Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Syfy has picked up the overseas series Sinbad for broadcast here in the States. The series chronicles the famous Middle Eastern sailor’s voyages in a 12-episode first season that is expected to premiere on Syfy in April 2013. The series stars Elliot Knight in the title role, with Lost alum Naveen Andrews co-starring. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Kim Raver (Grey’s Anatomy and 24) will join the new fall drama Revolution in a recurring role. The show takes place 15 years in the future, showing the aftermath of a global blackout where the entire world lost power. There are few details on the character that Raver will play, but she will play a pivotal role. Revolution debuts on NBC on September 17. (Kate Stanhope at TV Guide)

Actress Christina Ricci (Pam Am) has landed a guest starring role on The Good Wife, playing a controversial comedienne in need of the firm’s help. The Good Wife returns on September 30 on CBS. (Kate Stanhope at TV Guide)

Character actor Roger Rees (Warehouse 13, Grey’s Anatomy, The West Wing) will have a guest starring role in the new fall drama Elementary, the modern-day Sherlock Holmes drama on CBS. The only details known about the character he will play is that he is “an important figure from Holmes’ mysterious past. Elementary debuts on September 27. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Brenda Strong (Desperate Housewives) will have a guest appearance on Scandal, playing Joan Reston, the wife of a governor. Scandal returns for a second season on September 27 on ABC. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

TV TRAILERS

Hunted (New Cinemax Series) Promo

Downton Abbey Series 3 Trailer

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

JJ Abrams and J.H. Wyman (one half of the team behind Fringe) are teaming up for a new futuristic drama at FOX that is described as an action-packed buddy cop show, set in the near future, when all LAPD officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. This is the 2nd of two robot-themed dramas on the development block, but that one is from Howard Gordon (24) and Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) over at NBC. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Looks like Wonder Woman just might make it back to TV after all. At least, The CW, Warner Bros. and DC Comics think so as they have found a new way to revive the legend of Diana of Themyscira. This time around it’s an origins story. The plan is for Allan Heinberg (Grey’s Anatomy and The O.C.) to write the script under the working title of Amazon; but unlike other failed incarnations, this version will focus on Wonder Woman as a young, budding superhero, rather than a fully formed defender of liberty. But before anyone starts freaking out or bellowing, The CW is only developing a script at this point; no pilot production has been greenlit or even contractually guaranteed. (Josef Adalian at Vulture)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Full Theatrical Trailer for The Wachowskis’ and Tykwer’s ‘Cloud Atlas’

RETROSPECTIVE TRAILER

Mischief Managed: the Harry Potter Retrospective

Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online)

Question: I miss Hart of Dixie…spoilers please! – Helen

WWK Team: We were on set for the Halloween episode, and based on what we saw, fans are going to go crazy…for the costumes, for the love triangle drama and, well, for the costumes. We can’t reveal much right now, but we will say that someone is dressed as James Bond, with a license to be damn handsome.

Question: You haven’t given us Psych scoop in a long time. How about if I tell you that you’re pretty? Will that help? – Gordon

WWK Team: Flattery gets you everywhere! And now that we know you think we’re pretty, this Psych scoop just happen to fall into our laps. Psych is looking for a big name to play a very important guest star and possibly recurring eccentric character named Trout. The only other thing we know is that he’ll appear in the season-seven finale. We cannot wait to see who Psych picks for this role.

That’s it. Enjoy!