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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, Ugly Betty, and 20/20
- CBS is new with Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and NUMB3RS
- FOX has repeats of House and Bones
- NBC is new with Law & Order
- The CW is new with Smallville and has a repeat of America's Next Top Model
- Bravo has Legends of the Fall
- E! has repeats of Leave it to Lamas, Wildest Dating Show Moments, and The Girls Next Door, and is new with The Soup
- FX has Shallow Hal and Grandma's Boy
- MTV has repeats of South Park and Real World/Road Rules Challenge
- USA is new with Monk and White Collar
- VH1 has Rock Docs NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group
- Late-night highlights include Ricky Gervais on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Elizabeth Banks on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; The Pixies on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Ted Danson, Khloe Kardashian, and Lamar Odom on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Rosie O'Donnell and Ian Somerhalder on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Ewan McGregor and Regina Spektor on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS
What to TiVo: Friday
- ABC is new with Supernanny, Ugly Betty, and 20/20
- CBS is new with Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and NUMB3RS
- FOX has a repeat of House
- NBC is new with Law & Order and Dateline NBC
- The CW is new with Smallville and has a repeat of America's Next Top Model
- AMC has Young Frankenstein
- MTV is new with MTV Ulalume: Howling at New Moon
- USA is new with Monk and White Collar
- E! is new with The Soup
- VH1 has The Jacksons: An American Dream
- Late-night highlights include Regis Philbin and Weezer on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; John Cusack on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; Alice in Chains on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Paris Hilton and Slipknot on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Lauren Graham on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS; Wanda Sykes and Andrew Bird on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Masi Oka on Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC
What to TiVo: Friday
- ABC is new with Supernanny, Ugly Betty, and 20/20
- CBS is new with Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and NUMB3RS
- FOX is new with Brothers, 'Til Death, and Dollhouse
- NBC is new with Law & Order and Dateline NBC
- The CW is new with Smallville and has a repeat of America's Next Top Model
- MTV is new with My Super Sweet Sixteen and My Super Psycho Sweet 16
- TLC is new with Say Yes to the Dress
- USA is new with Monk
- E! is new with The Soup
- Late-night highlights include Amy Poehler on a repeat The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Colin Firth and First Lady Michelle Obama on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; Robin Williams on a repeat of The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Catherine Keener on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Julia Louis-Dreyfus on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS; and Kristen Wiig on a repeat of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC
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