How ironic is this? On the same weekend that the Ron Howard and Dan Brown film Angel and Demons debuts, Numb3rs’ exciting season finale, called Angels and Devils airs! In this exciting season 5 finale episode, Amita (Navi Rawat) is kidnapped, and Charlie (David Krumholtz) puts aside his feelings to help find her. It seems that in the eyes of the Eppes brothers, there’s no such thing as being too close to a case. Check out the the short video preview above and catch up on the review of the Season finale.

Numb3rs creators pulled out all the stops on this one. James Callis of Battlestar Galactica fame (Dr. Gaius Baltar) stars as a sociopath named Mason Duryea, the prime suspect in this case. Sarah Drew of CW’s Everwood fame stars as Piper, a devoted follower of Duryea. (Remember she portrayed that shy young thing named Hannah Rogers in Everwood?) Lou Diamond Philips returns as Agent Ian Edgerton.

I’ve decided that British actor James Callis is a master of voices. He passes as Southerner quite nicely (Ok maybe not a Southerner from Georgia but he does well all the same. Maybe a Missouri southerner?).

Agent Edgerton does that thing again in which he manages to appear out of nowhere, and rather quietly. Guess that’s a good skill to have if you are master sniper. I’m ready to call him ninja at this point.

Duryea is a genius cult-figure, charismatic in the all the right ways to runaways and wayward girls. Those who are held by his sway become a part of his girl gang…called The Tribe, and for them, kidnapping Amita was no coincidence.

While under duress, Amita finds a unique way to contact Charlie and the team (the only way a genius girl math nerd could…). Overall, the episode was awesome, but it felt a little understated for a season finale(?)

In the end, Nikki and Edgerton end up going out after work, and Alan does a great job of summing up the season. Don mentions some spiritual elements he experienced, and Charlie ends up asking someone a very important question. By the way, if you missed this season finale, you can check it out online for free over at CBS video.

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More On Leonard Nimoy’s Role

In the latest Fringe news, a bit more has been revealed about Leonard Nimoy’s role on the series. We already know he’s to portray the mysterious former scientist William Bell in the finale. We knew Nimoy is be in more than one episode.  At the April 23 Paley Festival panel interview, J.J. Abrams revealed Anna Torv is the only person that will share a scene with him on the May 12 finale, and it was reiterated that Nimoy will be back for future episodes. Yay! Go here to Fringe @ PaleyFest09 for slight details on the panel event.

Peter Bishop’s Big Secret

Word is we’ll get a resolve on Peter Bishop’s (Joshua Jackson) big secret, as there is something of a tease about there being more than one Peter over at io9. Apparently, we’ll also find out whether Nina Bell is good or bad, and what goes on with Olivia’s powers in the season finale.

Astrid’s On Either Side of The Pattern?

Finally, Jasika Nicole, (aka lab assistant Astrid on Fringe) says Astrid might have a dark side, or at least dark intentions, and that we don’t quite know what her character’s impact will be on the series. In an exclusive interview, she reveals some funny and amazing insight into her character and the show. Some of her secrets include her favorite scene (worms busting out of a guy’s chest in the animal right’s activist episode called Unleashed), and her dishing on whether the very serious Lance Reddick is a “gigglebox”.

Make sure you read the whole interview at Fringe Television… and catch Fringe on Tuesday nights at 9:00 PM on Fox.

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I just saw the preview for next new episode of Criminal Minds that features Alex O’Loughlin (Moonlight). I had to laugh because in the official preview, it says “Alex O’Loughlin is back…”. Ha! CBS knows they should have kept Moonlight, and if I were them, I’d soak up as much O’Loughlin/Moonlight magic as possible. I bet there are a bunch of Mick St. John fans ready to pounce on this episode of CR!

Season 5 of The Closer begins in June, and the beginning episodes will feature Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick) being “unwillingly” assisted by a detective named Dick Tracy. I have to admit, I’m more excited about that intense arsonist, Billy Croelick (Jason O’Mara) being back, because he seems to rattle Brenda so!

On NCIS, Tony and Ziva’s relationship is about to evolve. May 19 is the season finale, and the “fans will decide” something that will “carry over” to the summer according to NCIS Executive Producer Shane Brennan. Sounds like this is something that fans have been waiting for. So what was all those quips about between these two all this time, sexual tension?

