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March 29, 2012

News of the Day 29/03/12

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The poster for TNT’s Dallas reboot harkens back to the original series eighth season, which turned out to be a dream sequence.

HBO is adapting Brando Skyhorse’s novel The Madonnas of Echo Park. Playwright Julia Cho, who has worked on Big Love and Fringe, will write the project and serve as executive producer.

FX has ordered a six-episode late night series starring political comic W. Kamau Bell, to be executive produced by Chris Rock.

TV Guide Network is adding two comedies, StandUp in Stilettos, hosted by Kate Flannery (The Office) and Rove McManus’ Rove LA, to its schedule.

The cast of Modern Family are gearing up for across the board salary increases after wrapping the hit series third season.

Rosario Dawson is teaming up with Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead) to adapt her graphic novel O.C.T.“ (NYPD’s Occult Crimes Taskforce) for A&E.

The Smart One pilot has added Nestor Carbonell to its cast. Carbonell will play an ex-boyfriend of Portia de Rossi’s character, joining Rossi, Malin Akerman, Jean Smart and David Arquette in the ABC comedy.

Saturday Night Live is looking for a new female cast member, with Kristen Wiig on the rise.



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Alexeem Boyle
Alexeem is currently studying film and television, and spends an unhealthy amount of time with her DVD box sets. A film reviewer for our sister site, The 500 Club, Alexeem joined the team in 2011 to cover Community. She has written about Community, Game of Thrones, The Killing, Parks and Recreation, Homeland, and Fringe. Alexeem is ashamed to admit she often and thoroughly offends (or "destroys") the word limit, but is resigned to the enduring nature of this sin.




 
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