When staging a series in such a unremarkable setting, it’s not hard to imagine there’s a temptation for a show like “Room 104” to over-correct with fanciful visions that go far beyond the confines of its solitary location. But so far, the show has done an impressive job of differentiating these episodes in subtle ways. Take this week’s episode “The Knockadoo,” an excellent starting point for those who haven’t caught up with the series yet.
While two people huddle around a hotel bed, watching a flickering TV screen, the two lamp lights behind them frame the pair in a contrasting pink and blue. It may be the same physical place that a pizza boy encounter occurred the week previously, but this unnerving half hour of television shows what this series is capable of when it subverts its own premise.
“The Knockadoo” is the first episode of...
While two people huddle around a hotel bed, watching a flickering TV screen, the two lamp lights behind them frame the pair in a contrasting pink and blue. It may be the same physical place that a pizza boy encounter occurred the week previously, but this unnerving half hour of television shows what this series is capable of when it subverts its own premise.
“The Knockadoo” is the first episode of...
- 8/14/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Welcome to PeekTV, your daily look at the best that television has to offer. In each installment, we make three picks for the best shows to watch and…toss in a little extra.
Monday, May 15 What Happened Last Night?!
(What happened on that boat will be ingrained upon our corneas for all eternity. Having trouble processing everything? Let us help.)
What to Watch Tonight
Supergirl
“Resist” – CW, 8:00 p.m.
Synopsis: Supergirl grapples with whether or not to obey the President’s orders regarding Rhea’s latest actions. Meanwhile, Cat Grant returns to National City.
Why You Should Watch: Now, if only there was a current ongoing news item that would lend some added relevance to the story of a powerful female figure defying a person of authority who happens to live in the White House. “Supergirl” has never shied away from engaging the American political climate (its second episode...
Monday, May 15 What Happened Last Night?!
(What happened on that boat will be ingrained upon our corneas for all eternity. Having trouble processing everything? Let us help.)
What to Watch Tonight
Supergirl
“Resist” – CW, 8:00 p.m.
Synopsis: Supergirl grapples with whether or not to obey the President’s orders regarding Rhea’s latest actions. Meanwhile, Cat Grant returns to National City.
Why You Should Watch: Now, if only there was a current ongoing news item that would lend some added relevance to the story of a powerful female figure defying a person of authority who happens to live in the White House. “Supergirl” has never shied away from engaging the American political climate (its second episode...
- 5/15/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
The Performer | Michael McKean
The Show | Better Call Saul
The Episode | “Chicanery” (May 8, 2017)
The Performance | McKean’s skills as a comedic actor are legendary, and for good reason. (Spinal Tap, anyone?) But like his co-star Bob Odenkirk, he also possesses a hidden talent for dramatic work — and this week’s Better Call Saul, with its climactic courtroom showdown, was the finest showcase yet for his fascinatingly layered performance as Jimmy’s brother Chuck McGill.
Chuck is a brilliant lawyer, and is all too happy to inform you of that fact; McKean was positively gleeful as Chuck arrogantly held court at Jimmy’s disbarment hearing,...
The Show | Better Call Saul
The Episode | “Chicanery” (May 8, 2017)
The Performance | McKean’s skills as a comedic actor are legendary, and for good reason. (Spinal Tap, anyone?) But like his co-star Bob Odenkirk, he also possesses a hidden talent for dramatic work — and this week’s Better Call Saul, with its climactic courtroom showdown, was the finest showcase yet for his fascinatingly layered performance as Jimmy’s brother Chuck McGill.
Chuck is a brilliant lawyer, and is all too happy to inform you of that fact; McKean was positively gleeful as Chuck arrogantly held court at Jimmy’s disbarment hearing,...
- 5/13/2017
- TVLine.com
Last Week’S Podcast: Bryan Cranston on Why He Refuses to Accept an Acting Emmy For ‘Sneaky Pete’ — IndieWire’s Turn It On Podcast
“American Gods” executive producer Bryan Fuller has a slogan idea for the network behind his new show: “Starz Loves Cockz.”
The series, which Fuller and Michael Green adapted from Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel, doesn’t shy away from anything – including ultraviolence and bold nudity. That includes both female and male scenes.
“We had to do the book justice,” Fuller recently told IndieWire’s Turn It On podcast. “They told us very early on that we could have nudity, and yet they were clear in not needing nudity if we didn’t [want] it. The only qualification was we should be equal opportunity nudists with the show. So we had a lot of penises.”
Fuller and Green, plus stars Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Orlando Jones,...
“American Gods” executive producer Bryan Fuller has a slogan idea for the network behind his new show: “Starz Loves Cockz.”
The series, which Fuller and Michael Green adapted from Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel, doesn’t shy away from anything – including ultraviolence and bold nudity. That includes both female and male scenes.
