The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the fourth announced yesterday. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on CBS.
The Eye continued its reign as the #1-rated network this past season. Its procedurals (NCIS, CSI, Criminal Minds, Mentalist) dominate the marketplace, about half its sitcoms (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men) are strong performers, and though it only launched four shows last Fall it turned two of them (Good Wife, NCIS: La) into major hits.
The network isn't resting on its laurels though as this year it launches three dramas and two comedies in the Fall, and the high-profile "Criminal Minds" spin-off mid-season. As a result some long running dramas like "Cold Case," "Ghost Whisperer" and "Numb3rs" along with its more recent and lesser performing sitcoms have all been given the axe.
The Eye continued its reign as the #1-rated network this past season. Its procedurals (NCIS, CSI, Criminal Minds, Mentalist) dominate the marketplace, about half its sitcoms (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men) are strong performers, and though it only launched four shows last Fall it turned two of them (Good Wife, NCIS: La) into major hits.
The network isn't resting on its laurels though as this year it launches three dramas and two comedies in the Fall, and the high-profile "Criminal Minds" spin-off mid-season. As a result some long running dramas like "Cold Case," "Ghost Whisperer" and "Numb3rs" along with its more recent and lesser performing sitcoms have all been given the axe.
- 5/20/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Several actresses of note have been cast in or out of projects so here’s a roundup.
French actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey has been announced as playing Syrena, a mermaid, in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the series. She is expected to play a key role in the further adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp).
Unknown to American audiences, she has appeared in French films including Bruc and La Première Étoile along with television fare such as La Reine Morte, and Elles et Moi . She was born in Barcelona to French-American and Catalan parents and has done stage work including Equus.
Production on the big budget film is set for later this year in Hawaii, Great Britain and Los Angeles with a May 20, 2011 release date planned. Rob Marshall (Chicago) makes his maiden voyage as director, replacing Gore Verbinski.
Meantime, Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood...
French actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey has been announced as playing Syrena, a mermaid, in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the series. She is expected to play a key role in the further adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp).
Unknown to American audiences, she has appeared in French films including Bruc and La Première Étoile along with television fare such as La Reine Morte, and Elles et Moi . She was born in Barcelona to French-American and Catalan parents and has done stage work including Equus.
Production on the big budget film is set for later this year in Hawaii, Great Britain and Los Angeles with a May 20, 2011 release date planned. Rob Marshall (Chicago) makes his maiden voyage as director, replacing Gore Verbinski.
Meantime, Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood...
- 4/18/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Patton Oswalt has taken a stroll away from starring in "Beach Lane."
The comedian was set to star as lazy millionaire heir James in the series, but following a table read Tuesday (April 13), he's no longer going to take the role, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
It's not certain if that means he's leaving the show altogether or if he'll take another part.
In "Beach Lane," the character James is tasked with running a struggling newspaper in the Hamptons. He hires a famous writer (Matthew Broderick) to help him save it. Kristen Johnston has also been cast in the multi-camera series.
Deadline claims that there are already three names lined up to possibly take over the James role: Nick Thune, Michael McMillian and John Forest.
Of the three, probably the most recognizable is McMillian, who played Fellowship of the Son leader Steve Newlin on HBO's "True Blood." Thune is a...
The comedian was set to star as lazy millionaire heir James in the series, but following a table read Tuesday (April 13), he's no longer going to take the role, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
It's not certain if that means he's leaving the show altogether or if he'll take another part.
In "Beach Lane," the character James is tasked with running a struggling newspaper in the Hamptons. He hires a famous writer (Matthew Broderick) to help him save it. Kristen Johnston has also been cast in the multi-camera series.
Deadline claims that there are already three names lined up to possibly take over the James role: Nick Thune, Michael McMillian and John Forest.
Of the three, probably the most recognizable is McMillian, who played Fellowship of the Son leader Steve Newlin on HBO's "True Blood." Thune is a...
- 4/16/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Carla Gugino will bring the sex to "Californication's" legal briefs.
The actress, who recently played a porn actress in the South by Southwest debut of "Electra Luxx," will guest star as a defense attorney for the series' fourth season, the network announced Thursday (April 15).
Gugino will appear in 10 of the 12 episodes for the comedy.
Novelist Hank Moody (David Duchovny) is in trouble yet again thanks to his rampant horndog tendencies. That fling he had with then-underage fake stepdaughter Mia (Madeline Zima)? Well, she's gone public and that's never a good thing. Abby (Gugino) the lawyer is just what he needs to keep him from life behind bars, but can he for once keep it in his pants?
In other TV news ...
Paul Zbyszewski is a "Lost" co-exec producer who's already moving on since the ABC drama is ending, reports Deadline. He's signed a two-year deal with CBS TV Studios...
The actress, who recently played a porn actress in the South by Southwest debut of "Electra Luxx," will guest star as a defense attorney for the series' fourth season, the network announced Thursday (April 15).
Gugino will appear in 10 of the 12 episodes for the comedy.
Novelist Hank Moody (David Duchovny) is in trouble yet again thanks to his rampant horndog tendencies. That fling he had with then-underage fake stepdaughter Mia (Madeline Zima)? Well, she's gone public and that's never a good thing. Abby (Gugino) the lawyer is just what he needs to keep him from life behind bars, but can he for once keep it in his pants?
