Fall TV 2018: Reboots galore, movie stars start streaming VIEW
"Murphy Brown" returns to television screens this fall with the original cast largely intact while the "Charmed" remake features a diverse cast of multiethnic women...
Rob Owen
Rob Owen is TV writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a past president of the Television Critics Association and author of the book “Gen X TV: The Brady Bunch to Melrose Place” (1997, Syracuse University Press).
Seattle author Lindy West: it’s ‘a relief’ that Hulu’s adaptation of ‘Shrill’ is morphing from real life
The six-episode Hulu comedy series “Shrill,” based on Seattle author Lindy West's book of the same name, has been filming in Portland this summer. It's...
Seattle-set ‘Station 19’ premiere may make you want to scream ‘Fire!’ to escape
Craving sophisticated characters or innovative plotting from "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff "Station 19"? Look away.
Set in Seattle, but mostly filmed in L.A.? How ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ spinoff ‘Station 19’ does it
The series premiere of "Station 19," set in the same world as "Grey's Anatomy," will air March 22 on ABC.
The final season of ‘Portlandia’ echoes real-world societal anxiety
The final season of IFC’s “Portlandia,” which kicks off Jan. 18, is less focused on geography and more on relationships that have been built.
New ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ spin-off set in Seattle to premiere in March
The still-yet-to-be-named spin-off series will center around a group of Seattle-based firefighters and will feel a whole lot like "Grey's Anatomy," the director said. "It’s...
Several fall TV shows set (but not filmed) in Seattle
Vancouver, B.C., gets a lot more action because of its similar appearance and lower production costs. However, the “Grey’s Anatomy” cast reportedly loved being here...
Lynnwood’s Deyonté Weather is ready to bring his ‘red carpet eye’ to ‘Project Runway’
The local designer is a contestant on season 16 of the fashion competition show, and he’s not at all thrown by this year’s change: size-inclusive...
‘Twin Peaks,’ shrouded in secrecy, returns to TV
Mystery has always been part of “Twin Peaks,” which filmed its original pilot and prequel film, 1992’s “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me,” in North...