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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today. Since there is a good bit to share with all of you, let’s get right into it, shall we?:

TELEVISION

Actor Brandan Hines (Lie to Me) will make a guest appearance on an April issue of Castle, playing Alex Conrad, a first-time mystery writer who owes some of his debut novel’s success to a glowing review written by Castle (Nathan Fillion). The storyline is this: When Castle invites Alex down to the precinct to play mentor, Alex becomes much more interested in what Beckett (Stana Katic) has to say about being a police detective. As Castle and Beckett investigate a swimming star’s murder, Castle becomes increasingly agitated by how willingly (and privately) Beckett shares information with the newbie author. But don’t think the jealous Castle will go down without a fight. This episode will also feature actress Josie Loren (Make It or Break It) and Justin Bruening (the short-lived Knight Rider) as the victim’s swimming coach, while Loren plays the victim’s former girlfriend. (Adam Bryant at TV Guide)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Casting announcements have been made for the NBC drama pilot REM that already stars Jason Isaacs as Detective Mark Britten (Isaacs), who wakes up after an accident to find he is living in two different realities, one in which he has killed his son Rex (Dylan Minnette from Lost) and one in which he has killed his wife Hannah. The casting includes Wilmer Valderrama (That 70’s Show) as Detective Richard Vega, Britten’s gregarious new partner in one reality; Steve Harris (The Practice and Friday Night Lights) as a seasoned, cynical, wry-humored police detective who’s Britten’s partner in the other reality; BD Wong (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) as Britten’s therapist in the reality where he has killed his son and Laura Allen (Terriers) as Rex’s tennis coach, who has become Rex’s confidante in the wake of the recent loss of his mother. (Deadline)

Actor Noah Emmerich (White Collar and The Walking Dead) has been added to the cast of the NBC drama pilot called S.I.L.A. that is set in the world of crime, law enforcement and politics in sprawling modern-day Los Angeles. He will play Terry Mullins, who has returned to Los Angeles to re-connect with his 15-year-old daughter Jennifer and try to get along with his ex-wife and Jennifer’s mother, high-powered attorney Mary McCarthy (Madchen Amick from Twin Peaks and Damages). (Deadline)

The cable network Starz is developing a supernatural crime drama pilot called The Brink that is based on the J.C. Hutchins book Personal Effects: Dark Art that chronicles art therapist Zach Taylor’s investigation into the life and madness of Martin Grace, an accused serial killer who claims to have foreseen, but not caused, his victims’ deaths. (Deadline)

Actress Vanessa Ferlito (CSI: NY) has joined the cast of the CW drama pilot Cooper & Stone in one of the lead roles. The show is about two pop culture savvy detectives – Jenna Cooper (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Angela Stone (Ferlito), working in Chicago’s Northside precinct. (The Futon Critic)

Emmy-winner Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies and Glee) has joined the ABC drama pilot Good Christian Bitches that is about Amanda Vaughn (Leslie Bibb), a widowed mother of two who – to get a fresh start – moves back to the affluent Dallas neighborhood where she grew up. Chenoweth will play Darlene Cockburn, a church-going housewife with a skewed sense of goodness and the alpha of the group. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Leslie Hope (24 and The Mentalist) has joined the cast of the ABC drama pilot The River that is about a state-of-the-art research vessel on a quest to find Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood), a missing TV explorer, in the Amazon and the crew documenting said endeavor. She will play Tess Cole, Emmet’s thoughtful and determined wife. (The Futon Critic)

MADE FOR TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Chloë Sevigny (Big Love) has joined the cast of the upcoming four-hour HBO miniseries about Lizzie Borden, starring in the lead role. The story will follow Borden’s trial, from which she was acquitted of killing her father and stepmother with a hatchet. The mini-series will air in 2012. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Logan Marshall-Green (The O.C. and 24) has landed a role in the upcoming box office film Prometheus, playing Holloway, a crewman on the space ship and the love interest for the character played by Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo star). The film also stars Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Idris Elba. (Deadline)

Actress Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) will star in the box office film Seconds of Pleasure that takes place on an airplane and connects the lives of people on the plane through vignettes. She will play a wife who catches her husband (Brendan Fraser) in a compromising position. Julia Stiles, Matt Dillon and Kristen Scott Thomas also star. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)

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

Question from Tatpsy: Any news about Jonathan Groff’s return on Glee? He’s in LA and there are a lot of rumors that he’s back on Glee.

