I hope that this time around, I don’t
make too much controversy by taking away the one usual item that I do take
away, based on what this thing is this time around. I mean, TV guide says that
it is still around, but I don’t feel like including it, even in the former
section part of these cast updates. I guess that we’ll find out what I wind up
doing with it and if it winds up returning.
Patricia
Arquette: The main star of CSI: Cyber has future projects mentioned on imdb
right now. She does a lot, or at least did in the past. We’ll see what all she
will do in the future regarding shows she does. A new project that I see her as
doing is Severance.
Severance:
I can’t tell if the release date for this is this year or not. I’m going to
say, for now, that the timeframe of release is unknown for now. This
will be a TV show. The plot is about a company that is trying to take work-life
balance to a new level, according to the internet movie database. I’m unsure
which network this will be on.
Peter
MacNicol: I can’t find much ever, if anything, for this actor. I hope that I
can avoid saying things about him in a paragraph that could easily wind up
outdated forever as I’ve been known for doing. So I came up with this one until
the next project he’s in. He has a minor role in All Rise.
James
Van Der Beek: I see a project for him called Vampirina. I won’t know for
sure about how long some of his shows will last so I hope that I’m not always
talking about them when or if they aren’t on anymore. I’ve cut a lot of his
things from the updates.
Vampirina:
This is a show about a young vampire girl who has to adjust after a move. It is
an animated Disney Junior show as vampires are a thing that kids should be
educated about in some way. It is out now. I was able to see an episode
of this so enjoy a review:
Review:
Status- Possibly still on the Disney channel. Why I’ve seen it- I watched it so
I could review it for this blog. Noteworthiness- This is based on a book
series. Description- A vampire girl and her family move from Transylvania to
the human world and we see a bunch of adventures with her new friends and
family. Notable People- James Van Der Beek plays the father of the main
character. Pros- The show largely works and is different enough to make it seem
unlike most of the other kid’s shows. Cons- Not all of it makes sense or seems
like it needs to be there. There should be more education stuff in there than
there is. Note to Parents- With this intentionally targeted for kids, you do
not have to worry about much in it. Whether or not you think there could be
issues with the theme of this involving vampires might be the only problem I
can think of about why someone would not want kids seeing this. Recommendation-
I’d put this at a toss-up. There is not much wrong with it as long as you care
about shows for kids. My Viewing Habits- I only saw this once and might not see
it again. Prediction- I don’t care enough to put something in here. Reception:
good. Grade: B-.
Shad
Moss: After all this time I’ve been doing updates, I was beginning to be
concerned that I’d never find something for him. Well, he finally has a project
in the works. It is called Superstition: The Rule of 3’s. I would review
his music videos, but don’t see a point to that right now.
Superstition:
The Rule of 3’s: This is a thriller movie on the belief that death occurs in
threes. I have no idea what role Shad will end up playing in the film. The
status of the film is listed as filming. It has no release date or
trailer just yet.
Charley
Koontz: A new thing that I see him mentioned in is Hollywood Fringe, a
movie of some sort. He will also be in something called Eat Your Heart Out.
That is all I really see him in for now. Maybe he will do more in the future or
maybe not.
Hollywood
Fringe: This movie doesn’t have a release date or trailer yet. The plot
is about married actors putting on a play about their own lack of success in Hollywood.
The plot sounds like it could use some work on. But I guess that I hope to see
whatever becomes of it, if anything. I just know I don’t like having the same
thing in here with no real update.
Eat
Your Heart Out: This has an unknown date of release at the moment. The
plot will be a bit complicated as someone literally gave his heart away and
needs to get it back in order to marry someone else. Seems strange, but I might
like it. Still, it is a short and I don’t know how I’d be able to watch any of
those. There’s a trailer for it now:
Thoughts
on trailer: This looks kind of weird, but I guess that it works as an idea of
what they can do with a film like this. I don’t know why a heart would be in
pieces and can only hope that the cat didn’t eat any of them. I guess I’ll see
if I can see what the short film is like if I’m able to see it.
Hayley
Kiyoko: With no music videos that I can think of worth mentioning in this blog
and all of her time being spent on music and not TV shows or movies, I don’t
know if there is much to add in this section at the moment, but will keep it
here for now and hope that she does something new.
