Before actor Meghan Ory took to the stage to dish on INTELLIGENCE — her spy-tastic new CBS series that pairs her with LOST alum Josh Holloway— she took to the Bell media press room to face the nation (of TV Critics) to dish on what this means for the fate of her ONCE UPON A TIME character Ruby, what excites her about her new CBS series INTELLIGENCE and whether or not fans of LOST’s Josh Holloway can expect some of his trademark shirtless stunts! See for yourself, after the jump.

Did your invitation to the DEXTER Season 8 Premiere Party get, err… lost in the mail? Well, never fear, theTVaddict.com is here. Specifically here with a look inside this past weekend’s exclusive premiere screening of DEXTER to celebrate eight groundbreaking seasons of television’s favorite serial killer. Needless to say, by all accounts it was an event not to be missed. But since odds are you did, enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the curated installations of killer props from the set, custom-made Magnolia Bakery cupcakes and stars such as Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, James Remar, Desmond Harrington, David Zayas, C.S. Lee & Aimee Garcia, for yourself, after the jump.

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DEXTER Season 8 premieres on Sunday June 30th at 9PM on Showtime (TMN in Canada)

Despite the fact that your very own TV Addict has yet to decide how he really feels about Aaron Sorkin’s latest opus (Preachy and sexist or enlightening and entertaining?), there is one thing we can’t argue with. When THE NEWSROOM returns to HBO (and HBO Canada) this Sunday July 14th at 10PM for its much anticipated second season, we know where we’ll be: Sitting comfortably on our couch watching! Until then, we’ll be busy enjoying these perfectly pompous and self-important character portrait posters that, let’s face it, doesn’t exactly do the series any favors when it comes to fixing Sorkin’s somewhat blow-hardy image! But hey, don’t take our word for it, see for yourself after the jump.

THE NEWSROOM returns to HBO (and HBO Canada) on Sunday July 14 at 10PM.

Best Emmy Bait: The folks at FAMILY GUY took out a wildly funny — if, as one might expect, inappropriate — ad in The Hollywood Reporter mocking GIRLS with Peter, Quagmire, Brian and Joe in dresses and the text (referencing one of the HBO comedy’s most talked-about moments) “Here’s a load of comedy to shoot on your chest.” 

Coolest Card: You can now get a credit card with images from THE WALKING DEAD comics on it. Talk about having access to blood money!
 
Best Casting: Ginnifer Goodwin as Jacqueline Kennedy? Kudos, National Geographic. KILLING KENNEDY couldn’t have picked a more spot-on leading lady… well, unless they’d had Parker Posey channel her House Of Yes alter ego.
 
Oddest Promotion: To pimp the season premiere of HONEY BOO BOO (Oh, don’t even pretend you don’t know what that is!), TLC is distributing 10 million scratch and sniff cards.
 
Proof That Comic-Con Is Now Basically A Free-For-All: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’s cast will host a panel. Perhaps they mistakenly thought it was Comedy-Con?
 
Why Your Child Is Pouting: After four years, the Disney Channel has canceled GOOD LUCK CHARLIE. Guess his luck ran out…

News Story We Can’t Get Enough Of: If you haven’t been gobbling up the incredible story of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who may or may not have been caught on tape smoking crack with drug dealers, you’re missing out. And if Lifetime isn’t working on a move adaptation of this story, we’re gonna be majorly bummed.

Why We’re Feeling Old: We’re not sure which is worse… that BEVERLY HILLS 90210’s Ian Ziering is 49… or that he looks downright awesome in the stripper outfit he wore to make his Chippendales debut.

Least Satisfying Cliffhanger: Sorry, GAME OF THRONES, but a chick crowd surfing is kinda disappointing given the previous episode’s jaw-dropping “red wedding.” (Despite this, ratings were up significantly over last year’s finale)

Best Buzz: Despite many critics trashing the show and THE BACHELORETTE having a terribly weak season, positive word of mouth among viewers helped push ratings for guilty pleasure MISTRESSES up nearly 20 percent in its second outing.
 
Most Delusional: MTV’s Lauren Dolgen, creator of TEEN MOM and 16 & PREGNANT, says the shows don’t glamorize teen pregnancy and instead stir discussion and debate. And that’s true… if she considers one of her former starlets, Farrah Fath, going on Howard Stern and claiming her sex tape isn’t porn, as she did this week, ”discussion.”
 
