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DanielleTBD's 2013 TV Round-Up of Survivals, Deaths, and New Shots...

2013-05-17T17:00:00.000-07:00

What shows from the 2012-2013 television season have survived to see new episodes in 2013-2014? And what new series will be debuting soon? I have created a hand-dandy round-up, by network, of what to expect. Click on the show titles for more information. ABC 666 Park Avenue - Cancelled Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - New Order The Bachelor - Renewed Back in the Game - New Order Betrayal

From LA Examiner: 'Arrested Development' Netflix Format; Heather Locklear on 'Franklin & Bash' Photos; 'Motive' Advance Review...

2013-05-17T16:30:00.000-07:00

"Arrested Development to break new ground on Netflix" And now the story of a television show before its time and how, seven years later, they’re still breaking ground. It’s Netflix’s Arrested Development. Mitch Hurwitz’s iconic but sadly short-lived comedy series center on a selfish, spoiled Orange County family had “blood in the water” pretty much from the start of its first thirteen

Childhood Lessons on Art from 'The Baby-Sitters Club'...

2013-05-17T13:00:00.000-07:00

I remember none of the lessons they were supposed to teach in school as vividly as something I read in a "Baby-sitters Club" novel. Claudia (the artistic one) was given an assignment in her own school to draw a self-portrait. She was never a good student, but art was her favorite class, her biggest outlet, and her number one hobby, next to baby-sitting, of course. She should have excelled

From LA Examiner: The CW's Fall 2013 Schedule; More 'The Originals' Photos; USA Finally Orders Comedy Series; 'Nikita's' Final Season Details...

2013-05-16T16:30:00.000-07:00

"The CW announces 2013-2014 primetime television schedule" Fall 2013 television schedules are being finalized all over the industry this week, with networks making their programming plans public to advertisers and press alike during the annual upfront presentations in New York City. This is only the first parade the networks will do with their talent, to showcase the future of their shows

'Supernatural' Season Finale Recap: "Sacrifice"...

2013-05-15T21:17:00.000-07:00

With a title like "Sacrficie," the eight season finale of The CW's Supernatural had a lot of promises to keep. Since showrunner Jeremy Carver has spent the season talking about a "two year" plan, and we know Supernatural has been renewed, there wasn't an inherent promise to manage to complete all of the trials-- the angel tablet ones or even the demon tablet ones. The last two trials we

From LA Examiner: 'Arrow' Season Finale Post-Mortems...

2013-05-15T18:00:00.000-07:00

"Stephen Amell discusses early Arrow season two plans" The dust has barely settled on all of the huge developments in The CW's Arrow's first season finale, but series star Stephen Amell has no trouble looking ahead, to the even bigger and better season he know will unfold come fall... [MORE] "Arrow EP Marc Guggenheim on what wasn't in the finale that will be in S2" When we

From LA Examiner: 'The Goodwin Games' Advance Review; CBS 2013-2014 Schedule; TNT and TBS Development Slate; 'The LA Complex' DVD Release Date...

2013-05-15T16:30:00.000-07:00

"Summer 2013 TV Preview: FOX's The Goodwin Games" This time last year, FOX announced plans to premiere a new comedy series about estranged siblings who had to compete for their inheritance. The premise, while quirky, was designed to bring these very different adults back into each others' lives and instill a sense of family and togetherness, something that comes with a lot of heart,

From LA Examiner: My Five Cents on 'HIMYM's' Mother Reveal...

2013-05-14T16:30:00.000-07:00

"How I Met Your Mother reveals the Mother-- but not to Ted" Last night CBS' How I Met Your Mother did something longtime, loyal viewers had been waiting eight seasons for, but they did it in a way that still left many fans scratching their heads and going, 'Her?' In the eighth season finale, How I Met Your Mother finally revealed the titular mother-- but only to the audience... [MORE]

From FOX's Upfronts: 2013-2014 Primetime Schedule; 'Wayward Pines' & '24' Get Limited Series Runs...

2013-05-13T05:55:00.003-07:00

"FOX announces 2013-2014 primetime television schedule" Fall 2013 television schedules are being finalized all over the industry this week, with networks making their programming plans public to advertisers and press alike during the annual upfront presentations in New York City. This is only the first parade the networks will do with their talent, to showcase the future of their shows and

Celebuzz 'Revenge Recap: "Truth" Season Finale...