Ted
Danson: Surely his time off of TV means that he could be doing movies in the
meantime, but we’ll see if that happens soon or not. It looks like he is doing
more now that I can finally see. It looks like he will be in a show called Mr.
Mayor set to air later on NBC.
Mr.
Mayor: This looks like a remake of The Mayor from not too long ago. In this
show, a wealthy businessman becomes LA’s mayor. This is totally not inspired by
someone like Trump. This has no release date yet, but can be expected during
the 2020-2021 TV season.
Anthony
E Zuiker: Finally! After all of this time wondering if the creator of one of
TV’s longest running franchises is ever going to work again, I see him listed
as the producer in a project. He is set to help make something called Spearfinger.
Spearfinger:
This has no release date at this time. I think that it will be a movie.
It is about a Native American legend regarding a woman with sharp fingers who
would like to frighten people. There might need to be more to the plot than
that, so we will see for sure what will happen with this project later as more
information becomes available.
Carol
Mendelsohn: There is a new project in store for this writer as of this update.
I’m not sure where it is in terms of happening versus not happening. I will
tell you about anything she is a producer of since I want to see something in
these updates for her. She has a project in the works called Witchblade.
We’ll have to see what happens regarding that.
Witchblade:
This is based off of a comic book. From what I can tell, it is in the magical
girls genre, although it might have only one girl whose power comes from an
object. I should hopefully have a plot description of it in the future. The
release date is unknown at this particular time.
Ann
Donahue: There’s no new information about this writer. I’m sure that she’ll
probably find something, but I’m not sure when. As of this month, there are
still no new updates regarding this writer. I hope that she does something.
There is nothing new to report.
William
Petersen: He hasn’t done much outside of CSI in the world of television or
movies as far as I can tell. I think that he’s busy with stage work, the likes
of which I will never see, probably. I wish him the best in whatever future
career he wants to do.
David
Caruso: This CSI: Miami actor has done nothing in terms of acting for movies on
TV since the show ended. This is because he is retired from acting. I’ll still
keep him in the updates in case there is a change and he does wind up doing
something notable in the future.
Gary
Sinise: He has a lot of projects in the works. He’s in a movie called Good
Joe Bell. Another project is No Better Place to Die. That’s a whole
lot of projects that he’s doing now. He will also appear in something called Zarrar.
Good
Joe Bell: This is set to be released in September of 2020. That is a
Canadian release date. It doesn’t have a trailer yet or specific release date.
It is about a gay teen who commits suicide after struggling for acceptance.
That sounds like a dark movie to me. Maybe it can still be good, though.
No
Better Place to Die: This movie is about part of a battle during World War II.
It has no release date or trailer at the moment. To date, Gary’s role is
the only one that is in the movie right now and even his is just rumored.
Zarrar:
This is a Pakistan based movie from what I can tell and I won’t know for sure
what else to say about it as it seems strange what information I can gather
from it thus far. There is no release date for this yet, but hopefully
there will be at some point in time.
Anthony
LaPaglia: It appears that he will be in a TV miniseries called Halifax:
Retribution. I don’t know much else he could be doing as that doesn’t show
up right now. Maybe he will do more or maybe not. One can only hope that he
does more, but maybe he doesn’t need to. He will also be in an NBC pilot called
Jeffries. Another thing he is doing is Pearl.
Halifax:
Retribution: This has an unknown release date at this time. There is no
plot that I can find right now and I don’t know what network this will air on.
It might not even air in the US at all. There have been other Halifax stories,
apparently.
Jeffries:
This is inspired by a man named Jim Jeffries and this show would have him
playing a fictionalized version of himself along with other characters as
needed. I thought that the 90s had already happened. The release date is
unknown at this time. I am unsure if this will air in the US if it will get
made at all in the future.
Pearl: This is scheduled for release on
August 11, 2020. I can’t find a plot for it. I don’t know what else
there is to know about this yet so I can only hope that I’ll be able to see it
in due time. There is a trailer now.
Thoughts on trailer: This could be
interesting and hopefully I’ll be able to see it in the future. I like the fact
that Anthony appears to be having a major role in it. I just hope that I’ll be
able to see it.
