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TCA 2011 News: BEDLAM to bring the ‘scary’ to BBC America

By CARL CORTEZ 07/28/2011
Theo James in BEDLAM - Series 1 | ©2011 BBC America/Jonathan Ford for Sky Living

At today’s TCA session, BBC America announced that they’re so impressed with the new supernatural series BEDLAM that they decided to move up its airdate from October 8 to October 1 so it can follow the season finale of DOCTOR WHO. The series is set in an old Victorian lunatic asylum that’s been converted into apartments and follows a young man name Jed (Theo James) who begins to have visions of the ghosts that are still residing there – and those ghosts are very angry. “We were influenced by THE SHINING and Japanese horror films,” says creator David Allison. “We […]Read On »


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TCA 2011 News: Why THE HOUR is more political thriller than MAD MEN

By CARL CORTEZ
THE HOUR - Series 1 | ©2011 BBC America

BBC America will be debuting THE HOUR, its new co-production with BBC 2 on August 17th and critics got a first taste of the impressive looking  new series at the Summer’s 2011 TCA session. Set in the mid 1950s, the series created by Abi Morgan is an espionage thriller set in the news room of the BBC as it follows the triangle of a young journalist (Ben Whishaw), an ambitious young producer (Romola Garai) and the new lead anchor of the show (Dominic West). While similarities between THE HOUR and MAD MEN are inevitable, executive producer Derek Wax says those […]Read On »


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TCA 2011 News: BBC America to launch COPPER as its first original production

By CARL CORTEZ
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During today’s 2011 Summer TCA session, BBC America announced that they will be launching their first, self-produced original series in the summer of 2012. Called COPPER, it will be a ten episode series from Cineflix Studios and producers Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana. “Copper captures the immigrant experience in 19th Century New York,” says BBC America General Manager Perry Simon. “The show maintains our U.K. connectivity in a bold and smart way. I didn’t want our first original series to be a ‘A London cop gets transferred to Las Vegas.’ COPPER explores the multi-culturism in early America and it’s a […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT goes live

By CARL CORTEZ 01/24/2011
Piers Morgan hosts PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT | &Copy 2011 CNN

Now that PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT has premiered on CNN with its first week of big interview gets (Oprah Winfrey, Howard Stern, Ricky Gervais), the nightly weekday series hosted by Piers Morgan, will now have a chance to settle into its format and find its ultimate direction and focus in the weeks (and months) to come. During CNN’s Television Critic sessions earlier this month, ASSIGNMENT X was able to get a few exclusive minutes with the charismatic British personality (right before the show debuted) to find out where he feels the news series will be heading and what he hopes to […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: The scoop on THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (Hint – Klaus is coming)

By CARL CORTEZ 01/14/2011
Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season Two | © 2010 The CW

While speaking at today’s Winter TCA session, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES actress Nina Dobrev hinted that Klaus will be seen on the show. “He’s coming at some point at the end of the season,” says Dobrev. “He hasn’t been cast yet, but he’s going to be a Big Bad Vampire.” Candice Accola, who also stars on DIARIES, also notes that werewolves will be playing a big part in the latter part of the season. “We’re introduced to more werewolf action,” says Accola. “We show the meeting of vampires and werewolves and how they will be part of each others lives. It’s […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: Breaking News on NIKITA and why Maggie Q kicks-ass with words

By CARL CORTEZ
Maggie Q in NIKITA - Season One | ©2010 The CW

During a session for THE CW’s KICK-ASS WOMEN OF THE CW, Maggie Q, star of NIKITA said one of our favorite quotes of the day. “I think any guy who doesn’t like a tough chick is a loser,” says Maggie Q. “Man up!” ‘Nuff said. In terms of changes on NIKITA in the latter half of the season, expect the character of Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) to be leaving the Division and teaming up with Nikita in the field. “Alex graduates to full agent and the show shifts quite a bit when it happens,” says Fonseca. “She faces a lot more […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: (Update) Erica Durance talks about the end of SMALLVILLE

By CARL CORTEZ
Erica Durance in SMALLVILLE | ©2008 The CW

While speaking at today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, Erica Durance spoke about working on SMALLVILLE this season, when she knows it’s the end. This is what she had to say … “It’s pretty bittersweet,” says Durance who plays Lois Lane. “There’s so much work to do, to look forward to the end, you miss doing justice to the scenes you’re working on. You want to do justice, but there are moments you think, ‘My god, this is the last time I’m going to work with you?’ And I remember doing a scene with Allison Mack and […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: Showtime says DEXTER has life beyond Season 6

By CARL CORTEZ
Michael C. Hall in DEXTER - Season 5 - "My Bad" | ©2010 Showtime

While speaking at today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, newly appointed Showtime Entertainment President David Nevins acknowledged that he hopes DEXTER has a long life on Showtime. “I think there’s a lot of life left in DEXTER,” he admits. “DEXTER was up 11 percent in its 5th season which defies the usual ratings decline. The audience is still coming to it, and it’s not a plot driven show. It’s fundamentally a character driven show. A lot of what the show is tracking is the evolution and the maturation of Dexter. He’s barely an adolescent in the way […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: The future of CSI: NEW YORK and CSI: MIAMI secure on CBS

By CARL CORTEZ
Sela Ward and Gary Sinise in CSI: NY - Season 7 | ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc./Timothy White

Despite CSI: NEW YORK and CSI: MIAMI moving to new time slots this year, at today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler says she’s happy with their ratings and feels those shows have many seasons to come on the network. “Both are doing incredibly well in new time periods, given what was there before,” says Tassler. “The audiences love watching how those cases are solved and what has happened, both shows have opened up more to reveal the more personal elements of [character’s]  lives.  Add in the Sela Ward character in CSI: NY […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: CBS feels THE BIG BANG THEORY will hold its own against AMERICAN IDOL

By CARL CORTEZ
Jim Parsons in THE BIG BANG THEORY - Season Four - "The Alien Parasite Hypothesis | ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved/Monty Brinton

At today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler talked about Fox moving its AMERICAN IDOL results show to Thursday nights opposite its recent move of THE BIG BANG THEORY to Thursdays in the same timeslot. “It will be interesting to see the new cast and changes this year [on IDOL],” says Tassler. “It’s a powerhouse. The good part, BIG BANG has been a superstar and we’re thrilled how well its done on Thursday. It has a very loyal audience. I don’t know what’s going to happen. In terms of BIG BANG fans, we […]Read On »


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