MenOfACertainAge-related stories
Posted Sep 30th 2008 5:04PM by Kelly Woo
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, The Closer, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
After the success of
The Closer, you can't blame TNT for going with a proven formula.
The cable network is close to
greenlighting two police drama pilots, a project from Jerry Bruckheimer about young undercover officers and
Bunker Hill starring Donnie Wahlberg (which actually already received an a pilot order).
TNT's certainly been a busy little bee, stacking up
new series left and right. Besides these two pilots, they've got
Time Heals, starring Jada Pinkett Smith as a hospital nursing director;
Night and Day, with William Fichtner playing an agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and
Men of a Certain Age, a dramedy featuring Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher.
Continue reading TNT making more cop dramas
Posted Jul 23rd 2008 9:42AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, 24, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
I don't know about you, but I'm suffering from serious
24 withdrawal. Like, to the point where I'm ready to start watching the entire series from the beginning again.
But maybe there's a little glimmer of light there. I'm not talking about the
24 movie this fall to tie us into next year -- although that certainly qualifies. I'm talking about the new series,
Night and Day, from
24 co-creator Joel Surnow and Todd Robinson.
TNT has just
given the green light to the series, a fast-paced, gritty drama about the life of an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Hmmm, sounds strangely familiar...
Continue reading Joel Surnow's Night and Day picked up by TNT
Posted Jul 11th 2008 1:22PM by Erin Martell
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Scott Bakula is Ray Romano's new best friend.
Bakula is the latest addition to the cast of Men of a Certain Age, a pilot for TNT. The drama focuses on three men in their forties that have been friends since college; Bakula is one of the leads. His character, Terry, is an "intelligent, but struggling, actor." Terry's best friends have struggles of their own. Joe, Romano's character, is a divorced father who runs a party supply store. Owen,
played by the supremely gifted Andre Braugher, is a family man who works at his father's car dealership.
This recent bit of casting news just made the TNT pilot a must-see for me. Ray Romano, Scott Bakula, and Andre Braugher seem like an unlikely group of buddies, but I suppose it depends on the chemistry between the three actors.
Continue reading Scott Bakula cast in TNT pilot
Posted Jun 4th 2008 2:03PM by Erin Martell
Filed under: Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Back in April, Allison reported that
Ray Romano was working on a pilot for TNT. Romano is playing the lead, and now
Andre Braugher has been added to the cast of
Men of a Certain Age. The series, a dramedy along the lines of
Sideways, focuses on lives of three middle-aged friends. Braugher will play Owen, a car salesman and family man. Ray Romano and Mike Royce (
Everybody Loves Raymond) are writing and producing the show together.
I've been an Andre Braugher fan since
Homicide: Life on the Street, and I'm excited to see him get a promising role like this. Braugher is more of a dramatic actor, but he's definitely capable of getting some laughs. No word yet on who's playing the third friend. The character has been described as an aspiring actor.
Continue reading Andre Braugher joins Ray Romano pilot
Posted Apr 1st 2008 9:25AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Cable/Satellite, Pickups and Renewals, Casting
Welcome back, Raymond.
TNT has signed Ray Romano for a new one-hour comedy/drama pilot,
Men of a Certain Age. After the success of
Everybody Loves Raymond for CBS -- 1996 -2005 --
Ray Romano left television sounding very much like a guy who wasn't interested in another show. After all, he could have kept
Everybody Loves Raymond going for years. It was an Emmy-award winning, Nielsen champ. The show is doing great in syndication.
Continue reading Ray Romano returning to TV
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