October 23rd, 2009 | 0 Comments
To take up some time during her True Blood hiauts, Rutina Wesley will be voicing a character on the Family Guy spinoff. She will voice Yvette, Cleveland’s wife’s best friend. Wesley describes Yvette as “They’ve known each other since they were kids. She has a big butt, big earrings and a real big voice. I love her.”
The episode entitled Ladies Night is set to air on November 15. The episode finds Cleveland upset when he finds out that Donna is still attending a single mothers’ support group.
October 22nd, 2009 | 0 Comments
Sebastian Roche has been cast in a recurring role as a new nemesis. His Fringe character doesn’t have a name yet, but the storyline is that he’s from another dimension, not entirely human or android, and he’s on a mission. He’s a soldier who’s supposed to collect data to open a “stable door to the other side.”
Roche is replacing Thomas Kretschmann, who appeared in the October 8 episode. He wasn’t able to continue in the role because of schedule conflicts.
October 21st, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.
Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
Jon Tenney (The Closer) has been cast in a guest role. He will play Nora’s (Sally Field) new boyfriend Simon. Tenney is signed on for four episodes begining November 8. Nora meets Simon, who is an oncologist at the hospital where Kitty is getting treated, and they start an affair. Tenney will first make his appearance in an episode that finds Nora and Sarah throwing a wig party for bald chemo patient Kitty.
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Jason Momoa (Stargate Atlantis) has joined the HBO pilot, based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire. He will play Drogo, a powerful warlord who has never been defeated in battle. Moma joins Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sean Bean, Jennifer Ehle, Jack Gleeson, Peter Dinklage and Harry Lloyd.
Glee (Fox)
Jonathan Groff has been cast in the show for a five to six episode arc. He will play the lead male singer of Vocal Adrenaline, the group already seen performing Rehab and Mercy. Groff’s character is a male diva and will also serve as a potential love interest for Michele’s Rachel.
House (Fox)
Sasha Alexander (NCIS) is join the show for a guest role. She will play House and Wilson’s new neighbor when the duo moves to a new place next month. Both doctors will develop a crush on their new neighbor. Alexander is signed on for just one episode, scheduled to air in late 2009/early 2010.
Smallville (The CW)
Hawkman and Doctor Fate will both be joining the Justice Society. Michael Shanks (Stargate SG-1) has been cast as Hawkman. Doctor Fate will be played by Brent Stait (Andromeda). A third new member of the Justice Society will be Courtney Whitmore, AKA Stargirl, played by Britt Irvin (Aliens in America).
October 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Fox is developing The Intruders, a single-camera comedy project from actor-writer Danny Comden. The project centers on a wealthy country club father in Arizona who falls in love with a white-trash single mom and blindsides his kids by moving her and her family into their estate, where the debaucherous world of Lake Havasu collides with the manicured lawns of Scottsdale. The premise is based on Comden’s wife’s real-life experiences as a child in Arizona; her upper-middle-class dad brought in his white-trash girlfriend and her family to live with them.
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October 2nd, 2009 | 0 Comments
The 2009 Fall Season is upon us and that signals the return of Premiering Tonight. Welcome to Premiering Tonight, highlighting all the new and returning shows premiering on the Fall 2009 schedule.
Premiering tonight on TV are the season premieres of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Stargate Universe, Til Death, Diet Tribe and Wedded To Perfection.
Stargate Universe – 9:00 PM/ET on SyFy
A soldier leads evacuees through a stargate onto an unknown, but somewhat familiar spacecraft in the debut of the third series in the Stargate franchise. In the debut, a pop-culture geek scores his ticket to ride by cracking a code in a video game. Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping and Michael Shanks turn up to pass the torch.
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September 28th, 2009 | 0 Comments
The 2009 Fall Season is upon us and that signals the return of Premiering Tonight. Welcome to Premiering Tonight, highlighting all the new and returning shows premiering on the Fall 2009 schedule.
Premiering tonight on TV are the season premieres of Lie To Me and Trauma.
Lie To Me – 9:00 PM/ET on Fox
In the season 2 premiere a woman with multiple personalities could be either a witness to a murder – or the killer. Meanwhile, the government hires the Lightman Group to question a possible Supreme Court nominee.
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