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Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
A mini-episode of Doctor Who will be aired on October 1 on BBC Three (one of the main channels in Britain) that was written by “children from a school in Basingstoke after they entered a BBC Learning and Doctor Who Confidential competition earlier this year” and will have a run time of three minutes. The mini-episode will involve one of four monsters from the show — Ood, Cyberman, Judoon or Weeping Angel. It also includes a brand-new human character to battle the Doctor. Matt Smith will star and the title of the 3-minute episode is “Death Is the Only Answer.” (John Sellers at The Wrap)
ABC is replacing the episode of Combat Hospital originally scheduled for Tuesday, August 30 called Brothers in Arms, replacing it with the episode that was originally scheduled for September 6 called Triage, which will serve as the “season” finale. There is still one episode left, but no sign of when or if that will air. (TV By the Numbers)
Actress Krista Allen (Days of Our Lives) will guest star on the new TNT drama Perception that stars Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) as Dr. Daniel Pierce, an eccentric neuroscientist and university professor who helps the FBI solve complex criminal cases. Allen will play Allison Bannister, a wealthy alumna/widow who is a fan of Pierce’s work who the university administrators wants to fund construction of a new life sciences building on campus. Perception will debut in the Summer of 2012. (Adam Bryant at TV Guide)
Actor-director Debbie Allen has been cast in Grey’s Anatomy, playing Catherine Avery, Jackson’s mom. She will appear in the 5th episode. The show returns on September 22. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)
Actor Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) has joined the cast of the new USA drama pilot called Over/Under, which stars Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me) as Paul, a day trader with a massive gambling problem who is fired from his job after a bad trade cost his firm millions. Shut out of the job market, he and his wife Georgette (Caroline Dhavernas) move to Brooklyn where he finds an unlikely partner in an expectant father Marino (Anthony Carrigan) to start a high-end bookie business. Esposito will play Oliver, a dry-witted and sophisticated artist who once taught Georgette and who maintains a special fondness for his former student. (Denise Martin at TV Guide)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
CBS has snagged two projects from executive producer Shane Brennan (NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles), including an adaptation of the King and Maxwell novel series by David Baldacci. This story follows two former Secret Service agents-turned-private investigators. The second project is called Cure and is a medical drama about a traveling team of doctors who take on unusual medical cases around the country in hopes of finding a cure for a reclusive billionaire’s terminally ill child. (Deadline and TV Guide)
Showtime has put in development The Damned, a drama series project based on the independent graphic novel and comic book limited series. This would be a modern adaptation of the comic, revolving around Eddie, a cursed man, who is stuck in the middle of a turf war in modern day Chicago where mobsters are demons. Eddie must play all the angles to keep the warring families at bay while trying to reclaim his soul. (Deadline)
Fox has picked up the drama project called Tightrope that follows an FBI agent who is exceptionally skilled at finding, turning, and using criminal informants, rendering them totally trusting and trustworthy. But it’s a process that comes with a cost: the blurring of the boundaries of morality. (Variety and Dark Horizons)
ABC has set up a new drama project set in 19th century New York with Shonda Rhimes (creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice) called Gilded Lillys, which will be set in the first luxury hotel ever built in New York City circa 1895. (Andrew Wallenstein at Variety)
Actor Eric Stoltz (Caprica) has been tapped as the lead of dramedy pilot Modern Love from Lifetime that is executive produced by Sex and the City alumna Jenny Bicks. The story follows newspaper science editor Simon McElvane (Stoltz) as he faces a deteriorating marriage, the ramifications of potentially starting over and balancing his relationship with his adopted 15-year-old daughter. Unexpectedly handed the job of editor of the newspaper’s Modern Love column, Simon discovers he has a lot to learn about life and love. (Deadline)
Q&A SECTION (with Michael Ausiello at TV Line)
Question: What’s the latest on the return of Crowley on Supernatural? —Claire
Ausiello: The latest is his portrayer Mark Sheppard steadfastly refuses to confirm any particulars. “Look at the Season 7 trailer [shown at Comic-Con],” he says. “There’s a shot of me in the trailer, so obviously I must appear somewhere at the beginning of the season, doing something. You never know — maybe I appear for five seconds and get blown up? [Laughs] You never know, man.” As for what Crowley’s take on Castiel’s new godly status might be, he said, “It’s not really a promotion, is it? He managed to consume those souls, so we’ll see what happens as a result. I think Crowley’s in the ‘Better you than me, mate’ camp — if he gets a chance to comment on it!” OK, Cagey McCagerson.
Question: Can you please give me some scoop on Castle?!—Ivy
Ausiello: The show wasn’t able to get Dan Akroyd to make a cameo in its Ghostbusters-themed Halloween episode. Bummer.
That’s it. Enjoy!
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