Lost is adding two more guest stars to the season five premiere says Michael Ausiello. First there’s Darlene, a bored clerk who hates her lame-ass job and looks for any burst of excitement to get through her day. She’ll be joined by Jill, a highly confident and tough-as-nails butcher.
Michael Ausiello is reporting that Blythe Danner will guest star in an episode of NBC’s Medium airing early next year. She will play the mother of a nurse whose dedication to a chronically ill child leads her to take extraordinary measures to ensure her health and happiness.
Sophina Brown been added to the cast of CBS’ Numbers, but she has been bumped up to a series regular status says TV Guide. Brown will play the team’s new agent, Nikki Betancourt, described as “a tough, street-smart ex-LAPD officer” and “full-blown adrenaline junkie who got her law degree at night school.”
Michael Ausiello is reporting that Eddie Cibrian is heading to USA Network’s The Starter Wife for a three-episode arc. He’ll play a detective who investigates some strange goings-on in Molly’s life. The Starter Wife kicks off its first official season on October 10; look for Cibrian to first appear around the eighth episode.
FX has set a date for the world to find out what happens Vic Makey says Variety. The final episode of The Shield will air November 25. The 7th season premieres September 2 with an episode titled “The Coefficient of Drag.” FX has shot retrospective material and a roundtable discussion on the relevance of the show with the cast and crew, and hosted by Elvis Mitchell.
The Shield, created by Shawn Ryan, bowed in March 2002 to solid ratings and stellar reviews. Following its first season, the show earned plenty of kudo hardware, taking home Golden Globes for drama and actor Michael Chiklis. Later that year, Chiklis won the Emmy, making him the first lead actor to win for a basic cable series. FX is using The Shield as a launching pad for its newest series, Sons of Anarchy, the turbulent life of a family running with a motorcycle gang. It begins September 3.
ABC is moving forward with its plans for a male-based Supernanny spinoff says The Hollywood Reporter. The network will air an episode of Supermanny as a back-door pilot in the fall. The spinoff’s format will remain similar to the original, with a child-development expert lending a family in crisis some tough-love guidance. However, instead of professional nanny Jo Frost leading the living room intervention, gruff Chicago child therapist Mike Ruggles will step in. Ruggles’ approach to diffusing family disputes will differ somewhat as well. Ruggles encourages parents to learn how to play with their kids and get to know them.
Valerie Bertinelli is plotting a return to television says Variety. And this time she will be playing a single mother of two. The former One Day at a Time star has signed on to a still-untitled TBS pilot from Sony Pictures Television and writer-executive producer Dave Caplan. Bertinelli will play a woman who struggles to care for two kids and a lumber business after her husband walks out on her. She’ll also have a producer credit on the project.