Kristin: You know we always keep our eyes, ears and arms open for any info on the Groff’s return to our television. We believe Ryan Murphy’s promise that Jesse St. James will be back, and we have a feeling he’ll show up just in time for Nationals in New York City.

Question from fannie13: News about Castle please!

Kristin: Next week’s episode will have one of the most dramatic and theatric arrests ever made on the show. But stay tuned in after the handcuffs are snapped on, because Castle and Beckett have a sweet little moment that will surely leave you smiling.

Question from MeganEWorley: Justified! Please…

Kristin: Remember how we told you Winona (Natalie Zea) was going to go “a little crazy” well that time has come. In this week’s episode Winona is a bad, bad girl, and her actions are going to have big consequences if she gets caught. Key word: If. Thank god she has a gorgeous ex-hubby who is willing to go the extra mile to keep her out of the big house. But if you think her brush with the law is going to be wrapped up easily in one episode? Think again.

Question from RosewoodGirl94: Any major spoiler…or anything on Pretty Little Liars, something like a real hint? Pretty please?

Kristin: Well, since you asked so nicely, here’s a hint: In next week’s finale, murder suspect Spencer (Troian Bellisario) confronts Ian (Ryan Merriman)—the guy she believes killed Allison—in a church with what seems to be some crucial evidence. What it is?

Question from KimLVHart: White Collar scoop would be much appreciated!

Kristin: We’ll be meeting Neal’s parents next season! They haven’t cast anyone yet, though.

Question from reebsreiswig: Do you have anything on season four of Leverage?

Kristin: The Leverage team will face a new nemesis in season four (premiering June 26 on TNT) in Latimer, an “unflappable laidback bastard” who has become rich thanks to Nate Ford & Co.’s Robin Hood cons. Like an evil Warren Buffet, he’s figured out what the team is up to and she’s taking advantage of the companies they bring down.

SIDE DISHES (with Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: I just found out that Drop Dead Diva comes back in June, but there are no promos. Anything? PLEASE! — Michelle

Answer: By “anything” I’m sure you’re referring to Grayson’s brush with death, correct? Well, I wouldn’t worry. It is, indeed, a brush with death, but it will make for great Jane/Grayson moments (and musical daydreams) when the show returns in June. (I will let you know at first notice when there’s a specific date.) By episode 3, Grayson’s just fine and preparing for his wedding to Vanessa, which of course includes the intimidating task of asking her judge father for her hand and having a bachelor party! Jane especially enjoys (aka is completely mortified by) the latter — because she gets a lap dance.

Question: I’m dying for some White Collar scoop, can you help me, please? Most burning question: Regarding [Hilarie] Burton is now regular. How much attention and screen time will the romance storyline get?

Answer: An inside source tells me there’s only a handful of episodes for next season penned, so I can’t say for sure in the big picture. But if there is any significant romance time, expect it to be kept to a minimum because there’s definitely a ton going on next season (specifically, a metric ton of treasure to be dealt with). Moreover, any romance/flirty time will definitely be split between Sara and Alex. But if it’s the boys getting screen time you’re worried about, don’t be. I can tell you that the first episode back will have more Neal than you can handle.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

How is the start of your week going so far, folks? Hope not too bad. The news isn’t too voluminous, but there is a lot of casting news for the pilot season among other items. Let’s get right to it:

TELEVISION

On Friday FOX announced they are pulling the sneak peek airing of their “big” new show Terra Nova from the May TV schedule, holding it back for a fall premiere in order for all the special effects to be laid in properly. The season finale of The Chicago Code will now air Monday, May 23 at 9 PM and the season finale of Glee will now air Tuesday, May 24 at 9 PM. (The Futon Critic)