In other TV news ...
Paul Zbyszewski is a "Lost" co-exec producer who's already moving on since the ABC drama is ending, reports Deadline. He's signed a two-year deal with CBS TV Studios...
- 4/16/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
CBS and Josh Schwartz have done a late bit of recasting on their comedy pilot "Hitched," replacing Kristin Kreuk as the female lead.
Kreuk, who did a guest arc on Schwartz's NBC show "Chuck" earlier this season, will be replaced by Sara Fletcher (Comedy Central's "Secret Girlfriend"), Deadline.com reports. The show is about two newlyweds (Fletcher and Jack Carpenter) who get married before they really know each other and their respective families.
"Hitched" would have been the first sitcom role for Kreuk, who's best known for playing Lana Lang on "Smallville." She showed some comedic chops during her turn on "Chuck," but according to Deadline, "Hitched" "ultimately proved not a good fit for her."
The show, which also stars Sharon Lawrence, Kurtwood Smith and Eugene Levy, made the switch just as the cast was about to do its table read on Wednesday (April 14). The pilot, which Schwartz co-wrote with "Chuck" writer-producer Matt Miller,...
Kreuk, who did a guest arc on Schwartz's NBC show "Chuck" earlier this season, will be replaced by Sara Fletcher (Comedy Central's "Secret Girlfriend"), Deadline.com reports. The show is about two newlyweds (Fletcher and Jack Carpenter) who get married before they really know each other and their respective families.
"Hitched" would have been the first sitcom role for Kreuk, who's best known for playing Lana Lang on "Smallville." She showed some comedic chops during her turn on "Chuck," but according to Deadline, "Hitched" "ultimately proved not a good fit for her."
The show, which also stars Sharon Lawrence, Kurtwood Smith and Eugene Levy, made the switch just as the cast was about to do its table read on Wednesday (April 14). The pilot, which Schwartz co-wrote with "Chuck" writer-producer Matt Miller,...
- 4/15/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Josh Schwartz has swapped out Smallville's Kristin Kreuk for Sara Fletcher for the lead of his comedy pilot Hitched. The half-hour comedy format apparently wasn't a good fit for Kreuk, but I choose to think Fletcher just took advantage of her huge stash of Kryptonite. (And, yes, I realize that doesn't make any sense, Superman fans. Just roll with me here.) [Deadline] Vera Farmiga has nabbed a starring role in A Thousand Guns. The film is an indie Western, and not a movie about a Jersey Shore-area gym. [Variety] Bill Haber and Tina Brown have optioned Laura Lippman's In a Strange City for a TV series.
- 4/15/2010
- by Kate Ward
- EW.com - PopWatch
Exclusive: In a last-minute recasting, Sara Fletcher has been tapped as the female lead on Josh Schwartz’s comedy pilot for CBS Hitched. Fletcher replaces Smallville alumna Kristin Kreuk, who was originally cast in the role. The switch was made Wednesday, just before the multicamera pilot’s table read. Kreuk starred on two drama series, including her star-making turn on Smallville, and she was wonderful in an arc on Schwartz's NBC dramedy Chuck this season but she has never done a half-hour sitcom and Hitched ultimately proved not a good fit for her. The pilot, which Schwartz co-wrote with Matt Miller, centers on a [...]...
- 4/15/2010
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline Hollywood
"Hitched" has added a matriarch.
Sharon Lawrence has joined CBS' "Hitched," the comedy pilot by Josh Schwartz and Matt Miller, says The Hollywood Reporter.
She'll play the meddling mom to Rachel (Kristin Kreuk) a newlywed who just tied the knot to Brett (Jack Carpenter).
Previously cast are Thomas Middleditch as the hopeless romantic friend and Riki Lindhome as the Rachel's Bff.
Other TV news:
- ABC has ordered "Downfall," a game show set on a skyscraper. For realz. Competitors try to answer trivia questions atop a skyscraper, and may see their winnings get chucked off the side of the building. They might even plunge over the side, but obviously that part will be tricky to design and clear.
- "Star Trek: The Next Generation" star Wil Wheaton will guest star on Syfy's "Eureka" as Dr. Isaac Parrish, the brilliant head of the Non-Lethal Weapons Lab at Global Dynamics on the Friday,...
Sharon Lawrence has joined CBS' "Hitched," the comedy pilot by Josh Schwartz and Matt Miller, says The Hollywood Reporter.
She'll play the meddling mom to Rachel (Kristin Kreuk) a newlywed who just tied the knot to Brett (Jack Carpenter).
Previously cast are Thomas Middleditch as the hopeless romantic friend and Riki Lindhome as the Rachel's Bff.
Other TV news:
- ABC has ordered "Downfall," a game show set on a skyscraper. For realz. Competitors try to answer trivia questions atop a skyscraper, and may see their winnings get chucked off the side of the building. They might even plunge over the side, but obviously that part will be tricky to design and clear.
- "Star Trek: The Next Generation" star Wil Wheaton will guest star on Syfy's "Eureka" as Dr. Isaac Parrish, the brilliant head of the Non-Lethal Weapons Lab at Global Dynamics on the Friday,...
