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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Kelly Hu (X2 and The Vampire Diaries) will guest star in a January episode of Castle, playing Scarlet Jones, the bodyguard to a notorious adult video kingpin named Beau Randolph, who winds up dead. It’s being reported that she will attract the attention of Detective Esposito (Jon Huertas). (Drusilla Morehouse at Zap2It).

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actress Jill Flint (Royal Pains) has landed the female lead in the NBC drama pilot called After Hours that is about the graveyard shift in the ER at San Antonio Medical Center. She will play Dr. Jordan Santos, “T.C.’s (Eoin Macken) ex-girlfriend, now engaged to someone else; recently promoted to Chief of the Night Shift. (The Futon Critic and Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 box office movies from this past weekend courtesy of Exhibitor Relations and E! Online:

1. Skyfall, $87.8 million
2. Wreck-It Ralph, $33.1 million
3. Flight, $15.1 million
4. Argo, $6.7 million
5. Taken 2, $4 million
6. Here Comes the Boom, $2.6 million
7. Cloud Atlas, $2.53 million
8. Pitch Perfect, $2.5 million
9. The Man With the Iron Fists, $2.49 million
10. Hotel Transylvania, $2.4 million

Actress Maria Bello (Touch) has joined the cast of the upcoming box office film called Prisoners that will star Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano and Viola Davis. The film follows a small town carpenter, which will be played by Hugh Jackman, who tries to find his kidnapped daughter and her best friend himself after the police can’t. There are no details yet as to what role Bello will play. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

It looks like a MacGyver film, based on the classic 80’s TV series that starred Richard Dean Anderson, might be getting done by New Line. No plot details have emerged ye though. (Justin Kroll at Variety)

Q&A SECTION (with Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: I’m probably the minority, but I am liking Laurel’s chemistry with Tommy much more than I like Laurel and Oliver. Think he’s got a chance to get the girl? — Abbie

Sandra: This week’s Arrow might leave you with more than one sign that Tommy is still in this fight for the girl and there is one Queen who is not going to like what transpires in this episode (and their first name is not Oliver.) Bonus scoop: Someone we — and Oliver! — thought was gone forever pops up again in this episode. But there’s a twist!

Question: Are we ever going to see a love interest for Ruby? I don’t see her getting together with Hook like some fans want. He belongs with Emma! I do think she deserves someone though! — Dana

Sandra: Meghan Ory is right there with you in thinking Ruby deserves some lovin’ on Once Upon a Time, but she doesn’t see it happening while past wounds still need healing. “I think love and Red are interesting because she’s been through so much with the loss of Peter, and I think the big question is can she allow herself to love again,” she says. “And if so, who would that be and who would she feel safe loving.” Additionally, Ory’s not sure whether or not we’ve seen that person quite yet. “I think that the writers are very brilliant and come up with incredibly creative things. I would never guess what they might do,” she says.

Question: You’re always there to satisfy my craving for Leverage scoop! Thank you!! And keep it coming! — Brittany

Sandra: One of my favorite team moments EVER comes at the end of the Christmas episode, airing Dec. 18. It involves a story, Nate, and his son Sam. Bring tissues.

That’s it. Enjoy!

Happy Veteran’s Day!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

NBC has picked up the new drama Chicago Fire for a full season. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

Beauty and the Beast has also been given a full season order by The CW. (TV By the Numbers)

Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub (24) will be guest starring in an upcoming episode of The Mentalist, playing a rehab patient whose roommate is murdered. She will appear in an episode that is set for January. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actress Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Hawaii Five-0, playing an ambitious, strong-willed chemistry student who has planned a medical career for herself, but gets angry and hurt when it looks as if something — or someone? — might interfere with her future plans. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

Syfy has picked up drama Haven for a fourth season. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor D. B. Woodside (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer) has booked a multi-episode arc on the new CW medical series Emily Owens, M.D. He will play Evan, the husband of Dr. Gina Bandari (Necar Zadegan), the doctor who inspires and intimidates all the interns. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Rosemarie DeWitt and actor Patton Oswalt will both have recurring roles on The Newsroom when it returns to HBO for its second season. DeWitt will play Rebecca Halliday, a litigator who’s been hired to defend Atlantis Cable News in a multi-million dollar wrongful termination suit. Meanwhile, Oswalt will play Jonas Pfeiffer, the new Vice President of Human Resources of ACN. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Eion Bailey (Once Upon a Time) has been cast as the male lead opposite Mira Sorvino in the TNT drama pilot Trooper, which centers on KJ Flaxton (Sorvino) a recently divorced female state trooper who is as unconventional at work as she is at home raising her three kids. Her partner on the job is James Burk (Bailey), a widowed father who has a much more by-the-book approach to policing. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Brigid Brannagh (Army Wives) has been cast in the NBC pilot After Hours, which revolves around the graveyard shift in the ER at San Antonio Medical Center. Branaugh will play Dr. Atthea Martin, who is easing into her old job as a trauma doctor while grieving the loss of her husband, killed by a drunk driver. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

