Kudos to the Casting Director of The Enemy Within

'FBI Agent Will Keaton enlists the most notorious traitor in American history to help catch a spy.'

Morris Chestnut

That 'traitor' is Erica Shepherd played by the brilliant Jennifer Carpenter. I loved Jennifer since her days playing Debra, the serial killer's sister on Dexter. I was intrigued seeing the promo's for The Enemy Within last month, and DVR'd the pilot which I just found time to check out last night. The premise immediately drew me in, and Jennifer is as compelling as ever in a really smartly developed role.

In addition to Jennifer and the story, I instantly noticed the well chosen team of incredibly hot actors the casting directer assembled in the cast. Morris Chestnut plays Will, the agent who reluctantly  enlists Erica to help on a case.  The supporting cast also includes many actors I featured previously on FH including; James Carpinello, Raza Jaffrey, Pawel Szajda and Noah Mills. I ony watched the pilot, and given it's a political crime drama, I'm not sure all of my favorites are going to be on for the long haul, but if the story remains as intense as the pilot, I'll stick around to find out.

James Carpinello

James Carpinello on FH:

Rock of Ages

James in Let's Kill Ward's Wife

Pawel Szajda

Pawel in Tatarak (2009)

Raza Jaffrey

Raza Jaffrey on FH:

Raza in Smash

Noah Mills

Noah Mills on FH:

Mills in Sex & The City 2

Taking the Hunk with the Junk

'Maybe it's the hours he spent going Downton on my Abbey....'

2 Broke Girls is to me, one of televisions worst shows. I know I know, many of you love it, you must, it was the highest rated new comedy last season. What I find most irritating about this excuse for entertainment is that it had/had promise. It's executive producer, Michael Patrick King helmed The Comeback, one of the best, and my favorite comedy series ever! It's leads are likable, it premise very Laverne & Shirley 'friends with a dream' like. But with all this going for it, it is so blatantly lazy.

Brandon Jones

I like a good sex joke as well as the next guy, but 2 Broke Girls sometimes comes off as if written by a horny 14 year old boy. The show seems to have the motto; Why be witty when throwing penis in a line of dialogue will do? The show is one penis, tool, boob, breast, tampon, anal leakage, venereal disease joke after another.

The only reason to bother DVR the show is because that 14 year old horny teen boy can be a little bit gay. Stripping the shirts off male guest stars is a staple. In one of televisions most beautifully gratuitous 22 minutes, And the Three Boys With Wood, the show cast hunk Brandon Jones and the adorable Jack DePew (he has the cutest nose...) as two naive Amish boys hitting the city for the first time. Besides keeping them shirtless and wet most of the episode, Jack's character spent a lot of the time embarrassed, and trying to hide his erection.

Jack DePew

As cute as Brandon, Jack and Noah Mills (below) are, a few minutes of skin may have me DVR, but it does not have me actually watching, and God forbid listening, to what passes for dialogue on this show. For now, 2 Broke Girls remains my current favorite show to watch while doing prep work for my job. I simply play my favorite music loudly, turn on the TV, press mute and enjoy!

Noah Mills

Noah Mills in 2 Broke Girls

Above: Noah by Giampaolo Sgura for Antidote Magazine.

Not many male models have been able to smoothly move into the world of acting. 26 year old Canadian Noah Mills is slowly beginning to move more into acting. With a small but memorable role in last years Sex And The City 2, Noah was recently seen in the pilot for the CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls. The comedy, which I just saw last night is ok, but nearly as hilarious as some of the reviews I have read. Noah, and his incredible grin and torso however, were a hit in the pilot and certainly should make a return engagement.


Above: Noah by Mariano Vivanco

Below: Noah in Sex And The City 2


Below: Noah in the 2 Broke Girls pilot.




2 Broke Girls caps via Superherofan.net

At The Movies:

Above: Steven R. McQueen

Won't call these actual reviews but my thoughts on two movies, one Piranha which I saw this week and Sex And The City 2 which has it's DVD release this week. Let me start by saying I enjoyed both movies even though they both were actually quite bad.

PIRANHA:
-A Bloody Mess-


The charm of Steven R. McQueen was the main reason I was able to sit through Piranha 3-D. Steven is one of my favorite actors on Vampire Diaries and he has a likability (not to mention he is adorable) that makes him a highly watchable actor. I have written before I enjoy a good 'Animal Terrorizing Human' flick, but this one really did not really explore the animal nor it's motives. This flick simply went for the blood. Besides Steven, the only other actor who really got to shine was Elisabeth Shue who I had not seen on screen in awhile. I love Jerry O'Connell but despite the fact he spent half the movie in a speedo he was presented as extremely nonsexual. He was not really given enough meaty dialogue to be a real sleaze, instead his role seemed not fully sketched out. I also cannot understand the appeal of actress Jessica Szohr. Pretty yes, but not really a dynamo in the acting department.

There were many beautiful women, naked for a few scenes but I believe the only male nudity was the brief mooning scene below. The movie works up to a massive blood bath with co-ed after co-ed getting eaten in one huge attack. Look for Ving Rhames, Christopher Llyod, Ricardo Chavia, Dina Meyer and Adam Scott in small roles. Richard Dreyfuss shows up briefly in what could have been a nice nod to Jaws if more care had been put into his scene.








SEX AND THE CITY 2:


I watched Sex And The City now and then when it was on TV but cannot say I was really a big fan. Some of the girls boyfriends were part of the reason I tuned in now and then. I did however quite enjoy the first movie so when I went to this one I thought I enjoy the two hours and twenty minutes.

The problem with SATC2 is the same reason I never really got into the show. Carrie Bradshaw is a really unlikable lead. Sarah Jessica Parker I love, but Carrie was always somewhat of a whiney, insecure and selfish and despite the fact we have watched her for over a decade she really has not grown up very much.

SATC was always at it's best when Carrie's stories did not dominate and the characters (all much more interesting) are featured equally. SATC2 give Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha all juicy material, they simply squeeze it all in a few scenes int between the Carrie show. The movie also has one of my favorite men, Mario Cantone and does not write him even one line that made me laugh.

I think my biggest problem with SATC2 is that it's creator really has no clue to what the audience (or who) wants to see. He seems to try to go for the straight women perspective yet they disliked this movie in mass. His take on a gay wedding was as if written by throwing every stereotype about gays (positive and negative) in a bag and combining them all into one big mess. Quite insulting actually.

I will say that there were things about the movie I liked. The opening credits, the music. Actor Noah Mills and Max Ryan, although not given the treatment Gilles was given in SATC1 did both burst off the screen brief scenes. As for the women, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis were stand outs and this is the first time in any movie or tv show that the site of Miley Cyrus did not turn me off. For that someone deserves some credit!


Above: FH favorite Nick Adams in 'The Wedding' in SATC2

Noah Mills:




Max Ryan:

Male Model Of The Day: Noah Mills

24 year old supermodel Noah Mills is about to get the Sex And The City Treatment. Noah, with Wilhelmina has been involved in some big campaigns including Dolce & Gabbana. Not sure he is going to get the exposure Gilles Marini got, but we can only hope! Noah will be involved in Samatha's storyline in Sex And The City 2.



Noah Mills
Stats:
HEIGHT 188cm/6'2"
WAIST 81cm/32"
EYES Hazel
HAIR Brown
SHOES 44 EU/10 US/9.5 UK
SUIT 90cm/35.5"/45.5
SUIT LENGTH COLLAR
39cm/15.5"