Maureen Ryan

In 2007, the year Edie Falco finished playing the iconic role of Carmela Soprano on "The Sopranos," her friend and fellow actor Matt Malloy uttered a phrase she had come...

The "Project Runway" designers bring quite a bit of professional experience -- several of the 16 contestants have serious fashion industry credentials -- and of course, there are some larger-than-life...

It's not easy to make Tim Gunn lose his composure. But sitting at First Lady Michelle Obama's table at a July 24 White House luncheon was a beyond-fabulous moment for...

Rockford native Shawn Ryan, who created the iconic cop drama "The Shield," has lined up a new TV project that delves into the world of police and politics in Chicago....

If there was ever someone who belonged at Comic-Con, it was Chicagoan Meagan Piccochi. Piccochi, 30, works for a Web site by day, but the Lincoln Park resident is also...

There should be a warning label on the DVD boxed set of "The Middleman": "May cause extreme elation." The ABC Family show depicted a clean-cut hero called the Middleman (Matt...

Joseph: With the current economic climate, including a downturn in ad revenue, do you think we're going to see a decrease in extended (and expensive) story arc dramas like the...

Who needs the mainstream media? Trick question. We all do. But sometimes you have to wonder. When you see CBS' Katie Couric and CNN anchors citing Twitter messages -- a...

John Barrowman, the star of "Torchwood," was born in Scotland. So how is it that he speaks with a Midwestern accent? He moved to Joliet when he was 8, that's...

The last time you tuned in to BBC America may have been in 2003, when the cable network aired the original British version of "The Office." Since then, the network...