“We had to do the book justice,” Fuller recently told IndieWire’s Turn It On podcast. “They told us very early on that we could have nudity, and yet they were clear in not needing nudity if we didn’t [want] it. The only qualification was we should be equal opportunity nudists with the show. So we had a lot of penises.”
Fuller and Green, plus stars Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Orlando Jones,...
- 5/12/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Orlando Jones and I weren’t at a church, but we were still presented with the opportunity to worship.
The “American Gods” star and I were wandering around a mixed-media exhibit by the fascinating artist Derrick Adams, and we had just come across a tucked away nook containing a (per the exhibit description) “participatory space where visitors can reenact emotional states typically associated with television viewing, such as self-reflection and the experience of nothingness.”
There were headphones hanging from hooks on the wall, and six yoga mats with headrests laid out before an altar, lit by a variety of nightlights. The vibe could only be described as church-like.
We put on the headphones, Jones first, and laid down on the mats, listening to a mix of tribal music and digital tones. I tried to relax into the moment, but I was all too aware of my recorder lying beside me,...
The “American Gods” star and I were wandering around a mixed-media exhibit by the fascinating artist Derrick Adams, and we had just come across a tucked away nook containing a (per the exhibit description) “participatory space where visitors can reenact emotional states typically associated with television viewing, such as self-reflection and the experience of nothingness.”
There were headphones hanging from hooks on the wall, and six yoga mats with headrests laid out before an altar, lit by a variety of nightlights. The vibe could only be described as church-like.
We put on the headphones, Jones first, and laid down on the mats, listening to a mix of tribal music and digital tones. I tried to relax into the moment, but I was all too aware of my recorder lying beside me,...
- 5/11/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Credit Starz Media
If you were wondering if American Gods would cross the same controversial territory as the novel, the opening minutes of this episode resolves your curiosity. It not only crosses the land of its source material, but it also takes present day twists on the subject material.
As the novel, this episode opens to a slave ship coming to America in 1697. One of the slaves is praying to Anansi, asking to be freed from where he is. In comes Mr. Nancy, played by a very well dressed Orlando Jones. In this one scene, where he describes what the future holds for the black race, Jones puts on the performance of his career. An actor known mainly for being on MadTV and a 7-Up advertising campaign, Jones holds the viewer captive with his energy and ferocity as he paints the bleak picture to the slaves and then plants the...
If you were wondering if American Gods would cross the same controversial territory as the novel, the opening minutes of this episode resolves your curiosity. It not only crosses the land of its source material, but it also takes present day twists on the subject material.
As the novel, this episode opens to a slave ship coming to America in 1697. One of the slaves is praying to Anansi, asking to be freed from where he is. In comes Mr. Nancy, played by a very well dressed Orlando Jones. In this one scene, where he describes what the future holds for the black race, Jones puts on the performance of his career. An actor known mainly for being on MadTV and a 7-Up advertising campaign, Jones holds the viewer captive with his energy and ferocity as he paints the bleak picture to the slaves and then plants the...
- 5/8/2017
- by Anthony Esteves
- LRMonline.com
Need to catch up? Check out the previous American Gods recap here.
Along came a spider… and immediately set a new bar for divine social commentary.
This week’s American Gods featured the introduction of Orlando Jones’ Mr. Nancy — aka Anansi, the spider figure from African folk tales — who showed up after he was summoned by slaves headed for the colonies in the 1627- “Coming to America” vignette that opened the episode.
RelatedWho Is American Gods‘ Technical Boy? Bruce Langley on His Digital Alter Ego
As TVLine previewed earlier this week, Jones gave an impressive monologue as the natty Mr.
Along came a spider… and immediately set a new bar for divine social commentary.
This week’s American Gods featured the introduction of Orlando Jones’ Mr. Nancy — aka Anansi, the spider figure from African folk tales — who showed up after he was summoned by slaves headed for the colonies in the 1627- “Coming to America” vignette that opened the episode.
RelatedWho Is American Gods‘ Technical Boy? Bruce Langley on His Digital Alter Ego
As TVLine previewed earlier this week, Jones gave an impressive monologue as the natty Mr.
- 5/8/2017
- TVLine.com
When American Gods‘ Mr. Nancy makes an entrance, Mr. Nancy really makes an entrance.
In this just-released clip from the Starz drama’s upcoming episode (Sunday, 9/8c), the African folktale character Anansi — played by Sleepy Hollow‘s Orlando Jones and known in human form as Mr. Nancy — appears to a group of kidnapped black men on a slave ship bound for America and lets them know what awaits them in the new land.
RelatedAmerican Gods Premiere Recap: The Shadow’s Woes — Grade the Episode
“Guess what?” he says in the scene, his audience rapt. “You all get to be slaves.
