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‘Battlestar’ Vet Tricia Helfer for NBC’s ‘The Firm’

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Battlestar Galactica actress Tricia Helfer has lined up a recurring role on NBC’s upcoming drama series The Firm.  The show is based on John Grisham’s  best-selling novel and the 1993 Tom Cruise film, but is set ten years later.  Josh Lucas takes over Cruise’s role of Mitch McDeere as he and his wife Abby (Molly [...]

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Breaking Bad Will Return for a 16-Episode Final Season

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Amid contract disputes between AMC and Breaking Bad‘s production studio Sony TV, Deadline reports that a deal has been struck to bring back the drama series for a final 16-episode fifth season.  AMC has been mired in disputes and controversy with showrunners and producers of their top shows including Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and most [...]

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Heads Will Roll in the New ‘Spartacus: Vengeance’ Trailer

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I was already very excited for the upcoming second season of Starz hit series Spartacus after watching the teaser trailer several weeks ago.  I didn’t need this new trailer to mark January 2012 down in my calender.  Fortunately, Starz didn’t care what I needed and saw fit to fit to release the trailer for the [...]

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Kevin Bacon Could Be HBO’s ‘Valentine’

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HBO has bought Bryan Sipe’s half-hour comedy spec script, Valentine, which Deadline reports will potentially be a starring vehicle for Kevin Bacon.  The actor would most likely executive produce as well.  Sipe will executive produce, and Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald will also be on board to produce.  Valentine follows Bacon’s potential character, Johnny Valentine, [...]

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‘True Blood’ Renewed for Season 5; USA Network Orders Second Season for ‘Suits’

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In a move that surprised no one, HBO has renewed their hit Southern vampire soap True Blood for a fifth season.  TVline reports that the twelve-episode season will air next summer, and that showrunner Alan Ball has also signed on to stay with the show through that time.  True Blood is currently airing its fourth [...]

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TV News: No Sixth Season for Eureka; Upcoming Fifth Season Will Be Its Last

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Well, it looks like Global Dynamic will be closing up shop earlier than expected.  Syfy has decided to discontinue their hit sci-fi show about a top-secret town of geniuses, once it finishes its 2012 fifth season.  Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson and Salli Richardson-Whitfield, had plans for a potential six-episode sixth season that could have been [...]

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