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On September 17 the new drama Revolution will debut on NBC at 10 PM.

What would happen if the lights went out all over the world? Without any modern technology, everything stops. And in this series, 15 years have passed and the focus is on Charlie (Tracy Spiridakos) whose life is dramatically changed when a local militia arrives, kills her father (Tim Guinee) and takes her brother Danny (Graham Rogers). She and some others from their small farming community set out to Chicago to find her uncle (Billy Burke), who her dying father says can help them get Danny back.

The cast includes David Lyons, Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Mitchell, J.D. Pardo, Daniella Alonso and Zak Orth [among others].

Here is a behind the scenes trailer for Revolution.

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FOX will debut the new drama The Mob Doctor at 9 PM on September 17.

Jordana Spiro (My Boys) stars as Dr. Grace Devlin, a top resident at Chicago’s Roosevelt Medical Center where she is heralded as one of the country’s most promising young surgeons; but family ties keep her glued to her Southside roots. To pay off her brother’s life-threatening gambling debt, she makes a deal with the “devil”, working “off Book” for the mafia men she once despised.

The cast includes Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights), Zeljko Ivanek (Damages), Jesse Lee Soffer (As the World Turns), Wendy Makkena (NCIS) and James Carpinello (The Good Wife) [among others].

Here is a trailer for The Mob Doctor.

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The fall TV season is back and viewers have a lot of returning shows, new series and made-for-TV movies to watch.

Here is a list of what will be airing this week on the major and cable networks:

September 10 – The four-part mini-series The Crimson Petal and The White will debut on Encore at 8 PM

Mini-Series Synopsis: The psychological thriller reveals the underbelly of Victorian era London focusing on the travails of prostitute Sugar (Romola Garai). The cast includes Chris O’Dowd, Gillian Anderson, Shirley Henderson and Richard E. Grant.

September 11 – Sons of Anarchy will be back on FX at 10 PM

September 11 – Parenthood will air its season premiere on NBC at 10 PM

September 11 – Bomb Girls will debut on ReelzChannel at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: This six-episode Canadian period piece drama is about a group of women who risk their lives in a munitions factory in support of the European front during World War II. The series stars Jodi Balfour, Meg Tilly, Peter Outerbridge (Nikita) and Sebastian Pigott (Being Erica) [among others].

September 13 – Glee will air its season premiere on FOX at 9 PM

September 14 – A special, previously unaired episode of Touch will air on FOX at 8 PM

September 14 – Grimm will be back on its regular night and time on NBC at 9 PM

September 14 – Lost Girl will air its season finale on Syfy at 10 PM

September 16 – The Masterpiece Mystery PBS movie Fearful Symmetry will air – Check local listings for airtime

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Kevin Whately returns as Inspector Lewis with Laurence Fox as his young partner DS Hatahway as they are drawn into a darker side of Oxford while investigating the murder of a suburban babysitter.

September 16 – Boardwalk Empire will return for its season premiere on HBO at 9 PM

Mark your calendars!

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On September 11 the Canadian series Bomb Girls will debut on ReelzChannel at 10 PM.

This six-episode period piece drama is about a group of women who risk their lives in a munitions factory in support of the European front during World War II.

The series stars Jodi Balfour (Tower Prep), Meg Tilly (Caprica), Peter Outerbridge (Nikita) and Sebastian Pigott (Being Erica) [among others].

Here is a trailer for Bomb Girls.

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The Paley Center for Media will be holding its annual Paley Preview Parties from September 5 to September 11 this year, saluting what each of the major networks have to offer TV viewers this fall.

The first night – Wednesday, September 5 – will focus on NBC and the night will begin at 6 PM with the screening of The New Normal at 7 PM followed by a panel with the cast and creative team of the new sitcom.

The panel is expected to include series creator Ryan Murphy, Executive Producers Ali Adler, and Dante Di Loreto as well as cast members Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, Bebe Wood and NeNe Leakes.

After that panel has completed, screenings of other news shows are expected to air in the following order: Go On, Revolution, Animal Practice, Chicago Fire and Guys with Kids.

The next night – Thursday, September 6 – will focus on CBS and the night will also begin at 6 PM with the new sitcom Partners screening at 7 PM and the moderated panel for the sitcom taking place at 7:30 PM. The panel is expected to feature series creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick as well as cast member Michael Urie, David Krumholtz, Sophia Bush and Brandon Routh.

The screenings of the new dramas Elementary, Vegas and Made In Jersey will finish off the night.

A few days later on Saturday, September 8 the day gets started at 4 PM when the party for The CW begins followed by the screening of the new drama Arrow at 5 PM. A panel with the cast and creative team behind Arrow will happen directly after the screening at 5:45. The panel is expected to include cast member Stephen Amell as well as executive producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg.

The pilot episodes of the new dramas Emily Owens, M.D. and Beauty and the Beast will bring the party to an end.

On Monday, September 10 FOX will take over starting at 5 PM. A panel with members of the cast and creative teams behind Ben and Kate, The Mindy Project and The Mob Doctor will take place at 6 PM. This panel is expected to feature Ben and Kate cast member Dakota Johnson and series creator and executive producer Dana Fox; The Mindy Project cast member Chris Messina and executive producer Matt Warburton as well as The Mob Doctor cast member Jordana Spiro and executive producers Josh Berman and Rob Wright. The screenings of all three shows will follow after the panel.

Closing out the preview parties will be ABC on Tuesday, September 11 starting at 6 PM. The first screening will be for the returning drama Scandal at 7 PM followed by a moderated panel for the series at 7:45 PM. This panel is expected to include cast member Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Columbus Short, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz, Darby Stanchfield, Jeff Perry, Joshua Malina and Bellamy Young as well as executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers.

