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'Sopranos' writers named this character after a local NYC pizza place
The writers of "The Sopranos" ate the pizza and pasta from Sac's Place so often that they named one of the series' key characters after its owners.
Is 'Nurse Jackie' dead? New 'Homeland' star has a theory
Homeland Sunday, 9 p.m., Showtime Dominic Fumusa knows a thing or two about dealing with strong-willed women. As bartender Kevin Peyton, the long-suffering husband of Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco) on...
Broadway baller Benanti takes her act to Harlem
Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti, who’s also appeared on the small screen in “Nashville,” “The Good Wife,” “Nurse Jackie” and “The Sound of Music LIVE,” is moving to Harlem. She...
Long live TV's female anti-heroes
If the finale of “Mad Men” marked the end of one era in TV, let’s hope that shows like Lifetime’s “UnReal” mark the next great leap forward. Don Draper —...
It's the end of 'Mad Men' — so let's stop our anti-hero obsession
Sunday's series finale of “Mad Men” has been described — mostly by AMC, the network that has broadcast the show for eight years — as the end of an era....
Edie Falco bids farewell to 'Nurse Jackie'
Edie Falco is done with Nurse Jackie. After nearly back-to back runs on two cable dramas – the landmark “Sopranos” and the edgy “Nurse Jackie,” the Emmy-winning actress has returned...
The last Don: 'Mad Men' kicks off final season with style
It's the end of the road for Don Draper — and the end of the TV anti-hero era of self-destructive central characters who’ve been the core of shows like “The...
Anti-hero addicts: yet another tired TV trope
It all started with Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie). Or maybe his inspiration, Sherlock Holmes. The high-functioning drug addict has become a bizarre staple of TV drama series. Despite the...
Decoding those crazy Emmy categories
Shortly after the Emmy nominations were announced on Thursday, outsiders to the jockeying among television producers scratched their heads. They wondered why certain shows were included in categories that didn’t...
The 10 best and worst TV moms
Television has always been a place for writers to explore the role of motherhood on a broad canvas. Sophisticated lawyer Clair Huxtable of “The Cosby Show” made juggling a fruitful...
Broadway vet tells off Edie Falco in ‘Jackie’
Addicts can make a person furious. Actress Julie White, who’s playing Nurse Jackie’s AA sponsor on the Showtime black comedy, now in its sixth season, got so angry at Edie...
Don't Miss: King Joffrey's breakfast party; Election Day on 'Scandal'
"Parenthood" (Thursday, 10 p.m., NBC) Haddie (Sarah Ramos) comes home for the summer, while Adam (Peter Krause) and Crosby (Dax Shepard) reminisce about their childhoods and also reenact some childish...
Say farewell to winter blues with fresh spring TV
With the end of winter come the season-finales of popular and niche shows such as “The Walking Dead,” “Girls” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” We’ve already said goodbye till next year to...
Alarmed residents flooding 911 over movie shoots
Big action movie and TV shoots on the city streets, including running gun battles and controlled explosions, have local residents flooding 911 with calls — and ducking for cover, The...