Khloe Kardashian is producing a new show on Investigation Discovery called Twisted Sisters and I wonder what drew her to it?
The six-part series tells the story of sisters committed some of the most shocking crimes. Sometimes they worked together, other times they turned on the other one. The investigative series will interview immediate family members and close friends to learn what triggered the sisters’ path towards a life of crime. The show will also talk to investigators to learn more about the crime and how they were able to solve it.
Kardashian was attracted to this show because “These stories of sisterhood gone awry will surprise even the most devout ‘ID addict.’ When choosing the stories, we couldn’t believe how many untold tales there were to tell. As a true-crime fan myself, I am excited to share with viewers a new twist on the term ‘sibling rivalry’,”
I wonder if she is trying to say there is a sibling rivalry between her and her sisters? When it comes to which sister I think she would commit crimes with, I would say Kylie Jenner. When it comes to which one they would conspire against, that has to be Kim Kardashian. What do you think?
Twisted Sisters debuts September 3rd on ID. To read descriptions of the six episodes, then click here!
Last week, we got to meet Carter, and tonight at 10p on WGN we will get to know him even better as he works on his first real case.
Jerry O’Connell plays Harley Carter, who is an actor best known for playing Harley Carter a detective on television. After some life mishaps in Hollywood, he returns home to Canada and starts using his fake detective skills to be a real one with his two best childhood friends, one who is a real detective.
Last week he worked on his first case to prove his house caretaker did not commit murder. This week, a fan approaches him to solve his mother’s murder. For years, police have said her death in a fire was accidental, but her son thinks otherwise. Not only that, her son believes that someone is after him. He might be right.
Now, Harley, Sam (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) and Dave (Kristian Bruun) are doing everything in their power to find out who killed this guy’s mother and protect him from getting murdered himself. The only problem is the police chief hates Harley and believes this case has already been solved and does not want anyone in the force to work on it. Good thing Harley has the mayor on his side and she thinks Harley solving cases is good for the town’s image.
While it is good for the image, does Harley really know what he is doing? You just have to tune in for a police procedural that is unlike anything else on TV.
I was recently on a conference with O’Connell and he talked about working on Carter.
What attracted to Jerry O’Connell to Carter?
JC – It was really fun when I read Carter because it’s about a guy who plays a cop on TV who gets a little disillusioned with that life and then finds new life in helping out his high school sweetheart, who is a real-life detective, helping her solve crimes, and it sort of invigorates him. It really made me laugh. There’s a lot of inside jokes, like trying to explain to the real cops the five-act structure of television and how we’re getting close to finding out who the real killer is.
Admittedly, it’s a lot like Castle, except Castle was a novelist. It’s almost like Castle on steroids because this guy’s a TV actor, so if you’re a fan of the Law and Order’s and the Monk’s and the Castle’s, this is going to be your show because it sort of makes fun of that world.
Is O’Connell like Carter?
JC – Man, it’s so embarrassing to say, but a lot of Carter is like me. Thankfully, I’m not as vain as the character of Carter is. He’s always worried about how he looks in situations, or that could just be my version of Garry Shandling’s old joke, “How does my hair look?” Harley Carter is a television actor. I’m a TV actor. I like to think Carter is a little more obsessed with himself than I am. I’m not wearing makeup right now and I have a feeling that Carter is always wearing, not a lot, but some form of makeup when he leaves the house, at least concealer.
What does O’Connell think about his co-stars?
JC – First of all, Sydney is gorgeous, Sydney Poitier, and she is the most important character in the show because I can be goofy and talk about TV, and how everything works in TV, and how we find a killer in TV, and how Columbo would do it, and that’s fine. If there isn’t actual stakes, if you’re not actually really invested in the show, then it just doesn’t work. Sydney’s ability to ground our show, that’s everything. That’s what makes our show, so we’re all forever indebted to her and her ability to do that.
Kristian Bruun, for you Orphan Black fans, is just so fun to work with as well. Getting to work with those two is just a dream. We have a good old time on set. We approach every scene like, let’s have fun making this, and I think it really comes across. I don’t think we had one fight, and it’s crazy because all I do is fight with co-workers.
