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The Officehad some dedicated fans and now with the Office Ladies podcast, fans can get a deeper look into the show from stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey. The American adaptation ran for 9 seasons and had Fischer's Pam in love with John Krasinski's Jim Halpert. But throughout the show, there were a couple of people who tried to break the beloved couple apart. One of those was Cathy in Season 8. Played by Lindsey Broad, the character was a replacement for Pam, who was on maternity leave, and Cathy flirted with Jim. And Broad knew it wouldn't go over well with fans.

While on the Office Ladies podcast, Broad shared her thoughts when she learned about her flirtation with Jim, saying "I remember when I first realized it was going in that direction, and I was just like, 'Oh no, oh no." She went on to clarify that she...

The Materialists trailer has been released. The movie is the sophomore feature from director Celine Song, following her previous movie, Past Lives. Materialists is a romantic comedy about a matchmaker whose business is threatened when she finds herself in a toxic love triangle. The film features a star-studded cast led by Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal, and supported by Marin Ireland, Lindsey Broad, Sawyer Spielberg, and Will Fitz. It is set for release on June 13 of this year.

Now, A24 has released the trailer for Materialists. The trailer opens by introducing Johnson's character as a matchmaker, including showing many of her clients. Set to the tune of "Material Girl," the trailer transitions into a celebration of the ninth marriage that Johnson's Lucy has set up. As Lucy attends a wedding, she meets Pascal's character while also running into Evans, who plays John, an old flame who is now catering for the wedding.

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Shoresy is a Canadian sports comedy series created by Jared Keeso. The Hulu series is a spin-off of the popular series Letterkenny, and it follows Shoresy as he moves to Sudbury to join the struggling senior hockey team, the Sudbury Bulldogs. Shoresy stars Jared Keeso, Tasya Teles, Blair Lamora, Keilani Elizabeth Rose, Ryan McDonell, Camille Sullivan, Jonathan-Ismael Diaby, Terry Ryan, and Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat. So, if you loved the camaraderie, hilarious comedy, and memorable characters in Shoresy, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Letterkenny is a Canadian comedy series created by Jared Keeso. The Crave series is set in the fictional town of Letterkenny, and it follows the hilarious misadventures of its residents. Letterkenny stars Jared Keeso, Nathan Daniels, Michelle Mylett, K. Trevor Wilson, Dylan Playfair,...

Ghosts season 4 gets an update from showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, who confirm that some former characters are returning. The CBS series follows Sam (Rose McIver) and Jay Arondekar (Utkarsh Ambudkar), a married couple living among the deceased occupants of Woodstone Estate. Along with McIver and Ambudkar, the comedy stars Devan Chandler Long, Rebecca Wisocky, Brandon Scott Jones, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, and more. Beyond its main Ghosts cast, many memorable characters make brief appearances, including visitors of the converted bed and breakfast or spirits attached to other properties.

Speaking with TVLine, Port and Wiseman confirmed that a few notable characters will make their return in Ghosts season 4, which debuts on October 17. While absent from season 3, the showrunners revealed that the Farnsbys and Bjorn will feature this season.

Why Bringing These Characters Back For Ghosts Season 4 Is Exciting Season 4 Could Even Answer Some Questions.

With the Farnsbys returning, another...

Bonjour and bon appetit! Back from a head-clearing visit to France to work on her next cookbook and with her cooking show “The French Chef” now up and running on the air, Julia Child has quickly become a household name, for better or for worse. Now, the chef will have to grapple with her rising celebrity and the effects it has on her, her family, her team, and her show. The eight-episode second season of “Julia,” starring Sarah Lancashire, debuts this Thursday, Nov. 16 with three new episodes exclusively on Max. You can watch Julia: Season 2 with a 7-Day Free Trial of Max.

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The Office often had characters come and go from Dunder Mifflin, including employee Cathy Simms, who appeared to disappear with no explanation. When Pam is preparing to go on maternity leave for the second time in The Office, Cathy is hired as a part-time replacement to fill her role. Cathy is young and energetic, a bit of a different character from the usual employees still working in Scranton. She shadows Pam for the first time in season 8, episode 7 “Pam’s Replacement” and there is a minor stir among the office, who tease Pam about there being a younger version of her at her desk.

