Coroner's Report: Lee Thompson Young Suffered From Bipolar Disorder
Flashforward
- Metascore71
- 2009-2010
- 1 season
- ABC
- Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction
- TV-14
Individuals try to reconcile visions of their future.
- Metascore71
- 2009-2010
- 1 season
- ABC
- Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction
- TV-14
Individuals try to reconcile visions of their future.
What Are Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Chances on Tuesday Nights?
To say Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is highly anticipated is an understatement. After The Avengers pulled in $1.5 billion globally and other Marvel blockbusters like Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and the Iron Man franchise succeeded at the box office, ABC's collaboration with Marvel appeared to be a sure thing. Add to that that S.H.I.E.L.D. marks the television return of Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and Avengers director Joss Whedon, who brings with him even bigger expectations for the new series. On S.H.I.E.L.D., which is an offshoot of The Avengers film franchise, Agent Coulson...
Arrow Exclusive: Spartacus Alum Tapped to Play Amanda Waller
Amanda Waller is coming to Arrow! Spartacus alum Cynthia Addai-Robinson has been tapped to play the DC Comics villain, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. The CW developing Arrow spin-off to feature the Flash In the Arrow-verse, the formidable and enigmatic Amanda Waller works for...
Famous Jett Jackson, Rizzoli & Isles Star Lee Thompson Young Dead at 29
Lee Thompson Young, who played the title character on Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson and currently stars on TNT's Rizzoli & Isles, has died at age 29, TMZreports. Authorities believe the cause of death is suicide.
Walking Dead Names New Showrunner for Season 4
The Walking Dead executive producer Scott Gimple will succeed Glen Mazzara as the zombie drama's showrunner, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Mazzara, who replaced original showrunner Frank Darabont midway through Season 2, announced his departure last month when...
Is Speed the New Suspense on TV?
When Carrie confronted Brody for being a terrorist on Homeland; when Quinn Perkins' identity was revealed on Scandal; when Lori died on The Walking Dead; when American Horror Story: Asylum revealed who Bloody Face was: All of these things happened within the first five episodes of each of these series this season. Suffice it to say, the fall TV season has been full-steam ahead, with series diving straight into some of their biggest mysteries at such a breakneck speed, it has left fans wondering — and anticipating -- how the shows will top these events for the remainder of the season. Does this make speed the new suspense on television? TV's Sophomore Class Report: Which shows are working? Which are slumping? "Shows have sped up...
Ask Matt: USA Cancellations, Revolution Hiatus, Community, X Factor and more
Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!Question: Been a follower for some time now. I'm happy to say you're usually a fan of the same shows as me, and we're close enough that I use your take on upcoming shows I'm on the fence about. My question is regarding the recent USA cancellations of Common Law and Fairly Legal.
Exclusive: SVU Books True Blood Alum to Play Rollins' Sister!
For Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's Amanda Rollins, True Blood is thicker than water. Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning showsThe NBC cop drama has cast former True Blood star Lindsay Pulsipher to play the recurring role of Kim Rollins, the younger sister of Kelli Giddish's detective, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Kim, who was first referenced last season, will arrive in New York unexpectedly and will create all kinds of trouble for her older sister....
Can Revolution Break the Mystery Show Curse?
Many shows have fallen victim to the three most cursed words in recent TV history: "the next Lost." Ever since the island drama debuted in 2005, networks have been scrambling to re-create the series' irresistible combination of poignant drama and the bizarre supernatural. Unfortunately, most shows that try to fill those shoes — FlashForward, The Event and Alcatraz, to name three — have floundered within just a season. Does NBC's latest foray into sci-fi mystery genre, Revolution, have what it takes to break the curse?
Will Your Watchlist Picks Predict Fall TV Success?
Last fall, eight of the top 10 shows added to Watchlist were picked up for a full season. Coincidence -- or are TVGuide.com users just that savvy at picking winners? And will they have the same Midas touch this year? What is a Watchlist? This video explains We're going to find out. Since May, when the networks announced their fall lineups at the annual upfronts presentations, we've been tracking which shows users were most excited about, as evidenced by their addition to Watchlists. Three months later, we've got a lot of data from our 500,000+ Watchlist users. So far, for example, users are generally more interested in...