Sexiest Scene: ALL MY CHILDREN’s Petey gave a rather unconventional less in the history of computers as Colby… how to put this… serviced his hard drive?

Silliest Feud: Proving himself every bit as out of touch as you’ve always suspected, Donald Trump sampled an episode of MODERN FAMILY and called it “boring.” Not coincidentally, the human punch line has been engaged in a Twitter war with one of the show’s writers. Guess Trump has to drum up viewers for his increasingly ratings-challenged CELEBRITY APPRENTICE somehow.
  
Item Oprah Just Checked Off Her Bucket List: Thanks to a $12 million donation to the Smithsonian, the museum renamed its largest theater The Oprah Winfrey Theater.

Before actor Daniel Dae Kim took to the stage to dish on HAWAII FIVE-0 — one of Global TV’s most popular imports — he took to the Shaw media press room to face the nation (of TV Critics) to dish on his affinity for Hawaii, what fans can expect from season season four and what differentiates HAWAII FIVE-0 from the rest of CBS’ primetime lineup. See for yourself, after the jump.

What drew you to GRACELAND and the role of Johnny Tuturro?
MANNY:  When the breakdown came out originally it was for a 20-something Latin kid from the streets, surfer. That’s like me in a nutshell.  So when I saw that, I was like, “If I don’t get this part I just need to stop acting in general.”  It was just right for me.  Then I read the script, I saw that Johnny and I have a lot of the same qualities; in part, he approaches his work lightly or it seems lightly to others.  It just came together just perfectly.  Like it was just right. 
 
How would you describe Johnny?
MANNY:  Johnny is like the heart of the house.  He has that classic middle-child syndrome where he wants everybody to get along.  So if the parents are fighting or his brother and sister are fighting, he wants to be the one to make light of the situation and for everybody to get along.  Stuff is going to start happening in the house where somebody is going to think another person is lying.  Then somebody’s going to be investigating another person in the house, and Johnny doesn’t want to believe any of it.  He wants to believe they are all friends and everything is happy-go-lucky.  But in reality, it’s not.  So when Johnny gets in the mix of all that, he starts getting a little jaded.  All that lightness and stuff eventually starts to diminish in him a little bit, but it’s always going to be there.  So Johnny is the complete heart of the house. 
 
What do you most admire about him?
MANNY:  Honestly, how sensitive he is and how much he hides it.  He hides behind the humor and all that.  He just hides how much he cares about everybody.  There will be an episode in particular (either 8 or 9) where all that love just comes out in a freaking meltdown.  Like he literally yells at everybody in the house.  It’s a great scene and I think it’s going to solidify Johnny’s character as a whole.  From being a sensitive, nice dude to being mean, arguing, but then laughing and joking.
 
As the series unfolds, it is revealed that Johnny has a military background, which informs a bit more about who is.
MANNY:  Exactly, and that’s what I love, when they start introducing things like that, whether it’s he is a prankster or what not.  But he’s also the lead SWAT team guy.  So he’s a badass.  He’s not all joking and laughing and he’s up to cover any serious situation.  So I really like that he’s balanced.  I didn’t want him to be the sidekick jokester. 
 
What do you think propelled Johnny into this world of undercover law enforcement?  Coming from the military it seems like a natural transition, but given his natural affinity to be so sensitive and loving, it seems like an odd match.
MANNY:  I think that’s why I relate to him the most.  I come from a really ghetto area in Long Beach, California and most people just say, “Oh gangs, whatever.”  But it’s a rough upbringing.  I was surrounded growing up by gangsters and my friends are tough knuckleheads – but I was always a good kid.  For whatever reason, whether it be my family or whatever, I was always a good kid. So no matter what your upbringing is or what your background is, what a person truly is just comes out.  So even though I was around people who hated the police, I would always want to be a cop.  If I wasn’t an actor, I would be a cop or a fireman.  It always just appealed to me.  So just because my background is a certain thing doesn’t mean that’s what I’m going to be later on in life.
 
