- Actor Christopher Meloni is joining True Blood as a series regular in Season 5. This makes us happy for many reasons: 1) He’s back on TV. 2) He’s back on HBO. 3) He’s going to play, according to Michael Ausiello of TVLine.com, a powerful vampire which will (magnificently) put him in Bill and Eric’s orbit. This is such cool news. Unfortunately, Meloni’s no longer on Law & Order: SVU, but we’re totally digging the fact he’s returning to HBO, where he once starred in the prison drama, Oz. May this role be as freakin’ fantastic as Chris Keller was. And as scary too.
- Meanwhile, there’s a bit of other casting news we’re ecstatic over. EW.com’s Tanner Stransky reported that William DeVane is joining the cast of ABC’s Revenge as Conrad Grayson’s dad, Edward. This is huge in the primetime soap world. This means that the man who awesomely played the villainous Gregory Sumner on the late great CBS soap Knots Landing will be Henry Czerny’s father. Two great actors. Can’t wait for this to materialize on our Wednesday nights in 2012.
- SPOILER ALERT: Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale (Aria) tweeted some big news this week. We will find out who “A†is in the show’s Season 2 finale that is set to air in March. Just knowing that bit of news is helpful. We’re so happy the show is going there this soon. New PLL episodes start up again Monday, January 2 at 8/7c on ABC Family.
- Patrick J. Adams, Mike from USA Network’s Suits, was nominated for a SAG Award. He’s up for Best Actor in a Drama Series and is included alongside such heavyweight names as Boardwalk Empire‘s Steve Buscemi, Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler, Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston and Dexter‘s Michael C. Hall. Love this news particularly since this could help put a great show even more on the mainstream map. Suits is an excellent series that returns next summer (why so long USA?). If you haven’t started watching this show yet, we highly recommend you catch up.
- Patrick’s fellow USA Network actor, Callie Thorne, got some good news of her own. She’s not only the star of Necessary Roughness, she’s also a Golden Globe nominee. Thorne’s up for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series. Her competition includes: Homeland‘s Claire Danes, The Killing‘s Mireille Enos, Julianne Margulies from The Good Wife and Madeleine Stowe from Revenge. Congrats to Callie! The nominations for both Callie and Patrick J. Adams were a bit of a surprise to everyone in Hollywood, but you know what? We’ll allow it. Like Suits, Necessary Roughness is a great show. Consider us on board for Season 2.
- Alan Cumming‘s Eli Gold is finally getting some love on The Good Wife. Personally, we’d like to see him coupled up with America Ferrera‘s Natalie Flores, but we’re just glad he’s going to be spending more time outside the office soon. Who is this lucky lady? According to Ask Ausiello, we’ve already met her this season. IWe’re racking our brains trying to think if he’s had sparks with anyone (except his ex). Who do you think it’ll be?
- According to THR, Mark Moses has been cast in The Killing. He’ll play a new detective who joins the Seattle PD to help solve Rosie Larsen’s murder. You may know Mark Moses from Desperate Housewives or Mad Men. What we love about this versatile actor is his ability to play almost anything. So while some may speculate that he’s somehow involved in Rosie’s death (because, at this point, it’s still possible), we’re looking forward to seeing how he interacts with Linden and Holder. He could really shake things up and we think that’s what this case needs. The Killing returns this spring on AMC.
- We love Desmond Harrington and can’t get enough of him on the small screen so imagine our delighted surprise when Meg Masters of TV Line revealed that he’d be in the season 3 premiere of Justified. We know and love him from Gossip Girl and Dexter and we’re so happy to see him on one of our favorite shows. The fact that he’s associated with Jere Burns’ Wynn Duffy signals some very bad things to come. Justified returns Tuesday, January 17th at 10/9 c. If you’d like to catch up on season two, FX is repeating those episodes now.
Catching Up with Ted Lasso and Previewing Season 2
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] The not so dirty little secret about how I approach a new series is that I sometimes make a call based on the headspace I’m in at the time. It’s been a minute since I’ve picked up a show after the first season and then binge…
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Hands down, one of the best surprises of The Alienist: Angel of Darkness is that the serial killer this season has been front and center alongside the cast as a fully-formed character. We’ve watched Libby Hatch devolve from a prim, mild-mannered nurse to a woman in a rage hell-bent on…
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[Warning: Spoilers ahead for Season 2.] The Order’s second season is dark yet delightful entertainment on many levels, and one of its biggest sources of joy and snark is the sassy Gabrielle Dupres. Last season, she was assertive and deadly and fairly annoyed with the world. This season, she’s been…
Previewing Netflix’s Virgin River
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Final Thoughts From the Killjoys Team [Exclusive]
This is the day of the week I’d normally hit you up with a Killjoys preview, but now that we’ve put the series to bed and released Team Awesome Force into the wild, I have one more treat for you–some final thoughts excerpted from my conversations with the Killjoys folks….
Michelle Lovretta Talks Wrapping Up Killjoys [Exclusive]
[Warning: Spoilers for the series finale.] To quote Miss Jackson, “That’s the end?” Yes, friends, it is. And like I promised you, everything would be, was, and is alright. I went to the Killjoys source, series creator Michelle Lovretta, who wrote the last episode, to break down that delicious finale….
What They Said: Three Revealing Conversations from Survivor’s Remorse “Closure”
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What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Supergirl “Worlds Finest”
Oh, Supergirl. That ending was cold. But I can’t hate on you because the latest episode has quickly become one of my favorites.
What They Said: Top 4 Quotable Moments from Black Sails “XXIII”
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Supernatural episodes are almost always funny but thanks to the dialogue and a certain man speaking said dialogue, I laughed a lot during “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” You know, when I wasn’t busy fearing for Sam’s life or wondering what in the world was going on with Dean and…
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