August 31st, 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.
Caprica (SyFy)
Peter Wingfield announced on his website that he’s joining this show as Gara Singh, director of the Global Defense Department — which makes him the boss of Jordan Duram, the GDD agent played by Brian Markinson.
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May 18th, 2009 | 4 Comments
Fox unveiled its new schedule Monday highlighted by summer reality hit So You Think You Can Dance jumping into the fall and J.J. Abrams’ Fringe challenging TV’s biggest shows on Thursday night. So You Think You Can Dance will air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, just as American Idol does during the spring. Fox will use the show’s Wednesday results show to lead into its musical dramedy Glee. Fringe will move from Tuesdays this season to Thursdays at 9 pm, going against ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, NBC’s The Office and CBS’ CSI.
The network’s top-rated scripted show House will remain on Mondays at 8 pm, followed by the second season of Lie to Me. The decision restores a strong lead in to Lie To Me, which saw its ratings drop following a shift to 8 pm on Wednesdays earlier this year. Dollhouse returns on Fridays, but with a modest lead in from new comedy Brothers and Til Death that seem unlikely to reverse its ratings struggles. The Cleveland Show will go into 8:30 pm Sunday nights. Wanda Sykes new talk show is planned for 11 pm Saturday nights.
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May 12th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Fox has picked up comic book drama Human Target and single-camera comedy Sons of Tucson to series.
Human Target emerged as an early front-runner and was the best-received pilot at the network’s screenings last week. Based on the DC Comics title, the show centers on Christopher Chance (Mark Valley), a mysterious freelancer who offers a unique form of security for hire: He assumes the identities of people in danger, becoming the “human target” on behalf of his clients. Jackie Earle Haley and Chi McBride co-star in the project written by Jon Steinberg and directed by Simon West. The two executive produced the pilot with McG.
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March 13th, 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.
24 (Fox)
Tim Guinee is set for a recurring role on Fox’s 24. Guinee will play Ken Dellao, a news reporter with ties to First Daughter Olivia Taylor.
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March 11th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Tyler Labine has landed the lead in Fox’s comedy pilot Sons of Tucson. The show centers on a thirtysomething man (Labine) hired by three boys to act as their father while their real one is in prison. The casting is in second position to The CW’s dramedy Reaper, in which Labine plays slacker Bert aka Sock. Reaper is recently started its sophmore season, and The CW is unsure of a third season pickup.
January 20th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Fox has greenlighted four comedy pilots, The Station, Walorsky, Two Dollar Beer and Sons of Tucson as well as three dramas, Maggie Hill, Human Target and an untitled reincarnation-themed project. The seven pilots join drama pilot Eva Adams, which is finishing casting, and fall comedy pilot Boldly Going Nowhere, which is being tweaked and will be reshot.
Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said last week that he planned to order five comedy pilots and at least five drama pilots and that his comedy picks would be closer in tone to the quirky, offbeat Malcolm in the Middle and The Bernie Mac Show.
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