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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

The Canadian series Primeval: New World has been canceled by the Canadian channel Space after only one season. The viewers in the US who were awaiting the debut of the series on Syfy should know the cabler will still air the series despite the cancellation. (Etan Vlessing at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Constance Zimmer (Entourage) will have a recurring role on the HBO series The Newsroom when it returns for its second season. She will play Taylor, a press spokesperson for the Mitt Romney campaign. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

MADE-FOR-TV MINI-SERIES NEWS

Actor Jack Davenport (Smash) will star in the upcoming six-part UK mini-series called Breathless that will be set in 1961. The mini will follow the lives of a group of doctors and nurses in a gynecology ward at a period when Britain was on the brink of the 60s revolution. He will play Otto Powell, a brilliant and charismatic surgeon who believes he can make a difference to women’s lives. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

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Watch: Mira Nair’s ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ Theatrical Trailer

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

Question: Any scoop on Revenge? – Juan

Team Watch with Kristin: Don’t put away the tissues just yet as Amanda won’t be the only casualty in the Hamptons this season. “More deaths coming,” Gabriel Mann ominously teases. “Lots of tears, lots of fury, lots of vengeance, Revenge squared.”

Question: I’ll take some Once Upon a Time spoilers! – Thomas

Team Watch with Kristin: In the March 7 episode “The Miller’s Daughter,” Rose McGowan kills it as a young Cora and we get to see how Regina’s evil mother became the power-hungry person she is today. We’ll also see her first meeting with Rumpelstiltskin, which is, in a word, seductive.

Question: Please give us Zoe and Wade some good news! Hart of Dixie’s last episode broke my Zade-loving heart! – Sarah

Team Watch with Kristin: Sorry, but things are not looking good for Zoe and Wade as the show is currently casting a new love interest for Bluebell’s cutest doc: Michael, Max’s father! Though he’s unlikely match for her at first, Zoe kind of likes that he’s pretty normal, but too bad he’s not exactly into all the drama going on in her life.

Question: Where is the Covert Affairs scoop? – Thompson

Team Watch with Kristin: Covert Affairs is currently looking for a major recurring character for season four named Teo, a Colombian rebel leader. Teo is described as charismatic and intellectually curious, but he has big secrets about his past that will affect both Annie and Auggie.

Question: Now that Once Upon a Time‘s Emma has disappointed Henry by lying to him about his father, will Regina have a chance to really reconnect with her son? –Vicki

Mitovich: That is totally where I thought this was going, too, but it appears we’re both wrong. As Jennifer Morrison explained to me, “Unfortunately for Regina at this point, she is so wrapped up in her own sort of mess with her mother being in town and the complications of that relationship, and sort of her failing at trying to not use magic, she sort of misses seeing her opportunity [with Henry]. She does make a move to get him back, but she doesn’t necessarily make the most strategic move, based on the circumstances.”

Question: Please give us a one-word clue about this week’s Beauty and the Beast! — @itslulim via Twitter

Mitovich: Well, it would be cruel – yet accurate – of me to trot out the word “break-up.” But I am not a cruel man, so I’ll just go with “game-changer.” (I assume everyone has heard about the shocking death by now…?) For those who are not @itsluim and are OK with more than one word, you probably saw me tweet, “Oh damn” twice, as I previewed tonight’s episode. One was a sad “Oh damn,” and one was… not. Y’all are gonna be talking about this episode, because in the course of one unpredictable scene I suspect you’ll get more than you bargained for.

Question: What happened to Crossbones from NBC? Did it get a pilot order or what? There were rumors a while back about Hugh Laurie even joining it! – Omabin

Mitovich: Though the talk about Laurie — one of the most in-demand actors this development season — playing Blackbeard has died down, Crossbones was actually ordered to series almost from the get-go, and is still in development/casting.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Chris Carmack (The O.C.) will have a recurring role on Nashville later this season, playing Will, a new neighbor who befriends Scarlett and Gunnar. Carmack is expected to appear in six episodes. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line)

