Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

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

TELEVISION

Actress Blair Brown (Fringe) will appear in the fifth episode of the 6-part USA Network mini-series Political Animals, which is set to debut on debut on July 15. She will play Barbara Berg, the mother of the journalist (Carla Gugino) who is out to get the scoop on First Lady turned Secretary of State Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver). (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

TELEVISION SCOOP (taken verbatim from Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Drop Dead Diva | Wrapping things up with a dip into the reader mailbag, Lia says, “I would love some Drop Dead Diva spoilers if you have them.” Well, Lia, as part of our recent chat with show boss Josh Berman, even though there will be no big, splashy musical numbers this season, “There is a lot of music” – courtesy of Teri (played by Margaret Cho). “We learn this season that Teri’s secret dream is to be a performer, so we get to watch her perform in multiple episodes,” Berman shared. “We replaced [the bigger production numbers] with some original songs that were written just for the show, and we’ve given it the context through Margaret Cho[‘s character].”

Rizzoli & Isles | Speaking of complicated mother/daughter issues…. Now that we’re a few weeks into the new season and have dialed down the drama between the ladies, you may be wondering when Maura will delve into finding Hope, the woman who gave birth to her. Well, as Sasha Alexander told me, “It’s not until Episode 5 (airing July 3) that Maura decides that the curiosity is killing her, and she really wants to find her biological mother.” Played in a multi-episode arc by Sharon Lawrence (NYPD Blue), Hope’s introduction promises to be “very interesting,” Alexander says, in part because her adoptive mother Constance “did know her. It was all a bit of a secret to basically protect my life, because Paddy Doyle’s parents were not good people.” All told, she teases, the mother/daughter reunion serves up “a nice mystery.”

Once Upon a Time | Already TV Line has brought you Ginnifer Goodwin’s take on Season 2 and her own anticipation of the Charmings’ reunion, now that Mary Margaret and David know their true identities and connection to Storybrooke sheriff Emma. Now, we’ve got Josh Dallas’ own prediction for the family get-together. “Bliss,” he states. “That’s what I hope it feels like.” But, as Goodwin also expressed, Dallas would not be surprised if Emma has some abandonment issues to work through, even given the far-out fairytale circumstances. “For 28 years, she’s been carrying around a lot of stuff. She’s felt lost the whole time. Her identity hasn’t been clear to her,” he notes. “So this is all going to come rushing back at her. She’s going to have a lot to deal with.”

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural and Lost) has been cast in the upcoming movie called The Trials of Cate McCall. He will join actress Kate Beckinsale, who plays the title character and actors Nick Nolte and James Cromwell in this independent redemptive legal drama. He will play a rough detective who is no fan of Beckinsale’s once high-flying attorney character. (Dominick Patten at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

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That’s it. Enjoy!