- 4/6/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Guest star extraordinaire Sharon Lawrence (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Community, Drop Dead Diva, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives) gets a series-regular role on Josh Schwartz's CBS comedy pilot Hitched. (Not that she hasn't been a great series regular, too, but it's been a while since her NYPD Blue days.) The pilot centers on the tribulations of a newly married couple played by Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Chuck) and Jason Carpenter. With Lawrence playing Kreuk's nosy mom and Eugene Levy as Carpenter's ladies'-man father -- plus Schwartz's knack for wit -- this is one pilot that's shaping up with a lot of potential.
- 4/6/2010
- by Jennifer Armstrong
- EW.com - PopWatch
· After courting a number of offers this pilot season, television vet Sharon Lawrence has signed on to Josh Schwartz's comedy pilot Hitched. The CBS project centers on a newlywed couple, Rachel (Kristin Kreuk) and Brett (Jack Carpenter), dealing with their family and friends. Lawrence will play Rachel's good-intentioned but nosy mother. The actress recently made appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Mentalist and Community. [THR]
ABC plans to throw millions of dollars off the side of a building, a Caprica star tries on Anarchy for size , and more TV Bites after the jump.
ABC plans to throw millions of dollars off the side of a building, a Caprica star tries on Anarchy for size , and more TV Bites after the jump.
- 4/6/2010
- Movieline - TVline
Sharon Lawrence has joined the cast of Josh Schwartz's comedy pilot for CBS "Hitched."
The ensemble project, which Schwartz co-wrote with Matt Miller, centers on a newlywed couple, Rachel (Kristin Kreuk) and Brett (Jack Carpenter), dealing with their family and friends.
Veteran Lawrence will play Rachel's prim, well-meaning but nosy mother.
Lawrence, repped by Apa, was recently seen in guest appearances on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Community" and "The Mentalist."...
The ensemble project, which Schwartz co-wrote with Matt Miller, centers on a newlywed couple, Rachel (Kristin Kreuk) and Brett (Jack Carpenter), dealing with their family and friends.
Veteran Lawrence will play Rachel's prim, well-meaning but nosy mother.
Lawrence, repped by Apa, was recently seen in guest appearances on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Community" and "The Mentalist."...
- 4/5/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The ABC Family is expanding.
Chad Lowe and Gina Torres are the latest names to join the cable net's new drama series, says The Hollywood Reporter.
On "Pretty Little Liars," Lowe will play the father of Aria (Lucy Hale), one of four teen girls whom begin getting harassed by anonymous text messages that seem to be from a friend who disappeared several years before.
"Angel" star Alexis Denisof originally played the father in the pilot.
Torres, another actress known for appearing on "Angel," will get on board with "Huge," the series set in a teen weight-loss camp. She'll play Dr. Dorothy Rand.
More casting:
Syfy's "Stargate Universe" has added Robert Knepper ("Prison Break," "Heroes") and Julie McNiven ("Mad Men," "Supernatural") as guest stars for their second season. Knepper will play Simeon, a Lucian Alliance member, over six episodes, while McNiven will also play an Alliance member named Ginn for five episodes.
Chad Lowe and Gina Torres are the latest names to join the cable net's new drama series, says The Hollywood Reporter.
On "Pretty Little Liars," Lowe will play the father of Aria (Lucy Hale), one of four teen girls whom begin getting harassed by anonymous text messages that seem to be from a friend who disappeared several years before.
"Angel" star Alexis Denisof originally played the father in the pilot.
Torres, another actress known for appearing on "Angel," will get on board with "Huge," the series set in a teen weight-loss camp. She'll play Dr. Dorothy Rand.
More casting:
Syfy's "Stargate Universe" has added Robert Knepper ("Prison Break," "Heroes") and Julie McNiven ("Mad Men," "Supernatural") as guest stars for their second season. Knepper will play Simeon, a Lucian Alliance member, over six episodes, while McNiven will also play an Alliance member named Ginn for five episodes.
- 4/2/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Welcome to the third installment of the ongoing series of articles showing of the future fruits of network television labor. We’ve already covered ABC and NBC, and in this article we’ll be focusing on pilots coming out of the CBS network. So kick back and visualize yourself reading a “3-D Television” guide in the year 2011; the year best known for affordable jetpacks… Hopefully.
Hawaii Five-o (Drama)
Executive Producer: Peter Lenkov, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
Cast Includes: Alex O’Loughlin, Daniel Dae Kim, Taryn Manning
Synopsis: An updated take on the original series centered around an elite branch of the Hawaiian Police Department’s crime unit.
Chaos (Drama)
Executive Producer: Tom Spezialy, Brett Ratner
Cast Includes: Freddy Rodriguez
Synopsis: Ragtag group of CIA operatives ensnared by backstabbing and beaucratic snafus.
The Odds (Drama/Comedy)
Executive Producer: Jeff Wadlow
Cast Includes: To Be Announced
Synopsis: A buddy cop show in...
Hawaii Five-o (Drama)
Executive Producer: Peter Lenkov, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
Cast Includes: Alex O’Loughlin, Daniel Dae Kim, Taryn Manning
Synopsis: An updated take on the original series centered around an elite branch of the Hawaiian Police Department’s crime unit.
Chaos (Drama)
Executive Producer: Tom Spezialy, Brett Ratner
Cast Includes: Freddy Rodriguez
Synopsis: Ragtag group of CIA operatives ensnared by backstabbing and beaucratic snafus.
