I will say that both Timecop and Rosewood were on my list, but as it was, we talked for twice as long as scheduled as it was, and he finally got a call to the set and had to bail. Otherwise, I know full well he would've been glad to keep talking, as you can probably tell from that very last paragraph of the…

We'll see if I can even get him. I tried to go through channels with a mutual acquaintance to get him for Hatfields & McCoys and he politely declined, but the acquaintance said I shouldn't be afraid to try again. Maybe she knew that he might be more agreeable to the request in conjunction with a project he had more of…

We'll see if I can even get him. I tried to go through channels with a mutual acquaintance to get him for Hatfields & McCoys and he politely declined, but the acquaintance said I shouldn't be afraid to try again. Maybe she knew that he might be more agreeable to the request in conjunction with a project he had more of…

ABC. And I neglected to mention another good thing about it: Britton's dad on the show is played by Powers Boothe. Random Roles, ahoy!

ABC. And I neglected to mention another good thing about it: Britton's dad on the show is played by Powers Boothe. Random Roles, ahoy!

Started working my way through some of the pilots for the 2012-2013 season. Although I know it probably airbrushes the music industry to a considerable degree, I really enjoyed Nashville, which pits Connie Britton as a 40-year-old country superstar on the wane against Hayden Panetierre as a ProTools-assisted teen…

Started working my way through some of the pilots for the 2012-2013 season. Although I know it probably airbrushes the music industry to a considerable degree, I really enjoyed Nashville, which pits Connie Britton as a 40-year-old country superstar on the wane against Hayden Panetierre as a ProTools-assisted teen…

I'm in no way business savvy, but based on what I've read, Meg's status as a limited partner doesn't mean that she bought Ben's share. It just means that she's helping Ike out financially, and as a result she'll reap any financial benefits if he successfully manages to turn the Miramar's fortunes around. But please…

I'm in no way business savvy, but based on what I've read, Meg's status as a limited partner doesn't mean that she bought Ben's share. It just means that she's helping Ike out financially, and as a result she'll reap any financial benefits if he successfully manages to turn the Miramar's fortunes around. But please…

If there's any caveat to be added to my statement, it's that I'm not watching every show on television: I'm just one man, and the time that I'm not spending with my wife and daughter is generally spent conducting and transcribing all these interviews I do for the site. Magic City may not be on the same level as Mad Men…

If there's any caveat to be added to my statement, it's that I'm not watching every show on television: I'm just one man, and the time that I'm not spending with my wife and daughter is generally spent conducting and transcribing all these interviews I do for the site. Magic City may not be on the same level as Mad Men…

Ain't nobody in charge of Random Roles but Keith Phipps. But I do always have my eyes open for possible subjects. :-)

Ain't nobody in charge of Random Roles but Keith Phipps. But I do always have my eyes open for possible subjects. :-)

I've tried. Believe me, I've tried. And I'll keep on trying. Him, Tim Curry, and Gary Busey are my great white whales.

I've tried. Believe me, I've tried. And I'll keep on trying. Him, Tim Curry, and Gary Busey are my great white whales.

Time for an intervention from Scott Schwartz. "Look, kid, I've been where you are, and there's a way back to financial prosperity. Let me make a few calls…"

Time for an intervention from Scott Schwartz. "Look, kid, I've been where you are, and there's a way back to financial prosperity. Let me make a few calls…"

Eddie Murphy's delivery of the line "what a silly negro" remains one of the single funniest things I have ever heard in my life. I've probably seen that sketch a hundred times, and I still laugh out loud every time.

Eddie Murphy's delivery of the line "what a silly negro" remains one of the single funniest things I have ever heard in my life. I've probably seen that sketch a hundred times, and I still laugh out loud every time.

Personally, I'd listen to The Bends a dozen times before ever pulling out Amnesiac.