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Hope you were able to watch live the repeat #Castle episode "Like Father Like Daughter" on ABC last night. Tonight we'll have another installment of "Just The News Please" and a somewhat STRC section where both @cecimartin and @ChristySpratlin will be rejoining us to give us a "Take 2" of their fun set visit recently ~ we're very grateful to Ceci for graciously returning to share with us once again because of the BTR bridge issues experiences last Tuesday night so everyone will be able to hear about her and Christy's fun visit. You ladies are the BEST! Photo credit/copyright[above]: ABC Studios/Network    

As most of you know, about and hour 20 minutes into our Tuesday March25th show our "bridge" via our host platform failed ~ this is actually your phone/skype path in to STR. Sadly, everything said prior to that point in the show was lost. All of you listening live we apologize for the abrupt ending.. and hope you enjoyed it up to that point in time. We know several of you scrambled to call back in once the bridge was restored and we love you and thank you for that sincerely. We do have the last bit of the show once the issue was resolved. However, we'd at least like to take a moment tonight and offer a "Take 2" and offer you an STR recap of "The Greater Good" written by David Grae and directed by Holly Dale.. hope you'll take a listen when you have a few moments :) Sincerely the entire STR Team!   Photo credit/copyright[above in BTR random order]: ABC Studios/Network    

NINJA's?! .. those were such incredibly fast and stealthy NINJA's!! There is sooooo much packed into these 42 minutes of "the boys" and Caskett goodness that tonight's STR Round table about "The Way of the Ninja" will guarantee a lot of laughs. "The Way of the Ninja" ~ story was by Christine Roum & Shawn Waugh ~ teleplay by Christine Roum ~ directed by Larry Shaw.  ALL are so creative and the cast brought us through this completely FUN episode..in a FLASH!!! Hope you can join in the fun.. here are Elean's STR Round Table quesitons in advance: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-round-table/str-174-031814-s6e18-the-way-of-the-ninja-recap/ Photo credit/copyright [above in random~BTR order]: ABC Studios/Network

We had a wonderful time with those who rewatched “Flowers For Your Grave”  last night to commemorate #5YearsOfCastle. We reminisced while quoting FFYG verbatim while looking back to where/when it all began for "everything Castle".  Truly, “Time flies when you’re having fun” and we all can't wait to see what happens next from the creative minds/skills/performances from the Castle Team.  Tonight, after the latest Stana News from Miah and Lewis, we’re having our second STR Book Club discussion facilitated by Elena. How tonight's selection was determined this time was by a photo Stana tweeted of the title and cover art to a book by Shane Jones entitled “Light Boxes” [published by Genius Press 2009 and Penguin Books Ltd 2010]. So, we thought this would be a very interesting challenge for us and perhaps even spark some creative imagery of the mind while reading [if you read the entire book, you will completely understand the challenge].  We hope you purchased your copy and will join us tonight sharing your thoughts on this fictional story by Shane Jones. Photo credit/copyright[above]: Illistration:Ken Garduno, story by Shane Jones, 2009 ~ Penguin Books Ltd. No copyright infringement is intended in the promotion/discussion of this book.

“In the Belly of the Beast” performance of Detective Kate Beckett is another awesome example of why #Stana Katic is such an amazing and talented actress.  If you have not watched this Season 6 episode 17 of Castle, stop what you are doing right now and go watch it.. and then, watch it again ;) Suspense, intrigue and intense emotions will make their mark on you while watching this epic episode created and crafted by the writers Andrew W. Marlowe/David Amann and directed by Rob Bowman. It is VERY clear Stana put everything she has into playing this ingenious/tough/tenacious Detective in each episode every week. Adding to the mix are cast and crew singing Stana’s praises weeks ago during the actual filming and post production ~ including reading the tweets during the West Coast LIVE network viewing from Stana’s stunt double Shauna Galligan [@shaunagalligan] who testifies repeatedly to the amount of hard work Stana put into each take.. after take.. after take.. Be sure to get into the queue early tonight for the STR Round Table as the wave of thoughts/feelings about this intense episode and performances could definitely overwhelm us tonight. Here are Elena’s [no, not “Markov” ;) ] questions for tonight: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-round-table/str-172-030414-s6e17-in-the-belly-of-the-beast-recap/ … Photo credit/copyright[above - random BTR order]: ABC Studios/Network

