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Fall TV Preview - Photos of the New Primetime Dramas

Monday May 21, 2012

Beauty and the BeastThe schedules have been finalized, dramas have been canceled/renewed and the new dramas coming this fall have been announced -- Welcome to the Fall TV Preview!

The networks have delivered their upfront presentations to advertisers and we now have a complete picture of where our favorite returning dramas, as well as all the new shows have landed on the schedule. Like last season, each of the networks have put together a batch of dramas that are sure to please even the most discriminating palettes.

ABC is getting into the musical drama game with Nashville, NBC is trying their hand at yet another J.J. Abrams drama, CBS is putting Sherlock Holmes on the case, Fox has created a new medical drama in hopes to recover from losing their beloved House (as if he can be replaced) and finally, the CW, with perhaps the most promising dramas of the bunch, brings us a new hero to love and a beauty and her beast this fall (however, they've saved the best dramas for midseason).

Which new series is destined to become your new favorite? As your DVRs take a much-needed break for the summer, take a glance at all the intriguing new dramas coming to a living room near you this fall...

Photo: Jan Thijs/The CW. © 2012 The CW Network

An Interview With Silas Weir Mitchell (Monroe, 'Grimm')

Friday May 18, 2012

Silas Weir MitchellBlutbads... Hexenbiests... Bauerschwein -- if you're a fan of NBC's Grimm, you know exactly which creatures are associated with these unusual names (and some of you might even use them to describe people you know or meet on the street).

NBC has had very few hit shows over the last few years, but Grimm became an instant hit when it premiered late last season. Between Grimm and ABC's Once Upon a Time, one thing is for sure -- viewers were ready for something completely different and fairytales were the hit du jour this year.

One of my favorite characters on Grimm is the lovable blutbad, Monroe, played by Silas Weir Mitchell. From Prison Break and 24 to Rat Race and Grimm, Silas has played a variety of characters that allow viewers to see just how deep his talent runs. I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with this incredibly smart and charming actor about his role on Grimm, what he has to go through to get into his "blutbad" persona and which role has been the most challenging to play...

Photo by: Eric Ogden/NBC

The CW Announces 2012-13 Television Schedule

Thursday May 17, 2012

The Carrie DiariesThe Green Arrow, Beauty and the Beast and Carrie Bradshaw -- they're all coming to the CW this fall!

Last, but certainly not least, the CW is the last of the major networks to announce their 2012-13 primetime lineup and I believe the best was saved for last. Of all five networks, I believe the CW has the most intriguing set of new dramas coming our way this fall.

What's Ahead on the CW:

  • The DC comic book character Green Arrow is returning to the CW (those who watched Smallville remember Justin Hartley in this role) in the action adventure series Arrow.
  • We loved Carrie Bradshaw in Sex & the City and this fall we'll get the chance to meet the teenage fashion queen as she arrives in New York for the first time in The Carrie Diaries.
  • Kristin Kreuk makes her way back to the CW as a detective helping a handsome doctor hide a very disturbing secret in Beauty and the Beast.
  • We've all met obsessive television fans, but the series Cult will take fandom to a whole new level of freaky.
  • High school may be over for most of us, but that doesn't mean the drama ever end for the characters in the CW's answer to Grey's Anatomy, Emily Owens, M.D..

Find out which CW dramas were renewed, canceled and get better acquainted with the new dramas coming to a living room near you this fall...

Photo Credit: Mathieu Young/The CW. ©2012 The CW Network. All Rights Reserved.

CBS Announces 2012-13 Television Schedule

Wednesday May 16, 2012

ElementaryDennis Quiad, Michael Chiklis, Aiden Quinn, Carrie-Anne Moss and many other stars are heading to CBS this fall...

CBS has announced their 2012-13 primetime lineup and it appears as though it may be the beginning of the end for the forensic drama age. From Sherlock Holmes to the adventures of Ralph Lamb (a true story), as they head into the fall, CBS has employed an array of shows that focus mostly on the crime drama genre (with one legal drama in the mix).

I realize CBS is known for their crime dramas, but I think there will come a point where viewers are going to grow tired of this genre and look for something completely different. If they're not careful, CBS may once again become the chosen network for the older demographic.

Find out which CBS dramas were renewed, canceled and get better acquainted with the new dramas coming to a living room near you this fall...

Photo: Craig Blankenhorn/©2012 CBS BROADCASTING INC. All Rights Reserved.

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