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Parker Bagley was initially cast as Jason Dilaurentis in Pretty Little Liars season 1 before being replaced by Drew Van Acker in season 2. The recasting was necessary due to the increased demands of the role as Jason's presence in the show grew in season 2. Bagley's career declined after leaving Pretty Little Liars, with his last acting credit in 2011 and legal troubles in 2013.

Drew Van Acker is known as the Jason Dilaurentis actor in Pretty Little Liars, but he wasn't the first actor cast in the role. Parker Bagley was initially cast as Jason, appearing in Pretty Little Liars season 1 before Van Acker took over. Created by I. Marlene King and inspired by the books by Sara Shepard, the series centers on the disappearance of Alison Dilaurentis (Sasha Pieterse) and the fallout that ensues among her group of friends when they start to be harassed by a Pretty Little Liars' villain "A.

TBS has released trailers for three upcoming comedies.

Buzzy’s

From the Emmy®-winning creators of Will & Grace comes a new multi-camera comedy. Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical), Mike Castle (Family Trap), Lauren Lapkus (Orange Is the New Black), Ryan Pinkston (Tower Prep), Matt Cook (True Blood) and George Wendt (Cheers) star in the ensemble comedy set in Charlestown, Mass. The series centers on a group of coworkers who all went to high school together but ran in very different crowds. Now they find themselves working together at Buzzy’s, a barbershop that was recently bought by one-time loser Ben (Pinkston).

Angie Tribeca. This character-driven police comedy is the brainchild of Steve and Nancy Carell. Rashida Jones (The Office, Parks and Recreation) stars in the satirical look at police procedurals. The single-camera comedy focuses on an eccentric but brilliant group of Lapd detectives who investigate crime, reveal way too much...

TBS has picked up a new workplace comedy called Buzzy's. Set in a barbershop, the show's cast includes Ashley Tisdale, Mike Castle, Lauren Lapkus, Ryan Pinkston, Matt Cook and George Wendt.

The cable channel has ordered 10 episodes for a 2015 debut.

Here's their press release:

TBS Greenlights "Buzzy's," Workplace Comedy from Creators of "Will & Grace"

Ashley Tisdale, Mike Castle, Lauren Lapkus, Ryan Pinkston, Matt Cook and George Wendt Star

TBS has greenlit the workplace comedy Buzzy's, the latest series from David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, the Emmy(R)-winning creators of Will & Grace. Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical), Mike Castle (Family Trap), Lauren Lapkus (Orange Is the New Black), Ryan Pinkston (Tower Prep), Matt Cook (True Blood) and six-time Emmy(R) nominee George Wendt (Cheers) star in the ensemble comedy, which comes to TBS from KoMut...

TBS has greenlit the workplace comedy "Buzzy's," the latest series from David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, the Emmy-winning creators of "Will & Grace". Ashley Tisdale ("High School Musical"), Mike Castle ("Family Trap"), Lauren Lapkus ("Orange Is the New Black"), Ryan Pinkston ("Tower Prep"), Matt Cook ("True Blood") and six-time Emmy nominee George Wendt ("Cheers") star in the ensemble comedy, which comes to TBS from KoMut Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television.

Kevin Smith and Paul Dini opened up a can of worms during a recent chat on Smith's podcast "Fatman on Batman." During a discussion about the Cartoon Network series "Beware the Batman," Dini explained why Cartoon Network and other networks that air superhero cartoons aren't trying to grab a female audience in addition to their male one.

"They're all for boys -- 'We do not want the girls.' I mean, I've heard executives say this, you know, not [at Disney Xd] but at other places, saying like, 'We do not want girls watching this show,'" he tells an incredulous Smith. "They. Do. Not. Buy. Toys. The girls buy different toys."

As io9 points out, action figures and role-playing toys accounted for $1.39 billion in the Toy Industry Association's published sales data in 2012, while the sale of dolls accounted for $2.69 billion. While Smith laments in the interview that executives are being lazy by...

Gal Gadot is going to have her own action figure soon. She is — for more than just the cinematic medium — going to become the face of Wonder Woman for a new generation of girls and boys looking to have the Justice League invade Castle Grayskull with the Ninja Turtles. Of course, even though she’ll be immortalized in plastic, she’s still merely a side character in Batman vs Superman. She may even be a cameo, but there’s still probably a toy executive meeting with a Warners executive right now to wring their hands over how well such a toy will sell. As if we needed proof of such a scenario, veteran geek property producer Paul Dini revealed recently that the biggest threat to the smart women in his Tower Prep series lived at Toys ‘R’ Us. Don’t read if you’re one eye roll away from a coma. Here...

