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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Erica Gimpel (Fame, Veronica Mars and Roswell) will appear in a two-episode arc of Nikita for February sweeps. She will play the important role of Carla, a mysterious woman who has a deep connection Nikita. Much like how Nikita helped Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) get clean, Carla is the woman responsible for taking Nikita off the streets. (E! Online)

Actors Michael Eklund (Fringe) and Eric Johnson (Smallville and Rookie Blue) will play escaped prisoners on the new FOX drama Alcatraz. Eklund will play Kit Nelson, a terrifying kidnapper who always returns his victims to their homes… after he’s killed them. While Johnson will portray Cal Sweeney, a smooth talking bank robber whose interests lie in safety deposit boxes and the secrets they contain. (Natalie Abrams on TV Guide)

The new Canadian series The L.A. Complex, which stars Firefly and Stargate Atlantis alum Jewel Staite – which is set to debut in Canada this month – is looking to air on The CW here in the States this summer. Currently there are only six episodes of the new drama that revolves around twenty-somethings living in the same LA apartment complex as they try to make it in Tinseltown. The L.A. Complex is expected to be a key piece of the full-fledged summer original programming by the network. The cast includes Jonathan Patrick Moore (the Australian soap Neighbours); Cassie Steele (from the hit Canadian series Degrassi) and Chelan Simmons (Kyle XY) [among others]. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Bianca Lawson (Pretty Little Liars and The Vampire Diaries) will appear in at least four episodes of the MTV series Teen Wolf this summer when the show returns for its second season. She will play Ms. Morrell, the guidance counselor at Beacon Hills High School, who becomes an ally to several characters. Additionally, actress Gage Golightly (Ringer) will appear as a tough girl who transforms from ugly duckling to swan and actor Michael Hogan (Battlestar Galactica) as Allison’s grandfather. (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

A new drama from The Shield creator Shawn Ryan and feature writer Karl Gajdusek called Last Resort is staffing up while waiting for a formal pilot green light from ABC. This potential series is a thriller set in the near future when the country is very fractured and revolves around the crew of a U.S. nuclear submarine who become hunted after ignoring an order to shoot nuclear missiles. They escape to a NATO listening outpost where they publicly declare themselves to be the world’s smallest nuclear nation with 24 nuclear warheads. (Nellie Andreeeva at Deadline)

Farscape creator Rockne O’Bannon has secured a pilot order for a new crime drama on The CW called Cult with executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage on board. The tagline for this potential series is: “After a rash of disappearances and a likely murder, an inquisitive, young female production assistant on a wildly popular television show called Cult joins a journalist blogger in investigating the rabid fans of the series who might be re-creating crimes seen on the program, in real life.” (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actors Benedict Cumberbatch (the BBC’s Sherlock) and Noel Clarke (Doctor Who) have landed roles in the upcoming Star Trek sequel. Cumberbatch has landed the villain role in the sequel while Clarke will have a smaller role said to be that of a family man with a wife and young daughter. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

Looks like actor Liam Hemsworth (the upcoming The Hunger Games) will be starring in the independent heist movie called Chris that may also feature Dwayne Johnson. The film is based on the true story of a 1982 NYC armored car company robbery thought at the time to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history. (Nikki Finke at Deadline)

A BLAST FROM THE PAST – CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD

Doris Day back in the spotlight

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

The USA Network dramas Fairly Legal and In Plain Sight will be teaming up for Friday night airings starting on March 16. This is the first time in 2 ½ years that the network has scheduled programming on that night of the week. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Michael B. Jordan (Friday Night Lights and Parenthood) will guest star in an upcoming episode of House. All that is known right now is that he will play a patient. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Josh Stamberg (Drop Dead Diva) will appear in a February sweeps arc on Castle, playing an intelligence officer that ends up being very important to the case that will feature Jennifer Beals as a CIA agent who helps Castle and Beckett search for a fellow operative who has gone rogue. (TV Line)

Actor Jonathan Groff (Glee) will guest star in an upcoming episode of The Good Wife, playing Jimmy, a plaintiff suing a software company after his sister disappears during a peaceful protest in Syria. The episode is slated to air during February sweeps. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

