Blogging the TCA Blogs #1

Monday, July 14, 2008
From MeeVee on the Fringe “cast”:

“Yes, the cow is now a regular,” executive producer Jeff Pinkner said drily, “but we now have a new cow because we weren’t able to travel our cow down from Canada (where the pilot was filmed). We had to recast the one from the pilot. We literally had a conversation about making up the cow, in case anyone notices the spots are different.”
From STL today on the Fringe pilot being leaked:

Viral marketing? “It’s hard to believe, but we didn’t put it out there,” says executive producer Bryan Burk, adding that they hate to have anything seen before it’s finished.
From LA Times Show Tracker on the images we’ve put out to promote the show:

The team will solve a mystery in each episode, even as they try to sort out the larger force behind the phenomena. Clues are sprinkled through the series in reoccurring images: a six-fingered hand, a leaf, smoke that reveals a secret pattern.
“It’s part of the code of the show,” (show co-creator and executive producer J.J.) Abrams said.
From The TV Addict on J.J.’s future involvement:

J.J. revealed that he’s trying to split his time between post-production on STAR TREK, while continuing to be involved with FRINGE. He co-wrote the pilot, and plans to stay as involved as he can with the writing and the story arcs and even plans on directing one of the episodes. Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that J.J. also hoped to direct an episode of LOST for oh, the past two seasons.
From iFMagazine on the 24 prequel TV movie:

As for the story, (Fox Entertainment President Kevin) Reilly explains, “it tees off the season — it’s a separate day.”
“It’s the day of the election of the president and swearing in,” he adds. “It’s a self-contained two hours.”

Quoting Drew Carey: Cleveland Rocks!

Monday, July 14, 2008
Quoting the press release about new cast:

Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Kevin Michael Richardson join the cast of THE CLEVELAND SHOW.

The series follows everyone’s favorite soft-spoken neighbor CLEVELAND BROWN (voiced by Mike Henry) to his hometown in Virginia, as he settles down with his high school sweetheart, DONNA (voiced by Lathan), her unruly kids and his 14 year-old son, CLEVELAND JR.

As Cleveland settles into his new life with Donna, there are a few surprises in store for him including a rebellious new stepdaughter, ROBERTA (voiced by Long); a 5-year-old stepson who loves the ladies; as well as a collection of neighbors that includes a loudmouth redneck, LESTER (voiced by Richardson), a British family seemingly stuck in the Victorian era and a family of bears.

BAG to the Future

Monday, July 14, 2008
TV Guide gets Brian Austin Green to dig into what’s coming up in season two of T:SCC, his past on that other infamous FOX series, and his rowdy personal zoo (including his potbellied pig!).

OMG! Gawker Q&A with Joss Whedon!

Saturday, July 12, 2008
The title of the Gawker post says it all.

Q. Some fans have already launched a campaign to save Dollhouse from fickle network programmers who cancel everything that doesn’t have enough fart jokes. Other fans see these organizers as casting a desperate light on Dollhouse since it hasn’t even aired yet. Do you have a stand?
A. I love the effort, but do think it tends to put us in the cheap seats.

Dollhouse, The Musical Part 2

Friday, July 11, 2008
Insiders have gotten to see Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog early and the reports are flying in.

And a “Dollhouse” musical? “I rule out nothing,” Whedon joked.
For the outsiders, it premieres online in three parts next week starting July 15th. But after the third one debuts, you’ll only have 48 hours to check it out before it’s all pulled.

Make the Fox Connection

Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Three actors in this scene from Hellboy II are Fox Broadcasting Company names (well, four if you count Selma Blair’s appearance on Idol, but we won’t).

Of course, there’s George Bluth. And a guest star from The Tick.

But who is playing Johann Krauss?

The Geeks Squeek

Thursday, July 03, 2008
Turns out the Saturn Awards were overrun with Terminators last week!

Not only did collider.com get an exclusive with trophy gal Summer Glau, they got the Cromartie himself, Garret Dillahunt, to open upabout his geeky side.

Everybody Changes

Tuesday, July 01, 2008
E! has got the goods, specifically dish on the new season of T:SCC. We don’t want to ruin too much (so be forewarned if you’re looking to stay clear of spoilers!), but they managed to pry some snazzy details about what’s coming up for Cameron and the Connors.

Check out what Summer, Thomas, Garret, and creator Josh Friedman had to say over at Watch With Kristin.

Dollhouse, The Musical?

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

From Joss Whedon to Matt Roush on tvguide.com:

“Well, Eliza (Dushku) has a lovely voice. But first I have to make a normal Dollhouse, which is hard enough.”
Plus more goodies in the article about Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog starring the legendary Barney Stinson.

I love you, Honey Bunny

Tuesday, July 01, 2008
The one and only Mr. Orange (aka Tim Roth, one of the best damn actors around) makes his TV series lead debut in the one-hour pilot “Lie to Me” from writer Samuel Baum.

Roth is “Cal Lightman,” a scientist who pioneered the field of deception detection. He’s basically a human lie detector, skilled at reading the human face, body and voice to uncover the truth in criminal and private investigations. Since the character can apply the same skills to his own life, this makes his personal relationships, well… interesting.

The science is based on the real-life work of Dr. Paul Ekman.

Robert Schwentke will direct the pilot.