Hey All,
Lots of news to share with all of you, so let’s get right into it.
TELEVISION
Shaun Sipos (Melrose Place) will have a recurring role in Life Unexpected when it returns to the CW with new episodes this fall. He will play Eric, a new teacher at Westmonte High School, where Lux (Britt Robertson) attends. (Fan Cast)
In other Life Unexpected news, Arielle Kebbel (Gilmore Girls and Vampire Diaries) will play Paige, the new hottie in town who may well wind up tending more than bar for Baze (Kristoffer Polaha). Also, Amy Price-Francis (24 and The Cleaner) will play Kelly, a conservative author/chatterbox who becomes a partner on the radio show that Cate (Shiri Appleby) and Ryan (Kerr Smith) front. Both roles are recurring. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
Peter Weller will join Dexter for eight of the 12 episodes of the upcoming 5th season. He will play a Miami Metro cop who gets entangled in an internal affairs investigation. The series returns to Showtime on September 25. (Zap2It)
Aidan Gillen (The Wire) will be a series regular on the upcoming HBO drama series Game of Thrones, playing Littlefinger, who is described as a scheming “adviser to King Robert who manipulates those in power to fit his own agenda. (The Hollywood Reporter and Televisionary)
Timm Sharp (‘Til Death) has been cast in the HBO comedy series Enlightened, where he will play the new boss of Laura Dern’s formerly self-destructive character who returns to work after a spectacular meltdown. Sharp replaces Mos Def, who exited the series due to “deal issues,” according to Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva. (Deadline Hollywood Daily and Televisionary)
Among the actors lending their voices to Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III are: Zac Efron, Donald Glover (Community), and Mike Henry (The Cleveland Show), as well Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Seth MacFarlane, Abraham Benrubi (ER and Men In Trees), Donald Faison, Rachael Leigh Cook, Adrianne Palicki and Billy Dee Williams [among many others]. The special will air December 12. (Variety and Televisionary)
Joe Jonas will guest star on TV Land new comedy Hot in Cleveland, playing the son of Valerie Bertinelli’s character. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
The FOX series Bones will undergo a big transition as the investigative team finally closes the case on its greatest adversary. But as the dust settles, an even worse threat will emerge — and one fan favorite will not survive! Watch for Deidre Lovejoy to reappear for her final turn as murderous Heather “Gravedigger” Taffet, who has one last card to play after being convicted. Executive producer Hart Hanson says the same episode will introduce “someone much worse, who will dog us for the season.” Who could possibly be worse than the Gravedigger? “It’s someone highly motivated to do great harm to our people — a personal vendetta,” teases Hanson. “One of our characters will be a victim.” Hanson won’t give up any clues, though. (William Keck at TV Guide)
As announced yesterday, Melina Kanakaredes will not be returning to CSI: NY in the fall. Sela Ward will join the show as an experienced investigator from Washington, D.C., whose work is driven by her empathy for the victim. (Entertainment Weekly)
FOX has announced the premiere dates for their shows. The following are the dates for their dramas: House at 8 PM and Debut of new show Lone Star at 9 PM on September 20; Glee at 8 PM on September 21; Bones and Fringe at 8 and 9 PM respectively on September 23; Human Target at 8 PM and The Good Guys at 9 PM on September 24 and Lie To Me at 8 PM on November 10. Mark your calendars. (FOX Broadcasting)
Laura Vandervoort (V) will make a return guest appearance as Clark’s cousin Kara on Smallville for its final season on the CW. The episode is tentatively set to air in October. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
FIRST LOOK AT TONIGHT’S TV
THE FUTON’S FIRST LOOK: “COVERT AFFAIRS” (USA)
‘Covert Affairs’ review: Exciting and endearing espionage
A Neighborhood of Voluntary Spies: An Advance Review of the Series Premiere of USA’s Covert Affairs
http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2010/07/neighborhood-of-voluntary-spies-advance.html
Television review: ‘Covert Affairs’
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-covert-affairs-20100713,0,1036045.story
‘White Collar’: Where did we leave off? What do we want for Season 2?
MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES
Emma Roberts stars in the coming-of-age comedy Wild Child, which will premiere on the ABC Family Channel on August 8 at 8 PM. The movie will premiere during the network’s annual 10-day summer programming event called Campus Crush, which runs from August 1 – August 10. Roberts stars as 16-year-old Poppy, an LA teen diva who does what she wants whenever she wants. But after an over-the-top prank pushes her father (Aidan Quinn) one step too far, she finds herself shipped off to the one place where everything will change – British boarding school. No cell phones, no designer clothes, no way. Desperate to break free, she sets in motion the ultimate escape plan involving the son (Alex Pettyfer) of the head mistress (the late Natasha Richardson) – only to discover that this could be the reason she wants to stay. (The Futon Critic)
DVD ANNOUNCEMENTS
CSI
http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/CSI-Season-10/14061
Being Erica
http://tvshowsondvd.com/n/14065
FALL PREVIEW
Fall Preview ‘10: HAWAII FIVE-0
http://thetvaddict.com/2010/07/12/fall-preview-%E2%80%9810-hawaii-five-0/#more-15615
‘Glee’: Rachel and Finn stay together, plus Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Groff, and more
BOX OFFICE
Amanda Seyfried has been cast in the lead role in the box office movie called I’m.mortal. The description of the movie is: “Time has become the currency. The rich are immortal, while the rest struggle to stay alive. When a “rebel” from the ghetto is falsely accused of murdering a wealthy man for his time, he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful hostage (Seyfried). Together, they rage against the system, living minute to minute. They discover that love is more powerful than all the time in the world.” (Variety and First Showing)
Sam Trammell (True Blood) will appear in the indie crime thriller Guns, Girls and Gambling, playing a sheriff working with a corrupt sheriff (Dane Cook). (Variety and Entertainment Weekly)
Allison Janney (The West Wing) will play Charlotte Phelan, the mother to heroine Skeeter Phelan, in the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel The Help. Emma Stone (Zombieland) is set to star as aspiring writer Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, while Viola Davis will play Aibileen. Octavia Spencer has been cast as Minnie, and Bryce Dallas Howard is set to play Hilly, Skeeter’s childhood friend and adult nemesis. The Help will open in theaters next year. (Entertainment Weekly)
VOTING
Tater Top Awards: Shows You Love (and Love to Hate!)
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b188665_tater_top_awards_shows_you_love_love.html
POLL: Who should star in the movie version of Broadway’s ‘Wicked’?
Q&A SECTION (with Kristin at E! Entertainment Online)
Question: Brandon in Oregon: I saw some Team WWK Twitter action about Showtime’s new series Shameless. What else can you guys spill?
Kristin: Besides the fact that it’s far and away one of the best series pilots we’ve seen in recent history, Showtime announced today that we can all mark our calendars for its much-anticipated premiere date: Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 at 10 p.m. And get ready to see some acting genius coming from Emmy Rossum, who is easily an awards season shoo-in next year. The picture on the right is a little misleading though, sadly, because Alison Janney (aka West Wing’s C.J. and evilish mother of Lost’s Jacob) is no longer a part of the project because of her new gig on ABC’s Mr. Sunshine.
Question: Pete in Boston: Shower us with some Vampire Diaries love today?
Kristin: Thanks to Ian Somerhalder and the clever tweeter that he is, we’re now in custody of a photo of the season premiere script, titled: “The Return.” So who’s returning?! Our guess is that it’s referencing Katherine or possibly Uncle John (David Anders), who’s not quite dead yet.
Question: Joyce in Maryland: Give me the goods on Pretty Little Liars, please!
Kristin: One of the Pretty Little Liars ladies is going to discover A’s identity sooner than you’d think. Troian Bellisario (Spencer) tells us: “A lot of things are coming to a head. One of the biggest things is one of us finding out who A is.” Even better? A wants to be found out! “We get invited to Mona’s party, and it’s nowhere that any of the PLLs, except Hanna, until we get a text that says that it’s a scavenger hunt, and that A is the prize. Then we’re all very interested in going.” Guesses as to who the lucky lady is?
Question: Betty in Boise, Idaho: Anything else on Pretty Little Liars?
Kristin: Hanna and her hot mamacita (Laura Leighton) are headed for some major financial woes. Like scary, house-losing money probs.
That’s it. Enjoy!
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