The upcoming BBC America police drama called Copper has added the following cast members: Tom Weston-Jones (MI-5), Anastasia Griffith (Damages and Once Upon a Time), Kyle Schmid (Blood Ties) and Franka Potente (The Bourne Identity). The series will follow an Irish-American cop in 1860’s New York City as he solves crimes with the assistance of friends from his time as a Civil War soldier. (Variety)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

ABC has ordered a drama script from film director Roland Emmerich. The project would be set in New York City against the backdrop of the presidential race of 2012, when a young astrophysics student learns his destiny lies not in science but somewhere between heaven and hell. (Variety)

Actor Christian Campbell will be joining his sibling, actress Neve Campbell (Party of Five), in the two-hour Lifetime movie Sworn to Silence that is also a backdoor pilot for the network. The movie will be set in an Amish farming community that was shaken up by a series of brutal murders 15 years ago. It centers on Kate Burkholder (Neve Campbell), who as a young girl survived the terror and left the Amish life behind, and now returns to Painter’s Mill as its chief of police. Christian play Kate’s brother. This is the first time the two will play siblings. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Matthew Fox (Lost) will star in the Japan-set political thriller epic called Emperor that is inspired by true events and set amidst the uncertainties of the days following the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII. Fox will play Gen. Bonner Fellers, one of the leading Japanese experts of General Douglas MacArthur who served as the de facto ruler of Japan. Fellers is charged with reaching a decision of historical importance: should Emperor Hirohito be tried and hanged as a war criminal? The story also covers Fellers’ love affair with a Japanese exchange student he met years before in the U.S., and his quest to find her in the ravaged post-war landscape. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

BOX OFFICE MOVIE TRAILER

Indie Drama ‘Return’ Trailer with Linda Cardellini and Michael Shannon

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

Question: I can’t wait for The Vampire Diaries to return! What can you spoil? — Heather

NATALIE: When Klaus decides to take up residence in Mystic Falls, Elena will learn the hard way just how much danger she’s putting her brother in. “There has to be a big change,” executive producer Julie Plec tells us. “What that is, and what she does, is part of the first episode back.” Let’s just say we might not see Jeremy for a while.

Question: Anything good coming up on NCIS? — Katie

ADAM: The show is looking for an actress to play a quick-witted investigative journalist who, while charming on the surface, isn’t afraid to get scrappy in order to get the story. When she bulldozes her way into the NCIS team’s investigation, however, she gets more than she bargained for — namely, a reunion with someone from her past that brings up a flood of old emotion.

Question: I’m dying for some Justified scoop! Are Raylan and Winona going to stay together? — Tammy

ADAM: It sure looks like it. But where will they live? Now that the couple has a little gunslinger on the way, the motel room they currently call home isn’t exactly family-friendly — especially once it becomes a crime scene in the season premiere.

Question: How long will it take for Hank to figure out that it was Divya who prescribed Eric Kassabian (Wilmer Valderrama) the wrong medication on Royal Pains? — James

NATALIE: Her conscience will push her to come clean with Hank fairly quickly after the incident, and it will not only impact her relationship with him, but she’ll also lose her job at Hamptons Heritage. Hank will be fairly calm about the whole thing, but don’t expect things to go back to normal any time soon.

Question: Your Rizzoli & Isles postmortem says “we may get into” how Jane and Maura met. Does that mean a flashback episode? — Jacob

ADAM: Affirmative! Look for one in early Season 3. “I have always toyed with the idea of doing a scene about how they met and I think I’ve come up with an elegant way to do it,” executive producer Janet Tamaro tells us. “I think as they try to find their way [to being friends again] it will be interesting to see how they first became friends.”

Question: I’ve got Revenge on the brain! Anything good coming up? —Carol

Ausiello: The Takedown of the Week is returning with a vengeance! Exec producer Mike Kelley reveals that the Jan. 11 episode will find Emily zeroing in on a fresh target. “We decided to do a pretty elaborate takedown… and we found a really strong way to introduce a villain we quite like,” teases the showrunner, referring to the pretentious journalist character played by Desperate Housewives‘ Roger Bart. “Emily ends up using what she knows of Amanda from juvie to help her in her quest to destroy [him]. This takedown just so happens to open up a whole new vein of intrigue and surprise and possibility that will have a great impact on Emily’s quest. It paints villains in a softer light and makes people you like seem a little darker.”

