How I Met Your Mother Gets Two More Seasons
With Two and a Half Men's fate still uncertain, one CBS sitcom won't have to wonder about its future. The network has ordered two more ...
David Arquette Rushed to Hospital After Head-on Car Crash
David Arquette was involved in a car accident Friday afternoon in West Hollywood, People reports. According to the magazine, the actor's rep says he's "fine," but is still heading to a Los Angeles-area hospital.
Tricia Helfer Reunites With Battlestar's Ron Moore for 17th Precinct
After starring in Ron Moore's space opera Battlestar Galactica, Tricia Helfer is reteaming with him for a fantasy cop drama, TV Guide has confirmed. The actress is joining the cast of his NBC pilot, 17th Precinct. The Sony TV-produced drama centers on the cops in the town of Excelsior, where magic reigns. Helfer will play the necromancer Morgana, the precinct's coroner. Deadline first reported the news.
Wonder Woman Ropes In Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes has joined the cast of David E. Kelley's Wonder Woman pilot, TVGuide.com has confirmed. He's set to star opposite Adrienne Palicki, who nabbed the role of Wonder Woman/Diana Themyscira, aka Diana Prince. Elwes will play Themyscira Industries acting CEO Henry Detmer. He's devoted to Diana and looks out for her interests like an uncle would, but it's possible he could become a love interest later. The news was first reported by Deadline.
Mad Men's Christina Hendricks to Dine on Top Chef Masters
Christina Hendricks will be heating up the competition on Bravo. The Mad Men star and her actor husband Geoffrey Arend will be the guests of honor on an episode of the upcoming third season of Top Chef Masters, EW reports.
Spartacus Finale: Things That Made Us Go "Ew!"
Friday's Spartacus: Gods of the Arena finale left us feeling abused, amused and slightly bemused. Bloodshed we expected, even a few tears, but a happy ending? We didn't see that one coming from across the arena. In the wake of Titus and Melitta's death, the House of Batiatus was out for blood. Believing Tullius was behind the tainted wine, Batiatus' crew ambushed Tullius and his minions in an alley, where his life was initially spared, but only so Batiatus could kill him later and then wall his body up in the new arena he had built. What is with these ancient Romans and extreme displays of disrespect? On the arena's opening day, Sextus decided to treat the crowds to public executions including one for escaped slave Diona. Also, Solonius proved himself to be a good student at backstabbing after taking all of Vettius' gladiators, shorting his conspirator Batiatus who expected half of the men. But that's okay because Gannicus was the ultimate victor of the bloody Primus, thus winning elevated status for the House of Batiatus. Miffed, Solonius maneuvered Batiatus into making the ultimate sacrifice and show of public generosity: granting Gannicus his freedom.
Spartacus' Dustin Clare: Get Ready for the Biggest Fight Scene Ever
The finale of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is upon us, and it's been a brief but bloody six episodes. The prequel's newest face, Dustin Clare, teases what to expect in the finale, including a fight scene that took eight days to shoot.
Two and a Half Men Ends Production for the Season Following Charlie Sheen's Radio Rant
Charlie Sheen won't be going back to work on Two and a Half Men next week after all — and he's not happy about it. CBS and Warner Bros. Television announced Thursday that production on the sitcom will shut down for the rest of the season. News arrives just hours after Sheen's rant on the Alex Jones Show radio program earlier Thursday morning, in which he bashed Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre.
True Blood Makes Way for Eric's Maker: Godric Returns!
Bon Temps will see a familiar pale face in its upcoming fourth season. Allan Hyde who played Godric, Eric's peaceful and sun-seeking maker, will reprise his role on True Blood, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Charlie Sheen's Radio Rant: Bashes Men Creator, Calls Women "Turds"
Charlie Sheen says he's ready to return to work, but is Two and a Half Men ready for him? The sitcom star let loose on the Alex Jones Show radio program Thursday and took aim at some of the people in his life, including Men executive producer Chuck Lorre, who had run a vanity card on screen after the Feb. 14 episode in which he said he'd be angry if Sheen outlives him. "I didn't care about that vanity card," Sheen said. "I went straight home and dispelled that, that was actually one of the few compliments that clown has paid me in frickin' almost a decade. I embarrassed him in front of his children and the world by healing at a pace that this un-evolved mind cannot process. I've spent, I think, close to the last decade, I don't know, effortlessly and magically converting your tin can into pure gold. And the gratitude I get is this charlatan chose not to do his job, which is to write."
TBS' Glory Daze Canceled After One Season
TBS' Glory Daze are behind them. The network has decided not to renew the hourlong college comedy for another season, Deadline reports.
