Posted in Television, TV Calendar on October 11, 2010| 2 Comments »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the fall season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
8 PM
Chuck on NBC
The Incredibles movie on Disney
NCIS on USA Network
9 PM
Reviving Ophelia movie on Lifetime
The Event on NBC
The Last Cowboy movie on Hallmark
Julie & Julia movie on Starz
9:30 PM
The Big C on Showtime
10 PM
Castle on ABC
The Closer on TNT
The Princess Bride movie on TV Land
Enjoy!
Posted in Appearances, Paley Center, Television on October 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The Paley Center for Media – both in Los Angeles and New York – will be presenting some interesting panels next month. For those of you in Los Angeles, the following two events are upcoming:
The cast and crew of the USA Network series Royal Pains will participate in a panel on November 8. The featured panels are cast members Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Flint and Reshma Shetty and Executive Producers Michael Rauch and Andrew Lenchewski.
The show, which returns on January 20 with all new episodes, is about idealistic New York emergency room doctor Hank Lawson (Feuerstein) who is unjustly fired from his job, ending up in the Hamptons with his pleasure-seeking accountant brother Evan (Costanzo). There he ends up as a concierge doctor to the rich and richer with his own physician’s assistant Divya (Shetty) and an on-again, off-again girlfriend in the form of local hospital administrator Jill (Flint).
There might still be tickets available for this event here. Members are $10 while the general public is $15.
A few days later, on November 10, a special reunion will be held. The event is called One from the Hart: A Hart to Hart Reunion will be featured with guest panelist being none other than the perennially leads of the much-beloved 1980’s series Stefanie Powers and Robert Wagner.
The series, created by Sidney Sheldon, was about millionaire business executive Jonathan Hart (Wagner) and his freelance journalist wife, Jennifer (Powers) who worked as amateur detectives. Running for five seasons on ABC, the series remained popular through eight reunion movies.
If you would like to see if there are any tickets still available, please visit here. Again, tickets for members are $10 and tickets for the general public are $15.
For fans in the Big Apple, the New York Paley Center will host a night with the cast and creative team behind the Showtime hit comedy The Big C on November 1. The panelist will include cast members Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, Gabourey Sidibe, Phyllis Somerville and John Benjamin Hickey as well as Executive Producer/Creator Darlene Hunt and Executive Producer Jenny Bicks.
This series is the highly unconventional look at a buttoned-up Minneapolis school teacher – Cathy Jamison (Linney) – who decides it is time to start living after learning she has Stage Four melanoma. She decides to tell no one, including her immature husband (Platt), obnoxious teenage son and outspoken, homeless (by choice) brother (Hickey). Meanwhile, she is dealing with her students, including stubborn Andrea (Sidibe), with a renewed aplomb and getting to her cranky neighbor Marlene (Somerville).
You can try to get tickets here. Tickets for members are $20 and tickets for the general public are $25.
To learn more about the Paley Center for Media, please visit their website.
Posted in Appearances, Breaking News, Television on October 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thanks to the folks over at seat42F for the following details about the college tour for the FX series Terriers:
FX’s newest and critically acclaimed drama series Terriers has embarked upon a nationwide university tour with its starring cast, Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James, where they will host screenings of the series and conduct Q&A sessions at each featured campus.
The current schedule includes stops at the following universities:
St. Louis University on Monday, October 11
University of Illinois on Tuesday, October 12
University of Illinois on Wednesday, October 13
University of Michigan on Thursday, October 14
University of Chicago on Monday, October 18
Terriers is a drama centering on ex-cop Hank Dolworth (Donal Logue) and his partner and best friend Britt Pollack (Michael Raymond-James) — two small-time, unlicensed private investigators who become embroiled in a big scandal. The series co-stars Kimberly Quinn, Laura Allen, Rockmond Dunbar and Jamie Denbo.
Terriers airs on FX on Wednesday nights at 10 PM.
