Blindspot at TCA press tour

On Thursday, NBC buzzed new drama series "Blindspot" answered questions and discuss about the upcoming new series at the TCA press tour. Here are some pin-point:

• The series premiere is Monday, September 21 at 10/9c.
• Jamie Alexander says she has a fighting background and was a wrestler growing up that help her with her character's combat skills.
• It took 7.5 hours to apply the full-body tattoos, that lasted for several days.
• Alexander has nine tattoos of her own.
• Executive Producer Martin Gero says that the series is "a character drama first and foremost" and adds that "It's a procedural for people who don't like procedurals."
• Gero admits that there are similarities between Blindspot and Blacklist "but that's not a bad thing."
• Gero says that Jamie Alexander's character has many, many years worth of stories tattooed on her body. Adding that "She had 9 to 10 years of stories on her body. Her legs are for the spin-off."
• At the end of every episode, they're going to throw a hook in for the next episode.
• "Each episode is a puzzle piece."
• Executive Prodcers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter noted that they want to deliver satisfying stories each week while it still building the mythology.
• There will be answers to why her memory was wiped.
• Berlanti says that the audience will be satisfied at the end of the ride.
• The night that they filmed the pilot, when Alexander crawls naked out of the bag, the temperature was six degrees in Time Square and that she was really shaking. Plus there was not a single visual effect in that opening sequence, they closed down Time Square.
• "She's got a secret. That's all I'm gonna say," said Marlanne Jean-Baptiste on her character.
• Berlanti says that on working on several shows, he works with people who have a clear vision and that Martin has such a clear vision for Blindspot and that his involvement is day-to-day.
• And mentions that there are "secret tattoos" that haven't been revealed yet.

Chicago Med TCA press tour

On Thursday, NBC's new drama series "Chicago Med" answered questions and discuss about the new spinoff series. Here are some pin-points.

• The premiere date has been moved back a week to Tuesday, Nov. 17th at 9/8c. That filming the new season will start in mid-September.
• Dick Wolf says that they aim for a "Ripped from the Headlines" storyline each week that'll get you one piece of medical information that you don't know. Other medical stories besides Ebola.
• As for crossovers, Wolf says that they "are incredible ratings engines for us." But can't be commonplace. 
• Colin Donnell was questioned if he's worried about being killed off after dying in the last two shows he was in. He replied with a no. 
• Wolfs mentions the support of the city and the people have been incredible, "Now these are the hometown shows." Also saying that people are polite in Chicago and don't bother the actors like they would in other cities. 
• Andrew Dettmann, the showrunner for Chicago Med, says that the series will be a fast-paced show but they're also taking cases and following them through so you won't know what the diagnosis is right away.
• There will be a three crossovers: two will be between Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago PD and the third one will be the jumbo four episode crossover between Fire, Med, PD and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

NBC's TCA Press Tour

On Thursday, NBC presented their TCA press tour. Here's some key announcements from the Executive Panel:

• Heroes Reborn will air a 2 hour premiere event on September 24th from 8pm to 10pm and that there will be no repeats airing during the series 13 episode run.
• That moves The Blacklist season premiere a week back to October 1st. 
• NBC has given a straight to series order to Mike Schur project called "A Good Place." Which it centers on a woman wrestling with what it means to be good. 
• NBC locked on to another Tina Fey/Robert Carlock untitled comedy project that will be written by Emmy Award winner Tracey Wigfield (30 Rock).
• Celebrity Apprentice will be back for the 2016-2017 season with a new host that Robert Greenblatt said that they're looking for a host that has a big personality and "make some noise." And also that it's very unlikely that Donald Trump will ever comeback to the show as host.
• NBC has acquired broadcasting rights to "How the Grinch Stole Christmas this holiday season.
• Jimmy Fallon is staying for six more years as the host of The Tonight Show. 
• Rhianna will be a key adviser on this upcoming season of The Voice.

