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Morning Static: THE WALKING DEAD, THE SIMPSONS, DOWNTON ABBEY & More!

theTVaddict — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:18:29 +0000

• Nielsen: Youths Are Watching, but Less Often on TV
• Pilot Watch: Jon Favreau to direct J.J. Abrams/Eric Kripke NBC Pilot REVOLUTION
• The Showrunner Transcript: THE WALKING DEAD’s Glen Mazarra opens up on Darabont’s departure and reworking the series.
• MAD MEN: A guide to catching up before season five.
• DOWNTON ABBEY: Stars On-Screen Vs. Off-Screen.
• THE SIMPSONS at 500: Untold Stories.
• Mark Your Calendar, Maya Rudolph to return to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE as host on February 18.

theTVaddict — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:22:07 +0000

• An Actress to Remember: Mandy Moore lands an ABC comedy.
• Clear Plates Full Stomachs Can’t Lose? Allison Janney and Tony Shalhoub join Greg Daniels’ FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER pilot.
• You Go Girl! Ellen DeGeneres fires back at One Million Moms’ JCPenney Protest.
• Spoiler Alert! Guess who’s locking lips on GOSSIP GIRL!
• AMERICAN HORROR STORY Scoop: Ryan Murphy confirms returning castmembers for Season 2.
• IDOL Chatter: Fox explains X FACTOR shake-up, defends IDOL ratings.

theTVaddict — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:07:32 +0000

• Where She Lead We Will Follow: ABC Family picks up pilot from GILMORE GIRLS creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.
• Pilot Watch: PUSHING DAISIES Chi McBride joins CBS’ GOLDEN BOY.
• Must Read TV: Which actors are hot this year and other casting trends from pilot season.
• Decoding Mount McPhee: Is the poster one giant SMASH Spoiler?
• HOUSE Post-Mortem: EP Greg Yaitanes on Monday’s episode, Chase’s future and leaving the show to work on the new Alan Ball series.

theTVaddict — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:01:15 +0000

• Found! LOST alum Terry O’Quinn is lands in FALLING SKIES.
• Better With Her: JoAnna Garcia Swisher to star in a new Greg Berlanti comedy for CBS.
• NBC Throws the Book at THE FIRM, Schedules a Thursday March 1 premiere for AWAKE.
• Pilot Watch: Andre Braugher to star in Shawn Ryan’s ABC drama pilot LAST RESORT.
• Pilot Watch II: Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres land ABC pilot.
• Mark Your Calendar: Fox announces plans for a new Tuesday comedy block.

theTVaddict — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:07:37 +0000

• Pilot Watch: J.J. Abrams sells Eric Kripke penned sci-fi apocalypse pilot to NBC.
• Bad News for Near Oscar Nominee Shailene Woodley, ABC Family renews THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER.
• Friday Funny: MAD MEN gets adbusted by a whale.
• SUPERNATURAL Spotlight: Jared Padalecki on the loss of Cas & Bobby, Sam’s crumbling state, season 8 plans.
• ICYMI: Debra Messing Talks SMASH.

theTVaddict — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:37:02 +0000

• Must See TV: THE SIMPSONS’ theme sung by one guy sounds better than the original.
• Mark Your Calendar: ARMY WIVES will return March 4th.
• Showtime FTW! As the cable series renews SHAMELESS, HOUSE OF LIES and CALIFORNICATION for a third, second and sixth season respectively.
• Late Night Memories: 20 moments from David Letterman’s 30 years in late night.
• The More You Know: Pilot Season lingo guide (Including the ‘Scary’ Second Position)
• She’s a Survivor! ABC picks up two comedy pilots, including MALIBU COUNTRY starring Reba McEntire.
• Addicts of the Roundtable: West Coast Correspondent Tiffany Vogt talks up the latest episode of JUSTIFIED “Harlan Roulette”.

theTVaddict — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:04:37 +0000

• Trailer Park: HBO’s GAME CHANGE.
• Revenge of the Maids: ABC orders a new Marc Cherry pilot.
• Deschanel Sisters Activate! Guess who has finally joined Twitter!
• Spoiler Alert! This is COUGAR TOWN’s Courteney Cox on a horse!
• Pilot Watch: CW orders three dramas, including soap from J.J. Abrams and ONE TREE HILL boss.
• ONCE UPON A TIME Scoop: Barbra Hershey cast as the Evil Queen’s mother.

theTVaddict — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:41:23 +0000

• Paging Christine Lahti Line One! USA orders ex-first family drama series from JACK & BOBBY’s Greg Berlanti.
• Spotlight: Creator Martin Gero talks up THE LA COMPLEX.
• Pilot Watch: John Stamos circling Fox’s LITTLE BROTHER.
• Live From Studio 8H it’s… Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.
• GOSSIP GIRL Post Mortem: Show’s boss talks wedding aftermath for Chair, Dair and Georgina!
• ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Revival Update: Entire cast confirmed for Netflix series with original writers.

theTVaddict — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:46:26 +0000

• RIP: SEINFELD actor Ian Abercrombie dead at 77.
• Trailer Park: GAME OF THRONES Season 2 and TRUE BLOOD Season 5.
• Commercial Chatter: Did you know that Republican candidates avoid advertising on Letterman, the CW and TWO AND A HALF MEN?
• Ranked: HBO Dramas from Worst to Best.
• While you were busy watching THE GOOD WIFE, ONCE UPON A TIME and DOWNTON ABBEY, the Screen Actors Guild gave out a bunch of awards.
• Backstage at SAG Awards: Jessica Lange Mulls More Horror, Sofia Vergara’s ‘Tiny’ Secret & More.

theTVaddict — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:54:10 +0000

• Pilot Watch: Is the next MODERN FAMILY among ABC and CBS’ flurry of pilot pickups?
• From the Desk of Vik Sahay: The artist formerly known as Lester pens a farewell letter to CHUCK.
• Is it OK to steal DOWNTON ABBEY? Discuss.
• Where LIFE UNEXPECTED Alum Lead… We will follow!
• COUGAR TOWN Scoop: David Arquette to guest. Plus, more season 3 intel from Courteney Cox and Bill Lawrence!