What is it like filming on location in Canada?
JC – I will say this, where we shot in Northern Ontario, oh, man, it was almost like rehab for my soul, it’s so gorgeous. It’s just lake country in Northern Ontario. It’s a town called North Bay. It’s super gorgeous and calming and soothing, and everyone was so happy that we were shooting there. I’m just not used to that. I’m used to shooting—not to call out cities, but I’m used to shooting in the city where people are always yelling at you for shooting in front of their store or blocking their driveway with a camera truck. It was just so refreshing to film in such a non-hostile environment. It really became sort of like a character in the show, the fact that we were shooting in a small town, and North Bay is just such a cute, quaint place.
Everyone is doing a reboot, what about Sliders?
JC – Yes. Hey, there might be a reboot. There’s been a couple of phone calls made. Yes. No phone calls returned, but a couple phone calls made.
Star Trek: Discovery is bringing a familiar name to the Enterprise. That name is Spock. The beloved Vulcan has been played by the late Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto, and now a new person is taking over that role. That actor has a famous last name and is a Hollywood legacy.
CBS All Access announced today that Gregory Peck’s grandson, Ethan Peck, is the new Spock and I know he has the chops or pointy ears (well they are not pointy but you get my point) to play the legendary role. This is not the first time that he has taken on a character made famous by someone else. In 2009, he starred as Patrick Verona, a role originated by Heath Ledger, in the small screen version of 10 Things I Hate About You.
Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman had this to say about the casting of the only character who has been part every era of the franchise for 52 years, “We searched for months for an actor who would…bring his own interpretation to the role. An actor who would…effortlessly embody Spock’s greatest qualities, beyond obvious logic: empathy, intuition, compassion, confusion, and yearning.” Then he added, “Ethan Peck walked into the room inhabiting all of these qualities, aware of his daunting responsibility to Leonard, Zack, and the fans, and ready to confront the challenge in the service of protecting and expanding on Spock’s legacy. In that spirit, we’re thrilled to welcome him to the family.”
Talking about family, Adam Nimoy had this to say about the exciting news, “There’s a new Spock in town! Welcome to the family Ethan!! #StarTrekDiscovery #LLAP 🖖”
How does Peck feel about taking on the role? He wrote, “Beyond all logic, beyond what I thought was possible, I find myself in this reality. It is with great honor and a sense of immense responsibility that I take on the iconic role that Leonard gave to us and that Zachary did brilliant justice to.” He continued with, “Thank you Adam Nimoy, Julie Nimoy, Terry Farrell and David Knight for your open arms, warm welcome, smiling curiosity, support, for making me feel worthy, as I embrace and take into my heart the half alien we know as Mr. Spock. 🖖🏼 #StarTrekDiscovery #LLAP”
Star Trek: Discovery returns to CBS All Access early next year. I now have a reason to watch.
Most celebrities when they are on Sesame Street sing about educational things like the alphabet. Not Lucy Liu who plays a doctor on Elementary. Instead, she sang about shoes.
While it might not be the smartest thing to talk about on the children’s show, it will make her nearly three-year-old son, Rockwell, very proud of his mommy. That is because he just became the coolest kid in his nursery cool. No matter what any of the others parents do, none of them are on Sesame Street in princess-like heels, like his mother.
Last night on Salvation, we thought they added a new older cast member to the show, but turns out the actor has been part of the CBS drama since day one.
The makeup department transformed the 40-year-old Santiago Cabrera into a much older man. The newly appointed president of the United States needed to go in disguise to save the world from a resist group, who wants to nuke NYC, and a meteor that is barreling towards them. In order to escape the White House undetected, he needed to put on a fat suit and prosthetics.
He could not do it alone, so he has the help of the makeup department. Cabrera recorded the transformation and CBS TV Studios shared their behind the scenes work. It is quite interesting to see him go from a middle-aged man to one that is a senior citizen in three time-lapse videos.
While I am sure his butt hurt from sitting their so long, it was well worth it because I never would have known it was him until he spoke his real voice.
To see him in full makeup on the episode, then click here!
