Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

For those who missed it or want to watch it again, NBC will reair The Sound of Music Live on Saturday, December 14 at 8 PM. (Deadline)

Actress Gail O’Grady (NYPD Blue) will appear in Revenge as the ex-wife of Conrad Grayson (series regular Henry Czerny). Divorced from Conrad, who left her for Victoria, for over 25 years, O’Grady’s character will be “West Coast posh” paying a surprise (and very unexpected) visit to her former hubby. (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Actor Patrick J. Adams (Suits) will make a guest appearance on the acclaimed BBC America series Orphan Black [he has been a vocal fan of the show via Twitter], playing a character named Jesse, who lands in a ton of trouble when the clone characters (played by lead star Tatina Maslany) enter his life. Orphan Black will be back for its second season on April 14. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Actress Emily Rios and actor Matthew Lillard have been promoted to series regular on the FX drama The Bridge for the show’s upcoming second season. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Robert Knepper (Prison Break, Heroes and Cult) will play the “plum role” of master criminal William Tockman aka “Clock King. He will appear in the same episode that finds actress Alex Kingston (ER and Doctor Who) returning to Starling City. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

ABC Family is developing a high-concept family drama with thriller elements called Into the Air with Lizzy Weiss, the creator of the network’s popular series Switched at Birth. Details on this new developing are being kept under wraps, though. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

The Sundance Channel and Entertainment One are teaming together to co-develop a TV series based on the groundbreaking Israeli format Reaching for Heaven, a family drama about what happens to a marriage and family when one parent suddenly becomes religious. (The Futon Critic)

Spike TV is developing a drama with a comedic bent called Basket Case that is based on the best-selling novel by author and journalist Carl Hiaasen that centers on a great investigative reporter who has trouble dealing with authority, change, women, success, and most of all, corruption. After he savages his paper’s powerful new owner, he is demoted to the obituary desk, which gives him a unique window into suspicious deaths and weird goings on in crime-ridden Miami. Using an unusual team of friends, relatives, an ex-wife, newspaper misfits, and his beautiful new boss, he strives to regain his investigative credibility and a saner life. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Colm Feore (Revolution and The Borgias) has joined the cast of the upcoming indie film called Painkillers. He will play Dr. Troutman, a military doctor who treats soldiers with post-traumatic distress disorders. Actor Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica) and actress Lesley-Ann Brandt (Spartacus) will also star. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Omar Epps (House) will star in the neo-noir thriller called One Small Mistake that is about a man searching for truth and justice in a bigoted small town. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Official Trailer for Edge of Tomorrow

Q&A SECTION (with Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: What’s the scoop on Nashville? Is someone really going to die? — Janet

ADAM: It sure seems that way. But don’t expect to know exactly who at the end of TONIGHT’s midseason finale. That’s because the person displaying the tell-tale signs of impending TV death — including drastic, dangerous behavior — could be a bait-and-switch. In possibly related news, Juliette’s attempt to profess her love for Avery will be suddenly cut short.

Question: Do you have anything on Scandal’s midseason finale? — Jason

NATALIE: Olivia & Co. will do everything in their power to track down the truth about Mama Pope. Naturally, Rowan will be one avenue for answers, but he’ll be preoccupied by a very unexpected standoff where his words will cut someone deeper than that hole he threw Huck and Jake in.

Question: Can you tell me who shoots Emily on Revenge? — Sam

NATALIE: I can tell you that a familiar face returns for Emily and Daniel’s wedding, and said person will not be the shooter. This special guest will also help bring the whole Grayson family — Victoria included — together on the big day, but he or she will also stumble upon a big secret!

Question: Will more people learn the truth about Oliver’s identity on Arrow? — Deidre

NATALIE: “Over the course of the season, a couple more people will find out,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg teases. But Barry being let in on the secret without Oliver’s knowledge will change the way he goes about things in the future. “We get to a point later in the season where we think that someone else should be told about my identity, but that has to be put to a vote because I lose my mind when I discover that [Barry] knows my identity,” Stephen Amell tells me. “We let Team Arrow decide.”

Question: I can’t wait for Psych to return for Season 8! Got any hints? — Cal

ADAM: Look for Psych to jump on the zombie bandwagon when the show does what James Roday calls a “kitchen-sink horror episode” that features nods to many of the scary-movie franchises the show has yet to cover. But don’t expect newfangled World War Z-type monsters: Roday assures us that Shawn and Gus will be battling “throwback George Romero-style” brain-eaters.

Question: Loving Season 3 of Revenge. Any scoop on what to expect from this Sunday’s wedding/midseason finale? —Alex

Ausiello: You can expect two romantic reunions (one far more anticipated than the other), one nice moment between Emily and Jack and approximately 37 awkward run-ins (almost all of them involving Victoria).

Question: I’m loving this season of Once Upon a Time and was wondering if you guys had any spoilers about what’s coming up for Neal and Emma? I heard the first episode after the winter break is set in NYC. — Heather

Ausiello: We asked the Once creators about the midseason premiere, which airs March 9 and is titled “New York City Serenade.” But other than confirming that the Bruce Springsteen fan in him had a hand in coming up with that title, Adam Horowitz would only confirm, “There’s a lot of Emma in that episode that is for sure.”

That’s it. Enjoy!