On 24, although fans are still mourning the death of Larry, Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) is back and will be making some important decisions after hearing about Bill.

I read a few weeks ago that Fringe will be be moving all its production from New York to Vancouver in light of the end of tax breaks for the production company. No sweat…I’m sure they’ll do an excellent job of making the show still look like a fictitious Boston.

Also for those wondering about Season 2, Kirk Acevedo (Agent Harris) reveals he was just on set filming a Fringe stand-alone episode that airs for Season 2! You can read his interview here at Fringe Television. For those who said it was risky…Season 2 is coming.

Via TV Guide, TNT, CBS Press, Fringe Television

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Check out this short video promo for a special broadcast of Numb3rs – which kicks off 4 new episodes that lead up to the 100th episode.

What your math teacher told you was true. Don’t ever forget a math concept because you’ll use it again! Will Charlie’s (David Krumholtz) confidence survive this week, and even more important, will Don (Rob Morrow) survive Charlie’s math equation? Read more about Numb3rs‘ The Fifth Man.

Friday nights has been an amazing night for crime drama on CBS. Flashpoint and Numb3rs air back-to-back. Although we’ve had a few Numb3rs repeats here and there in the past few weeks, things are getting tense as Charlie makes a critical error in his math calculations, and it puts Don in serious harm’s way in Friday’s upcoming episode of Numb3rs, called The Fifth Man.

The team investigates related occurrences of home invasions, and Charlie is called in to use math calculations to help profile the suspects. Don is severely injured and his life is in danger due to a problem with Charlie’s miscalculation.

Michael Gaston (Fringe, Jericho) and Alan Blumenfeld (Heroes) guest star on this episode which airs on Friday, April 24, at 9:00 PM ET on CBS.

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Anna Torv, John Noble and Joshua Jackson on the move to find a creature on Fringe’s “Unleashed”

For now, we’ll continue to get more on Olivia (Anna Torv) and her mysterious background.

I’m pretty excited about this “Peter Bishop” development. It’s unclear how much contact Peter had with his father Walter Bishop (John Noble) so many years ago before Dad went off to the loony bin.

An obvious tack would be that dad somehow made his own son some sort of a lab rat. I think it would be an interesting storyline to pursue (or continue based on a previous episode). What’s even more interesting is the fact there’s no telling what you can pick up just by being around Walter and his crazy lab.

Thoughts On Fringe’s Episode “Unleashed”

Anna Torv, Kirk Acevedo and an unfortunate victim in “Unleashed”

If you saw the latest episode of Fringe called Unleashed, you noticed that it’s probably dangerous to eat anything in the lab, even something as innocuous looking as an *omelette. It’s also better to continue to tell children that “monsters aren’t real” as Olivia learns, even though they do in fact exists in the world of Fringe. 

This time, a group of animal activists decide to break in and release some animals that are caged inside a warehouse. Unfortunately, they released something quite unnatural…a man-made monster! In this episode, Charlie (Kirk Acevedo) is injured by the creature, and what an injury it is…

I’m especially liking the way Olivia Dunham seemed a bit annoyed by the fact that Peter Bishop called late at night to talk to her sister, and not her. What’s the matter Olivia? Didn’t you learn from your last foray into fratting that having your partner as your boyfriend is just not that healthy? I see this as either making her see Peter in a new light, or maybe it will cause her to take a different look at her own life. I suspect Olivia has had her turn at love on Fringe though, but you never know…there’s always a cliffhanger, and next season…

*Walter was incubating a human ear inside the omelette.

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Notably, Nimoy will also be reprising his role as Mr. Spock in the new J.J. Abrams directed Star Trek feature film. Abrams is also the co-creator of Fringe. Click the link to see the feature trailer.

Even if I didn’t love Fringe, seeing Leonard Nimoy on the show is a huge treat in itself. Having Nimoy has definitely raised the cool factor for Fringe, and I’m certain many fans will be checking out the finale. Word is that Nimoy will appear on this season finale, and later return for another episode in the Fall.

