Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

The news for today is coming out a little later than usual due to unforeseen circumstances and it isn’t overly long, but there are still some good items to share:

TELEVISION

Chris Vance (Prison Break and Burn Notice) has booked a multi-episode arc on Dexter, playing Cole – a meticulous, physically fit, well-spoken personal aide to a famous businessman. Vance is slated to appear in at least 3 episodes of the Showtime series. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

Michael Ealy (FlashForward and the upcoming box office movie Takers) will be the co-lead in the new USA Network buddy police dramedy called Common Law. He will play LAPD officer Travis Marks, who is a polar opposite of his partner Wes Mitchell. So far USA has only ordered a pilot of this series. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

Michael Douglas has been diagnosed with a tumor in his throat. The 65-year-old Oscar-winning actor will undergo eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy to treat the tumor. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

Syfy has picked up their hit series Eureka for a 5th season. (The Futon Critic)

Chad Faust (The 4400) has landed a recurring role on the new FOX drama Lone Star, playing Harrison, the roguish ex-husband of Cat Thatcher (Adrianne Palicki from Friday Night Lights). Lone Star is about as a con man (Jimmy Wolk) juggling two lives and wives (one of whom is Palicki’s aforementioned Cat). The new drama premieres on September 20 and the cast includes David Keith, Jon Voight, and Eloise Mumford. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

‘Glee’: Cast reclaims the slushie in Season 2 campaign

Q&A SECTION (with Kristin at E! Entertainment Online):

Question: Shane in Pittsburgh, Pa.: Will Jenna finally find out the truth about vampires on The Vampire Diaries?

Kristin: Nope, you can expect Aunt Jenna to remain blissfully unaware of the supernatural happenings in Mystic Falls, at least for now. How can that be when she was in the house while Katherine was chopping off Uncle John’s fingers and Jeremy was upstairs downing blood and pills? Executive producer Julie Plec tells us, “We’ll learn in the first episode that she was actually out talking to the fire marshal. Katherine actually lured Jenna out of the house before all the craziness happened.” Finger slicing aside, that Katherine seems like a fine young lady, no?

Question: Beth in Phoenix, Ariz.: Got any scoop on TVD’s flashback episodes?

Kristin: We have three tidbits about the three, possibly four, planned walks down the Salvatore brothers’ memory lane:

We chatted with Bianca Lawson, a.k.a. the original Bennett witch, who spilled that “Emily Bennett’s coming back to maybe be a good witch, maybe be bad witch.” Maybe we’ll finally see her make the deal with the devil himself, Damon, which sealed the vamps in the tomb?

When we spoke with Kevin Williamson at Comic-Con he confirmed that we will be seeing some of season one’s dearly departed via flashbacks. Our fingers are crossed for the return of fan favorite Anna.

Expect to learn about a lot more about the infamous Katherine. Williamson teased, “Why wasn’t she in the tomb? How did she escape? Where did she go? Why did she come to Mystic Falls to begin with? What brought her to Mystic Falls? There’s all those fun questions that we’re gonna explore.”

Question: Jacqueline in Arizona: Any news on Life Unexpected? I miss them!

Kristin: LUX returns to the CW Sept. 14 at 9 p.m., whoo-hoo, and the title character, Lux herself, might be getting a new love interest later this season. Producers are looking to cast a broody musician type to romance our fave lost-and-found orphan. Sounds like bad news for Lux’s former flame Bug.

Question: Elle in Utah: Any scoop on Parenthood? I love it.

Kristin: Yes, in an upcoming episode of NBC’s Parenthood Sarah Braverman (Lauren Graham) meddles in Drew’s love life, an initiative which not surprisingly goes horribly wrong. Ahhh…remember way back when Lauren Graham was the model of the modern mama? Good times.

Question: Teresa in Washington, D.C.: Are we going to see any more of Henry Winkler this season on Royal Pains? Except for maybe that winery episode, he’s been almost wasted as Papa Lawson.

Kristin: Henry Winkler is absolutely back in a major way on Royal Pains as Eddie R. Lawson, and in fact, he’s the medical patient at the center of episode 13. Actually, you better wish Hankmed good luck, because they’re going to need it in this episode—not one but two Lawson loved ones are going to be a serious danger!

Question: Nelson: I hate to admit it but I am loving Pretty Little Liars. Any scoop?

Kristin: Bianca Lawson tells us: “We’re gearing up to go back and unravel the rest of the mysteries and maybe find out who A is. So get ready for even more drama. The people that you think are the bad guys may not be and people that you think are the good guys may not be. I think there might be a death….It’s gonna be really good!”

Question: Adi in Lake Havasu, Ariz.: Any dish on my fave summer guilty pleasure, Rizzoli & Isles?

Kristin: Someone Jane (Angie Harmon) loves is in grave danger in episode nine.

Question: Marnie in Pittsburgh: So who’s going to become the new Chief on The Closer: Brenda or Pope?

Kristin: Umm…let’s just say that Major Crimes needs both of those good cops to stay in close proximity to the actual crimes.

Question: Melody in Cleveland, Ohio: Digging Covert Affairs—but I can’t decide who’s supposed to be with whom! Got any idea how Annie’s love life turns out?

Kristin: Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) is a lucky girl! Oded Fehr, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Eion Bailey make for a superstar lineup of possible lovahs, and you can add Chris Gorham’s Augie to the mix as well! Gorham says that a romance between Annie and Augie is possible “long-term story arc” for the show.

That’s it. Enjoy!