Jersey Shore's Sammi Reunites With Ronnie: "He's a Good Person"
Jersey Shore's Sammi Giancola is standing by her man, even after their humiliating and violent public breakup, Us Weekly reports Sammi "Sweetheart" says she's back together with on-and-off boyfriend Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, who was last seen calling her a "spoiled b----," throwing her bed out the window, and stomping on her glasses. She now claims he's just misunderstood.
Manu Bennett on Spartacus' Prequel Finale, Season 2 and Liam McIntyre
Besides lots of bloodshed, Manu Bennett says there are no guarantees when it comes to Friday's Spartacus: Gods of the Arena finale (Starz, 10/9c). "Nothing means anything," he tells TVGuide.com. "Episode 6 has a big turn of events that creates the unexpected. That's kind of the nature of our show. It's not always happy or what everybody wants or expects, but there's a lot in store that will change the dynamics again."
Nikita's Melinda Clarke: Fans Want Amanda to Be Truly Evil
"This is Nikita's version of Inception," Melinda Clarke tells TVGuide.com about Thursday's episode. "Amanda is injecting Alex with a hallucinogen to give her this waking dream state in order to extract the information she wants." The chemical interrogation will make many fans happy. "They really want Amanda to be truly evil," she says. "That's the fan response: We need her to be as bad as possible and to be really evil. At one point someone asked for some violence."
Shedding for the Wedding's Sara Rue: I Stole Wedding Ideas From These Couples!
"I want a beer pong table at my wedding," Sara Rue tells TVGuide.com, admitting that she gleaned ideas for her own upcoming nuptials from the contestants on Shedding for the Wedding. "I'd tell them, 'I'm stealing that,'" says the host of CW's newest reality competition show debuting Wednesday at 9/8c. "I wasn't in the full wedding planning process when we were shooting, so it was really fun for me to watch them and say, 'Oh I like that dress' or 'Those invitations are pretty' and clock them [in] my mind."
Kobe Bryant Strikes With The Black Mamba
At long last, Kobe Bryant has debuted The Black Mamba. In a short film directed by Robert Rodriguez, Bryant's alter ego, The Black Mamba, goes up against a trio of villains: The Crippler (Danny Trejo), Mister Suave (Bruce Willis) and The Boss (Kanye West).
Prime Suspect Adds Toby Stephens
Toby Stephens will star opposite Maria Bello in NBC's remake of Prime Suspect, Deadline reports. In the update, Bello stars as detective Jane Timoney, who needs to prove herself in the male-dominated New York precinct. Stephens will play her live-in boyfriend with an ex-wife who doesn't want their son staying over with him and Jane.
Rob Corddry and Paula Marshall Batter Up for Fox Pilot
Fox has cast Rob Corddry and Paula Marshall in its fish-out-of-water comedy Little in Common set in the world of little league, Deadline reports. The pair will play Mr. and Mrs. Weller, who move from San Jose, Calif., to Austin, Texas. The proper couple will have to adjust to new neighbors like the Pachecos, who have different ways of child-rearing, and the Burlesons, who take little league very seriously.
Kathy Griffin and Loretta Devine to Judge Glee Regionals
Glee has cast two new judges for its upcoming Regionals competition, and it's not Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. Kathy Griffin and Loretta Devine will hold New Directions' fate in their hands, TVGuide.com has confirmed. On Friday The My Life on the D-List star tweeted to fans, "So excited!! It's true!!"
Beyonce Goes Blonde: Love It or Hate It?
Beyonce Knowles has been turning heads with her new 'do. The singer, who recently attended the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, has been seen around Hollywood sporting a head of long, wavy blonde hair.
Spartacus, Episode 5: Things That Made Us Go "Ew!"
Gaia learned the lesson last week, and it was reiterated in Friday's episode of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena: If you value your life, stay away from the House of Batiatus. Fearing for her friend's sanity, Naevia sneaked sullied sex slave Diona out of the house. Everyone was too busy to notice her absence anyway since Titus set up a competition among the fighters to prove their worth or else get booted to the mines. When the Syrians went head-to-head, Dagan had more skill (and anger over learning of Ashur's pimping betrayal), but Ashur fought dirty, blinding Dagan and rendering him useless as a gladiator. Just before the final showdown, Gannicus learned that if he lost he'd be sold to Tullius ... so he threw the fight to Crixus, choosing to leave behind the torture of loving his best friend's girlfriend. How, uh, romantic. In the end, two people died, but not in the gladiator's arena. Lucretia had been poisoning Titus' honeyed wine all along (as if we didn't see that coming), so he's no longer an obstacle, but poor Melitta also drank some of the wine when she bid "farewell" to Gannicus.
