TV Series Finale Podcast - canceled TV shows, last television episodes

This is the second part of an interview with producer Marsha Posner Williams. In the first part, we discussed how Williams began her career in television, working on the legendary ABC sitcom, Soap. As one of the few people to work on the show from the very beginning to its untimely cancellation, Williams shared some […]

Marsha Posner Williams knew that she wanted to work in television from a very early age. She moved to Los Angeles in her twenties and struggled to break into the business. She eventually did and worked her way up the chain, starting as an administrative assistant and eventually becoming an executive producer on top network […]

Christian Kane is best known for playing slimy lawyer Lindsey McDonald on Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off, Angel. He and David Boreanaz are the only two to appear in both the pilot and the series finale. Other series performers included Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards, Charisma Carpenter, Andy Hallett, Amy Acker, Stephanie Romanov, Vincent Kartheiser, James Marsters, Julie Benz, Mercedes McNab, Elisabeth Rohm, Daniel Dae Kim, and Glenn Quinn.

His next show was Close to Home, a CBS legal drama that ran for two seasons, working with Jennifer Finnigan, Kimberly Elise, David James Elliott, John Carroll Lynch, Jon Liggett, Cress Williams, Jon Seda, Bruce Davison, and Conor Dubin. He left after one season.

These days, Kane is playing Eliot Spencer, the enforcer of a group of con artists on Leverage. The show stars Kane, Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Beth Riesgraf, and Aldis Hodge. The TNT series has already been renewed for year two. In this audio interview, Kane discusses some past, present, and future projects.

Tune in to find out which classic TV character inspired his Leverage persona and why he almost didn't play the role. Get his take on how he would he like to see Leverage end.

The actor also recalls the fateful day, five years ago, when he learned that Angel was cancelled and Joss Whedon's reaction to the studio's desire to keep it going. Kane also shares his passionate feelings about his character's ignoble death and what it was like to work alongside one of his best friends.

Jonathan Frakes is best known for playing Commander William T. Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation. During his seven seasons, he directed several episodes and went on to helm episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, Diagnosis: Murder, and Roswell.

For TV, Frakes has also directed two Librarian movies with Noah Wylie and Bob Newhart -- Return to King Solomon's Mines and The Curse of the Judas Chalice. On the big screen, he's done Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: First Contact, Thunderbirds, and Clockstoppers.

Frakes' most recent project is TNT's Leverage that features the talents of Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, and Aldis Hodge. It's a Star Trek reunion with Brent Spiner, Armin Shimerman, and Kitty Swink guest starring.

In this audio interview, Frakes talks about directing his second episode of Leverage, the Next Generation cast's upcoming appearance on Family Guy, the importance of a tight cast ensemble, directing movies versus TV shows, working with Star Trek veterans again, the last episode of TNG, the future of TNG in light of JJ Abrams' upcoming Trek blockbuster, and more. Tune in!

Jay Johnson is widely regarded as an incredible ventriloquist. Aside from numerous TV appearances, he won a Tony Award in 2007 for his one man Broadway show, The Two and Only. Still, Johnson is best known for his role on the landmark 1977 sitcom, Soap. In the first part of our extended interview with the […]

Jay Johnson has been a ventriloquist for most of his life and even had a local television show while he was still in high school. He’s appeared on dozens of TV shows including CSI, Empty Nest, That ’70s Show, and The Facts of Life. In 2007, he won a Tony Award for his one man […]

We’re wrapping up the 2007-2008 season and letting you know which shows will be returning in the fall — and which ones won’t. As is the case every year, there are more than a few surprises on the list. There were lots of TV shows “on the bubble” — Moonlight, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Back […]

This edition of the podcast is part of the Adopt a Writer project in which various TV websites have the opportunity to interview members of the Writers Guild and get their perspective on their work and the current writers strike. Bill Kunstler has written for many television series over the past 13 years. After working […]

On May 21, 1990, a popular CBS sitcom, Newhart, ended its eight season run and made television series history. Overnight, the episode became legendary and the most popular series finale of all time (at least at the time). As Bob Newhart awoke next to his former TV wife Suzanne Pleshette, we learned that the eight seasons […]

Have you heard about what happened to The 4400 of The Dead Zone series on USA? Is there any hope for the survival of NBC's Journeyman show? Could the Passions soap opera possibly be cancelled twice in one year? What's going on with ABC's Big Shots? Is it cancelled? Will it be back? Plus news on the Veronica Mars comic book, a cool class for Buffy fans, more Sex and the City movies, and more. Tune in!