Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
A&E has renewed its new drama Longmire for a second season. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actress Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost and V) will appear in the new NBC drama Revolution that will debut this fall. She replaces actress Andrea Roth will play Rachel Matheson, the mother of Charlie Matheson (Tracy Spiridakos) and Danny Matheson (Graham Rogers), who will be seen in flashbacks. The show follows a group of people, led by Miles (Billy Burke), struggling to survive in a world where all forms of energy have ceased to exist. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
A&E has given a straight to series order to Bates Motel, a Psycho prequel about the formative years of Norman Bates. The series will explore his relationship with his mother, Norma, and offer a look at the back story that helped forge the famed serial killer. It is scheduled for a 2013 premiere. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)
Legendary actress Diana Rigg (the classic 60’s series The Avengers) will play opposite her real-life daughter, Rachael Stirling, in an episode of Doctor Who. Character details are under wraps though. (BBC America)
HBO has renewed True Blood for a sixth season and their brand new drama The Newsroom for a second season (after airing only two episodes). (TV By the Numbers)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Here are the top 10 box offices movies for this past weekend courtesy of Exhibitor Relations:
1. Ted, $54.1 million
2. Magic Mike, $39.2 million
3. Brave, $34 million
4. Madea’s Witness Protection, $26.4 million
5. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, $11.8 million
6. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, $6 million
7. Prometheus, $4.9 million
8. Moonrise Kingdom, $4.87 million
9. Snow White and the Huntsman, $4.4 million
10. People Like Us, $4.3 million
That’s it. Enjoy!
Rueben's Ramblings 
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