Actress Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead) will guest star in a March episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, playing Avery Jordan, a popular sports reporter who accuses her cameraman of raping her; but when she learns she’s pregnant from the encounter, she opts to keep the baby. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Lily James, who plays rebellious great niece Rose to the Dowager Crawley has been made a series regular on Downton Abbey for its upcoming fourth season. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actors Hugh Dillon (Flashpoint) and Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica) will both appear in the upcoming third season of The Killing. Dillon will be a series regular, appearing as Becker, who goes head to head with death row inmate Seward (Peter Sarsgaard). While Douglas will play Gabe, a prison guard on death row. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

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

Question: I need some scoop on the Pretty Little Liars finale! This season has been insane. – Libby

Team Watch with Kristin:  Well, prepare for even more craziness! “The finale is mind-blowing. The finale is very hot and we answer a couple of very big questions and we launch a new mystery that will take us into season four,” creator Marlene King teases. “I hope fans are really excited about wanting the answer to that new question. It’s a question fans have already asked, but now we’re addressing it.”

Question: If I don’t see some Rayna-Deacon lovin’ on Nashville soon, I’m going to lose it! Tell me what you know! – Deanna

Team Watch with Kristin: We know that for every moment that oozes chemistry between Rayna and Deacon, there will be a not-so-hot moment. It’s the usual will they-won’t they back and forth dance that TV shows love to torture us with. Just prepare to sit tight and wait. Plus, we think Rayna will be too busy with family matters when she has to convince her children not to get into the singing business. Seriously, they even asked to be signed to her new label! Kids today.

Question: Please say that August is coming back to OUAT! – WesleyPomatto

Team Watch with Kristin:  Rejoice, August/Pinocchio fans as Eion Bailey will be returning to the ABC hit series. And we can spill that he will be sharing scenes with Emma’s baby-father and Rumple’s son Neal in New York City, so this begs the question: flashback or present-day confrontation? Hmmm…

Question: Will the hunt for Eli David and Jackie Vance’s killer be resolved in this year’s NCIS finale? — Frank

ADAM: That would make sense, right? Although executive producer Gary Glasberg tells us the effects of those murders on Ziva and Director Vance will be felt throughout the rest of the season, Rocky Carroll isn’t so sure the case will necessarily be tied up. “This may be something that spills into next season,” he teases. “I wouldn’t be all that surprised if the resolve of this happens when [no one’s thinking], ‘Hey, this is the episode where we solve it.’ It’s going to be one of those things that catches us off guard again.”

Question: Is Jeremy really dead on The Vampire Diaries? How will Elena ever get over that? — Jessie

NATALIE: You’ll find out if he’s truly a goner before the next episode ends. But regardless of whether he lives, Elena is going to be in a bit of a state for a while. At times she will seem complete completely numb, while at others she will display a fiery recklessness that leads her to do something she might ultimately regret.

Question: Why is Scott Foley’s Jake such a creeper on Scandal? — Linda

NATALIE: Just because Jake was spying on Olivia via hidden cameras, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s a creeper — at least that’s what Foley says. “Jake definitely isn’t doing this on his own,” he teases. “He was hired by a group or a person to keep an eye on her and to find out something about her.” Certainly his boss/es didn’t anticipate that he’d fall for Olivia. That will be one interesting date.

Question: Heather saw Cat and Vincent kiss. How are they going to handle that on Beauty and the Beast? —Sarah

NATALIE: Well, nosy sister Heather will expect a meeting with Cat’s man, but the dinner doesn’t go so well. Let’s just say that Vincent does something that gives Heather a very bad impression. As a result, Heather and Tess will stage a “Vincent intervention.”

Question: That Suits finale promo is not a red herring, right? Mike is going to tell Rachel his secret? — Gina

ADAM: All we’ll say is that Rachel’s Harvard ordeal is not over. She tells Mike that she was rejected because of Louis’ relationship with Sheila (which, remember, is a lie Louis came up with) and tries to use Mike’s status as a Harvard “alum” to make a case against Louis. Will he help her or come clean?

Question: Is there any chance Once Upon a Time fans will ever get a flashback to the day Regina first adopted Henry? —Lanie

Ausiello: In a manner of speaking, yes. “We are going to explore the origins of what made Regina go get Henry,” series co-creator Adam Horowitz reveals, “what made Regina want a child.”