Question: I want some Vampire Diaries scoop! –Philip

Ausiello: Things get very heated between Damon, Stefan and Elena when the series returns on Thursday. Look for all three to have dramatic confrontations with each other — and one of the showdowns even ends with a slap. Elsewhere, keep a close eye on Alaric’s new love interest, Dr. Fell (played by Paul Wesley’s real-life wife/Tree Hill alum Torrey DeVitto). Something tells us this is one character that’s going to be a lot more important than first thought.

Question: Please tell me there are some Caroline and Stefan scenes coming up on Vampire Diaries! I really miss their friendship! —Amy

Ausiello: Sadly, there’s nothing in this Thursday’s episode. Stefan’s a bit preoccupied with hiding coffins from Klaus. But I have to imagine he’ll find some time in his hectic schedule to wish Caroline a happy birthday next week.

Question: Scoop on Vampire Diaries’ Bonnie, please! Any details about the reunion with her mother? —Alta

Ausiello: It’s not going to be “all Hallmark cards and cookies,” warns executive producer Julie Plec. “There’s a lot of tension there. There’s [also a] surprising explanation about why [her] mother felt like she needed to walk away and never come back to Mystic Falls.” Plec adds that Bonnie’s back-story will “play an interesting role in solving a present-day mythology puzzle.”

Question: Joseph Morgan recently mentioned that he’d like to see Klaus have a love interest on Vampire Diaries. Is this happening anytime soon? —Amy

Ausiello: Morgan is getting his wish! While Plec wouldn’t tell us if the lucky (or maybe not so lucky?) lady is someone we’ve met before, she did confirm “someone will catch Klaus’ eye very soon.”

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Hey All,

Here is the first entertainment news update for 2012; and my first update in several days due to the loll in news between the holidays. I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. And now for the news:

TELEVISION

The Canadian series Flashpoint, which has become a hit both in its native Canada but also here in the States has been picked up for a fifth season. The series will air on CTV in Canada and on ION here in the States. (TV Done Wright)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actors James Murray (Primeval and Chaos) and Patrick Heusinger (Royal Pains) will co-star in the NBC drama pilot called Beautiful People that is set in the near future in a society where humans co-exist with mechanical androids that look like people but are treated like second-class citizens. It centers on the very wealthy Lydia whose late husband founded the firm that makes Mechanicals. Murray will play her son, a handsome and very successful attorney who’s lived a rich and privileged life but makes a name for himself by publicly suggesting that Mechanicals might have civil rights — a notion that’s largely scoffed at. Heusinger will play a family man employed as a servant in Lydia’s home who is in fact a Mechanical, but after one of his daughters is killed in a car accident, he proves to be “defective” as he’s plagued with forbidden emotions like grief and loss. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 box office films for this past holiday weekend courtesy of Exhibitor Relations and E! Online:

1. Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol, $29.6 million
2. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, $21 million
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, $16.4 million
4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, $14.8 million
5. War Horse, $14.4 million
6. We Bought a Zoo, $13.2 million
7. The Adventures of Tintin, $11.4 million
8. New Year’s Eve, $6.4 million
9. The Darkest Hour, $4.3 million
10. The Descendants, $3.4 million

Q&A SECTION (with Matt Roush at TV Guide)

Question: Smash is a show that sounds like something I would be interested in, but why on earth is NBC pitting it against not one, but two hit shows (Castle and Hawaii Five-O, respectively)? Shouldn’t they try to cultivate an audience on a softer night? It just seems like another example of why NBC has fallen so far from what it used to be. — Dan

Matt Roush: Hey, they’ve got to put it somewhere, and from NBC’s perspective, using one of its few hit franchises (The Voice) as a logically compatible (as in musical) lead-in is about as good as Smash could hope. Getting massive promotion throughout the Super Bowl the night before its premiere isn’t going to hurt, either. But there really is no such thing as a safe time period anymore, and any show on NBC is going to face an uphill battle to break out of the pack. I hope Smash succeeds, obviously, and while Castle and Hawaii are formidable competition, neither show is a runaway NCIS-level smash, and being from the same crime genre (although very different in tone), there’s conceivably room for smart counter-programming against them. Smash is a risk, no question (so was Glee), but on the front end, NBC is doing everything it can to get this high-profile, high-quality, Broadway caliber production noticed and sampled.

