BACKSTROM: WAREHOUSE 13’s Eddie McClintock to Guest Star

WAREHOUSE 13’s Eddie McClintock is heading to the upcoming Fox series, BACKSTROM, a rep for the show confirmed.

McClintock (who first announced his casting on Twitter) will play Lieutenant Sam D’Agostino, Backstrom’s (Rainn Wilson) childhood bully. According to the studio, “When they were kids, Sam was a rotten, thieving punk, responsible for stealing from Backstrom…[and] in cahoots with his equally rotten brother. All grown up now Sam and his brother are firefighters who everyone thinks are heroic but Backstrom is convinced they’re the same worthless bits of slime they always were.”

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BACKSTROM: Sarah Chalke to Recur

BACKSTROM — the new Rainn Wilson-led series coming to Fox next year — has landed its first major guest star: a rep for the show has confirmed that former SCRUBS star Sarah Chalke is set to recur on the procedural.

Chalke will play Amy, the ex-fiancee of Wilson’s Backstrom, who is back in town to head up the Chair of the Civilian Oversight Committee — which will put her right in the mix of monitoring Backstrom’s questionable behavior.

TVLine was first to report the casting.

Are you excited to see Chalke on BACKSTROM?

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Fox Upfronts: Stars from BONES, GLEE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE MINDY PROJECT, and More Celebrate the 2014-2015 Season

Fox celebrated its upcoming television season this week with a presentation of their 2014-2015 schedule, and a party that brought out stars from its current shows (BONES, GLEE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE MINDY PROJECT, and more), as well as the shows that will debut next season (GOTHAM, GRACEPOINT, BACKSTROM, and RED BAND SOCIETY, to name a few).

Check out some photos!

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Fox First Look: GOTHAM, GRACEPOINT, WAYWARD PINES, BACKSTROM, and More

Fox gave potential viewers a glimpse of what their new shows hold with their Upfront trailers, and now, they’ve released “First Look” featurettes for many of their new series.

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BACKSTROM on Fox – First Look

BONES creator Hart Hanson has a bit of experience adapting a book series into a successful/long-running TV series, and this season, he’ll try to work that mojo again with his new show: BACKSTROM, a new Fox procedural (starring THE OFFICE’s Rainn Wilson), which is based off a book series with the same name by Leif G.W. Persson.

Check out some photos from the pilot, cast pictures, the network’s official description, and a trailer…

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Fox Announces 2014-2015 Schedule

With Fox shifting into year-round programming, there are a good amount of new shows debuting this fall, but a whole lot of shows are being saved for 2015. (And in terms of returning scripted, non-animated shows, only SLEEPY HOLLOW, NEW GIRL, and THE MINDY PROJECT are starting Fall 2014 in the same slot they started Fall 2013 in.)

“Our portfolio of content this year reflects the biggest investment in programming we’ve ever made,” said Kevin Reilly, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) in a statement. “FOX is redefining the network experience on our air and as a 24/7/365 platform, with distinctive series, addictive event dramas and can’t-miss live specials that will deliver broadcast’s most youthful audience at scale.”

Check out what’s on tap for Fall 2014…

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In Case You Missed It…THE FOLLOWING, BONES, ONCE UPON A TIME, and More!

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that happened in TV news? Give Me My Remote‘s got you covered! We’re catching you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

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BACKSTROM: Genevieve Angelson Set As the New Female Lead

The upcoming Fox series BACKSTROM (which has already had a crazy development journey) has found a new female lead: a rep for the show confirms that Genevieve Angelson has joined the show.

Angelson will play Detective Nicole Gravely, a role that was originally played by Mamie Gummer in the CBS version of the pilot. Detective Gravely is Backstom (Rainn Wilson)’s second-in-command, and has to deal with his constant, um, questionable behavior.

TV viewers may recognize Angelson from her recurring role on HOUSE OF LIES or guest spots on THE GOOD WIFE, ARMY WIVES, or THE GLADES.

BACKSTROM will debut on Fox during the 2014-2015 season.

In Case You Missed It…SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE FOLLOWING, BONES, and More!

