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Los Angeles – The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) has announced the final slate of candidates for the 2013 Wgaw Officers and Board of Directors election. The Officer candidates are as follows: President* – Christopher Keyser (inc.); Vice President – Timothy J. Lea, Howard A. Rodman (inc.); Secretary-Treasurer – Dan Wilcox, Carl Gottlieb (inc.). (*The second nominee designated by the nominating committee declined the nomination.) There are 16 candidates nominated to run for eight open seats on the Wgaw’s Board of Directors as follows: Thania St. John (inc.), Andrew Goldberg, Cynthia Riddle, Ari B. Rubin, Carleton Eastlake (inc.), Nancy Miller, Jonathan Fernandez, Henry Alonso Myers, Patric M. Verrone, Billy Ray (inc.), Alfredo Barrios, Jr. (inc.), Flint Dille, Lee Aronsohn, David Maples, Karen Harris, David S. Goyer (inc.). Editors’ note: Wgaw internal rules require candidates to be announced in an order determined by lot; (inc.) denotes an incumbent candidate. The Wgaw will host its annual “Candidates Night” town-hall forum,...

Los Angeles – The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) has announced the final slate of candidates for the 2013 Wgaw Officers and Board of Directors election. The Officer candidates are as follows: President* – Christopher Keyser (inc.); Vice President – Timothy J. Lea, Howard A. Rodman (inc.); Secretary-Treasurer – Dan Wilcox, Carl Gottlieb (inc.). (*The second nominee designated by the nominating committee declined the nomination.) There are 16 candidates nominated to run for eight open seats on the Wgaw’s Board of Directors as follows: Thania St. John (inc.), Andrew Goldberg, Cynthia Riddle, Ari B. Rubin, Carleton Eastlake (inc.), Nancy Miller, Jonathan Fernandez, Henry Alonso Myers, Patric M. Verrone, Billy Ray (inc.), Alfredo Barrios, Jr. (inc.), Flint Dille, Lee Aronsohn, David Maples, Karen Harris, David S. Goyer (inc.). Editors’ note: Wgaw internal rules require candidates to be announced in an order determined by lot; (inc.) denotes an incumbent candidate. The Wgaw will host its annual “Candidates Night” town-hall forum,...

There’s a big surprise today in the Writers Guild West‘s 2013 initial list of election candidates: the scribe selected to run against incumbent president Christopher Keyser declined the nomination. That means, unless someone else can be convinced to run, Keyser right now is running unopposed. He was a newcomer to Wgaw leadership first elected two years ago when he defeated the polarizing Patric Verrone. Even back then, in 2011, few people stepped forward to run for the presidency: insiders told me that was because of great apathy. It seems nothing has changed even though the WGA constitution doesn’t allow for uncontested races: Los Angeles – The Writers Guild of America, West’s Nominating Committees have announced the initial list of candidates for the 2013 Wgaw Officers and Board of Directors election. The Officer candidates are as follows: President* – Christopher Keyser (inc.); Vice President – Timothy J. Lea, Howard A. Rodman (inc.); Secretary-Treasurer – Dan Wilcox,...

There’s a big surprise today in the Writers Guild West‘s 2013 initial list of election candidates: the scribe selected to run against incumbent president Christopher Keyser declined the nomination. That means, unless someone else can be convinced to run, Keyser right now is running unopposed. He was a newcomer to Wgaw leadership first elected two years ago when he defeated the polarizing Patric Verrone. Even back then, in 2011, few people stepped forward to run for the presidency: insiders told me that was because of great apathy. It seems nothing has changed even though the WGA constitution doesn’t allow for uncontested races: Los Angeles – The Writers Guild of America, West’s Nominating Committees have announced the initial list of candidates for the 2013 Wgaw Officers and Board of Directors election. The Officer candidates are as follows: President* – Christopher Keyser (inc.); Vice President – Timothy J. Lea, Howard A. Rodman (inc.); Secretary-Treasurer – Dan Wilcox,...

With an increasing number of major TV shows premiering during the summer months, Film Music Reporter presents a listing of this summer’s original shows and their composers. Featured in Part 1 of the Summer TV Roundup are the original shows on the networks (ABC, NBC, CBS), as well as on USA and Showtime. Check back for Part 2 to appear on this page soon.