2013-05-12T22:04:00.000-07:00

I went into the second season finale of ABC's Revenge with a whole lot of questions. What was the purpose of wiping New York's power out? Was Victoria's (Madeleine Stowe) long-lost first-born secretly lurking around the Hamptons even though he had been paid handsomely to stay away? What would Aiden (Barry Sloane) do now that he killed his mentor and was on edge about Emily's (Emily VanCamp)

From LA Examiner: CBS Picks Up 'Reckless' and 'Friends with Better Lives'; NBC Announces 2013-2014 Schedule...

2013-05-12T16:30:00.000-07:00

"CBS orders Reckless, starring Cam Gigandet, for 2013-2014" CBS doesn't care that it's a weekend or a holiday one at that, but the news of their new drama order will at least be good news for the moms of the people involved. CBS has ordered Reckless, a new drama from Dana Stevens, Ian Sander, and Kim Moses, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, to series for 2013-2014... [MORE] "NBC

The 'Hit List' Soundtrack Paints a Specific and Sophomoric Picture of the Show-Within-'Smash'...

2013-05-11T23:07:00.000-07:00

If you watch Smash, you know that "Hit List" is already kind of a messy play. If you read Vulture’s latest Smash article, a plot summary of "Hit List" by series showrunner Josh

ABC Pilot Pick-Ups: 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'Back in the Game', 'Betrayal', 'The Goldbergs', 'Killer Women', 'Lucky 7', 'Mind Games', 'Mixology', 'Wonderland', 'Resurrection', 'Super Fun Night', and 'Trophy Wife'...

2013-05-10T20:24:00.002-07:00

"ABC orders Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to series for 2013-2014" Get ready, Whedon fans! Joss and Jed's new drama, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., based on Marvel Comics' secret intelligence organization, has been given the "go" directly to series order at ABC for the 2013-2014 television season... [MORE] "ABC picks up Back in the Game for 2013-2014" ABC has ordered Back in the Game today, a

More NBC Pilot Pick-Ups: 'Blacklist', 'Night Shift', 'Welcome To The Family', Plus 'Community' Renewed...

2013-05-10T20:07:00.002-07:00

"NBC picks up Blacklist, starring James Spader, for 2013-2014" From Writer/Executive Producer Jon Bokenkamp and showrunner John Eisendrath comes a yet another new criminal drama for NBC. The peacock network has ordered Blacklist to series today, which stars James Spader as the "world's most wanted criminal" who mysteriously turns himself in and offers to give up everyone he's ever

From LA Examiner: NBC Renews 'Community' But Cancels 'Smash'; ABC Renews 'Nashville' and 'Suburgatory' But Cancels 'Happy Endings'...

2013-05-10T19:05:00.000-07:00

"NBC re-enrolls in Community yet again; What will season five look like?" NBC has renewed Community for a fifth season. Now, you may notice that we deliver this news without the fanfare of previous years. We thought long and hard about how we would write this article if the time came, and now that it is upon us, we're honestly still a bit torn. On one hand, we would never have wanted the

From LA Examiner: Adult Swim Upfront News; Stephen Amell on F*ck Cancer; Robbie Amell on 'Tomorrow People'; WBTV Opens Emmy Swag to Fans; Syfy Renews 'Defiance'; Gordon Ramsay Gets a 5th FOX Show; 'Ground Floor' Picked Up; 'Go On' and 'Southland' Cancelled...

2013-05-10T16:30:00.000-07:00

"Adult Swim orders three new series-- and one of them's a soap opera!" Adult Swim held its upfront last night and announced three new original series coming to the roster. These are three more, in addition to the six they had previously announced in development, including a project from Community's Dan Harmon. Though all of the projects are, of course, satirical and comical in nature, they

CBS Pilot Pick-Ups: 'Crazy Ones', 'Hostages', 'Intelligence', 'The Millers', 'Mom', and 'We Are Men'...

