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“Exsqueeze me?” Last week’s “The Mindy Project” ended with arguably the biggest reveal in the show’s history, that is, the announcement that Mindy (Mindy Kaling) is pregnant. On tonight’s episode, she faces the daunting task of giving Danny (Chris Messina) the surprising news. She heads over to take Danny on a trip where she plans to tell him, but before they can leave Danny’s dad Alan (Dan Hedaya) and baby sister show up to stay for a while. Little Danny (Madison Moellers) has been suspended from school for apparently slapping a teacher, so Danny’s been asked to step in. Annette [...]

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Almost all of Danny Castellano’s family stuck in a small house in Queens? “Old, furious feelings” flying free? Annette in a blonde wig?

This Tuesday’s Mindy Project sounds like our idea of a party.

Related Mindy Project Post Mortem: Star Mindy Kaling Reveals How That Big Twist Came About, What’s Next for Drs. L & C

In the exclusive video below, star/series creator Mindy Kaling sets up the contentious episode, in which Danny brings his visiting father (returning guest star — and Rhea Perlman’s Cheers ex-hubby — Dan Hedaya) and half sister (Madison Moellers, Mistresses) to dinner at his ma’s place.

Jill Scott has landed a co-starring role in the CBS drama pilot Second Sight, from Homeland's Michael Cuesta. Ms Scott joins Derek Luke, Kim Dickens, Erik Jensen, Madison Moellers and Jason Lee, who stars in the project that's based on the UK series of the same name by Paula Milne, as a Det. Ross Tanner, who is suddenly afflicted with an autoimmune virus that causes hallucinations that reflect his subconscious, and which interferes with/informs his investigations. While Luke will play Det. Paul Giroux, described as a new member of Tanner's team, who's full of himself, overly-eager, and is after Tanner's job, Jill Scott will play a Dr. Callier, the specialist who tends to...

Derek Luke has joined the cast of the CBS drama pilot Second Sight, from Homeland's Michael Cuesta. He joins Kim Dickens, Erik Jensen, Madison Moellers and Jason Lee, who stars in the project that's based on the U.K. series of the same name by Paula Milne, as a Det. Ross Tanner, who is suddenly afflicted with an autoimmune virus that causes hallucinations that reflect his subconscious, and which interferes with/informs his investigations. Luke will play Det. Paul Giroux, described as a new member of Tanner's team, who's full of himself, overly-eager, and is after Tanner's job.  CSI's Carol Mendelsohn will also executive produce the drama alongside Julie Weitz, Nick Reed, Phil...

Emma Booth has been cast in ABC‘s drama pilot Gothica. Set in the present day, the ABC Studios/Mark Gordon Co. project weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. It centers on journalist Grace Van Helsing (Janet Montgomery) who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. Booth plays Victor Frankenstein’s (Tom Ellis) wife Madeline Usher. Several child actors have landed lead roles in pilots. Benjamin Stockham of NBC‘s 1600 Penn has been cast in the network’s single-camera comedy pilot About A Boy, which follows the relationship between Will (David Walton), a bachelor man-child who is going through a revolving door of women, and the young boy (Stockham) who moves in next door with his kooky single mother, Fiona (Minnie Driver). I hear the casting, which is in second position to low-rated 1600 Penn, ruffled some feathers at 20th TV,...

The last thing Rules of Engagement star Patrick Warburton thought he’d be doing this Monday night is co-hosting a charity event for the non-profit End Malaria Now. But then a young actress and activist named Madison Moellers did a guest spot on his sitcom. “Madison and her mother presented me with this,” the big-hearted Warburton told me last week. “I’m going to be getting back Sunday night from San Francisco — my son and I are going on a great white shark trip where you go in a cage and you meet the sharks. Then I have to work on Monday.

An all star cast of veteran actors including Rip Taylor (The Gong Show) & Martin Cove (The Karate Kid) come together for the side splitting horror of "Hotel Arthritis" (originally titled "The Old Folks Home"), directed by actor Jason Lockhart (Vampire Boys) in his directorial debut.

Somebody is killing old people. The weapon of choice: a secret. They are being offed by a masked killer who stalks the halls of the small retirement community in which they live. The story opens with a terrifying murder, creating space on the waiting list for Rose to move in. Upon Rose’s arrival, she is taken on a tour of the grounds by the quirky, offbeat manager: Dale. The odd and brightly colored characters continue to pop up as Fanny, her Jewish gossiping neighbor, introduces Rose to “the gang.” The routine of daily life is all stirred up at the moment. People are disappearing,...