Exclusive: Rizzoli & Isles Star Cops CSI: NY Guest Role
Rizzoli & Isles star Lee Thompson Young is about to end up on the other side of a police investigation.Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV previewYoung, who plays Detective Barry Frost, the weak-stomached partner of Angie Harmon's Rizzoli on the TNT cop drama, has landed a guest-starring role on CSI: NY, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.He will play Kelvin, a Manhattan accountant who has become successful despite a troubled upbringing...
Exclusive: Heroes Alum Joins Fairly Legal
FlashForward and Heroes alum Barry Shabaka Henley will guest-star on USA Network's Fairly Legal, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Henley, who played Detective Fuller on Heroes, joins as FBI Agent Donovan, a seasoned agent who isn't afraid to play rough. Fairly Legal: Ryan Johnson lawyers up as new series regular
Ratings: Once Upon a Time Gives ABC Its Best Scripted Series Debut in 2 Years
Once Upon a Time gave ABC its highest demo rating for a scripted series in a couple of years, entertaining 12.79 million people while posting a 3.9 among 18-to-49-year-olds, according to Nielsen data. That's the best rating in the industry-prized demo for the network since V, Cougar Town, FlashForward and Modern Family each hit or surpassed 4.0 in 2009.
Supernatural's Jared and Genevieve Padalecki Expecting a Baby
One of Supernatural's Winchester brothers is about to be a daddy. Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam on the CW series, and wife Genevieve, are expecting a baby, the actor announced on Twitter. "OK y'all I'd rather you officially hear it from me," he wrote. "So, yes. Genevieve is...
Lost's Sonya Walger Joins USA's Common Law
Sonya Walger has joined USA's upcoming buddy cop drama Common Law, Entertainment Weekly reports. The Lost alum will play Dr. Emma Ryan, an intelligent and attractive Beverly Hills psychiatrist who splits her time writing pill prescriptions for her wealthy clients and offering low-cost group therapy at the local community center. It's here that Dr. Ryan meets...
5 Things to Expect from Ringer --- Besides Sarah Michelle Gellar
Who hasn't missed Sarah Michelle Gellar vanquishing all manner of Hellmouth demon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Is there someone who didn't love her turn as sexed up manipulator Kathryn Merteuil in Cruel Intentions? Point is we've had the premiere of Ringer, aka the return of SMG to weekly TV, marked on our calendars since it got the green light back in May. But there are other reasons outside of Gellar to check out her new soapy thriller, too, starting with the premise: She plays estranged twins! Bridget is a recovering addict on the run from some unsavory types, and when super-rich sis Siobhan goes missing, she takes on the presumed-dead's identity as a last resort. Of course, we also just said she's playing twins... Hooked yet? Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning shows Here are five other reasons you could give Ringer a shot -- besides Her Sarah Michelleness — with a little input from the cast:
Starz Decides Not to Return to Camelot
After struggling to find viewers in a summer of similar genre shows like Game of Thrones and The Borgias, Starz has decided not to renew Camelot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series — which starred Twilight hunk Jamie Campbell Bower as a young King Arthur, with Joseph Fiennes as his Merlin — averaged less than...
Mega Buzz: Five-0's New Teammate, Housewives' New Lover and a True Blood Return
Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. What can you tell me about this new "female McGarrett" that's joining Hawaii Five-0? — Leo ADAM: She's a Homeland Security agent that the new governor has assigned to McGarrett's team — to spy on them, according to McGarrett. Though they get off to a rocky start, we can reveal that clothes will be shed during one of their first meetings! Please tell me you have any spoilers on the new season of Desperate Housewives! — Laura NATALIE: There's a new man on Wisteria Lane on whom Renee will set her sights — no, not to pursue a relationship; she thinks he's a...
Spartacus' Recasting Continues: Cynthia Addai-Robinson to Play Naevia
Cynthia Addai-Robinson will replace Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand, TVGuide.com has confirmed. In the prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Brandt played body slave Naevia to Lucretia (Lucy Lawless) and then eventually became the lover of Crixus the gladiator in the original series' first season. Brandt decided not to...
American Idol's Katharine McPhee Signs On for NBC's TV Musical
American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee has been tapped to co-star in Steven Spielberg's TV musical drama Smash, Deadline.com reports. Report: Debra Messing to headline NBC's musical pilot The NBC pilot centers on ...
