Image Credit: Chris Hatcher/PR Photos This doesn’t happen often: One of my favorite actors has scored one of the coolest roles on one of TV’s best dramas.
Friday Night Lights MVP Scott Porter is joining CBS’ The Good Wife as a professional and perhaps personal foil to Archie Punjabi’s sexually ambiguous Kalinda, sources confirm to me exclusively. READ FULL STORY »
Grabbing some good swag is (almost) as important as snagging a choice spot inside the Marvel and JJ Abrams/Joss Whedon panels at this week’s Comic Con. Fortunately, 20th Century Fox TV is happy to oblige: It plans to distribute tens of thousands of poster tubes from its booth over the convention’s four-day span in San Diego. The studio will also distribute thousands of mini posters for each of its shows, some of which were created exclusively for Comic Con.
The TV studio has scheduled panel discussions for 10 of its shows at Comic Con: Glee, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bones, The Cleveland Show, Futurama, American Dad, Sons of Anarchy, Bob’s Burgers, and Neighbors From Hell.
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Image Credit: Craig Blankenhorne/FXThis just in: Patty Hewes will live to fight another day—and we have DirecTV to thank! READ FULL STORY »
Image Credit: Kelsey McNeal/FoxWith casting coups like this, Big Love is well on its way to making up for a lackluster season 4: Legendary (and twice Emmy-nominated) 24 villain Gregory Itzin has signed up for a major recurring gig on season 5 of HBO’s Big Love, sources confirm to me exclusively. READ FULL STORY »
Time to update the signage at Lockhart & Gardner!
Sources confirm to me exclusively that Michael Ealy (FlashForward, Sleeper Cell) is joining the cast of CBS’s The Good Wife as Derrick Bond, the head of the D.C. firm that’s merging with Will and Diane’s cash-strapped outfit. READ FULL STORY »
Image Credit: Toby Canham/Getty ImagesThe Forgotten‘s Rochelle Aytes has booked a recurring role on ABC’s upcoming cop drama Detroit 1-8-7, sources confirm to me exclusively. READ FULL STORY »
Image Credit: Glenn Watson/USA Network; John Paul Filo/CBS; AMC; Paul Drinkwater/NBCEmmy handicapping is normally a crapshoot, but I’m feeling pretty confident about my picks for best lead and supporting actress in a drama. I’m also (still) feeling a little peeved about the long list of drama queens that voters neglected to single out. Herewith is part 2 of my pre-Emmy analysis… READ FULL STORY »
Image Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBSThis just in: Jorja Fox (Sara) has renewed her commitment to CSI. READ FULL STORY »
Image Credit: Mitchell Haaseth/NBC; Inset: Chris Haston/NBCIt looks like Crosby’s Little Family Unit That Could will remain intact next season on Parenthood. READ FULL STORY »
In the mood for a blind item? Good, ’cause it’s a doozie! At the end of next season, a couple on a successful show we’re obsessed with will be getting hitched.
I know, I know — it doesn’t sound shocking. TV couples get married all the time.
But trust me when I say, um, it is a mind-blower. Why? READ FULL STORY »
AT&T announced today that it has closed a new deal with Rainbow Media to keep AMC, IFC and WE tv on U-Verse. “We’re very satisfied that we were able to reach the fair deal we wanted for our customers, one that includes the right content, across platforms, at prices that are in line with the marketplace, and that helps us with important strategic content initiatives,” according to an AT&T statement. “We are very grateful to our customers for their support.”
There was concern among some of U-Verse’s 2.3 million subscribers that they wouldn’t be able to tune into the July 25 return of the Emmy-winning Mad Men because of a contract dispute between the broadband TV operator and Rainbow. U-Verse’s contract with cable company expired yesterday.
Image Credit: Andrew Eccles/NBCThe traumatized staffers at Seattle Grace are about to find the silver lining in May’s deadly hostage standoff: The shoulder they’ll be crying on belongs to James Tupper. READ FULL STORY »
Image Credit: Bob D'Amico/ABC; Danny Feld; AMC; Justin Stephens/NBCThe race to secure the Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Drama is more competitive than ever this year, which is why it’s imperative that nominees Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Hugh Laurie (House), Matthew Fox (Lost), and Michael C. Hall (Dexter) submit their best work from the 2009-10 TV season. In case you’re playing at home, we found out which episodes the actors — and supporting actors — have offered up for consideration. The Emmys will air Aug. 29 on NBC. See the selections after the jump: READ FULL STORY »
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