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TCA Tidbits: Living Dead, Emmy Controversy, and Skittles
After announcing that Let's Make a Deal will be back, CBS kept things trucking at TCA with some controversy, a few digs at NBC, and a bizarre marketing ploy. Read on for highlights.
- The day's most hotly contested panel was the session for the Emmys, at which executive producer Don Mischer attempted to explain the reasoning behind the decision to "time shift" eight awards (aka, give them out in a special ceremony before the regular Emmys).
CBS's Fall Plans: Four New Series and a Rescue of Medium
CBS swooped in after NBC canceled Medium and picked up the Patricia Arquette drama at its Upfront this morning. Medium joins four other new dramas on CBS's Fall schedule, which seems downright reasonable after, say, ABC's 11 new series.
CBS's newcomers are the NCIS spinoff with LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell; Three Rivers, a medical drama about organ transplants headed by Moonlight's Alex O'Loughlin; The Good Wife, starring Julianna Margulies as an attorney who goes back to work after her husband's public scandal; and Accidentally on Purpose, a comedy starring Jenna Elfman as a movie critic who gets pregnant from a one-night stand.
Defend This Show: Medium
NBC's Medium is one of those shows that just never grabbed me. It's an intriguing premise, and Patricia Arquette has gotten a fair amount of acclaim (and one Emmy) for her performance as psychic Allison DuBois. But I've never felt compelled to tune in.
Buzz News Roundup, 12/7
- The James McAvoy-Angelina Jolie action flick Wanted has moved release dates from March to June 27, writes ComingSoon.
- Johnny Depp will star in a Depression-era crime drama titled Public Enemies, Variety reports.
- Some scheduling notes: Fox has renewed Don't Forget the Lyrics, writes Zap2it; Medium is headed to Monday nights, according to Variety; and The Futon Critic says ABC will start airing a tournament-style game show called The Duel.
- A group of documentary directors will team up to make a documentary based on the bestselling book Freakonomics, writes Variety.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, Zach Gilford will star opposite Alexis Bledel in the comedy The Post-Grad Survival Guide.
- Reuters has the news that Michelle Williams will play the wife of Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Scorsese's film Shutter Island.
- ComingSoon reports that five more actors have joined the cast of Judd Apatow's next comedy Year One, including David Cross and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
- Want Reba McEntire's Valentine's Day album? You'll have to buy it at Hallmark, Billboard reports.
- Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson will star together in a wedding-themed comedy Bride Wars, according to Zap2It.
TV Casting Roundup: "Desperate," "Medium" and "Today"
- "Desperate Housewives" has found its desperate house-husbands — and it's not David Beckham and Robbie Williams, as rumored (gee, who would have thought that was a lie?). The actual couple will be portrayed by Tuc Watkins and Kevin Rahm. Watkins, of "One Life to Live," will play Bob, a country boy seeking solace from the city; Rahm, of "Judging Amy," will play his partner, Lee.
- Anjelica Huston will guest-star on "Medium" this season, appearing in six of the show's episodes.
"Crashers" Crashes, while "Medium" has a Future
Apparently, Monday at 10 p.m. is NBC's Time Slot O' Death. NBC's latest attempt to get something going in the post-"Heroes" hour, "The Real Wedding Crashers," has crashed and burned, just like "The Black Donnellys" and "Studio 60" before it.
A Bright Spot for "Friday Night Lights"
It's not a renewal (yet), but it's the next-best thing: NBC has ordered six additional scripts for "Friday Night Lights," which strengthens the show's chances of coming back in the fall. As TV Guide's Michael Ausiello put it, who's buying the drinks tonight? This makes me even more excited to see the first-season finale on Wednesday.
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What to TiVo: Friday
- ABC is new with Supernanny and 20/20
- CBS is new with Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and NUMB3RS
- FOX has repeats of House and is new with Kitchen Nightmares
- NBC is new with Who Do You Think You Are? and Dateline NBC
- The CW has repeats of America's Next Top Model and High Society
- HBO is new with The Ricky Gervais Show and The Life and Times of Tim
- MTV has repeats of America's Best Dance Crew and Hustle and Flow
- TLC is new with What Not to Wear and Four Weddings
- VH1 has repeats of Sober House With Dr. Drew and 40 Naughtiest Celebrity Scandals
- Late-night highlights include Dakota Fanning, Judd Apatow, and Katharine McPhee on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on NBC; Liev Schreiber, Jim Gaffigan, and Drive-By Truckers on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Robert Downey Jr. and Keith Urban on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Parker Posey, Jason Sudeikis, and Vampire Weekend on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Ben McKenzie and Lily Allen on Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC
What to TiVo: Friday
- ABC is new with Supernanny and 20/20
- CBS is new with Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and NUMB3RS
- FOX has repeats of House and Kitchen Nightmares
- NBC is new with the series premiere of Who Do You Think You Are? and Dateline NBC
- The CW has repeats of Smallville
- E! is new with The Soup Awards
- MTV has Turn the Beat Around, Girlfight, and a repeat of America's Best Dance Crew
- TLC is new with What Not to Wear and Four Weddings
- VH1 has repeats of Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp, Fantasia for Real, Tool Academy 3, and Celebrity Rehab With Dr.
What to TiVo: Friday
- ABC has Blades of Glory and is new with 20/20
- CBS has repeats of Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and NUMB3RS
- FOX has the NAACP Image Awards
- NBC has Winter Olympics: Speedskating, Alpine Skiing, Bobsledding
- The CW is new with Smallville
- MTV has repeats of 16 and Pregnant and Turn the Beat Around
- TLC is new with What Not to Wear
- VH1 has repeats of 100 Most Shocking Music Moments and Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew, and is new with Famous Crime Scene: Michael Jackson
- Late-night highlights include Harrison Ford on a repeat of The Late Show With David Letterman; Dana Delany and Daniel Merriweather on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; and Quentin Tarantino on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS
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