The Odds (Drama/Comedy)
Executive Producer: Jeff Wadlow
Cast Includes: To Be Announced
Synopsis: A buddy cop show in...
- 4/1/2010
- by Aaron M.K.
- Nerdly
Two upcoming ABC Family drama series have added new regulars: Chad Lowe has joined "Pretty Little Liars" and Gina Torres has come aboard "Huge."
In pilot castings, Greg Germann and Damon Gupton round out Fox's comedy "Strange Brew," Riki Lindhome has boarded CBS' comedy "Hitched," and Robbie Jones and Heather Hemmens have been added to the CW's "Hellcats."
"Liars," based on Alloy's series of novels, revolves around four teen girls -- Aria (Lucy Hale), Emily (Shay Mitchell), Spencer (Troian Bellisario) and Hanna (Ashley Benson) -- who begin to receive mysterious messages, seemingly from a girlfriend who disappeared three years earlier.
In a recasting, Lowe will play Aria's father. He replaces Alexis Denisof, who played the role in the pilot.
On "Huge," set at a weight-loss camp for teens, Torres will play Dr. Dorothy Rand.
"Brew" revolves around a family that owns a small but successful regional brewery struggling with working and living together.
In pilot castings, Greg Germann and Damon Gupton round out Fox's comedy "Strange Brew," Riki Lindhome has boarded CBS' comedy "Hitched," and Robbie Jones and Heather Hemmens have been added to the CW's "Hellcats."
"Liars," based on Alloy's series of novels, revolves around four teen girls -- Aria (Lucy Hale), Emily (Shay Mitchell), Spencer (Troian Bellisario) and Hanna (Ashley Benson) -- who begin to receive mysterious messages, seemingly from a girlfriend who disappeared three years earlier.
In a recasting, Lowe will play Aria's father. He replaces Alexis Denisof, who played the role in the pilot.
On "Huge," set at a weight-loss camp for teens, Torres will play Dr. Dorothy Rand.
"Brew" revolves around a family that owns a small but successful regional brewery struggling with working and living together.
- 4/1/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Terry Kinney has joined CBS' drama pilot "The Line," and Thomas Middleditch has joined Josh Schwartz's CBS comedy pilot "Hitched."
"Line" centers on an Atf agent (Dylan Walsh) who hunts down the most dangerous criminals.
Kinney, repped by Icm and manager Emily Gerson Saines, will play a bank robber who is a poet, philosopher and sociopath.
The ensemble "Hitched," which Schwartz co-wrote with Matt Miller, revolves around a newlywed couple (Kristin Kreuk and Jack Carpenter) dealing with their family and friends.
Middleditch ("Splinterheads"), repped by Wme and Kirsten Ames Management, will play their best friend, a hopeless, single romantic.
"Line" centers on an Atf agent (Dylan Walsh) who hunts down the most dangerous criminals.
Kinney, repped by Icm and manager Emily Gerson Saines, will play a bank robber who is a poet, philosopher and sociopath.
The ensemble "Hitched," which Schwartz co-wrote with Matt Miller, revolves around a newlywed couple (Kristin Kreuk and Jack Carpenter) dealing with their family and friends.
Middleditch ("Splinterheads"), repped by Wme and Kirsten Ames Management, will play their best friend, a hopeless, single romantic.
- 3/25/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"The O.C." and "Gossip Girl" were just the start.
Producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will launch their production company Fake Empire, which will fold in Schwartz's College Hill Prods., at Warner Bros. TV, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The collaborators originally met on "The O.C."
"Stephanie started out as kinda my boss on 'The O.C.,' crossing her arms while making me write and timing my naps," Schwartz says. "Then I got to be kinda her boss on 'Gossip Girl,' watching her develop from a great producer to a terrific writer. We managed to work together for seven years in different roles in each other's careers and, despite all the pressures and the stress that come with the job, managed to remain creatively trusting and supportive of each other."
Although Fake Empire will focus on TV projects, the worlds of films, online content, music and publishing will also be pursued.
Producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will launch their production company Fake Empire, which will fold in Schwartz's College Hill Prods., at Warner Bros. TV, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The collaborators originally met on "The O.C."
"Stephanie started out as kinda my boss on 'The O.C.,' crossing her arms while making me write and timing my naps," Schwartz says. "Then I got to be kinda her boss on 'Gossip Girl,' watching her develop from a great producer to a terrific writer. We managed to work together for seven years in different roles in each other's careers and, despite all the pressures and the stress that come with the job, managed to remain creatively trusting and supportive of each other."
Although Fake Empire will focus on TV projects, the worlds of films, online content, music and publishing will also be pursued.
- 3/23/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Top TV writer-producer Josh Schwartz has partnered with longtime collaborator Stephanie Savage to launch a production company, Fake Empire.
The new outfit will be based at Warner Bros. TV -- where Schwartz and Savage have spent their entire careers -- with a multiyear, overall deal. Schwartz's College Hill Prods. will be folded into Fake Empire.
"Josh and Stephanie are an outstanding creative team, responsible for two of the most iconic television series in recent history in 'Gossip Girl' and 'The O.C.,' " WBTV president Peter Roth said.
