I can’t say that I’m upset to see Autoblog’s new report:

They couldn’t even get it together on a cast, so the news doesn’t come entirely as a surprise. The newly announced fall lineup doesn’t save a seat for “Gear,” though room is made in the lineup for that clunker of a retread that is Knight […]

The newest casting news to come out of Heroes is pretty intruiging. TV Guide’s Ausiello reports:

Bruce Boxleitner…has snagged a top-secret recurring role that was originally going to be modeled after Sen. John McCain. The character has since been reconceived, and now all I know for sure is that he’ll be sharing scenes with a […]

The Battlestar Galactica spin-off Caprica has announced their lead actress, according to io9:

Paula Malcomson, best known for her work as Trixie in Deadwood, will help bring the soap operatics to the “Dynasty in space” backdoor pilot.

Malcomson is playing a double agent, who is having an affair with her husband’s rival, and passes on secrets that […]

One of the best television shows ever is coming to the big screen, Gizmodo reveals:

Zlotoff mentioned he somehow ended up with the movie rights years ago (extremely uncommon), giving him full control over the film. While few specifics were mentioned, and no formal announcement has been made, its extremely promising that the man with the […]

The Writer’s Strike did more than change the landscape of tv for a few months as we all waited through reality programming for the return of our favorites. It’s changed the way television is made, Variety says.

In profound and permanent ways, the television business has changed since the writers declared pencils down. Network and […]

In what might be a sign of the apocalypse, TMZ on TV has been declared a news broadcast by the FCC. Variety reports:

The Federal Communications Commission has ruled as such in the cases of Fox’s “TMZ” and the Christian Broadcast Network’s “The 700 Club,” declaring Friday that each show meets the test for “a […]

MTV is once again asserting itself as a channel that does NOT play music videos. One of the highlights of their summer schedule is “Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods”, according to Variety:

Eight-episode, pre-taped series will follow 10 actresses vying to replace Laura Bell Bundy as the star of “Legally Blonde,” […]

The New York Television Festival and Fox Entertainment are hosting a screenplay contest, Variety reports:

The best half-hour pilot script will earn its writer $25,000 and a development deal with Fox.
Submissions are open as of June 2 and will continue through June 13 or until 1,500 submissions are received.
The competition focuses on comedy scripts, and is […]

There are some new characters being added to the next season of The Sarah Conner Chronicles, Ask Ausiello reports:

The show is hunting for a couple of new regulars: Becky, a hot teenaged hipster, and Catherine, an unusually earthy business bigwig in her early forties.
Ausiello thinks the new girl is going to be John’s girlfriend. […]

It’s Wednesday Night, which means it’s the night for Bravo to air one of their flagship reality shows. Right now, we’re in the middle of Top Chef: Chicago, which the commercials promise is “the number one food show on cable.”
I personally can’t cook, but I love this show. Some of the stuff in […]

Curious about what in the world is going on in the world of Project Runway? Spin-offs, network changes, and lawsuits!
First, Blogging Project Runway:

Bravo Press confirms that Season Five will premiere in July. We are guessing that the Final Challenge will be at Bryant Park in September.
The important thing to remember here is that […]

Naomi Campbell was slated to appear on Ugly Betty last season and had to postpone. It looks like her day has arrived, according to TV Guide:

Supermodel Naomi Campbell will make a guest appearance on the season finale of Ugly Betty (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET, ABC).
Maybe she’s decided that her recent bad press needs a […]

It turns out that Shawn from Psych has an even nicer pedigree than just having Corbin Bernsen for a dad. His mom will be played by Cybill Shepherd according to TV Guide:

Shepherd will appear in at least two episodes, beginning with the third-
I’m not sure how thrilled I am with the casting. […]

Stanley Kamel, the actor who played Monk’s psychiatrist Dr. Charles Kroger, has passed away at age 65. Access Hollywood quotes a statement from a USA Network representative:

USA is deeply saddened by the news of Stanley Kamel’s passing. Stanley was an amazingly talented and extremely kind man, and an important member of the USA family. […]

CBS let one episode of Secret Talents of the Stars air, but as the country music singers took the stage to do stand-up, the viewers didn’t tune in. The show was immediately canceled, according to CNN:

The first airing Wednesday had former “Star Trek” actor George Takei singing “On the Road Again.” Only 4.6 million […]

We here at the TV Show Blog obviously love our Science Fiction. But what about those shows that we love too much? io9 asks what the most overrated sci-fi show of all time is:

We’ve all had the experience of looking back at a movie or TV show that rocked our worlds a few […]

I admit it, I’m a huge Project Runway addict. So this news completely baffles me. Project Runway is leaving Bravo and going to…Lifetime? The The New York Daily News reports:

The deal, estimated to be worth upward of $150 million, has officials at Bravo and owner NBC Universal feeling way too last season.
So […]

It started decades ago, but court television shows have finally hit their peak and gotten an Emmy category. Variety reports:

“It wasn’t really a talkshow or a reality show or a soap opera,” [Michael Rourke] says. “It had elements of all of those things. The genre was an orphan. It’s great they’re acknowledging it as […]

Last week at Paley Fest ‘08, Chuck’s creators said they want to bring in Jean Claude Van Damme for the show. Turns out, it wasn’t a joke, says TVGuide:

Josh Schwartz was deadly serious when he told the crowd that it’s his goal to cast Van Damme as one of next season’s Big Bads. “I […]

CBS has issued their final word, despite the fact that the internet is full of buzz that Jericho is just getting better every week, they’ve canceled the show. Again. The Hollywood Reporter says:

“The March 25th episode of Jericho will be the series finale,” CBS said in a statement. “Without question, there are passionate […]