In this just-released clip from the Starz drama’s upcoming episode (Sunday, 9/8c), the African folktale character Anansi — played by Sleepy Hollow‘s Orlando Jones and known in human form as Mr. Nancy — appears to a group of kidnapped black men on a slave ship bound for America and lets them know what awaits them in the new land.
RelatedAmerican Gods Premiere Recap: The Shadow’s Woes — Grade the Episode
“Guess what?” he says in the scene, his audience rapt. “You all get to be slaves.
- 5/2/2017
- TVLine.com
For years, Neil Gaiman’s fantasy tome American Gods was considered unadaptable – much to the dismay of those fans longing for Shadow Moon, Mr. Wednesday and all of the many other deities to leap off the page.
Thankfully, that all changed when Bryan Fuller and Michael Green came attached to a live-action adaptation of Gaiman’s source material, and with only a few days left between now and the show’s premiere – April 30th is the date for your diaries – the excitement for American Gods is palpable.
With an eight-episode arc in place, along with a cracking ensemble cast, all that’s left now is for Starz to pull back the curtain on its American Gods series. It promises to be a dark, brooding take on Neil Gaiman’s ungodly war, and Orlando Jones (Mr. Nancy) believes the show’s multi-faceted nature can be compared to the Marvel Universe and all of its many,...
Thankfully, that all changed when Bryan Fuller and Michael Green came attached to a live-action adaptation of Gaiman’s source material, and with only a few days left between now and the show’s premiere – April 30th is the date for your diaries – the excitement for American Gods is palpable.
With an eight-episode arc in place, along with a cracking ensemble cast, all that’s left now is for Starz to pull back the curtain on its American Gods series. It promises to be a dark, brooding take on Neil Gaiman’s ungodly war, and Orlando Jones (Mr. Nancy) believes the show’s multi-faceted nature can be compared to the Marvel Universe and all of its many,...
- 4/27/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Meet Mr. Nancy. He’s the African trickster god and one of the many, many deities lining the roster of American Gods, Starz’s live-action interpretation of Neil Gaiman’s celebrated fantasy tome.
Pitched as a fusion of Clash Of The Titans and The Grifters, the series largely revolves around Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), an ex-con looking to make amends after being released from prison. Taken under the wing of Mr. Wednesday (Game of Thrones and John Wick alum Ian McShane), American Gods then follows our protagonist as he navigates the seemingly never-ending battle between gods old and new.
Mr. Nancy (Aka Anansi) hails from the older end of the spectrum, and is the only deity so far to warrant his own novel spinoff, Anansi Boys. Will the fan-favorite go on to headline a TV spinoff? It’s not off the table, according to actor Orlando Jones, who spoke with...
Pitched as a fusion of Clash Of The Titans and The Grifters, the series largely revolves around Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), an ex-con looking to make amends after being released from prison. Taken under the wing of Mr. Wednesday (Game of Thrones and John Wick alum Ian McShane), American Gods then follows our protagonist as he navigates the seemingly never-ending battle between gods old and new.
Mr. Nancy (Aka Anansi) hails from the older end of the spectrum, and is the only deity so far to warrant his own novel spinoff, Anansi Boys. Will the fan-favorite go on to headline a TV spinoff? It’s not off the table, according to actor Orlando Jones, who spoke with...
- 3/6/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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Pablo Schreiber has been chatting about going full Bonnie and Clyde with Emily Browning on American Gods...
The TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods may have started out as the story of Shadow Moon and his dealings with Mr. Wednesday, but over the course of 8 episodes the relationship between Pablo Schreiber's leprechaun and the dead girl who absorbed his lucky coin (Emily Browning) became the most engaging storyline of them all.
See related Willy Wonka: new movie will not adapt any of the books, origin beats confirmed
It turns out that this was no accident. Mad Sweeney and Laura Moon were always supposed to bring light to the darkness, as Schreiber recently confirmed to io9.
"One of the key elements of the pitch they gave me was that his journey was going to be sort of like 'Bonnie and Clyde...
Pablo Schreiber has been chatting about going full Bonnie and Clyde with Emily Browning on American Gods...
The TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods may have started out as the story of Shadow Moon and his dealings with Mr. Wednesday, but over the course of 8 episodes the relationship between Pablo Schreiber's leprechaun and the dead girl who absorbed his lucky coin (Emily Browning) became the most engaging storyline of them all.
See related Willy Wonka: new movie will not adapt any of the books, origin beats confirmed
It turns out that this was no accident. Mad Sweeney and Laura Moon were always supposed to bring light to the darkness, as Schreiber recently confirmed to io9.
"One of the key elements of the pitch they gave me was that his journey was going to be sort of like 'Bonnie and Clyde...
- 3/3/2016
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
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