Three separate people completely unknown to each other confess to the same murder. Each, seemingly intelligent and appearing non-violent, has a detailed account of said murder including details that only the murderer could know. Add in a [perfectly cast] self-help guru along with our favorite #Castle cast of characters and you have the ultimate “Who done it” mystery for a Monday night on ABC ~ sprinkle in some adorable arguing banter between the “killers” in describing the exact details of the crime on the side and you'll find the 42 minutes has flown by. Man, we hope you watched or are planning to watch “Room 147” from last night which was creatively written by Adam Frost and skillfullly directed by Bill Roe. The entire Castle cast and crew made this a fun episode to watch. Tonight, after the latest news and ratings, we’ll open up the STR Round Table which will include both last week’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” AND “Room 147” recap discussion questions.. Here’s Elena’s list: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-round-table/str-171-022514-s6e16-room-147-recap/ Hope you can join us tonight! Photo credit/copyright[in random order by BTR]: ABC Studios/Network

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" episode of #Castle was definitely worth the 2 week wait. Hope you were able to watch it LIVE on ABC last night. If not, please watch your DVR copy today and/or via WatchABC at abc.com/Castle if your cable provider is listed. In this episode, Castle & Beckett find themselves returning to one of Castle's High School alma maters in search of finding out more information that might lead them to the killer of one of the students. Instead, they learn wayyyy more than they anticipated about various other hidden [possible] student talents ~ "telekinesis-ly" speaking. #SLTS was written by [husband/wife writing team] Chad Gomez Creasey & Dara Resnik Creasey and directed by Kevin Hooks. Plus, key Caskett decisions are made in this episode for their future life together. *smiling BIG :D After the News and a tiny glance at the Ratings [hey, Castle did pretty darn good up against the Olympics], we'll open up our phone/skype lines to you. We promised Elena last week we would hold off one week on our STR Round Table for this fun "Smells Like Teen Spirit" episode Q&A so she would NOT miss out participating while on vacation, but we still want to give each of you an opportunity to tell us [quickly] anything you just can't wait till next week to share tonight. We have a bit of a treat for our callers tonight.Miah & Lewis have come up with a creatively amusing way to have some fun tonight while we have the opportunity. Hope you'll join in. "See you" tonight! Photo credit/copyright: ABC Studios/Network

Are you busy tonight? Join us, you never know what'll happen! "The receipe for a good speech includes some shortening."  .. Anonymous Photo credit/copyright: ALL photos are property of ABC Studios/Network for Castle Season6 Promotional use only, no copyright infringment is intended.

Caskett [relation] shipper?! Then this episode is a definite must-see. Hope you were able to watch last night’s episode of #Castle LIVE entitled “Dressed To Kill”. Each of those heartfelt conversations between Caskett along with the “Devil Wears Prada Miranda-ish” ‘Matilda King’ were beautifully/creatively written by Elizabeth Beal and directed by Jeannot Szwarc. This episode introduced us to a bit of Beckett’s past [15 minutes of] modeling days with and awkward reminisce moment[s] to Rick’s happy surprise. If you’ve DVR’d this episode, please watch it again so it will count in the ratings [thank you in advance]. At the beginning of tonight’s show we will announce the summer date of our first “fan meet up” ~ StanaFanFest2014.  Then, just after the news, Arlene will share a bit on a special art project you may be interesting in. The latest ratings are next and will lead right into the STR Round Table where [hopefully] you’ll want to share your thoughts last night's episode . Here are tonight’s open~ended questions in advance so you can formulate your thoughts before the show: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-round-table/655-2/ Hope to "see you" tonight!! Photo credit/copyright[above, random order]: ABC Studios/Network  

The "Limelight" episode of #Castle seems to have tied up some loose ends for the Richard Castle family nicely. While Rick doesn't know the extent of his "helping", we the audience made some new discoveries in this episode for two of the "loves of his life", Alexis and Beckett. And yes, we all did noticed the order of his phone "favorites" ;) So what are YOUR thoughts about last night's episode written by @RobHanning and directed by Bill Roe? We'd love to hear 'em! After the 'STR News Team' [Miah/Lewis] help keep us up to date on the very latest, we'll hear the second part of our 'STR Fan Spotlight' from last week. Then a quick review of the Final Ratings [tvbythenumbers.com] and quickly clear our [virtual] table for each of you to offer up YOUR thoughts about the last night's episode ~ which might even change/enhance a few minds about what we saw/learned. Tonight's "Limelight" questions for you contain multiple key story threads fans have throught [and in some cases anguished over] during the first half of Castle Season 6, here are Elena's STR Round Table questions for you to be thinking ahead: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-round-table/str-167-012114-s6e13-limelight-recap/ BONUS:People's Choice was very kind in releasing today [Jan 21st] an interview with Stana backstage and YES! we are very much "still reveling in star Stana Katic's win for Favorite Dramatic TV Actress". Please go to this link to see/read more about it: http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2014/01/21/stana-katic-peoples-choice-award-crying/Photo credit/copyright[above, in BTR random order]: ABC Studios/Network