Question: Once Upon a Time‘s Henry/Neal/Emma rocked “Manhattan.” What’s next for my favorite family? —Patti

Ausiello: What’s next? Uh, major complications. ”Emma’s not going to forgive Neal or ask for him to be in her life romantically, but she at least feels that it would probably be best for Henry to have Neal in his life,” Jennifer Morrison told TVLine’s Matt Mitovich. “But in the midst of Emma asking Neal [about that], it’s revealed to her that he has a fiancée, a whole life that’s been going on. So, that definitely is complicated!”

Question: I’m disappointed that there hasn’t been anything juicy about Switched at Birth in almost a month. Can you give me the latest on my secret weeknight obsession? —Catherine

Ausiello: Switched at Birth is going where no show has gone before: The March 4 hour will be told entirely in American Sign Language. “The theme of the episode is, can the hearing world and the deaf world really co-exist with each other without there being a prejudice or reverse prejudice going on?” star Vanessa Marano previewed at the Streamy Awards. With Carlton School for the Deaf on the brink of being closed, Bay gets involved in the fight to save it, and ends up causing “so much trouble,” teases the actress. “She helps out the deaf kids in that episode, and then doesn’t necessarily get rewarded in the way that she was hoping she would be.”

Question: Tell me something about Revenge! —Simona

Ausiello: With Amanda pushing up daisies, the show is on the lookout for another recurring female rabble-rouser. Producers are casting the role of Regina, a cynical, sharp-tongued 18-year-old who possesses a vicious sense of humor and a wild streak.

Question: Could you supply some scoop on Body of Proof in your next Ask Ausiello? —Jason

Ausiello: Dana Delany says the rebooted ABC drama’s third season (premiering Tuesday) features less “whimsy” and “a lot more danger,” adding that Megan will find herself in several perilous situations over the course of the 13 episodes. And at the risking of getting ahead of ourselves, the finale will resolve a long-standing mystery and feature a shocking cameo by this studly hunkamuffin.

Question: Any scoop on Scott Foley’s Scandal peeping tom, Jake? My guess is he’s working for Mellie. —Jodi

Ausiello: Interesting. My money’s on Hollis. Another provocative question no one (except me) seems to be asking: How long has Jake been spying on Liv? “It could have been going on for years,” speculates Foley. “Or it could be a new thing. Personally, I think it’s probably been going on for a month or two and he realized there was something interesting [about her and decided] to meet her in real-life and see what happens.”

Question: I’m really worried about Army Wives this season, Sandra. SO many changes. Anything to soothe my fears? — Stephanie

Sandra: I thought the season 7 premiere was definitely on point, but as you may know, Claudia Joy is a goner in the season premiere. So that definitely won’t be an easy goodbye for viewers — or the gang, for that matter — it’s nicely done. Also, prepare yourself: The second episode might bring news of another impending farewell.

Question: Any plans for Mulan to return to Once? — Alyson

Sandra: “We’re not going to rule anything out and there are some surprises we want to keep in store for characters who may be coming back later in the season,” says executive producer Adam Horowitz. “So we’re not going to rule anything out nor will we confirm or deny.”

Question: Monday night’s Casle was almost too much! I might have just re-watched and started crying again. Any happier news to share? — Kylie

Sandra: “We have a really fun episode where a woman is murdered and it seems like something supernatural is responsible,” reports executive producer Andrew Marlowe. “And [they discover] — not unlike the Ring — a videotape message that creepy and appears to Castle to be haunted. After seeing it, he’s convinced he’s going to be the next victim — and he may not be wrong.” If that doesn’t sound fun, I don’t know what is! Also later this season? One word: Big Foot.

Question: Any Castle scoop to share? PLEASE!— Leslie

Sandra: Here’s something you’ll love if you’re a fan of Det. Ryan: An upcoming episode is going to delve back into Ryan’s past as a detective in narcotics. “A person from one of his old cases resurfaces and it forces him to go undercover again,” says Marlowe, “and it’s a much different Ryan we get to see. He’s sort of put an aspect of himself behind him [when he] went to be a homicide detective and became the sweater vest guy — but he wasn’t always that guy.

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

CONDOLENCES

Country singer Mindy McCready was found in her Arkansas home on Sunday from an apparent suicide. She was only 37. (E! Online)

ME: Rest in peace, Ms. McCready. Such sad news about someone so young. Condolences to her family, friends and fans. Moment of silence please.