MADE FOR TV MOVIE NEWS

Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson and actresses Melissa Leo, Octavia Spencer and Sarah Hyland have all been cast Lifetime anthology sequel called Five 2, which depicts various characters dealing with breast cancer. (The Futon Critic, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Mark Wahlberg will star in – of all things – Transformers 4 from Michael Bay. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Actors Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson and Nick Offerman and actress Alison Brie will all lend their voices to the upcoming animated as-yet-titled Lego film from Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow. They join Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett and Morgan Freeman in a story that follows Emmet (Pratt), an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average Lego mini-figure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant. Ferrell will play Emmet’s primary adversary, President Business while Neeson is the president’s powerful henchman, Bad Cop. Offerman is a craggy, swaggering pirate obsessed with revenge on President Business while Brie is a member of Emmet’s team with a powerful secret. (The Deadline Team)

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend!!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Burn Notice has been confirmed for a 13-episode 7th season by the USA Network. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Nikita will be moving back to 8 PM on Friday nights starting on November 30 and will be followed by repeats of Arrow at least until January 18. (The Futon Critic)

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DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor James Morrison (24 and Revenge) has been cast in the A&E drama pilot called Those Who Kill, which is an adaptation of a Danish format that revolves around police detective Catherine Jensen (Chloe Sevigny) and forensic profiler Thomas Schaffer (James D’Arcy) who possess a deep understanding of the serial killers they hunt. Morrison will play Det. Captain Frank Bisgaard, Jensen’s tough, no-nonsense superior. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will play Hercules on the big screen in the upcoming film to be directed by Brett Ratner. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Actor Tim Robbins and actresses Michelle Pfeiffer and Chloe Moretz will appear in the upcoming film called Man Under, which features Robbins as the director. The film follows a family from Yonkers whose lives go haywire when New York City’s Museum of Modern Arts displays photographs of them in an exhibit, turning them into celebrities. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online)

Question: Any scoop about Once Upon a Time? – Ladygotika

Team Watch with Kristin: Prepare to be shocked: The ABC hit is currently looking for a handsome actor to take on the role of Gerhardt (which apparently means strength of the spear, FYI!). A young military man, Gerhardt is filled with idealism, is good-natured and is really close with his fam. In fact, he’s the kind of child any parent would be proud of. (Does he sound too good to be true to anyone else? Hmmm…)

Question: LOVING Nashville, but I really don’t like Jackson. Any scoop? – Beth

Team Watch with Kristin: Well, you may start to warm up to Jackson after meeting the show’s new bad boy in episode 10. Ex-con Ian is in his late-20s and is described as edgy with an air of danger to him. Oh, and he must be able to play guitar and sing extremely well. Yeah, this guy should basically come wrapped in a warning label (and could possibly recur throughout the season).

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Author Neil Gaiman will write a script for the current season of Doctor Who that features the return of the Cybermen, the notorious cyborg enemies of the Time Lord. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

Actor Ben Browder (Stargate SG1 and Farscape) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Arrow, playing Ted Gaynor, Diggle’s (David Ramsey) commanding officer from his first tour in Afghanistan, who now works as a bodyguard for Blackhawk Squad Protection Group in Starling City. (Eric Goldman at IGN)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Alimi Ballard (Numb3rs) has joined the cast of the TNT drama pilot called Tropper that centers on a recently divorced female state trooper (Mira Sorvino) who is as unconventional at work as she is at home raising her three kids. Her partner on the job is a widowed father who has a much more by-the-book approach to policing. Ballard will play Lt. Hollis Figgins. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) has been cast as the lead in the HBO Cold War spy drama pilot called The Missionary. The project is set in Berlin in the late 1960s, centering on Roy (Walker), a young American missionary who gets caught up in Cold War intrigue while helping a young woman escape East Berlin. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

The CW is working with Oscar nominee Taylor Hackford (Ray) and Sera Gamble (former showrunner on Supernatural) for the Navy-themed pilot called Norfolk that would revolve around the lives and loves of the young people at the Norfolk Naval Station. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Clive Owen and actress Juliette Binoche will play the leads in the romantic drama Words And Pictures that follows the uneasy relationship between two very different teachers at a New England prep school. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online, Natalie Abrams and Adam Bryant at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: I’ll take anything you’ve got on Supernatural! Please tell me Castiel isn’t dead! – Lily

Team Watch with Kristin: Breathe, Cas fans. It’ll be all right. In episode seven, you will see Cas again…and learn whether or not he’s alive.

Question: Got any Gibbs scoop on NCIS? — Vanessa

ADAM: You’ve heard that ER’s Alex Kingston is going to be guest-starring, yes? Well, surely you’ve also noticed that she’s a redhead, which means that she will definitely catch Gibbs’ eye as Miranda Pennebaker, Gibbs’ source on D.C.’s underbelly. “She is someone with a bit of a shady past who knows a lot about the underground sale of things,” executive producer Gary Glasberg says. In this case, it’s the selling of a teenage girl. “Gibbs turns to her for information,” Glasberg continues. “They clearly have a bit of a sordid past. It’s never really determined how far their past went, but there’s flirtation in the air. This is the first time that they are really working together on something.” If Cupid has his way, it’s likely that Kingston will recur on the show.