Welcome to STR! And Welcome Back to each of our regular listeners and "community of people" who generously share of their gifts and talents in a common love/appreciation/admiration for Stana Katic! Tonight we have a fun show planned just for YOU.. We'll start it off with an introduction of our newest member of the STR News Team. We are pleased to announce the addition of Lewis [in North Carolina] to be on air with Miah each week delivering the latest Stana news and there'll perhaps even be a bit of "extra news" each week you may be interested in ~ please help us make Lewis feel welcome [thank you]. Zero doubt you'll hear a squeee with excitement throughout the show right along with each of you remembering and honoring both Stana Katic [Dramatic TV Actress - first win] / Castle [TV Crime Drama] for their perspective PCA wins. Forgive us, we can't help it!! Then, we'll have a special STRC [Correspondent] report by Vanessa in Paris and then move quickly to the STR Round Table to discuss "Deep Cover", written by Terrence Paul Winter and directed by Tom Wright. Here are the questions for tonight's STR Round Table: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-round-table/str-166-011414-s6e12-deep-cover-recap/ Photo credit/copyright: [BTR random order stream] ABC Studios/Network - PCA "Dramatic TV Actress", CBS Network, People's Choice Awards.

Happy New Year! Welcome back to STR! WOW! #Castle started the new year off with a huge bang in last night's episode entitled "Under Fire", written by Andrew W. Marlowe/David Amann and directed by Paul Holahan. Hope you were able to watch it live ~ if not, please do! Would definitely love for your DVR watch to count in the numbers by Wednesday night, Live +3.. There were so many things/feels/emotions going on this episode that you might even want to rewatch it again before tonight's STR. PLUS! Yesterday, CBS announced WHOM would be attending the "People's Choice" awards on Wednesday, January 8th at 10|9c and that Stana Katic will be attending. Happiness ensued worldwide immediately! There even were photos taken of the seating [photo cards placed in seats]of where everyone with be seated which increased anticipation for this event. Basically, we ALL can't wait!! [place a gazillion more exclamation marks behind that sentence] Here's PCA's LIVE feed/link for you to watch the Red Carpet: http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2014/01/07/peoples-choice-awards-2014-red-carpet-watch/ Here's PCA's page where you can find the link to watch the show LIVE:http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/ Elena's [always awesome] STR Round Table questions can be found here:http://stanatalkradio.com/str-round-table/535-2/ So, hopefully you can be formulating YOUR thoughts about last night's awesome episode and call/skype in to convey to all of us what YOU think about the question/situation/episode. Don't think you'll be too shocked if we take a moment to just squeeee together about the PCAs Red Carpet and in anticipation of a certain name in a certain female category!  Photo credit/copyright:[above in BTR random episode order] Castle ~ ABC Studios/Network

At the end of every year we are always amazed at everything Stana Katic has accomplished. She's incredible!! So, sit back, relax, and let's reminisce a bit with all the awesome accomplishments Stana has achieved in 2013! If we've missed anything, please let us know. Happy Holidays! Music credit/copyright: "Love is Christmas", Sara Bareilles, 2011 Sony Music Entertainment | "Step Into Christmas", Elton John [written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin], DJM Records | "Christmas This Year", TobyMac ~ featuring Leigh Nash, 2011 ForeFront Records | For the complete full length/complete songs, each are available for your purchase in iTunes and your retailer. Photo credit/copyright: various  

Tonight will will review 2013 STR Shows with you and try to give you some of the best moments we've found from throughout the year ~ who knows, you might even hear YOUR voice again!. Hope you'll join us for this ALWAYS fun reivew as we, Stana Fans, take a moment to reminisce a bit about how awesome it as fans of Stana Katic! Photo credit/copyright:

Castle, Beckett and a Baby!! Yep! Last night's episode of Castle entitled "The Good, The Bad, and the Baby" which was written by Terri Edda Miller and directed by John Terlesky ~ truly, a thanksgiving treat for Castle fans! What a perfect way to give the audience more insight on Caskett's future and how each character in the cast "feels" about babies when they are all thrown into a situation unexpectedly, especially Beckett, during the investigation of a murder. Only on Castle will you find multiple reasons to watch this awesome show. Elena has already posted tonight's STR Round Table Questions already so you'll have a chance the gather your thoughts and share what you think, we hope you'll join us for tonight's fun dicussion: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-162-112613-s6e10-the-goodthe-badand-the-baby-recap/ Photo credit/copyright: ABC Studios/Network