TELEVISION

Actor Paul Ben-Victor (In Plain Sight) will appear in a four-episode arc on the CBS period drama Vegas, playing a character named Barry Silver, an arrogant Hollywood mogul. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Actor Domenick Lombardozzi (Breakout Kings) will recur on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire playing Al Capone’s older brother Ralph. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 box office movies for this past holiday weekend from Deadline:

1. Good Day To Die Hard – 28.5 million
2. Identify Thief – 27.5 million
3. Safe Haven – 24.4 million
4. Escape From Planet Earth – 20.8 million
5. Warm Bodies – 10.5 million
6. Beautiful Creatures – 8.9 million
7. Side Effects – 7.1 million
8. Silver Linings Playbook – 7 million
9. Hansel & Gretel – 4.1 million
10. Zero Dark Thirty – 3.6 million

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

The BBC has announced that prolific writer Andrew Davies (the man behind House Of Cards, Pride And Prejudice, Bridget Jones and Brideshead Revisited – among others) will write a six-part serialized version of the epic Tolstoy novel War And Peace to air on BBC One (in the U.K.) in 2015. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

Actress Keke Palmer (Joyful Noise), Lil Mama (America’s Best Dance Crew) and actress Drew Sidora (Step Up) are set to star in the VH1 biopic called Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story that will focus on the lives of the members of the R&B/hip-hop/pop group TLC. Palmer will portray Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, Lil Mama will play the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, and Sidora will play Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

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Hey All,

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

TELEVISION

Actor Ben Shenkman has been promoted to a series regular for the USA Network medical drama Royal Pains when the series returns for its 5th season this June. As viewers know, he plays Dr. Jeremiah Sacani in the drama. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actor Luke Evans (The Three Musketeers) will star in the two-part TV mini-series expected to air on the BBC in the UK. He will play Bruce Reynolds, the masterminded behind the Great Train Robbery. Reynolds hatched the plan for the 1963 mail train heist, at the time Britain’s biggest ever robbery. One part follows the thieves, the other the police and their efforts to catch the robbers. (The Sun and Dark Horizons)

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New Trailer for ‘The Host’ Lays Out the Plot and a Bunch of Shiny Cars

Robin Wright and Naomi Watts in ‘Two Mothers’ International Trailer

That’s it. Enjoy!

PS: Have a great holiday weekend for those here in the States, who celebrate President’s Day weekend that is.

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) has joined the cast of the upcoming box office flick X-Men: Days of Future Past, but details on the character he will play has yet to be announced. (First Showing)

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Full Theatrical Trailer for Justin Lin ‘Fast & Furious 6’ Packs a Punch

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

Question: Any chance of Klaroline in the spinoff? – Joinacruise

Team Watch with Kristin: We asked the very charming Joseph Morgan that very question regarding The Originals, and we’re sure fans of Klaus and Caroline will like his answer! “There are going to be characters that cross over between the two worlds. The whole world is going to be richer,” he explains. “It would imagine all the fans that have been so generous to me are going to want to see what happens with Caroline…I feel like I owe it to the fans for there to be some resolve and for her to possibly turn up in New Orleans at some point. I know there’s already talks about different characters that can come over to New Orleans and then go back.” For more TVD scoop from Morgan, check back with us later today!

Question: Scandal scoop please. – kimma_S

Team Watch with Kristin: Our scandalous world is expanding, y’all! Fans will meet two members of one of our character’s family in episode 18. Vague? OK, fine. We’re meeting Hollis’ wife and daughter! His wife Deborah is described as smart and fabulous, while his daughter Nikki is a wild child. Uh-oh!

Question: After the last episode of Revenge, I’m having some serious anxiety. I need scoop! – Yvonne

Team Watch with Kristin: Yeah, that anxiety probably won’t go away anytime soon. “After every wedding, you must have a death, so someone’s dying.” Ashley Madekwe tells us. “The life expectancy on that show is insane. In the first season, we didn’t know who was dying. We just knew somebody was dying, because we had that body on the beach. But in this season, we knew in advanced who was dying.” Who do you think it is, Revenge fans?

