When NBC announced its plans for the 2012-2013 TV season, it came along with 11 new shows, six being launched in the fall. On FOX, however, there are just five new shows, with only three new ones coming this fall. But perhaps the lack of quantity will mean an increased focus on quality.
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FOX is keeping its schedule mostly similar for next season, but one big show is making a big move. Glee will move to Thursdays at 9pm starting this fall, taking the coveted post-X Factor time slot.
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Comic-Con is just a month away, and Warner Brothers has now released its full slate of TV shows that will be featured. The list spans multiple networks, from CW favorites like Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries to FOX‘s Fringe. The network will also be debuting a number of its biggest new sci-fi shows like Arrow, Kevin Bacon‘s The Following and J.J. Abrams‘ Revolution.
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The San Diego Comic-Con is just around the corner, so it‘s time to get planning. We‘ve got all of the television-related panel and event information for Preview Night (Wednesday, July 11) and Thursday (July 12) right here, so check it out.
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The San Diego Comic-Con is just around the corner, so it‘s time to get planning. We‘ve got all of the television-related panel and event information for Saturday (July 14) right here, so check it out!
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Lines. Crowds. Crazy people in costumes mixing with your run-of-the-mill geeks. That‘s the San Diego Comic-Con to most of its attendees. But there is another Comic-Con going on behind the scenes. This is the SDCC experienced by the panelists, the stars and (oddly) the press. It‘s the Comic-Con I got to see this year. And it is kind of mind-blowing.
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This winter, Kevin Bacon will make his starring debut on television in The Following. The dark and twisted cop vs. serial killer storyline is both terrifying and riveting. If you don‘t want to wait until winter to start getting obsessed with The Following, check out this video interview from Comic-Con with Kevin Bacon.
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FOX is already looking ahead to the winter, scheduling premiere dates for three of its midseason shows: American Idol, Touch and The Following.
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The middle of December means hiatus time for TV fans as most shows take the holiday season off. But don‘t worry, your favorite FOX shows will be back in January, along with returning favorites American Idol and Touch and the new serial killer drama The Following.
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The Following premieres Monday January 21 on FOX. The cast, including Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Natalie Zea, Annie Parisse, Shawn Ashmore, Valorie Curry, Adan Cantos, Nico Tortorella, Kyle Catlett, as well as creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson, talked at TCA 2013 about what fans can expect in the show‘s first season.
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Have you been waiting for a truly suspenseful drama to hit network television? Your wait is over. FOX‘s The Following is an intense and at times gut-wrenching thriller about a serial killer, Joe Carroll (James Purefoy), that breaks out of prison to continue to wreak havoc.Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) was the FBI agent that initially caught Carroll when nobody else could. No longer with the FBI, Hardy is called back to help track down Carroll again. He is assisted by FBI Agent Mike Westen (Shawn Ashmore), who has studied Hardy‘s book and original investigation.Ashmore spoke with BuddyTV about the intricacies of his character, Mike‘s role in the investigation, and his relationship with Ryan Hardy.
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Welcome to a new kind of serial killer story on The Following. It‘s not a procedural, but a serialized drama about a killer and cult leader that is obsessed with Edgar Allen Poe and telling a story. Instead of writing a book (which he already did), his murderous tale is going to play out in real life.
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The Following‘s Joe Carroll may be back behind bars, but the investigation is just beginning. Carroll arranged for his son, Joey, to be kidnapped by his nanny and the FBI must figure out how to get him back. That means talking to Carroll and playing along with his game. Meanwhile, Jordy is still out there as well. Did he move from killing dogs to killing girls?
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Until now, Kevin Bacon has been known for the wide range of movies that he has filmed, but now, he‘s taken a lead role in the new television thriller, The Following. The show premiered last Monday to the second highest ratings of the new season just behind Revolution, which is on hiatus until March.I had the opportunity to ask Bacon a couple questions on a recent conference call. Here‘s an edited portion of the interview.
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What a follow-up to The Following premiere. It was a shocking hour of reveals and manipulations. And, what about those Poe masks? Freaky! "Chapter Two" provided background on the relationships between Ryan and Claire, as well as, between Emma and Jacob. Both couples were brought together due to Joe and are both being manipulated by him even if in different ways.
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The Following "Poet‘s Fire" jumps back in time to show us the first meeting between Ryan and Joe. Unlike their various meetings at the prison, this one looks to fairly pleasant. No fingers broken then. If only Ryan knew the truth about Joe right away, how many lives would have been saved?
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The Following has proved to be a unique thriller that doesn‘t let up for a moment. On most cop or FBI-led shows, the detectives or agents have the upper hand on the bad guys. They investigate, find clues, and then solve the case. In most instances, that‘s done in an hour.