ABC:

Airing every Tuesday night on the network is the drama Combat Hospital. The show centers on a group of doctors and nurses from Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and other allied countries saving lives and limbs in a war zone military hospital modeled on a real facility in Afghanistan. Deborah Kara Unger, Michelle Borth, Elias Koteas, Terry Chen, Arnold Pinnock and Luke Mably are starring. The show’s music is composed by Edmund Butt (The Dark, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes) and additional...

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On Sunday, May 1 the USA networkseries In Plain Sight returns for itsfourth season, with a twist. Series’ star Mary McCormack is pregnant and, as aresult, her edgy character is also going to be with child. In a recentconference call interview, McCormack and her co-star Frederick Weller talkedabout the new storyline and what keeps the series interesting.

Mary remarked that her off-screenpregnancy is adding to the excitement this season. “The impromptu nature ofsome of the shifts, just makes it more interesting. We're excited.”

So are fans that continue to comeback for more of Mary and Marshall’s unfulfilled love connection. Wellercommented on the reason he thinks fans keep tuning in, “It's a great drama witha sense of humor. And I don't think that's a very common combination ontelevision.”

McCormack added, “Something USA doesreally well is character stuff. And I think our show, even if you weren'tinterested...

Chicago – In this edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV, we have one VIP TV prize pack up for grabs to USA Network’s “In Plain Sight” starring Mary McCormack! “In Plain Sight” will air its fourth season beginning on May 1, 2011 at 9 p.m. Cst on USA Network.

Season four of “In Plain Sight” on USA Network with Mary McCormack.

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“In Plain Sight” stars Mary McCormack as Mary Shannon: a U.S. Marshal working in the highly secretive branch of the witness protection program. She relocates witnesses who mostly fall into three categories: career criminals, whistle blowers or innocents who had the misfortune of witnessing a crime. And they all have one thing in common: someone wants them dead.

Mary’s job is to see that doesn’t happen while at the same time attempting to manage her own dysfunctional family. In the upcoming season, Marshall will have a new love interest,...

Chicago – “In Plain Sight” has not really built the loyal following of other basic cable shows like “Burn Notice” or “The Closer” and I wish the show would try harder to live up to its potential but it’s still wildy entertaining and features one of the better TV actress performances from Mary McCormack.

DVD Rating: 3.5/5.0

The opening narration of “In Plain Sight” sets the stage better than I possibly could - “Since 1970, the Federal Witness Protection Program has relocated thousands of witnesses - some criminal, some not - to neighborhoods all across the country. Every one of those individuals shares a unique attribute, distinguishing them from the rest of the general population. And that is, somebody wants them dead.”

In Plain Sight: Season Two was released on DVD on May 9th, 2010.

Photo credit: Universal Home Video

McCormack, star of “Private Parts, “1408,” and a Tony nominee, is perfectly cast as U.

You can bring home the adventures of your favorite Witsec agents on DVD this March. In Plain Sight: Season 2 will be released on DVD on March 9, 2010. We don't have any pricing details as of yet, but this will be a three-disc set and you can look at the cover art below. The series stars Mary McCormack, Frederick Weller, Leslie Ann Warren and Paul Ben-Victor. For Mary, living a double life is all in day's work. Mary McCormack (The West Wing) returns as Mary Shannon, a U.S. Marshal with the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program (Witsec), in Season Two of the suspenseful and quirky hit series In Plain Sight. For Mary, living a double life and getting shot at on a regular basis are all in day's work. So are teaming up with her trusted partner, Marshall Mann (Frederick Weller), to protect Federal Witnesses who relocate to Albuquerque...

Welcome to your Monday morning television briefing. Torchwood star John Barrowman has told BBC1 Radio host Chris Moyle that he is meeting with the producers of ABC's Desperate Housewives about a possible role on the series next season. "I'm off to Los Angeles on Sunday again," said Barrowman on the air. "I probably shouldn't say this but I've got a meeting with the execs of Desperate Housewives; can you believe it, I'm going to be a Desperate Housewife!" No word yet on what role Barrowman could be playing or if a deal is in place for the actor to come on board the long-running drama. (Guardian's Media Monkey) The Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan is reporting that former Battlestar Galactica co-star Michael Hogan will be guest starring in an upcoming episode of Fox's Dollhouse this fall. Hogan, set to appear in the second episode of the sophomore season, will play "a...

