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‘Lost’, ‘Grey’s’ Finales Extended

Ben Lee — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:13:36 +0000

In a surprising turn of events, both Lost and Grey’s Anatomy have been given an extra hour’s worth of screentime to close their current seasons, according to various sources close to ABC. Lost showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, not wanting to cram so many big reveals into two hours, apparently volleyed for the fourteenth episode to make the [...]

Gough, Millar to Leave ‘Smallville’

Ben Lee — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:24:03 +0000

To much surprise, Smallville creators and showrunners, Al Gough and Miles Millar, have announced their intention to step down from their roles on the drama at the end of the current season. In an open letter, they stated, “After much heartache and debate, we have decided it is time for us to move on.” “Over the last [...]

NBC Renews ‘Friday Night Lights’

Ben Lee — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:28:14 +0000

Friday Night Lights has officially been renewed by NBC in their early “in-front” presentation, which details the network’s 2008-09 line-up. Rumours had been circulating for a while about a potential deal with DirecTV, but the drama is set to return to NBC on Fridays as a midseason replacement after first-run episodes air on DirecTV in October. [...]

Casting News on Whedon’s ‘Dollhouse’

Ben Lee — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:26:08 +0000

By now, you’ve probably heard that Buffy creator Joss Whedon will work with Eliza Dushku, known to a lot of us as rogue slayer Faith on the vampire-dusting cult series, in drama Dollhouse to air in the fall on Fox. Well, Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica), Fran Kranz (Welcome to the Captain), Dichen Lachman (Neighbours), and newcomer Enver [...]

‘Dirty Sexy Money’ Drops Armstrong

Ben Lee — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:10:15 +0000

Samaire Armstrong, spoiled Juliet Darling in the freshman show Dirty Sexy Money, has been dropped as a series regular, according to Michael Ausiello of TV Guide. She is, however, expected to return as a recurring character, should her schedule allow it. Last October, Armstrong checked into rehab to deal with “personal issues”, which forced the producers to [...]

‘Prison Break’ Renewed for Fourth Season

Ben Lee — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:48:57 +0000

Fox announced that Prison Break — despite falling ratings and criticism during the third season this year — has been renewed with its return slated for the fall. There had been speculation prior to this news regarding the show’s status, hinting that it would follow Jericho and get the axe, but the twenty-two episode order quashed [...]

CBS Axes ‘Jericho’

Ben Lee — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:01:22 +0000

With ratings worse this year than they were during the show’s first season, it doesn’t come to much surprise that CBS is axing Jericho. “The March 25th episode of Jericho will be the series finale,” said a statement by the network’s Nina Tassler. “Without question, there are passionate viewers watching this program; we simply wish there [...]

Trachtenberg Joins ‘Gossip Girl’

Ben Lee — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:05:46 +0000

Michael Ausiello has reported that Buffy star Michelle Trachtenberg, who played the Slayer’s little sister, is set to play Georgina Sparks — described as a troublemaker and scheme queen from Serena’s past – in the freshman series Gossip Girl. Mischa Barton was initially rumoured to have been approached for the role. This follows the news that Britney Spears will [...]

‘Supernatural’, ‘Smallville’, More Renewed

Ben Lee — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:03:34 +0000

Fans of Supernatural can rest easy, as it was announced yesterday that the CW is picking it up for a fourth season. The cult hit has managed to maintain ratings around the three-million mark despite airing in the dreaded Thursday slot alongside CSI and Grey’s Anatomy. Also renewed are Smallville, which will be returning for its [...]

NBC, ABC Fighting for ‘Scrubs’

Ben Lee — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:47:46 +0000

Scrubs, the comedy from ABC Studios, is currently in the middle of a hotly contested battle between networks NBC and ABC. ABC has apparently been in negotiations to pick up eighteen episodes of it for next season, yet NBC are said to be a little bit peeved off, as they have first negotiation rights with ABC [...]