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This year‘s Super Bowl is still fresh in our minds, but it‘s never too early to look to the future, especially for TV fans. FOX will air Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday, February 2, 2014, marking the seventh time the network has hosted the big game.
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On The Following, the situation at the farmhouse has reached dire levels. Emma is controlling both Jacob and Paul now, while Joey is getting reckless for home. Plus, they still have to deal with Megan in the basement. On "The Siege," Joey attempts to get the phone from its hiding place, will he succeed in calling home?
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On The Following, the search for Joey took a positive turn when he called his mother and then escaped to get help from a neighbor in "The Siege." The newly deputized Ryan Hardy was determined to find Claire‘s son and bring down Joe‘s followers. He even asked to talk to Claire about their relationship when this was all over. A big move for him to make.
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On The Following, Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) has been many steps ahead of the FBI. Last Monday, it looked like Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) had finally broke that trend when he found the farmhouse and Joey (Kyle Catlett). Nothing ended up working out in the FBI‘s favor though with Paul holding Ryan at gunpoint and Claire (Natalie Zea) taking off with a new Follower, Charlie (Tom Lipinski).
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How the heck did Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) end up getting such an elaborate cult put together from prison? There were so many shockers on The Following, I‘m not sure which was the most surprising. "The Fall" proved that anyone could be a follower. Well, except for Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) and Claire Matthews (Natalie Zea). There‘s no plausible way for them to be under Joe‘s influence, right?
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With only three months left in the 2012-2013 television season, it‘s time to start thinking about what we‘re going to do with all that extra time after our favorite shows are over. (Fill it up with summer shows, most likely.) FOX has announced their spring 2013 season finale dates, as well as premiere dates for So You Think You Can Dance and other shows debuting in the summer.
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Joe Carroll‘s cult network has proved to be much more elaborate than the FBI ever considered on The Following. On "Let Me Go," even more Followers are revealed at the ready to enact Joe‘s plan. Will the FBI ever get ahead of the charismatic man and be able to stop the deaths?
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FOX fans have plenty of reasons to celebrate as the network has officially renewed four of its shows for the 2013-2014 TV season. Freshman drama The Following and Tuesday night comedies New Girl, Raising Hope and The Mindy Project have all been renewed.
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The Following changed things up in "Let Me Go." The hour wasn‘t nearly as shocking as previous ones partially because the show has taught the viewers that anything is possible at any time, but also because the shocks shifted to thrilling suspense.
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On The Following, Joe has escaped from prison and was reunited with his son, Joey. Now, on "Welcome Home," he‘s free to pursue the rest of his plan with his cult of Followers. What will he do next? Meanwhile, the FBI shakes up its investigation to find and stop Joe.
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Now that Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) is out prison, The Following changed up the tone and pacing in "Welcome Home." Instead of Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) and Mike Weston (Shawn Ashmore) frantically chasing after Followers, they were dealing with a new boss, while trying to find Joe. Meanwhile, the Followers were worshiping Joe and on the hunt for Claire (Natalie Zea)
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Have we finally met all of Joe‘s followers? On "Mad Love," no new followers were revealed, but the existing ones were creating enough trouble on their own. The Following was all about going rogue this week. The threesome of Emma, Paul, and Jacob dealt with the unexpected guest in the basement, while Ryan contended with the a revenge-seeking Maggie.
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Shows with occult or mystical themes such as The Vampire Diaries, Teen Wolf and the aptly titled Supernatural have been delivering thrills for years. However, the story lines tends to be melodramatic or rely on a fictional mythology.For people who like their horror a little gorier and a tad grittier used to be restricted to premium channels; for example, HBO‘s True Blood and Showtime‘s hit Dexter. However, the days of padded cable bills or waiting a year or longer for a DVD release in order to be horrified are coming to an end.
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Roderick‘s plan to torture Claire‘s location out of Mike failed on last week‘s The Following, so Joe moves into action with an even more horrendous plan of his own on "Love Hurts." The Followers have been ahead of the FBI the whole time, will the investigation finally shift in their favor?
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The situation moved in a new direction on The Following, Agent Parker and Ryan Hardy got reamed by higher ups at the FBI for the lack of progress on the Joe Carroll case. Despite all that they have done, the case was kicked to DC. In "Love Hurts," Ryan once again became the focal point of Joe‘s plan.
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On The Following, Joe‘s Followers have failed twice to capture Claire, will they succeed on their third attempt? Or, will Ryan and the FBI be able to protect her? It‘s all going to come down to timing. Meanwhile, Joe uses his incredible manipulation skills to get closer to his son, Joey. FOX has released four sneak peeks and a preview video for "Guilt." Check them out!