Alex Kingston to Guest-Star on Private Practice
ER alum Alex Kingston has booked a multi-episode arc on Private Practice, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Kingston, 47, will appear in at least three episodes as...
TV's New Romantic Comedies: How To Tell Them Apart
Love is in the air on network TV. From NBC's Perfect Couples to ABC's Happy Endings, each of the big four networks have new romantic comedies to kick off the new year. How to tell the difference between the young love on CBS' Mad Love and Fox's Traffic Light? TVGuide.com has worked up a handy guide to navigate prime time's web of romance. (Just be ready for some TV sitcom déjà vu.) Olivia Munn: Why I left Attack of the Show! Perfect Couples (Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c on NBC) Premise: Three very different couples try to figure out the definition of the perfect relationship. You Know Them From: Worst Week's Kyle Bornheimer, FlashForward's Christine Woods, Attack of the Show!'s Olivia Munn and...
Don Cheadle Joins Showtime's House of Lies
Don Cheadle has been tapped to star in the pilot House of Lies, a half-hour dark comedy based on the novel of the same name, the network announced Monday. Based on Martin Kihn's tell-all House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Tell You the Time, the project will star the 46-year-old Oscar-nominated actor as...
ABC Premiere Dates: Mr. Sunshine Bumps Cougar Town
It's a Friends war: Chandler has pushed Monica off the ABC schedule. The network announced that the prized post-Modern Family timeslot will be filled by Mr. Sunshine, a new comedy starring Matthew Perry. The show will debut Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 9:30/8:30c, while the Courteney Cox comedy Cougar Town goes on hiatus until...
The Good Wife's Michael Ealy: You Have to Watch People Like Derrick Bond
Who is Derrick Bond? That's the question fans of The Good Wife were left asking after last week's cliff-hanger regarding the secret link between Bond and Will Gardner (Josh Charles). According to the man who plays Bond, Michael Ealy, fans have plenty of reasons to be suspicious about. "You just never quite know his intentions. That's where it becomes a bit tricky," Ealy tells TVGuide.com. "He refuses to show his real self. No one knows...
Courtney B. Vance to Guest-Star on The Closer
Brenda Leigh Johnson is going to need a little help in The Closer summer finale, and Courtney B. Vance is the man for the job.The former Law & Order: Criminal Intent and FlashForward star will guest-star in Monday's episode, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. He may also return later in the season.Vance will play Deputy Chief Tommy Delk, the head of the LAPD's counter-terrorism division. He's brought in to help with a joint investigation between the FBI and the LAPD. As Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick) fights to stay a step ahead, Delk proves that he is just as clever as she is in manipulating the system...
Smallville Exclusive: General Lane, Lucy Lane to Return
Lois Lane's family is making a return visit to Smallville! General Sam Lane (Michael Ironside) and Lucy Lane (Peyton List), the father and wild-child sister of Lois (Erica Durance), are set to return in a late-October episode, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. 9 Super spoilers from Smallville's day at Comic-Con General Lane and Lucy were last seen in separate episodes during Season 4. The General, however, has been ...
Critic's Notebook: NBC at TCA
There's event TV, and then there's NBC's The Event. Which had better be eventful, for NBC's sake. You can tell a lot about a network's hope for a show from the way it's launched during the TCA press tour. For NBC, once again in a "rebuilding" year (as the execs put it) after last year's prime-time Jay Leno debacle, the highest expectations are pinned on ...
NBC Discusses Changes at Parks and Rec, 30 Rock and The Office
As if convening a 12-step meeting, NBC executives began their presentation at the Television Critics Association fall TV previews by reciting some of the basic truths of their network's current situation. "We recognize some of the mistakes we've made over the last few years. We put more money in development and we believe in our projects," Jeff Gaspin, the chairman of NBC Entertainment, said Friday. Among the session's news tidbits:
Michael Ealy Joins the Cast of The Good Wife
Call him Bond, Derrick Bond. FlashForward alum Michael Ealy has joined the cast of The Good Wife as Derrick Bond, a partner in the...
Showtime Sets Premiere Dates for Californication, Episodes, Shameless
Showtime has scheduled the debut of two new series and the return of Californication for early next year. Shameless, the John Wells-produced drama, will bow Sunday, Jan. 9 at 10/9c. Starring William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum, Shameless centers on...
