By Jamie Ruby

Season two of The X Factor returns on Wednesday, September 12, for the first half of a two-night premiere which continues the following night on Fox. This season Judges Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid are joined by two new judges - pop icon Britney Spears and the talented singer Demi Lovato. Together they will search for the next solo artist or vocal group who has the "x factor." The winner wll receive a massive $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music.

To promote the premiere, both Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato talked to the digital media about the upcoming season.

By Jamie Ruby

Syfy's series Haven, loosely based on Stephen King's The Colorado Kid, revolves around Audrey Parker (Emily Rose), an FBI agent who comes to the town of Haven and helps the local authorities (Sheriff Nathan Wuornos played by Lucas Bryant) deal with people with the "troubles." People who are afflicted with the troubles usually either have some kind of ability or curse that either affects them or those around them, often without being able to control it, and quite a lot of times without their knowledge.

Audrey recently found out that she is not who she thinks, but actually Lucy (and before that Sarah) who has no memory of her true past, only that it is somehow connected to the Colorado Kid murder.

This season Audrey will follow the clues to find out who she really is and why she keeps coming back to Haven, all while struggling with her relationship with Nathan as well as her feelings for the third member of the love triangle, Duke Crocker (Eric Balfour).

By Jamie Ruby

Fox's hit series Bones returns to television for season eight starting September 17th. The premiere episode picks up where last season's cliffhanger left off, with Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) as a murder suspect on the run from the law. The real murderer and hacker Christopher Pelant (Andrew Leeds) created evidence against Brennan that the team had to find a way to prove was fake. In the new episode Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) and the others will stop at nothing to clear her name.

In anticipation of the premiere, creator and executive producer Hart Hanson and executive producer Stephen Nathan talked to the digital media about the new season.

Snow White and the Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, and Charlize Theron, comes to Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday.

The film follows Snow White (Stewart), who after her mother has died and Evil Queen Ravenna (Theron) has married and killed her father, is put in a cell and left in the dungeon. As in the original Snow White tale, the queen asks the mirror (Christopher Obi) who is the fairest, and as Snow White is now of age, he says that Snow White is now the fairest. The mirror also tells her that Snow White is the key to her immortality, so the queen sends for her to be killed, and once she escapes the castle, sends the Huntsman (Hemsworth) after her.

Before I go into reviewing the storyline of the film I want to start with the look, because for me, that's what I will remember most. Visually the film was absolutely breathtaking in many of the scenes. From the grand sets of the castle and the Dark Forest, to the visual effects of the fairies, to the animation of the "obsidian shards," it really was a beautiful film.

By Jamie Ruby

NBC Conference Call
Guys with Kids
Executive Producer Charlie Grandy and star Anthony Anderson
 
August 28, 2012

From executive producer Jimmy Fallon, comes one of NBC's new comedies starting this month, Guys with Kids. The sitcom follows three thirty-something dads who barrel through the trials of fatherhood, all while trying to still maintain their social lives.

Comedian actor Anthony Anderson (The Departed, Law & Order), who stars as Gary, and co-creator, executive producer, and writer Charlie Grandy (Saturday Night Live, The Office) talked to the digital media about the new sitcom, which premieres September 26, with a sneak peek September 12, on NBC.

Bones Episodic Photos - 09/17/12
8.01 - "The Future in the Past"

Bones Episodic Photos - 09/24/12
8.02 - "The Partners in the Divorce"

By Christiane Elin

Ghost Hunters returns on September 5th with season 8.5 on Syfy. The mid-season premiere is the first episode without co-leader Grant Wilson and the episodes have other noticeable changes. Ghost Hunters is shot differently than previous seasons. A Jason Hawes narrative is weaved into the show and some of the findings are dropped into the investigation. This season's changes seem influenced by other current paranormal programming.

The Syfy press release described the Ghost Hunters TAPS team as, "officially a team in transition, which means there are plenty of surprises on the way this fall!" One of the surprises was given away on a conference call with founder and lead investigator, Jason Hawes, on August 28th. Jason exclusively announced on the press conference call that a new female investigator, Ashley Troub of East Ventura Paranormal Society (EVPs), has joined the Ghost Hunters team. I have met and investigated with Ashley previously. Ashley will bring a new energy to the TAPS team. On September 26th, Ashley will make her first appearance on Ghost Hunters.

Exclusive Interview with Hollie Cavanagh of American Idol
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

American Idol Live - 8/14/12
Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh, PA

This summer the top ten winners of American Idol went on tour to forty-five locations, including the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Before American Idol Live that night, Hollie Cavanagh, the fourth place winner, talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview.

Exclusive Interview with DeAndre Brackensick of American Idol
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

American Idol Live - 8/14/12
Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Recently this summer the top ten from American Idol went on tour, stopping at forty-five locations, including the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Before the concert, eighth place winner DeAndre Brackensick took time to talk to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision for an exclusive interview.