The TV Round-Up

Posted: August 17, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: The TV Round-Up | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

With so many developments in the TV business today, click on the links and catch up on the news in this edition of The TV Round-Up:

Renewals: “Breaking Bad” has been renewed for a final season, while Adult Swim renews “Childrens Hospital for its 4th season.

Cancellations: TLC cancels “Kate Plus 8” after more than 150 episodes including “Jon & Kate Plus 8.”

Picture Preview: See the posters for NBC’s new fall series, as well as a first look at “7th Heaven” star David Gallagher on “The Vampire Diaries.”

Cast Shake-Up: “The Talk”‘s Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete will exit the daytime series after its 1st season.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: It seems that the ghosts of Jeremy’s ex-girlfriends Vicki and Anna will actually be fighting against one another on “The Vampire Diaries.

Bye, Bye Cindy Lou: Not only has Taylor Momsen left “Gossip Girl,” but the “Grinch” star said that she  never plans to act again.

A Trailer A Day: “The Secret Circle”

Posted: August 12, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Fall TV Preview, The CW, Trailers | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

From the creator of “The Vampire Diaries,” the CW’s new series “The Secret Circle” stars Britt Robertson (“Life Unexpected”) as a teenage girl who moves to a small town, only to discover that she descends from a line of witches. The show premieres on Thursday, September 15, and you can check out the trailer here:

The TV Casting Scoop

Posted: August 11, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: The TV Casting Scoop | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

With so many new and returning shows coming this fall, there have been a lot of new characters being added. Here are some of the big casting scoops:

“Glee” has cast the always wonderful Vanessa Lengies (“American Dreams,” “Hawthorne”) in the recurring role of Sugar. [TVGuide]

In other “Glee” casting news, LaMarcus Tinker, best known for playing Tinker on “Friday Night Lights” or Travis’s roommate on “Cougar Town” will play the new boyfriend of Mercedes. [Inside TV]

“My So-Called Life”‘s A.J. Langer (Rayanne Graff!) will recur on “Private Practice” as a woman from one of our doctors’ pasts. [TVLine]

Autumn Reeser (“No Ordinary Family”) will be a new love interest on “Hawaii Five-0” for Danno. [TVLine]

Sarah Paulson will reprise her role as Lynnette’s sister on the final season of “Desperate Housewives.” Except this time, things are looking up for the formerly down-on-her-luck character. [TVGuide]

A male Buffy? “The Vampire Diaries” casts “Fringe” and “Supernatural” star Sebastian Roche as a mysterious vampire slayer. [TVLine]

The TV Round-Up

Posted: August 11, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: The TV Round-Up | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

With so many developments in the TV business today, catch up on the news in this edition of The TV Round-Up:

Renewals: HBO renews “True Blood” for a 5th season, and USA renews “Suits” for a 16-episode 2nd season.

Also, Spike has renewed “Repo Games” and picked up three more reality series. [Inside TV]

Cancellations: TBS has cancelled “Lopez Tonight,” while the BBC has cancelled “MI-5.”

See the first official image of the upcoming 3rd season of “The Vampire Diaries.” [Zap2It]

Spoiler: find out which doctor is replacing Dr. Webber as the Chief on “Grey’s Anatomy.” [TVGuide]

Lifetime has picked up its miniseries “The Client List” with Jennifer Love Hewitt as a TV series, whose 12-episode first season will premiere in 2012. [The Futon Critic]

 

The TV Casting Scoop

Posted: August 9, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: The TV Casting Scoop | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

With so many new and returning shows coming this fall, there have been a lot of new characters being added. Here are some of the big casting scoops:

See which “Lost” alum has been cast on “Chuck” to play brother to “Smallville”‘s Green Arrow (Justin Hartley). [TVGuide]

“The Vampire Diaries” has cast Claire Holt for the role of Becky, Stefan’s ex and an antagonist for Caroline. [Zap2It]

“Greek”‘s Evan Chambers (Jake McDorman) has been promoted to a series regular as a bartender on NBC’s midseason comedy “Are You There Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea.” [Deadline]

Nick Zano (“What I Like About You”, “Cougar Town”) will recur on CBS’s new comedy series “2 Broke Girls”  as a love interest for Max (Kat Dennings). [Deadline]