Keck's Exclusives: Gabrielle Union FlashForwards to New Series
Before ratings tanked, FlashForward had planned to follow through on its pilot prophecy of killing off FBI agent Demetri Noh (John Cho), reveals Gabrielle Union, who played Demetri's fiancé, attorney Zoey Andata. "Then I was supposed to avenge his death in Season 2 by representing defendants against the FBI whom I blamed for his death," Union says. But John's popularity, fueled by the success of his role as Sulu in the big-screen Star Trek, led the writers to alter his fate, thus limiting Zoey's storyline to the point that she wasn't even included in the series finale...
Fact or Fiction? We Squash Some TV Gossip
When Internet rumors sound too good to be true — guest superstars! Your favorite cancelled show getting a last-minute stay of execution! — they probably are. We squash a few bits of TV gossip currently circling the Web.
FlashForward Fans Stage Massive Blackouts to Save Series
A fictional global blackout changed many people's fates on FlashForward, and now fans of the ABC drama are hoping a series of blackouts will help change the canceled show's fate as well. Weeks after ABC failed to renew the ratings-challenged freshman drama, fans are organizing massive staged blackouts to take place in front of...
Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green Lead Camelot Cast
Joseph Fiennes and Eva Green have been cast in Starz's 10-part Camelot, the network announced on Thursday. Check out videos of Joseph Fiennes Fiennes (FlashForward) will play...
Top Moments: Lost Lets Go, 24 Moves On and Idol Says Goodbye
Season finales provided a lot of healthy closure this week, at least according to our shrink Mitzi Cohen-McGinty, Ph.D. She says that The Biggest Loser is not just about how we look on the outside. She praised Glee for showing us that there is no "right" when it comes to the relationship between a child and the mother who gave her up for adoption. She thinks Jack and Chloe are totally 24's most codependent coworkers, so it's good that they've decided to spend some time apart. And finally, according to Dr. Cohen-McGinty, Lost's season finale is just a metaphor for the journey to self-actualization that we all must take — except, you know, while we're still truckin' on this mortal coil — and preferably from the couch of her stately Upper West Side salon. Welcome to Top Moments: Everybody in Therapy Edition.
Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, May 27, 2010
FlashForward8/7c ABC Flash-forward six months into the future and this once-promising sci-fi series isn't on ABC's schedule. Be that as it may, this finale should hopefully provide some solace to the show's fans: While the world waits to confirm that the mass visions were actual peeks into the future and not vivid hallucinations, Mark learns the date of the next blackout while Simon and Demetri seek to stop it by hacking into the NLAP mainframe.Read on for previews of So You Think You Can Dance, 100 Questions, Hollywood Salutes Matt Damon: An American Cinematheque Tribute, Gulf Oil Spill, Mall Cops: Mall of America and the NBA Playoff.
ABC's Fall Lineup: Familiar Faces Anchor 10 New Series
ABC's new prime-time lineup will be packed with familiar faces, including those of TV veterans Dana Delany, Michael Chiklis, Michael Imperioli and Matthew Perry, the network announced Tuesday.The network will introduce 10 new series, including four dramas for the fall: Body of Proof, No Ordinary Family, Detroit 1-8-7 and The Whole Truth....
Report: ABC Cancels Scrubs, FlashForward, Romantically Challenged and Better Off Ted
ABC has canceled Scrubs, Better Off Ted, FlashForward and Romantically Challenged, Entertainment Weekly reports. The end of the Scrubs comes as no surprise to fans. The comedy was rebooted...
Is Your Favorite Show in Danger?
The new fall TV season means plenty of promising new shows — and canceling struggling old ones to make room. As the networks roll out new programs this month at their upfront presentations to advertisers, here's our list of 13 at-risk shows. Many have posted significant ratings declines. Others are expensive to produce, getting old, or just aren't performing as well as their time-slot rivals. Read about the issues each faces and then weigh in on which shows deserve to stay — or go.
Top Moments: Kissing and Killing
This week television was all about love and violence. Desmond hinted that love may be the secret at the, ahem, heart of Lost. The American Idol judges showed Big Mike some love. A Criminal Minds pair met cute amidst gunfire. Chuck showed Sarah his love...with a bullet. (Oh, and Bones and Booth kissed!) Welcome to Top Moments: Kissing and Killing Edition.
Mega Buzz: Scoop on CSI: Miami, Housewives, Bones and More!