Laurence Fishburne: He has a recurring
role in Black-ish. But that’s not worthy of its own section in this blog as it
is not a starring role. He’s also in a movie called Brother’s Keeper. He’ll
also be in a TV movie called Rendlesham. Another thing he will be in is Crimson
Blues. He will also be in The Ice Road. He’ll be in yet another
thing called The Blacksmith. He’ll also be in The Autobiography of
Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley.
Brother’s
Keeper: This doesn’t have a release date yet. It is the true story of a
football team from Abilene in 2009. I guess I’ll have to see the movie to find
out what happens and hopefully avoid any potential spoilers that I doubt I’ll
find out about anyways.
Rendlesham:
This has no release date just yet. The plot relates to probably aliens
in the 80s in England. I have no idea what network it might air on just yet.
Hopefully, I will find out more about this in the future. We’ll see if this
really is aliens or is something else entirely.
Crimson
Blues: This has no release date yet. It seems to be about a police
officer who is looking for redemption after failing in a bad case year prior or
something like that. I would say that this could be good if done right.
The
Ice Road: This has a release date of February 4, 2021. It is a
Netherlands release date so I don’t know if this will be in the US at some
point. The plot is about people trying to save those in a mine while having to
deal with an ice thaw coming up.
The
Blacksmith: This is set for release sometime in 2020. In it, a man
becomes a fugitive when his lab is destroyed. Hopefully, more will be revealed
beyond that in the future and I hope that we’ll find out more then in the
future.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told
to Alex Haley: The name of this is pretty much self explanatory. This is an Audible
original with Laurence as the narrator. It will be released on September 10,
2020.
Adam
Rodriguez: He is in a show called Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. That’s
all I can find for him right now. We’ll see what all he might do in the future.
Maybe he will do more soon. Of course, he might not be doing that much when
he’s doing a show at the same time.
Penny
Dreadful: City of Angels: I don’t know much about it other than that it might
be on Showtime. This is not out yet, unlike what I previously thought. It is out
now on the Showtime network. This is a supernatural show about the occult.
I don’t know what time it airs.
Thoughts
on trailer: This seems vaguer than I would like. It looks like it covers some
racial issues here and there. Other than that, I’m not sure what to make of
this outside of what seems just like a usual drama. Maybe I’ll see it or maybe
I won’t.
Melina
Kanakaredes: She will be in a movie called Wake. That is all that I see
her in at the moment. She has done a lot of TV roles, be it main or recurring,
so I hope to see more of her in the future. Until then, I’ll report what I know
of what she’s done.
Wake:
This has an unknown release date at this moment. Its main focus is on a
lie of some sort that tore people apart. Something interesting must happen
beyond that. I just don’t yet know what that will be. I look forward to seeing
it, hopefully.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste: She has acted a
lot ever since Without a Trace ended. The only notable thing that she is doing
right now is a movie called Fatman. There isn’t much else to say about
that right now.
Fatman: This is set for release in 2020.
I couldn’t guess yet if it would be in December, November, or some other time
should it get made by then at all. I’m only guessing that as it is a Christmas
movie as we apparently don’t have more than enough of them. I can’t tell if it
is focusing on a real version of Santa, but this one is facing declining
business and is unorthodox. He is played by Mel Gibson as I guess they wanted a
jerk for this role. Plus is it really appropriate to give a role like Santa to
a guy who went on an anti-Semitic rant? Santa doesn’t come to the Jewish
people.
Former
projects: In this section, I will keep track of shows that people in this blog
used to be mentioned in as doing in some way. I might keep track of other
things too. This will be used to keep track of what shows might still be on
even after someone has left it in some way. Dancing with the Stars is
one of these shows. From now on, I’m going to include Pose in this
section as well. Since Shad Moss’s time in it is over, I’m including The
Masked Singer in this part as well.
Dancing
with the Stars- This is currently on hiatus. James will be on this
season so I will be watching it at least once to see what it’s like. This is a
reality competition show where professional dancers team up with celebrities of
sorts.
