TV News, Previews, Spoilers and Reviews
Good News: The number of episodes BONES fans will get in 2012 has just been bumped up by one. Bad News: Also bumped, the show’s December 15th midseason finale, which has been moved to January 12th in an attempt by FOX to boost the series premiere of THE FINDER spinoff. [Source] [Read more…]
| Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8PM | CBS | A Gifted Man | 9.31 | 1.4/5 |
| ABC | Modern Family (R) | 3.90 | 1.0/4 | FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | 3.84 | 1.6/6 |
| NBC | Up All Night (R) | 3.16 | 0.8/3 | |
| CW | Nikita | 1.88 | 0.6/2 | |
| 8:30PM | NBC | Whitney (R) | 3.10 | 0.9/3 |
| 9PM | CBS | CSI: NY | 10.67 | 1.8/6 |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 6.39 | 1.7/5 | |
| ABC | Revenge (R) | 4.13 | 1.0/3 | |
| FOX | Fringe | 3.53 | 1.5/5 | |
| CW | Supernatural | 1.95 | 0.8/2 | |
| 10PM | CBS | Blue Bloods | 11.85 | 2.0/6 |
| NBC | Dateline | 7.83 | 2.2/7 | |
| ABC | 20/20 | 11.85 | 2.0/6 |
• No-Brainer Executive Decision of the Day: USA renews WHITE COLLAR for a fourth season.
• Good News for Comic Book Fans, SUPERNATURAL creator set to adapt the DEADMAN series for the CW.
• Mark Your Calendars, HBO sets THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM and ANGRY BOYS for December.
• The Seven Circles of Reality Hell! Where does your favorite show fit in?
• He’ll Always Be Spy Daddy to Us, Victor Garber reflects on his almost forty-year career.
• In Case You Missed It: Two Squints and a Baby, Michaela Conlin reveals what it’s like to have a baby on BONES.
In last week’s edition of Ask the Addict you teased that BONES would kick off the season with a first scene that promises to amaze people… Care to elaborate? — Jennifer
The TV Addict: Seeing as though we have absolutely no idea as to what Hart Hanson was referring to when he revealed that “the first scene shot is going to amaze people,” we actually wouldn’t care to elaborate. But, what we would be more than happy to do is let you in a little secret with regards to what said aforementioned opening scene won’t involve: House hunting! After-all, that little doozy of a discussion won’t go down until the fifth episode of the BONES’ season that will see Booth and Brennan, well actually more so the multi-million dollar-best selling author Brennan, house shopping online.
Any chance you can do this Gleek a solid by sharing some GLEE scoop? Particularly of the Rachel Berry/Lea Michele variety? — Dianna
The TV Addict: According to Lea Michele, who we were lucky enough to catch up with during FOX party at the recent Television Critics Association Press Tour in Los Angels, Rachel Berry fans are in for quite the treat this season. Teased Michele, “I know that I have some really great storylines with Chris Colfer and Darren Criss, I know that I’m going to be in the school musical — which I can’t reveal — but it’s one of my dream roles — not Fanny Brice — and I know that they’re going back to a lot of classic songs. From the first script it was not a lot of top 10 hits but older songs which I love and am so excited to sing and lots of Broadway so I’m super excited about that.” [Read more…]
SUPERNATURAL
For those fans worried that this upcoming seventh season might mark the end of the road for your beloved Winchester Bros. well, you can stop worrying now. “It’s not intended to be the last season,” said newly-minted CW President Mark Pedowitz during this morning’s executive session from the 2011 Television Critics Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton. “We’ll see where the ratings go. We hope the show keeps going.” Adding, when asked what he credits the longevity of the show too, “the love between two brothers, two really good looking guys that transcend the supernatural elements at the end of the day.”
ONE TREE HILL
For those fans worried that this upcoming ninth (!) season really will mark the end of the road for the town that responsibility parenting forgot, well, we’ve got some bad news for you. “At this point, it’s the final 13,” said Pedowitz. “Again you never want to say never, because you don’t know what happens, but n our conversations with [creator] Mark Schwahn we have said it’s the final 13.”
