TV Bits: ‘Arrow’, ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Sons Of Anarchy’, ‘American Horror Story’, ‘Blake’s 7’, ‘Doctor Who’, And More
BetweenAmerican Horror StoryandSons of Anarchy, almost half of this post is FX teasers. After the jump:
The originalTerry Nation-created show centered around a group of criminals and renegades who become unlikely heroes over the course of their outer space travels.Blake’s 7ran for 52 episodes over four seasons ending in 1981, and still retains a cult following today. [Deadline]
As formerOfficewriter / producer / star Mindy Kaling prepares to debut her new show on Fox, a couple of other NBC Thursday nighters are following in her footsteps.Parks & RecreationcreatorMike Schurand writerDan Goorare headed to the network for a new single-camera half-hour comedy from the duo, about a team of NYPD detectives working in one of the city’s outer (i.e., non-Manhattan) boroughs. Fox has just given the series a pilot order, with an eye on debuting it in 2013.
But fear not,Parks & Recfans, Schur’s not leaving Pawnee behind completely. He has previously said that he plans to stick with the NBC comedy until the end. [Vulture]
Back at NBC, meanwhile, a cast is slowly coming together for the Dwight Schrute-centricOfficespinoffThe Farm.Majandra Delfino(Roswell) has just been cast as Fannie, the “pseudo-intellectual lefty” kid sister of Dwight (Rainn Wilson) who’s only recently returned to the fold after spending the last several years in Boston.Blake Garrett(How to Eat Fried Worms) will play her weirdo son Cameron. Both characters will make their debut appearances on an episode ofThe Officethis fall.
If the network decides to move forward with the show, it’ll follow the adventures of Dwight and his siblings as they deal with the beet farm / bed & breakfast they’ve just inherited. A search is still underway for the part of Dwight’s brother Jeb. [TV Line]
You’d thinkArrow’s Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) would have enough on his plate already, between recovering from his shipwreck, fighting the forces of evil, and uncovering shady family secrets, but apparently there’s always room for a little romance.
The CW series has just cast Aussie actressJessica De Gouwas Helena Bertinelli a.k.a. The Huntress, a vigilante hell-bent on destroying the organized crime empire run by her father. De Gouw has reportedly signed on for multiple episodes, and will make her first appearance around Episode 6.ArrowpremieresOctober 10. [EW]
ThoughBreaking Baddefinitely pumped up their profiles, most of the AMC series' adult cast had been working for years or even decades before getting mixed up with Walter White and his blue stuff.
It’s pretty well known that one of leadBryan Cranston’s gigs was a recurring role onSeinfeldas Jerry’s dentist, but what you may not know is that Skyler (Anna Gunn), Saul (Bob Odenkirk), Gretchen (Jessica Hecht), and several others have made appearances on the sitcom as well. Watch a video of their performances below:
[viaScreen Crush]
Whovians, mark your calendars. BBC America has just announced a premiere date ofSeptember 1forDoctor Who’s upcoming seventh season, and there’s a new trailer to get whet your appetite.
Head toTV Linefor synopses of the first three episodes, “Asylum of the Daleks,” “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship,” and “A Town Called Mercy,” though be warned that spoilers follow.
Apparently FX just has a massive stockpile of these eerie, symbolism-heavy promos forAmerican Horror Story. The three latest focus on, respectively, a bath, a staircase, and a flower.
Creepy… and not a little bit informative. Not that we’d want to know all the twists in advance anyway.American Horror Story: Asylumpremieres in October. [viaCinema BlendandTV Overmind]
The three new trailers for FX’sSons of Anarchy, on the other hand, dish up some juicy Season 5 footage. The first one, “Survive,” teases the season’s overall plot arc, while the two that follow focus on Tara (Maggie Siff) and Nero (Jimmy Smits).
Sons of Anarchywill returnSeptember 11. [viaTV Line]