Laurie Holden Leaves Chicago Med

It seems that one doc has check out of Chicago Med early.

Laurie Holden, who's played ER surgeon Dr. Hannahn Tramble in last April's backdoor pilot in Chcago Fire, has parted ways with NBC's upcoming Fire spin-off.

"It was LAurie's decision to pto out of the series," said a spokesperson for the show to TVLine. "We are sorry to see her go. We are currently casting addtional new roles which we hope to have confirmed very soon."

Holden, who starred in The Walking Dead and Dumb and Dumber To, also issues the following statement:

"I am so grateful to Dick Wolf, my fellow cast memebers, NBC and the entire Chicago Med team for their understanding. Sometimes we must make tough choices and, for family reasons, not doing Chicago Med is one of those for me at this time. I know the show is going to be a huge success and I'll be watching."

Chicago Med's current stars are S. Epatha Merkerson (Law & Order), Yaya DaCosta (Ugly Betty), Nick Gehlfuss (Shameless), Oliver Platt (Fargo & The Big C), Colin Donnell (Arrow) and Brian Tee (Grimm).

You can catch the premiere of Chicago Med Tuesday, Nov. 10th at 9/8c on NBC.

To Freak or Not To Freak: Playing House "Cashmere Burka"

This week's episode Emma's mother writes a play but when the pressure is on thanks to Maggie's helpful and both Emma and Maggie have to left up her spirits.

Jane Kaczmearek guest stars as Emma's mother, Gwen, and she wrote a play and has Maggie reading it. Maggie thinking that its good and gets Gwen worked up to make the play happen.

Emma not really caring to do it, does it and plays the lead role. I will say that the funniest part is when everyone is rehearsing the play and Mark is the stage designer and Gwen tells him so many task to do to make the stage to what she wants.

Heck, I couldn't get the word "hairy oyster" out of my head.

When Maggie and Gwen have dinner, Gwen's "good friend" stops by and talks to her. Maggie mentions that Gwen wrote a play and that'll be perform. Gwen freaks out and takes things on her control from firing Emma and then firing Maggie.

After a talk, Maggie and Emma go to the play and find Gwen locked in the bathroom. After a one on one talk, Gwen is calm down and the play was performed in one setting.

The play seemed to be a hit and when Gwen's friend comes up, Gwen tells her that she appreciated that she had come and soon she leaves freaking out.

Also Emma bumps into Dan, who turns out to be a Rabbi, but their relationship grows. When they meet on premiere night, they had an awkward greeting.

I enjoyed this episode very much. I thought there was plenty of humor especially when Mark was freaking out and the outfits he was wearing was weird.

Overall, I give this episode a 8/10.

You can catch "Playing House" Tuesday night at 10/9c on USA Network.

Doctor Who Series 9 Trailer #2

On Wednesday, the latest trailer for the upcoming season of Doctor Who was released. 

"He doesn't have a plan yet, but when he does it's going to be spectacular," Clara says.

There's so many new villains and so old familiar ones. 

"Just the same old, same old," says to Doctor to the Daleks.  "Just the Doctor and Clara Oswald in the TARDIS."

Also there's a new poster:

I'm really dying to see if the Doctor plays the guitar for the Daleks that would be so rock n' roll. 

You can catch the season premiere of Doctor Who Saturday, Sept. 19th on BBC America. 

Here's the trailer:

Person of Interest: Sarah Shahi Returns!

It's one of the tip top reasons that we want Person of Interest to return sooner than later. Word is that Shaw is back and it's for realizes, as TVLine reported exclusively. 

Sarah Shahi told TVLine at the CBS' Television Critics Association press tour on Monday night, that she's returning for the coming run. She's been on maternity leave since Season four of the CBS drama.

"I go back in September- full-time," Shahi shared to TVLine. "I'll probably do eight or nine" of the shortened 13 episode season.

She has no idea on what her return storyline would be, "I have no idea what the plan is," she admitted with a laugh.

Person of Interest will return mid-season.