When Cathy arrives, there is a minor plotline about Pam feeling inadequate compared to the younger worker taking her place. Jim would never cheat on Pam, and it’s clear he has no interest in Cathy beyond as a coworker. It seems that’s it for...

While The Office had a core cast of recurring characters, there were some who had short-lived appearances, including Cathy, who disappeared after season 8. As The Office focuses on a realistic working environment, it was conceivable that various employees at Dunder Mifflin would come and go. The character Cathy, played by Lindsey Broad, made an impact for the short period she was on the mockumentary sitcom. Stepping in to cover while Pam (Jenna Fischer) was on maternity leave gave enough time for her character to cause a stir with her attraction to Jim (John Krasinski) and further the show's overall narrative, which could have resulted in a different ending.

Though necessary for the job, Cathy was an unsettling presence in the workplace, especially for Pam. Considering Jim and Pam were absent from The Office for only one episode, audiences had developed a strong connection with the two characters, always hoping their relationship would last.

Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay and Rose McIver as Samantha in ‘Ghosts’ season 2 episode 11

CBS’s Ghosts will return after the winter holidays with season two episode 11, “The Perfect Assistant.” Directed by Nick Wong from a script by Zoa Bikangaga, episode 11 is set to air on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 8:30pm Et/Pt.

Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar lead the cast as Samantha and Jay, the living residents of the mansion. Playing the mansion’s resident ghosts are Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, Richie Moriarty as Pete, Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, and Asher Grodman as Trevor. Román Zaragoza stars as Sasappis, Sheila Carrasco plays Flower, Rebecca Wisocky is Hetty, and Devan Chandler Long plays Thorfinn.

“The Perfect Assistant” Plot: Sam and Jay are thrilled when they find a highly qualified assistant for the B&b – however, their new employee comes with some surprising baggage. Also, Thorfinn tries to help his son, Bjorn,...

CBS’s Ghosts season two episode six introduces a new guest-starring ghost with a connection to everyone’s favorite Viking. Episode six – “The Baby Bjorn” – will air on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 8:30pm Et/Pt.

Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar return as Samantha and Jay, the living residents of the mansion. Reprising their roles as the resident ghosts are Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, Richie Moriarty as Pete, Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, and Asher Grodman as Trevor. Román Zaragoza stars as Sasappis, Sheila Carrasco plays Flower, Rebecca Wisocky is Hetty, and Devan Chandler Long plays Thorfinn.

Kathryn Greenwood, Mark Linn-Baker, Christian Jadah, Lindsey Broad, Kelly Craig, Robert J. Tavenor, and Felicia Shulman guest star.

“The Baby Bjorn” Plot: Sam meets a Viking ghost at the Farnsbys’ house who has an unexpected connection to Thorfinn. Also, Trevor devises a new method for the ghosts to trade favors.

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Spoler Alert: Do not read if you have not watched “Farnsby & B,” the Season 2 finale of “Ghosts.”

Sam (Rose McIver) and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) finally opened their bed & breakfast in the “Ghosts” Season 1 finale Thursday — only for their dreams to come literally crashing down moments later thanks to a curse. In the closing seconds of the episode, titled “Farnsby & B,” Sam and Jay are ready to welcome their first guests to the Woodstone B&b after defeating their enemy neighbors the Farnsbys in a game of pickle ball to get them to close their spitefully opened competitor, the Farsnby & B.

But just as they open the doors, the floorboards crumble beneath them, suggesting the curse Thor (Devan Chandler Long) put on them before he got to know Sam is actually real. And because Sam didn’t break the curse earlier in the episode — for fear that would reverse her ability to see ghosts Thor,...

John Krasinski is not the actor one would associate with having a set tantrum, but such was the case when “The Office” threatened to screw with Jim and Pam’s fan-favorite relationship during the show’s eighth season. “The Office” fans will remember that was the season in which Pam went away on maternity leave and was replaced by temporary office administrator Cathy. The new character had the hots for Krasinski’s Jim, but “The Office” showrunner Greg Daniels wanted to take things a bit further by having Jim and Cathy make out. To put it mildly, Krasinski refused.