Schwartz and Savage met on the WBTV-produced teen drama "The O.C." At 26, he became the youngest creator/showrunner when the pilot was picked up to series by Fox in 2003, when Savage was running McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision, which co-produced the show. Savage made her TV writing debut with the series' "The Best Chrismukkah Ever" episode and went on...
The new outfit will be based at Warner Bros. TV -- where Schwartz and Savage have spent their entire careers -- with a multiyear, overall deal. Schwartz's College Hill Prods. will be folded into Fake Empire.
"Josh and Stephanie are an outstanding creative team, responsible for two of the most iconic television series in recent history in 'Gossip Girl' and 'The O.C.,' " WBTV president Peter Roth said.
Schwartz and Savage met on the WBTV-produced teen drama "The O.C." At 26, he became the youngest creator/showrunner when the pilot was picked up to series by Fox in 2003, when Savage was running McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision, which co-produced the show. Savage made her TV writing debut with the series' "The Best Chrismukkah Ever" episode and went on...
- 3/22/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Starz Media has tapped veteran casting executive Marc Hirschfeld as a casting consultant.
Under the non-exclusive arrangement, Hirschfeld will work closely with Starz programming executives on major castings for the channels' scripted and non-scripted programs, beginning with "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up," which is gearing up for its fifth season.
The Starz setup is expected to be the first of several, in which Hirschfeld provides casting executive services to networks that are ramping up original production but don't have a fully-fledged casting departments.
Hirschfeld, who is casting two pilots this season, ABC's "The Whole Truth" and CBS' "Hitched," served as executive vp casting for NBC Universal Television Entertainment from 1999 to 2008, overseeing casting for all of NBC Entertainment, Sci Fi, Bravo and USA Network scripted programs and consulting on unscripted programming.
Before that, he ran with partner Meg Liberman top casting agency Liberman/Hirschfeld, which cast "Seinfeld," "3rd Rock from the Sun,...
Under the non-exclusive arrangement, Hirschfeld will work closely with Starz programming executives on major castings for the channels' scripted and non-scripted programs, beginning with "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up," which is gearing up for its fifth season.
The Starz setup is expected to be the first of several, in which Hirschfeld provides casting executive services to networks that are ramping up original production but don't have a fully-fledged casting departments.
Hirschfeld, who is casting two pilots this season, ABC's "The Whole Truth" and CBS' "Hitched," served as executive vp casting for NBC Universal Television Entertainment from 1999 to 2008, overseeing casting for all of NBC Entertainment, Sci Fi, Bravo and USA Network scripted programs and consulting on unscripted programming.
Before that, he ran with partner Meg Liberman top casting agency Liberman/Hirschfeld, which cast "Seinfeld," "3rd Rock from the Sun,...
- 3/17/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The joke about CBS is that it might as well stand for Crimes Being Solved. Every night of the week on the network, bad guys are brought to justice by cops, crime labs, psychics, fake psychics and profilers. Occasionally even the "Ghost Whisperer" helps turn the wheels of justice.
Then again, it's hard to argue with success. CBS is enjoying another solid season in the ratings, and the past few times the network tried going way off-brand with dramas, well, we got "The Ex List," "Viva Laughlin" and "Swingtown" (though the latter, we maintain, was underrated).
So on the drama front this year, you can expect to see more of the same. As for comedies, CBS has become the home for well-crafted multi-camera sitcoms, and it's going almost exclusively with that format in its development this year.
Here's a look at some of the projects that have caught our eye.
Then again, it's hard to argue with success. CBS is enjoying another solid season in the ratings, and the past few times the network tried going way off-brand with dramas, well, we got "The Ex List," "Viva Laughlin" and "Swingtown" (though the latter, we maintain, was underrated).
So on the drama front this year, you can expect to see more of the same. As for comedies, CBS has become the home for well-crafted multi-camera sitcoms, and it's going almost exclusively with that format in its development this year.
Here's a look at some of the projects that have caught our eye.
- 3/15/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Past Life" star Kelli Giddish has landed another job on the heels of her Fox show's demise.
Former "Daily Show" correspondent Jason Jones, "Saturday Night Live" ex Casey Wilson, Tim Blake Nelson and Ben Lawson ("The Deep End") have also landed roles in the latest round of casting.
The breakdown:
- Giddish will star in NBC's Jerry Bruckheimer pilot "Chase," according to The Hollywood Reporter. She'll play a federal marshal who leads a team charged with apprehending fugitives. "Past Life" was pulled from Fox's lineup last week and isn't likely to return other than for a burnoff of its remaining episodes.
- Jones will star in ABC's comedy pilot "How to Be a Better American." According to the Hr, he'll play a man who decides he needs to be a better person and brings his family along for the ride as well.
In addition to his time on "The Daily Show,...
Former "Daily Show" correspondent Jason Jones, "Saturday Night Live" ex Casey Wilson, Tim Blake Nelson and Ben Lawson ("The Deep End") have also landed roles in the latest round of casting.
The breakdown:
- Giddish will star in NBC's Jerry Bruckheimer pilot "Chase," according to The Hollywood Reporter. She'll play a federal marshal who leads a team charged with apprehending fugitives. "Past Life" was pulled from Fox's lineup last week and isn't likely to return other than for a burnoff of its remaining episodes.
