Daily for 5-26-2011

Jon Hamm will direct the season 5 premiere of Mad Men. “The wheels have officially been set in motion to make that happen,” Hamm tells TVLine. “It’s a very exciting challenge that I’m looking forward to with a mixture of…
Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 8 Trailer

HBO has released the trailer for the 8th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Larry David hasn’t changed much. He’s still the socially inept person we’ve come to love (and hate). Among the guest stars featured in the trailer are Michael…
Daily for 5-24-2011

Ashton Kutcher’s deal to replace former star Charlie Sheen (a contract worth nearly $20 million for the season) reportedly only secures the star for a single season. Chris Meloni will not be back when Law & Order: Special Victims Unit…
Torchwood Miracle Day Trailer Released

Starz has released the first trailer for the upcoming season of Torchwood that is being produced by Starz and BBC. What is the new season about? One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next…
Showtime Cancels Tara, Renews Borgias and Nurse Jackie

Showtime has just announced that the Emmy-winning The United States of Tara will not be returning for a fourth season next year. The series follows the life of Tara, a suburban housewife and mother coping with dissociated identity disorder. The…
Weekender 5-20-2011 through 5-22-2011

British actor Rod Hallett has landed a full-time gig on Fox’s upcoming prehistoric drama Terra Nova. Lindsay Sloane has joined the cast of Weeds as a love interest for Andy. Ana Ortiz has booked a multi-episode arc on HBO’s Hung.…
TNT and TBS Unveil New Shows

TNT and TBS released a list of new shows in development, including a spinoff of the hit drama The Closer. The lineup includes several new scripted and unscripted shows for both networks, as well as TNT Tuesday Night Mystery in…
Preview New Shows from The CW

Here are the new shows from The CW. The only one that looks remotely interesting to me is Ringer. The Secret Circle, starring Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Gale Harold Hart of Dixie, starring Rachel Bilson, Scott Porter, Jaime King Ringer,…
The CW Release Fall Schedule

I can’t tell you the last time I watched The CW. In fact, I’m not sure I have. I watched the network when it was The WB, but never as The CW. Their fall schedule isn’t doing much to change…
Daily for 5-18-2011

Some big news about House’s 8th (and most likely final) season dropped. Hoping House and Cuddy get back together? Won’t happen. Lisa Edelstein, the actress who plays Cuddy, will not be back next season. Said in a statement, “After much…
Preview New Shows from CBS

Check out some of the new shows that will be premiering this fall on CBS. I’m glad to see Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords) back on TV in How to be a Gentleman. He’s really an under-appreciated comedic actor.…
SyFy Aquires Lost Girl Series

Syfy has acquired both seasons (26 episodes) of the hit Canadian supernatural drama Lost Girl from Prodigy Pictures, it was announced today by Thomas Vitale, Executive Vice President, Programming and Original Movies, Syfy. Lost Girl stars supernatural seductress Bo (played…