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on October 8, 2010| 3 Comments »
Hey All,
The news isn’t too voluminous today, but I still found some interesting items. Please read on:
TELEVISION
Ed Begley, Jr. (St. Elsewhere) will guest star in the 5th episode of the mid-season medical drama Off the Map, as a dentist named Hank. (William Keck at TV Guide)
Danny Trejo (Machete) will appear as the feared janitor at Luke and Manny’s school on Modern Family. (William Keck at TV Guide)
Raymond J. Barry (Lost) will appear on NCIS: Los Angeles, as a former secret agent who shares a past with Linda Hunt’s character. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
Jamie Alexander (Kyle XY) will appear in at least four episodes of the Showtime dramedy Nurse Jackie, as Tunie, Kevin’s (Dominic Fumusa) never-before-seen younger sibling. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
Rebecca Mader (Lost) is set to guest star in Law & Order: Los Angeles this season, playing a woman named Rebecca. (Fancast and Televisionary)
Kathryn Erbe will be rejoining ex-partner Vincent D’Onofrio for the 10th and final season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The series will see its eight episode farewell season premiere sometime in 2011. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
Sources close to the folks behind the long-running series One Tree Hill claim plans are in the works to bring back Chad Michael Murphy and Hilarie Burton. The original plan was to have the happy family with baby in tow return for Brooke’s (Sophia Bush) two-episode wedding, but with the show getting six additional scripts, their return may happen later. (Megan Masters at E! Entertainment Online)
ABC Family Channel has give a pilot order to the series What Would Jane Do, which is about a 16-year-old girl who juggles life as a teenager and a demanding new job as a full time assistant for a design company. (James Hibberd at Live Feed at The Hollywood Reporter)
Also, the ABC Family Channel has picked up freshman comedy Melissa & Joey for 20 more episodes. (James Hibberd at Live Feed at The Hollywood Reporter)
MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES
Kevin Sorbo will appear in the Hallmark Channel movie The Santa Suit, which premieres on December 2 at 8 PM. The movies is about a greedy elitist and Hunter Toys CEO Derek Hunter (Sorbo), who looks down on the whole of humanity until he is suddenly transformed from Fortune 500 phenom to Santa Claus to learn that when people are stripped of worldly splendor, and have nothing except their humanity to define them, they tend to make more heartfelt and purposeful choices. (The Futon Critic)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Warner Bros. Pictures is developing a combination live-action and CG-animated movie featuring Pepe Le Pew, the lovelorn French skunk and Looney Tunes character with Mike Myers as the voice of the overly amorous skunk. (Vulture and Dark Horizons)
Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) has joined the cast of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which stars Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgard and Christopher Plummer. It is unknown at this time what role Richardson will play. (Movie Web)
Harry Potter will NOT be seen in 3-D when it is released this fall (Twitter)
Alice Eve (She’s Out of My League) will replace Margarita Levieva (Adventureland) in the box office movie ATM, which is follows three co-workers who, on a common visit to the nearest ATM to get some money, find themselves terrorized by large menacing man in a parka who won’t let them leave. (Bloody Disgusting and Dark Horizons)
Victor Webster (Mutant X and soon to be seen in episodes of Castle) will star in the lead role in the straight-to-DVD sequel Scorpion King: Rise of the Dead, in which Mathayus (Webster) takes on impenetrable bad guys in the wilds of the Northern Tribes in 3000 BC. (What’s Playing and Dark Horizons)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Watch: First Trailer for Peter Weir’s Survival Film ‘The Way Back’
That’s it. Enjoy!
Have a great weekend!
Posted in Breaking News, Television, TV Calendar on October 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thanks to the folks at SpoilerTV for the following details about the return of some of TNT shows:
The Closer kicks off a five-episode run, including a two-part Christmas special starting December 6 at 9 PM. This will be followed by Men of a Certain Age at 10 PM.
Leverage will make a brief return on December 12 with a Christmas-themed episode followed by its 2-hour season finale, which is expected to air on December 19.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Breaking News, Television, TV Calendar on October 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Are you a fan of the USA Network shows White Collar and/or Royal Pains? Are you looking forward to the debut of the network’s new show Fairly Legal (formerly known as Facing Kate), starring Sarah Shahi (Life) and Michael Trucco (Battlestar Galactica)?
Well then this news should make you very happy. The network has announced return/premiere dates for the above shows.
Here are the details:
White Collar is back on January 18 at 10 PM
Royal Pains returns on January 20 at 9 PM
Fairly Legal debuts on January 20 at 10 PM
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on October 7, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Much more news to share today compared to the last few days and on a day when there is a lot of TV to be watched. There is Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice on ABC; The Vampire Diaries and Nikita on The CW, Bones and Fringe over on FOX and CSI and The Mentalist on CBS. Plus all the comedies on NBC so plan your viewing and DVR’ing wisely.