Then screenings of the new comedies Malibu Country and The Neighbors will happen starting at 8:30 followed by panels with cast and the creative teams behind both sitcoms at 9:15. This panel is expected to include Malibu Country cast members Reba McEntire, Lily Tomlin and Sara Rue as well as Executive Producer Kevin Abbott and The Neighbors cast members Lenny Venito and Jami Gertz as well as series creator-executive producer Dan Fogelman

The evening will close with the debut episode of the new drama Nashville at 10 PM.

Please note that the programs and times for each night are subject to change and the line-ups for each moderated panel could be altered based on availability of the talent and crew. Also for those of you unable to take part in each preview party live in person at The Paley Center for Media you can check out their website for livestream presentations of each moderated panel.

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As of yesterday, an online auction – the Primetime Emmy Season Online Auction to be exact – opened courtesy of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation (the folks behind the Emmy Awards for those unfamiliar with the name).

You can visit here to find out all the great TV goodies up for bid. But, some of the highlights of the auction include the following items:

– VIP tour of Warner Bros. Studios, complete with tickets to “The Big Bang Theory”
– Set visit to “Community”
– Signed Stetson from the cast of “Dallas”
– Helmet from “Sons of Anarchy” autographed by the series’ cast
– “Teen Wolf” autographed script
– Tickets to the official HBO Primetime Emmy after party complete with car service
– “White Collar” poster signed by series’ star Matt Bomer

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation is the charitable arm of the Television Academy and all auction proceeds will support its education and archival programs.

Good luck to all those who bid and best wishes to this worthy cause!

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Thanks to the folks over at The Hollywood Reporter, the new official posters for the brand new dramas that will be debuting on The CW this fall are now up and available. Below you will find the posters for Arrow, Beauty & the Beast and Emily Owens, M.D. – and enjoy!

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The new BBC America drama Copper will on August 19 debut at 9 PM.

Tom Weston-Jones (Life on Mars) stars as a rugged Irish-American cop working the City’s notorious Five Points neighborhood, struggling to maintain his moral compass in a turbulent world, while on an emotional and relentless quest to learn the truth about the disappearance of his wife and the death of his daughter. His friendship with two Civil War compatriots takes him to the contrasting worlds of elegant Fifth Avenue and an emerging African-American community in rural northern Manhattan. The three men share a secret from their experience on the battlefield that inextricably links their lives forever.

The cast includes Tanya Fischer, Franka Potente, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Tessa Thompson and Kevin Ryan [among others].

Here is a trailer for Copper.

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The new TNT series Major Crimes, the spin-off from The Closer, will debut at 10 PM on August 13.

Mary McDonnell stars as Police Captain Sharon Raydor in this spin-off that will focus on how the American justice system approaches the art of the deal as law-enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction.

The cast includes The Closer vets G.W. Bailey, Anthony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz and Phillip P. Keene and new cast members Graham Patrick Martin and Kearran Giovanni.

Here is a behind the scenes trailer for Major Crimes.

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Last weekend during Comic Con 2012 TV writer and series creator Bryan Fuller, the man behind Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies participated in panel dedicated to his two new projects that are upcoming on NBC: Hannibal and Mockingbird Lane, his reboot of the classic 60’s B&W comedy The Munsters.

The panel started out with a 4-minute sneak peek at the pilot episode of Mockingbird Lane, that will star Jerry O’Connell (Crossing Jordan and The Defenders) as Herman Munster, Portia de Rossi (Ally McBeal and Arrested Development) as Lily Munster, Eddie Izzard (The Riches) as Grandpa, Charity Wakefield (TV’s Sense and Sensibility) as cousin Marilyn and introducing newcomer Mason Cook (Spy Kids: All the Time in the World) as Eddie Munster.

It should be noted that, according to Bryan himself, Mockingbird Lane “is not your father’s Munsters” and I can confirm that this version is definitely nothing like the comedy. Bryan went on to share that he is “not afraid of reboots or reimaginations, just bad ones”. He also explained that NBC is really behind this remake even though the show has yet to be officially picked up to series, but has received an order for additional scripts. The network has put a lot of support behind the show, which will be reflected in the production value. Bryan explained that the costumes (especially those worn by Portia) are immaculate; that the cast are taking their roles seriously, veering away from the full-on comedy from the original series without losing any humor to lighten the mood and that among the ‘creatures’ who will pay visits to the Munsters will include The Invisible Man and The Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Film director Bryan Singer (the man behind The X-Men franchise) directed the pilot of Mockingbird Lane, that there are plans to bring some of the Pushing Daisies creative team over to Mockingbird Lane once it receives a series order and that original The Munsters actor Butch Patrick, who made the introduction at the Comic Con 2012 panel, will be featured in the new version.

Moving over to Hannibal, which is expected to air on NBC sometime next year, will star Hugh Dancy (The Big C) will star as Detective Will Graham and Mads Mikkelsen (Clash of the Titans) as the legendary Dr. Hannibal Lechter.

The goal behind this version of the well-known novels by Thomas Harris is, according to Bryan Fuller, to cover “stuff in the books that never made it to the screen”. He shared that the plan is for season 1 to be the ‘bromance’ stage between Will and Hannibal; season 2 will be the horrible break-up. In fact, he has seven seasons planned out with season 4 to focus on the novel ‘Red Dragon’.

Much like Mockingbird Lane, Bryan will be bringing over some of his creative team from Pushing Daisies, including Jesse Alexander (Lost, Heroes and Alias), who will work as an Executive Producer. It should also be noted that film director David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Hard Candy) directed the pilot episode of Hannibal, which Bryan calls an “elegant horror movie on television”.

Again, Hannibal is expected to air on NBC sometime next year while Mockingbird Lane is waiting on a pick-up order; but Bryan Fuller certainly seems positive in the support from NBC.

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