Question: I wanted to ask your thoughts about Touch. It marks the return of Kiefer Sutherland on TV, and the trailer of the show is amazing, but it really doesn’t explain the story of it. Is it about preventing events or what? Also from the trailer, it looks like it has some of the elements of 24, which is by far the best show I have ever seen. No show has ever come close to 24, so can you suggest a show that is as good? Many people have suggested Person of Interest, but what do you suggest? — Ishaan

Matt Roush: Expecting any show to be the next 24 is setting yourself up for disappointment, and that’s certainly the case with Touch, which only shares with 24 the sense that I’ve never seen anything quite like it. I’ve only screened the pilot (which will air Jan. 25 as a sneak preview before returning for a regular run in March), and it’s a difficult premise to explain. Kiefer Sutherland is excellent in this show, but he’s playing pretty much the opposite of Jack Bauer, a very ordinary man (not a super-agent) caught up in an extraordinary situation when he realizes that his gifted but emotionally closed-off (think autistic) son is making connections through complicated mathematical patterns that predict interlocking events in the future, and it becomes the dad’s job to somehow make things right. In that respect, it’s not so much different from the missions the heroes of Person of Interest go on to prevent crimes “the Machine” intuits. But Person is primarily a procedural-with-a-twist whereas Touch is a much more emotional experience, weaving a fantastical landscape in which random characters are destined to have a profound impact on other strangers’ lives, and only Kiefer’s boy can see it coming. Regarding “the next 24,” my best recommendation (if you don’t subscribe to Showtime) is to mark time until the first season of Homeland comes out on DVD. It’s just as intense, but isn’t as trapped by the format, which was always a blessing and a curse for 24. I miss it, too, and hope that if the movie does ever happen (Kiefer insists it’s still a go), it lives up to our expectations.

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Hey All,

Here are the news items, few though they may be, for today:

TELEVISION

AMC has given a second season order to their new western series Hell on Wheels. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Natalie Morales (White Collar) has landed a guest stint on the new Aaron Sorkin-HBO drama The Newsroom. She will play Kaylee, the girlfriend of Dev Patel’s newsroom staffer, Neal. (TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 box office films for this past holiday weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo and E! Online:

1. Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol, $26.5 million
2. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, $17.8 million
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, $13.3 million
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, $13 million
5. The Adventures of Tintin, $9.1 million
6. We Bought a Zoo, $7.8 million
7. New Year’s Eve, $3.0 million
8. Arthur Christmas, $2.7 million
9. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, $2.1 million
10. Hugo, $2.0 million

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items, few though they may be, for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Jon Tenney (The Closer) will guest star in the upcoming Aaron Sorkin-HBO drama newly named Newsroom, which is set behind the scenes at a fictional cable news network and centers on an anchor (Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer (Emily Mortimer), his newsroom staff (Alison Pill and Olivia Munn [among others]) and their boss (Sam Waterston). Tenney will play Wade, the boyfriend of Emily Mortimer’s character. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Prometheus – Official Teaser Trailer

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren will guest star in the January 17 episode of Glee, but in a twist she will be heard but not seen. She will provide the “inner voice” of a character who is going nameless right now. This could potentially be a recurring thing too if all goes well. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Acting legend Harrison Ford will appear in the film adaptation of Ender’s Game based on the Orson Scott Card novel. The film is set in Earth’s utopian future, starring Asa Butterfield (Hugo) as the title character, a genius strategist who’s recruited by the government to help destroy an insect-like alien race. Ford will play Colonel Hyram Graff, who’s in charge of training the young male recruits at an elite military academy. Abigail Breslin will play Valentine Wiggin, Ender’s older sister, while Hailee Steinfeld will play Petra Arkanian, Ender’s ally and trusted right hand Knight. The film is set to release on March 15, 2013. (Variety)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

The Hobbit Teaser Trailer Is Out

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

Question: Please tell me Castle and Beckett will still be in a good place when the show returns in January? —Anna

ADAM: They’ll be in a good place, but maybe not for long. When a dead woman ends up in the mayor’s car, Beckett will find herself afraid of pursuing the most obvious suspect. “The stakes are enormous,” creator Andrew W. Marlowe tells us. “If something happens to the mayor, Castle is not going to be able to continue his partnership with Beckett. How do you deal with an investigation when you’re compromised because of the way you feel?”

