September 23, 2007
The second season of Shark premieres tonight with D.A.s Jessica Devlin (Jeri Ryan) and Danny Reyes helping defense-attorney-turned-prosecutor Sebastian Stark (James Woods) with his homicide case after his sole witness is killed by a car bomb.
Fans can expect to see new faces this season, including actors Kevin Alejandro (Big Love, The Young and the Restless), Kevin Pollack (The Drew Carey Show, Life with Bonnie) and Orla Brady (Family Law). Alejandro will play a criminal prosecutor named William Lyons, while Pollack will portray Sebastian's new boss, D.A. Lloyd Cutler. Brady will appear in a number of episodes as Sebastian's ex-wife, a role which was originated by Lindsay Frost in the pilot. Arnold Vosloo guest stars in the premiere episode.
September 10, 2007
Premiere Date and Time: Sunday, September 23, 10pm
Network: CBS
Time Slot Competition: Sunday Night Football, Brothers & Sisters
Cast: Danielle Panabaker, Henry Simmons, James Woods, Jeri Ryan, Kevin Alejandro, Sarah Carter, Sophina Brown
September 9, 2007
A man convicted of once stalking Shark star, Jeri Ryan, during her days as the sultry Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager is once again in the headlines. This time, he finds himself in hot water for threatening an entire wrestling team.
Twenty-nine year old Marlon Pagtakhan of Burlingame, California was taken into custody last August 11 for allegedly going to the All Pro Wrestling studio in Hayward, screaming at some of the wrestlers and challenging them to a fight. Pagtakhan, formerly a student of the All Pro Wrestling club, had previously sent sinister text and instant messages to six wrestlers there. He had also been pestering a female wrestler known as “MsChif” for a year. Pagtakhan now faces 14 counts of stalking and three counts of felony threats.
January 2, 2007
Finally.
After a month of holidays, egg nog, and more Snoopy and Ralphie Parker than one knows what to do with, we're finally back to normal. January is upon us, 2007 has begun its tyrannical, 300-plus day reign, and our favorite TV shows will no longer bludgeon us with repeats. Tomorrow, January 3rd, brings the return of a couple of our favorites, as well as two brand new shows.
After that, the flood begins, and over the next month virtually every original program will air new episodes. A full list of the returning dates for most every show on television is after the jump.
October 23, 2006
CBS has ordered a full season for the James Wood's led legal thriller Shark after the fall-freshman proved the ability to hold-on to its Fourteen-plus-million viewers.
Over its first five airings, Shark has managed to land at number 2 in the highly competitive Thursday 10:00pm est time slot. While clearly no serious competition for current mainstay Grey's Anatomy, (somewhere around a bazillion viewers at last check), CBS hopes Shark's impressive numbers provide a must-have slice of the coveted payday demographic.
September 14, 2006
Fall 2006 New Shows Rank: #8
Gist of the Show:
A former high-profile defense lawyer is forced to join the District Attorneys office.
Cast Member Looking To Reclaim Former Glory:
James Woods, a great actor who has remained on the fringes of celebrity throughout his entire career.
Similar in Theme to:
"Major League 3: Back to the Minors"
Time Slot Competition:
ER, Six Degrees.
Likelihood of Second Season:
60%
Final Word:
The premise of Shark is a good one, hopefully setting up scenarios in which fun is poked at the hysteria of celebrity trials. James Woods is a great actor, and when given quality material, he routinely knocks it out of the park. Spike Lee directed the pilot of Shark, and Shark also has a strong supporting cast. Will the James Woods character in Shark continue to be a House-esque anti-hero and keep the show edgy, or will Shark become typical.
-Oscar Dahl
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