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That would fit in with the idea that the royals are the fictionalized Habsburgs, who in real life went extinct due to inbreeding. One of they also said they wanted Diana for her powers.

Bitsie only got what she wanted because the network was ok with it. Someone like Mark Harmon can throw his weight around to get whatever he wants because he is the show. Supporting actors not so much. I'm also not so sure things happened the way Bitsie was telling it in interviews. Maybe it was more like Bitsie said she would like more to do so the producrers came up with the hexenbiest/action-bot idea, got the network to sign off on it and then told her about it. Actors are always trying to make it sound like they have more influence and control that they really do. For example, a costume designer sends an actor a couple of sketches of costumes he has decided on and asks "So what do you think?" and the actor is saying "I collaborate with Bob on my costumes" in interviews.

Are you kidding. The kids are loving it. Kids love to be grossed out and scared. This was never a show for very young children. I doubt there are many 6-years-olds watching. But it is fine for kids 10 and up. If they pass the Santa test, should be able to handle the this show. I don't consider this a dark show at all. The original source material is, after all, pretty gruesome what with people being eaten by wolves, cooked alive in ovens and pots, burnt to a crisp by dragons. amputating parts of their feet to fit into shoes, etc. I also wouldn't call the bit of blood we've seen blatant gore. Shows like Vikings, Black Sails, GoT, now there you'll see stomach-churning gore. But they are clearly not family shows. Even tonight's episode of Murdoch Mysteries had more blood and gore with the gunshot wounds and slit throats, and that is billed as a cozy mystery suitable for family viewing. The live ratings won't be taken too seriously while Mad Madness is in full swing. The show is doing fine in the live+7 ratings, streaming media and international distribution.

Renard is not police chief. He is a precinct captain. He would only need to resign if he won the election.

It is a somewhat bitter, malty Pilsener with a nice head typical of Czech beer brewed in and around Pilsen. It has nothing to do with the tasteless, watery stuff brewed in the US.

Most of that stuff doesn't matter, and the other stuff won't become known because everyone involved, even the campaign lady, has a vested interest on keeping it secret.

I don't see how any of that is an issue for a mayoral election. This isn't the uptight 1950s. Most people don't care anymore if a child is born "out of wedlock" or that couples live together without being married or that some women have children by different men.

The movie was a kiddie cartoon so of course Hades was pretty tame so as not to scare the six-years-olds watching it. This show is for an older audience so that character wouldn't work here. Casting James Woods for a live-action Hades would have been a huge casting mistake. He is an old man now with white hair.

There doesn't have to be suspense in every scene. I enjoy the flashbacks even with the repetition because there is not much point to the show without fairytale characters without a magical fairytale land. The Storybrook parts are kind of boring in comparison. I also like the flashbacks because no Emma. I'm not interested in anything about Emma. I find her annoying. I didn't like the season 3 finale. It was a good idea but too much Emma.

If they do a time jump maybe Alfred the Great.

That's not how the business works. Shows on the standard 22-episodes-in-10-months production schedule don't have much leeway to flim scenes far in advance when they don't even know if they will be able to use the footage. Script writing is usually only about 2 episodes ahead of filming. It is not until the script is completed and broken down that they know which scenes are in or out, who will appear in each scene, what sets, props and locations will be used, what costumes the actors will be wearing, etc. The cost of filming a scene in front of the house and in front of the trailer would be about the same. Any time they leave the studio to film it costs money for filming permits, compensation of property owners (including city and state), police presence for traffic and crowd control, etc and this is in addition to their fixed costs of bringing the whole entourage to any local filming location. Burning the trailer with all of its contents was much more impactful than burning an empty trailer would have been. It was shocking and got people's attention, which it was supposed to do. Nick was supposed to feel betrayed by what Juliette did. As for some fans feeling betrayed, well, that is their own issue. Writers of a show with millions of viewers cannot and should not let the feelings and opinions of a small contingent of overinvested fans dictate how they do their jobs. There's no pleasing that crowd, anyway, why try to do so at the expense of the mainstream viewers.

It's not a question of not wanting to. Writers have not say in the budget. The network controls that. The show is a business and has to deal with rising costs and budget constraints just like any other business by economizing where they can. Maintaining the trailer was probably deemed an expense that could no longer be justified. They had to pay for storage of the trailer and then every time they needed to film someone entering or exiting the trailer they had to take half a day to trek out to a location with a sizable entourage to film what would amount to maybe 20 seconds of finished product. And they still had to maintain a set of the interior of the trailer in the studio for the bulk of the trailer scenes. It is more cost-effective to build a set of the spice shop basement and eliminate the location filming altogether.

For pretty much all of seasons 3 and 4 Robert Carlyle was working two jobs. He was involved in the script writing, the usual preproduction and doing directorial prep work for his movie during season 3 and during season 4 spent every free moment he wasn't working on the show editing his movie to meet the premier deadline, as he said in some interviews. Maybe the man is tired. Also, his portrayal of Gold since 3B reflects a person who went through a great deal of trauma and tragedy. Even bad people feel the intense pain of losing a child and suffer the aftereffects of abuse and near death experiences. I would expect a person who has gone through all that to be subdued, apathetic and closed off, That would a reasonable interpretation of the character at this stage in his life. RC is too much of a professional to let his personal feelings about a job creep into his onscreen performance.

