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Spoiler Alert: The story includes details about Episode 815 of ABC’s 9-1-1, “Lab Rats.“

Four Station 118 firefighters got trapped into a lab with a deadly virus on ABC’s 9-1-1. Three of them, Chimney, Hen and Ravi, had a brush with death but it was the fourth who didn’t come out alive: Captain Bobby Nash, played by series co-lead and executive producer Peter Krause.

Thursday night’s episode, “Lab Rats,” written by series executive producer Kristen Reidel, Molly Green and James Leffler and directed by Dawn Wilkinson, marked Krause’s final appearance as Bobby sacrificed himself to save his team.

In an interview with Deadline, 9-1-1 executive producer/showrunner Tim Minear explained the decision to kill off the beloved character, which is certain to leave the series’ legions of fans heartbroken, and what it would mean for the long-running drama, which has been renewed for a ninth season.

Real-world events inspire many emergencies featured in the 9-1-1 universe. In the final season of 9-1-1: Lone Star, the show goes out with a bang as an asteroid heads for Austin. Showrunner Rashad Raisani previewed the final three episodes to TV Insider and in that conversation, he revealed that the asteroid emergency was inspired by a similar one in Siberia. This emergency had been on the cards for the show and never made it in the past seasons, but Season 5 felt appropriate to use it. Raisani credited writers James Leffler and Molly Green for the idea, saying:...

The end is near—and not just for this spinoff that remained on Fox after the LAPD-set mothership moved to ABC. In a plot inspired in part by a real-life meteor strike in Siberia, the Austin-based crew prepare as an asteroid barrels toward Texas. “We had this very apocalyptic feeling, just finding out that our show was going to end in Season 5 instead of what we would’ve hoped,” admits showrunner Rashad Raisani, who learned of Lone Star‘s impending doom back in September. “So a big part of this season has been about pushing our characters to an existential threat–level crisis way earlier in life than they would’ve expected.” Raisani credits show writers James Leffler and Molly Green with the Deep Impact-caliber idea. “They always have these great high-concept ideas that they’ve taken from real life and so they had been wanting for years to do an asteroid storyline,...

9-1-1 star Oliver Stark teases Buck's dynamic with Eddie, and Tommy's reaction to it, in the new season. 9-1-1 season 8 has officially debuted new episodes. Although the first of the three-part premiere is largely focused on introducing the season's bee-related disaster, there is a scene of Buck (Stark) and Tommy (Lou Ferrigno Jr.) trying to help Eddie (Ryan Guzman) reconcile with his son.

In an interview with Screen Rant, Stark was asked about how Eddie has always been the person that Buck is most vulnerable with, and vice versa, and whether that would create any issues for Buck's boyfriend Tommy. In the quote below, Stark says that Eddie and his son Christopher are obviously hugely important in Bucks life. He adds that there is no jealousy from Tommy's side about Buck's closeness with Eddie:

No, I don't think so. I think we even see in the first episode...

Title: Forev Directors: Molly Green, James Leffler Starring: Matt Mider, Noël Wells, Amanda Bauer, Timmy L’Heureux, Chuck McCarthy In co-directors Molly Green and James Leffler’s “Forev,” an indie ode to the decidedly poor decision-making skills of twentysomethings, Los Angeleno Sophie Potts (Noël Wells, of “Saturday Night Live”) impulsively accepts the marriage proposal of her apartment neighbor, dweeby tech support jockey Pete Avery (Matt Mider), and the pair then promptly head off on a six-hour drive to Phoenix to pick up Pete’s sister Jess (Amanda Bauer) from college. Musing and drinking ensues, and when Jess, fresh off a break-up, indulges in a one-night stand during a car-breakdown stay-over, things get weird for [ Read More ]

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In Molly Green and James Leffler’s “Forev,” a comedic ode to the decidedly poor decision-making skills of twentysomethings, Sophie (“Saturday Night Live”‘s Noël Wells) impulsively accepts the marriage proposal of her apartment neighbor, Los Angeles tech support jockey Pete (Matt Mider), and the pair then promptly head off on a six-hour drive to pick up Pete’s sister Jess (Amanda Bauer) from college. Drinking and musing ensues, and when Jess, fresh off a break-up, indulges in a one-night stand, things get weird for all. For ShockYa, Brent Simon recently had a chance to speak to Mider, about the film, honing his improvisational skills, his favorite mock-curse word and making out with 60-year-olds in commercial [ Read More ]

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The La Film Fest is coming to town -- kicking off this Thursday in Downtown La. To get you all psyched up, we've got an exclusive trailer and poster debut for you here at Twitch for one of the narrative competition films. Written and directed by Molly Green & James Leffler, Forev is a charming indie romcom about neighbors that decide to up and get hitched. The film stars Noël Wells, Matt Mider, and Amanda Bauer. Sophie and Pete are kind of friends, but mostly they're just neighbors. On their way to pick up Pete's sister Jess from her sorority house, a joke about getting married escalates and their car stalls out. Before they know it, they're engaged... and stranded in the middle of the...

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The Los Angeles Film Festival has finally rolled out their full lineup for the upcoming summer fest, and it’s packed with a number of Sundance picks, the return of Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn, and everyone’s favorite film that hasn’t been released just yet, You’re Next. Basically, you should probably start making your schedule now, because this is easily one of Laff’s best lineups yet. The festival will open with Pedro Almodovar‘s I’m So Excited (Almodovar is a Los Angeles favorite, as he’s also served as guest artistic director for La’s other big festival, AFI Fest), close with Nat Faxon and Jim Rash‘s The Way, Way Back, and include special gala presentations in the middle of both Refn’s Only God Forgives and Ryan Coogler‘s Sundance winner Fruitvale Station (formerly known as Fruitvale). Didn’t think you could get a large portion of your awards...

The more well known titles are in the Summer Showcase section, after the jump. Narrative Competition: All Together Now, Alexander Mirecki – USA – World Premiere Forev, Molly Green, James Leffler – USA...