ABC has teamed with Global Television on a gritty new medical drama called The Hot Zone. This new series has yet to be given a debut date, but it has received an order for13 one-hour episodes. The series is set in 2006 at the only military hospital providing advanced surgical care in all of Southern Afghanistan and charts the frantic lives of the hospital’s resident doctors and nurses from Canada, America, the U.K. and other allied countries. The cast includes Elias Koteas (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Michelle Borth (Hawaii Five-0 and The Forgotten) and Luke Mably (The Gates) among others. (The Futon Critic)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Scott Foley (Felicity and The Unit), Michael Boatman (The Good Wife and China Beach) and Kyle MacLachlan (Desperate Housewives and Twin Peaks) have landed roles on the CBS drama pilot Doctor that is about Emily Campbell (Christine Lahti), a mother who reconnects with her two adult children – David (Foley) and Natasha (Eva Amurri) – when she joins the family medical practice following their father’s death. Foley will play the aforementioned David, a cardiologist; with Boatman as Robert Brody, the chief-of-staff at the show’s Hartford Medical Center who was once an intern under Emily at Mt. Sinai. And MacLachlan is set as Jason Walden, the best friend of Emily’s late husband and a fellow partner at the practice. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy) will appear in the drama pilot for NBC called Grimm that is about Nick Burckhardt (David Giuntoli), a police detective who discovers fairy tale creatures live among us and is tasked with defending humans from these mythical beasts. Burton will play his aunt, Marie Brannigan, who indoctrinates him into the supernatural world. (The Futon Critic)

Actresses Zoey Deutch (The Suite Life on Deck) and Della Reese (Touched by an Angel) have landed roles in the ABC drama pilot Hallelujah that is about a tiny town in Tennessee which finds itself being torn apart by the forces of good and evil. Deutch will play Willow, the thoughtful daughter of the hardworking, moral Rye Turner (Donal Logue), who waits tables at the family’s diner. While Reese is on board as Dulcie Prejean, a blind woman with a flair for the autoharp. (The Futon Critic)

Veteran character actor Raphael Sbarge will appear in the ABC drama pilot called Once Upon A Time, which is about Anna Swan (Jennifer Morrison), a woman with a troubled past who is drawn to Storybrooke, a small town in Maine where the magic and mystery of Fairy Tales just may be real. He will play Archie, an eccentric looking gentleman walking a Dalmation and, oddly, carrying an umbrella, who’s also the Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio lore. (The Futon Critic)

Actors Michael Gaston and Kevin Rankin have joined the CBS drama pilot The Rememberer that is about Carrie Wells (Poppy Montgomery), an ex-cop struggling with the blessing/curse of hyperthymesia – the ability to remember everything – who is drafted back into the NYPD. Gaston is expected to play Detective Mike Costello and Rankin will play Detective Second Class Roe Sanders, the junior member of the squad. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Terry Kinney (The Unusuals) has joined the CBS drama pilot Rookies that is about six NYPD rookies (Adam Goldberg, Judy Marte, Leelee Sobieski, Stark Sands, Tom Reed and another yet to be cast) who balance their personal lives with learning the beat on the streets of Manhattan. He will play Larry “Yoda” Rivers, the group’s Field Training Officer. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Julie Benz (No Ordinary Family and Dexter) has joined the as yet unnamed CBS supernatural medical drama from Susannah Grant, which centers on Michael (Patrick Wilson), an ultra-competitive surgeon whose life is changed forever when his ex-wife (Jennifer Ehle), a doctor running a free clinic, dies and begins teaching him what life is all about from the hereafter. Benz will play Michael’s sister, an unfocused and overwhelmed single mother with a huge heart. (Nellie Andreeva at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Hayley Atwell and Charlotte Rampling (both from The Duchess) are to re-team on the upcoming box office movie called I, Anna, which is an adaptation of the Elsa Lewin novel following a woman’s life as its turned upside down after a date gone wrong, and the impossible love of the policeman tracking her down. Rampling will play Anna with Atwell as her daughter. (Dark Horizons)

Here are the top 10 movies at the domestic box office, with foreign grosses when available, according to studio estimates and Hollywood.com:

1. Battle: Los Angeles – $36 million.
2. Rango – $23.1 million
3. Red Riding Hood – $14.1 million.
4. The Adjustment Bureau – $11.5 million
5. Mars Needs Moms – $6.8 million
6. Hall Pass and Beastly (tie) – $5.1 million
8. Just Go With It – $4 million
9. The King’s Speech – $3.6 million
10. Gnomeo & Juliet – $3.5 million