Review:
Status- Currently on hiatus. Why I’ve seen it- I watched it since James Van Der
Beek was in a season of it. Description- Celebrities team up with professional
dancers to compete on a live show. Notable People- Carrie Ann Inaba, who is
currently on The Talk, is a judge on the show. Pros- It can be better and more
interesting than one might think, giving its genre. Cons- Too much time is wasted
on this show due to set up to dances and other competitions. Note to Parents-
Outside of sometimes inappropriate outfits, there might not be too much bad in
the show, although you’d have to watch for yourself. Recommendation- This isn’t
too bad, but isn’t outstanding either. The main reason why one wouldn’t want to
watch it would be time commitment to other things. Prediction- This will
probably keep lasting. Reception: good. Grade: B-.
Pose:
This is airing now on FX yet could be ending its first season already. I
don’t know for sure what might be happening. The plot for it mentioned on imdb
sounds really confusing and I believe that it relates to transgender issues in
some way. It actually has a trailer now. I doubt that I will ever be able to
watch it. I don’t think that I’d want to anyways.
Thoughts
on trailer: This doesn’t seem any good or interesting to me. It just seems like
it is another lame attempt to get people interested in the fashion industry. I
don’t even know for sure if the transgender stuff that might be in here is in
here. But I don’t care about the fashion industry and this looks lame and
vague. Why do people care who wears what when?
The
Masked Singer: I knew it was only a matter of time before someone that I
covered in one of the cast updates was on this show. Thus, I’m going to include
a review here. If I had to guess that anyone from any show I do cast updates of
was going to appear on this show, I knew that it would probably be Shad Moss
before it would be anyone else.
The
Masked Singer review: Status- Currently on hiatus. It airs on FOX. It is set to
air its fourth season at 8/7 Central on Wednesdays, but does not yet have a
premiere date. Why I’ve seen it- It turns out that Shad Moss, whose career I
follow for a blog, was on the show so I watched it to see what it was like.
Noteworthiness- This is adapted from a South Korean show and is the first non
Asian adaptation of the show. Description- Different celebrities in masks
compete on a singing show where the loser gets unmasked. While all get unmasked
at some point, the winner goes the longest without this fate. Notable People-
Ken Jeong, from Community and Dr. Ken, is a judge on the show. Pros- This
doesn’t have as bad a voting problem as other reality competition shows since
what we see is always pretaped. Even if they aren’t professional singers, they
can still be good. Cons- Some have complained that the results of voting is too
random and can eliminate great professional singers from the game. Too much of
this seems wasted on the banter between the judges and host or trying to guess
the identities of the singers, something that is not ultimately worth anything.
Note to Parents- I haven’t seen enough of this to know if it is bad, but my
guess is that this is something the whole family could watch. Recommendation- I
think that it is a good show in the end and worth keeping up with if you don’t
care much about anything else. My Viewing Habits- I saw this once and don’t
know yet if I will see it again due to scheduling conflicts. Prediction- This
will probably last quite a while since it is said to be the most watched show
now. Reception: somewhat mixed. Grade: B-.
In
order to keep track of new people, this post will start sharing a theme song
from either the original CSI or CSI: New York until I’ve shared all of them in
this blog and I’ve caught up with it as a result. You will have to read my
Elementary blogs for the theme songs from CSI: Miami, although I will post any
of them here in good time if the links become dead when I check them later.
Schedule
Out
now- Vampirina (on DVD), Pose (on FX), Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (Sundays
at 8 Central on Showtime)
Currently
on hiatus- Dancing with the Stars, The Masked Singer
August
11, 2020- Pearl (unknown release format)
September 10, 2020- The Autobiography of
Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley (Audible release)
Unknown
September 2020- Good Joe Bell
Unknown
2020- The Blacksmith, Fatman
Unknown
2020-2021 season- Mr. Mayor (on NBC)
February
4, 2021- The Ice Road (Netherlands release date, unknown US release date)
Unknown
year- Superstition: The Rule of 3’s, Witchblade, Eat Your Heart Out, Hollywood
Fringe, Hurt People, No Better Place to Die, Brother’s Keeper, Rendlesham,
Halifax: Retribution, Crimson Blues, Spearfinger, Severance, Jeffries, Zarrar,
Wake
