It's been a few days since our last TV Bits (sorry!), so we have a ton of stuff to catch up on. After the jump: Alexis Bledel, Kyle McLachlan, Hope Davis, and more get pilots Downton Abbey loses one character but gains six more Jeffrey Wright will be a series regular on Boardwalk Empire A bunch…
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Whether you like spiteful Philadelphians or vengeful Romans, there's something for you here. After the jump: Louis CK, Bryan Cranston, and Rian Johnson score DGA noms It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is getting its own beer Revolution, Political Animals, and more are coming to Netflix Fox's late-night animation block will kick off this summer Fox's…
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With the semi-annual Television Critics Association press tour in full swing, there's no shortage of TV news at the start of this week. After the jump: Ryan Murphy's Normal Heart is coming to HBO Ricky Gervais' Life's Too Short will end this season Sarah Michelle Gellar is returning to TV with a comedy NBC explains…
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This TV Bits is a particularly good one for comedy nerds, with positive developments for Lena Dunham, Marc Maron, and Louis C.K. After the jump: ABC's Nashville gets picked up for a full season Watch a new trailer for Kevin Bacon's The Following Judd Apatow says Girls has been renewed for Season 3 Louis C.K.…
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On preview night at San Diego Comic-Con you can choose to do one of two things. Either you walk the floor and search for exclusive toys and cool booths, or you pack into Ballroom 20 and watch a bunch of highly anticipated television pilots. Fortunately, we at /Film have Hermione Granger time-turners and were able…
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If the career of writer Kevin Williamson is any indication, his new TV show The Following could be in trouble. It'll premiere later this year on Fox and stars Kevin Bacon as an FBI agent on the hunt for a serial killer (James Purefoy) who can psychically connect with fellow murders. Sounds promising and, from…
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With TV upfronts just around the corner, broadcast networks have been scrambling to make some tough calls. Fox has now decreed the fates of its three freshman dramas, axing J.J. Abrams' Alcatraz and its Bones spinoff The Finder while re-upping on Kiefer Sutherland's Touch. On the animated side, American Dad and Family Guy are slated to return while…
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