Francis Capra will reprise his role in the upcoming Veronica Mars film, creator Rob Thomas Monday.
In the original series...
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Rachel Uchitel's husband Matt Hahn filed for divorce on Monday, citing "cruel and inhumane treatment," TMZ reports.
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The TV season just ended, but it's never too early to start thinking about the next one.
With a shiny new slate of highly anticipated shows on deck, the freshman class will undoubtedly compete for coveted DVR space with your old favorites — some of which, let's face it, have lost their way. So we want to know: Which shows are you giving up on next season?
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David Boreanaz and Kate Walsh top the impressive cast list for Neil LaBute's upcoming DirecTV drama Full Circle, the network announced Thursday.
The 10-episode series...
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Question: I'm shocked and delighted by Fox's announcement about bringing back 24, but honestly, I think this points to the future of television. It's the same thing with The Following: Give us shorter seasons, TV Gods! Seriously, 22-episode seasons just don't work for so many shows, especially the serialized ones. How much filler was there in any given 24-episode season of real-time 24? A ton, inevitably. And every other heavily serialized show you can point to is eventually going to fall back on filler episodes, or extended (and frustrating) wheel-spinning, etc. It's just inevitable, and the best serialized shows are the ones that best manage this reality: for instance, The Vampire Diaries splits its season into three or four tightly focused mini-arcs that pack as much into each mini-arc as most shows cover in a whole season.
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