Question: So Rebecca’s coming back on The Vampire Diaries? Please tell me that doesn’t mean Elena is in danger! — Hayley

ADAM: Well, somebody is in danger. Big danger. (I mean, isn’t someone always on this show?) “There is definitely a major character whose fate is looking bleak,” executive producer Julie Plec tells us. But not, like, Aunt Jenna bleak, right? “[He or she] may not come out the other side of a terrible life-or-death situation,” Plec teases. Eek! Any guesses?

Question: Anything good happening on Rizzoli & Isles? —Sammy

NATALIE: The most difficult part of being a cop is putting those you love in the way of potential harm. The ladies will learn this the hard way when two family members are the victims of a hit-and-run as well as a shooting.

Question: Is there any hope for Adam and Diana on The Secret Circle? —Jaime

NATALIE: Sorry to break it to you, Jaime, but Diana is moving on. “She’s going to be struggling for a bit,” executive producer Andrew Miller says, “but you can’t keep that girl away from love because she’s too amazing, so there will be love for Diana in this half of the season. It’ll just come from an unexpected place.”

Question: How about some scoop on Shaw’s return to Chuck this Friday? —Joel

Ausiello: How about it, indeed! “We’ll realize that Decker and his plan has all been manipulated by Daniel Shaw from his [prison] cell,” reveals EP Chris Fedak. “We wanted to do a monster story. We wanted to do a Christmas story. Christmas is such a haunted holiday, like in the Charles Dickens tradition. So when we started thinking about this year’s Christmas story, we thought, ‘Let’s bring back a monster from our past.’ At the end of Season 3, Brandon [Routh] was such a good ‘Mwahaha’ bad guy. I was like, “We gotta bring back the ‘Mwahaha.’” Fedak calls the hour “one of our most crazy, intense” episodes ever, adding, “It’s Daniel Shaw haunting Sarah Walker. Brandon came back, and he was great. He just plays an icy killer like nobody else.”

Question: Can you tell me something about Episode 200 of NCIS? —Bianca

Ausiello: Sadly, I can’t. That information is under lock and key. I can, however, tell you that Sarah Jane Morris isn’t the only NCIS alum returning in the episode airing Jan. 3. CBS confirms that Scott Wolf will also be back, reprising his role as Agent Stratton. “Stratton intends to finish what he started and influence some unexpected lives in the process,” teases exec producer Gary Glasberg, “including Gibbs’.”

Question: Just about a month until Justified is back… and I can hardly wait! Any scoop? Please? —Michele

Ausiello: File this under “W” for “WTF?!?!?!” Early into Season 3, Boyd is desperately trying to stay in prison and Raylan is desperately trying to get him out.

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Hey All,

Here are the few news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Naturi Naughton (The Playboy Club) has joined the cast of upcoming Lifetime drama series The Client List. The film is based on the 2010 movie, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as Riley, a Texas housewife who, after being deserted by her husband, ends up running a massage parlor, The Rub, which offers more than back rub. Naughton will play a new character, Kendra, a beautiful, hard-working masseuse at the parlor. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Andrew Walker (Against the Wall) will star in the upcoming thriller Penthouse North that stars Michelle Monaghan as a blind photojournalist who gets caught up in a game of cat-and-mouse with a sadistic criminal (Michael Keaton). He will play her boyfriend. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

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

Question: Loving Once Upon a Time but one thing is bugging me…when will Emma totally buy into the fairy-verse?! – mrsjmanders

Kristin: If there is one person that could convince Emma (Jennifer Morrison) that all this fairy-tale stuff is true, it’s adorable believer, Henry (Jared Gilmore). And consulting producer Jane Espenson, says their relationship is going to grow even more this season: “This is a woman who’s never thought of herself as nurturing. And suddenly there’s this kid that needs her. You’re going to see later on this season when she starts to realize, she needs him. And that’s a big turn for her.” Is that cagey writer code for “She’ll completely believe in a former fairy-verse” turn? Perhaps.

