June 17, 2008
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Now that we're only a few months away from the kick off of the fall season, numerous television shows are recruiting new actors. Premiering programs are adding main cast members, returning series are booking recurring roles, and familiar faces from other shows are landing new, exciting jobs. It feels like nearly every actor in Hollywood is signing up for something. Let's just cross our fingers and hope that the rumored Screen Actors Guild strike, which could happen in July, doesn't derail things.
Today we have casting news for Knight Rider, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and a few other shows. Read on for all the details.
May 28, 2008
BuddyTV is looking at the 17 new shows the major networks will premiere this Fall to see which ones are worth getting excited about and which ones we have low expectations for.
Show Description: NBC has brought Knight Rider back for the umpteenth time. You know the deal - KITT is a special, talking car with a technologically advanced interface (it can hack into any computer system), an impressive weapons system, and the voice of an aging method actor (Val Kilmer). This Knight Rider, despite being action-packed, is being sold as family entertainment by NBC.
May 23, 2008
Today NBC announced a more detailed schedule for its Fall premieres, including a few changes. The Molly Shannon/Selma Blair sitcom Kath and Kim will move from Tuesdays to Thursdays, leaving room for The Biggest Loser to gain 30 extra minutes. Also, the new series America's Toughest Jobs from the producers of Ice Road Truckers, will premiere this Fall as opposed to next Summer, which NBC originally planned.
Additionally, NBC announced premiere dates for all of its shows. Heroes is returning one week later than previously announced and 30 Rock fans will undoubtedly be upset, and with good reason. Read on to see the new NBC Fall 2008 schedule and premiere dates.
April 2, 2008
Seeing that old shows are getting more appealing, NBC has given the remake of Knight Rider a series order. The show has been given a test drive as a two-hour made-for-television movie in February, which resulted to a Sunday night primetime victory for the network. As expected, high ratings have made everyone at the network rooting for more K.I.T.T. and company.
Serving as showrunner and executive producer for the new Knight Rider series is Gary Scott Thompson, who most recently led NBC's Las Vegas. Producer Universal Media Studios has also made a two-year overall deal with the scribe, who is also credited for Fast and the Furious. Thompson will work alongside exec producers Doug Liman and Dave Bartis, as well as scribe-producer Dave Andron, who wrote the pilot.