Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items from late last week, yesterday and today:

TELEVISION

Both the FOX drama Red Band Society and the NBC thriller Constantine will air their original 13 episode orders, but neither has been given a full season order by their respective networks. Red Band Society will air its fall finale on December 3 with three episodes left remaining to air at an as-yet unannounced time. Constantine, on the other hand, could possibly return for more episodes because its renewal option is still “very much open”. (Deadline)

The El Rey Network has decided to cancel their original scripted drama Matador. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

HBO has picked up an as-yet titled hour-long drama series from Martin Scorsese, Terence Winter and rock-n-roll legend Mick Jagger that will be set in 1970s New York, exploring the drug- and sex-fueled music business as punk and disco were breaking out, all through the eyes of a record executive (Bobby Cannavale) trying to resurrect his label and find the next new sound. The cast includes Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano and Juno Temple. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

TV TRAILER

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 movies from this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – 56.9 million
2. Penguins of Madagascar – 25.8 million
3. Big Hero 6 – 18.8 million
4. Interstellar – 15.8 million
5. Horrible Bosses 2 – 15.7 million
6. Dumb and Dumber To – 8.2 million
7. The Theory of Everything – 5 million
8. Gone Girl – 2.4 million
9. Birdman – 1.8 million
10. St. Vincent – 1.7 million

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Q&A SECTION (with Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: What’s coming up on Sleepy Hollow? — LilSlim142000

Natalie: Monday’s mid-season finale may not be quite as jaw-dropping as season 1’s last episode, but the hour does feature a very surprising final twist as well as the departure of a beloved character.

Question: Do you have any info on Once Upon a Time’s Spell of Shattered Sight? — Frederick

Natalie: Once it hits the town, it will bring out the absolute worst in people, especially Regina, who will revert back to her Evil Queen days. “She has a run in first with Elsa and Emma,” Lana Parrilla teases. “All these years, she’s really been controlling her temper and has not been so impulsive when it comes to Emma for Henry’s sake. In this instance, Emma pays a visit to Regina’s vault and it doesn’t turn out well. She starts throwing fire balls. She wants to kill Emma and she’s been waiting a long time to do this, so it’s her lucky day.”

Question: Is there any spoiler for FitzSimmons on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., please? — Marielle

Natalie: The duo look poised to finally discuss the reason behind Fitz’s selfless act from the season 1 finale during Tuesday’s episode, but Fitz will make a surprising new declaration that could shake up the team. You might want to have tissues handy.

Question: Will Laurel finally tell her dad the truth about Sara’s death on Arrow? — Ken

Natalie: It’s sounding more and more like the holiday episode—featuring the return of Alex Kingston as Dinah Lance—may force her hand. “Holidays are a good time to reunite family members,” executive producer Marc Guggemheim says. “Obviously the Lance family has a lot of issues going on within it that only Laurel knows about. The advantage of bringing Alex Kingston back in this moment in time is to quite frankly turn the knife in Laurel’s gut. We’ve been torturing her with the burdens of keeping this secret and that’s going to get harder with Alex Kingston’s arrival.”

Question: Anything (news related to) The Flash? — Valorie

Natalie: Raise your hand if you think keeping a slew of metahumans in a makeshift prison under S.T.A.R. Labs is a bad idea? Surprise, surprise, things will soon go awry. “The pipeline is going to have some issues in Episode 11,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg teases. A meta jailbreak, perhaps?

Question: Do you know why we’re going to see a young Liz on The Blacklist? — Patricia

Natalie: I hear Liz gets kidnapped in an upcoming episode and someone will attempt to extract a particular memory from her—namely, the night of the fire, hence seeing a younger version of Liz. However, digging around in the brain is very dangerous, especially when you find out who’s behind it.

That’s it. Enjoy!