Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Today’s update is being posted later than usual simply because I had the opportunity to leave my day job early today (for the holiday weekend), take in a movie with a friend and then come home to enjoy some of my television shows.

But, there is some good news to share with all of you so let’s get started:

TELEVISION

FX is pulling out all the stops this fall as four of its original series will roll out in September. Promos released today by the cable channel indicate new seasons of “The League” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” are set for said month, as well as the new drama “Terriers,” starring Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James. The three shows join “Sons of Anarchy,” which had previously been booked for September. Exact dates however weren’t specified however one assumes “Anarchy” will remain on Tuesday nights while “Sunny” and “League” will likely continue on Thursdays. (The Futon Critic)

Before the shows can start their new seasons or debut, the USA Network is already setting their season finale dates. White Collar will wrap the opening half of its sophomore season on Tuesday, September 7 at PM while Psych will do the same for its fifth season on Wednesday, September 8 at 10 PM. Both series will then return for the back half of their respective seasons – presumably seven episodes each – this winter. Meanwhile, newcomer Covert Affairs will close its freshman run on Tuesday, September 14 with a two-hour finale beginning at 9 PM. As previously reported, Thursday dramas Burn Notice and Royal Pains will close their summer cycles on August 26 before returning this winter with six new installments. (The Futon Critic)

Before the series could even air it’s already over. Which show is that? The new fall series Chaos, which was to air on NBC, is done for; the actors have been released from their contracts and the show is basically dead. Why, you may ask? Economics. And the show won’t be jumping to another network either so that’s that. (Variety and Televisionary)

Several pilots remain in contention for midseason as the options were quietly renewed for a handful of actors (though not the entire cast) on several pilots, including Wright Vs. Wrong, Awkward Situations for Men, Team Spitz, and HMS. With the exception of HMS, the other projects will shoot new pilots, with altered casts. (Deadline Hollywood Daily and Televisionary)

Amy Madigan will step into the role of Olivia’s mother on the new season of Fringe, beginning with the Season 3 premiere. The character, who may only appear “over there,” is described as a devoted mother with surprising ties to the Bishop family. (Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide)

FIRST LOOK AT FALL TV

Pilot View: The CW’s new drama ‘Hellcats’

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/pilot-view-the-cws-new-drama-hellcats.html

Pilot View: The CW’s new drama, ‘Nikita’

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/pilot-view-the-cws-new-drama-nikita.html

Pilot view: ABC’s new drama ‘No Ordinary Family’

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/pilot-view-abcs-new-drama-no-ordinary-family.html

Pilot view: ABC’s new drama ‘Body of Proof’

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/pilot-view-abcs-new-drama-body-of-proof.html

Pilot View: ABC’s new drama, ‘Detroit 1-8-7’

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/pilot-view-abcs-new-drama-detroit-187.html

Pilot View: ABC’s new drama, ‘My Generation’

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/pilot-view-abcs-new-drama-my-generation.html

A LOOK AT WHAT TO WATCH THIS FALL (from TV Guide)

Best New Fall Shows: Our Editors’ Picks

http://www.tvguide.com/News/New-Fall-Shows-1020137.aspx

DVD ANNOUNCEMENT

In Treatment

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Treatment-season-2-announced/14003

VOTING

Tater Top Awards: Vote for Your Drama Kings and Queens

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b188359_tater_top_awards_vote_your_drama_kings.html

BOX OFFICE MOVIES

Heather Graham will star in Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, based on the popular children’s book series. She will play zany Aunt Opal, a globe-trotting, somewhat nutty personality who babysits Judy and Judy’s brother Stink for the summer. The series follows the humorous adventures of third-grader Judy Moody. (Variety and First Showing)

A reboot of the 1980s action hit The Fall Guy is in early development, bringing the action hero to the big screen. The Fall Guy, which was created by action maven Glen A. Larson and starred Lee Majors, aired from 1981 to 1986 on ABC. Majors played Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman by day and bounty hunter by night. He often incorporated his stunts into his bounty-hunting, flying vehicles (his trademark large pickup especially) over large objects, jumping from impossibly high angles and doing other things ’80s heroes did to nab the people they were chasing. Heather Thomas co-starred and often got into trouble with him. Action series from the 1980s have been coming in waves to the movie world: The Dukes of Hazard hit six years ago, The A-Team just hit, The Equalizer” is being developed for Russell Crowe as a possible starring vehicle, and MacGyver (the real one, not the satire) is moving forward apace. (Steven Zeitchik from LA Times)

Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica) and Alison Brie (Community) have joined the West Craven movie Scream 4 and they are joining recent additions Adam Brody, Marley Shelton and Erik Knudsen. Already part of the cast are Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette as well as Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin, Nico Tortorella, Anthony Anderson and newcomer Marielle Jaffe. The film is set to carve up the box office on April 15, 2011. (The Wrap)

Abigail Spencer (Mad Men) has joined the cast of the comic book adaptation movie Cowboys and Aliens. Daniel Craig plays Zeke Jackson, the lead character in a story about Apache Indians and Western settlers who must lay their differences aside when an alien spaceship crash lands in Silvery City, Arizona. Spencer will play a prostitute named Alice, a former lover of Craig’s character who makes him change his ways. Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Keith Carradine and Paul Dano also star. (Heat Vision and Dark Horizons)

FIRST LOOK AT BOX OFFICE

Meet the New Hot Spider-Man!

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b188693_meet_new_hot_spider-man.html

Official Teaser Poster for Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows

http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/07/02/official-teaser-poster-for-harry-potter-the-deathly-hallows/

That’s it. Enjoy!