Question: So the mystery man is Henry’s baby daddy on Once Upon a Time? — Monica

NATALIE: Yes, it is definitely Neal Cassady, aka the man we saw in the opening moments of the premiere, who knocked up Emma, and that’s not the last time we’ll see him. “He obviously is posed with the possibility of coming back to Storybrooke because of the pigeon who brought him the little note,” Jennifer Morrison says. “So I think definitely there’s going to have to be a decision made on his part as to whether or not he decides to follow up on what he started 10 years ago.” Considering Morrison says she knew who the father was since the pilot, Neal is totally Bae, right?

Question: Got any Person of Interest spoilers? — Peter

ADAM: Would you settle for some exclusive casting intel? The show has cast 24 and Hawaii Five-0 alum Reiko Aylesworth. She will appear in this season’s ninth episode as Regina Vickers, a Secret Service agent with a hidden agenda. The role is just for one episode… for now.

Question: What is really going on with Olivia, Cyrus and that table of five on Scandal? — Lucy

NATALIE: You’ll soon learn why these people came together — and the reason behind the explosion is even more shocking than who Quinn Perkins turned out to be. However, someone may dig a little too deep for their own good, and it’s not who you expect.

Question: I gotta say, this new version of Dean Winchester on Supernatural leaves me downright tingly all over! Any chance you might have some news about what’s on the horizon for our deliciously messed up Purgatory escapee? —Gina

Ausiello: You thought he was getting deeper, Gina, but your favorite Winchester brother is actually going to become two-dimensional in the show’s upcoming cartoon-inspired episode. Supe fans already know that the outing will find ‘toon elements enmeshed with the real world; I can add that all of the deaths in the episode are cartoon tropes – such as anvils falling from the sky and people plummeting off ledges after hovering in mid-air for a few seconds. I also hear that Sam, Dean and Castiel will step inside an actual cartoon (think Bob Hoskins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?). Finally, all of the Saturday-morning-style fun will take place in the season’s eighth episode.

Question: When will NCIS fans learn more about “Tony’s potential love interest”? Is there anything you can share? —Caroline

Ausiello: Allow me to defer to exec producer Gary Glasberg: “As we get into November sweeps, expect to see Tony and Ziva opening up to each other more, sharing some guarded memories that they both cherish. Tony will have some decisions to make as the season progresses, decisions that could leave him at a real emotional crossroads.”

Question: First off, I want to say a huge thank you. Your spoilers and scoops make the wait each week between shows bearable! But can you give us a little bit of Revenge? —Rosy

Ausiello: Revenge may be a dish best served cold, Rosy, but this Revenge scoop is too hot to hold back: The show is casting a hard-nosed judge, his wife and his right-hand man. The judge – who’s up for a big-time appointment — will visit the Hamptons for a charity award. Hmm, that wouldn’t be the best time for details about his seemingly proper wife’s past to come to light, would it? I don’t have definitive intel that the judge is somehow connected to the Graysons, but c’mon. And since you seem like a nice person, here’s a Bonus Scoop: I can tell you that a male high school friend of Jack’s, who’s now a cop, will arrive in town in the near future.

Question: Once Upon a Time scoop, please?! Maybe info on who Ethan Embry is playing? —Elyse

Ausiello: Officially, he’s playing a mysterious Storybrooke visitor. Unofficially, Embry fits the description of a character named Bennett that the show was recently casting. The mid-30s guy next door-type is sweet, charming, intelligent and funny — at least on the surface. Beneath the surface, he possesses a darkness, as well as a willingness to fight to the bitter end for his beliefs and (this is where things get interesting) to prove that his way of life is in the right. What does it all mean?!?!

Question: Why is Bree Turner MIA on Grimm? I thought I had read on your site that she was promoted to a series regular. So what’s going on? — Brian

Ausiello: After having a baby last month, Turner took a few episodes off (which is why her name was temporarily removed — operative word: temporarily!) from the opening credits. But she’s back in Portland now and shooting new episodes as Rosalee.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Liza Weil (Gilmore Girls) will be guest star in Bunheads, playing Truly’s (Stacey Oristano) sister; but the sisters are not exactly on the best of terms. Bunheads is back on ABC Family on January 7. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actor Pedro Pascal (The Good Wife) will have a multi-episode arc on the upcoming new USA Network drama Graceland. The series centers on a group of diverse law-enforcement agents from the DEA, FBI and Customs whose worlds collide when they’re forced to live together in an undercover beach house in Southern California. The cast of Graceland includes Aaron Tveit and Daniel Sunjata. Pascal will play Juan Barcelo, a tough but charming FBI agent with a rocky experience at the Bureau. The series is slated to air this summer. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

The final season of Spartacus (now named War of the Damned) will debut on January 25 at 9 PM on Starz. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Sam Page (Mad Men and Switched at Birth) will guest star on an upcoming episode of Last Resort, playing Connor, a military tech whiz who happens to be Kylie’s (Autumn Reeser) confident and entitled older brother. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

