Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Victor Garber (Alias) will be showing up on The Flash, playing Dr. Martin Stein, a Nobel Prize winning physicist who is fused with Ronnie Raymond (Robbie Amell from The Tomorrow People) to become the nuclear-powered hero Firestorm. Amell’s college-kid character will basically be the physical form of Firestorm, while Garber’s brainier alter-ego will serve as the subconscious — and often curmudgeonly — voice of reason inside Ronnie’s mind. (TV Guide)

Actress Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars) will be appearing on Suits, the show that stars her fiancé, Patrick J. Adams. She will play Claire, an idealistic law student and volunteer at a social services law clinic. Suits will be back for the remainder of its fourth season in early 2015. (TV Fanatic)

CBS has officially renewed Under the Dome for a third season and Extant for a second season. Both will be back next summer. The network has also pulled the plug on new legal drama Reckless. The fate of Unforgettable has not been announced yet. (TV Guide)

Actress Charisma Carpenter (Buffy, Angel and Veronica Mars) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Sons of Anarchy, playing Carol, a conservative administrative director at a medical facility. (Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Anthony Ruvivar (Revolution and Beauty And the Beast) will be showing up on Nashville as Brett Raines, a hard-hitting Rolling Stone reporter who isn’t afraid to ask his interview subjects – Rayna and Luke (series lead Connie Britton and new series regular Will Chase) the hardball questions. (Sydney Bucksbaum at E! Online)

Actor Andy Mientus (Smash) will be showing up on The Flash as hearing impaired (and openly gay) DC Comics villain Pied Piper (aka Hartley Rathaway), a bona fide genius who used to work at S.T.A.R. Labs until a falling out with his mentor, Harrison Wells (series regular Tom Cavanagh). The particle accelerator robbed Hartley of his hearing, but inspired him to create a series of sonic weapons that he uses in an effort to punish Wells by destroying his new protégé: The Flash. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Forever, playing an ex flame of Abe (series regular Judd Hirsch), the close confidant and adopted son of immortal doctor Henry (series lead Ioan Gruffudd). She will play Abraham’s (twice) ex-wife, Maureen, whom he can’t seem to stay away from him despite past proof that their sexual tension and fiery passion can be toxic. Maureen re-enters Abe’s life and tries to reignite the flames. (Marc Snetiker at Entertainment Weekly)

Actresses Lauren Tom (Supernatural) and Anne-Marie Johnson (In the Heat of the Night and Girlfriends) will be showing up in future episodes of Pretty Little Liars. Tom will have the potentially recurring role of Rebecca, an attorney who gets involved with the Liars. Meanwhile, Johnson will appear as Claire, a chic pageant coordinator who comes to Rosewood looking for girls to participate in a local pageant. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

MINI-SERIES NEWS

Actor Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom) has joined the cast of the upcoming mini-series The Slap that is based on the 2011 Australian short-run series of the same name. The mini is a complex family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple’s misbehaving child. Sadoski will play Gary, something of a hippie, husband to Rosie (series Melissa George) and father to Hugo (the boy who was slapped). Cajoled by his wife into attending Hector’s birthday party, Gary quickly gets irritated when talk turns to getting into the right preschool and “getting ahead.” Fueled by too many beers, he gets into a heated discussion with Harry, ready to press charges when Harry slaps his son. (The Deadline Team)

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That’s it. Enjoy!