Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items, few though there be, for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Dorian Missick (last seen in the short-lived series The Cape) has joined the TNT cop drama Southland in the recurring role of Ruben Robinson, the new partner of Detective Lydia Adams (Regina King). (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Showtime has renewed their new series Homeland for a second season. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The classic Stephen J. Cannell 1980s series Wiseguy will be getting a contemporary reboot at NBC. This version will be a re-imagening of the original series that centered on a disgraced former cop who, while serving time in prison, cuts a deal to work undercover for time off his sentence. This isn’t the first classic series to get a reboot for next season. CBS has a Bewitched remake in the planning stages and The CW has Beauty and the Beast. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actors Karl Urban (Star Trek) and Ben Barnes (Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) have joined the cast of the upcoming action thriller Overdrive. The actors will play adventurous brothers who find more trouble than they are looking for in the South of France. Actress Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) is in negotiations to join the cast, but nothing has been confirmed yet. (Heat Vision and Dark Horizons)

Q&A SECTION (with Michael Ausiello from TV Line)

Question: Any scoop on Once Upon a Time? I’m so excited for Episode 2 this Sunday! —Aurore

Ausiello: Episode 3 flashes back to Snow and Prince Charming’s first meeting, and suffice it to say, it wasn’t pretty. “Their relationship is so complicated,” says Snow’s portrayer, Ginnifer Goodwin. “It was based in the beginning on real animosity and manipulation and selfishness.” (Spoiler Alert: They met on The Bachelor!) Meanwhile, Josh Dallas (a.k.a. The Prince) has this to say about the forthcoming arrival of Alan Dale as his onscreen father, King George. “The kingdom is ailing and [my dad] needs some help,” he explains. “He goes to King Midas, and they make a deal. King Midas says, ‘If your son slays this dragon, I will take care of your kingdom. I will give you gold. I will give you riches. You will be taken care of.’ So he makes a deal with Midas for me to slay this dragon.”

Question: Did you know that we have the same birthday? I would appreciate either a belated or early birthday gift in the form of some Smash scoop please. —Emily

Ausiello: Producers have been so enamored of recurring guest star Will Chase — who plays Joe DiMaggio in the Marilyn Monroe musical-within-the-show — that they’ve extended his arc by five episodes and added a Season 2 series regular option to his contract.

That’s it. Enjoy!