“That’s the only time I remember putting my foot down,” Krasinski writes in the new oral history book “Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office” (via Uproxx). “I remember saying things that I never thought I’d say before, like, ‘I’m not going to shoot it.

"We really don't know each other at all..." Signature Entertainment in the UK has unveiled an official trailer for an indie romantic comedy titled 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up. The title is a direct reference to a part of the plot, but it's also a bit too similar to 10 Things I Hate About You to be considered original. Christina Ricci plays Abigail, a single mother of two who meets a man named Ben at a bar. They jokingly come up with a list of things to do before their imagined breakup, knowingly full well they’ll never even start a relationship. But when the joke turns in to a one-night stand that brings a pregnancy, things gets a whole lot more complicated. Co-starring Hamish Linklater, with Lindsey Broad, Mia Sinclair Jenness, Brady Jenness, Katia Winter, Jon Abrahams, and Scott Adsit. This looks charming, right? Official...

Vision Films has taken North American distribution on 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up, the romance pic starring Christina Ricci (Casper) and Hamish Linklater (The Big Short).

Film was written and directed by Galt Niederhoffer, it stars Ricci as a single mother who meets an irresponsible man. The pair believe they are destined to end badly, so create a list of ten things they should do before they break up.

Lindsey Broad, John Abrahams and Katina Winter also star.

Archstone Entertainment handles sales. Vision is planning a day and date theatrical release for February 2020.

IFC didn't score with their Benders TV show so there won't be a second season. The hockey comedy has been cancelled.

Debuting in October, Benders revolves around a group of guys who love hockey and form a team -- The Chubbys -- to play in a local amateur hockey league. The cast includes Chris Distefano, Steve Schirripa, Steve Greenstein, Andrew Schulz, Lindsey Broad, Mark Gessner, and Ruy Iskandar.

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IFC has canceled hockey comedy “Benders” after just one season, TheWrap has learned. The sitcom had starred Andrew Schulz and Lindsey Broad over just 8 episodes. More to come …...

Benders IFC Premieres: Oct. 1 Airs: Thursdays at 10pm Et/Pt Who’s In It? Andrew Schulz, Lindsey Broad, Chris Distefano, Mark Gessner, Ruy Iskandar Also See: Gigi Does It: David Krumholtz is a 76-year-old woman in IFC’s new comedy Bar-league sports are a comedy gold mine, and IFC’s new scripted comedy Benders digs deep into the world of Boston buddies who are obsessed with their very amateur ice hockey team. Co-creator Tom Sellitti says Benders and its stories were inspired by his own experiences on the ice. “We had a jersey that we were getting, and it was supposed to be … Continue reading →

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While there are several new series premiering this fall on Mondays (check out Deepayan Sengupta’s roundup here) and Tuesdays (check out my roundup here), there are only a handful of new Wednesday and Thursday offerings. Here’s what to look out for, and what to avoid, this fall on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Rosewood

Created by Todd Harthan

Premieres Wednesday, September 23rd at 8pm (Et) on Fox

Private pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr. (Morris Chestnut) is a popular guy, with everyone but Det. Annalise Villa (Jaina Lee Ortiz), the decorated police officer who’s recently returned to her hometown of Miami. Rosewood—Rosie to his friends—is a brilliant pathologist who runs a state-of-the-art lab with his sister Pippy (Gabrielle Dennis) and her fiancée, Tara Milly Izikoff (Anna Konkle). With his keen eye for detail and winning personality, Rosie is an asset Det. Villa can’t afford to waste, despite...

The Sopranos‘ Steven Schirripa has been cast in a recurring role in Benders, IFC's eight-episode hockey comedy series. Benders follows a team of friends bonded by an irrational obsession with their men's ice hockey team, The Chubbys. He will play Vito, opposite Lindsey Broad and Chris Distefano. Schirripa, repped by Innovative Artists and manager Steve Lovett, played Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos and Leo on the ABC Family drama The Secret Life Of The American…...