Johnny also seems like a solo player on the show as he doesn’t seem to have a partner that is helping him out with any of his cases.
MANNY:  We talked about this on set in the last episode.  One of the writers was like, “Holy sh*t! Did Johnny have any cases this season?”  And I was like, “No, he doesn’t.”  And we laughed about it. But it made much more sense for Johnny to just want to help everybody else out in their cases.  So like Aaron [Tveit] and Daniel’s [Sunjata] character may always be together and working together, but Johnny has complete balance with everybody in the house.  I think that says so much about Johnny and that’s what I love about him. 

The other thing that stood out was Johnny’s relationship with Dale [Brandon Jay McLaren].  I couldn’t quite put a finger on what’s up with those two.
MANNY:  First of all, Brandon is like one of my favorite persons to do scenes with because our characters are complete opposites.  Completely.  So once we get together we start improving. We’re always fighting and then we love each other.  That’s what I love most about him.   Any of the writers would say that Johnny and Dale are the easiest two characters to write for because whatever is going on with them, it’s pretty apparent.  It’s not like Vanessa [Ferlito] or Aaron’s characters that have so much depth to them and the audience doesn’t know where they are at mentally, whether they are investigating somebody, or whether they are just going along with the flow.  You know Johnny. He’s just fun and fun-loving, so you know what’s going on with him; and Brandon’s character Dale is the same way.  So when we get together it’s the stereotypical “opposites attract.”
 
So they rub each other the wrong way most of the time?
MANNY:  (Laughs) Yes, they rub each other the wrong way.
 
With Johnny being a man of love, does Johnny get to have any particular lady-love this season?
MANNY:  (Laughs) None, and it pisses me off!  We always joked about it how Aaron [Tveit] gets all the hot women this season.  I get one, but I can’t say anything about it without giving anything away.  But it’s not really a love interest.  It’s part of a case.  Something just kind of happens in the middle of it.  So Johnny doesn’t get any particular love interest, but I would like it if that works out for next season. That would be good for him. 

It seems like he is more concerned about all his housemates.  Like you said, he’s kind of the caretaker of the bunch.
MANNY:  Yeah, definitely.
 
For you, what have you enjoyed most about working on GRACELAND?
MANNY:  My castmates.  Honestly, it’s a blessing as an actor because there’s a lot of bad stories about actors who don’t get along with their castmates, and I was scared I’d be a part of something like that.  So once we all met and got along really well, it was just a blessing.  Everyday laughing and joking, we had fun every day.
 
If you could offer some advice to your character, Johnny, what would it be?
MANNY:  (Laughs) That’s a good question. Easy. Johnny is portrayed to be this ladies’ man and he’s so not.  So he’s always trying to hit on people and he talks a good game to his housemates like he gets so many girls, but he doesn’t.  So I’d want to tell Johnny to shut up sometimes, and just be a gentleman – which he is, but he just tries to act like he’s a ladies’ man.  So I’d tell him to shut his mouth and be nice to girls. 
 
Finally, what kind of teasers can you offer for the first season of GRACELAND?
MANNY:  Regardless of what people think of the show or the storylines, I really think they will relate to the characters.  I’m proud of that because I think we have something for everybody, in my opinion.  The relationships and bonds that are made and broken within the season within the house, I think people are really going to like.  I think people’s favorite characters are going to change week by week and I like that.  Its really good writing and it makes you care.  It invests you in the story, which is what I think great TV is.  So I think people are going to love our show and I hope they really give it a shot.
 
To see how tricky it is living undercover and yet trying to have real relationships in the midst of it all, be sure to tune in for the premiere of GRACELAND on Thursday, June 6th at 10PM on USA Network.

Wondering what Amber Carrington and Sasha Allen thought of their unfortunate exits from THE VOICE this week?? Well, wonder no more, because theTVaddict.com’s West Coast Correspondent Courtney Vaudreuil was on hand to snag some exclusive footage with the talented twosome following the news that their remarkable run had come to an end. See for yourself, after the jump.

THE VOICE airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8PM on NBC.

Five weeks away and with attendee badges in scarce supply, this year’s San Diego Comic-Con is about to take off.  Soon the press releases announcing everything from exclusive memorabilia and one of a kind collector’s items to the hottest movies/TV shows hosting panels will be popping up across the internet. 
 
It’s not all about just the 4-day star-studded event anymore; it is about the anticipation that builds in the weeks preceding, as fans salivate at the prospect of acquiring exclusives and catching a glimpse of their favorite stars.  San Diego Comic-Con is the oldest reigning fan event, dating back over 30 years – and if there is one thing they have mastered it is the art of building anticipation.
 