- Jones will star in ABC's comedy pilot "How to Be a Better American." According to the Hr, he'll play a man who decides he needs to be a better person and brings his family along for the ride as well.
In addition to his time on "The Daily Show,...
- 2/25/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Past Life" star Kelli Giddish has landed the lead in "Chase," Jerry Bruckheimer's drama pilot for NBC.
Additionally, Ben Chaplin is set to star in David E. Kelley's drama pilot "Kindreds" for NBC, and it's "Happy Endings" for "Saturday Night Live" alumna Casey Wilson, who landed a lead in the ABC comedy pilot six months after her ouster from NBC's late-night program.
In other pilot castings, "Wire" alum Domenick Lombardozzi is set to star opposite Laz Alonso in Fox's drama "Breakout Kings"; Eric Lange and Malcolm-Jamal Warner have landed lead roles in ABC's drama "True Blue"; comedy veterans Kurtwood Smith and Swoosie Kurtz have joined two high-profile CBS half-hour pilots, Chuck Lorre's "Mike and Molly" and Josh Schwartz's "Hitched," respectively; Leven Rambin, Vanessa Marano and Carlos Bernard of "24" fame have been added to ABC's dramedy series "Scoundrels"; and Valerie Cruz has been cast in "Off the Map,...
Additionally, Ben Chaplin is set to star in David E. Kelley's drama pilot "Kindreds" for NBC, and it's "Happy Endings" for "Saturday Night Live" alumna Casey Wilson, who landed a lead in the ABC comedy pilot six months after her ouster from NBC's late-night program.
In other pilot castings, "Wire" alum Domenick Lombardozzi is set to star opposite Laz Alonso in Fox's drama "Breakout Kings"; Eric Lange and Malcolm-Jamal Warner have landed lead roles in ABC's drama "True Blue"; comedy veterans Kurtwood Smith and Swoosie Kurtz have joined two high-profile CBS half-hour pilots, Chuck Lorre's "Mike and Molly" and Josh Schwartz's "Hitched," respectively; Leven Rambin, Vanessa Marano and Carlos Bernard of "24" fame have been added to ABC's dramedy series "Scoundrels"; and Valerie Cruz has been cast in "Off the Map,...
- 2/23/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kristin Kreuk, who got her start on the fan favorite and long-running CW show ‘Smallville,’ will be appearing in the CBS comedy pilot ‘Hitched.’ The show, which is being produced by ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘The O.C.’ creator Josh Schwartz, will also star Jack Carpenter of ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper’ fame, AOL Television reported on February 19. In the half-hour multi-camera show, Kreuk and Carpenter will star as newlyweds. They have to juggle married life with the constant interfering of their family and friends after returning from their honeymoon. Also starring in the show is ‘American Pie’ favorite Eugene Levy, who will play Carpenter’s father, a serial divorcee. [...]...
- 2/22/2010
- by karen
- ShockYa
The TV Fanatic staff has returned with our weekly Forecast of what's to come on various sitcoms and dramas.
If you have a spoiler-related question about your favorite show, send it to matt@tvfanatic.com and we'll respond to it as we've responded to the inquires below...
Will Scrubs return in the fall? (Eric, Fort Lauderdale Fl)
ABC won't reveal the fate of the sitcom until May, but the outlook was negative enough until this: Donald Faison has signed on to lead a new pilot.
Will Eric actually hook up with Sookie this season on True Blood? - Sage, Austin, Texas
There will continue to be sexual tension between the pair, but no True Blood spoilers reveal any actual sex. We will meet both of Eric's parents in flashbacks, however. We'll also see him topless a lot, so female readers can stop asking us about that. Every single day.
Is...
If you have a spoiler-related question about your favorite show, send it to matt@tvfanatic.com and we'll respond to it as we've responded to the inquires below...
Will Scrubs return in the fall? (Eric, Fort Lauderdale Fl)
ABC won't reveal the fate of the sitcom until May, but the outlook was negative enough until this: Donald Faison has signed on to lead a new pilot.
Will Eric actually hook up with Sookie this season on True Blood? - Sage, Austin, Texas
There will continue to be sexual tension between the pair, but no True Blood spoilers reveal any actual sex. We will meet both of Eric's parents in flashbacks, however. We'll also see him topless a lot, so female readers can stop asking us about that. Every single day.
Is...
- 2/20/2010
- by matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
- TVfanatic
After landing a recurring role in "Chuck", Kristin Kreuk will be adding another television credit to her resume. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 27-year-old actress has been tapped as one of the leads on a new comedy pilot for CBS, titled "Hitched". She will be starring opposite "I Love You, Beth Cooper" actor Jack Carpenter.
The "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" star and her 25-year-old co-star will take on the role of a newly married couple who is still learning about each other while surrounded by their family and friends. This TV project reunites her with "Chuck" co-creator Josh Schwartz, who co-wrote the new comedy with Matt Miller.
The half-hour sitcom "Hitched" will be produced by Warner Bros. "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" actor Eugene Levy has been cast earlier to portray Jack Carpenter's on-screen father. His character is described as a tracksuit-wearing four-times-divorced lothario.
The "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" star and her 25-year-old co-star will take on the role of a newly married couple who is still learning about each other while surrounded by their family and friends. This TV project reunites her with "Chuck" co-creator Josh Schwartz, who co-wrote the new comedy with Matt Miller.
