Hey All,
It’s a slow news day today, but I was still able to find some interesting items to share with everyone.
So, let’s get started:
TELEVISION
Reid Scott (My Boys) will have a recurring role on the new Showtime series The Big C. He will play Dr. Todd, the oncologist of Cathy (Laura Linney). The series follows Cathy, a school teacher and suburban mother who tries to rebuild her life after her cancer diagnosis. Since this role is a recurring one, it won’t conflict with his contract with TBS. The Big C premieres on August 16 at 10:30 PM. (Deadline Hollywood Daily and TV Guide)
Oscar winner Javier Bardem will guest star on the FOX musicomedy Glee next season. He will play a rock star who befriends Artie (Kevin McHale). The guest spot was Bardem’s idea, as he watched the entire first season in a week and pitched the idea to his Eat, Pray, Love director and Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly via TV Guide)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Serenity and 2012), Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Sir Antony Sher (The Wolfman) and Stephen Rea (The Crying Game) have been cast in the BBC noir thriller The Shadow Line. The made-for-TV movie is described as “from the cop with a bullet in his brain, whose amnesia leaves him doubtful of his own moral compass; to the drug-lord driven by a profound personal tragedy, risking it all on one last deal; to the brilliantly lethal puppet-master who gradually emerges from the shadows to bring the story to its shocking climax – The Shadow Line explores the morality of these characters as they negotiate the repercussions of [drug baron Harvey] Wratten’s death and attempt to navigate the fine line between right and wrong.” (BBC and Televisionary)
BBC Worldwide is set to launch more television channels within the US to complement BBC America. No details were given about the potential new digital offerings, however. (Variety and Televisionary)
The Disney Channel made-for-TV movie Den Brother, about a teenage hockey star who is suspended from play and then must step in as substitute leader for his younger brother’s scout troop, is expected to air on August 13, but it will be available via Disney Channel on Demand beginning August 6. (Variety and Televisionary)
AMC has commissioned a new pilot called Hell on Wheels, which is described as “a contemporary western that centers on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, centering on former confederate soldier Cullen Bohannan, whose quest for vengeance has led him to the Union Pacific Railroad’s westward construction of the first Transcontinental Railroad. (The Hollywood Reporter)
ADVANCE REVIEWS FOR TV
On Syfy, Fantasy Lite
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Syfy-Fantasy-Lite-1020186.aspx
Study in Bronze: An Advance Review of Season Two of Syfy’s Warehouse 13
http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2010/07/study-in-bronze-advance-review-of.html
INTERVIEW
Setting his sights on a new challenge, Christopher Gorham Talks COVERT AFFAIRS
BOX OFFICE
Elisabeth Roehm (Heroes, Law & Order and Angel) has been cast in the action-thriller Abduction, replacing Emily Mortimer as Taylor Lautner’s biological mother. John Singleton is directing the movie about a young man who goes on the run after discovering that his parents aren’t his own when he sees his baby picture on a missing persons website. Lily Collins, Maria Bello and Sigourney Weaver also star. (Hollywood Reporter and Yahoo Movies)
VOTING
Tater Top Awards: Smackdowns and Smooches
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b188543_tater_top_awards_smackdowns_smooches.html
That’s it. Enjoy!
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