What John's Watching

TVGuide reports: Terry O’Quinn, who plays Locke/Smoke Monster, tells me he is shopping around a bible for a TNT-type show that would pair him back up with his real-life chum and on-screen foe, Michael Emerson (Ben) - as suburban hit men juggling family issues. Though Terry asked me not to spill show specifics, he has spoken with Lostcreator J.J. Abrams about the ... Read More

MTV reports: According to Deadline Hollywood, the five front-runners for the role of Captain America are Chace Crawford ("Gossip Girl"), John Krasinski ("The Office"), Scott Porter ("Friday Night Lights"), Mike Vogel ("Cloverfield") and Michael Cassidy ("Smallville"). All five actors have reportedly agreed to test deals with Johnston and Marvel Studios. Garrett Hedlund ("Tron Legacy") was allegedly sought for the part, but the actor ... Read More

Two repeat episodes of Modern Family tonight.  First up, Great Expectations:  Claire wants to surprise Phil with a private performance by one of their favorite musicians (Edward Norton); Cameron and Mitchell invite their friend Sal (Elizabeth Banks) out.  Click here for a video preview featuring Edward Norton:  Video Clip Edward Norton Next up,  Not in My House:    Gloria balks at ... Read More

Previously, on 24... As always, I'm liveblogging reaction to tonight's episode of 24.  Kids in bed and DVR queued up.  SPOILERS after the break. Josef arrives at the warehouse with the nuclear rods.  Jack has his father, Sergei Bazhaev, call Josef to try to negotiate.  I'm still not sure why Sergei is flipping for immunity.  He seemed like such a bad-ass before, ... Read More

  This week's episode of Big Love, titled Blood Atonement, finds Bill (Bill Paxton) and his brother Joey (Shawn Doyle), on an emergency trip to Mexico to rescue Bill's parents (Grace Zabriskie and Bruce Dern), Ben (Douglas Smith), and Jodean (Mireille Enos) from the Greene clan.   Recap of last week's episode, Under One Roof, is here.  Preview of tonight's episode: Ep. ... Read More

In the new thriller Shutter Island, Leonardo DiCaprio plays US Marshal Teddy Daniels on a search for an escaped mental patient in 1954.  Mark Ruffalo plays his new partner, Chuck Aule. The US Marshals come to the hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island to apprehend a patient who has seemingly disappeared without any trace.  They meet varying levels of resistance ... Read More

So I watched Saving Silverman the other night.  It's one of those movies that I've heard good things about for a while but never took the time to watch.  It stars Jason Biggs (of American Pie fame) as Silverman, and Steve Zahn and Jack Black as his buddies who are trying to prevent his marriage to the wrong woman (Amanda ... Read More

Not long ago came word that Better Off Ted co-star Andrea Anders had been cast in a new pilot, possibly signalling the end of the not-yet-cancelled series.  Now, according to Variety, titular star Jay Harrington has also been cast in a new pilot: Here's usually a pretty good indicator that a bubble show isn't likely to come back: Its star goes ... Read More

Really? Was America really crying out for this? ... Read More

Previously on 24... As always, I'm liveblogging reaction to tonight's episode in real time (for me).   Spoilers after the jump. Well, at least the cop that Dana's ex attacked didn't die.  That's a lot of karma for Dana to overcome. Big surprise, the Kevin the ex is reneging on the deal. FINALLY.  Someone questions Dana's suspicious phone calls when she should be working. ... Read More