The Weekly Round-Up for Jan. 11 to 15
Here are the sci-fi based entertainment news items for this week:
NEWS
Scott Bakula has signed on to reprise his role as Chuck’s spy daddy, Steve, for multiple episodes of the NBC series Chuck.
It was announced by ABC that Harold Perrineau and Cynthia Watros will return to Lost for the final season. Also returning are Ian Somerhalder, Dominic Monaghan and Katey Sagal.
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
NBC made the following announcement at the winter press tour of the Television Critics Association this week:
- Day One has been trimmed again. First it was a new series then it was diminished to a mini-series now it will be nothing more than a 2-hour pilot that will be considered a two-hour backdoor pilot that will only be picked up for more IF the ratings are strong enough;
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) will star alongside Ryan Reynolds in the box office movie Green Lantern.
John Malkovich has replaced John C. Reilly in the comic book adaptation Red, which also stars Brue Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Dreyfuss, Brian Cox and James Remar.
Nathan Fillion (Castle) and Linda Cardellini (ER) join Rainn Wilson (The Office), Ellen Page (Juno), Liv Tyler (The Lord of the Rings), and Kevin Bacon (Mystic River) in James Gunn’s movie Super, which is a comedic look at superhero genre.
Robert Downey Jr. has dropped out of the movie Cowboys & Aliens to appear in the Sherlock Holmes sequel.
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) has joined the cast of the movie John Carter of Mars, which already stars Thomas Haden Church, Willem Dafoe, Taylor Kitsch, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, James Purefoy and Mark Strong.
CASTING SCOOP
Comic-book legend Stan Lee will appear in an upcoming episode of The Big Bang Theory that is expected to air in February.
Melinda Clarke (The O.C.) will guest star in The Vampire Diaries as Kelly Donovan, the absentee and alcoholic mother of Matt. She will appear in at least three episodes starting in March.
Guest stars to be seen in upcoming episodes of the new Syfy series Caprica will include Meg Tilly, Patton Oswalt, James Marsters and (the previously announced) Scott Porter.
Soap vet Sterling Sulieman (All My Children) will appear in at least three episodes of The Vampire Diaries, as one of the vampire entombed with Damon and Stefan’s lover Katherine.
Lex Medlin (Southland) will play Cupid in the February 11 episode of Supernatural.
RUMOR PATROL
Rumor has it that Peter Sarsgaard (An Education) is in talks to play villain Dr. Hector Hammond in the box office movie Green Lantern.
Vera Farmiga (Up In the Air) is in negotiations to join the time travel thriller Source Code that already stars Jake Gyllenhaal.
Sources say that Daniel Craig is being considered as a replacement for Robert Downey Jr. in the film Cowboys & Aliens.
The front runner for the director’s chair of the to be revamped Spider-Man is 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb.
Kellan Lutz (Twilight) and Jason Momoa (Stargate Atlantis) are both being considered to play Conan the Barbarian in the upcoming remake. One other unnamed actor who is “more established” is also being considered.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
The following movies and special will air this weekend and throughout next week:
Saturday, January 16 – The Syfy movie House of Bones about a haunted New Orleans house that terrorizes a TV paranormal team of investigators will air at 9 PM. The movie stars Charisma Carpenter and Corin Nemec.
Sunday, January 17 – A marathon of the first season of Being Erica will air on SOAPNet, starting at 11 AM (check local listings for exact airtimes).
Sunday, January 17 – The Disney Channel movie Skyrunners about two brothers who discover a small UFO and uncover an alien plot to take over the world will air at 8 PM.
The following new or returning shows will debut this coming weekend and next week:
Sunday, January 17 – The FOX drama 24 will return for an 8th season with a four-hour premiere; the first two hours will air from 9 to 11 PM.
Sunday, January 17 – The new series Human Target will have a sneak preview on FOX at 8 PM.
Monday, January 18 – The final two hours of the FOX drama 24 will air from 8 to 10 PM.
Friday, January 22 – The new Starz series Spartacus: Sand and Blood will have its series premiere at 10 PM.
Friday, January 22 – The new Syfy series Caprica will debut for two hours starting at 8 PM.
NEW EPISODES OF EXISTING SHOWS
Here are the new episodes of returning and new series that will be airing this coming week:
Saturday, January 16:
Demons on BBC America at 8 and 9 PM
NOTE: Legend of the Seeker will be back with all new episodes in syndication starting this weekend. Check your local listings for date, time and channel.
Sunday, January 17:
NOTE: Legend of the Seeker will be back with all new episodes in syndication starting this weekend. Check your local listings for date, time and channel.
Monday, January 18:
Chuck on NBC at 8 PM
Heroes on NBC at 9 PM
Wednesday, January 20:
Being Erica on SOAPNet at 10 PM
Human Target on FOX at 9 PM
Thursday, January 21:
Fringe on FOX at 9 PM
The Vampire Diaries on The CW at 8 PM
Supernatural on The CW at 9 PM
Friday, January 22:
Regular programming will not be seen tonight due to the telethon special “Hope for Haiti,” which will air live at 8 PM on the following channels: ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, CNN, HBO, BET, MTV, VH1, CMT and National Geographic. Please check your local listings for other networks that may join the cause; or what those channels that do not participate in the telethon will actually air.
NOTE: Please check your local listings for the correct air dates and times for all of the above.
Have a great weekend!
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