In the meantime, here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
This is not surprising to learn, but NBC has shut down production on the low-rated new series Outlaw (which stars Jimmy Smits and airs on Fridays at 10pm), but plans to continue to air it at least for the next few weeks. Eight episodes of the show have been produced and only three have aired so far leaving five in the can. NBC says it will evaluate Outlaw’s performance over the next few weeks. (TV By the Numbers)
Mary Lynn Rajskub (24) will guest star on Modern Family as the old high school girlfriend of then closeted Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson). (William Keck at TV Guide)
Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica and Hellcats) is set to guest star on an upcoming episode of Eureka, which returns to the lineup early in 2011. (Digital Spy and Televisionary)
The first new show of the fall TV season to receive a full season pick up is the FOX comedy Raising Hope. The network gave the show an additional 9 episode order. (The Futon Critic)
Two new characters have been added to the next season of Pretty Little Liars, but they are not characters from the books. Caleb, played by Tyler Blackburn (Days of our Lives and Cold Case), is a bad boy and Simone, played by Alona Tal (Supernatural and Veronica Mars), is going to cause a lot of drama for one of our Little Liars. (ABC Family)
FX has renewed Sons of Anarchy for a fourth season. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
The Disney Channel will be debuting what is being touted as TV’s first dance-driven sitcom called Shake It Up on November 7 at 8:30 PM. The series stars 13-year-old Bella Thorne and 14-year-old Zendaya (Wizards Of Waverly Place) as best friends CeCe and Rocky, whose dreams of becoming professional dancers are realized when they land roles as background dancers on the most popular teen dance show, “Shake It Up, Chicago!” (The Futon Critic)
ARTICLES ABOUT TELEVISION
‘Lost’ cast members to reunite at Spike TV Scream Awards (Exclusive)
Ratings Report Card: Which New Shows Are Hot? Which Are Not?
MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES
The holiday movie Cancel Christmas will have its world premiere on the Hallmark Channel in 2011 and will star Judd Nelson as Santa Claus. [Yes, you read that right]. The story goes like this: Even Santa Claus (Nelson) reports to a board of directors and today, the “Chairmen of Christmas” have determined that children have become too greedy, and if Santa wants to keep them from cancelling Christmas altogether, he must prove the board wrong by changing the ways of two especially incorrigible boys, Farley and Steve. (The Futon Critic)
The timeless tale Gift of the Magi will air as a movie on the Hallmark Channel on December 15 at 8 PM, starring Marla Sokoloff (The Practice) as Della Young and Mark Webber (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) as her husband Jim, financially strapped newlyweds about to spend their first Christmas together. Challenged to buy secret gifts for each other, both end up selling their most prized possessions. (The Futon Critic)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Tom Fontana (The Philanthropist) has booked the drama Chameleon with FOX. The series will be about a cop who goes missing for weeks, only to return a changed and delusional man – much to the chagrin of his partner. (The Futon Critic)
The show runners for Smallville – Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders – will be working with producer Mc G on a potential new CBS drama called The Last Hope, which is loosely based on professional finder-of-lost-loves Troy Dunn. The project is being eyed for next fall. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
DVD ANNOUNCEMENT
MUSIC NEWS
By nabbing six places on the Billboard Hot 100 next week, the Glee cast will surpass The Beatles for most appearances among non-solo acts in the chart’s 52-year history. The Beatles charted 71 titles, but as of next week the Glee cast will have 75. (The Wrap)
BOX OFFICE MOVIES
Robert Downey Jr. is set to star in the heist film Yucatan, which follows a group of thieves, lead by a deep sea salvage specialist (Downey), who head to Mexico to find Mayan treasure buried underwater for centuries in ruins beneath the Yucatan peninsula. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)
Ed Burns and Genesis Rodriguez have joined the cast of the crime thriller Man on a Ledge, which stars Sam Worthington as a cop falsely imprisoned who escapes after being let out for his father’s funeral and stands on a hotel ledge threatening suicide. A hard-living hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks), a former flame of the cop, tries to talk him down. At the same time the cop’s brother (Jamie Bell) plans the heist of a jewelry store across the street while his brother’s actions are keeping everyone occupied. Rodriguez plays Bell’s girlfriend who tries to prove Worthington’s innocence. Burns is a rival negotiator who tries to takeover when he believes Banks has a conflict of interest. (The Hollywood Reporter and Dark Horizons)
FOX Searchlight will present the box office movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, and Dev Patel in a story about a group of British retirees who think India is the ideal — and less expensive — place to spend their golden years. (Jeff Labrecque at Entertainment Weekly)
French actress Lea Seydoux (Inglourious Basterds and Robin Hood) will star as the lead female villain in Mission: Impossible 4. (Jeff Sneider at The Wrap)
BOX OFFICE BANNERS
Seven More Dark, Gritty Character Banners for Harry Potter 7
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Watch: Badass Red Band Trailer for Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Faster’
New Dawn Treader trailer has us excited about returning to Narnia
That’s it. Enjoy!
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