Monthly Archives: June 2011

All Sorts Of Pre-Premiere True Blood Stuff… Gamera Reports! (SPOILERS!)

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

The ‘Tastic’s official True Blood correspondent and featured mythical creature set to be featured in True Blood‘s fifth season, Gamera, has a whole bunch of pre-premiere information about the upcoming fourth season. First, Gamera reports via THR that HBO will have the second … Continue reading →

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AMC: Well, Mad Men Isn’t Going Anywhere (John Hamm Signs Three Year Deal)

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

For those of you that were worried that you might be losing your beloved AMC hit, Mad Men, fear not because it’s sticking around for quite some time.  THR has reported that John Hamm, who plays Don Draper on the … Continue reading →

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F/X: Jason Patric & Lucy Punch Cast As Leads In SciFi Series Pilot, Powers Based On Graphic Novel

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Jason Patric (The Losers, Sleepers) and Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher, Hot Fuzz) have been cast as the leads for the pilot of Powers, a series based on a graphic novel of the same name. It’d a police procedural set in a world where superpowers are relatively common. It centers on two detectives, Christian Walker (Patric) and Deena Pilgrim (Lucy Punch), in a Homicide department that deals with cases involving “powers” (people with superpowers). Continue reading →

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CBS: Done and Done… Thomas Gibson Signs Deal To Return To Criminal Minds For Seventh Season

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

On June 8th we reported that Thomas Gibson had still not signed on to reprise his long-running role as Special Agent Aaron Hotchner, which had the potential to hold up production of the seventh season due to air in the Fall.  As we … Continue reading →

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HBO: True Blood Seasons 1 – 3… In Under Five Minutes (VIDEO)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Approved by Gamera, The Tastic presents HBO’s ‘True Blood,’ seasons 1 – 3 in under five minutes. (VIDEO) Continue reading →

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The CW Announces Fall 2011 Schedule Premiere Dates

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

We don’t have a section of the blog for “Crap We Don’t Care About,” but we are considering it for obligatory entries such as The CW’s Fall Premiere Dates. Continue reading →

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You Can All Relax: MTV Cancels Controversial Skins (Our Take)

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

MTV has canceled the controversial teen drama ‘Skins’ and it will not be back for a second season. Here’s our take on the controversy and our analysis of why it was canceled. Continue reading →

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TV SCOOP! Robin Wright-Penn, Kevin Spacey To Star In Netflix Series (That’s Right… NETFLIX Series)… House Of Cards

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

THR is reporting that Robin Wright is in early negotiations to play opposite Kevin Spacey on Netflix’s first original series, House of Cards… Read why this is so important! Continue reading →

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The Office: Showrunner Paul Lieberststein Signs Three-Year Deal with Universal Media Studios

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Deadline is reporting that The Office showrunner Paul Lieberstein has signed a three-year deal with Universal Media Studios. Good News indeed… read why! Continue reading →

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NBC: …And Even More Scripted Drama Changes: Brittany Snow and Aml Ameen Leaving Harry’s Law

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

THR has confirmed that Brittany Snow and Aml Ameen have left the David E. Kelley extension of Boston Legal, Harry’s Law, under what is described as “amicable” circumstances. “[P]roducers looked at the stories and roles and decided they weren’t going to be expanded…” What this means is that in typical David E. Kelley fashion, the stale writing that existed on the show to begin with has gotten even worse, the well has run completely dry and they can’t develop their bland, cookie-cutter, clichéd characters beyond one season. Continue reading →

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