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'Once Upon A Time' - Tiny

For Anton the Giant, it ain't easy being big ... or small

The gang from Storybrooke discovers that Cora brought a kidnapped Anton the Giant with her. Fortunately, she has conveniently rendered Anton "travel-sized." The problem is that Anton (Jorge Garcia) has a nasty reaction when he meets acting sheriff and former prince, David. David (Josh Dallas) rea ...

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'Once Upon A Time' - Tallahassee

Emma goes on the road and up a beanstalk

The series takes a step back this week from more complicated episodes to focus again on Emma's past. Picking up where we left off, Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and Captain Hook (Colin O'Donoghue) head up the beanstalk to steal the magical compass. Between bouts of witty repartee and open flirting ...

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Annabeth Gish Takes On 'Once Upon A Time'

Former 'X-Files' actress will play a shapeshifter in the ABC series

It's been a couple years since we've seen Annabeth Gish in genre television, but she's back this season playing the leader of a tribe of shapeshifting wolves in ABC's "Once Upon a Time." Gish, who fans would probably best recognize from her 23-episode run on "The X-Files" in 2001 and 2002, will t ...

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Fox Closes 'Alcatraz,' But Gives 'Touch' Another Chance

Both were top 10 shows for Fox, but 'Alcatraz' was out of top 50 overall

Genre fans went 1-for-2 with Fox on Wednesday as one freshman show earned a second season, while another one is waiving good-bye. Fox pulled the plug on "Alcatraz" after a 13-episode run that started strong, but ended well below expectations. In fact, what is now the series premiere was just a 2. ...

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'Alcatraz' - Guy Hastings

This week, our first guard returns

We begin this week on "Alcatraz" with former guard Guy Hastings (Jim Parrack) in his former quarters on Alcatraz. He has opened a spot in the baseboard that contains a gun and old photographs. A park ranger, whom he beats to death, surprises Hastings. Hastings replaces the baseboard and leaves the i ...

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'Alcatraz' - Cal Sweeney

A hostage situation threatens to reveal the secret of Alcatraz

This week's criminal for "Alcatraz" is Cal Sweeney (Eric Johnson), a bank robber of the 1950s. He would seduce tellers to gain access to a bank's safety deposit boxes and rob them. If nothing goes wrong, no one gets hurt. But unfortunately something goes wrong. Madsen (Sarah Jones) and Diego (Jor ...

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Fox Impresses Audiences With 'Touch,' 'Alcatraz'

PLUS: 'Fringe' surges to stay ahead of the slipping 'Vampire Diaries'

The new Fox series "Touch" impressed both critics and audiences, and its preview episode is now at the top of the genre ratings heap. In a single episode, the Kiefer Sutherland series earned a 7.0 rating/11 share, according to Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co. That average may ...

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'Alcatraz' - Kit Nelson

The search for a child killer holds special meaning for Diego

It's the third episode of "Alcatraz" and the pattern is already set. But I guess there's not much they can do with a series that revolves around catching bad guys from the past. But then again, they really don't seem like they are from the past. I have to say that I wasn't terribly interested ...

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Real Alcatraz: People Breaking In, Not Breaking Out

Fox television show has fans looking for fictional secret rooms

Millions of people watched Jorge Garcia sidestep his way into areas of Alcatraz that are closed to the public. But then again, this is a fictional show called "Alcatraz," and real-life visitors to the San Francisco tourist attraction should remember that when they get to The Rock. The National Pa ...

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'Alcatraz' - Pilot, Ernest Cobb

Fox brings us the latest attempt to recapture the magic of 'Lost'

“On March 21, 1963 Alcatraz was officially closed due to rising costs and decrepit facilities. All the prisoners were transferred off the island. Only that's not what happened.” Fox brings us a new series from producer J. J. Abrams, which is trying to be the new “Lost.” It uses flashbacks ...

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