• RIP: Wheels of DEGRASSI fame.
• Pilot Watch: EUREKA’s Colin Ferguson gets lead in Bill Lawrence’s Fox comedy pilot.
• AMAHZING News! UGLY BETTY’s Michael Urie to star in CBS’ PARTNERS pilot from WILL & GRACE creators.
• CW Nabs Its Princess: SMALLVILLE’s Kristin Kreuk to star in BEAUTY & THE BEAST.
• Must Read TV: How Pilot Season ensures that great actors rarely land the right shows.
• SWITCHED AT BIRTH: The Daily Beast takes a closer look at ABC Family’s groundbreaking drama.
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Morning Static: SURVIVOR, ARROW, GILMORE GIRLS & More!
• Found! A new gig for LOST alum Terry O’Quinn.
• Interesting: A Nerd’s guide to what Jeff Probst won’t tell you about winning SURVIVOR.
• Super Scoop: Katie Cassidy scores lead in CW’s ARROW pilot.
• Where Amy Sherman-Palladino Leads… GILMORE GIRLS’ Kelly Bishop will follow.
• WEEDS Watch: Justin Kirk closes deal to return for the show’s eighth and final season.
REVENGE Redux: Stars Josh Bowman and Nick Wechsler Discuss Their Pivotal Roles during Last Night’s Engagement Party and Tease What’s Ahead
[Spoiler Alert… Stop reading now if you have yet to last night’s episode] We knew that there was no way on Earth that “the powers that be” at REVENGE would dare to kill off Daniel Grayson, but until that last second when the body was turned over, we were all definitely biting our nails. In a very cleverly filmed and orchestrated switch, it was impossible to know for certain. For the past four months, fans have been wondering how the show could possibly think of killing Daniel Grayson. But we were hooked and dying to see the “how” and “why” explaining what we saw in the pilot episode.
Fortunately, our fears were for naught as the writers opted to kill the diabolical Tyler instead. But getting Tyler to the right-place at the right-time was a tricky feat. So much so even the actors themselves were not certain until the last second either. At a recent special press screening, stars Nick Wechsler and Josh Bowman shared their reactions to the big reveal and where they see Jack and Daniel headed now that there may be blood on their hands. [Read more…]
Morning Static: GREEN ARROW, FREAKS & GEEKS, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE & More!
• Are These the 30 Best SNL Characters? Discuss.
• Because It Worked So Well For THE FIRM: NBC gives a straight-series-order to HANNIBAL.
• WILL & GRACE 2.0? Sophia Bush PARTNERS UP at CBS.
• From ELI to ELEMENTARY, Jonny Lee Miller to play Sherlock Holmes in CBS Pilot.
• Interesting: Slate claims the FREAKS have triumphed over the GEEKS!
• Pilot Scoop: The CW’s GREEN ARROW series targets ONCE & AGAIN’s Susanna Thompson.
Morning Static: COUGAR TOWN, GAME OF THRONES, THE WALKING DEAD & More!
• Pilot Watch: Zachary Levi to topline a Fox comedy pilot.
• The Big Tease: NBC shares the first 7 minutes of AWAKE on YouTube.
• A TV Addict Gold Star: 2 SIMPSONS fans break Guinness World Record for longest TV viewing in honor of 500th Episode.
• Are These the 10 Most Disturbing Episodes of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA? Discuss.
• For the TV Nerd in Your Life: GAME OF THRONES Valentine’s Day Cards.
• TV By the Numbers: THE WALKING DEAD returns to monster ratings.
• Must See TV: Watch COUGAR TOWN’s cast tell you why you should skip Valentine’s Day to watch their show.
The Secret’s Out! Alice Greczyn Shares What’s Going through Mads’ Mind on THE LYING GAME
When your best-friend has a secret as juicy as having a twin that no one knew about, life suddenly gets a lot more interesting and complicated. For Alice Greczyn, her character Mads just found out about the Sutton/Emma secret and it is rocking her world. In a recent conference call with press, Alice shared what she loves about playing Mads in the increasingly risky world of THE LYING GAME. [Read more…]
Morning Static: SHAMELESS, ROSEANNE, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS & More!
• Trend Watch: The new water cooler is a TV show.
• Best Pilot News Ever? Michael B. Jordan Reunites with FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS boss on NBC’s COUNTY.
• From the Department of Things We Didn’t See Coming, John Goodman joins Roseanne Barr’s NBC pilot.
• Best Pilot News Ever (Runner-Up)? James Wolk to co-star in Greg Berlanti’s POLITICAL ANIMALS.
• Must Read TV: How SHAMELESS reinvented the working-class-family TV show.
• Best Pilot News Ever (Runner-Up-to-the-Runner-Up)? Fox gives the greenlight to Carter Bays/Craig Thomas comedy starring Becki Newton.
BONES! BREAKING IN! BOB’S BURGERS! FOX Unveils Their 2012 Spring Schedule
Because it’s never too early to get excited for the return of BONES, BREAKING IN and BOB’S BURGERS, Fox has unveiled their Spring 2012 schedule. See for yourself, after the jump. [Read more…]
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Questions with COUGAR TOWN Creator Bill Lawrence
If the upcoming third season of COUGAR TOWN should turn out to be the ABC comedies swan song, it sure as heck won’t be due to a lack of effort on co-creator Bill Lawrence’s part. For Lawrence, who developed the cult favorite alongside Kevin Biegel has spent the better part of the past month masterminding a grass-roots promotional campaign that has included everything from Paley Festival panels and Podcast appearances to multiple parties across the country including an unofficial open bar at the recent Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena. Which is precisely where we had the pleasure of catching up with Lawrence to find out, among other things, his odds for COUGAR TOWN seeing a season 4. See for yourself, after the jump. [Read more…]
Morning Static: COMMUNITY, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE MIDDLE & More!
• Trailer Park: NURSE JACKIE Season 4.
• Pilot Watch: NBC delays MUNSTERS remake.
• Six Seasons and a Movie! COMMUNITY wraps up its third season.
• Just in Time for Tuesday, Get Your TV Themed Valentine’s Day Cards.
• The Business of Show: Craig Ferguson nearing deal to stay put at CBS through 2014.
• THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Post-Mortem: Find out what’s next from Producer Julie Plec.
• Awwwww Alert! THE MIDDLE’s Atticus Shaffer presents “Brick’s Impressions.”