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NBC was hoping and praying that the return of The Voice (and, to a lesser extent, Revolution) would save its recent ratings woes, and it looks like those prayers have been answered.
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On The Following, Joe had one goal: finding Claire and reuniting their family. On "Guilt," despite the efforts of the FBI and Ryan Hardy, Claire willingly gave herself up to Joe‘s Followers in order to be reunited with her son, but only after she and Ryan declared their love for each other.
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On the last episode of The Following, Claire willingly went with Roderick to be reunited with Joey. The cost is that she will also have to come face-to-face with her ex-husband again. Does he love her enough to keep her safe? Or, will he cause Claire harm? While the Carroll family is reunited, the FBI investigates the lead they found from Charlie‘s emails. What will Parker and Ryan find at the Follower server site?
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On The Following last week, Claire voluntarily went with Roderick to stop the killings and to see her son. In "Whips & Regrets," she arrives at the Follower House and must face Joe. Meanwhile, Ryan follows through with his threat to quit and medicates his pain with alcohol.
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The Following moved away from the direct search for Joe, Claire and Joey to instead focus on the push and pull between people in Joe‘s cult and outside of it. In "Whips and Regrets," people‘s needs were revealed no matter how depraved. And, Parker pulled Ryan out of his drunken stupor to return to the investigation.
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On The Following, tension grows as Joe begins to struggle with his quest for success, while the relationships within the Follower House continue to be strained. The FBI is on Joe‘s trail and make an important capture, but will it be too late for one of their own? Is "The Curse" a self-fulfilling prophecy for Ryan?
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Are Joe and Ryan that different on The Following? In "The Curse," Joe believes that they aren‘t and he doesn‘t even know the whole story. The basis for Ryan‘s obsession with his "death curse" was finally revealed through flashbacks and it explains his life‘s choices and his inability to get close to anyone.
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Could the FBI finally make a big break on the case after being continually thwarted by Joe and his Followers? On last week‘s The Following, Roderick inserted himself into the investigation and on "Havenport" that ends up being a mistake. With Mike out of the hospital and back on the case, his path crosses with the man who had him beat almost to death.
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After a few episodes that didn‘t move the story forward much, The Following turned things around in "Havenport." It was suspenseful and unpredictable. Through Joe‘s arrogance and his ill-advised use of his Followers, Joe was put into reactive mode on multiple levels for the first time since he escaped from prison. When the FBI finally got a big win by capturing Roderick and then rescuing Joey, Joe was forced to change up his plans both in the Follower House and against Ryan Hardy.
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If you‘re worried about missing your serial killer fix now that Showtime has announced Dexter‘s upcoming eighth season will be its last, I wouldn‘t worry too much. Serial killers on TV are having a moment right now.
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Is the hunt for Joe Carroll finally coming to an end? On The Following, Joe‘s story is not going according to plan with Joey gone and after Claire‘s betrayal. In "The End is Near," FBI is getting closer to his location, but will they get there in time to save Claire or capture Joe?
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On The Following, Emma (Valorie Curry) has been through a lot in her young life. She may have killed her own mother, but she found love and family through her relationship with Jacob and living with Claire and Joey. After being the leader at the Farm House, she found her control waned once she arrived at the Follower House. Curry spoke with BuddyTV about Emma‘s journey, love, and future. With only two episodes left, in The Following season, Emma will have difficult decisions to make. Below is the edited interview.
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The Following has broken up ... sorta. By the conclusion of "The End is Near," Joe‘s cult was still under his influence, but he had left them behind to complete their roles on their own. While they were occupying the FBI, Joe and Claire escaped alone. Will the FBI be able to find the couple? Or, will Joe sail away with time to re-group for another day?
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The epic conclusion to The Following season 1 is almost here. Joe‘s taken Claire on a boat trip, Parker‘s been buried alive, and additional Followers are out and about wreaking havoc according to the plan. In "The Final Chapter" will Joe complete his book as he intends or will Ryan and the FBI be able to stop him?
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It all comes down to the last hour of The Following. Who will be the victor of "The Final Chapter"? Will it be Joe Carroll? Or, Ryan Hardy? With Joey safely hidden away, Claire becomes both Joe‘s bait and leverage against Ryan. Meanwhile, Parker is buried alive. Will they be able to find and save her too?
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"The Final Chapter" of Joe Carroll‘s book has been written on The Following. Did he get the ending correct? Or, was Ryan able to disrupt his story and save the day? It ended up being a bit of both including a tragic epilogue. The finale was fairly predictable, but wasn‘t that kinda the point?
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FOX announced its schedule for the 2013-2014 TV season, and there‘s a whole lot of experimentation. The network is splitting its fall season, meaning the schedule will be slightly different before and after it airs the baseball playoffs and World Series in October.
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