French President François Hollande boycotting Sochi, Pope Francis fights back against Marxist charges, has Elvis been reincarnated in the body of a sixteen year old French Canadian?

The great Peter O’Toole has passed away at the age of 81. An eight time Oscar nominee with a career that spanned over 50 years, O’Toole is perhaps best known for Lawrence of Arabia, but continued to churn out movies until his retirement in 2012.

French President François Hollande will not be attending the Sochi Games, nor will any high ranking French government officials. He did attend the London Games. No reason was given, but given his politics the human rights issues in Russia are the most likely cause. The United States is yet to announce their official delegation. Denying Russia the pomp of world leaders is starting to feel like a very nice protest. Hit them in their ego.

Paul Dini, who has worked on Tiny Toon Adventures,...

A couple of weeks ago, it was rumored that the Batman villain Firefly/Garfield Lynns was set to appear in a future episode of The CW's Arrow, which was recently picked up by the network for a full season. Now, Entertainment Weekly confirm that the villain will make his debut on the show on its tenth episode, titled "Burned". The episode is scheduled to air in early 2013. Actor Andrew Dunbar (Tower Prep, Battlestar Galactica: Razor) will play Firefly. In the comics, Garfield Lynns becomes a villain after suffering severe burns as a firefighter. As with every character on Arrow, expect this take on Firefly to be more grounded/realistic than the comic book version. You can check out Arrow on The CW Wednesdays at 8 Pm Est. Follow @PaulRomCBM !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.

Richard Harmon plays the smug and privileged Jasper Ames on AMC’s The Killing. He’s Rosie Larson’s ex-boyfriend who must know more about her tragic fate than he lets off. Aside from the AMC series, the Vancouver native stars in the futuristic drama series Continuum premiering on Canada's Showcase on May 27, and has appeared on The Secret Circle and Tower Prep. The actor also recently completed shooting for the feature film Rufus, starring Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) and Kelly Rowan (The O.C.). So, while his character on The Killing remains a mystery, the 20-year-old

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Karen LeBlanc has been added to the cast of ABC’s pilot Beauty And The Beast. She will play, Ehren, a role originally written for a man. Ehren is the de-facto head of the rebel band that wants to see Emperor Dorian (F. Murray Abraham) de-throned. LeBlanc is with Greene & Assos. and manager Gayle Abrams. Jacinda Barrett has been cast in ABC’s drama pilot Zero Hour, playing the wife of lead Anthony Edwards. She is with ICM and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Tower Prep star Drew Van Acker, who is recurring on Pretty Little Liars, has joined ABC’s soap Devious Maids, playing the son of one of the Beverly Hills families that employ the maids. He is with Wme and Luber Roklin. Also cast in the pilot is Brett Cullen as the very wealthy Michael who recently remarried after a long, destructive marriage. He is with Domain and Lovett Management.

This is the first part of the weekend monster update, with more news & stuff coming in the next couple of days.

I got my Grimms confused in yesterday's post as it turns out. Tonight's episode won't be "Let Your Hair Down," but "The Three Bad Wolves." Rapunzel doesn't show up until next week.

Nick (David Giuntoli) is called to a suspected arson case, which exposes a longstanding family feud that brings Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) face-to-face with characters from his troubled past. While Monroe wrestles with restraining his wild side, it’s up to Nick to keep everything from going up in flames. Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch, Sasha Roiz and Reggie Lee also star.There are a few sneak peeks at THR and Dread Central. Spoiler TV has the promotional stills. Here is the teaser:

Yesterday's excellent "Danse Macabre," which did well in the ratings, is available on NBC.com.

On Saturday, December 10th, The Hub network will present two different endings for one new episode of its award-winning series “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series.” Both endings of "Scarecrow," guest starring Bailee Madison, will be presented back-to-back. In this rare instance kids of all ages can watch the same story with a classic, creepy twist as well as a version where good triumphs over evil.

In this spine-tingling episode (which airs at 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Et), a scarecrow appears in a field where a young farmer's daughter (Bailee Madison, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark) and her brother (Richard Harmon, “Tower Prep”) begin to suspect that it means to drive off more than just the crows and suddenly find themselves fighting for survival.

Following the second episode, viewers can visit The Hub website to vote for their favorite ending of the “Scarecrow" episode.

We largely covered the Tony Awards last night, but here’s a list of Neil Patrick Harris’ best jokes. He had a lot of them. When can we elect him our leader?

In news that seems to surprise some, but not me, the “Gay Girl In Damascus” lesbian blogger rumored to have been kidnapped never existed. It was a 40-year-old American man.