Lindsey Broad (The Office, 21 Jump Street), Chris Distefano (Girl Code, The Half Hour), Mark Gessner (Orange Is The New Black, The Blacklist), Ruy Iskandar (Gotham, The Blacklist) and Andrew Schulz (Guy Code) have signed on to star in IFC’s eight-episode hockey comedy series premiering October 1. Benders follows a team of friends bonded by an irrational obsession with their men's ice hockey team, The Chubbys. Paul Rosenberg (Schulz) is the insecure leader whose…...

Mike Judge met tech billionaires before setting out to do HBO‘s comedy Silicon Valley “before the big bubble burst when everyone wanted to do animation” and discovered “there’s a sort of a billionaire vibe” and that they fall into two categories: “The Asperger-y Type and the sort of more … uber competitive.” Related: HBO’s ‘Looking’ Not “Just A Show For Gay People,” Says Ep The dark comedy series is from King Of The Hill’s Judge, producer Scott Rudin and 3 Arts’ Michael Rotenberg and Tom Lassally. The untitled single-camera project — which HBO picked up to series in May — is set in the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. The pilot starred T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener, Lindsey Broad, Christopher Evan Welch, Amanda Crew, Angela Trimbur, Zach Woods and Kumail Nanjiani. The pickup...

Chicago – Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a unique dichotomy. Part independent and part mainstream film actor, he’s managed to succeed as both. And with this Friday’s release of “Don Jon,” add to that list a first-time writer and director. But none of it could have been without Christopher Nolan.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Nolan – who made his worldwide mark with “Memento,” “Batman Begins,” “The Prestige,” “The Dark Knight,” “Inception” and “The Dark Knight Rises” – is credited with making Joseph Gordon-Levitt mainstream.

Jgl – as I’ll hereafter refer to him because 20 characters is too many and it’s almost as cool as Neil Patrick Harris’ Nph – has been mentored heavily by Nolan. Jgl starred in Nolan’s “Inception” (his mainstream breakout role) and then “The Dark Knight Rises”.

Entirely of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, only 32 years old and from Los Angeles, this 5-foot-9 “Regular Joe” turned once again to Nolan when he decided to embark on his own project.

Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 25 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to “Don,” which is the first film written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt!

“Don Jon,” which is rated “R” and opens on Sept. 27, 2013, also stars Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, Glenne Headly, Brie Larson, Rob Brown, Jeremy Luke, Paul Ben-Victor, Italia Ricci, Lindsey Broad and Amanda Perez from writer and director Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.

To win your free “Don Jon” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your...

You may have already caught the first trailer for Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut, Don Jon, which outlined the things that the titular Jersey boy likes: keeping in shape, his family, his car, his hair and romancing women, none of whom seem to match up to his addiction to online porn. This new trailer outlines his thoughts on romantic comedies and how they relate to real life. In short, Jon’s not a fan, which is a bit of a problem when he meets and actually fall for Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson), a bright, talkative fellow New Jerseyite who loves mushy romantic movies and encourages him to take her to see them.Trouble naturally arises when Barbara catches him indulging his web-based passion, which leads to a break up and Jon’s mum (Glenne Headly) bemoaning that he may never give her grandchildren.Tony Danza, Julianne Moore, Lindsey Broad and...

Ready to go Under the Dome?

CBS has unveiled the first full-length trailer for its upcoming summer series, which stars Mike Vogel (Pan Am), Britt Robertson (Life Unexpected), Rachelle Lefevre (A Gifted Man), Dean Norris (Breaking Bad) and Natalie Martinez (CSI: NY), among others.

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The 13-episode drama, based on the novel by Stephen King, takes place in the New England community of Chester’s Mill. In the snap of a finger, the town is tossed into turmoil after finding itself trapped beneath a transparent barrier.

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Mike Judge, the great comic chronicler of workplace existence, is heading to HBO with a new show. Deadline reports that the untitled half-hour pilot he wrote with "King of the Hill" showrunners John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky has been ordered the series. The single-camera dark comedy is set in modern Silicon Valley, where success often comes to people unprepared to handle it. Judge directed the pilot, which has a fantastic cast of funny people: T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener, Lindsey Broad, Christopher Evan Welch, Amanda Crew, Angela Trimbur, Zach Woods and Kumail Nanjiani. Altschuler, Judge and Krinsky will executive produce the series with Scott Rudin and 3 Arts' Michael Rotenberg and Tom Lassally. This series pick-up comes two days after HBO greenlit another half-hour comedy to series, a San Francisco-set one about three young gay male friends from Michael Lannan and "Weekend" director Andrew Haigh. "King of the Hill" ran for 13 seasons on Fox,...

