Q: Recently, Hallmark aired "Chance at Romance" with Erin Krakow and Ryan McPartlin. What other films has McPartlin been in, and where was "Chance at Romance" filmed?
Ryan McPartlin's handsome face, chiseled frame, bright-white smile and deep and rumbling voice make him a natural fit for romantic-comedy telefilms. In fact, I can say without exaggeration that he's so handsome it's funny.
When he made the long trip from Los Angeles to the suburbs of Los Angeles -- specifically Moorpark and Santa Susana -- to shoot 2013's "Chance at Romance," he'd already played the leading man in two telefilms, and he's gone on to do six more so far.
Baby boom: PBS drama 'Call the Midwife' is back on call
Charlotte Ritchie, Helen George and Emerald Fennell as seen in "Call the Midwife"
Baby boom: Move over, "Doctor Who." Make way, "Top Gear." Outta the way, "Downton Abbey." There's another British import that's been making waves on this side of the pond, and it's finally back for another season.
New Releases for the week of April 2 - 8
Rogue One
One of the great unanswered questions of the Star Wars franchise is finally addressed in this prequel. Fifteen years after he's drafted to help develop the Death Star superweapon for the Galactic Empire, scientist Galen Erso (Mikkelsen) sends a secret message to his daughter, Jyn (Jones), describing a structural flaw that he's secretly built into the Death Star's design. With a rebel captain (Luna), a former Imperial pilot (Ahmed), a pair of Force-worshipping warriors (Yen and Jiang) and a reprogrammed Imperial droid (Tudyk) to help her, Jyn must infiltrate one of the Empire's most secure facilities to steal the Death Star's schematics and get them into the hands of the Rebel Alliance before the Empire can finish its construction and bring its terrifying power to bear.
Director: Gareth Edwards. Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Ben Mendelsohn. 2016. 133 min. Action.
Office Christmas Party
When technology firm Zenotek's quarterly numbers don't meet expectations, interim CEO Carol Vanstone (Aniston) feels she must take drastic measures in order to fix the bottom line, and plans to close the Chicago branch and cancel the company's annual Christmas party. Chief technical officer Josh (Bateman) and Chicago branch manager Clay (Miller) meet with a wealthy investor (Vance), who is interested in helping out Zenotek but is concerned by the rumors he's heard about the company not caring about its people. Behind Carol's back, Clay plans their office's biggest Christmas party ever, and invites the investor in an effort to convince him that Zenotek treats its employees well and is deserving of his investment. However, the party quickly gets out of hand.
Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck. Stars: Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston, Courtney B. Vance, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon. 2016. 105 min. Comedy.
Paterson
Paterson (Driver) is a bus driver in Paterson, New Jersey, with a loving wife (Farahani), a happy dog and a favorite bar. Every day plays out pretty much the same for Paterson, but during his down time, he writes poems in a notebook that he takes with him everywhere he goes. His wife loves his poetry, and after a long time urging him to do so, he finally agrees to get copies made of his works.
Director: Jim Jarmusch. Stars: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani. 2016. 118 min. Drama.
The 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards, on CBS
Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan once again team up to honor their fellow country music artists as they co-host this year's awards ceremony. The show includes performances by Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert and the Backstreet Boys.
Late Laughs for the week of April 2 - 8, 2017
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Day 3 of "Health Care Plan 2: Repeal and Revenge -- This Time It's Republican." It took the GOP forever to release this thing. They're the George R.R. Martins of health care. And just like in "Game of Thrones," a lot of your favorite characters are going to die without warning.
'Game' on: 'Triple-G' tournament finds the best of the best
Guy Fieri hosts "Guy's Grocery Games"
Whether it's coupons that offer huge markdowns on pricey necessities or loyalty points that add up to free groceries, supermarkets have a lot of tricks up their sleeves to earn customers' loyalty and keep them -- and their money -- coming back. Now, Flavortown Market has its own special promotion to lure back past "guests": a chance at $35,000.
