News, notes and scuttlebutt on returning shows.
ABC
Castle (Sept. 20)
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On the Season Two finale, Beckett’s new relationship with a detective pushed Castle away, forcing them both to confront their feelings. Castle leaves to finish writing his second Nikki Heat novel, leaving Beckett unable to express her true feelings and unsure whether he would return [...]

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It seems as if Blu-rays are going to ‘fall’ from the skies in the coming season!!! The studios have finally gotten it through their thick heads that Blu-rays are now the medium of choice and are making the much needed (and very slow) process of transferring titles into Blu-ray 1080P HD, 7.1 DTS HD Master [...]

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Start with Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream,” then count down to highly anticipated albums from Disturbed, Sara Bareilles, Robert Plant, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Kenny Chesney, Kings of Leon, Susan Boyle, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift. By the end of the year, there should also be works from Michael Jackson, U2, Diddy and T.I.
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HBO likes “Boardwalk Empire,” its drama set in Prohibition-era Atlantic City, so much it’s throwing it up against the networks’ new shows in September. Showtime, TNT, USA and MTV (”Teen Wolf”) all have shows worth watching.
The Big C, Showtime (Aug. 16)

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An intriguing dark comedy that stars the luminous Laura Linney as a wife, [...]

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Surprise pickups of “One Tree Hill” and “Life Unexpected” left The CW with room for only two new shows. This is the first time the network has had original programming for all five nights it programs.
Hellcats (Sept. 8)

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When he’s not playing Superman on “Smallville,” Tom Welling will be producing this series about a [...]

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Fox has only three new shows for fall but the network has put them in prime spots. Texas soap opera will follow “House” on Monday, while comedies “Raising Hope” and “Running Wilde” will follow “Glee” on Tuesday. Unfortunately, “Terra Nova,” Steven Spielberg’s highly-anticipated time-traveling drama, has been pushed back to fall, 2011.
Lone Star (Sept. 20)

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The leading network’s catch phrase is “aggressive stability.” No network was more aggressive in shaking up its schedule. CBS moved “CSI: Miami,” “CSI: New York” and “The Big Bang Theory” to open up good timeslots for new shows it has confidence in. The five new fall shows play to the network’s traditional strengths — legal [...]

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