News Briefs:
Family Guy Is Headed to
The Simpsons' Springfield
... Whoa, I don't quite know what to make of this. Peter Griffin and the rest of the Family Guy gang will be road-tripping to Springfield for a
Family Guy episode set for fall 2014 in what may be the greatest crossover the world has ever. The Griffins will buddy up to Homer and the Simpsons, and they'll pair off for some crazy shenanigans. But more importantly, we'll find out which beer is superior: Duff or Pawtucket? (Duff, duh!) The voice cast of
The Simpsons will provide the voices for the four-fingered yellow freaks, so this ain't no one-sided stunt, but is this a mash-up that we really want to see?
... CBS would like you to know that with DVR, online streaming, and OnDemand stats factored in, more than 20 million people have watched its summer hit
Under the Dome, up from the 13 million who watched it on day one. [CBS via press release]
... TV Land has ordered 10 more episodes of
The Exes, its comedy starring Donald Faison, Wayne Knight, and Kristen Johnston.
CASTING NEWS
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Arrow has caught its Black Canary. Death Valley's Caity Lotz has landed the juicy role, which will see her become a love interest for Oliver (Stephen Amell). She'll start as a recurring character but should eventually become a series regular.
... Taryn Manning is staying in prison! The actress has been promoted to series regular on Netflix's fantastic new series
Orange Is the New Black, where she plays redneck methhead Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett. Earlier this summer, Netflix renewed
OITNB for a second season before the first even aired.
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Grey's Anatomy has added two actors to its stable.
Hellcats' Heather Hemmens and
Being Human's Bobby Campo (he also played the great Yolo in a one-episode bit on
Justified) will recur on the ABC soap as a couple that gets involved in a *surprise* medical emergency. They'll appear in the premiere with a chance at sticking around longer than that.
