2010 Cable Upfronts: TNT Leverages Sundays For Originals by Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News
"Hutton's Series Moves To TV's Most-Watched Night; Spielberg's Fallen Skies Set For Summer 2011 Debut"
New York — Although an appearance from TBS's new late-night man Conan O'Brien stole the show, TNT made some news of its own at the network's joint upfront presentation to advertisers here today. The "drama network" announced that it will move to a fourth night of original programming this summer, joining the fray on TV's most-watched night by shifting Timothy Hutton-starrer Leverage into the 9 p.m. hour on Sundays.
In addition, TNT hopes to heat up the warm-weather months with the return of the sixth season of cable's top-rated show, The Closer, on Mondays at 9 p.m. It will be followed by Rizzoli & Isles, starring Angie Harmon and who as a Boston homicide detective and medical examiner team based in Boston in what Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies, called the "most compatible" lead-out ever from the Kyra Sedgwick-hit Jada Pinkett Smith's tough nurse series Hawthorne and Jason Lee and Alfre Woodard's new Memphis Beat detective show will pair on Tuesdays, while Dark Blue shifts to Wednesdays. The final campaign of Holly Hunter's Saving Grace will also play out this summer.
The sophomore season of Ray Romano's Men of a Certain Age will return late this year, with fresh installments of Southland, the LA police drama discarded by NBC, set for 2011.
Moreover, summer 2011 will mark the landing of Steven Spielberg's post-alien invasion series, Fallen Skies, starring Noah Wylie. TNT also showcased clips and cast members, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer and Malcolm McDowell, in the recently greenlit, barrister buddy series Franklin & Bash. On the development side, TNT has a number of projects cooking: an untitled medical show, centering on doctors at an urgent-care clinic in LA circa 1971, executive-produced by Don Cheadle; Graysmith, which is based on the life of cartoonist, writer and part-time private eye Robert Graysmith; Green Detective, orbiting an environmentalist looking for truth as an adjuster for a large insurance firm; Brain Trust, about a quartet of brilliant, but social awkward academics who solve crimes; Jamie Foxx's Miss Philly, which examines the quiet suburbs and ubran war zones of Philadelphia, where the mayor has hired the city's first African-American police commissioner; and Dear God, a look into the U.S. Postal Service's dead letters bureau.
***editted to add the great video that ElleCue posted on Twitter... a HUGE thanks to her!!
18 May 2010: Coming in June: Leverage Soundtrack Giveaway
by Rose
Evening Guys! Before I get into this post, I want to say I hope everyone is enjoying the new look around here. I think Rodrigo did another wonderful job with the graphics, don't you? Okay now on to the subject at hand...
A Leverage Soundtrack Giveaway CineMedia Promotions has given Always Christian Kane three copies of the recently released Leverage Soundtrack. I plan to create a giveaway to start sometime in the first week of June to help promote Leverage's third season premiere on June 20th. Details will be coming soon.
Soundtrack Description: Presenting the original music score to the hit TNT television series Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton. Emmy winning composer Joseph LoDuca (Legend Of The Seeker, The Librarian, Xena, Evil Dead Trilogy) creates a wonderful listening experience with a jazz and pop-tinged music score that captures all the mystery, action and flat-out fun of this popular TV series.
**Reminder: The release of Leverage Season 2 DVD is less than a week away... Get your copy May 25th
18 May 2010: The Multimedia Gallery Reaches 25,000+ Files
by Rose
The multimedia (MM) gallery passed 25,000 files with this update, yay! I really hope you guys like the newest editions, especially the Love Song screencaptures I remade. I will be remaking the Her Minor Thing caps soon, so keep checking the MM gallery daily for updates.
06 May 2010: Multimedia Gallery Update Summary!
by Rose
I got alot done this past week... for sure, definately more than I thought I would be able to get done. I really hope you guys have been enjoying things. I will work on the next set of updates this weekend which should be more screencapping and video clipping.
26 Apr 2010: Summary of Last Weeks Gallery Updates + The Boards Issues
by Rose
I hope to be able to do a nice size video/audio update thru out this week. I have so much on this list I want to get done with this update... it will be fun to see what I actually do get done. I'll try to post as I go this time, but please check the multimedia gallery daily just in case I don't.
I wanted to let everyone know that I am working very very hard to resolve the issues that have the boards down at the moment. Not sure exactly what the problem is, but I have written to Surpass, my hosting company, asking for them to restore it to a previous setting. If this has to happen we will likely lose a couple days of posting. It'll work out, no worries. Just know the boards will be back up ASAP
21 Apr 2010: Concert Review: Christian Kane Rules Portland
by Rose
Christian Kane Rules Portland - Published April 21, 2010 by Theresa Burch
On a warm April evening, people began to gather outside of Dante's, a bar in the Entertainment District of Portland, Oregon. The sign hanging on the door noted that the club would be opening following sound check, shortly after 8pm. There was a party atmosphere on the sidewalk outside the iconic club as more and more people arrived. And they weren't just from the local area. There were fans from all over the United States, not to mention a few from other countries.
But it wasn't even 6:00 yet - who could inspire fans to get in line more than two hours before the doors opened? More than one curious passerby paused to ask that very question. The band with such loyal followers is known as Kane and is fronted by Christian Kane, currently one of the stars of the hit TNT show, Leverage. Founded in 1998 by Christian and fellow guitarist, Steve Carlson, Kane became an LA marvel, getting airplay from country radio and playing to sold out crowds in such hot spots as The Viper Room and The Mint. Christian and Steve also started making regular trips to Nashville where they collaborated with some of the best songwriters in the industry. read full review here
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