It looks like CBS is looking to expand the NCIS franchise with another spinoff, which – at this point – is untitled but will be a “planted” spin-off from NCIS: Los Angeles. It will feature new characters who will be introduced in a two-part episode of NCIS: LA that is set to air later this season. The proposed spin-off will follow a small mobile team of agents, who are forced to live and work together, as they crisscross the country solving crimes. It should be noted that NCIS: Los Angeles is a spin-off of NCIS, which is a spin-off of JAG. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Starz has closed a deal to develop Outlander, a drama series based on the best-selling fantasy/romance/adventure series of books from author Diana Gabaldon, which will be developed, written and executive produced by Ron Moore (Battlestar Galactica). Outlander spans the genres of romance, science fiction, history, and adventure, following Claire, a married WWII combat nurse, who mistakenly steps back in time to the year 1743 where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world of adventure that sends her on the run and threatens her life. When Claire is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, it ignites a passionate affair that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

ABC has given a script order to The Break, a drama set in the world of Santa Cruz surfing competitions told through the eyes of Mia Walker, a 16-year-old girl with a troubled and mysterious past who is sent to the surfing town to live with the father she’s never known. There, she must learn to navigate a culture that’s as foreign to her as her father is. The ensemble drama will chronicle the personal lives and relationships of a group of young adults in the close-knit community where surfing is everything. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Ken Leung (Lost) and Jeananne Goossen (Alcatraz) will star opposite Eoin Macken (Merlin) and Freddy Rodriguez (Six Feet Under) in the hour-long NBC pilot called After Hours that revolves around the graveyard shift in the ER at San Antonio Medical Center. Leung will play Topher, a flip-flops and shorts-wearing Emergency Room doctor who was previously a surgeon on the battlefield, where he became hardened and jaded. Meanwhile, Goossen will play a beautiful and stylish resident at the hospital. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, the planned spin-off of the Syfy series (based, of course, on the 70’s classic TV series) that did not make the cut as a series on Syfy will be released online via Machinima Prime starting on November 9. This highly anticipated chapter takes place in the midst of the first Cylon war, featuring a gifted fighter pilot, William Adama (Luke Pasqualino from The Borgias). Syfy will eventually air the spin-off in its entirety on TV sometime next year. (The Futon Critic)

Q&A SECTION (with Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly and Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online)

Question: Any news on the Leverage renewal? And thanks for all the great spoilers each week. All my best — TVDIVA

Sandra: No word yet. (Hurry up, TNT!) But I can tell you that the first episode back from break (airing Nov. 27) is a doozy about the team taking on an evil box store in its usual stick-it-to-the-man type of way. This particular case, however, hits very close to home for Eliot (Christian Kane), who is so moved by the events that occur that he’ll reach out to someone from his past with possibly devastating results.

Question: Not gonna lie, as a Deeks/Kensi fan, that Eric/Nell spoiler left me disappointed, like bitterly disappointed. Anything Densi to ease the pain? – Amy

Sandra: Nov. 20 will! In this episode Deeks will go undercover as a surfer and exec producer Shane Brennan promises an hour filled with great moments. “We gave some fun moments with [Eric Christian Olsen] out on the water, and later in the episode, we see Kensi out there as well,” he says. “There are some very funny moments in it, and there’s a great bar room brawl. For people who love Kensi and Deeks, they’re going to love the episode.”

Question: I’m feeling Revenge-y, so can I have some spoilers? – Gwen R.

Team Watch with Kristin: Put down the red Sharpie and we promise to deliver the goods. We think that Conrad Grayson is about to meet his match. In episode 11, we will be introduced to a new character named Jason Prosser, who is described as having a fortune that rivals Conrad and he has twice his style. Watch out, it’s about to be an old, rich dude fight!

Question: I’m over the Wade-Zoe-George drama of Hart of Dixie. Tell me what else is coming up? – Abby

Team Watch with Kristin: It looks like Zoe is also over that mess, because Hart of Dixie is going to introduce a new character that sounds like an awful lot like a new love interest for her. Jonah is a very handsome, cocky-but-charming doctor who is being billed a major recurring guest star, which means he’ll stick around for a bit. And though he’s full of confidence, he has a vulnerable side that most people don’t see. Hmm, maybe he’ll let Zoe see that side of him, among other things. That’s what she said.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Bridget Regan (Legend of the Seeker) has landed a recurring role on the new CW series Beauty and the Beast, playing Alex, the one-time fiancée of Vincent (lead Jay Ryan), who for years has believed that the love of her life died in Afghanistan. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

TNT has put into development a drama called Cold Feet from Robert Zemeckis that centers on a runaway bride who, when she wishes she had never been born, sees the effect her absence has on the people she loves and decides to stick around to make things right. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 box office films from this past weekend courtesy of E! Online and Hollywood.com:

1. Wreck-It Ralph, $49.1 million
2. Flight, $25 million
3. Argo, $10.2 million
4. The Man With the Iron Fists, $8.2 million
5. Taken 2, $6 million
6. Cloud Atlas, $5.3 million
7. Hotel Transylvania, $4.5 million
8. Paranormal Activity 4, $4.3 million
9. Here Comes the Boom, $3.6 million
10. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, $3.3 million

Actor Jude Law will join actress Naomi Watts and actor Robert Pattison in the period drama called Queen of the Desert. Watts will star as Gertrude Bell, an explorer, writer, archeologist and attaché for the British Empire, who is credited with helping to catalyze the formation of the Middle East at the dawn of the 20th century. Details on the roles to be played by Pattinson and Law have not been revealed as yet. (The Deadline Team)

Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online)

Question: Supernatural scoop please! – Daniel

Team Watch with Kristin: Supernatural is once again dabbling with time travel! This time, it’s not the boys heading back in time, but a cult member named Henry (think Cary Grant meets Robert Downey Jr.) traveling from 1958 traveling to 2013. And it seems like he brings something pretty important along with him…

Question: You know I want Fringe info! – G.L.

Team Watch with Kristin: We always know what our readers want. We are psychic. Also, you guys tell us all the time. Anyway, mark your calendars for Friday, Jan. 18, because that is when the final two episodes of Fringe air back to back on Fox. What will Fringe’s send-off be like? Joshua Jackson told us in his own words: “The place that they’re trying to take the characters at the end, at least for me, seems like a satisfying and in some ways almost logical, sort of necessary ending for each one of these characters.”

Question: I’m a fan of Emily Owens on the CW, so any scoop on that would be awesome. – Candice in Portland

Team Watch with Kristin: You might want to brace yourself for episode 11, because it will be a doozy. A huge bus crash sends numerous people in various states (from slightly injured to near-death) to the E.R. all at once, which means our heroine Emily will have her hardest day yet at the hospital. And that’s in terms of both medical problems and emotional drama. Do you think she’s up to the task?

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

BBC One (in the UK) has given a renewal order for a third season to the acclaimed series Luther, which stars Idris Elba. Folks here in the US can expect that new season to air via BBC America at some point. (Mandi Bierly at Entertainment Weekly)

USA has announced they will not be picking up the drama Fairly Legal or the mini-series Political Animals back for a new season, which basically means they have been cancelled. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line and Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Annie Wersching (24) will guest star in the second season of Touch, which stars her former 24 co-star Kiefer Sutherland. She will play Dr. Kate Gordon, a smart and caring family therapist specializing in early childhood trauma and behavioral issues. Touch will be back on FOX starting on February 1. (Lynette Rice at Entertainment Weekly)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Feature film director Alex Proyas (I, Robot and Dark City) will direct and executive produce a new drama project called Evolve that will be written and executive produced by Jaime Paglia (the co-creator of the popular Syfy series Eureka. This project is based on the Toxic City trilogy of novels by British author Tim Lebbon, which is set two years after a mysterious biological agent is released over Los Angeles. When the city is still deemed too toxic to inhabit and remains sealed off from the rest of society, a small group of ordinary citizens outside the quarantined zone, who do not believe the government’s story, embark on a mission to uncover the truth of what happened to their family members who were inside the affected area. What they discover is a world where once-ordinary humans now have extraordinary abilities and powerful government forces seek to destroy them. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

British actor James D’Arcy (Master And Commander) will star opposite Chloë Sevigny in the A&E drama pilot called Those Who Kill, which is an adaptation of a Danish format that revolves around police detective Catherine Jensen (Sevigny) and forensic profiler Thomas Schaffer (D’Arcy) who possess a deep understanding of the serial killers they hunt. Thomas is described as a handsome and intellectual college psychology teacher with a PhD who focuses on serial killer behavior. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy) and actress Amanda Seyfried (Red Riding Hood) will star in the upcoming romantic comedy called Wonderful Tonight that chronicles an unlikely love affair between a wealthy bachelor and a free-spirited woman whose one-night stand results in a child. (Tim Kenneally at The Wrap)

Actors Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender are set to star in the true story drama called Genius based on the biography called Max Perkins: Editor of Genius that deals with the real-life tender and complex friendship between literary giant Thomas Wolfe (Fassbender) and renowned editor Max Perkins (Firth). Wolfe became famous from a young age for both his talent and larger-than-life personality. Perkins is one of the most respected literary editors of all time who discovered talent such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. While most writers struggle with their words, Wolfe had the opposite problem and butted heads with Perkins who demanded he keep to a tight word limit. It was a volatile relationship, but one that changed both their lives. (Dark Horizons)

The failed TV pilot Locke & Key could possibly be coming to the big screen in the form of a trilogy with screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman producing. The official synopsis for Locke & Key tells the story of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all. (Latino Review and First Showing)

Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online and Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Question: I need some Arrow scoop Please!!!! I’ve become so obsessed with this show, it’s easily my favorite new show of the year. – Grizzelle

Team Watch with Kristin:  Join the club! Arrow has also shot us through our TV-lovin’ hearts. In episode 12, we’re going to meet Laxer, who will be a potential recurring villain for our hero, Oliver Queen. And he’s not some run-of-the-mill nemesis; he’s intense, scary and a real badass.