Question: Any scoop on Stiles in Season 3 of MTV’s Teen Wolf? Is he gonna find love? –Rachelle

Mitovich: “Determined to grow out of his crush on Lydia, Stiles will definitely try to find love this season,” executive producer Jeff Davis tells the Inside Line. “His efforts, however, are exactly what lead him and Scott into the new mystery of the season. While other teenagers just discover the pain of heartache, Scott and Stiles discover dead bodies.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Film star Peter Sarsgaard has joined the cast of the returning AMC drama The Killing. He will play Tom Seward, a death row inmate for whom the clock is ticking down. A lifelong convict born into poverty and crime, Seward’s been in and out of the system for violent crimes since he was 10. Not ever wanting to appear weak, every interaction is a challenge, and one he must dominate. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo (24) has landed a recurring role on the NBC fairytale drama Grimm, playing Stefania Vaduva Popescu, a powerful ally sought out by Adalind (Claire Coffee). Stefania is referred to as the “Zigeunersprache,” or Queen of the Schwarzwald Gypsies, and her family’s roots run deep in the woods of Austria. Grimm returns with new episodes starting on March 8. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Cara Buono (Mad Men) will guest star in an upcoming March episode of Castle, playing Siobhan O’Doul, a beautiful bar owner who has found herself in too deep with the Staten Island Mafia. She will share a mysterious past with Detective Ryan (Seamus Dever). (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actor Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty) has landed a guest role on Scandal where he will play a powerful senator who turns to Olivia Pope and Associates for help in his time of need. (Megan Masters at TV Line)

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

Question: Is Rayna headed for a breakdown on Nashville? – Amy in Ohio

Team Watch with Kristin: Possibly. But maybe Katie Couric will help pull her out of it. Or Rayna will appear on Couric’s talk show to try and fix her image after her breakdown. Either way, the real Katie Couric is appear on an upcoming episode to speak with Rayna. The storyline that leads to the interview is too good to spoil.

Question: So excited Arrow was renewed for season two! Got any scoop to help me celebrate? – Ethan

Team Watch with Kristin: China White will be returning next week! Yes, Kelly Hu returns after Oliver’s mother, Moira, requires China’s skills for a certain task. It may or may not involve murder. Don’t worry; it’s not all murder attempts as Oliver will find time to go on a date, as does Diggle!

Question: What’s going on with Once Upon a Time?! Please tell me anything you might now! – TigerLily2736

Team Watch with Kristin: Mr. Gold is finally cashing in his favor! Yep, Emma must finally do a solid for Gold and let’s just say fans might be a bit disappointed at first when it’s revealed after such a long wait. Not disappointing? The bounty of emotional reveals the favor leads to. Have tissues on hand.

Question: Any Nikita scoop? – Caitlin

Team Watch with Kristin: It’s time for some back-story on Amanda! Episode 18 will tell us more about Amanda’s past and we suggest viewers rewatch season two’s “Power” before tuning in as the flashback to Nikita and Amanda’s first meeting will play into the episode.

Question: Why is David Rosen being framed for murder on Scandal?! — Kate

NATALIE: We were just as shocked as you by the promo, so we got Josh Malina to fill us in — sort of. “First of all, can we really be surprised? After everything poor David Rosen has been put through, wouldn’t it be a disappointment if he didn’t wake up next to a dead woman? And, sure, the promo suggests he’s been framed, but all we see is Olivia saying that. She could be wrong. You feel me?” Let the conspiracy theories begin!

Question: Any Klaus scoop before he heads to New Orleans on The Vampire Diaries? — Rachel

NATALIE: Can we say hot hybrid sex? Joseph Morgan’s wishes have been granted and in an episode to air in March, Klaus is finally getting some lovin’.

Question: Do you have any news on the upcoming NCIS: LA spin-off? — Bradley, via Twitter

ADAM: In the backdoor pilot episode of NCIS: LA, our merry band of agents meet the NCIS: Red team when a Marine’s murder in Idaho bears a striking resemblance to that of a suspected terrorist in Los Angeles. Sam and Callen head to Idaho, where they spend the night (in perhaps uncomfortably close quarters!) at the mobile unit’s makeshift headquarters. Although there is some mild flirtation between Callen and Kim Raver’s Agent Paris, it seems she’s not exactly over John Corbett’s retired analyst. But it’s not all about the new team: Look for that mysterious box that was addressed to Kensi in “Kill House” to reappear — this time on Deeks’ desk!