Scott Wolf scores a potentially recurring role as an FBI agent on “NCIS.” [TVLine]

Believe it or not, but “Game of Thrones” isn’t done expanding its cast. Good news for fans of the UK series “Skins,” as the show has cast Hannah Murray, who played Cassie on the shows first 2 series. [The Hollywood Reporter]

The TV News and Casting Round-Up

Posted: August 4, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: The TV Casting Scoop, The TV Round-Up | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Here’s somewhat of a mix of today’s general TV scoop and casting news:

Don’t expect any crossovers between “The Vampire Diaries” and Kevin Williamson’s new series “The Secret Circle.” [Deadline]

The Patty Duke will appear on “Hawaii Five-0″ as the mother of a murder victim who also suffers from Alzheimers. [Inside TV]

Singer Brandy joins “90210″ in a recurring role as a political candidate who enlists Silver to promote her campaign. [TVLine]

Martin Lawrence may return to series television, signs development deal with CBS. [Vulture]

Beckett will see a psychiatrist on “Castle” after last season’s shocking finale. See who will play him. [TVGuide]

 

The Weekend TV Round-Up

Posted: July 30, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: The TV Round-Up | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

With so many developments in the TV business this weekend, catch up on the news in this edition of The TV Round-Up:

“Fringe” producer gives details on the status of Joshua Jackson’s character, Peter Bishop, after last season’s insane finale. [The Hollywood Reporter]

More info on “Beavis and Butthead”‘s return, along with news that a reboot of “Daria” is very much a possiblity! [Zap2It]

MTV renews “America’s Best Dance Crew” and “Rob Dyrdek’s “Fantasy Factory,” slate of upcoming scripted series. [TV by the Numbers]

See how much time will have passed when “Grey’s Anatomy” returns (hint: not much). [TVLine]

“American Idol”‘s Pia Toscano will perform on this Thursday’s “So You Think You Can Dance.” [The Hollywood Reporter]

“The Vampire Diaries” Season 3 Trailer

Posted: July 29, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Fall TV Preview, The CW, Trailers | Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments

This trailer was unveiled at Comic Con this year, and previews some great stuff coming on the new season of “The Vampire Diaries,” which premieres Thursday, September 15 on The CW:

The TV Casting Scoop

Posted: July 28, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: The TV Casting Scoop | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

With so many new and returning shows coming this fall, there have been a lot of new characters being added. Here are some of the big casting scoops:

Before Angelina Jolie does, Paula Marshall will be Maleficent in ABC’s “Once Upon A Time.” David Anders (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Alias”) tweeted that he will be joining the show in the 3rd episode. [AOL TV, Twitter]

Chad Michael Murray would like to return for “One Tree Hill”‘s final season. “For the fans.” Riiiiiight. [Zap2It]

“Castle” alum seeks “Revenge” as a private investigator to the rich. [TVLine]

Jeri Ryan (“Body of Proof,” Star Trek: Voyager”) will guest on next Monday’s “Warehouse 13.” [The Futon Critic]

“Jericho”‘s Alicia Coppola has USA fever, guesting on “Suits” as a woman who has a history with Harvey, and recurring on the network’s upcoming “Common Law.” [TVLine]

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The TV Casting Scoop

Posted: July 27, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: The TV Casting Scoop | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

With so many new and returning shows coming this fall, there have been a lot of new characters being added. Here are some of the big casting scoops:

It’s a “The Nanny” reunion! Charles Shaughnessy, who played Maxwell Sheffield opposite Fran Drescher for years, will guest star on the season finale of “Happily Divorced.” [The Futon Critic]

Disney star Chelsea Kane to battle Brooke (Sophia Bush) on “One Tree Hill”? [Inside TV]

CBS‘s “A Gifted Man” gains “Law & Order: SVU” vet. [TVLine]

“Mad Men”‘s Jon Hamm joins “Arrested Development” alums in 5 episodes of “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret”‘s second season. [Digital Spy]

Greg Grunberg (“Heroes”) and “Weeds”‘s Linsday Sloane to star in “Psych” faux dating reality show episode. John Rhys-Davies (“Game of Thrones”) will also guest star. to guest on  season 6. [TVLine, Boomtron]

More of a pre-casting scoop, but “The Vampire Diaries” is on the hunt (no pun intended) for a vampire slayer. [Zap2It]

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