Question: Any scoop on my favorite Teen Wolf couple Sterek? – Fernanaberry

Team Watch with Kristin: Sadly no, but we can tell you that the MTV hit series is currently looking to cast the role of the strikingly beautiful Heather, a long-time friend of Stiles who is celebrating her 17th birthday. Also popping up in Beacon Hills is the mysterious and raven-haired Cora, a beautiful young woman who’s been hardened by a life on her own and has secret ties to the town’s werewolves.

Question: Do you have any scoop on Tyler, Caroline and Klaus on TVD? – Nelson22

Team Watch with Kristin:  Klaroline fans, you may want to stand up before reading this next tease as you’ll probably start doing a happy dance while reading it: Klaus will continue to drive a wedge between Caroline and Tyler (using his powers of evil) and he’ll be pretty successful as he manages to land the reigning Miss Mystic Falls as his date to this year’s pageant!

Question: Any scoop on Castle you can share? –BJ

Mitovich: You’re starting to see the video sneak peeks of Monday’s Comic-Con-flavored episode, and based on the interview I did today with director/Star Trek: TNG alum Jonathan Frakes, the hour will be chockablock with crowd-pleasing moments. Frakes promises to deliver Nathan Fillion (as Rick) doing an “incredible” William Shatner impression, “much more comedy” than the Season 2 Castle he helmed and all-in-all a “wonderful forum for Beckett to reveal her fangirl side.” (Said simply: There’s photographic evidence of Kate once getting her geek on as a character from the episode’s Nebula-9 show-within-a-show – and her costume just might resurface in an extremely different context before the hour is over.)

Question: I’m absolutely loving the addition of Killian Jones (aka Captain Hook) to Once Upon a Time. Do you have scoop on what’s next for our favorite TV pirate? Any romance in the air, or is it all revenge-y stuff? –Stef

Mitovich: Yes, revenge is important to Hook. But I am told the eyeliner-lovin’ swashbuckler might also develop a soft spot for a certain blonde in a leather jacket.

Question: I am completely in love with Nashville! Got any news on what’s ahead for Deacon and Rayna? –Hilla

Mitovich: Well on Rayna’s side of things, watch for Peggy (played Kimberly Williams-Paisley) – the woman from husband Teddy’s past — to cause friction and doubt in that marriage throughout November sweeps. Meanwhile, Juliette is drawn ever closer to Deacon as he helps her with her drug-addicted mom … until her publicist sets her up in a fauxmance with a Tim Tebow-type football player (played by Pretty Little Liars‘ Tilky Montgomery Jones). Ironically, that all-for-show first date takes a wild turn that could jeopardize the jock’s career.

Question: Any chance that vampire Elena will go head to head with Katherine on The Vampire Diaries? That would be awesome! –Rashad

Mitovich: And showrunner Julie Plec can only agree. “I think it would be a tragic missed opportunity if we didn’t get to see that,” she shares with TVLine. Alas, that’s all she was willing to say on the hot topic. If the face-off of fierce femmes does come to fruition this season, it won’t be any time terribly soon. But you gotta figure it’ll be more than worth the wait.

Question: I was wondering if Death aka Julian Richings will return to Supernatural this season. He always puts people on their toes with his looks and voice he is the perfect Death. –Brad

Mitovich: Taking a page from TVD boss Julie Plec’s playbook, Supernatural showrunner Jeremy Carver had this to say about your fervent wish: “As always on our show, anything can happen.”

Question: Any chance that fans of Haven‘s Nathan/Audrey (Naudrey) will have something to look forward to anytime soon? All this angst and moments with other people is killing us. –Aimee

Mitovich: Your patience, it seems, will be rewarded. “Audrey has been pushing Nathan away to protect him from her own fate,” EP Jim Dunn notes. “But very soon, Audrey will confront a tragedy that makes her realize just how deep her feelings for Nathan really are.” In other news, I have nailed down Laura Vandervoort’s Haven visit: The Smallville alum will appear in the final two episodes of the season, airing Friday, December 14 and Friday, December 21.

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a fantastic weekend!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

The drama series Common Law, which debuted back in May, has not been picked up for a second season by the USA Network. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actor Michael Madsen and actress Jennifer Beals will both appear in upcoming episodes of the new FOX drama The Mob Doctor (yes, FOX has not yet cancelled this series). Madsen will appear in two episodes, playing Russell King, a veteran criminal whose crimes require a certain flair and professional expertise. On the night of a big job, King has a flare-up of back pain and discovers he requires immediate surgery. Beals, on the other hand, is expected to appear in at least three episodes, playing Celeste LaPree, a former call girl-turned-high-class madam who used to date Constantine Alexander (William Forsythe) before he went to prison. Celeste is now married to a mafia boss who runs Chicago’s North Side. The Mob Doctor will be back on FOX on November 5. (Liz Raftery at TV Guide)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

