• I Spy… a TV comeback for Kiefer Sutherland.
• More bad news for GLEE? FX orders pilot from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.
• Casting News Not Unexpected, CW snaps up Britt Robertson for the SECRET CIRCLE.
• Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Barney’s Father on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER!
• WAREHOUSE 13 nabs a new agent, the names Ashmore… Aaron Ashmore.
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Is a CASTLE Spin-off in the Works?
Just how much did Adrian Pasdar relish his role as no-nonsense FBI Agent Mark Fallon on the two-part CASTLE event kicking off this Monday? So much that he’d love nothing more than to reprise the part on a weekly basis!
“I got a very nice letter back from [CASTLE creator] Andrew Marlowe the other day. I said, ‘Hey how about we do a season ender with Fallon, sort of a backdoor pilot spinoff?” reveals the actor. “Just kind of as a joke, I sent it off saying what a great time I had, and I got a very nice letter saying, ‘Well it’s not too far off from what we’re thinking about’.”
Bubble Watch 2011: CHUCK
In accordance with our recent conversation with a highly-placed executive at one of the big four networks, theTVaddict.com kicks off our “Bubble Watch 2011” with a closer look at CHUCK’s chances for a fifth (and possibly final) season.
Ratings: With its unique blend of humorous and heartfelt moments, CHUCK is a lot of things. Unfortunately, much to the chagrin of the show’s 5-6 million very loyal viewers, a ratings juggernaut it is not it. Luckily, what it lacks in ratings, it more than make up for in cost-effectiveness. Which brings us to…
Cost: As a result of what has reportedly been a very favorable license fee on behalf of producing partner Warner Bros. Television (WBTV), the series costs NBC, relatively speaking of course, next to nothing. Which, in addition to the network’s inexplicable inability to develop any hour-longs worth watching over the course of the past few seasons (with the notable exception of PARENTHOOD), is one of the primary reasons CHUCK has survived as long as it has.
Morning Static: WONDER WOMAN, COUGAR TOWN, SEINFELD & More!
• RIP: SEINFELD’s Uncle Leo.
• Let’s Get Ready to Rumble! As actors face off against writers on the set of COUGAR TOWN.
• Adrianne Palicki touches down, in the titular role of David E. Kelley’s WONDER WOMAN.
• Christine Lahti scrubs in, to CBS DOCTOR pilot from EVERWOOD vet Rina Mimoun.
• J.J. Abrams nabs his PERSON OF INTEREST: Michael Emerson.
• NBC zeroes in on their PRIME SUSPECT: Maria Bello.
Morning Static: Scott Michael Foster, Laura Prepon, Charlie Sheen & More!
• Cappie Graduates… to PARENTHOOD special guest star.
• That 20-Something Show, Laura Prepon to play Chelsea Hanson in the NBC comedy inspired by the comedienne’s best-selling book Are You THere Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea,
• Cheers to TVGuide’s Bruce Fretts, for jeering Chuck Lorre’s most recent vanity card that had him poking fun at star Charlie Sheen.
• You know who’s not president of the Hannah Montana fan club? Billy Ray Cyrus.
• Holy Frak! Jamie Bamber to reunite with BATTLESTAR Boss for NBC’s PRECINCT.
Bubble Watch 2011: 5 Factors That Go Into Deciding Whether or Not Your Favorite Show Will Be Cancelled
If five years of television blogging has taught us anything, it’s that nothing attracts more attention to a website than alerting a fandom to the fact that their show is on the proverbial “bubble.” So let’s get right to it shall we…
But before we do (We’re sorry, we know good link bait when we see it!), we thought we could at least do you, and by “you” we mean the incredibly passionate fan who lives and dies with this type of thing, the favor of talking to an expert. Which is why we enlisted the help of a highly-placed executive at one of the big four networks to provide a little background on just what factors, aside from ratings, go into deciding whether or not your favorite show is getting cancelled. See for yourself, after the jump.
Morning Static: GREY’S ANATOMY, FRINGE, BONES & More!
• Located: A female lead for Fox’s BONES spinoff.
• She’s Baaaacckk! Roseanne Barr to launch Lifetime reality show.
• … So is he, James Tupper to return to GREY’S ANATOMY.
• Is FRINGE a goner? AirlockAlpha makes their case.
• HALLELUJAH! Marc Cherry’s ABC pilot has a lead.
Morning Static: GLEE, DEGRASSI, FRINGE & More!
• Sneak Peek: GLEE catches Bieber Fever!
• GLEE 2.0? Katharine McPhee joins Steve Spielberg’s NBC musical SMASH
• FRINGE Scoop: Producers dissect Friday’s bombshell!
• Are these the loneliest Hearts on Television? Discuss.
• TV Showrunning 101: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT creator Mitch Hurwitz’s guide to getting a sitcom cancelled.
• This Just In: The possible future of TV product placement on television.
• Celebrities Are Just Like Us! In honor of Valentine’s Day, DEGRASSI stars Stefan Brogren, Ray Ablack and Melinda Shankar share their dating disasters.
Morning Static: SMALLVILLE, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, AMERICAN IDOL & More!
• Live from New York, it’s Miley Cyrus!
• Found! Elizabeth Mitchell to guest on LAW & ORDER: SVU.
• IDOL Chatter, Steven Tyler is already this season’s big winner.
• Super News! Michael Rosenbaum will be back for SMALLVILLE series finale.
• Pilot Watch: Stockard Channing to star in Ron Moore’s NBC Pilot.
• Because there is nothing we don’t love more than a handy infographic, check out this truly epic BATTLESTAR GALACTICA timeline.
Morning Static: SMALLVILLE, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, THE EVENT & More!
• Super disappointing news, Michael Rosenbaum has reportedly passed on the opportunity to appear in the SMALLVILLE series finale.
• Change we can believe in, Ricky Gervais’ choice to replace Steve Carell is Will Arnett.
• Pilot Watch: CHARLIE’S ANGELS finds its Bosley.
• Boardwalk Bromance, how Mark Wahlberg became one of HBO’s most prolific producers.
• Is Will Forte’s exit to blame for SNL’s decline? Discuss.
• THE EVENT is… the return of Gabrielle Carteris to TV!