Sarah Silverman returning to ‘Masters of Sex’
Comedian Sarah Silverman will return to “Masters of Sex” for the show’s third season, reprising her role as Helen. Her multi-episode arc finds Helen reunited with her girlfriend Betty (Annaleigh...
View ArticleBest ‘Sex’ ever: Caplan & Sheen are ‘Masters’ of their domain
“We are the sexual revolution,” declares Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) in the third-season premiere of “Masters of Sex.” With her research and bed partner, Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen),...
View ArticleSwirling sharks, standoffish Swedes and more on TV this week
“Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” Thursday, 10 p.m., FX Gigi (Elizabeth Gillies) and the band want Johnny (Denis Leary) to write songs without using drugs or alcohol. Naturally, the experiment is a...
View ArticleCaitlyn Jenner makes highly-anticipated TV debut, and more to watch this week
“I Am Cait” Sunday, 8 p.m., E! Caitlyn Jenner, the poster child for America’s transgender movement, finally launches her own reality show, “I Am Cait.” Expectations are high — just...
View Article‘Masters of Sex’ snares TV’s best guest stars
Sunday night’s episode of “Masters of Sex” introduced viewers to Josh Charles — Season Three’s most-buzzed-about guest star — as Dan Logan, a perfume magnate interested in bottling the smell...
View ArticleMichelle Rodriguez runs ‘Wild’ this week
Bear takes Hollywood bad girl Michelle Rodriguez to one of the red deserts of Nevada for a rigorous adventure
View Article‘Masters of Sex’ biographer breaks down Season 3’s fact vs. fiction
Showtime’s “Masters of Sex” is based on the work and lives of real-life sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson — but the series has always taken certain dramatic liberties...
View Article‘Masters of Sex’ star has finally mastered love
As pioneering sexologist Virginia Johnson in Showtime’s Emmy-nominated series “Masters of Sex,” Lizzy Caplan is a mass of simmering frustrations and muted expression. Johnson was a woman with something...
View ArticlePeriod TV dramas have become passé
Television’s reboot craze is in full throttle, but, thankfully, one over-indulged genre has earned my equivalent of the “Fickle Finger of Fate” award: the ’60s-era drama. This week alone, Showtime...
View ArticleMeet the newbies storming this year’s Emmys
One of the criticisms regularly leveled at the Emmy Awards is that the same people and the same shows are nominated, year after year. Not this time. After a much-better-than-usual season, the...
View Article‘Masters of Sex’ springs forward in latest episode
Viewers of Sunday night’s episode of “Masters of Sex” may have felt like they blinked and missed a few years in the lives of its characters. The Showtime drama following the pioneering sex researchers...
View ArticleMeet Finn Wittrock, the new villain of ‘American Horror Story’
Wednesday night’s episode of “American Horror Story” introduced us to a new villain — Dandy Mott, the spoiled-brat son of Palm Beach society matron Gloria Mott (Frances Conroy). Dandy wanted to join...
View Article‘Kinky Boots’ star Annaleigh Ashford dishes on her new cabaret show
Annaleigh Ashford is funny as hell. The gifted comedienne brought down the house nightly (and netted a Tony nod) in Cyndi Lauper’s “Kinky Boots.” She’s even more hilarious in her current gig as an...
View ArticleSo long, T&A: These days, nude dudes are all the rage
Sex scenes: they’re not just for gratuitous boob shots anymore! “The Affair” star Ruth Wilson, currently on Broadway with Jake Gyllenhaal, recently spoke out on the one-sidedness of sex scenes in...
View ArticleKeke Palmer’s all grown up — but don’t call her a THOT
She’s not little Akeelah anymore. Lauren Keyana “Keke” Palmer has done a lot in her 21 years — from playing Queen Latifah’s niece in 2004’s “Barbershop 2” to hosting a talk show and becoming Broadway’s...
View Article‘Good Wife’ heartthrob Josh Charles to play salesman on ‘Masters of Sex’
Josh Charles has lined up his next gig: perfume salesman. The former “Good Wife” star has joined Showtime’s “Masters of Sex” in a guest-starring role as Daniel Logan, a businessman attempting to bottle...
View ArticleTate Donovan, Julie Ann Emery join Showtime’s ‘Masters of Sex’
Tate Donovan and Julie Ann Emery will guest star on Showtime’s “Masters of Sex” in its upcoming third season. Donovan will play a scientist named Graham, who’s in a relationship with Margaret Scully...
View ArticleMissing ‘Mad Men’? Watch these ’60s-set TV shows instead
Missing your weekly fix of ’60s-era costumes, set décor and music now that “Mad Men” has aired its final episode? Never fear — there are plenty of other TV shows set in the decade to ease your...
View ArticleBobby Flay gushes over girlfriend on one-year anniversary
It looks like the celebrity chef has officially moved on.
View Article‘Masters of Sex’ Should Have Never Been Cancelled
The cast’s phenomenal acting and the show’s intriguing storyline made for some really interesting television that is truly missed.
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