2013-05-10T15:26:00.002-07:00

"CBS orders Crazy Ones starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar" CBS has picked up yet another new half-hour comedy (though this time a single-camera one) for the 2013-2014 television season. Crazy Ones starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar is a slightly new take on the network's brand of traditional sitcom humor because it's a workplace comedy... [MORE] "Toni

More NBC Pilot Pick-Ups: 'Chicago PD', 'Ironside', and 'Undateable'...

2013-05-10T10:24:00.000-07:00

"NBC picks up Chicago Fire spin-off, Chicago PD" Dick Wolf knows how to franchise, and as of the 2013-2014 television season he will officially have another one on his hands at NBC. Chicago PD, a spin-off of Chicago Fire (which was also renewed for the new season), has been given a series order today... [MORE] "NBC brings Blair Underwood back to TV for 2013-2014 with Ironside" NBC is

'The Big Bang Theory', Still Afraid to Make Real Strides with Sheldon & Amy, Real Relationship Issues in General...

2013-05-09T17:30:00.000-07:00

When CBS advertised "The Love Spell Potential" episode of The Big Bang Theory as one in which "Sheldon and Amy's relationship [takes] an unexpected turn," I assumed that would mean either they would finally kiss, or they would finally break-up, and I eagerly tuned back in (it helped that CBS sent the "big" episode ahead of time). Now, I haven't been watching the show consistently this season,

From LA Examiner: 'Boston's Finest', 'Parks and Recreation', 'Nikita', and 'The Carrie Diaries' Renewed...

2013-05-09T16:30:00.000-07:00

"TNT renews Boston's Finest for season two" It's a good thing Donnie Wahlberg genuinely seems to like to stay busy because things won't be slowing down for him anytime soon. TNT has renewed his executive produced reality docu-series, Boston's Finest today... [MORE] "NBC renews Parks and Recreation for season six" The fifth season of NBC's Parks and Recreation ended with Leslie

The CW Pilot Pick-Ups: 'The 100', 'Reign', 'Star-Crossed', 'Tomorrow People'...

2013-05-09T15:12:00.001-07:00

"The CW goes dystopian for 2013-2014 with The 100" The CW is going a bit darker next television season, looking at almost one hundred years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization in new drama pilot The 100. But the title does not refer to the time that has passed but instead to the select people who will be sent back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-habilitating it.

NBC Pilot Pick-Ups: 'About A Boy', 'Beleive', 'Crisis', 'The Family Guide', and 'Sean Saves The World'...

2013-05-09T11:23:00.000-07:00

"Jason Katims to pull double duty on NBC with About A Boy" Deadline is reporting that the man behind the best ugly-cry series ever, Parenthood, has another project officially a "go" at NBC: the single-camera comedy About a Boy... [MORE] "NBC still wants to Believe in serialized dramas for 2013-2014" NBC hasn't had the best track record with serialized, especially supernatural,

On Childhood Creativity and Adult Artistry...

2013-05-09T09:36:00.002-07:00

Just about everyone on my Twitter feed is talking about Hyperbole and a Half this morning. I admit, I had never heard of the blog until so many people were commenting on and sharing the most recent post link that I had to check it out. And I'm so glad I did because the opening portion spoke directly to me. " I remember being endlessly entertained by the adventures of my toys. Some days they

'Supernatural' Recap: "Clip Show"...

2013-05-08T21:47:00.000-07:00

The CW's Supernatural had a lot of ground to cover in its penultimate episode of season eight, "Clip Show." Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) were busy digging through the Men of Letters bunker to find a secret dungeon they somehow missed in their earlier search of their new digs, as well as boxes of research (Dean went on about how much he found, but really he only explained

FOX Comedy Pilot Pick-Ups: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', 'Dad's, 'Enlisted', 'Surviving Jack', and 'Us & Them'...

2013-05-08T20:07:00.001-07:00

"FOX picks up Mike Schur and Andy Samberg's Brooklyn Nine-Nine" FOX has announced a new comedy coming to their 2013-2014 television slate: Brooklyn Nine-Nine starring Andy Samberg (who also serves as producer on the project)... [MORE] "FOX orders Seth MacFarlane's first live-action comedy, Dads" FOX has made an extra commitment to stay in business with their animation king, Seth