Off the Map [ABC, Wednesdays, 10/9C] is the new series from Shonda [Grey’s Anatomy] Rhimes’ production company, but outside of the series being about doctors, it is nothing like Grey’s Anatomy – in fact, if it resembles any other medical series at all, it’s M*A*S*H, only without the war.
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ABC Gives Six Series Early Pick-Ups For 2011-12 Season!
ABC gave six of its current series early pick-ups for the 2011-12 season. The good news went to Castle, Cougar Town, Grey’s Anatomy, The Middle, Modern Family and Private Practice. The press release follows the jump.
V: Is Red Rain Too Little, Too Late?
After what seems like eons, V [ABC, Tuesdays, 9/8C] returns with Red Rain, an action packed episode of the sort that should have been run when the series premiered, last season.
On Castle It’s ‘Kate Beckett, Meet Nikki Heat!’
When Castle returns from its holiday hiatus [ABC, Monday, 10/9C], Kate Beckett meets Nikki Heat – at least, she meets Natalie Rhodes, the actress who will plying Heat in a movie based on Richard Castle’s novel.
Body of Proof: Much Anticipated Dana Delaney Series, Gets March 2011 Premiere Date!
When ABC presented its fall 2010 schedule, it was a major disappointment that Body of Proof, starring Dana Delaney as a brilliant neurosurgeon turned Medical Examiner hadn’t been included. The series had had incredible buzz and Delaney had a strong following from her time on Desperate Housewives and other projects dating all the way back […]
No Ordinary Family – Not The Incredibles So Much as The Fantastic Four!
In most of the promotional pieces for ABC’s No Ordinary Family [Tuesdays, 8/7C], the series has been called a live-action The Incredibles, but it far more closely resembles the earliest issues of The Fantastic Four – before the group started wearing costumes. No matter what might happen as a result of their new-found powers, they […]
Better with You: One Family – Three Couples At Different Stages of Their Relationships!
Better with You [ABC, Wednesdays, 8:30/7:30C] serves up some big laughs centered around three couples: Casey [Jake Lacey] and Mia [JoAnna Garcia], newly engaged after knowing each other for seven weeks; Mia’s sister, Maddie [Jennifer Finnigan] and Ben [Josh Cooke], who have been living together for nine years, and Mia and Maddie’s parents, Joel [Kurt […]
One Side of The Whole Truth is Not Like the Other!
The Whole Truth [ABC, Wednesdays, 10/9C] is the series that gives us both sides of a criminal investigation. We see the arrest and then each ep bounces back and forth between the points of view of the prosecutor, Kathryn Peale [Maura Tierney] and defence attorney Jimmy Brogan [Rob Morrow], and their respective teams. It’s a […]
Detroit 1-8-7 – Wears Its Influences Well!
It might be an overstatement to connect Detroit 1-8-7 [ABC, Tuesdays, 10/9C] to Dragnet, one of the first [and best] procedurals ever to cross the small screen but its opening voiceover detailing the circumstances in which the Detroit homicide work certainly suggests it legendary predecessor. The faux documentary style of the first few episodes gives […]
Castle Kicks Off Its Third Season With A Deadly Affair!
The third season premiere of Castle [ABC, Mondays, 10:01/9:01C] finds Rick Castle [Nathan Fillion] in the unlikeliest of positions – seated in the interrogation room after being charged with murder! The arrest comes after Castle is found at the scene of a murder – with a fun in hand. Beckett [Stana Katic] is not amused […]
Reaper Star Joins V In Recurring Role!
In a second season that’s already introducing Jane Badler as Anna’s mother, V has gone deeper into the cult hit pocket to enlist Bret Harrison, star of cult favorite Reaper, to play the recurring role of Dr. Sidney Miller. Miller is an evolutionary biologist whom the fifth Column, led by Erica Evans [series star Elizabeth […]