Here at theTVaddict.com we are already massively excited about the prospective TV panels at Comic-Con that will be gracing the hallowed halls of the San Diego Convention Center this year:

THE 100
ALMOST HUMAN
AMERICAN DAD
ARROW
BANSHEE
THE BIG BANG THEORY
BOB’S BURGERS
BONES
BRICKLEBERRY
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
COMMUNITY
DRACULA
FALLING SKIES
FAMILY GUY
THE FOLLOWING
FUTURAMA
GAME OF THRONES
GRIMM
HAVEN
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
INTELLIGENCE
MURDER POLICE
NTSF:SD:SUV
ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND
THE ORIGINALS
PERSON OF INTEREST
REVOLUTION
ROBOT CHICKEN
MARVEL AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
THE SIMPSONS
SLEEPY HOLLOW
SONS OF ANARCHY
THE TOMORROW PEOPLE
TRUE BLOOD
VIKINGS
THE VENTURE BROS
THE WALKING DEAD
 
Undoubtedly there will be more TV shows added in the weeks to come, but a few that we are particularly excited about include the new network TV shows just greenlit for the 2013-2014 television season.  In case you have not seen the sizzle reels for the new shows this Fall, here’s a peek:
 

 

  

  

  

 

 

  

 
We are also hopeful that the new shows ORPHAN BLACK and VIKINGS make appearances this year.  Here’s recent preview videos for each, just in case you weren’t already in love with these shows!
  

  

 
Finally, we have our fingers crossed that returning to San Diego Comic-Con this year will be faves, such as:  DOCTOR WHO, ONCE UPON A TIME, TEEN WOLF, LOST GIRL, ELEMENTARY, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, SUPERNATURAL, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, NIKITA, and WAREHOUSE 13.
 
While last year’s Comic-Con hosted panels for the 10 year anniversary for FIREFLY and the final appearance by the cast of FRINGE, both memorable highlights of the 2012 SDCC event, this year promises to hold a few more highly anticipated panels, one for the new VERONICA MARS movie (currently in production) and another for the 50th anniversary celebration for DOCTOR WHO.
 
So as more information about what TV shows will be making appearances and hosting panels at this year’s Comic-Con becomes available, start prioritizing your “must see” shows and events so that you do not miss out on something spectacular.  It pays to not only get excited and join in the anticipatory fun, but to have a flexible, yet strategic schedule in mind for spectacular 4-day event.
 
See you at Comic-Con!

Despite the fact much of USA Network’s marketing efforts have been primarily focused on alerting viewers to the fact that when NECESSARY ROUGHNESS returns for its third season tonight, it will do so with special guest star John Stamos in tow, we here at theTVaddict.com will be tuning in for one reason and one reason only. David Anders.

Since bursting onto our radar as the delightfully devious Julian Sark on [one of our all-time favorite shows] ALIAS, Anders has simply been one of those actors we can’t get enough of. Neither, it would appear, can Showrunners, who have transformed him into one of Hollywood’s hottest guest stars thanks to high profile roles in HEROES, 24, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, ONCE UPON A TIME and now NECESSARY ROUGHNESS. The latter of which is why we were recently afforded the opportunity to chat one-on-one with the actor, who was only too happy to reflect on his fascinating journey from a small town in Oregon to Hollywood. See for yourself after the jump.

The first thing I want to mention having just hopped on the phone with you is that much to my surprise, you’re not actually British!
David Anders: I am not!

Let me just say, as someone who was insanely addicted to ALIAS, this comes as quite the surprise. Do you get that a lot?
Yeah. Very often, But I guess it means I did my job well. But sometimes it can be frustrating. Directors are convinced that I can’t be American and I’m like, “I’m from Oregon,” I’m pretty sure I can be American.

Not to dwell too much on ALIAS, but did you ever imagine a one-off guest spot would jump start your career in the way in which it did?
It took playing a 30 year old Englishman when I was 21 to get my SAG card and start my career. I’m super super lucky for that to have happened.

Not being from the UK yourself, what was the story behind Sark being a Brit?
I auditioned four times for ALIAS and every time I went in with a different accent. Originally, the character [of Sark] was German, then J.J. [Abrams] said it’s going to be English and well, I’m not going to say no to JJ. It was his idea and I went for it and I hope I did it pretty well.

