Posted on Monday, October 22nd, 2012 by Angie Han
There’s a lot of new stuff to get through in today’s TV Bits, so let’s get right to it. After the jump:
- AMC and Dish settle legal dispute; AMC resumes airing on Dish
- Why The Walking Dead ended up at AMC instead of HBO or NBC
- NBC euthanizes Animal Practice and brings back Whitney
- Louis C.K. lines up his Saturday Night Live hosting debut
- Taken director Pierre Morel will work on NBC pilot After Hours
- Pitch Perfect helmer Jason Moore will direct ABC’s Trophy Wife
- Brendan Fraser heads to TNT for the drama pilot Legends
- Andy Samberg joins Mike Schur and Dan Goor‘s new comedy
- Craig Robinson lands the lead in Greg Daniels‘ NBC sitcom
- Arrested Development re-hires Carl Weathers, gets a documentary
- Check out Dany, Ser Jorah, and more on Game of Thrones‘ Qarth set
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After years of speculation about the possible return, in movie or TV form, of “beloved by everyone but Fox and the millions who never watched” series Arrested Development, we’ve spent the past couple months swimming in tantalizing but minor views of the show’s rebirth. All the cast and creators are back on board to create ten episodes for Netflix, which will be available in 2013. (Or twelve episodes, or thirteen, or however many Mitch Hurwitz wants.)
Now we’ve got something a little more concrete, in the form of three official photos of the cast as they get back in action. AD trainspotters might be a bit disappointed in the general lack of winking in-jokes placed in these pics; we’ll have to make do with a hook hand and not much else. But that’s small stuff; how can anyone possibly complain about seeing this crew in the same frame? Read More »
Posted on Thursday, October 4th, 2012 by Angie Han
Yes, that is James Bond rocking a horrible wig. Makes Silva’s odd blond mop look positively attractive, doesn’t it? After the jump:
- M. Night Shyamalan sets up Moby Dick-ish series at NBC
- Jason Bateman sells Wonder Years-esque show to NBC
- Arrested Development announces walk-on role contest
- Bryan Fuller adds a Pushing Daisies star to Hannibal
- Lena Dunham promises more racial diversity in Girls
- Childrens Hospital and NTSF:SD:SUV get renewals
- Daniel Craig gets silly for Saturday Night Live promos
- The Walking Dead Season 3 teaser makes the case for jail
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 by Angie Han
Some quick TV hits for you after the jump, including:
- Bates Motel adds Max Thieriot as a big brother to Norman
- Jeff Garlin will also return to Arrested Development
- FX getting sued for copyright infringement over The League
- Parks & Recreation looks funny as ever in Season 5 trailer
- Watch an 18-minute blooper reel for Seasons 2-7 of The Office
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Posted on Monday, September 17th, 2012 by Angie Han
Today’s TV Bits consists of a bit of casting info, some scheduling notes, and several interesting promos. After the jump:
- Bates Motel casts the Charlie & the Chocolate Factory kid as Norman
- Isla Fisher and Terry Crews have been added to Arrested Development
- Breaking Bad‘s Jonathan Banks will go gangster on CBS’ Vegas
- Shameless, House of Lies, and Californication return in January
- HBO and CBS lead the Creative Arts Emmys with 17 and 13 wins, respectively
- Revisit familiar faces in the first teaser for Season 2 of Girls
- See The Office‘s newest additions in a new promo for Season 9
- Still more American Horror Story: Asylum teasers hit the web
- Everyone is exhausted in new Walking Dead teaser and stills
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Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 by Angie Han
The Bluth family’s historic bad luck with relationships is apparently following them into the new season — bad for them, probably, but great for comedy and therefore great for us. After the jump:
- Lucille 2 and Egg will return to Arrested Development
- Terra Nova invites fans to choose their own ending
- Terry Brooks‘ Shannara series is heading to television
- Check out a video tour of the Walking Dead prison
- See American Horror Story teaser nos. 15, 16, and 17
- Fringe‘s series finale will air in February 2013; see a PSA
- See photos from Community‘s Hunger Games homage
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Posted on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 by Angie Han
Probably the biggest news in today’s TV Bits has to do with Mitch Hurwitz‘s comments on the upcoming season of Arrested Development, but we’ve also got stuff in here for FX subscribers, Heisenberg addicts, and J.J. Abrams lovers. After the jump:
- Watch the pilot episode of NBC’s dystopian sci-fi series Revolution
- Showrunner Vince Gilligan talks about that Breaking Bad finale
- Related: the Internet guesses how that giant pile of money is worth
- FX announces premiere dates for The League and It’s Always Sunny
- The American Horror Story: Asylum cast convenes for a new poster
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Posted on Friday, August 31st, 2012 by Angie Han
Fall doesn’t technically start for another three weeks, but we all know Labor Day is the unofficial turn of the season. In this very late summer edition of TV Bits:
- MTV announces Jersey Shore will end after Season 6
- Robin Williams could return to TV with David E. Kelley
- Jorge Garcia lands a guest spot on Once Upon a Time
- Yes, Judy Greer will return to Arrested Development
- And yes, Mike Schur‘s Mose will appear on The Farm
- NBC has a sneak peak tour planned for Revolution
- New details emerge on Psycho prequel Bates Motel
- See stars hanging out on the set of NBC’s Hannibal
- Alan Ball‘s Cinemax series Banshee gets a teaser
- American Horror Story teaser finally shows the cast
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