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SUNDAY UPDATE: I just heard word that CBS has renewed Jerry Bruckheimer’s Cold Case for a 7th season. But Bruckheimer’s other series Without A Trace looks doubtful.
Having CBS allow the medical pilot THREE RIVERS starring Alex O’Loughlin to start hiring writers would seem to indicate that it’s now pulled ahead of rival medical pilot MIAMI TRAUMA from Jerry Bruckheimer. Not true, according to my latest information. I’ve just been told that CBS has given Miami Trauma the green light to “make staffing offers”.
SATURDAY: The UNTITLED NCIS SPINOFF and THE GOOD WIFE starring Julianna Margulies were always considered locks at CBS. So hiring writers is usually a preliminary to a network order. I’m hearing unofficially that U.S. ATTORNEY may go midseason.
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oh, boy, here come the Moonlight kook squad!
As for Three Rivers, I don’t understand why we need another medical drama. I’ll probably skip it anyway.
Please, please don’t load this board with fanwanking. It’s really not where this should occur. I always rely in this place, of all places, for some intelligent commentary. That said, happy to hear Castle will be back. It took me a while to get into this show, but something made me continue to tune in. I think it was the great chemistry between the leads. It’s a Moonlighting for a new era. Now, lets hope the season cliff hanger kicks off a great season 2.
they just need to name “UNTITLED NCIS SPINOFF” now, as much as I dont mind development titles, the creative types really should have come up with a name for it.
Love hearing good things about Three Rivers. Alex O’Loughlin is such a talented actor and has so much to offer…..he is much more than just a pretty face (and what a pretty one it is!)…his portrayal of Vincent on Criminal Minds should show anybody that he can act & completely disappear into his character! Hope CBS finally realizes what a Real Deal Alex is & get him BACK on TV where he belongs!
I wonder what happened to that Washington Field?
three rivers in the lead… miami trauma coming up the rear… now miami takes the lead… it’s neck and neck at the turn… and down the stretch they come!
Why do vampire movies and TV shows always bring out the crazies?
Can somebody explain this Alex O’Loughlin thing to me? Every time this dude’s name gets mentioned, all these zombie commenters pop up on the site. It’s downright creepy.
Is it some sort of organized letter writing campaign? Like these weirdo superfans think that someone at CBS is monitoring how many times per day his name pops up online? Is it Scientology?
I just IMDB’d him. I vaguely remember him from The Shield. Nothing special.
I saw the set of Miami Trauma and worked on a few days of shooting as an extra and let me tell you its way beyond any of the crap I have seen in my 20 years as an actor playing roles and doing pilots of this medical nature. This show is not only stunning and visceral to look at, but the writing and acting is very compelling and sharp. If CBS passes up on this, they are obviously just sheep wondering about a field of mediocrity!
Any more ABC news?
Sorry, didn’t mean to intrude on the Alex O’Loughlin publicists retreat.
Come on CBS, please give Three Rivers a chance! Alex hasn’t let you down so far and he wont here either!
just because people are told they can “start staffing” is not a lock for a series order. it still depends who they get and many times, networks have been known to pull the plug based on poor staffing.
I actually saw a an early cut of Miami Trauma already, it was beyond awful. The inciting incident where the chief surgeon loses it because a drop of blood falls on his white sneaker then strips off all his clothes while he runs around the hospital will be a youtube hit because of how laughable it is. The new surgeon from Virginia with the thick British accent makes zero sense, too bad they couldn’t get Kevin Bacon like they tried to. I’d give it three weeks tops, but because of Bruckheimer maybe six, even he must know it came out a stinker.
Looks like Miami Trauma has been given orders to start staffing…still in contention.
WOW!!!!!!!
I so happy about Cold Case…is a great show with good music…thanks nikki and CBS for this wonderful news!
Nikki,
What about Without A Trace………
Nikki – Any word about Without A Trace??
Dear Huh: I’ll explain why Alex is so valued, he’s got talent! We like to see someone that actually has it make it in this business! Most of us thought that Moonlight would be renewed and when it wasn’t, were hugely disappointed. It was left unfinished. We want all of the actors, and everyone who was involved with that program to succeed, because they deserve it. If you werent’ into vampires, you could watch some of Alex’s other work and see that he is very talented, check out criminal minds.
This site used to be a valuable industry destination. Now it’s like the message board for TV Guide.
I agree with Huh! This sounds like an organized effort by Alex O’laughlin’s publicist and management and it’s downright creepy. I will expect him to be no less than spectacular.
Thanks Nikki for letting us know about Cold Case. I hope it’s true and that the show will be back in the fall!
How about The Eastmans…still alive?
To those types thinking there’s a bunch of “vampire kooks” popping up on this site when Alex O’Laughlin is mentioned –
To me, that’s not the case. Moonlight was okay Friday night programming (what do YOU program there?). Alex was eye candy for the girls; Sophia was the eye candy for the guys with the girls. The chemistry between the two was the real draw — not just one or the other.
As an industry professional, I could not fathom the lack of attention paid to the show by CBS. Plenty of promos for Kane & Viva Laughlin; you had to go to the web to find out if Moonlight wasn’t preempted this week. The show deserved better than what CBS gave it.
Hahaha… funny that people think all the Alex fans are part of some kind of cult! When really we just want to see him succeed, he’s very tallented, hard working and well… hot! lol
I really do hope that Three Rivers gets picked up, it would be great to see Alex back on tv.