Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actresses Diane Farr (Numb3rs), Bonnie Somerville (Cashmere Mafia) and Kathryn Joosten (Desperate Housewives) as well as actor James Frain (True Blood) will all guest star in a February sweeps episode of The Mentalist. Farr will play Amy Barron, a Type-A, business-minded owner of a small winery in North California; Somerville will play Amy’s friend/business partner, who is accused of murder, Joosten will play the murder victim’s neighbor and Frain will be an as yet disclosed character. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actor Mark Moses (Desperate Housewives) will join the cast of the AMC series The Killing, playing Lt. Carlson, a new hire at the Seattle Police Department. He will appear in at least eight episodes of Season 2 when the show returns next spring. (Kate Stanhope at TV Guide)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Desperate Housewives vet Eva Longoria is dipping her toes into the work of development. Her one-hour drama Vega v. Vega has been picked up by The CW. The potential series would center on a brilliant, young, successful lawyer who suddenly finds herself forced to go into a practice with her mother, a pioneering female attorney with whom she has a love/hate relationship. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Anastasia Griffith (Damages and recurring on Once Upon A Time) will co-star in the first scripted series from BBC America called Copper. The 10-episode series centers on an Irish cop operating in the immigrant communities of 19th century New York. The role of the Irish cop has yet to be cast, but Griffith’s will play his wife. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Sean Faris (the short-lived series Reunion and a recurring role on The Vampire Diaries) will appear as Clyde Barrow in the upcoming film The Story of Bonnie and Clyde, playing opposite Lindsay Pulsipher (True Blood) as Bonnie Parker. (Variety and MTV)

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Q&A SECTION (with Kristin from E! Online)

Question: Tell me anything about Pretty Little Liars please! – Sully716

Kristin: The new year starts out with a bang—and more than one brawl—when PLL returns Jan. 2. Ezra walks out of a disastrous coming-out party at the Montgomery’s with a split lip, and two of the pretties (who make even orange jumpsuits look glamorous!) get in a very ugly catfight. Is “A” winning after all? Maybe the girls should switch to a limited texting plan.

Question: What are we going to see on Pretty Little Liars??? – MichaelGDuff

Kristin: How about a first-hand glimpse of “A”?! If the girls somehow had a restraining order against their stalker (they wish!), “A” would be in clear violation by venturing closer to the fab four than ever before in first post-hiatus episode.

Question: Obsessed with Revenge! I love Nolan and Emily and they broke my heart last episode. Tell me what’s in store for them! – Sarah

Kristin: We’ll let Gabriel tackle this one: “The fun of playing that relationship is that it evolves every single episode.” While he teases that Emily (Emily VanCamp) may try to pull Nolan back in, Gabriel says, “There’s only so many times I can get thrown out, or not! We’ll see the depths of Nolan’s desperation for companionship and the Clarke family.” Dare we even think that he could be Emily’s sibling?!

Question: Really upset about the Sheriff’s death on Once Upon a Time! Does this mean Emma won’t have a love interest for a while? – Hannah

Kristin: Emma (Jennifer Morrison) is going to be a little too busy for romance when the show returns in January, as she’s battling it out with newspaper editor/Magic Mirror Sydney (Giancarlo Esposito) to replace our beloved Graham (Jamie Dornan) as the town’s sheriff. Also, Morrison live-tweeted last night’s episode and says, “It will be hard for [Emma] to ever open her heart again” after losing Graham. All the tears!

Question: You’ve been holding out on us Supernatural fans! Give us some scoop to make up for it please! – Vanessa

Kristin: The show is currently looking to cast the role of Nora, a well-meaning and hardworking Wiccan who’s a little bewildered by the darker side of evil. Bonus scoop: They’re also casting a troubled postal worker who has something in common with Transformers: There’s more to him than meets the eye.

That’s it. Enjoy!