Were you too busy to keep up with everything that happened in TV news? Give Me My Remote‘s got you covered! We’re catching you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• THE FOLLOWING: Kevin Williamson on Fans Marathoning Season 1
• 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY at TCA: Live-Blog
• Fox at TCA: Executive Session Live-Blog
• GLEE: Kevin Reilly on the Plans for the Show’s Final Stretch
• Fox at TCA: Kevin Reilly on the Future of BONES, ALMOST HUMAN, ENLISTED, and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
• THE FOLLOWING at TCA: Live-Blog
• RAKE’s Peter Tolan Read His Journal at TCA: Take a Look at What Hilarious Tales He Told
• BONES: Stephen Nathan Teases the End of the Ghost Killer Arc
• BACKSTROM: Kevin Reilly on Why This May be the Next ‘Great A-hole Protagonist for Fox’
• CBS at TCA: Executive Session Live-Blog
• The CW at TCA: Executive Session Live-Blog
• THE FOLLOWING’s Kevin Bacon: Ryan is Still Obsessed with Joe
• ENLISTED: Geoff Stults on Pete’s PTSD, Jill, and Why You Should Keep Watching
• ABC at TCA: Executive Session Live-Blog
• SLEEPY HOLLOW: Nicole Beharie and Orlando Jones Tease the Season Finale
• BONES Post-Mortem: Michael Grant Terry Talks About the Heartbreaking Wendell Twist in ‘Big in the Philippines’
• BONES: Stephen Nathan on Why They Opted for the Wendell Twist
• NBC at TCA: Executive Session Live-Blog
• LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT: NBC Boss Robert Greenblatt on Cast Changes and the Show’s Future, Plus Dick Wolf Teases a CHICAGO PD Crossover
• ALMOST HUMAN: J.J. Abrams on Airing Out of Order
• THE FOLLOWING Season 2 Premiere Post-Mortem: Kevin Williamson on the Show’s Double Trouble, Joe, and Whether that Death Will Stick
• SLEEPY HOLLOW: John Noble Previews the ‘Astonishingly Good’ Season Finale
• SLEEPY HOLLOW Season 1 Finale Post-Mortem: Mark Goffman on the Henry Twist and What Comes Next
• SLEEPY HOLLOW Season 1 Finale Post-Mortem: John Noble on the Henry Twist: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone Expected That’
• THE FOLLOWING Season 2: Check Out the New Artwork!
• BONES: Hart Hanson, Stephen Nathan, and Tamara Taylor Weigh in On Season 10 Possibly Being the End of the Show
• On the Set of THE CARRIE DIARIES: The Cast Previews Senior Prom in ‘This is the Time’
• BONES: Stephen Nathan Teases ‘The Master in the Slop’
• THE CARRIE DIARIES: Amy B. Harris Teases ‘This is the Time’
• THE FOLLOWING: James Purefoy on the Lessons Joe Learned, the ‘Much, Much, Much Bigger’ Goal for Season 2, and More
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Episode 200: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, and Cristin Milioti Preview ‘How Your Mother Met Me’

This week in previews:

• NBC at TCA: Check Out Their Midseason Trailers
• RAKE: Watch the First 16 Minutes of the Series Premiere Now!

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This week in recaps and discussions:

• ‘We Have Thoughts’ Vodcast: Danielle and Marisa Talk About the Best New Show, Characters, Twists, and More of the Season So Far
• BONES Recap: ‘Big in the Philippines’
• BONES Recap: ‘The Master in the Slop’

BACKSTROM: Kevin Reilly on Why This May be the Next ‘Great A-hole Protagonist for Fox’

BACKSTROM, the new Fox procedural that was picked up to series just last week, was a coup Fox Chairman of Entertainment, Kevin Reilly, was happy to boast about while talking with reporters after his Press Tour session during the network’s TCA day.

“We had it last year, the season before, and the script didn’t come together [and then it went to CBS this past season],” Reilly explained. “Look, I think it’s [another] great…asshole protagonist for Fox. I think it’s a great, outrageous, unconventional character, with [series star] Rainn [Wilson] as the perfect kind of guy [for that].”

And in addition to the series bringing an, um, distinctive character to television, it will also allow Fox the chance to launch another procedural.

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In Case You Missed It…THE CARRIE DIARIES, CASTLE, ENLISTED, and More

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that happened in TV news? Give Me My Remote‘s got you covered! We’re catching you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• PERSON OF INTEREST: Kevin Chapman on Filming Reese and Fusco’s Rain-Soaked Fight Scene, Losing Carter, and What’s to Come
• CASTLE: Juliana and Seamus Dever on Baby Ryan’s Delivery and What Comes Next
• ENLISTED: The Cast and Producers Share Why You Should Watch Their New Comedy
• PARKS AND RECREATION: Michael Schur and the Cast (Vaguely) Tease the 100th Episode
• RAISING HOPE Exclusive: Get Bowled Over By the New Key Art
• THE CARRIE DIARIES: Amy B. Harris on Tackling the AIDS Epidemic, Relationship Tension, and More
• ALMOST HUMAN: Lili Taylor and Minka Kelly Tease the ‘Really Frightening’ Tech Used in ‘You Are Here’
• THE CARRIE DIARIES Post-Mortem: Amy B. Harris on the Fallout from Walt’s Decision in ‘Date Expectations,’ and What Comes Next
• ORPHAN BLACK at TCA: Live-Blog

This week in previews:

• EPISODES: Watch the Full Season 3 Premiere Now!
• SHAMELESS: Watch the Full Season 4 Premiere Now!
• HOUSE OF LIES: Watch the Full Season 3 Premiere Now!

This week in pictures:

• ALMOST HUMAN: ‘You Are Here’ Photo Preview
• CASTLE: ‘Deep Cover’ Photo Preview — James Brolin Returns!
• CASTLE: ‘Limelight’ Photo Preview

This week in news:

• Fox Orders BACKSTROM to Series
• LOST Reunion, SLEEPY HOLLOW, COMMUNITY, and More: Paley Center Announces the Full PaleyFest 2014 Lineup
• 2014 People’s Choice Awards Winners
• 45th NAACP Nominations Announced
• HBO Sets GAME OF THRONES, VEEP, and SILICON VALLEY Premiere Dates, Announces End for BOARDWALK EMPIRE
• NBC Sets Midseason Premiere Dates: When Does BELIEVE, CRISIS, ABOUT A BOY, and More Premiere?

This week in recaps and discussions:

Fox Orders BACKSTROM to Series

Fox is staying in business with BONES boss Hart Hanson: the network has picked up 13 episodes of BACKSTROM, a procedural (led by former THE OFFICE star Rainn Wilson) based on a Swedish book series of the same name. The project had been in the works at CBS last season, but the network had opted against moving forward with the show.

Take a look at what those involved with BACKSTROM’s second chance at life have to say about the matter…

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