Question: Can’t wait for Body of Proof to come back! What’s the dynamic like between Megan and Mark Valley’s new character Tommy? — Lisa

ADAM: Although the premiere doesn’t give us too much of Megan and Tommy’s back-story, it’s clear from Megan’s icy demeanor that she’s still a bit heartbroken. But she’s got bigger problems to worry about, including… her daughter being kidnapped! When Megan’s maternal instincts cloud her judgment and her daughter is put in harm’s way, look for Tommy to literally save her life. That ought to melt the ice a bit!

Question: I can’t wait for this week’s Once Upon a Time! Is there anything you can tell us about Mr. Gold’s reunion with his son? — Dakota

NATALIE: The details of how this reunion takes place were actually foretold long ago, as a flashback will reveal — and that’s not a good thing, at least for one series regular. Suffice it to say, do not miss the final 30 seconds of Sunday’s episode.

Question: Got any spoilers about the new season of Psych? — Heath

ADAM: Relationship troubles abound! Look for Shawn to be majorly uncomfortable when Juliet is forced to go on a number of dates for an undercover case she’s working. (Making matters worse, she’s dating mature, successful guys while Shawn is home sitting on his parents’ couch!) Elsewhere, Gus’ new relationship might be over before it starts once Shawn becomes convinced that she’s a serial killer.

Question: Is there any chance we’ll see Tony’s Bucket List again anytime soon on NCIS? Maybe even Tony doing something from the Bucket List? —Caro

Ausiello: Either you have the NCIS production offices bugged or, as exec producer Gary Glasberg suspects, you’re “reading the writers’ collective minds.” Either way, Glasberg confirms that the topic of Tony’s Bucket List “recently came up as we were discussing the season-ending arc.” The boss says no decision has been made whether they’ll revisit that particular story this season, but he does offers another piece of intel to satisfy your scoop craving. “Prepare to see an aspect of the Gibbs mythology the audience has never seen before,” he teases, before adding this telltale clue: “Ever wonder where Gibbs gets his hair cut?”

Question: The synopsis for this Sunday’s Once Upon a Time says, “Rumplestiltskin realizes his destiny while fighting in the Ogre Wars.” What does this mean, and what does it have to do with the seer(s) that have been cast for this episode? —Bezi

Ausiello: What it means is that a seer shares with Rumplestiltskin a warning about his fate… but neglects to include some extremely pertinent details. What follows is a painful, painful* lesson in, “Always ask follow-up questions!” (*The second “painful” is for the back-story you’re about to get on Rumple’s limp.)

Question: I need some scoop on The Lying Game! Any new love interests on the horizon for Laurel now that Jordan is out of the picture? —Stacie

Ausiello: Who says Jordan is out of the picture? Certainly not Allie Gonino (aka Laurel), who tells us the twosome “end up doing something together” in the very near future. “It’s not anything serious,” she clarifies. “Laurel just goes along with it.” OK, sounds like he is out of the picture. Regardless, Gonino says Laurel is “pretty apathetic” about romance at the moment, adding, “She’s a strong girl. I don’t think she seeks validation or associates who she is with whatever guy she’s involved with. She’s kind of just along for the ride.”

Question: Scandal scoop, pretty please! Anything on POTUS if you have it. —Mandy

Ausiello: If you thought that Cyrus got a free pass from “enlightened” Fitz — and that is why we didn’t get to see the president confront his chief of staff about the rigged election — Shonda Rhimes is here to set the record straight. “That is not true,” she told us. “When we come back [this Thursday] and it’s 10 months later, you begin to see the aftereffects of what happened with Fitz and his relationship with Cyrus. You will see how that consequence is played out.”

Question: I would dearly love some hints to narrow down who’s dying soon on The Vampire Diaries. Is it a male or female character? And does the death stick? —Audrey

Ausiello: Fun fact: Lost amid all this departure chatter is the potentially bigger news of an imminent, shocking and much-anticipated return.

