Here’s your Daily for 8/29/2011. Jordana Spiro has joined the cast of Dexter for a multi-episode arc in which she will play a follower of Colin Hanks’ Travis and Edward James Olmos’ Professor Gellar. Tom Berenger, Powers Boothe and Mare Winningham have joined the miniseries Hattfields and…
Here’s your Weekender for 8/5 – 8/6/2011. ABC’s Happy Endings was renewed for a second season but ABC never finished airing the first season. ABC is airing the “lost” episode of Happy Endings on August 24th at 9:30/8:30c. FEARnet has…
Here’s your Daily for 8/2/2011. Game of Thrones has cast German actor Tom Wlaschiha as the deadly assassin Jaqen H’gar for season 2. Theon Greyjoy’s sister, Asha, has also been cast. Gemma Whelan will play the part. Ray Romano has…
Here’s your Daily for 8/1/2011. Could Breaking Bad leave AMC? It’s possible if network negotiations don’t get settled anytime soon. The studio, Sony Pictures Television, has begun shopping the acclaimed drama to other networks. AMC firmly wants to bring the…
Here’s your daily for 7/28/2011. Party Down’s Martin Starr will guest star in the third season of NBC’s Community. He will play the study group’s project adviser when Jeff and company get involved in Model UN simulations. Is it just…
Here’s your Daily for 7/19/2011. First up, there’s a lot of Game of Thrones casting news. Liam Cunningham will portray Davos Seaworth, a family man and ex-smuggler. He earned the nickname “The Onion Knight” after successfully getting food into Stannis…
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…
Well, here’s a shocker. Ashton Kutcher is replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men. This comes just days after Hugh Grant was rumored to take over. Grant was rumored to be close to a deal when it fell…
PBS announced today that, effective June 6, Jim Lehrer will no longer be a regular anchor on PBS Newshour. He still plans to appear on many Friday evenings to moderate his weekly analysis of syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New…
Marisol Nichols has joined the ABC pilot Good Christian Bitches. Charlie Sheen has sued his former employer Warner Bros., and Two and a Half Men showrunner Chuck Lorre for $100 million. Chuck Lorre responds: “The allegations in the complaint against…
Mario Cantone has joined the cast of NBC’s A Mann’s World, starring Don Johnson. House alumna and How I Met Your Mother guest star Jennifer Morrison has landed the lead in the ABC drama pilot Once Upon a Time, another…
Charlie Sheen has been fired from Two and a Half Men. Warner Bros. Television released the following statement Monday: “After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen’s services on “Two and a Half Men” effective immediately.” Stay tuned…