Hey All,
Here are the news items for the last few days:
TELEVISION
Actress Camille Guaty (Prison Break and Las Vegas) and Charlie Bewley (The Twilight Saga) will guest star in at least two episodes of The Vampire Diaries with Guaty starring as a woman from Professor Shane’s (David Alpay) past while Bewley’s role is being kept under wraps. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)
Chevy Chase has left the NBC comedy Community effective immediately. (E! Online)
Actress Mia Kirshner (who will star in the upcoming Syfy series Defiance) will guest star in an upcoming episode of the new USA Network series Graceland that is set to air next summer. Graceland is a one-hour drama that follows a group of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and U.S. Customs agents who are forced to live together in a repossessed beach mansion in Southern California. Kirshner will star as Ashika Pearl, a California medical marijuana farmer who, despite her penchant for new-age trendiness, isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty when her criminal enterprise is threatened. (Kate Stanhope at TV Guide)
Downton Abbey will be back for a fourth season. (Deadline)
CONDOLENCES
Legendary actor Larry Hagman has passed away from complications of a recent battle with cancer this weekend at the age of 81. (E! Online)
Actress Deborah Raffin passed away last week due to complications from leukemia. She was 59. (Deadline)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Giants Ahoy! Second Trailer for Bryan Singer’s ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’
Dwayne Johnson is After Bad Guys So His Son Doesn’t Have to ‘Snitch’
Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin from E! Online, Natalie Abrams and Adam Bryant at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)
Question: I’d be eternally grateful for some Once Upon a Time scoop! – Thomas
Team Watch with Kristin: A paternal presence this way comes! The ABC hit series is currently casting the mysterious role of Arlo, a man in his late 30s-early 40s who is very large in height and weight. (Hmmm…could he be another giant?!) He’s wise, firm and imposing and has an air of authority to him.
Question: I love the friendship between Stefan and Caroline on The Vampire Diaries. Will we see more of that? — Joan
NATALIE: Definitely, and in fact, together they’ll make an important discovery in the next episode. Candice Accola also tells us that she’s happy that Stefan and Caroline are finally sharing more screen time. “They’re both struggling with trying to support the ones they love in difficult circumstances that they don’t necessarily agree with,” she says. “So they come together over that and find a friendship that’s long overdue.”
Question: I would be extra-thankful for a little pre-holiday Castle scoop. — Jenny
ADAM: Did you enjoy Castle’s foray into the world of rock ‘n’ roll during the documentary episode? Well, get ready for more music when Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a DJ. Among the suspects: Taylor Cole (The Event, CSI: Miami) plays an aging pop star whose album launch party was the victim’s final gig. The suspicious diva must have had some really killer tracks!
Question: We haven’t heard much about NCIS’ Christmas episode on Dec. 18, other than Robert Wagner comes back as Tony’s dad. Got anything else? —Lonnie
Ausiello: Well, if the elder DiNozzo is coming to visit his son for the holiday that can only mean one thing. For the very first time, “We see Tony’s apartment,” Cote de Pablo tells us. And what if anything is surprising about the bachelor’s pad and/or its decor…? “The bed he sleeps in,” de Pablo answers with a rather hearty laugh.
Question: Thanks for all the Army Wives scoop last week. Do you happen to know if Kellie Martin and Ryan Michelle Bathe are returning in Season 6? —Anna
Ausiello: They are. Exec producer Jeff Melvoin confirms that Wives‘ resident lesbian couple will continue to recur when the show returns next year. Also, I carved out this little scooplet from my Q&A: Wives 2.0 will really come into focus in the new season’s third episode, when an “emotional event” unites the new and existing wives. “It’s a catalytic [incident] in a sense that it throws them all together,” previews Melvoin, “And when they get thru that together, that’s where they really emerge as a unified group of friends.”
Question: Since there was no new Revenge on Sunday, please give us some scoop? Please? Maybe something regarding my two favorites, Victoria and Conrad? —Cher
Ausiello: If you’re wondering if that touchy-feely moment they shared in the last episode will lead to a real reconciliation, wonder no more: It won’t. Two forces will further complicate their unholy union — one of them is the arrival of Dylan Walsh, and the other one involves the release of a fresh skeleton from Conrad’s closet. According to Madeline Stowe, a “surprising” secret will come to light “very soon” about her onscreen leading man. “There’s always something,” she adds with a laugh. “All marriages tilt on the axis of their own logic, and this is a weird one.” Bonus Scoop: Is Emily’s Revengenda Tour winding its way to the West Coast? The show is currently casting the role of a concierge who works the front desk at an upscale Los Angeles hotel.
That’s it. Enjoy!
PS: Due to the long Thanksgiving weekend, I combined news since Wednesday through today (Saturday) for this update and another update should be posted on Tuesday, covering the next three days.
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