Every week, senior editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant answer your burning questions. Want some TV scoop? Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. Do you guys have some Calleigh/Eric CSI: Miami spoilers? — JaniceADAM: Remember how we told you that Calleigh and Eric would make a decision about their future once and for all before the season ends? Standing in the way of them choosing eternal bliss is Calleigh's Season 6 love interest, Jake Berkeley (Johnny Whitworth), who will reappear later this season. More intriguing, Berkeley will be connected to Horatio's big betrayal, which Delko uncovers. "It's explosive emotionally and it's explosive literally," co-executive producer Barry O'Brien tells us. "It's very dramatic and it's something you've never seen before on CSI: Miami." When will Angie's terrible storyline end on Desperate Housewives? — TeresaMICKEY: Angie will be around through the season finale. The same can't be said for Bree, who'll be...
FlashForward Actress Tapped for NBC Comedy Pilot
FlashForward's Christine Woods has landed a lead role in NBC's comedy pilot Perfect Couples, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series follows ...
Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, March 18, 2010
FlashForward8/7c ABC After three-and-a-half months, you're forgiven if your memory of the show is a tad fuzzy. Here's a quick recap: L.A.-based FBI agents Mark Benford and Demetri Noh investigate after 99.999 percent of the world's population passed out en masse for exactly two minutes, 17 seconds and saw six months into the future. In the last episode, Mark turned in his badge, and scientist Lloyd Simcoe, who claimed co-responsibility for the blackout, was abducted. Tonight, Mark sees an FBI-appointed therapist; Dem teams with CIA agent Vogel (Michael Ealy); and Nicole tries to understand her horrifying vision.Read on for previews of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, Parks and Recreation, Afghan Star and Archer.
9 Reasons to Get Excited for the Return of FlashForward
It's been four months since FlashForward fans last caught up with agents Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes), Demetri Noh (John Cho) and the rest of the Mosaic team investigating the Oct. 6 global blackout. However, viewers won't have to scratch their heads much longer, as the series returns with all new episodes Thursday at 8/7c. Who is Suspect Zero? What's next for Mark? How does Aaron Stark (Brian F. O'Byrne) fit into all this? TVGuide.com talked with the cast and crew to get those answers and more...
Ratings: Justified Rides High; Idol Wins Again
Justified drew 4.2 million viewers Tuesday night, making it FX's biggest series premiere since The Shield debuted to 4.8 million viewers in 2002, the network said. The new drama ranked No. 1 on cable for the night in overall viewers and even beat the broadcast networks at 10/9c among men 18-to-49. Fox won a slow night for the networks as American Idol's two-hour top 12 performance program drew 22.6 million viewers and continued its dominance among all 18-to-49-year-olds, according to Nielsen overnight estimates. CBS placed second for the night, but saw all its shows fall in the demo versus their last new episodes...
FlashForward's Joseph Fiennes Welcomes a Daughter
It's a girl for Joseph Fiennes.The FlashForward star and his wife, Swiss model Maria Dolores Dieguez, welcomed a daughter on ...
Battlestar Galactica's James Callis Joins FlashForward
James Callis, best known as Gaius Baltar on Battlestar Galactica, has been cast in a recurring role on FlashForward, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Although few details are available about Callis' character, the actor, 38, will appear in a big role in several of the season's last episodes...
Exclusive: Crossing Jordan Vet Heads to FlashForward
Crossing Jordan's Ravi Kapoor will appear on an upcoming episode of FlashForward, TVGuide.com has learned. Kapoor will play ...
Mega Buzz: Scoop on CSI: Miami, 90210, Criminal Minds, and More!
Every week, editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant answer your burning questions. Want some TV scoop? Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. I need to know more about Delko's undercover investigation of the lab on CSI: Miami. What's he going to find? — MarshallADAM: "That investigation will reveal the most dramatic betrayal in Horatio Caine's career," co-executive producer Barry O'Brien tells us. "It puts Horatio in a light we've never seen him in before, questioning the loyalties of his team. ... It will rock the fabric of the team and threaten at least one — if not more — CSI's future." Hmm, maybe that's the reason Delko will be back full-time next season. Will Dixon and Silver ever get back together on 90210? — DanaMICKEY: For now, Dixon and Silver are dunzo, if only because Dixon...
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