
Kristen Bell and Ryan Hansen
Ryan Hansen is returning to the Veronica Mars movie as Dick Casablancas, the 09er-turned-Pi Sig frat boy with a heart of gold, Rob Thomas announced Friday.
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Ari Graynor
More than a week after CBS announced its fall schedule, the network has given an additional series order to the Bad Teacher adaptation, TVGuide.com has learned.
Based on the Cameron Diaz film, a sexy, foul-mouthed divorcée (Ari Graynor) becomes a teacher to...
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Kristen Bell
You don't have to hire Vinny Van Lowe to know that Veronica Mars fans are one dedicated bunch of marshmallows. And after all these years since VMars went off the air — six, to be exact — all that waiting, tweeting and praying might pay off: The Veronica Mars movie is actually going happen! But only if you're willing to help.
Creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell launched a Kickstarter campaign Wednesday to raise money for the project, with a goal of $2 million in 30 days. If the goal is met, the movie would begin shooting ...
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Kevin Bacon, AnnaSophia Robb
It's 2013, and with the new year comes a new outlook, new resolutions and yes, even new TV viewing habits.
Midseason TV: Check out the day-by-day schedule
Not that there's anything wrong with the shows you already love, but some scheduling changes have necessitated a rejiggering of priorities. While some series aren't continuing past the midseason mark — XOXO, Gossip Girl! Adios, Partners! — new shows are stepping in to fill the void. And since most of us didn't get a second DVR for the holidays, we still need to pick and choose how these new offerings will figure into our limited viewing time (if at all). Below are four of the busiest midseason timeslots and our take on what to watch, DVR, skip or just watch online.
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Danneel Harris
Friends With Benefits is getting a Saturday time slot, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The NBC series, starring Ryan Hansen, Danneel Ackles and Jessica Lucas, follows five friends having trouble finding love.
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Chuck
NBC has renewed Chuck for a fourth season, and announced it will be joined in the fall by four new series — including one produced by Conan O'Brien.
Chuck, which will wrap its third season May 24 with a two-hour finale, has averaged a respectable 6.6 million viewers this season. NBC did not specify the number of episodes ordered for Season 4.
14 promising pilots: What new fall shows look best?
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Ryan Hansen
Veronica Mars alum Ryan Hansen has been cast in the NBC comedy pilot Friends with Benefits, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
FlashForward actress tapped for NBC comedy pilot
The series follows ...
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Josh Schwartz refuses to kick back. With Chuck and Gossip Girl already on the broadcast airwaves, the prolific writer-producer has now created Rockville CA, a 20-episode music-themed web series living at TheWB.com.
Ryan Hansen, whom you may remember as Veronica Mars' mischievous Dick Casablancas, recently videotaped a set tour for TVGuide.com readers. Along the way, he shoots the breeze with such castmates as Matt Cohen (Supernatural) and Jelly Howie (Dexter).
Among the indie faves and up-and-coming music acts you can expect to spy on the series are Kaiser Chiefs, Travis, Phantom Planet, The Duke Spirit, Eagles of Death Metal, Earlimart and Frightened Rabbit.
Two new four- to six-minute episodes post every Tuesday. Make the jump and check it out.
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Kristen Bell in Fifty Pills
On the CW's Veronica Mars (Tuesdays at 9 pm/ET), Kristen Bell plays a sassy crime fighter who revels in putting the bad guys behind bars (or at least getting a bit of payback). But in the newly released DVD for Fifty Pills, fans will get to see quite a different side of her as a somewhat proper love interest to a fella who has to sell Ecstasy in order to stay in college. TVGuide.com asked Bell about the indie flick as well as the rest of Veronica Mars' Season 3 — including her current take on Logan and Veronica's fate.
TVGuide.com: Fifty Pills has sort of an American Pie kind of vibe.Kristen Bell: Yeah, it definitely has that feel to it.
TVGuide.com: And you get to play the nice good girl.Bell:
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In this Q&A: Learn why Veronica Mars puts up with Dick, and much more!
You asked and Rob Thomas answered. Simple, right? In this brand-new TVGuide.com reader Q&A, the creator of Veronica Mars (Tuesdays at 9 pm/ET, on the CW) tells all about his plans for an encounter between Mac and Dick Casablancas, as well as a potential love interest for Weevil. Also, the Mac-a-holics can rest easy since Thomas promises much more of the lovable computer geek this spring. Read on to discover who the real bad guy in the Casablancas clan is, as well as the one celebrity who could revive the movie version of Keith's book.
In Season 1, Beaver walks us through a flashback where he says that Dick encouraged him to have his way with Veronica while she was unconscious. Beaver said he didn't touch her, which we now know is a total lie. But my question is, are we still supposed to believe Dick put him up to it in the first p
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