In Case You Missed It…Comic-Con, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, GMMR TV Awards, 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:

• Comic-Con 2013: Sunday’s Schedule Released
• GMMR TV Awards: The Winners Revealed!
• SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE’s Nigel Lythgoe on the 2013 National Dance Day
• SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: The Eliminated Dancers Speak Out
• SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Paula Abdul, and Erin Andrews on the Top 18, Format Tweaks, the Eliminations, and More
• SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: The Top 16 Talk About Their Performances!
• Comic-Con 2013: Fox Plans Headless Horseman Stunt for SLEEPY HOLLOW, Signings with Your Favorite Stars, Swag, and More
• HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT: Jane Lynch on Hosting a Game Show, Competitive Celebs, and More
• GLEE’s Cory Monteith Dead at 31

This week in pictures:

• Comic-Con 2013: Warner Bros. to Feature ARROW, THE FOLLOWING, SUPERNATURAL, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE BIG BANG THEORY, REVOLUTION and TEEN TITANS GO! on Official Bags

This week in news:

• Paula Abdul to Guest Judge SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
• CASTLE: HOUSE’s Lisa Edelstein Joins for a Multi-Episode Arc
• ARROW: Summer Glau to Recur
• PARKS AND RECREATION: Kristen Bell to Guest Star
• ONCE UPON A TIME: Giancarlo Esposito to Return
• LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Promotes Raul Esparza
• THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW: Anne Heche Books Multi-Episode Arc
• Will Natalie Zea Return for Season 2 of THE FOLLOWING?
• THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Kendrick Sampson and Olga Fonda to Recur

This week in recaps and discussions:

• ‘We Have Thoughts’ Vodcast: Danielle and Marisa Talk About More Summer Shows

 

GLEE’s Cory Monteith Dead at 31

Some sad news: GLEE star Cory Monteith (Finn) has passed away. He was 31.

Vancouver Acting Chief Doug LePard said in a statement that Monteith was found at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, and was discovered after he had missed his scheduled check-out. While there was no released cause of death — LePard stated there was an ongoing investigation — he noted “all indications are that there was no foul play.”

Monteith missed part of GLEE’s final episodes this past season to complete a stay in a rehabilitation center to treat substance addiction.

A very sad day, and condolences to his family, loved ones, coworkers, and fans.

Update: 20th Century Fox, Fox, and the GLEE producers have released this statement: “We are deeply saddened by this tragic news. Cory was an exceptional talent and an even more exceptional person. Cory was a true joy to work with and we will all miss him tremendously. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones.”

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Kendrick Sampson and Olga Fonda to Recur

Back in April, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES boss Julie Plec hinted that the upcoming new season would feature some new characters, and now with THE ORIGINALS spinoff a reality, the show is making good on that tease: a CW rep has confirmed that Kendrick Sampson and Olga Fonda have been cast in recurring roles for season 5.

According to TVGuide.com (who was first to break the casting news), Sampson will play Jesse, a college student who crosses paths with Caroline and Elena. As for Fonda, she’ll play a “mysterious European beauty” who follows Matt and Rebekah back from their overseas adventure.

Which character sounds most intriguing to you?

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Will Natalie Zea Return for Season 2 of THE FOLLOWING?

When THE FOLLOWING season 1 concluded, things didn’t look so great for Claire Matthews: after being saved from her serial killer/cult leader ex-husband, Joe Carroll, Claire returned to the seemingly safety of her former boyfriend, Ryan’s home — only for both of them to get brutally attacked by one of Joe’s followers with a vendetta against Ryan.

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THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW: Anne Heche Books Multi-Episode Arc

THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW has nabbed its first big guest star: an NBC rep confirms that Anne Heche has booked a multi-episode arc on the new comedy.

According to EW.com (who was first to report the casting), Heche will play Susan Rodriguez-Jones, an anchor NBC 4 — the New York station where Fox’s character, Mike, will return to work — who has a history (and long-standing rivalry) with Mike.

Does Heche’s addition make you more intrigued about TMJF show?

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LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Promotes Raul Esparza

Raul Esparza will be sticking around on LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — an NBC rep confirms the actor has been promoted to be a series regular in the upcoming 15th season. Deadline was first to report the news.

Esparza (who plays A.D.A. Rafael Barba) debuted on the series in the season 14 episode “Twenty-Five Acts,” before returning for 10 other appearances.

Are you excited Esparza’s presence on the show will be more secure?

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Cult | 8 and 9pm on The CW

Stuart tasks Nate with deciphering the copy of Kellian’s manuscript but Cameron remains skeptical that Nate can uncover the answers about the Moon Hill parents. Nate asks Allegra to get a message to Jeff if she makes it out alive. Nate reveals to Stuart that 32 followers disappeared from Moon Hill, and gives Stuart a phone number that he found repeated in the manuscript’s code. Jeff and Skye remain in hiding from the True Believers, now that Stuart knows that they know his true identity. Meanwhile, on the inside show, Billy has tracked Henry, the killer of Kelly and Meadow’s parents, and holds him captive. Kelly begins to unravel emotionally as she wrestles with unresolved feeling about her parents’ murders.

