excellent David Tennant stars as Phileas Fogg in the Masterpiece adaptation of "Around the World in Eighty Days," airing on PBS with a strong supporting cast featuring Ibrahim Komo...