Question: Any Once Upon a Time spoilers? Something about the Beauty & the Beast episode? – Fotreya

Kristin: Let’s just say that Belle (Emilie de Ravin) and Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) have a very interesting relationship. Speaking of the little creep, did you know he has a son? Yes, really! In the show’s Jan. 8 episode, Rumplestiltskin attempts to track down the ultimate power source in order to help his son avert the horrors of war. Could this have something to do with his baby obsession? Hmm…

Question: Have we seen the last of Sheriff Graham on Once Upon a Time? – Natalievana

Kristin: Why must you bring up our recently deceased fictional boyfriend? And so close to Christmas?! Have you no heart? Yes, we have seen the last of Sheriff Graham (Jamie Dornan), but that doesn’t mean we’ve seen the last of the Huntsman, his fairy-tale counterpart.

Question: Anything on The Secret Circle would be great! Specifically anything on the flashback episode. – TSC_Fan2

Kristin: Don’t call it a flashback! When we chatted with Andrew Miller about Secret Circle’s trip down memory lane when the show returns in January, he was quick to point out that these aren’t traditional flashbacks. “I don’t call them flashbacks exactly, but within the first bunch when we get back, we have this obligation to the fans and to the characters to enlighten everyone about what went on 16 years ago.” So, how are they doing the flashbacks? Miller wouldn’t say, but he did tease that they’re “doing it in a really, really cool way.” Color us intrigued!

Question: Secret Circle please?! – Lindsx11

Kristin: Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) is getting a new boy toy! When we brought up Faye’s dry spell to Miller, he assured us the coven’s resident bad witch will be getting a love interest. “Believe me, she’s been love interest-less for too long and that changes immediately in the next episode,” he tells us. So who’s the lucky guy? While Miller wouldn’t give us a specific name, we’re thinking it’s Lee, the mysterious new guy played by Friday Night Lights’ Grey Damon. Miller says, “He’s pretty hot on the show, and he’s a love interest that starts pretty soon.

Question: I’m loving Hart of Dixie! Anything on Zoe and Wade? It would make my entire week!!! – Natasha in San Jose, Calif.

Kristin: Wilson Bethel is definitely in favor of a Zoe (Rachel Bilson) and Wade having happily-ever-after…but they’re not quite there yet. But what matters is what happens in the end, yes? “Between us, I think it’s ultimately fated to be,” Bethel tells us. “Wade will try to have his day!” When he said “between us,” he meant “between you and your readers,” right? Whoops.

Question: Hart of Dixie please?! Anything will do. – Eatherharmon09

Kristin: Wade’s about to get competitive! In an upcoming episode, Wade faces off against waitress Shelley (Deborah S. Craig) in a contest to create the Rammer Jammer’s new signature cocktail! Plus, the Rammer Jammer’s new barback, who happens to be the owner’s niece, is going to be crushing on Wade. Who can blame her?

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items, few though they may be, for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Amy Acker (Angel and Dollhouse) will guest star on an upcoming episode of Once Upon a Time, playing a romantic interest for both Grumpy (of the Seven Dwarves) and his surly Storybrooke counterpart, Leroy (Lee Arenberg). Once Upon a Time is back on ABC on Sunday, January 8. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actor Gary Cole (most recently seen on Chuck) will guest star on the new CW series Hart of Dixie, playing the superstar surgeon who Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson) believed was her father. Zoe’s dad grew distant from her when she was young after learning that he wasn’t her biological father — something Zoe herself only recently discovered. As a result, their reunion is sure to be a bittersweet one. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Matthew Del Negro (The Sopranos, The United States of Tara) [who has also had a recurring role on Rizzoli & Isles] has landed a recurring role on Ringer. He will play Agent Grady Torrance, who crosses paths with Agent Machado (Nestor Carbonell) and is Machado’s nemesis at the bureau. (Mandi Bierly at Entertainment Weekly)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Writer Paul Kolsby, director Steve Shainberg and producer Andrew Lazar are set to team with actress/producer Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU) for a potential NBC dramedy called American Dream about the inner workings of a reality series. The possible series would revolve around the symbiotic relationship between network executives and the ‘talent’ in a reality television series. (The Futon Critic and Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 movies from this past weekend courtesy of E! Online:

1. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, $40 million
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, $23.5 million
3. Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol, $13 million
4. New Year’s Eve, $7.4 million
5. The Sitter, $4.4 million
6. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1, $4.3 million
7. Young Adult, $3.7 million
8. Hugo, $3.625 million
9. Arthur Christmas, $3.6 million
10. The Muppets, $3.5 million

