Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Actress Anna Chlumsky (Veep) will guest star in the mid-season NBC thriller Hannibal (based on the legendary Dr. Hannibal Lechter). Chlumsky will play Miriam Lass, a young FBI trainee under the tutelage of Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne). The series is anticipated to debut sometime next year. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line)
Boss has not been renewed for a third season by Starz, but there is a chance that a two-hour movie might be done to wrap up the story. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
TV TRAILERS
First trailer: David E. Kelley’s new TNT drama ‘Monday Mornings’ — EXCLUSIVE
Hot TV Clip: ‘Smash’ Season 2
NOTE: Let’s hope that with the new showrunner that season 2 of Smash will improve on all of season one except for the pilot. Fingers crossed!
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Watch: Gorgeous Full Length Trailer for Blue Sky Animation’s ‘Epic’
THE SPOILER ROOM (with Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)
GRIMM: FOUR TEASES!
I have some fun dish on the rest of the season for all you Grimmsters!
1. We will see a confrontation between Nick and Renard very soon. My reaction to the final kiss? “WHOA!” And while one segment of the fans probably cheered in delight, I know a few Nick fans who can’t wait to see this blow up. Thankfully, the first episode back will deliver, says David Giuntoli. “You don’t have to wait that long,” he says.
2. More fun with Monroe, Nick, Hank and Rosalee.
Monroe’s got a new roomie, and according to Giuntoli, it will open the door to more of the dynamic that fans love so much. “Monroe and I are pretty tight as is,” he says. “I think the Rosalee-Hank-Monroe-Nick dynamic is kind of fun. We all have dinner together now, and I think there’s some fun growth in that entire group kind of dynamic.”
3. When will Mama Burkhardt return?
If you’re thinking the writers are saving the return of Nick’s mom for something big, you’re probably right. “I’ve only read up to 15, and we’ve alluded to certain things,” reports Giuntoli. “But I don’t know when. I think she will [return].”
4. What will change Grimm ‘forever’?
“I will say major events happen between the captain and Nick Burkhardt that will change Grimm forever,” teases Giuntoli. “I’ll just say this — whatever Nick knows, Hank will know pretty soon afterward.” Guesses? Hit the comments.
ONCE UPON A TIME: ‘MAJOR CLIFFHANGER’ IN STORE
Emma and Mary Margaret are coming back! But as Jennifer Morrison teases, everyone stuck in “post-apocalyptic fairytale land” is in for “quite a journey” as David and Henry attempt to bring back the mother-daughter duo. The big issue? How to accomplish selective return! “They’re trying to keep [Cora and Capt. Hook] out,” says Morrison. “It’s like, ‘How do we bring back Emma and Margaret and keep out the other ones?’”
Possibly related? Morrison reports “there will be a pretty major cliffhanger” at the end of episode nine. But before you connect the two, it seems the core four aren’t the only ones with major issues to contend with as season 2 continues. “What I can tell you is that there are some pretty big, explosive things coming for Archie, for sure,” Raphael Sbarge says. “It’s pretty dramatic — that’s what I’ll say. As far as where it goes from there, I believe the Once Upon a Time scripts and the nuclear launch codes are essentially kept in the same location.”
But one thing we won’t be seeing any time soon is the psychologist giving his take on Henry’s strange, fire-filled dreams. (Seems like a natural fit, don’t you think?) “I don’t have that on my radar yet,” he says “I agree with you that there’s an opportunity there, but we haven’t gotten there yet. With the curse sort of going sideways, I think there’s ample job security for Archie. Everyone’s falling apart!”
Q&A SECTION (with Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly and Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online)
Question: Any Hart of Dixie scoop? — Suzie
Sandra: Look for Lemon to start a new career path with some unexpected help from George. Meanwhile, Wade is going to make a sweet (but incredibly messy) gesture to show Zoe how much he cares.
Question: Any Revenge scoop? – Jaclyn
Team Watch with Kristin: Revenge will be injecting some West Coast flavor later this season with the introduction of a California businesswoman Donna Carlisle, who recently inherited her father’s business. While’s she entertaining offers from potential investors, Donna is a stickler when it comes to her terms.
Question: I know if I ask for Justified spoilers, you guys will deliver. Right? – Marc
Team Watch with Kristin: Was that a threat veiled as a compliment? Well played, sir. In episode seven of the new season, Raylan will get more than he bargained for when a young grad student develops a cute little crush on him. And when we say “cute” and “little,” we really mean “intense” and “huge.” We hope this doesn’t turn into an Alicia-Silverstone-and-Cary-Elwes-in-the-movie-Crush type situation. Wait a minute. This is Justified! Of course it’s going to take a turn for the worse.
Question: So bummed Once Upon a Time wasn’t on this week. Cheer me up with some scoop, please! – Devon
Team Watch with Kristin: You can expect conflict between Prince Charming and two of the show’s more devious characters in the coming episodes, but you can kind of understand why: “Now that Regina and Gold know that Cora is in the mix, they don’t want her to come through,” Jennifer Morrison teases of the obstacles Snow and Emma face when trying to return to Storybrooke.
Question: I am loving Beauty And the Beast! Vincent and Cat’s chemistry is insane! Please tell me there’s a kiss on the horizon?! – Amy L.
Team Watch with Kristin: You think the powers-that-be over at Beauty and the Beast would dare give you a kiss that easily? Of course not! The CW series has been casting very attractive men and women to distract Vincent and Cat from their undeniable chemistry, so our advice is to not hold your breath for those two. We anticipate Cat smooching someone else before smooching the Beast.
That’s it. Enjoy!
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