Ron Nyswaner, the gay writer behind Philadelphia, is currently producing a movie with Jesse Eisenberg and Tracy Morgan. He attempts the most insulting apologist piece about Morgan to date. There were tears? You bet there were tears, but Morgan’s don’t interest me.

Author Anna Quindlen gave the commencement address at Grinnell College, and what she said doesn’t distill well. But the heart of it seems to be that the baby boomers have destroyed America by focusing on money, but today’s youth can rebuild it.

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Judas Kiss star Richard Harmon took home a Leo Award on Saturday for Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Series, R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour.

The Leo Awards celebrate the artistic excellence in the film and television industry in British Columbia, where a large number of American movies and TV series are produced, creating a billion-dollar industry centered in Vancouver. In the meantime, local players, many trained on American projects, create smaller homegrown works also honored by the awards..

The Haunting Hour went into the awards, held in Vancouver, B.C., with five nominations in the Children/Youth category for Best Program, Direction, Screenwriting, Sound Editing and Performance.

The show, produced in Vancouver, was the most nominated in the category, and won four of the five awards it was nominated for (the screenwriting nod went to the kids’ show, Tiga Talk!). The Haunting Hour airs on The Hub,...

Humanistic Films has announced a summer 2011 start date for the high school movie The Science of Cool.  Steve Guttenberg, Kiowa Gordon (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse), and Eden Sher (The Middle) have joined the cast, which includes The O.C. co-stars Mischa Barton and Willa Holland, Drew Van Acker (Tower Prep), Guy Kent (The Day the Music Died), Matt Dallas (Kyle Xy), and Rumer Willis (Sorority Row).  The plot centers on "two high school nerds who discover a secret chemical formula when a science experiment goes terribly wrong that transforms them into the coolest kids in school; but with greatness comes great consequences." The film has been in development for a few years now -- Eric and Patricia Goren first wrote the script in 2008.  At one point Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) and Jeremy Sumpter (Friday Night Lights) were attached, but sadly both dropped out due to prior commitments.  William Zabka is on board to direct.

Summit Entertainment has reportedly found the depicter of teen Renesmee for "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn". Rumors are swirling around the web that Christie Burke has been added to the cast ensemble to portray Edward Cullen and Bella Swan's daughter whose younger version will be portrayed by 10-year-old Mackenzie Foy.

Words are, Burke will appear in a flashforward scene with Taylor Lautner who plays werewolf Jacob. The studio, however, declined to comment when reached by Entertaiment Weekly about the news.

Burke's credits include Wrigley's commercial, a guest star role on Cartoon Network's live action series "Tower Prep", and small parts in a couple of movies.

Some "Breaking Dawn" cast members recently have been spotted hitting Vancouver, Canada to continue the production. Bill Condon serves behind the lens with the script provided by Melissa Rosenberg. The vampire drama film will be split into two parts: "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn:...

Could Christie Burke be the lucky young lady tapped to play a grown-up version of Renesmee in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn? The Internet was abuzz today with the news that the young teen has been cast as an older version of the tiny Bella-Edward spawn, long rumored to be played by 9-year-old Mackenzie Foy. There isn’t a lot of information available on Burke, aside from some commercial credits (Wrigleys!), a guest star role on Tower Prep, and small parts in a couple of movies. (Also listed under special skills: Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Water Skiing, Snowboarding, Gymnastics, Track & Field & Improvisation.

Caprica 1x18, "Apotheosis," airs tonight at 10 pm on Space in Canada. Here is the synopsis (spoilers):

Daniel (Eric Stoltz), Amanda (Paula Malcomson), and Zoe (Alessandra Torresani) race to stop Clarice's (Polly Walker) master plan and save thousands of lives before Caprica is changed forever.

The last episode of the season was written by Jane Espenson and directed by Jonas Pate.

Here is what they say about it at Spacecast.com:

This is the final episode of the series, and there will be surprisingly more closure than you’d expect for a series that didn’t get the life cycle we all hoped it would. The last bit of the episode has an amazing montage with a glimpse into the future and the ongoing mythology of the Caprica/BSG world.

And just so there is no confusion: "Apotheosis" was not written as a series finale. There was a detailed outline...

Tower Prep is the new live-action adventure series from The Cartoon Network. Judas Kiss' very own Richard Harmon (full disclosure: I'm a producer on the film) is one of the characters on the show; unfortunately, he isn't the lead. 

As a consolation prize, the main character of the new series is one Ian Archer, who mysteriously winds up at a school for students "gifted" with super-powers. Think Heroes meets 902910. 

Archer is played by one Drew Van Acker, a former Abercrombie and Fitch model turned actor. While I have no first-hand knowledge of how good the series is, I can say that Mr. Acker's prior work has been... revealing, especially since some of the poses were for Genre, the lifestyle magazine for gay men. 

