July 24th, 2007 | 0 Comments
Esai Morales has joined resurrected CBS series Jericho as a recurring, appearing in six of the seven episodes of the show ordered for midseason, says The Hollywood Reporter. On Jericho, from CBS Paramount Network TV, Morales will play Col. Hoffman, a career military officer and Iraq War veteran who has not heard from his wife since the day of the attacks. The post-apocalyptic drama Jericho, which chronicles the events following a series of nuclear explosions throughout the U.S., was canceled in May but picked up for a seven-episode second season in June after a massive campaign by the show’s fans.
July 23rd, 2007 | 2 Comments
TV Guide is reporting that Ex-Dawson’s Creek actor Kerr Smith and Shark’s Bess Wohl are joining the cast of CSI: New York as recurring players this season. Smith, last seen in Fox’s short-lived Justice, will play Drew Becker, an expert in forged documents and a love interest for Stella (Melina Kanakaredes). “Well, he pretends to be an expert in forged documents,” clarifies executive producer Pam Veasey. “He has a mysterious background that we are slowly developing. He’s a love interest who has an ulterior motive.” Meanwhile, Wohl, who, in addition to a two-episode stint on Shark has guest-starred on Cold Case and Ghost Whisperer, will play a new lab tech and a good friend of Adam’s (AJ Buckley).
July 22nd, 2007 | 1 Comment
TV Guide is reporting that Rory Cochrane is returning to CSI: Miami this fall – three years after his character was fatally shot in the line of duty. Cochrane – who asked to be released from his contract back in the summer of 2004 because “he couldn’t really handle the grind anymore” – will appear in multiple episodes, beginning with this season’s second. It’s not clear if he’ll be reprising his role as presumed-dead criminalist Tim Speedle or playing a brand new character.
July 20th, 2007 | 0 Comments
The search for Mandy Patinkin’s replacement on Criminal Minds may be over. At CBS’ press-tour soiree this evening,Shemar Moore who plays Derek Morgan confirmed to TV Guide Online that Geena Davis has emerged as the front-runner to succeed Patinkin. Moore also dropped Michael Keaton as a possible successor, but sources say that Keaton has officially passed.
July 17th, 2007 | 0 Comments
Mandy Patinkin is leaving CBS’ Criminal Minds, saying his departure is the result of creative differences, according to The Associated Press. Patinkin, 54, asked to be released from his role as FBI profiler Jason Gideon last week, CBS Paramount Network Television and series producer ABC Studios said Monday in a statement. His exit will be explained in an early episode this fall and wasn’t related to a contract renegotiation or salary issues, the statement said. A new character will be added to the show, which debuted in 2005. In a separate statement, Patinkin said his departure was the result of “creative differences” but didn’t elaborate.
July 13th, 2007 | 6 Comments
CBS’ Criminal Minds could return for a third season without Mandy Patinkin. This week the star didn’t show up for the drama’s table read (an initial run-through of the script), which first was reported by E!. Sources said that the episode had been written featuring few scenes with Patinkin, an indication that the show is preparing for a possible future without him. Rumblings about friction between Patinkin and “Minds” producers first surfaced last summer. It is customary after the second season of a hit show for the stars to renegotiate their deals and get sizable salary bumps. CBS has been tough when it comes to negotiating with stars on its crime procedural dramas and briefly fired “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’s” George Eads and Jorja Fox in 2004.