The red hot cable newtwork USA has firmed up another season for one of its series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, USA Network has renewed In Plain Sight for a third season.

The network is also close to a deal to renew Law & Order: Criminal Intent and if that goes through, the network will have renewed all of its series that were up for renewal, an extremely rare feat. The network ordered new seasons of its Thursday night smash hit series' Burn Notice and Royal Pains last week.

Although it was renewed, there are some changes in store for In Plain Sight. Creator/executive producer David Maples and executive producer Paul Stubin will be taking a backseat from the day-to-day operations of the show and the network was said to be bringing someone else in to bring, "a little more narrative drive" to the series. It was also unsure if...

USA Network has renewed sophomore drama "In Plain Sight" for a third season.

Additionally, the network is finalizing a deal to renew the show's companion on Sunday nights, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."

That, combined with last week's orders for the red-hot Thursday duo of "Burn Notice" and "Royal Pains," means that USA has picked up all of its series that were up for renewal; that is an impossible feat for a broadcast network and very rare for a cable net.

But USA is completely dominating the cable ratings with big help from its slate of six original series: the newly picked up quartet and hits "Monk" and "Psych."

"It's a great run," president of original programming Jeff Wachtel said. "We have an incredible team, and we also have gotten a little lucky."

"Sight," which stars Mary McCormack as an U.S. marshal for the witness protection program, has been picked up for 16 episodes,...

The actors who portray Brandi and Peter on the USA Network show talk about the new season

In Plain Sight is currently airing its second season on the USA Network, with the show airing on Sunday nights at 10 Pm Et on the network. Two of the actors in the hit series, Nichole Hiltz, who plays Brandi, and Joshua Malina, who plays Peter, recently held a conference call to discuss the new season, and here's what they had to say.

What about your role continues to challenge you?

Nichole Hiltz: A lot of things this year. Brandi is trying to change her life, but she doesn't really know how to do that over night. So she's still getting into trouble and challenges and bumps. It doesn't help that my mother is asking me to go to AA meetings for her when I'm trying to get my own life together. It's...

Television Rating: 3.5/5.0 Chicago – USA Network’s “In Plain Sight” was one of the best new shows of 2008, another hit for the highest-rated network on cable, USA. The first-year series still needs to iron out a few things to truly live up its potential but the excellent Mary McCormack continues to rock on one of the few must-see basic cable shows this season.

The season premiere of “In Plain Sight” - “Gilted Lily” - perfectly illustrates both the potential and the current flaws with USA’s hit. When a show places so much emphasis on weekly mysteries, you’re bound to have a few that fall flat. I honestly never once cared about the mystery at the heart of the second season premiere of “In Plain Sight” - a tale of a biker and some missing gold coins.

In Plain Sight

Photo credit: Gregory Peters/USA However, the characters and plotlines...

USA Network has picked up the pilot Mary Sunshine to series, ordering 11 additional episodes of the light drama starring Mary McCormack.

The project, previously known as In Plain Sight, centers on Mary Shannon (McCormack), a U.S. Marshal who tries to balance her intense job at the witness-protection program with her equally intense and amusingly dysfunctional personal life.

The project hails from writer David Maples and NBC Universal Network TV. To accommodate star McCormack's pregnancy, production on the series is slated to begin in the summer for a launch in the fourth quarter or first-quarter 2008.

"When you've got something so good, you don't let it go," USA executive vp original programming Jeff Wachtel said of the network's pickup decision, even though the series won't be ready for about a year.

"It has a wonderfully skewed heroine at its center, and then there is Mary McCormack," he said in listing reasons for the order. "She is the heart and the soul of the series who brings a sexy spirit to it."

Following USA's success with such male-centered character-based series as The Dead Zone, Monk and Psych, the network brass had been looking for a show with a female lead.