Here are some highlights:...

Syfy has posted three preview clips and a teaser for episode 1x13, "False Labor," which airs next Tuesday at 10 pm. Still no podcast for yesterday's episode or the one from last week, but you can keep checking here. The sneak peek clips are embedded below.

Here is the synopsis for "False Labor" from the official site:

Political trouble on Tauron causes Sam to put his own life in danger.

Elsewhere, SciFiTV.com.au has posted a video chat with Ryan Robbins. He mostly talks about Sanctuary, but there are some interesting bits about Caprica and the characters he played on Battlestar Galactica. As it turns out, there was one we didn't get to see (Head Baltar).

Paula Malcomson won't only appear in episode 1x06 of The Event, but also episode 1x07, "I Know Who You Are." SpoilerTV has the synopsis. 

Bear McCreary's Human Target CD went on sale yesterday.

Premiering tonight on Cartoon Network, Tower Prep is a new live-action, hour-long series aimed at young adults. The show follows a group of teens with special powers held at a mysterious boarding school of an undisclosed location and agenda.

If you thought your high school experience was odd, try not remembering how you got to this prep school in the first place (and in one character’s case, not even remembering anything before arriving at said school) and being faced with nameless adult authority figures. Yes, it’s just “Head Master” or “Nurse” to these kids, but this is no Xavier’s Institute for Higher Learning.

Executive producer and writer, Paul Dini (Batman: The Brave and The Bold, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), of comics and animation cred, talks about the inspiration behind the series:

“This was an idea that always intrigued me ever since I went to boarding school some years back.

Cartoon Network's latest venture into live-action is its most sophisticated series yet. A mix of teen angst and intricately serialized storytelling, Tower Prep is set at a mysterious, isolated school where kids with special powers are kept against their will — ostensibly to learn how to master their abilities. "This was an idea that always intrigued me ever since I went to boarding school some years back," says series creator Paul Dini, a popular comic-book writer and animation producer (Batman Beyond), who spent a year as a writer on Lost. "I wanted to take what is ...

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August 15 has come and gone with no news about the actors' contracts getting picked up for a second season or any word on what Syfy is thinking these days, but with the cast appearing in about a gazillion other things this fall, the hiatus blues should be getting easier.

If you're in New York some time between September and January, you can catch a short film, Untitled, with Eric Stoltz starring, at MoMA (see article.)

No release date has been set yet for his last feature, Fort McCoy (pic left), but IMDb still says 2010, so fingers crossed.

And this is still unconfirmed, but an extras casting director tweeted yesterday that our daddy Graystone will direct one of the new episodes of Glee. If true, the episode should air in the first half of the season. The show returns on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 8 on Fox.

Alessandra Torresani has been cast in Playback,...

Every now and then, the status quo in television has to change. It was only a matter of time before the Cartoon Network debuted a (gasp) live-action, non-cartoon show. Cartoon Network history will be made this fall when Tower Prep hits the airwaves. In advance of its series premiere, four of the show's stars arrived in San Diego for Comic-Con 2010 to discuss this new show. Click below on our video interviews with series stars Ryan Pinkston, Drew Van Acker, Dyana Liu and Elise Gatien to hear more about this brand new, live-action Cartoon Network series.

Exclusive: Ryan Pinkston and Drew Van Acker Talks Tower Prep Season 1 @ Comic-Con 2010

Exclusive: Dyana Liu and Elise Gatien Talks Tower Prep Season 1 @ Comic-Con 2010...

We've taken you through the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday schedules for this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, and now it's time to highlight some of Sunday's offerings, too.

While this year's show continues the tradition of offering the most buzz-worthy items Thursday-Saturday, the lineup for Sunday has a few gems you might want to take note of, too. You can see the full schedule over at the official Comic-Con website, but I've picked out a few items to highlight — just in case you needed some help deciding what to check out.

Here are some of the underlined and red-lettered events on my schedule for this year's Comic-Con.

"Smallville" is entering its final season, so what better way to send it off than an early peek at the grand finale?

10:00-11:00 Smallville Screening and Q&A— Comic-Con favorite Smallville returns for its last visit to Comic-Con in...

Although Sundays are known as "Kids' Day" at the San Diego Comic-Con, there's still enough horror oriented content being offered on the final day of the 2010 show to keep fans sticking around "America's Finest City" for at least one more go-around our massive Convention Center.