Question: I need some Castle scoop. Is it true that Molly Quinn (Alexis) is leaving the show? —Laura

Ausiello: Hadn’t heard that one. But I did a little digging and multiple sources assure me that it most definitely is not true. Those same sources suspect the rumor probably got started because Alexis gets kidnapped in the Feb. 18 episode, the first half of the annual February sweeps two-parter.

Question: Spoilers for Beauty and the Beast please! – EWOK

Sandra: The grim reaper is paying a visit — VERY soon.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

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

TELEVISION

The period piece drama The Hour has been canceled by the BBC after two seasons on the air. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

FX has picked up the Scandinavian import sans US remake The Bridge as a 13-episode series that will star Demian Bichir and Diane Kruger as a pair of detectives – one from the U.S. and the other from Mexico – who work together to hunt down a serial killer. (Stuart Levine at Variety)

Actress Emily Bett Rickards has been promoted to full-time status on the hit CW series Arrow when it returns for its second season this fall. She plays IT girl Felicity Smoak. (Jarett Wieselman at Entertainment Online)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

The BBC has ordered Burton & Taylor, a 90-minute made-for-TV movie about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor that will star Dominic West (The Hour) and Helena Bonham Carter (the Harry Potter franchise) in the lead roles. This version of their tumultuous lives will chronicle their lives during their ill-fated appearance in a 1983 revival of the Noel Coward play, Private Lives. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Warner Horizon has picked up Red Brick Road, from producers Roy Lee and Adrian Askarieh, which takes a more sci-fi approach to the L. Frank Baum tale. Plot details of the series are being kept under wraps, but is being described as a dark and edgy sequel to the Wizard of Oz with a futuristic take on characters like a robotic Tin Man. Warner Horizon TV’s current roster of shows includes Rizzoli & Isles, Dallas, Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game (among others). (Marc Graser at Variety)

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Watch: Greg Kinnear and Lily Collins in Josh Boone’s ‘Writers’ Trailer

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

GENERAL NEWS

Congratulations are extended to all the winners at last night’s Grammy Awards, including (but not limited to) the following: Goyte, Mumford & Sons, fun., Adele, Kelly Clarkson, The Black Keys, Carrie Underwood and the Zac Brown Band.

TELEVISION

Arrow, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries have been each given an early renewal order by The CW for next season. (Give Me My Remote)

Actress Lisa Edelstein (House) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Scandal, but no details are known on who she will play. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Holliday Grainger (The Borgias) and actor Emile Hirsch will play the infamous bank-robbing couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in Bonnie & Clyde, an upcoming four-hour mini-series on Lifetime. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Syfy has finalized a deal to adapt the Philip K. Dick Hugo Award-winning novel “The Man In The High Castle” into a 4-hour mini-series. The story is set in a world in which Nazi Germany and Japan were victorious in World War II. The year is 1962 and the Axis Powers occupy the United States, where fascism rules and the few surviving Jews hide under assumed names. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Chris Cooper will star in the first-ever, scripted mini-series on the Discovery Channel called Klondike (the working title), playing the role of Father Judge. The mini-series is based on the Charlotte Gray novel “Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike”, bringing to life the tale about six strangers and their collective fight for survival and wealth in a small, frontier town in the remote Klondike. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Kim Raver (24 and Revolution), actor Scott Grimes (Party of Five and ER) and actress Gillian Alexy (Damages) have all joined the cast of the NCIS: Los Angeles spin-off. Raver will play the female lead, Special Agent Paris, opposite the previously announced John Corbett (Northern Exposure and The United States of Tara). Grimes will play Dave, a highly capable agent who has an eye for clues, a nose for lies and is the team’s forensic specialist while Alexy will play Special Agent Claire, who graduated at the top of her class at Harvard and trained with the Navy SEALs, lived with a British SAS soldier and loves all things military. Actor Kenneth Mitchell (Jericho) will have a potential recurring role as well. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline and Philiana Ng and Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

Australian actress Adelaide Kane (Neighbors and the online series Pretty Tough and will be seen in a major recurring role in the upcoming season of Teen Wolf) has landed the lead role in the CW drama pilot Reign that chronicles the rise to power of Mary Queen of Scots when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top ten box office movies for this past weekend based on estimates from Deadline:

1. Identity Thief – 36 million
2. Warm Bodies – 11.7 million
3. Side Effects – 9.4 million
4. Silver Linings Playbook – 6.4 million
5. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – 5.7 million
6. Mama – 4.2 million
7. Zero Dark Thirty – 3.9 million
8. Argo – 2.4 million
9. Django Unchained – 2.1 million
10. Top Gun 3D – 2 million

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Must Watch: Full UK Trailer for Pixar’s ‘Monsters University’ Debuts

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

Question: Anything on Fitz and Olivia! – Tina

Team Watch with Kristin: They broke up, so they are done. Forever. Fake out! Of course Fitz and Olivia’s story is far from over (have you ever watched a Shonda Rhimes show?! This will-they-or-won’t-they dynamic is her bread and butter!) We can tell you that Fitz’s new secretary is not starting off on a good foot with Mellie when the First Lady finds out she’s been making time in the president’s schedule for phone meetings. We repeat: Phone meetings, which is totally Fitz and Olivia’s thing, no? Hurts. So. Good.

Question: Any Hart of Dixie scoop would be lovely! – Marissa

Team Watch with Kristin: We’re going to be meeting Tansy’s three older brothers in an upcoming episode, and you’ll never guess what their names are: Rudy, Rocket and Chicken! Rudy is the oldest and a Chris Pratt-type who is the family’s protector, Rocket is a little quieter than the others, at least until he starts drinking, and Chicken is a little off, the “odd duck.” Good luck, George!

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the few news items for today:

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

The upcoming PBS mini-series Mr. Selfridge, that will star Jeremy Piven as Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridges department store, set in London in 1909 has been give an 10-episode second season order. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Watch: US Trailer for Wayne Blair’s ‘The Sapphires’ with Chris O’Dowd

Watch: Eric Heisserer’s ‘Hours’ Trailer Unveiled Starring Paul Walker

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Brooke Langton (Melrose Place) and actor John Reardon (Continuum) will guest star in the February 27 episode of Supernatural. Langton will play Hayley, a single mom desperate to find a cure for her son’s strange affliction while Reardon will play Shane, a bearded drifter full of courage and integrity whose true identity is unknown, even to himself. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actor Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Rizzoli & Isles, playing Lt. Det. Rafael Martinez, the newly appointed head of the Boston Police Department’s drug unit who has a professional and personal history with Jane (Angie Harmon). His arrival forces her to relive a painful experience from her past. (Joyce Eng at TV Guide)

Actor John Noble (Fringe) will guest star in an upcoming episode of The Good Wife, playing a mysterious man from Alicia’s (Julianna Margulies) past. (Hit Fix and TV Guide Canada)

The original BBC series Being Human will come to an end at conclusion of this current season. (The Deadline Team)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Holly Hunter and actor William Hurt will both star in the Lifetime made-for-TV movie Bonnie & Clyde that is, of course, based on the true story of the famed bank robbing couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Hunter will play Bonnie’s mother Emma while Hurt will play Frank Hamer, the Texas ranger credited with tracking down and killing Bonnie and Clyde. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Matt Smith (Doctor Who) has landed the lead role in the directorial debut by Ryan Gosling called How to Catch a Monster, which is a contemporary fairytale set against the surreal dreamscape of a vanishing city. Billy (Christina Hendricks), a single mother of two, is swept into a macabre and dark fantasy underworld while her teenage son discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

Actors Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies), Michael Shannon (Take Shelter) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (Let Me In) as well as actress Elle Fanning (Super 8) will star in the futuristic thriller called Young Ones that is set in a violent near-future where water has become the most precious — and fastest-dwindling — resource on the planet. (John Hopewell at Variety)

Actress Katherine Heigl will star in the romantic drama A Moment to Remember, which is a feature remake of a Korean movie. The story centers on a fashion designer who is stricken with a disease that wipes away her memory, forcing her husband to desperately try to give her one last memory of their love. (Borys Kit at The Hollywood Reporter)

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

Question: I haven’t seen Nashville scoop in a while. Pony up! – Shannon

Team Watch with Kristin: A sexy new singing cowboy will be rolling into two to stir up trouble between a couple characters who will remain nameless (spoilers!). And he’s every bit as charming as Blake Shelton, if you can believe it.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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