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s…
… not Superman. That said, fans of the superhero genre will be happy to learn that the network — thanks to their parent company (Time Warner’s) ownership of DC Comics is actively looking to a superhero series next season, if the right superhero comes to be. Cooler still, Pedowitz was quick to point out that Tom Welling would be welcome back into the fold with open arms should he ever wish to return to series television. [Read more…]
Has the seemingly never-ending river of San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) related tweets got you down? Do you find yourselfseething with jealously over all the awesome swag being handed like candy? Rest assured — as someone who is not in San Diego this summer — we get it. Which is why we thought now might be as good a time as any to brighten up the the 99.75% of us who are not lucky enough to be in attendance by giving away a little swag of our own. Up for grabs, a copy of the new and just-released SUPERNATURAL novel “Coyote’s Kiss.”
To enter to win, simply let us know in the comments below just how bitter you are about not attending this year’s SDCC! One lucky winner will be chosen at random and notified via email on Monday July 25th, so be sure to enter with a valid email address. Not a winner? SUPERNATURAL “Coyote’s Kiss” is available on Amazon for a paltry $7.99 
As a 90210 fan who is still reeling from Naomi’s unexpected pregnancy reveal at the end of last season, I’m curious if you have any ideas as to just how the show plans on dealing with it come season 4? — Allie
The TV Addict: Assuming of course new showrunners Patti Carr and Lara Olsen bother to stick with last season’s somewhat out of left field baby bump bombshell, we can assure you that the pregnancy will have very little effect on Naomi. At least if the first two episodes of the season are any indication, which according to reports will not just see Naomi continue to be the life of the party, but do so in a manner that will catch the attention of both the authorities and the Dean of California University. Ouch!
Season 7 of SUPERNATURAL cannot come soon enough! Any scoop? — Noam
The TV Addict: Entitled “The Girl Next Door,” SUPERNATURAL’s much anticipated seventh season will kick off by not just introducing fans to an old flame friend of Sam’s, but will flashback to Sam and Dean’s teenage years where we’ll meet, as the episode’s title suggests, the girl next door… a beautiful girl who in typical SUPERNATURAL fashion harbours a terrible, emphasis on the terrible, secret. [Read more…]
Make no bones about it (all puns intended), Mark Sheppard knows how to keep a secret. Not only did he keep his mouth shut for months about his unexpected return on SUPERNATURAL, he steadfastly dodged questions during his interview about how much longer his character Crowley will be featured on SUPERNATURAL and what Crowley is really up to. In fact, when first asked what he could say about Crowley’s return, Mark laughingly admitted, “Everything – but then I’d have to kill you!”
Instead Mark talked about how hard it was to keep such a monumental secret from his devoted fans. While he did not have to fly in on a special plane or use disguises when going to and from the set (since Mark claimed he was not yet famous enough to need to resort to such extreme measures), he found it extremely hard to keep such a secret from the fans – particularly at the conventions where he had to outright lie to them from the stage. The temptation to blurt out and share the good news was overwhelming; but, in the end, Mark’s strong work ethic prevailed. There is, after all, a good reason that he is the most sought after man in sci-fi television – he is good at keeping a secret! From his days working on THE X-FILES, FIREFLY, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, WAREHOUSE 13, SUPERNATURAL and most recently DOCTOR WHO, Mark knows how vital it is to hold back a few surprises and to keep the most spoiler-inquisitive fans at bay.
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Any word on how ROOKIE BLUE plans on kicking off its sophomore season this June? — Amy
The TV Addict: We see your word, and raise you two more. Which is to say, when last summer’s surprise smash returns this June 16 on ABC (Global TV in Canada) it will be doing so “with a bang.” That’s the good news. The bad news is said bang spells bad news — of the bullet in the chest variety — to one of the series regulars pictured in the above photo. Gulp!
Recently you teased that when ENTOURAGE kicks off its eighth and final season, it will do so following a stint in rehab for our leader of the pack. Which raises the question, upon his release, will Vinnie’s career trajectory be that of the Robert Downey Jr. or Lindsay Lohan variety? — David
The TV Addict: Unfortunately for those hoping Vince’s tabloid troubles were left in rehab following last season’s arrest shocker, stop hoping now. As it should be, the road to recovery will be a long an arduous one made all the more difficult when Vince is called into question by the LAPD following the death of a friend. Double Gulp!