Adalind and Rosalee both agreed that what was happening was the hexenbiest suppressant was wearing off. Rosalee said that it was temporary and she didn't know how long it would last when she made the potion.

I really liked the film but, no, it will never play at the cineplexes or get any mainstream attention. Showing the severed penis three times in the first two minutes is probably not helping it there. It could do a passable job at art houses and college theaters. I agree there probably won't be a sequel. The first book is the best in the series. It's obvious when Douglas Lindsay became aware that Robert Carlyle's name was in play as the lead in a possible movie. Lindsay completely changed his characterization of Barney in the later books from a total loser to the smartest guy in the room and all-around good guy with an undeniable attraction and sex appeal that women responded to. I do think that RC might have a third go at playing Begbie some time later after his next film comes out. He is joining Irvine Walsh in Edinburgh next month to promote his newest book that features Begbie as the main character. The hair was unfortunate, but it usually is no matter what role he is playing these days.

Responding n the Cast in Other Roles thread.

No, Adalind took away Nick's Grimm power by first making a nasty potion, consuming it, then having sex with Nick while glamored as Juliette. Juliette also had to drink something nasty before having sex with Nick while glamored as Adalind so he could get his Grimm power back. The potion seems to be key in affecting a Grimm's.power. Apparently, sexual contact is just the delivery mechanism, like with sexually transmitted viral infections.

Another good episode. Jack's rescue was pretty dramatic. I liked how Jack explained to Rogers what lengths Anne would go to to rescue him and them moments later there she is with Vane and his posse.

Elementary pretty consistently has the highest % gain in the live+7 ratings on the CBS schedule. It gains between 90% to 100% viewers from the initial live airing. CBS has ordered 24 episodes of the show for the past three seasons. Networks only order extra episodes for shows they are happy with. If CBS has again ordered 24 episodes they need to move the show to Sunday to have time to air them all before the end of the season. Sunday is the big TV night of the week. A move from Thursday to Sunday is a good thing. Elementary fits better thematically with the Sunday shows than tacked onto the Thursday comedy block.

It's common in fairy tales and other fiction for people to bond instantly and feel the pain of loss and separation even though according to the calendar they haven't known each other very long. We've seen Emma latch onto people and form attachments, sometimes not very healthy ones, to people she barely knows. She called Lily her best friend even though they only spent a few days together. She worked with Graham for about two weeks and wore his nasty shoe lace on her wrist for ages. Even in the real world a young boy's father is a hugely important figure in his life, even if that father is absent. His mother's boyfriend, no matter how much he likes him, is not in the same class. I can buy that Henry had a bond with Neal that developed off-screen.

Agreed. Michael Socha sounds like a big ole manbaby whining about first world problems. He was being paid half a million dollars or so to be on call for 10 months. That's not a hardship in any world. Acting is just a job like any other. Some people throw themselves into their work and others are just there to collect a paycheck. He went from a leading role in a show with a small cast to a supporting role in a show with a large cast. How much focus and screen time was he expecting? He mentioned in one of the articles that being under contract and stuck on the bench happens in British TV, too, and did indeed happen to people he worked with on another show. MS was not separated from his son for almost a year as someone claimed in the media thread. That's bogus. He did go back to England a few times to visit him. Actors get their scripts in advance of filming so he always knew if he was in an episode or not, Socha had the financial means to fly over to England for at least a week or two every month if he wanted to. He could have managed his time like Emilie de Ravin or MRJ and just fly in for his scenes but spend the bulk of his time at home in the UK. Meghan Ory got released from her contract because she asked. That doesn't take any courage, it's just career management. Networks are prepared for that and will usually accommodate actors, especially people in supporting roles. Nobody wants to hang onto an actor who doesn't want to be there. Socha never asked and no one was gonna come around and check on his fee-fees every week. Instead he chose to stick it out in Vancouver for the duration and feel sorry for himself.

Yes, that's exactly what they did. Monroe had an old map of the area showing all the churches.

That makeup for Hook is not so bad. Makeup artists work from pictures to duplicate the look every day. They are pros at it. Robert Carlyle has to sit in the make up chair much longer every time he has to film as imp Rumple. So does Rebecca Mader for green Zelana.

Funerals are just as much a social obligation as weddings and house warmings. Probably half the people at any good-sized funeral are there just as much to schmooze and be seen as to pay respects. If the deceased was a prominent public figure in either a good or bad way make that 90%. People also go to the funerals of individuals they hate all the time. Mafia funerals are big social events.

That was the point. We were hearing what Eli was hearing through the air duct. He then guessed some things, made assumptions and drew conclusions on incomplete information, as were were supposed to do as viewers.