The half-hour sitcom "Hitched" will be produced by Warner Bros. "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" actor Eugene Levy has been cast earlier to portray Jack Carpenter's on-screen father. His character is described as a tracksuit-wearing four-times-divorced lothario.
- 2/20/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
CBS' comedy project based on the Twitter sensation S*** My Dad Says has landed the dad in question: Emmy winner William Shatner.
Also at CBS, Kristin Kreuk will continue working with "Chuck" boss Josh Schwartz in his comedy pilot "Hitched."
The Shatner project -- which doesn't have an official title yet -- is based on Justin Halpern's massively followed Twitter feed (1.1 million-plus as of Friday). The casting of Shatner ("Boston Legal," "Star Trek") makes the pilot a go, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Halpern, a writer who moved in with his parents last year -- thus putting him in proximity to stuff his dad says -- co-wrote the script with Patrick Schumacker. "Will & Grace" creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan are executive producing.
- Kreuk, meanwhile, will play one of the two lead roles in "Hitched," a comedy about newlyweds who don't really know each other yet. Jack Carpenter ("I Love You Beth Cooper,...
Also at CBS, Kristin Kreuk will continue working with "Chuck" boss Josh Schwartz in his comedy pilot "Hitched."
The Shatner project -- which doesn't have an official title yet -- is based on Justin Halpern's massively followed Twitter feed (1.1 million-plus as of Friday). The casting of Shatner ("Boston Legal," "Star Trek") makes the pilot a go, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Halpern, a writer who moved in with his parents last year -- thus putting him in proximity to stuff his dad says -- co-wrote the script with Patrick Schumacker. "Will & Grace" creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan are executive producing.
- Kreuk, meanwhile, will play one of the two lead roles in "Hitched," a comedy about newlyweds who don't really know each other yet. Jack Carpenter ("I Love You Beth Cooper,...
- 2/20/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
It’s no secret we love TV. We watch it, talk about it, review it and generally spend a lot of time with it. So, it should come as no surprise we’re very interested in what new shows may potentially be coming to the networks in the near future.
Fortunately, we don’t have to do a lot of work to find out, and you have to do even less, because the guys and gals at EW have gathered together lists of all of the 2010-2011 season pilot orders for ABC, CBS and NBC. Wasn’t that nice of them? Yes, yes it was.
Just between these three networks (we’ll bring you Fox and the others, including cable, later), 31 dramas and 29 comedies are being considered. What shows will make it to the Fall schedule is still anyone’s guess, and we’ll have to wait until May to find out,...
Fortunately, we don’t have to do a lot of work to find out, and you have to do even less, because the guys and gals at EW have gathered together lists of all of the 2010-2011 season pilot orders for ABC, CBS and NBC. Wasn’t that nice of them? Yes, yes it was.
Just between these three networks (we’ll bring you Fox and the others, including cable, later), 31 dramas and 29 comedies are being considered. What shows will make it to the Fall schedule is still anyone’s guess, and we’ll have to wait until May to find out,...
- 2/19/2010
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
"Smallville" veteran Kristin Kreuk and Jack Carpenter have landed the leads in the CBS romantic-comedy pilot "Hitched." [We're not suggesting this news should cause "Chuck" fans to be a bit less worried about Hannah-and-Chuck, but...] "Hitched" is co-written by Josh Schwartz and Matt Miller and focuses Rachel and Brett Applebaum, who get married after only nine months together and are still figuring out the whole relationship thing. Eugene Levy joined the "Hitched" pilot earlier in the week as the father of the groom, an oft-married lothario. Kreuk has most recently been seen guest starring on "Chuck,"...
- 2/19/2010
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
All of you Chuck fans that are less than enthralled with Hannah coming between Chuck and Sarah, I have great news for you. Michael Ausiello is reporting that Hannah's portrayer, Kristin Kreuk, has been cast in Hitched, a new CBS sitcom pilot created by Josh Schwartz (not coincidentally, the creator of Chuck). Hitched, which also stars Jack Carpenter and Eugene Levy, centers on a newlywed couple and how they handle their nascent marriage. Should the show be picked up, Ms. Kreuk would then be unavailable to return to Chuck to further interfere with the inevitable pairing of Chuck and Sarah. You Chuck and Sarah (Charah? Shuck?) 'shippers out there will be able to breathe easy.
Make sure to check out the list of all the potential pilots being developed by the networks, and check back at TVOvermind for all future pilot, casting and general TV news.
Make sure to check out the list of all the potential pilots being developed by the networks, and check back at TVOvermind for all future pilot, casting and general TV news.
- 2/19/2010
- by Michael Salerno
- TVovermind.com
Smallville alum Kristin Kreuk and Jack Carpenter (The Return of Jezebel James) are set to star in CBS' Josh Schwartz-produced comedy pilot, Hitched, sources confirm. The half-hour sitcom revolves around — yep, you guessed it — a newly-married couple who return from their honeymoon only to discover that their relationship has only just begun. Kreuk is currently recurring on Chuck, which is also produced by Schwartz. It's all starting to make sense!
