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'Glee' Adds Writer, Schwarzenegger's 'Governator' On Hold & More TV News
by Chris Harnick, posted May 20th 2011 11:00AM
'Glee,' a show often criticized for its uneven writing, is adding a fourth writer.Yes, up until now, only three people -- Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan -- were writing 'Glee.' So, who is this new guy we can pin all of our hopes and dreams to? None other than comic book scribe and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
That name sound familiar? That's because Aguirre-Sacasa is the man behind the 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' rewrites. He's penned several episodes of 'Big Love' and wrote critically-acclaimed comics such as 'Marvel Knights: 4' and various 'Spider-Man' comics.
According to Deadline, Aguirre-Sacasa will also become a co-producer on 'Glee.' He's also been tapped to write a remake of 'Carrie' for the big screen.
In other TV news ...
• Cee Lo Green says all of the judges will be back on 'The Voice' next season. "We've already been secured for a second season, so prepare to see a lot more of myself, Christina, Blake and Adam, and a host of great artists doing their thing," Green said. [Reuters]
• Adam Shankman will only be one of a set of rotating guest judges on the new season of 'So You Think You Can Dance.' Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe will be the two resident judges. [Reality Blurred]
• David Fury of 'Lost' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' fame has joined the creative team of 'Fringe.' He'll serve as a writer and consulting producer on the Fox series. [Deadline]
Arnold Schwarzenegger To Star In 'The Governator' Cartoon, Charlie Sheen Sued Again and More TV News
by Jean Bentley, posted Mar 31st 2011 6:00PM
Ahhhnold is back -- on-screen, that is.Arnold Schwarzenegger is following up his stint as governor of California by returning to his showbiz roots. According to Entertainment Weekly, the former Governator is being turned into a cartoon superhero called -- what else? -- The Governator.
Comic legend Stan Lee is co-developing the comic book and corresponding cartoon TV show. "The Governator is going to be a great superhero, but he'll also be Arnold Schwarzenegger," Lee told EW. "We're using all the personal elements of Arnold's life ... Only after he leaves the governor's office, Arnold decides to become a crime fighter and builds a secret high-tech crime-fighting center under his house in Brentwood."
In other TV news ...
• 'Charmed' creator Constance M. Burge is suing over profits she says she's owed from the hit show. Burge says she's been cheated out of money due to what The Hollywood Reporter calls "faulty accounting." [THR]
• Parker Posey will guest star on the new season of 'The Big C,' Showtime announced. The actress will play an older woman in a relationship with Cathy's son. She'll stick around for four episodes. [Showtime]
• Charlie Sheen has been sued again -- but this time it has nothing to do with 'Two and a Half Men.' The troubled star and his family allegedly put the kibosh on a reality series starring uncle Joe Estevez, who's now suing them for interfering with the project. [THR]
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