ABC is developing another soap opera/mystery series called Hollywood & Vines in which an A-list actress’s body is discovered lifeless in her pool, sending three sisters from a dynastic Hollywood family into panic mode as each discovers how their lives are connected to and affected by the actress’s death. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

FOX is developing a new drama called Olympus from writer-director (and former actor) Peter Berg that will center on a decorated soldier-turned-spy who finds out he actually is descended from the Greek Gods and may just be humanity’s last hope. FOX also has another Greek mythology series in the works called Athena, which is based on the graphic novel by Lisa Joy, and will follow the coming-of-age story about a 23-year-old woman who discovers she’s Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Jennifer Garner is in talks to star in the long-in-the-works drama called Dallas Buyers Club where she would star alongside Matthew McConaughey. The fill would center on a man who was given six months to live after contracting AIDS in 1986; he lived another six years by illegally smuggling medicine into the U.S., making sure a lot of other sufferers got them too. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Q&A SECTION (with Michael Ausiello at TV Line and Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online)

Question: What’s going to happen with Auggie and Annie on Covert Affairs? —Alex

Ausiello: Chris Gorham recently told TVLine that Auggie and Annie are going to have that conversation — and now I can tell you when: the Nov. 20 season finale. It’s “a real game-changer” for the pair, Gorham teases, and “it changes everything.” And if you enjoyed the increase in serialized storylines this season, you’re in luck. ”That’s definitely going to continue,” he promises. “This season, it ended up being an 11-episode arc, and then a five-episode arc. Next season, what they’re talking about is having one long arc for the entire season.”

Question: Anything on my new obsession, Elementary? —Dave

Ausiello: The upcoming two-part November sweeps episode will feature what show runner Rob Doherty calls “a more proper story” for Aidan Quinn’s Captain Gregson. “We had an opportunity to pair Sherlock with Gregson in a really interesting way,” teases the EP. “It was a different kind of story for us.”

Question: Any idea on when we are going to meet Peter Pan and Tinkerbell on Once Upon a Time? – Beth

Team Watch with Kristin: Sadly, it seems like it might be a while as Colin O’Donoghue (Captain Hook) tells us he has yet to film any Neverland scenes (they are currently filming episode 11). In fact, he hasn’t even been told if they are definitely introducing Peter, though he’s hoping OUAT decides to—we hope so too!

Question: Do you have any scoop on Hart of Dixie? Just finished the first season and I’m dying to know what’s next. – Emma

Team Watch with Kristin: We hope you’re caught up on this season because it’s a good one, especially with all the George versus Wade stuff coming up. For the record, Rachel Bilson is a fan of both men for Zoe. “I am totally neutral. The love triangle takes a few different formations, a few different shapes,” she tells us. “There might be a square, because of the love interest for George. There’s a lot to play with.” Bonus scoop: Wilson Bethel will continue to be shirtless. “I think that his costume always is basically half naked,” Bilson laughs. “They really don’t give him clothing anymore.”

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Sarah Shahi (Fairly Legal) is joining the cast of the new NBC drama Chicago Fire for “roughly” six episodes, playing Renee Royce, a successful business woman and love interest for Lt. Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney). (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Leland Orser (Sons of Anarchy and Taken) is joining the cast of the new NBC drama Revolution. He will play a John Sanborn, a tense scientist who loves to build weapons. This is possibly going to be a recurring role. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Jason Beghe (Californication) will have a guest role in the new ABC drama Last Resort, playing Wes Porter, an old mentor to Navy SEAL James King (Daniel Lissing). (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Serinda Swan (Breakout Kings and Smallville) will appear in three episodes of the soon-to-air new USA Network drama Graceland (from Jeff Eastin, the series creator of White Collar). She will play Paige, an undercover DEA agent who sets up at Graceland, a live-in home base for a tag team of law enforcement workers. The series is set to debut next summer. (Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Felicia Day (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, The Guild and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog) is going to be back as Charlie Bradbury in an upcoming episode of Supernatural. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

ABC is developing a new drama called Black Friday from box feature film writer Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down) and executive producer Sheldon Turner (Up In The Air). The project is a thriller that follows a guy who unexpectedly finds himself in the center of a perilous event where he is responsible for the safety of others. The show will follow him as he works to uncover the conspiracy responsible for the event while also following the personal lives of those surrounding him. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

ABC is also developing another drama called Coup from Chris Black, who is a co-executive producer on Mad Men. This is a serialized thriller about a young American man whose wife is taken hostage in an overseas coup, who must join forces with a dangerous mercenary to get her back. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actresses Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), and Nicole Beharie (Shame) will star in the upcoming box office film called The Keeping Room that is a period piece that follows two Southern sisters (Wilde and Steinfeld) and an African American slave (Beharie) left alone in the dying days of the Civil War. The trio are soon forced to defend their home from the onslaught of a band of soldiers who have broken off from the fast approaching Union Army. (Dark Horizons)

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

Question: What’s this about Snow and Charming finding a way to communicate between worlds on Once Upon a Time? — Emily

NATALIE: It’s true. The star-crossed lovers will find a way, but like everything in these worlds, it comes with a price. “They find a direct line of communication that requires a great risk,” Ginnifer Goodwin says. “There’s something very tragic about the fact that the risk that’s taken is potentially a great sacrifice that is made in order to get Emma and Snow White home. There’s something really beautiful about the selflessness that is necessary to communicate.”