Q& A SECTION (with Matt Roush from TV Guide)

Question: Long time reader, first time e-mailer. How is it that the same parent company (NBC Universal) that can produce good shows for their cable network USA like Burn Notice, White Collar, Royal Pains, etc., can’t come up with a quality show for the flagship network and instead gives us garbage like The Cape, The Event, Outlaw and Chase? Wouldn’t it make sense to at some point soon turn over creative control of NBC to the people who are in development for USA? — Chip

Matt Roush: You’re hardly alone in suggesting such a thing, but from NBC/U’s perspective, why would anyone want to disrupt a well-oiled machine like the USA Network hit factory, which is helping the corporate bottom line during this period of NBC decline. A few things to keep in mind: A show that’s a hit on cable may not look as successful in the broadcast-network marketplace, though it’s hard to argue that NBC wouldn’t be better off with shows as appealing as Burn Notice and White Collar on the schedule. Plus, more pragmatically, a new NBC programming regime led by Showtime vet Bob Greenblatt is about to plant its flag, and some of the pilots in the fall pipeline sound very promising and ambitious, in the same sort of out-of-the-box way that revived ABC’s fortunes back in 2004 (the year of Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy). Should NBC’s new leadership bottom out as well, which I hope doesn’t happen, then maybe it will be time for the powers that be to take a hard look at what USA is doing right and see if that formula could be adapted to the NBC big top.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Lots of news to share with everyone on this Friday so let’s get right into it, shall we (with my prefacing that we should all send our thoughts and prayers to the people of Japan after the horrible earthquakes that hit that nation):

TELEVISION

Jason Priestley (the 90210 actor-director) will appear in a four-episode arc on the Syfy series Haven, playing Chris Weekly, a brilliant, principled but anti-social marine biologist who must deal with an affliction most would consider a blessing. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Thomas Dekker (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) has landed the male lead in the CW drama pilot Secret Circle, which is based on the book series of the same name by L.J. Smith (the author behind The Vampire Diaries books). The story revolves around a young woman named Cassie (Britt Robertson from Life Unexpected) who discovers that not only is she a witch and part of a top-secret coven, but she’s also the key that will unlock a centuries-old battle between good and evil. He will play Adam, the oldest member of the aforementioned coven and a love interest for Cassie. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Marisol Nichols (The Gates and 240 has joined the ABC pilot Good Christian Bitches that follows a woman (Leslie Bibb) who moves back to her Dallas neighborhood after a divorce only to become the center of salacious gossip from the community’s churchgoing wives. She will play the role of Heather (no other details on the character are available). (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Titus Welliver (The Good Wife and Lost) has joined the cat of the CW drama pilot Awakening about two combative sisters (Lucy Griffiths and Meredith Hagner) who come of age amid the beginning of a zombie uprising. He will play the character initially known simply as “The Hunter,” a member of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Division. (The Futon Critic)

Legendary choreographer-actress Debbie Allen has booked a role on the ABC drama pilot Grace that is about Michael Grace (Eric Roberts), a famous choreographer whose womanizing ways have produced three daughters – Sarah (Abigail Spencer), a lawyer; Shay (Sherri Saum), a photographer; Eden (Anabelle Acosta), a teenager – all with different mothers. Allen will play Helen Grace, Shay’s mother. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Cress Williams (Friday Night Lights and Grey’s Anatomy) has joined the cast of the CW drama pilot Hart of Dixie that is about Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson), a young big-city doctor who inherits a medical practice in the oddball town of BlueBell, Alabama. It is believed he will play Lavon Hayes, the town’s unorthodox mayor, a former NFL star who lets Zoe stay in his plantation’s carriage house. (The Futon Critic)

Sean Maher (Firefly) will have a role in the NBC drama pilot Playboy, which is a period drama set at the Playboy Club in Chicago in 1963. It is believe he will play Sean, Alice’s (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) husband. Meanwhile, the lead role has been changed from Jeff Hephner (Hellcats and The O.C.) to Eddie Cibrian (Third Watch). His character is Nick Dalton – described as “the ultimate playboy” – an attorney in Chicago and a Keyholder at the glamorous, exclusive Playboy Club. (The Futon Critic and Deadline)

