Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

There wasn’t very much news to share for today, but there were a few casting tidbits.

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Actor Jason Gedrick (last seen on Desperate Housewives) will appear in a 3-episode arc on the new USA Network series Necessary Roughness. He will play Dr. J.D. Aldrigde, Dani’s (Callie Thorne) former grad school professor who unexpectedly falls back into her life. But Aldridge will do more than just woo Dani; he’ll also butt heads with Matt (Marc Blucas), her onetime fling and obvious soulmate. (Megan Masters at TV Line)

Actor Robbie Amell (How I Met Your Mother and True Jackson, VP) will have a recurring role on the new fall soap Revenge that debuts on ABC on September 21 at 10 PM. He will play Adam, a wealthy lad on track to attend Yale who becomes involved in a messy love triangle with rich girl Charlotte Grayson (Christa B. Allen) and blue-collar boy Declan Porter (Connor Paolo). (Megan Masters at TV Line)

It looks like actress Marg Helgenberger will finish her 11 season run on the CBS juggernaut series CSI this January. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Lara Pulver (Sookie’s fairy godmother on True Blood) has been cast in the role of Irene Adler in “A Scandal In Belgravia”, the first episode of the second season of the BBC mini-series Sherlock. The character is famously a romantic interest for Holmes. The season is scheduled to premiere around October/November. (Den of Geek and Dark Horizons)

That’s it. Enjoy!