Question: Last week’s Last Resort was intense! Give me some more spoilers! — Steve

ADAM: As one might expect, shooting the Secretary of Defense isn’t going to be good for Admiral Shepard. “His actions make it harder for Kylie to interact with him,” executive producer Shawn Ryan says. “I mean, he’s dragged away by Marines, and he just shot the Secretary of Defense. It will certainly have consequences.” As for Capt. Chaplin & Co., they may not need the admiral as an ally to sustain their new civilization. Remember those minerals Sophie was testing for? “If they do exist, do they represent a means of surviving for Marcus and the crew?” Ryan teases. “How does it change the way the outside world views them?”

Question: An obvious Arrow question here: How does no one realize that Oliver is Arrow?! — John

NATALIE: Stephen Amell feels your frustrations, but don’t worry: It won’t be long before that very question is addressed! “It’s like, ‘Hey, he’s shown up to Starling City right at the same time that the vigilante has. How long do they expect us to suspend disbelief?’ I think that we do a good job of presenting questions and that’s an obvious one and it’s not going to take us too long to figure that out,” he says.

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a safe and fun Halloween!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

CONVENTION NEWS

The home of Comic-Con will remain San Diego until 2016, extending their contract with the Convention Center in San Diego one additional year beyond the new contract. Next year’s event will be held from July 18 to 21. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

TELEVISION

Actor Mike Colter (Ringer) will join the cast of the mid-season FOX thriller The Following. He will have the recurring role of FBI bureaucrat Nick Donovan. The series is set to debut on January 21. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

The ABC political drama Scandal has been given a full season order. (E! Online)

The mid-season NBC mystery soap known as Notorious then was known as Infamous has, once again, undergone a name change. It will now be known as Deception. The series follows a female detective (Meagan Good) who returns undercover to the wealthy and troubled Lawson family she grew up in, as the maid’s daughter, to solve the murder of the notorious heiress Vivian Lawson who was once her closest friend. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Former 90210 show runner Rebecca Sinclair is coming back to The CW with two new hour-long dramas. First is the untitled drama which centers on a self-obsessed young pop star – the black sheep of her religious family – who isn’t interested in saving anything but her own career, until a fan claims to have been miraculously healed by her touch and word spreads that she has divine powers. The second is called The Lost Girls based on the travel memoir of the same name by Jennifer Baggett, Holly Corbett and Amanda Pressner. The TV project will centers on four very different 20-something American women, each at a point of crisis, who decide to escape their lives and their country by going abroad. While in Cambodia, the wanderers bond, happy to find friends who are equally lost; but when one of the women vanishes under mysterious circumstances, the remaining three pledge to find her, embarking on the real journey, a quest that leads them off the beaten path, around the globe and on the road to finding themselves. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Brooke Nevin (Breakout Kings and The 4400) has booked a series regular role in the TNT drama pilot called Trooper that centers on KJ (Mira Sorvino), a recently divorced female state trooper who is as unconventional at work as she is at home raising her three kids. Nevin will play Dakota – KJ’s sister who herself is putting the pieces of her life back together. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Omid Abtahi (Argo and Last Resort) has been cast in the A&E drama pilot Those Who Kill, an adaptation of a Danish crime series. The project revolves around police detective Catherine Jensen (Chloe Sevigny) and a forensic profiler who possess a deep understanding of the serial killers they hunt. Abtahi will play Jerry Molbeck, a brilliant and dutiful homicide detective who is happy to do research for Catherine as she gets closer to finding a serial killer. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Frank Grillo (The Gates and Warrior) has been confirmed to play the character of Crossbones in the upcoming sequel to Captain America. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online)

Question: Who knew Captain Hook was so sexy?! Is there any scoop on what’s next for OUAT’s newest bad boy? – Jentrom15Flicka

Team Watch with Kristin: What’s next is a journey with Emma Swan that Captain Hook himself, aka Colin O’Donoghue, thinks fans will enjoy very much. “They have a very interesting dynamic between the two of them because Emma is obviously a strong character, strong-willed, and Hook is Captain Hook, you know?” he teases. “So they have an interesting kind of back and forth. That’s all I’m going to say at the minute!”

Question: Can we please get some scoop on Kensi and Deeks on NCIS: LA? Or any scoop you have on that show! Love it! – Barbara

Team Watch with Kristin: We talked to LL Cool J about what’s coming up this season, and he seemed borderline giddy (or as close as that man can get to “giddy”) about NCIS: LA exploring Hanna’s life and introducing more family and friends, which of course means they’ll most likely be in danger. When we pressed him for more, he only said that the show is about to get “interesting.”

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