Actress Lily Rabe (All Good Things and No Reservations) is set for a recurring role in the FOX drama pilot Exit Strategy that stars Ethan Hawke as the head of a team of five experts associated with the CIA who are deployed when a CIA operation goes bad. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Paul Blackthorne (The Gates and The Dresden Files) has landed a role in the ABC drama pilot The River, which is about a state-of-the-art research vessel on a quest to find Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood), a missing TV explorer in the Amazon. He will appear as the producer of the show documenting this endeavor. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Ellen Barkin will star in the NBC drama pilot A Mann’s World. Allan Mann, a fiftysomething handsome and sexy straight Beverly Hills hairdresser (Don Johnson) struggling to stay young and relevant in a place where looks are everything. She will play Allan’s forgiving, funny ex-wife and the mother of their three children. (Deadline)

Actor Eric Winter (Brothers & Sisters) has been cast in the FOX drama pilot Weekends at Bellevue, which is based on the Julie Holland memoir. It centers on Ellie (Lauren Ambrose), the psychiatrist in charge of the weekend shift of Bellevue Hospital’s psychiatric unit. Winter will play a scruffy and sexy doctor attending in the ER. (Deadline)

MADE FOR TV MOVIE NEWS

A large cast has been added to the HBO biopic called Hemingway & Gellhorn that is set to appear on the TV network in 2012. The story covers the tumultuous romance and subsequent marriage of literary master Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen) and up-and-coming war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman) from their first meeting in a Key West bar in 1936 to their cross-Europe romance and five-year marriage. Among the cast are David Strathairn, Rodrigo Santoro, Molly Parker, Parker Posey, Santiago Cabrera, Peter Coyote and Tony Shalhoub. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Welsh hunk Luke Evans (Clash of the Titans) will appear in the upcoming action-thriller The Amateur American, playing a young American living in Paris who accepts a job working for a shadowy employer and soon finds himself framed for murder and caught up in a web of deceit. Evans will soon be seen in the following roles in these upcoming movies: Zeus in Immortals; Aramis in The Three Musketeers; a British DI in Blitz and Edgar Allan Poe’s assistant in The Raven. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Must Watch: Phenomenal Full Trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Sci-Fi ‘Super 8’

Q&A SECTION (with The TV Addict)

Question: Any good news for fans of NIKITA? Specifically fans of Nikita and Michael? — Kimra

The TV Addict: According to sources, the nineteenth episode of the season will see a potentially deadly situation forcing Michael and Nikita to work together as Alex’s life hangs in the balance. What’s more, it’s a night of double-crosses and high stakes that will not only be explosive, but force Michael to make a decision that may finally drive Nikita away from him forever.

Question: Any chance we’ve seen the last of Josh on CASTLE? — Dave

The TV Addict: Having just had the opportunity to screen CASTLE’s not-to-be-missed love letter to daytime entitled “One Life to Lose,” we’ve got some bad news for you. The only disappointing aspect of what is hands down the most entertaining episode of the season was Josh’s seemingly inexplicable ability to ruin what should have been yet another beautiful Castle/Beckett moment. Seriously. This guy could not have worse timing if he tried.

WARNING: Tread lightly on the next section as it is a SPOILER ROOM (from Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

‘V’ SEASON FINALE: ELIZABETH MITCHELL DISHES ON MAJOR DEATHS

Oh, you didn’t really think everyone would be safe, right? Of course you didn’t. But what you won’t anticipate is how big these three (incredibly bloody!) main character deaths are as ABC’s sci-fi series closes its second season next week. “I think that the people who die are going to affect everyone in different ways,” Elizabeth Mitchell tells EW. “The people they chose, they chose for a reason because they will mean something. I think it’s going to create an entirely new dynamic for everybody. Nobody is going to be unscathed.” (And you can bet that the terrifying Female-Visitor Lizard-Tail figures prominently in at least one of these death scenes.) “There will be some interesting betrayals, which I always enjoy, and there will be tears and hopefully some fun. We’re all very active in this and everyone has an important part,” she adds. Some more than others — as will be revealed when Marc Singer (star of the original V series) guest-stars as the leader of a top-secret anti-V organization. And to know exactly what I mean by that, I ask you to review the above quote about “betrayals” once again. Yup, prepare to see some surprising faces among the ranks of the said top-secret org. And that’s only where the twists, gore, and horrifying acts begin. As for where they end…that news is just as grim. “I’d love to say the fans will be satiated because I’m a fan and I know how wonderful it is to feel like, ‘Oh, thank God.’ But you’re going to want to see the rest,” Mitchell says.