I suppose that’s some really good career advice, never say no to J.J. Abrams!
Exactly! I owe my career to that guy.

You’re currently shooting NECESSARY ROUGHNESS after a string of shows like HEROES, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and ONCE UPON A TIME. Was the decision to depart from genre television a deliberate one?
Yeah it was kind of a no brainer. There’s no accent, costume, I’m not Frankenstein, I’m just a normal guy. I’m kind of a prick, but it’s a bit lighter fare… on USA… where characters are welcome!

What can you tell me about your role on the show this season?
The show kind of flips on its head this year. In the first two seasons Dani [Callie Thorne] was working with a football team where as this year John Stamos and I lure her to work at our agency with all of our athletes and all the people we represent. He’s [Stamos] the CEO and I’m the CFO. So there are episodes filled with baseball, basketball and intrigue. Much of what I can’t reveal, except to say things get hairy.

Have you ever stopped and reflected on the fact that writers love too cast you as somewhat of an evil guy?
It’s fun to play the bad guy, to have the secrets. I’ve always wanted to do comedy but at this point they’re not letting me so I’ll keep riding the villain train as long as it goes. Hollywood can be somewhat myopic but it pays my bills.

What’s it like working with John Stamos?
He’s a delight. Fantastic, funny and a good actor. I’ve only heard good things about him so that was part of the draw for me and everything that has been said about him has come true. Plus he’s nice to look at!

So many athlete are aspiring actors, were you, or are you still an aspiring athlete growing up?
Sure! I would give up being the highest paid actor in the world to be the lowest paid football player in the NFL in a second. Growing up I played football, basketball and tennis, I love sports. Sports and music are my loves.

According to your IMDB resume, you played Philip the Apostle in a regional theater production of Jesus Christ Superstar when you were 17. Is Broadway an aspiration?
Yes. I miss theatre a lot. My first paying gig was My Fair Lady. I miss being on stage. Broadway is always on my mind.

Was it on your mind between shots on ALIAS with noted Broadway vet Victor Garber?
Sure, absolutely… and Ron Rifkin. We always talked about doing a musical episode on ALIAS. We’re seriously talking about it on ONCE UPON A TIME too, which could actually happen.

Speaking of which, will you be back on ONCE when it returns next season?
We’ll be wrapping NECESSARY ROUGHNESS in mid-July when ONCE is back up. I plan to return. Dr. Whale is still around so if they need me to come back and be a womanizing letch, I’m there.

Has there been any talk of visiting the new WONDERLAND spin-off?
I can’t speak to that, but anything is possible.

And finally, as someone who has lives in the same city his entire life I always like to ask, what was the impetus to move from Oregon to Los Angeles to pursue your dreams?
An actor who saw me work said I was ready. My mom was in the room and he said you can always go to school, but you can only be 18 once and you’re ready to start so that’s what I did and it worked out. Years later, I remember going back to my hometown once, to this pizza joint I love and a couple of guys I knew from high school came up to me and said “You did it you f*cking did it! You got out, you did well.” And I was like, you can do it to, It’s just a small town, get in the car. You’re not trapped here!

You didn’t grow up in Storybrooke!
Yeah exactly!

So had this whole acting thing not worked out as it has, what was your “Plan B?”
I don’t know. I guess when it first all started I was thinking of going to school and studying, perhaps becoming a teacher or something. But really at this point I don’ know what I’d be doing. But I’ll tell you, I love what I do. It’s a privilege and pleasure and getting paid to play dress up and pretend is a pretty sweet life.

NECESSARY ROUGHNESS airs Wednesdays at 8PM on USA Network. Photo Credits Benny Haddad (Boat photo), NECESSARY ROUGHNESS character photo: USA Network.

Then there were three. THE VOICE sent home two more contestants last night: Sasha Allen and Amber Carrington. This means that Team Blake and Team Usher will go head to head in the finale. theTVaddict.com talked with Adam Levine after his final contestant was eliminated and got his thoughts on the direction the show has taken this season. There have been many complaints that the show has been too country heavy. Check out what Adam thinks about that after the jump.

THE VOICE airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8PM on NBC (CTV in Canada)