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SpoilerTV (Free subscription) | yesterday
Stefan and Damon are about to get a father on The CW's The Vampire Diaries... and he looks an awful lot like Dexter's Harry Morgan. Actor James Remar, 55, who first stared playing Dexter's dad in 2006, will be flying to Atlanta on Dec. 2 to begin his role as Giuseppe Salvatore, papa to bloodsucking sons Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder). The busy actor also plays a big role in Dexter's...
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SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Lost begins its final season in 2010 but you may have noticed there hasn't been any preview footage airing on ABC. You'd think the network would want to tout the long-awaited conclusion. Actually, show runner Damon Lindelof insisted that they not reveal any footage of the final season. "I think even a single scene from the show would basically tip what it is we're doing this year and what it...
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Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Steven Moffat's recent appearance at Days 3 and 4 of the Cheltenham Screenwriting Festival have been covered by the ScreenwritingGoldmine.com website in a superb article that even throws into question the belief that Doctor Who has a "show runner"... You see apparently BBC's Head of Series and Serials Kate Harwood has said that he isn't - the BBC only has ‘lead writers’ apparently...
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Eye of Polyphemus (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
I hate this episode. If I have watched it beyond its initial airing, I would be surprised to learn it. Anytime eugenics is dealt with in any sort of positive light, I get a squeamish feeling. Here it all hinges on one exchange between la Forge and a scientist with show runner and final draft writer Michael Piller’s comments in a making of book that kill it for me. “The Masterpiece Society”...
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The Guardian - TV & Radio blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Why can't UK television drama compete with the best of the American shows? Thriller writer Peter Jukes has written an angry piece for Prospect about why British TV has lost its way so badly that it could never hope to produce a series like The Wire . It's familiar but still interesting stuff. The breakup of the old US network cartel and competition from cable channels such as HBO has been good for...
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SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
There's been a change behind the scenes of ABC's sci-fi series FlashForward , which may not mean much to the casual viewer but actually raises our hopes about the show. According to The Hollywood Reporter , executive producer Marc Guggenheim is leaving the series. He was one of the "show runners," which is TV slang for the guy who's in charge of the day-to-day operations. The other "show...
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The Medium is Not Enough TV blog (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Film Ian Somerhader to star in Cradlewood Ryan Reynolds to cross-dress British TV Dave to create comedians version of Wife Swap All-female sketch show added to C4's Comedy Showcase Peter Moffat creating British version of Heimat and developing Silk Oliver Postgate's son blocks new Bagpuss Gina McKee joins Vera Oh God . It's BBC3's Hotter Than My Daughter Lucy Pilkington leaves Virgin Media Digital...
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A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Veteran TV writer and show-runner Amy Sherman-Palladino, best known for the long-running Gilmore Girls , tends to divide viewers into two camps: Those who adore her snappy, caffeinated, hyper-literate dialogue and those who are wrong for hating it. Following the brief and ignominious run of her first post- Gilmore Girls series, FOX’s The Return Of Jezebel James , Sherman-Palladino has dusted...
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BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Friday Night Lights fans, October 28 is the date to remember. That's when the show returns for its fourth season, on DirecTV from 9pm. Lots of stuff happening, of course: graduation for some of the Panthers, a handful of new faces, and Dillon being split into two school districts. And that's the stuff I managed to remember. E! Online talked to the show's runner , Jason Katims, and got him to reveal...
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SpoilerTV (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
• Parenthood: Lorelai Gilmore is back, baby! Reps confirm that Lauren Graham is officially joining NBC's midseason drama Parenthood in the Sarah Braverman role. The character was originally played by Maura Tierney, who left the series to focus on her breast-cancer treatments. • Friday Night Lights: DirecTV has released five fab new promos for Friday Night Lights season four. If you watch,...
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Time to Write (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
In a USA Today article about NCIS/NCIS:LA show-runner Shane Brennan, Bill Keveney reports: “Before the editing can start, an assistant hands Brennan revised pages from the latest episode. He scribbles away on his own revisions, saying the words out loud...
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Entertainment Tonight (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
"Grey’s Anatomy" stars Sara Ramirez and Chandra Wilson , "True Blood" stars Sam Trammell and Michelle Forbes , "Entourage" star Rex Lee , "Bored to Death" star Jason Schwartzman , "Dancing with the Stars"' Melissa Joan Hart and Mark Ballas, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has RSVP'd that they will attend the 5th Annual GLSEN Respect Awards at...
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BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Worst. Interview. Ever. Okay, not really, at all. In fact, as someone who's grown up with The Simpsons and quotes the show regularly, interviewing Simpsons' Executive Produce Al Jean was something of a dream come true. Jean has been with The Simpsons since the very beginning, going from writer to show runner to Executive Producer, making him a virtual Simpsons' encyclopedia. The day after The Simpsons...
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SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
How'd you like to spend an hour with Ronald D. Moore? You're in luck! Moore gave the Creative Keynote at the 2009 New York Television Festival last weekend, and we've got the exclusive video to prove it. Check out the writer and show runner as he shares his experiences working on Battlestar Galactica , Caprica and other series.
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