Then there are the SIDE DISHES FROM THE SPOILER ROOM (from Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: Chuck‘s awesome. (<<CHUCK PUN!!!!!) Any news? — J.J.

Answer: [Breaking news: Your question made me laugh out loud. Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming…] Monday’s Chuck is going to answer many of the questions you have about the GRETA, and in many ways acts as a launching pad for the next couples of episodes. It also marks the return of Isaiah Mustafa and Stacy Keebler, who find themselves at odds with Chuck and Sarah. “We definitely wanted to see some of the GRETA characters we established earlier in the season and see what happened to them next and explain what the government was up to and why there were GRETAs inside the Buy More,” says co-creator Chris Fedak. “Once we got the order for more episodes, after the initial 13, we were like ‘Oh, we gotta get in there and explain what the GRETA project was.’ And so it was kinda neat to take those characters, who we’d only had a little big of time with in episode 2 and episode 3 [of the season], and say, ‘Well, let’s explore them; let’s meet them a little bit better.’”

Question: I need me some Chuck scoop! — Elise

Answer: There’s trouble in the spy world — and not in the normal way where they can simply shoot something and solve their problem. It’s more of an internal issue. “Casey is very much tied into what’s happening with the GRETA project at this moment. He might very well be in charge of this project. So there’s tension within the team. There’s a rift growing,” Fedak explains. “The question, and essentially where the A-Team title comes from — is: Who is the A Team? Is it Chuck and Sarah or is it Casey and his new team? That’s definitely at the heart of this episode.”

Question: Peter and Neal better still be friends when White Collar comes back, or I’ll be unforgivably mad. They MAKE the show. Please tell me this is the case. Need my bromance!! — Shana

Answer: You don’t have anything to worry about. Jeff Eastin is totally aware of the appeal of this dreamy twosome, which is why he tells me he plans to preserve their friendship. “Ultimately, in season 3, we will restore the friendship that Peter and Neal had to get us here. But it’s a rocky road to get there,” he says. But even through those hard times, he adds, he stayed strong on one important principle: “Neal never lies to Peter, and he still doesn’t. But keeping him from lying to Peter has been a real challenge.” A conman with a conscience — and they wonder why we’re smitten.

Question: Thanks for the White Collar interview this week. The finale was great. I felt like Elizabeth was a little snubbed, though. She’s never been a huge part of the show, but I love Tiffani-Amber Theiessen! I never really recovered from my SBTB girl crush on her. — Alison

Answer: You and about 1,000 of my male friends of a similar age never quite recovered from Kelly Kapowski’s spell, Alison. No shame. As for season 3, now that Thiessen is back on set full-time (Her pregnancy interfered with some of the filming during this recent season, and some of her scenes were even done on green screens) creator Jeff Eastin says we can look forward to a more active Elizabeth, thanks largely to the art treasure plotline. “We’ve added to her responsibility; she’s no longer just an event planner. One of the things we had initially in the series was that she worked at an art gallery, and that’s where she and Peter met. We found a really great opportunity in the first episode back with all this art — this treasure — to have Elizabeth go back to that word a bit,” he says. “It’s actually something I’m pretty excited about — to get her out of the Burke house a little bit more and see her more active in these cases.”

Question: I need some more Nikita finale scoop!! Things are really getting good! — Sarah

Answer: Agreed! And should the show get a second season (those fingers crossed? They better be. Toes, too) you should look for some existing regulars to slowly become more prominent, namely the people at Division, who each have their own dark past. And I’m told Amanda (Melinda Clarke) will become more and more important as the season rolls on as well.

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend!!

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