Jeff promises to help Skye keep looking for answers about her missing father. Nate convinces Jeff that they need to see this mystery through to its conclusion. The Cult production team prepares to film a live scene that will air online after the show’s season finale, but only the actors know how it will end. Meanwhile, on the inside show, Kelly follows a lead on the whereabouts of her parent’s killer, Henry and tracks him to hidden catacombs. There, Billy ambushes Kelly, and taunts her to kill Henry.

ONCE UPON A TIME: Giancarlo Esposito to Return

Giancarlo Esposito has been off ONCE UPON A TIME for a bit (thanks to his role on REVOLUTION), but an ABC rep confirms the actor will be making a guest appearance on the fantasy series in an early season 3 episode. (TVLine was first to report the casting.)

Aside from that, details about Esposito’s return are scarce — there’s no word on whether his appearance will be via flashback, etc.

But even with the vagueness, are you happy to have Esposito back on the ONCE UPON A TIME canvas?

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HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT: Jane Lynch on Hosting a Game Show, Competitive Celebs, and More

Summer is the perfect time for fun, enjoyable, fluffy television, and that’s exactly what NBC’s new series, HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT is.

The series, hosted by GLEE’s Jane Lynch, pits two teams — three celebrities and one “civilian” player per team — against each other as they compete in various games created for the competition: trying to describe a TV show in as few words as possible, piecing together a celebrity timeline, identifying a song that has had its words replaced with the word “do,” and many more. And while Lynch doesn’t get to join in on the game-play during the show, she did get to try them out during rehearsals for the show.

“I do love playing the games; I love the games they’ve created,” Lynch told reporters on the set of HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT. “They’re not too intellectually stimulating, they’re all about pop culture…I’m pretty good at them. I’m pretty aggressive and shaming and I’m the person you want on your team, but you do not want to play against.”

For the very-busy Lynch (in addition to GLEE, she also hit Broadway this summer in ANNIE, and did a voice for the first season of the upcoming Fox animated series, MURDER POLICE), the opportunity to host HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT came as a bit of a surprise to her.

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Comic-Con 2013: Fox Plans Headless Horseman Stunt for SLEEPY HOLLOW, Signings with Your Favorite Stars, Swag, and More

In case you didn’t have enough nerdy-awesomeness with the Comic-Con bags that feature capes, headless horsemen are invading San Diego thanks to the delightfully insane new Fox series, SLEEPY HOLLOW.

What else can you expect from all your favorite Fox shows next week? Take a look at how you can meet your favorite stars, pick up some cool swag, and more…

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PARKS AND RECREATION: Kristen Bell to Guest Star

Pawnee is getting a noteable guest star next season: VERONICA MARS star Kristen Bell!

According to EW.com, Bell is set to play Ingrid, a snooty City Councilwoman from Eagleton, whom Leslie Knope will meet at a Pawnee-Eagleton high school basketball game in an upcoming episode.

“She’s Leslie’s equivalent, but richer and better dressed,” PARKS AND REC boss Michael Schur told the website.

Are you excited to see Bell on PARKS AND RECREATION?

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Comic-Con 2013: Warner Bros. to Feature ARROW, THE FOLLOWING, SUPERNATURAL, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE BIG BANG THEORY, REVOLUTION and TEEN TITANS GO! on Official Bags

Want. These. So. Much.

Warner Bros. has taken the official 2013 Comic-Con bags up to a whole new level by adding CAPES to them. Yes, capes. How freaking awesome is that?

Take a look at what you can expect from the bags for ARROW, REVOLUTION, SUPERNATURAL, TEEN TITANS GO!, THE BIG BANG THEORY, THE FOLLOWING, and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES…

Which one is your favorite?

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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: The Top 16 Talk About Their Performances!

We have our top 16 on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE!

After the results were announced, I talked with the 16 dancers who moved on this week in the competition about the change of format, their routines, what feedback they’re most listening to, and more…

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ARROW: Summer Glau to Recur

Given ARROW season 1’s fixture as one of the most genre-tastic guest star list on all of television, it’s only fitting that season 2 is kicking off the same way: a rep for the show confirms that Whedonverse (and TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES) alumna Summer Glau has landed a recurring role on ARROW.

According to The Huffington Post, Glau will play Isabel Rochev, a woman described as “enigmatically beautiful and professionally dangerous”…it seems Isabel is the VP of Aquisitions of Stellmoor International, a company that is looking to take over Oliver’s family’s company, Queen Consolidated. Yikes.

Additionally, Isabel does have history in the “Green Arrow” comics, but the ARROW writers have been fairly firm about telling their own story. Who knows what details might match up, though?

Are you excited for Glau to come on ARROW?

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CASTLE: HOUSE’s Lisa Edelstein Joins for a Multi-Episode Arc

We may not know the romantic status of CASTLE’s Beckett in season 6 (so, is she getting engaged or not?!), but her work life is seemingly about to get more complicated: an ABC rep confirms that former HOUSE star Lisa Edelstein has been tapped for a multi-episode arc as a federal investigator.

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