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[04/01/09 - 06:14 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, April 1 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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COMMUNITY (NBC) - Alison Brie ("Mad Men") is the latest addition to the comedy pilot, about a band of misfits at a community college. She'll play Annie, a student. Anthony and Joe Russo are helming the Sony Pictures Television-based half-hour, which was penned by Dan Harmon.
ENTOURAGE (HBO) - George Segal ("Just Shoot Me") has been tapped for a multi-episode arc on the show's upcoming sixth season. He'll play a Bernie Brillstein-esque veteran manager who is a mentor to Kevin Connolly's character. Jami Gertz, Autumn Reeser and Alexis Dziena are also set for arcs on the new season, due this summer.
THE FISH TANK (CBS) - Dash Mihok has joined the cast of the comedy pilot, about a teenager (Drake Bell) living alone in his family's house. He's set as Lee, an offbeat neighbor. Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith co-created the half-hour, which comes from Sony Pictures Television.
THE STATION (FOX) - Rob Huebel and Julio Oscar Mechoso are both joining the cast of the comedy pilot, which revolves around covert CIA operatives in South America. Huebel will play Hank, an assassin, while Mechoso is set as Sherman, one of the aforementioned operatives. Ben Stiller is directing the 20th Century Fox Television-based project from a script by Kevin Napier.
THIS LITTLE PIGGY (ABC) - Kevin Rahm ("Desperate Housewives") and former "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" mainstay Jeff Davis have each booked roles on the comedy pilot, about a man (Davis) and his sister who move in with their eldest brother (Rahm). Rahm will play Henry Graham, who's inherited his parents' large, rambling Portland, Oregon house, while Davis is set as his pretentious brother Eric. Brian Bradley and Steven Cragg are behind the half-hour, which is set up at ABC Studios.
TRUE WEST (AMC, New!) - Brett Morgen ("The Kid Stays in the Picture") is developing a Western-themed reality series for the cable channel. The project, which is still in the early stages of development, is described as "a multigenerational family drama about a group of modern cowboys as they pursue a trade that's quickly vanishing." Morgen is currently scouting prospective subjects and shooting locations.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters
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[02/11/12 - 08:48 AM] ABC's "Shark Tank" Scores a Friday Best and Marks a 3-Year High in the Time Period ABC spins the numbers for Friday, February 10.
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[02/10/12 - 03:30 PM] Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Jersey Shore" Holds Off "Swamp People," Lakers/Celtics Plus: numbers for Showtime's "On the Shoulders of Giants" and Discovery's "U.S. Drug Wars."
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[02/10/12 - 03:21 PM] The CW Network Adds "The Bill Cunningham Show" to Fall 2012 Afternoon Lineup The show's second season will air Monday through Friday, 3:00-4:00 p.m., on The CW Network stations nationwide beginning in September.
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[02/10/12 - 01:32 PM] "Bones" Prepares for a Mother of a Return Thursday, April 5 Plus: Gordon Ramsay's "Hotel Hell" to premiere Friday, April 6 at 8:00/7:00c.
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[02/10/12 - 01:07 PM] Love Is In the Air this Valentine's Day, "Regular Show" Style - Special Loved-Themed Episode to Air Monday, Feb 13 at 8 p.m. (ET, PT) Plus: Cartoon Network announced today the fourth season of the hit series is in production.
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[02/10/12 - 12:52 PM] TBS Greenlights New Comedy Series "Sullivan and Son," Starring Comedian Steve Byrne and Executive-Produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and Rob Long The network has ordered 10 episodes of the series, which is slated to premiere this summer.
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[02/10/12 - 12:44 PM] Syfy Presents "SuperSmackDown Live" Tuesday, February 21 at 8PM The special will encore in "SmackDown's" regular time slot on Friday, February 24 at 8:00/7:00c.
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[02/10/12 - 12:43 PM] History's "Swamp People" Season Premiere Locks 4.7 Million Viewers / Series Launch of "Mudcats" Pulls in 3 Million Viewers History spins the numbers for Thursday, February 9.
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[02/10/12 - 12:21 PM] CBS Unveils "Anatomy of a TV Hit: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," a New Behind-the-Scenes Web Series on CBS.com That Takes Fans Inside the World of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" The nine-part series, surrounding the making of the upcoming episode "Stealing Home," launches today.
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[02/10/12 - 10:37 AM] Video: First Look at History's "Hatfields & McCoys" Starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton The mini-series will roll out this Memorial Day on the cable channel.
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[02/10/12 - 10:01 AM] Emma Stone to Make First Oscar(R) Show Appearance Oscar Sunday, February 26 on ABC Stone appears in the Best Picture nominee "The Help."
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[02/10/12 - 09:14 AM] "The Big Bang Theory" Matches All-Time Thursday Best Adults 18-49 Ratings CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, February 9.
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[02/10/12 - 09:14 AM] DC Nation Premieres on Cartoon Network Saturday, March 3 The one-hour block will feature new episodes of "Green Lantern: The Animated Series" and "Young Justice."
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[02/10/12 - 09:07 AM] The Biggest Loser Resort - Niagara to Open May, 2012 Said destination will join the company's other two locations in Malibu, California and Ivins, Utah.
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[02/10/12 - 09:02 AM] ABC Presents Oscar(R) Sunday -- A Celebration of the 84th Academy Awards(R) -- February 26 The Alphabet details its full day of coverage for Hollywood's biggest night.
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