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

It’s another slow news day, but here are the few items to share:

TELEVISION

Actress Rebecca Field (October Road) has joined the upcoming Lifetime drama A Client List as a series regular. She will play Lacey, the best friend since high school of Riley (Jennifer Love Hewitt). (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

It has been confirmed: The companions’ time is almost up on Doctor Who. Word had leaked awhile back that Amy Pond (Karen Gillian) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) would not be the Doctor’s companions, but it was just a matter of when this “official” split would take place. Amy and Rory will complete their time with the Doctor during the next new season which is set to air in the Fall of 2012. There is no word on whether River Song (Alex Kingston) – who was revealed to be the daughter of Amy and Rory – will also discontinue being a part of the series. (Film Thrasher)

Actress Alicia Silverstone will appear in the new ABC comedy Suburgatory for a multi-episode arc, reuniting with her former on-screen Clueless co-star Jeremy Sisto. She will play Eden, a possible love interest for Sisto’s character, George. (TV Line and TV Guide)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

A drama series adaptation of the 2010 Australian film Animal Kingdom has landed at Showtime. The project is a crime drama exploring the tense battle between a criminal family and the police, and the ordinary lives caught in the middle. The 2010 movie was inspired by Melbourne’s infamous Pettingill crime family headed by matriarch Kath Pettingill. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

FX has given a pilot order a drama set in the early 1980s called The Americans. The series would center on the complex marriage between Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings, who work undercover for the Soviet Union during a time of heightened tensions in the Cold War, hiding their true identities even to their two children. The relationship is tested as Phillip begins to gain an affinity for the American way of life. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Reese Witherspoon will star in the upcoming box office film The Devil’s Knot, which is about the West Memphis 3, playing Pam Hobbs, the mother of one of the murder victims, who initially believes the trio murdered her son, but is eventually persuaded the three suspects are innocent and wrongly accused. (Mike Fleming at Deadline)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items, few though they may be, for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Colin Egglesfield (All My Children and a recurring role on Rizzoli & Isles) has landed a series regular role on the upcoming drama series The Client List from Lifetime. The series is based on the network’s 2010 original movie, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as a Texas housewife who, after being deserted by her husband, takes a job at a seemingly traditional day spa in a neighboring town but realizes that the parlor offers way more than massages and ends up partnering with the parlor’s feisty and disorganized owner to run the business. Egglesfield will play a new character, Hewitt’s brother-in-law. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Legendary actress Jane Fonda has joined the cast of the still as-yet untitled new HBO/Aaron Sorkin drama that is set behind the scenes at a fictional cable news network and centers on an anchor (Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer (Emily Mortimer), his newsroom staff (Alison Pill, John Gallagher, Jr., Olivia Munn, Dev Patel, Thomas Sadoski) and their boss (Law & Order‘s Sam Waterston). Fonda will have a recurring role in the series, her first major TV gig, playing Leona Lansing, the CEO of the cable news network’s parent company. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Desmond Harrington (Dexter) will appear in the season premiere of Justified when it airs next month. Apparently the role he will be playing is top secret, but it is said that his character “is a total badass boasting a deep Southern accent and ties to Wynn Duffy (Jere Burns), who is back in a big way this winter. (Megan Masters at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

It looks like the USA Network is developing a drama series about Kate Warne, who was the U.S’ first female detective who also worked as a spy for the Union government during the Civil War. The project is described as stylized with a contemporary feel. In 1856, Warne became America’s first female detective when she joined the famous Pinkerton Detective Agency. Along with Allan Pinkerton, Warne did work for the Union government. She was part of the Pinkerton team that uncovered a plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln, events that will be at the center of the pilot script. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

HBO has bought Beat The Reaper, a drama series project that will be executive produced by none other than Leonardo DiCaprio. The project is based on the debut book by physician and novelist Josh Bazell. It is a criminal, medical thriller about a young ER doctor whose life is upended when a patient comes through his ward that recognizes the internist from his old life — when he used to work for a notorious crime family. As his past comes crashing back and his enemies from his old life try to destroy him, he tries to hold his new life together while discovering that everything he knew about his past may have been wrong. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

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