• Spotlight: Louis CK’s DIY TV.
• Not Coming Soon to a Small Screen Near You: LOCKE & KEY.
• Industry Buzz: Was J.J. Abrams leaving his agent a move to mogul-dom?
• He Created a Monster: Alan Ball talks TRUE BLOOD.
• Because Fall TV Can’t Come Soon Enough, get a first look at NBC’s SMASH.
Archives for June 2011
SUMMER SCOOP: China Anne McClain Talks About Her New Disney Series A.N.T. FARM
In the Disney series A.N.T. FARM, China Anne McClain plays a musical genius who must navigate high school with a bunch of other gifted youngsters as they pursue their passions.
What is A.N.T FARM about?
China: A.N.T. Farm is a show basically about high school and the A.N.T. program, and A.N.T. stands for Advanced Natural Talent. Everyone in the program is very gifted in whatever it is they do. I’m a musical prodigy. You know, mathematics and arts. So the characters are 11 and 12 and the high schoolers don’t want them there. And my character is China Sparks. She is very complicated. She doesn’t care about what the high schoolers think about her. She is just going to make the most of her high school experience. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Friday June 17, 2011
FALL TV Preview ‘11: SMASH
You’ve seen the commercials. You’ve heard the hype. Now there’s only one thing you want to know: Which of the new fall shows are worth watching and which should be avoided at all costs? In this continuing series, we give you the scoop on some of the most highly-anticipated shows of the season, with today’s focus being SMASH, NBC’s attempt to cash in on the GLEE phenomenon.
The Boilerplate: Since these pilot presentations may go through numerous rewrites and casting changes prior to premiere, this by no means should be considered an official review. Rather a preview of what one can expect come Fall. [Read more…]
TV Ratings: Thursday June 16, 2011
| Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8PM | CBS | The Big Bang THeory (R) | 6.68 | 1.7/7 |
| FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | 6.11 | 2.0/8 | ABC | Wipeout (R) | 5.18 | 1.4/5 |
| NBC | Community (R) | 2.60 | 0.7/3 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries (R) | 1.13 | 0.5/2 | |
| 8:30PM | CBS | Rules of Engagement (R) | 5.65 | 1.3/5 |
| NBC | 30 Rock (R) | 2.38 | 0.7/3 | |
| 9PM | CBS | CSI (R) | 7.67 | 1.4/4 |
| ABC | Wipeout (R) | 6.11 | 2.0/6 | |
| FOX | Glee (R) | 3.63 | 1.1/4 | |
| NBC | The Office (R) | 3.16 | 1.1/4 | |
| CW | Nikita (R) | 1.02 | 0.3/1 | |
| 9:30PM | NBC | Parks and Recreation (R) | 2.78 | 1.1/3 |
| 10PM | CBS | The Mentalist (R) | 8.07 | 1.4/4 |
| ABC | Rookie Blue (R) | 3.68 | 1.0/3 | |
| NBC | Love Bites | 2.20 | 0.9/3 |
Fall Faces to Watch: 2 BROKE GIRLS Star Beth Behrs
As a struggling actress trying to make it in Hollywood, Beth Behrs knows a thing or two about being broke. So it’s only fitting that for her first steady TV gig, she joins the ridiculously likeable Kat Dennings in what we’re already calling television’s next big break-out hit, 2 BROKE GIRLS. But what — aside from the steady paycheck that is — attracted her to the role, who are her comedy icons and is she ready for her life to completly change? We recently had the chance to catch up with Behrs, who was in Toronto to promote the series to find out just that.
Tell us first about your role on the show?
Beth Behrs: I play Caroline Channing, a trust fund princess from the Upper East Side who loses everything when her crook-of-a-dad [Think: Bernie Madoff] ends up in jail. When they freeze all our assets and bolt up our townhouse, Caroline is forced to go to Brooklyn to get a job at a diner so that nobody from the Upper East Side will see her working. There, she meets Max (Played by Kat Dennings) who takes Carolyn under her wing. My character, who went to Harvard Business School, sees that Kat makes amazing cupcakes and decides that they should start a cupcake business together. Of course, in order to do that they have to make two hundred and fifty grand, which means they’ll have to work a bunch of odd jobs throughout the series to make the money that they need to start the business. [Read more…]
Morning Static: GLEE, DAYS OF OUR LIVES, THE KILLING & More!
• Trailer Park: USA’s NECESSARY ROUGHNESS.
• From the department of it’s about damn time, GLEE hires first writing staff!
• Friday Fun: Dogs that look like PARKS AND RECREATION’s Tom Haverford.
• Salem Scoop: DAYS OF OUR LIVES is about to get its first gay storyline.
• Pilot Watch: Darren Aronofsky Joins Magic World War II Drama Series in Development At HBO.
• She’s Alive! The actress who plays THE KILLING’s dearly departed Rosie Larsen talks about her murder and more.
• In Case You Missed It: FALLING SKIES, what to expect and not expect from this summer’s hottest sci-fi series.
On TV Tonight: Thursday June 16, 2011
We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Program For a Message From Dexter Morgan
Ask the Addict: Spoilers for TRUE BLOOD, THE FINDER, SHAMELESS, HAWAII FIVE-0, WHITE COLLAR & More!
TRUE BLOOD’s return is sooooo close I can taste it! Any scoop to tied me over? — Rachel
The TV Addict: Well, since Michael Ausiello already beat us to the punch with regards to the same-sex shocker, and we sure as heck aren’t about to spoil the identity of Bon Temps newest Real Estate baron, we’ll simply leave fans with two tantalizing words to tide you over until the show’s June 26 return: Think LOST.
Any word on what fans can expect from the second season of HAWAII FIVE-0? — David
The TV Addict: Taking the literal approach to answering your question, “Romance” would probably be the one word we’d choose to sum up the start of HAWAII FIVE-0’s second season. Particularly because the show’s Producers (or perhaps Network Bigwigs) have seemingly decided that if you can’t beat ’em — them of course referring to timeslot competitor CASTLE — you might as well join ’em. Which is to say, fans should brace themselves for a little island lovefest as Producers begin their search for a thirty-something bombshell to play Alex O’Loughlin’s part-time love interest, full-time Homeland Security Officer Lori Wilson, a character that sources describe as a female McGarrett.
Ridiculously excited for FALLING SKIES. Especially curious as to what the aliens beef is with us poor humans. Any clues? — Jay
The TV Addict: Funny story actually. During our recent visit to the set of the upcoming ABC/Global TV series COMBAT HOSPITAL, we happened to lunch with someone intimately involved with FALLING SKIES which coincidentally enough shot many of their scenes on the very same lot. Much to our surprise, said source was perhaps a little too excited about what’s in store for FALLING SKIES fans, to the point where he actually went as far as to reveal how the season ends! And while we’re not about to spoil that gem, we will say that those pesky arachnid-style aliens who come down to earth to enslave humanity’s youth… well, they might just be the least of the planet’s problems. [Read more…]