FRINGE tapped into a deep creative mine this year that built momentum throughout the season and helped give us our first real foothold on TV's most competitive night," said Reilly. "The entire FRINGE team - from the producers and writers to the cast and crew - has taken smart storytelling and top production quality to a whole new level. The rest of this season is mind-blowing, and we can't wait to get started on the third installment of this amazing journey."
Are you happy about this news? Do you think the show can survive a third season?
You can read the full press release by following the link here.
Neil Patrick Harris will be singing another tune, but this time as a guest on FOX's breakout series Glee, according to E Online's Watch with Kristin.
Hold on to your track pants, Sue Sylvester! 'Cause one solid Glee insider tells me that Neil is playing a character who is "really funny and really mean." I'm told he will be "much more of the Dr. Horrible variety than Doogie Howser, M.D."
The Hollywood Reporter is predicting the odds of which "on the bubble" network shows will return next fall. They include critical ratings challenged darlings, one-time hits, freshman series and pretty much every scripted drama on NBC that isn't a member of the Law & Order franchise.
Which of The Hollywood Reporter's "on the bubble" series do you want to return next fall?
Past Life, the new Fox drama starring All My Children alum Kelli Giddish premieres Tuesday in the plum slot after American Idol. I can't wait to watch it because I thoroughly enjoyed Giddish's potrayal of Di Henry on AMC and the trailer(s)–which you can watch after the jump–look really good.
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Good news Gleeks! Fox has picked up Glee for a second season and is holding an open casting call looking for new talent.
Anybody and everybody now has a chance to be on a show about talented underdogs. No matter who you are – a Broadway talent or a struggling singing waiter with a dream in the Midwest – you now have an opportunity to make that dream come true by posting your talent video and showing us what you can do. ALL the roles will be chosen from the video audition process, which is exciting and unprecedented. We want to be the first interactive musical comedy on television, and the search is ON.
Fan's of Fox's animated comedy The Simpsons should not get their hopes up for a cameo by soccer star David Beckham anytime soon. The Daily Mirror is reporting that the footballer approached showrunners about a possible appearance, but was turned down because they didn't believe he was a big enough star for the United States audience.
Do you agree? Do you consider David to be a big star? Or is he still a nobody that's dating a Spice Girl?
Glee's Cinderella story. The musical dramedy raked in four Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday. Fox's freshman series was nominated for Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical) and landed Best Acting nominations for Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele and a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Jane Lynch. Hot on the heels of Dexter's shocking season finale, and record breaking ratings come nominations for its star Michael C. Hall and his onscreen nemesis John Lithgow. Glee wasn't the only new series to land a Golden Globe nomination. ABC's Modern Family also received one.
The Golden Globes, which give out awards in both TV and film, also showed the love to George Clooney's Up in the Air. It garnered six nominations. Rob Marshall's highly anticipated Nine earned five nominations, while James Cameron's upcoming blockbuster Avatar earned four. Summer hits District 9 and Inglourious Basterds also earned nominations. Comedian and Precious star Mo'Nique received a Best Supporting Actress nomination. Woody Harrelson, who starred in Zombieland and played an important role in 2012, earned recognition for his work in The Messenger. Sandra Bullock capped off a standout year with a Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) nod for her role in The Proposal and a Best Actress (Drama) nod for The Blind Side.
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30 Rock
Entourage
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
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Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
David Duchovny, Californication
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Here’s something for Fox to sing about. Glee’s fake pregnancy reveal hit the right note with viewers, pulling in the freshman series’ best ratings in demos and viewers to-date, according to The Live Feed.
November sweeps ended on Thanksgiving eve, you're finishing the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers and all of ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW's new scripted series are beginning to wrap up the last of their 2009 episodes. Anticipated by viewers some of the new series have already been cancelled, including: Eastwick, Hank and The Beautiful Life. A few series, like Brothers haven't "officially" (and are thus included in this poll) gotten the axe, but they might as well be. Others, like Vampire Diaries have set records for their network. Fortunately many of the new series have been picked up or received script orders. The question now becomes, which of these new series is your favorite?
Which new scripted TV series that hasn’t been cancelled is your favorite?
The Mouse House has “no immediate plans to run the remaining five segments” of Kelsey Grammer’s Hank, according to The Live Feed.
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