FREEZE FRAME -- AUG. 4, 2014

Mia Maestro (l.) and David Bradley of FX’s upcoming The Strain at the Comic-Con International autograph table.

Writer/producer Ronald D. Moore dons a kilt to take the stage for the panel on Starz’s Outlander at Comic-Con in San Diego.

John Logan (l.) and Harry Treadaway of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful sign for fans at Comic-Con in San Diego.

(From l.): Al Sapienza, Andrea Roth, Tricia Helfer and Brian Van Holt at the Comic-Con International panel for Syfy’s Ascension.

At TVGN’s TCA Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (l. to r.): Alan Thicke of Unusually Thicke; David Wisnia, president, business operations, TVGN; Brad Schwartz, president, entertainment and media, TVGN; and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino of The Sorrentinos.

(From l.): Tony Goldwyn, executive producer/co-creator, The Divide; Cheryl Bloch, SVP, scripted originals, WE tv; actress Marin Ireland; Richard LaGravenese, executive producer/co-creator of The Divide; and actors Britne Oldford and Damon Gupton at a screening of WE tv’s The Divide at the Roxy Theater in Philadelphia.

The Paley Center in Beverly Hills, Calif., hosted “An Evening With WGN America’s Manhattan” (l. to r.) Thomas Schlamme, director/executive producer; former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, moderator; and Olivia Williams and John Benjamin Hickey, cast members.

At Turner’s TCA Tour panel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (l. to r.): David Levy, president, Turner Broadcasting System, with Ali Larter and Sean Bean of TNT’s Legends.

At home in Connecticut with Daryl Hall (third from l.) of DIY’s Daryl’s Restoration Over-Hall (l. to r.): Susan Leigh, VP, ad sales, DIY; Bridget DiPasquale, VP, communications, Ethan Allen; and Jon Steinlauf, EVP, ad sales and marketing, DIY.
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