Recaps for the week of March 27 - 31
Maurice Benard stars in "General Hospital"
The Bold and the Beautiful
Believing that he has lost Brooke forever, Bill considers starting a brand new life outside of Los Angeles. Ridge and Quinn are anxious as they await news of their fates. Ridge tries to prevent his affair with Quinn from being exposed to the wrong person. In Los Angeles, the Forrester family anticipates details of the weddings taking place in Australia. Steffy hints to Liam that she has a surprise for him while they are on their honeymoon. Quinn struggles with a great deal of guilt when Eric plans a romantic last evening for them in Australia. When members of the Forrester family criticize Sally's character, Thomas jumps in to defend her. Not trusting the Spectra family, Zende keeps a close eye on Coco as she and RJ work with Forrester Creations's newest designs. Katie confronts Ridge about the current state of his relationship to Brooke. Coco and RJ get to know one another better as they reveal moments from their respective pasts.
Days of Our Lives
Jade's manipulation of Joey takes a turn for the worse. Brady turns to Marlena for advice regarding Nicole. Steve and Tripp take a paternity test to find out whether or not Steve is really Tripp's father. Later, Steve has some shocking news for Tripp. Dario makes a huge confession to Abigail. Jade is rushed to the hospital. Abe tries to talk to Eli for Valerie. Adrienne finally makes a decision between Justin and Lucas. Tripp makes a call to find out more information about his mother. Eli gets to know Gabi a little better. Nicole is floored when Brady returns to Canada and professes his love for her. Eric and Jennifer are looking forward to their date, but things don't go exactly as planned. Kate witnesses a kiss between Chloe and Eduardo. Dario is hurt by Abigail's decision. Nicole worries that her neighbor may threaten her happiness with Brady. Abigail has questions for Chad about Deimos's beating.
General Hospital
Laura grills Sonny for more information. Jason has questions about the welfare of his child. Lucy goes into attack mode. Ava pays a huge price for silence. Carly receives an ultimatum. Alexis is startled by an unexpected guest. Anna is stunned by the allegations made by Valentin. Ava strikes a deal with Lucy. Ned questions Olivia's feelings. Franco looks for advice from an unlikely source. Liz makes a confession to Kiki. Jason does whatever it takes to protect his family. Someone puts Nelle on notice. Valentin makes an effort to fill in the blanks. Sam starts up her own investigation.
The Young and the Restless
Cane feels that he must recommend Juliet to Victoria for the division manager job at Brash & Sassy and Victoria agrees to interview her. Jack confronts Ashley about her feelings for Ravi. Ashley responds by asking Jack why he keeps Gloria around. Victor asks Scott to write his autobiography. When Scott shares the news with Sharon, she explains that she has a long history with the Newman family. Later, Scott accepts Victor's offer, though Nikki has reservations about the whole thing. Abby is miffed when Victoria interrupts a presentation she was giving to Victor. After hearing about Ashley's job offer to Neil, Devon suggests he and Neil start a company together. Nikki watches as Reed has a discouraging music lesson with a tough instructor. Later, Nikki offers Tessa, a young woman performing outside Crimson Lights, a job as Reed's new music teacher. Hilary gets Jordan to do a photo shoot for her rebranding. During the shoot, Jordan kisses her.
Saturday Night Live, on NBC
Enjoy some April Fool's Day antics as a talented cast lampoons everything from pop culture to politics in the legendary sketch comedy show. Each week, a celebrity guest host joins in the fun, and the cast welcomes a chart-topping musical act.
Catch a 'Break': Fox's 'Prison Break' makes much-anticipated return
Wentworth Miller stars in "Prison Break: Resurrection"
Q: Has Mr. Feeny done any voice work or had any recent roles?
I assume by "Mr. Feeny" you mean William Daniels, who played teacher George Feeny in the classic teen sitcom "Boy Meets World." If that's the case, then Mr. Feeny's most recent role was as Mr. Feeny.
Daniels came out of retirement to play Mr. Feeny again in five episodes of the sequel series "Girl Meets World," a similar coming-of-age story about the daughter of the two main "Boy Meets World" characters. That series was recently cancelled after three seasons on the Disney Channel.
