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Casting News: SUPERGIRL’s new VP

SUPERGIRL Season 4 will bring with it a familiar face as Brett Spiner is set to join the cast in a recurring role.  The well-known actor, whose 4-decades-long career includes many a stint as DATA in STAR TREK TV shows and films, will play the “adept and politically minded” Vice President Baker, who “makes for an unlikely leader, but steps up in a big way when his country needs him most.” We’ve seen lots of news coming out of the SUPERGIRL

Breaking: Syfy sets the series finale of BEING HUMAN for April 7

Syfy announced today that BEING HUMAN will end after Season 4, with a finale on April 7 with this message: With the second half of “Being Human’s” 4th season set to kick off, our human-at-heart characters are about to embark on a journey full of  twists, turns and surprises that will culminate in a spectacular series finale on Syfy, Monday, April 7th.   Showrunner Anna Fricke and the talented producers, writers, cast and crew have done an amazing job bringing

Breaking: HAVEN renewed for *26* episodes!!

In a release sent out just a bit ago, we learned that HAVEN has officially been picked up for not just another season (#5 for those counting), but a double season of 26 total episodes, the first 13 of which will once again air on Syfy in the fall! From the release: “Tallying its best season ever in social mentions and Twitter activity, Haven’s recently wrapped fourth season was up 11% among Adults 18-34 (314,000) and up 3% year-to-year among

Breaking: FOX Renews NEW GIRL, THE FOLLOWING, RAISING HOPE, and THE MINDY PROJECT

FOX released the news today that they’ve given season 3, 2, 4, and 2 renewals (respectively) to NEW GIRL, THE FOLLOWING, RAISING HOPE, and THE MINDY PROJECT.  Read on for more information from the press releases. Regarding the Tuesday comedies: FOX has picked up comedy series NEW GIRL, THE MINDY PROJECT and RAISING HOPE for the 2013-14 season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. NEW GIRL was picked up for a third season,

Breaking: ARCHER Renewed for Season 5!

Rejoice, ARCHER fans!  FX has given the show a Season 5 renewal after a Season 4 that’s been producing HUGE ratings for the show – here is their official press release with details and quotes from the creators: ARCHER GETS SEASON FIVE PICK-UP FROM FX Current Fourth Season of Archer Is Achieving All-Time Ratings Highs Posting Gains of +44% in Adults 18-34 and +36% in Adults 18-49 vs. Last Season Seven All-New Episodes of Archer Remain in Season Four with

Breaking: The CW gives early pick-ups for ’13-’14 season to ARROW, SUPERNATURAL, and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES

In what should come as NOT-surprising news, The CW has renewed hits ARROW, SUPERNATURAL, and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES for Season 2, 9, and 5 respectively.   The official press release follows, but all it really means is you’re getting more of this guy to the right (plus the Salvatores and the Winchesters and Elena and Cas) in the 2013-2014 season! February 11, 2013 (Burbank, California) ─ The CW Network has given early pickups to three of its hit series for next

Breaking: FX picks up WILFRED for Season 3

It was announced this evening that FX has officially picked their hit series WILFRED up for a third season – says a press release we received today: “FX has picked up its acclaimed comedy series Wiflred for a third-season order of 13 episodes, it was announced today by Nick Grad, Executive Vice President of Original Programming for FX. Production of season three begins next spring and is slated to debut in June of 2013. Additionally, Reed Agnew and Eli Jorné, who

Breaking: HOUSE Producers decide the show will end at the end in May

Here is the letter they’ve written to fans – from David Shore, Katie Jacobs, and Hugh Laurie: After much deliberation, the producers of House M.D. have decided that this season of the show, the 8th, should be the last. By April this year they will have completed 177 episodes, which is about 175 more than anyone expected back in 2004. The decision to end the show now, or ever, is a painful one, as it risks putting asunder hundreds of

BREAKING: Showtime renews SHAMELESS and EPISODES for Second Seasons!

Showtime announced today that they were giving second seasons to two of their Sunday shows: EPISODES and SHAMELESS (they join the already renewed CALIFORNICATION). Say’s Showtime about the renewals: “The viewer loyalty and critical acclaim that has met both SHAMELESS and EPISODES since their January debuts makes it clear that these two brash and sophisticated series are burgeoning hits,” said [President of Entertainment David] Nevins. “John Wells is carving out a tone that is truly unique in the television landscape—equal

BREAKING: JUSTIFIED picked up for Season 2

In what should come as no surprise, my favorite new drama of the season has been picked up for Season 2.  There are 6 new episodes left this season, and the finale airs on June 8, making room for the eventual premiere of another great drama, RESCUE ME, on June 29. Here’s an excerpt from the press release from FX: “We are very excited about the tremendous, widespread acclaim that Justified has received from both audiences and television critics,” said

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