Sunday – July 25

10:00-11:00 Emily The Strange — Get your last day of Comic-Con off to a strange start with Dark Horse's Emily the Strange panel! Meet Emily's creator Rob Reger and Dark Horse editor Shawna Gore, and come prepared to quench your curiosity about all things Emily. Exciting announcements, wacky wordplay, and tasty news bits are all on the menu for this early bird panel! Room 3

10:00-11:00 Spotlight on Rick Riordan — Comic-Con special guest Rick Riordan discusses his blockbuster book series Percy Jackson & the Olympians as well as his recently released The Kane Chronicles series and the upcoming all-new The Heroes of Olympus series.

In terms of movie-related programming, the San Diego Comic-Con ends on Saturday. The schedule for Sunday, July 25th is now online and it’s “Kids’ Day”. That means there are a lot of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel panels as well as craft panels and screenings that are perfect for parents.

For geeks though, Sunday is all about picking up that last-minute collectible, walking the floor, or seeing some TV panels. Hall H isn’t even open on Sunday, so instead all eyes turn to the second biggest room, Ballroom 20, where the biggest panel of the day by far is the one for Glee. But that’s not all. Smallville, Supernatural and Castle all will have presentations on Sunday too. And panels featuring Sons of Anarchy and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia are pretty much guaranteed to slap Kids’ Day in the face.

You can check out the schedules for Thursday,...

Here it is gang! The full schedule for the final day at Comic-Con, Sunday July 25th. There really isn't much happening on Sunday, it looks like it's gonna be a pretty relaxed day. There's a few panels we are going to catch, but I think we'll be playing catch-up on some articles. Sunday is traditionally known as Kids day, which features 27 Special Programs just for Kids. I've highlighted all of the events we hope to attend below. We are also planning a meet-up at Comic-Con with all of our readers. Details on the meet-up will be revealed soon. Check out the full Sunday schedule below and start planning out your day!

Sunday July 25th

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10:00-11:00 Emily The Strange— Get your last day of Comic-Con off to a strange start with Dark Horse's Emily the Strange panel! Meet Emily's creator Rob Reger...

Toronto -- A sagging Canadian dollar has given a shot in the arm to local Hollywood film and TV production north of the border.

Rupert Wyatt's "Planet of the Apes" prequel "Caesar: Rise of the Apes" has set up at the Mammoth Studio in Vancouver to shoot from July 5 to Sept. 30.

Also shooting round the same dates is Catherine Hardwicke's "Red Riding Hood," to star Amanda Seyfried, Shiloh Fernandez and Max Irons. Jim Rowe is executive producing the project, and Jennifer Killoran and Julie Yorn producing the July 7 to Sept. 21 shoot.

And the Steve Martin and Owen Wilson-starrer "The Big Year" continues its North Vancouver shoot through July 30.

On the TV front, Vancouver is hosting TV series shoots for the fourth season of Syfy's "Eureka," the rookie season for USA Networks' "Facing Kate," with Sarah Shahi and Michael Trucco top-lining, the fifth season of "Psych" and "Tower Prep,...

‘Caprica’ Guest Star Cast in ‘Judas Kiss’

18-year-old Canadian actor Richard Harmon lands lead role in time-bending drama

Canadian actor Richard Harmon has landed the lead role of Danny Reyes in Blue Seraph Productions’ “Judas Kiss.”

Seattle — Fresh from his pivotal three-episode guest-starring role in the Syfy network hit, “Caprica,” hot young actor Richard Harmon, has been cast in the time-bending campus drama, “Judas Kiss,” the film’s producers announced today.

The 18-year-old actor from Vancouver, B.C., has landed roles in a broad swath of hit television series and feature films, including “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” “Smallville,” “Fringe” and the Cartoon Network’s new live-action series, “Tower Prep.”

In “Judas Kiss,” Harmon will play Danny Reyes, a gay film student at a university at the crossroads of parallel timelines, where he is caught in a tug of war between a tortured past and a troubling future.

Cartoon Network has picked up its first two original scripted live-action series: "Tower Prep" and "Unnatural History."

The cable network has ordered 13 episodes of each hourlong show, with production slated to begin in January.

Cartoon Network's transition from all-animated fare to a new emphasis on live-action series and movies was front and center during its upfront presentation in March, when "Tower Prep" (then called "Prepped") and "History" were announced as the network's first live-action scripted pilots.

"These new series will offer our viewers a type of action-packed event entertainment not found anywhere else," said Rob Sorcher, chief content officer at Cartoon.

Action thriller "Tower Prep" centers on a rebellious teen (Drew Van Acker) who is trapped at a mysterious prep school for students with "unique potential." Paul Dini is the writer-executive producer on the project from Cartoon Network Studios and Dolphin Entertainment.

Action mystery "History" centers on a high...