TV Bits: ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘Californication,’ ‘The Office,’ ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Smash’
Controversy, casting and consensual exits are all in this edition of TV Bits. After the jump read about the following:
Two weeks ago, HBO found themselves in a little bit of hot waterwhen it was revealedGame of Thronesproducers admitted one of the severed heads in a particular episode of the show looked like former President of the United StatesGeorge W. Bush. A few days later, all copies of theseason one box setwere taken off shelves and the episode was removed from all digital sources. Monday, it’s back as are the season one box sets, now sans Bush head. Here’s a photo of the change thanks toThe Washington Post(viaAV Club).
In the upcoming season of Showtime’s hit showCalifornification, David Duchovny’s character will be writing a rock opera and a real rocker has just been cast:Marilyn Manson. He’ll play himself when the show returns to the air. Thanks toVulture.
OneAmerican Idolloser turned Oscar-winner will join anotherAmerican Idolloser turned TV star asJennifer Hudsonis set to appear alongside Katherine McPhee on multiple episodes of NBC’s hit showSmash. Hudson will play a Broadway star named Veronica Moore, who “reached their Broadway dream but also paid a price for it” according to an NBC executive.Varietybroke the story.
The dream of any good fanboy is to be a canonized part of their favorite film universe and, forFanboysdirectorKyle Newman, he’s getting his wish.TheForce.netis reporting Newman will voice a character onStar Wars: The Clone Wars, a job that’s already in the family. Newman’s wife,Slackersstar Jaime King, voices of Aurra Sing on the show. No word who he’ll be playing except that it’s a new character.
In an interview with theLos Angeles Times(viaVulture),Steve Carellsaid he doesn’t think Michael Scott should return toThe Officebecause expectations couldn’t possibly be met:
Do you really think that people want to see Michael Scott again?. I think the people who say they want to see Michael Scott reappear would be ultimately slightly disappointed. I think you always wish for something that you don’t sincerely want to come true. And I think in a way it’s better to imagine where Michael and Holly are at this point than actually see it.
THE FINAL BIT IS APOSSIBLE SPOILERFORMAD MEN.
In this latest season ofMad Men,Elizabeth Moss' character Peggy Olsen finally decided to pick up and leave the comfortable coattails of Don Draper and go to another ad company. In an interviewwith GQ(viaIndiewire) Moss talked about how she found out about the decision and suggested, despite certain quotes, that she could be back:
Well, you’re able to draw your own conclusions from my movements in the world at some point. If I’m in L.A. shooting ‘Mad Men,’ then I guess they’re not letting me go!… Honestly, the really cool thing that happened since Jared [Harris] said that thing in the article, is that people have been really upset about Peggy leaving. Again, maybe it’s me being naïve, but I didn’t anticipate that. It’s incredibly flattering! Like the worst thing that could happen is that nobody would care, you know?
