TV Tonight: The Tudors Finally Bids Adieu


Updated 06/21/10 5:40 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 3 comments

Video Preview of The Tudors Series Finale

For four seasons on The Tudors, we've watched as Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) romanced his many wives (and women who were not his wives), while growing more tyrannical. Tonight, it seems we'll be laying the infamous king — and the show — to rest. In the series finale, the great ruler is facing mortality as his physical health and a bad leg worsen. Will the show end with his death? It Read more

What Is the Best Cable TV Drama of 2009?


Updated 03/24/10 12:04 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 22 comments

What Is the Best Cable TV Drama of 2009?

Network television certainly doesn't have the market cornered on great TV shows anymore. In fact, many of prime time's most acclaimed dramas are found outside of your standard channels. Though the seasons may be shorter, it just makes them even sweeter. So which cable TV drama is your favorite? Don't forget to vote on all of my Best of 2009 polls! What Is the Best Cable TV Drama of Read more

Joely Richardson Is The Tudors' Final Queen


Updated 07/26/09 9:48 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 5 comments

Joely Richardson Cast as Catherine Parr for Final Season of The Tudors

Henry VIII's royal family is complete. Joely Richardson has landed the role of Catherine Parr, Henry's final wife, on Showtime's The Tudors. Richardson — fresh off her Golden Globe-nominated work on Nip/Tuck — will appear in five episodes of the show's final season, which focuses on the dark final days of King Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). She follows Tazmin Merchant as Henry's fifth wife, Read more

Henry VIII Will Stick Around for Season IV


Updated 05/07/09 6:32 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 19 comments

Showtime Renews The Tudors for Fourth and Final Season

It's official — Showtime's The Tudors will return for a fourth season next year. But don't get too attached: As the show's creator suggested at the TCA press tour in January — when he pointed out that Henry VIII would be out of wives fairly soon — the fourth season will be the show's last. This season of the show follows Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) through his relationships with Jane Read more

TV Tonight: A Premium Cable Extravaganza


Updated 04/05/09 1:32 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 5 comments

TV Tonight: A Premium Cable Extravaganza

If you have HBO or Showtime, tonight's your lucky night — even moreso if you have both! One of Showtime's new signature series wraps up its first season tonight, while new seasons of acclaimed dramas begin on both Showtime and HBO. First, the finale: United States of Tara's first season ends tonight, with Tara preparing to face head-on the man she believes to be the cause of her dissociative Read more

Check Out the Season Three Premiere of The Tudors


Updated 03/20/09 6:41 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

Watch Full Episode Video of Season Three Premiere of The Tudors on Showtime

The Tudors, Showtime's saucy royal drama, returns to television next month for another go-round with King Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and his many wives. This season covers Henry's marriages to Jane Seymour (played this year by Annabelle Wallis, who takes over for Anita Briem in the role) and Anne of Cleves (played by Joss Stone in the singer's major acting debut). There's also religious Read more

First Look: The Tudors Season Three


Updated 02/11/09 3:43 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 26 comments

Video Promo for Jonathan Rhys Meyers in The Tudors Season Three on Showtime

There's a lot to like about this promo for the third season of Showtime's The Tudors, but the music is absolutely cracking me up. The promo shows scenes of Jonathan Rhys Meyers's Henry VIII and his many wives, all set to the sound of . . . Queen's "I Want It All." Would Henry have been into stadium rock if only it had existed in the Tudor era? How funny is it to have a show about a king with Read more

TCA Tidbits: Nurse Jackie, Call Girls, Henry VIII, and More


Updated 01/23/09 2:42 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 8 comments

TCA Tidbits: Nurse Jackie, Call Girls, Henry VIII, and More

It's NBC's turn to present at the TCA press tour today, but before they take the stage, I wanted to pass along some of the remaining goodies from the CBS and Showtime presentations. I've got lots of good stuff — including an interview with United States of Tara and Rachel Getting Married star Rosemarie DeWitt —that I'll share in the coming days, but for now, some highlights from Wednesday's Read more

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Heats Up The Tudors Again


Updated 01/15/09 2:45 PM · Posted by · 13 comments

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Heats Up The Tudors Again

Jonathan Rhys Meyers was a spunky and handsome addition to yesterday's Showtime TCA event to meander through the next season of The Tudors. While Buzz has the info about his relationship with Joss Stone plus other tidbits from the day's panels, here's what Jonathan had to say about playing the famous character and what sex scenes are like: On whether he'll gain weight like Henry VIII: "No. Read more

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday


Updated 01/07/09 2:23 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 7 comments

New on DVD, January 6, 2009

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the selections below you can also take home Battlestar Galactica: Season Four and Righteous Kill. Pineapple Express You guys, Pineapple Express is not just a stoner movie, OK? James Franco Read more