Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Jere Burns (Burn Notice) has been promoted to series regular on Justified where he has played drug dealer Winn Duffy for most of the series’ run. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BBC has canceled their period piece drama Copper after two seasons. The show will air its, now, series finale this Sunday, September 22. (Michael O’Connell at The Hollywood Reporter)

Like father like son. Actor Gabriel Macht, who is the star of the USA Network legal drama Suits will see his actor-father Stephen Macht guest-starring in a winter episode of the show’s current third season. The elder Macht will play Professor Gerard, a longtime Harvard Law professor who is notorious for his high standards and rigid ways. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actress Beth Riesgraf (Leverage) will guest star in the upcoming new ABC mid-season series Killer Women that stars Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) as Molly Parker, a Texas Ranger surrounded by law enforcement peers who want to see her fail. Riesgraf will appear in the second episode, as Jennifer Jennings, an interior decorator with a secret sideline. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Looks like ABC isn’t just stopping at Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as their only Marvel universe drama. A “one-shot” from the upcoming blu-ray release of Iron Man 3 – featuring Peggy Carter – just might be in line for the network as a potential series. There are few details right now, but word has it that Agent Carter could be on a small screens if things pan out. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Will Kemp (Van Helsing and Step Up 2) and actress Kallee Stewart (the Hot Tub Time Machine franchise) have joined Alicia Silverstone in the Lifetime drama pilot called HR that centers on the uptight Director of Human Resources for a global company Ellen (Silverstone) who, after a head injury alters her outlook on life, throws standard corporate practices out the window and inspires the business to strive for new ambitions and profits. Kemp will play Piers Moore, a British salesman, co-worker and potential love interest for Ellen. Meanwhile, Stewart will play Judith, a coworker of Ellen’s in the HR department. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

VH1 has given a pilot order to a new hour-long drama called Hindsight that will center on Becca who, as she nears 40, is about to embark on her second wedding to Andy Kelly, but her joy is tempered by the absence of her old best friend Lolly who’s a no-show, having dropped out of their relationship years ago. As Becca mulls over her past with Lolly and the mishap of her marriage to her first husband, Sean, she wakes up on her wedding day and discovers that it’s 15 years in the past — she’s about to marry Sean, her own parents are still married, and Lolly is still in her life. Becca must now decide to either go ahead with her marriage to Sean and watch the years play out as they have before, or chuck it all and try for a re-do of the history of her life that’s still in the future. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives and executive producer of Lifetime’s Devious Maids) will produce the potential new ABC hour-long soap opera called Trust that is based on the popular Columbian telenovela Pura Sangre. Trust will center on David Montenegro, a humble attorney in Miami who is given the chance to become the Trustee of the Lagos estate. David takes the job to try and rekindle a romance with his first and only love, Rosella Lagos – who is now engaged to another man – but before long, he finds himself sucked into her dysfunctional family and discovers that, in a world of so much money, the only true currency is trust. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Spike TV is developing a new script program based on Tutankhamun, aka King Tut, the youngest Pharaoh to rule Ancient Egypt. The six-part series is based on historical facts from recently discovered DNA evidence, exploring the drama of power, political backstabbing, war and murder and chronicles King Tut’s rise to glory, his efforts to rule a chaotic empire and the enigma surrounding his death. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

NBC is developing a mini-series about the life of iconic late-night talk show host Johnny Carson based on the upcoming biography “Carson The Magnificent: An Intimate Portrait” by Bill Zehme. The project will cover Carson’s 30-year run (1962-92) as host of The Tonight Show, as well as his childhood growing up in Nebraska, his often secluded off-camera life and friendships he made throughout his career as one of the most beloved TV personalities of all time. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl) has landed the lead role in the independent drama film called Like Sunday, Like Rain about a struggling musician who becomes the guardian of a 12-year-old music prodigy one summer. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online)

Question: Covert Affairs season finale nearly killed my Annie-Auggie shipping heart! Please tell me they get back together! – Veronica

TV Scoop Team: Sorry to burst your bubble, kill your dreams, kick you when you’re down, etc., but Auggie will be spending time with a new lady when the show returns. Beautiful and smart with a bit of an edge, Sarah Tam is a gifted officer Auggie needs for a top-secret mission. Though they start off a bit rocky, a tentative friendship forms between the two.

That’s it. Enjoy!