Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items today, few though they may be:

TELEVISION

Actress Charisma Carpenter (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and Angel) has landed a recurring role on new ABC Family Channel series The Lying Game. She will play Rebecca “Annie” Sewell, the estranged sister of Phyllis Chamberlain (Sydney Barrosse) and aunt of Sutton/Emma’s best friend, Char (Kirsten Prout). Rebecca’s return to town after many years brings back old memories — and secrets — that Alec Rybak (Adrian Pasdar) and Ted Mercer (Andy Buckley) would like to keep in the past. She begins her arc in the show’s midseason premiere, which is slated to air in early January. (Robyn Ross at TV Guide)

Actor Rockmund Dunbar (Prison Break and Terriers) will reprise his role of Pookie on the BET series The Game for a major arc, comprising of six to eight episodes. The show was renewed earlier this year for a 22-episode fifth season, which is slated to premiere in January. (Megan Masters at TV Line)

British actress Lucy Griffiths (the BBC drama Robin Hood) will appear in season 5 of True Blood, playing Nora, Eric’s (Alexander Skarsgard) centuries-old vampire “sister” (they were both progenies of Godric) who is working as a double agent within the Vampire Authority. True Blood‘s fifth season will have its premiere next summer. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Jonathan Tucker (Black Donnellys) has landed a recurring role on the NBC series Parenthood. He will play Bob Little, a frighteningly young and attractive political candidate for whom Amber (Mae Whitman) and Kristina (Monica Potter) go to work. Kristina’s former intern, Bob hires the harried wife and mother-of-three to run his campaign. Kristina, in turn, hires Amber to assist her. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

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

Question: I’ve got a bunch of Halloween candy leftover. Trade you for some Castle scoop? —Ivy

Ausiello: Castle and Beckett spend an upcoming episode literally handcuffed together.

Question: Please tell me that Deeks getting fired on NCIS: LA is only temporary! His partnership with Kensi is just too good. —Melissa

Ausiello: EP Shane Brennan assures fans that, “Even though he’s fired, in the great tradition of NCIS: Los Angeles, everything that you love about the show will continue. [What lies ahead] is a mystery within a mystery within a mystery.”

Question: I’m absolutely loving Once Upon A Time, but I’m dying to know: Are we ever going to get the scuttlebutt on the cute British sheriff? Does he have a fairytale counterpart? —Kathleen

Ausiello: Answers are coming — and soon! “That particular question is one we intend to answer definitively within the first batch of episodes we’ve already produced,” reveals exec producer Adam Horowitz, adding, “We love that people are theorizing already!”

That’s it. Enjoy!