Fringe airs on Tuesdays at 9:00 PM on Fox, and Star Trek (2009) is slated to premiere worldwide on May 8 (in 28 days).

Via Fox Press; Image via Newscom

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Massive Dynamic even has its own corporate web site.  Will we finally get to “meet” William Bell, Walter Bishop’s old lab partner, and will Nina Sharp, Bell’s right hand, finally show her true hand? In any case, let’s have a look at the Tuesday April 7 new episode, and see what falls into place.

Anna Torv, who portrays FBI Agent Olivia Dunham has revealed some news about the final episodes of Fringe’s season one.

The best part is the show creators are working hard to keep the series from becoming too complicated (a la Lost). That means, if you miss an episode, you won’t be in the dark.

We’ll also get more info on The Observers, Olivia’s abilities and some key observations of her past. I’m looking forward to anything new about our favorite scientist, Walter Bishop. The image is Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham from a new episode called “Bad Dreams” which airs on April 21. Watch Fringe on Tuesdays at 9:00 PM ET on Fox.

Many fans are happy to have the series back as it was seemingly preempted (hiatus) by American Idol…(Curses…lol). Yeah for Fringe!

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In The Big Wheel, the BAU is sent a videotape from a serial killer (Vincent), one in which he reveals one of his crimes. The team discovers a hidden message from the killer, asking them to help him stop his killing. Other stars include Erika Alexander (Heist, Living Single), Martha Anne Madison (Days of Our Lives, Passions), and Jake Cherry.

Many CBS viewers (mostly females I might add) were fans of O’Loughlin in his role as the vampire detective Mick St. John from the now defunct CBS series, Moonlight. Notably, this Australian actor O’Loughlin was a 7 episode regular on The Shield before he ever donned those fangs. Now he joins the ranks of Luke Perry, Will Wheaton, Frankie Muniz, Jackson Rathbone and other CR guest stars and “unsubs”.

Criminal Minds’ Big Wheel airs on Wednesday, April 29 at 9:00 PM on CBS. For more info on O’Loughlin, check out Alex O’Loughlin Online, his Wikipedia page, or his IMDB profile.  You can also see the repeats of Moonlight on the Sci-Fi network on Fridays, at 9:00 PM ET.

Image: Newscom

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For me, this is one of the most painful scenes to watch, but I’m sure Brewster is very proud of her work here. Read more about her featured role tonight, and of what she reveals about the story.

In Demonology, the team determines that a priest (Bruce Davison) is performing exorcisms outside the guidelines of the church, and his actions are related to a series of deaths that occur with religious overtones. Additionally, James Remar (Sex In The City) and Walter Goggins (The Wire) will guest star.

What’s key is that Paget’s character, Prentiss, has a personal reason for wanting to investigate this case. As a result, we’ll learn a lot more about Prentiss’ past, as daughter of an Ambassador (previously portrayed by Kate Jackson).

On Hooking Up With Hotch

Brewster says that she never realized so many fans wanted their characters, Prentiss and Hotchner, (Thomas Gibson) to “hook up”, and now they playfully “flutter” their eyelids at each other on the set.

On Having Moonlight Star Alex O’Loughlin On Set

She says they just finished filming an episode with O’Loughlin. and many departments were “vying for his attention”.

The best news of all is that Criminal Minds is giving us a whopping 26 episodes this season, and with most shows doing 22, they are obviously working hard for the fans. Finally, no word on what the finale will be, but judging from last year’s explosion, we expect it to be pretty hot. You can read the full interview over at TV Guide.

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In tonight’s new episode of 24 (Day 7: 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM), Jack must prevent a high-impact terror threat in the U.S. Meanwhile, General Juma (Tony Todd) takes over Dubaku’s attacks on America. Last week, Jack was attempting to secretly infiltrate the White House to interrogate a chief of staff (Eyal Podell).

I don’t know about you, but I find the episodes of 24 quite fascinating, simply because the things that happen are amazing. It kind of makes you wonder if the real White House security team ever takes a look at episodes of 24 to take notes.  By 20 minutes into the show, the White House is under siege and General Juma has his first hostage. 24 airs on Monday nights on Fox at 9:00 PM. (Via TV Guide/Fox Press)

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