- 2/19/2010
- by Michael Ausiello
- EW - Inside TV
Former "Smallville" star Kristin Kreuk and Jack Carpenter have been tapped as the leads on Josh Schwartz's comedy pilot for CBS, "Hitched."
They will play a newlywed couple dealing with their family and friends.
Eugene Levy was recently cast to play the groom's dad on the Warner Bros. TV-produced pilot.
This season, Kreuk has been recurring on NBC's "Chuck."
Carpenter, whose credits include "I Love You Beth Cooper" and "Sydney White," is repped by Icm and Mj Management.
They will play a newlywed couple dealing with their family and friends.
Eugene Levy was recently cast to play the groom's dad on the Warner Bros. TV-produced pilot.
This season, Kreuk has been recurring on NBC's "Chuck."
Carpenter, whose credits include "I Love You Beth Cooper" and "Sydney White," is repped by Icm and Mj Management.
- 2/19/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS may have created two of the most popular new series this season - NCIS: La and The Good Wife - but the network still has some bare spots to contend with (we hardly knew ye, Three Rivers!) Not one to stray from its bread and butter shows, the network's got a Criminal Minds spinoff in the works plus a new project from CSI honcho Carol Mendelsohn, but all eyes are on its redux of Hawaii Five-o starring Lost's Daniel Dae Kim. And don't think CBS is resting on its laurels with the (unfathomable) success of Gary, Unmarried...
- 2/19/2010
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside Movies
A couple quick casting notes to pass along, one concerning a new sitcom and the other a long-running drama:
1. Eugene Levy (pictured, best known as the father in the American Pie franchise) has joined the cast of Hitched, the upcoming CBS comedy pilot from Chuck creator Josh Schwartz. Levy will play a recently-married playboy's father.
2. Jill Scott, most recently seen on HBO's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, will guest star on the March 24 episode of Law & Order: Svu.
She'll portray play the aunt of a former singer who suffers from multiple sclerosis and has been raped. The installment will also mark Jeri Ryan's return in the recurring role of defense attorney Patrice Larue.
1. Eugene Levy (pictured, best known as the father in the American Pie franchise) has joined the cast of Hitched, the upcoming CBS comedy pilot from Chuck creator Josh Schwartz. Levy will play a recently-married playboy's father.
2. Jill Scott, most recently seen on HBO's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, will guest star on the March 24 episode of Law & Order: Svu.
She'll portray play the aunt of a former singer who suffers from multiple sclerosis and has been raped. The installment will also mark Jeri Ryan's return in the recurring role of defense attorney Patrice Larue.
- 2/17/2010
- by matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
- TVfanatic
Joe Manganiello is suddenly a very busy guy.
Manganiello, who will play the key role of Alcide on "True Blood" this season, has also booked one of the lead roles in "Livin' on a Prayer," a CBS pilot from "How I Met Your Mother" creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.
The latest round of pilot casting also includes Poppy Montgomery and Marc Blucas in an ABC drama and Eugene Levy in another CBS comedy.
"Livin' on a Prayer" is about a group of friends living in Pittsburgh; Bays and Thomas have described its characters as being one step further along in life than the "Himym" crew.
Manganiello, who's guested on several episodes of "Himym," will play a former high-school football star turned husband and father, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bays and Thomas co-created the pilot with "How I Met Your Mother" writers Kourtney Kang and Joe Kelly.
The rest...
Manganiello, who will play the key role of Alcide on "True Blood" this season, has also booked one of the lead roles in "Livin' on a Prayer," a CBS pilot from "How I Met Your Mother" creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.
The latest round of pilot casting also includes Poppy Montgomery and Marc Blucas in an ABC drama and Eugene Levy in another CBS comedy.
"Livin' on a Prayer" is about a group of friends living in Pittsburgh; Bays and Thomas have described its characters as being one step further along in life than the "Himym" crew.
Manganiello, who's guested on several episodes of "Himym," will play a former high-school football star turned husband and father, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bays and Thomas co-created the pilot with "How I Met Your Mother" writers Kourtney Kang and Joe Kelly.
The rest...
- 2/17/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Eugene Levy has been tapped for a co-starring role in "Hitched," Josh Schwartz's multicamera comedy pilot for CBS.
"Hitched," which Schwartz co-wrote with Matt Miller, revolves around a twentysomething newlywed couple who, surrounded by family and friends, are still learning about each other.
Levy will play the groom's dad, a tracksuit-wearing four-times-divorced lothario.
Warner Bros. TV is producing "Hitched," which would mark Levy's first regular TV gig since Fox's 2002 comedy "Greg the Bunny."
The "Sctv" alum, best known for his roles in the "American Pie" movie franchise and in the Christopher Guest films, was recently seen in "Taking Woodstock."
He is repped by Icm and Anonymous.
"Hitched," which Schwartz co-wrote with Matt Miller, revolves around a twentysomething newlywed couple who, surrounded by family and friends, are still learning about each other.
Levy will play the groom's dad, a tracksuit-wearing four-times-divorced lothario.
Warner Bros. TV is producing "Hitched," which would mark Levy's first regular TV gig since Fox's 2002 comedy "Greg the Bunny."
The "Sctv" alum, best known for his roles in the "American Pie" movie franchise and in the Christopher Guest films, was recently seen in "Taking Woodstock."
He is repped by Icm and Anonymous.
- 2/16/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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