HBO continues to invest in comedy, handing out a series order to an untitled half-hour from Mike Judge. The untitled comedy is set in the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Photos: 40 Years of HBO T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener, Lindsey Broad, Christopher Evan Welch, Amanda Crew, Angela Trimbur, Zach Woods and Kumail Nanjiani star in the comedy from King of the Hill's Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky. Scott Rudin and Michael Rotenberg also executive produce. The Judge entry

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Exclusive: HBO’s Silicon Valley-set dark comedy pilot from the King Of The Hill trio of Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, producer Scott Rudin and 3 Arts has received a series order. The untitled single-camera project is set in the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. The pilot, written by Judge, Altschuler and Krinsky and directed by Judge, starred T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener, Lindsey Broad, Christopher Evan Welch, Amanda Crew, Angela Trimbur, Zach Woods and Kumail Nanjiani. Judge, Altschuler and Krinsky executive produce the series with Rudin and 3 Arts’ Michael Rotenberg and Tom Lassally. The pickup comes on the heels of another HBO half-hour pilot getting a series order, Michael Lannan & Andrew Haigh’s untitled San Francisco project. The Judge show joins HBO’s praised current comedies Girls and Veep.

Exclusive: Christopher Evan Welch, Amanda Crew, Angela Trimbur, Zach Woods and Kumail Nanjiani are set to co-star in Silicon Valley, HBO’s single-camera dark comedy pilot from the King Of The Hill trio of Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky and producer Scott Rudin. The five join previously cast T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener and Lindsey Broad. Silicon Valley is set in the high tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Welch will play Peter Gregory, an eccentric tech billionaire who is the most successful entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Crew will play Monica, head of operations for Gregory who is his human touch. Smart and highly competent, by Silicon Valley standards she is downright beautiful. Trimbur will play Langdon, an unemployed publicist with a mountain of debt who has given up any hope of...

NBC's forthcoming series "Dracula" is setting up something of a love triangle, and it's just cast the third side.

Irish actress Victoria Smurfit ("About a Boy," "The Beach") will play Lady Jayne in the drama. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays the title character, who's posing as a doctor in 1890s London.

Jayne will feel an instant attraction to Dracula (who's going by the name Alan Grayson), but he's hung up on Mina (Jessica DeGouw), whom he believes is the reincarnation of his late wife.

Other pilot-season news:

- CBS has cast Blake Garrett Rosenthal ("New Girl") as Anna Faris' 8-year-old son in its comedy pilot "Mom," from Chuck Lorre.

- Patty Jenkins ("Monster," "The Killing") has been tapped to direct ABC's drama pilot "Betrayal." It's about a woman who's having an affair with a defense lawyer -- who happens to be trying a case against her husband, who's a prosecutor.

Exclusive: Josh Brener (Glory Daze) and Lindsey Broad (The Office) are set to co-star in Silicon Valley, HBO’s single-camera dark comedy pilot from the King Of The Hill trio of Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky and producer Scott Rudin. They join recently cast T.J. Miller and Thomas Middleditch. Silicon Valley is set in the high tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Brener will play Big Head, Thomas’ (Middleditch) friend and confidant. He doesn’t really have that big of a head but the grade school nickname stuck. His claim to fame is getting himself into the Hacker Hostel incubator with his App idea “Nip Alert” which tells you the location of women with erect nipples. The owner of the Hacker House (Miller) loves him. Broad will play Tandy. Attractive in a friendly,...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has already had quite a year appearing in The Dark Knight Rises, Premium Rush, Lincoln, and Looper, but he is probably most excited for the building buzz behind his personal creation. Levitt’s Don Jon’s Addiction was selected as an entry into the Sundance Film Festival that takes place from January 17th-27th, 2013.

The movie is Levitt’s directing debut in which he also stars along with; Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Lindsey Broad (Get Him to the Greek), Rob Brown (Coach Carter), Brie Larson (21 Jump Street), and Tony Danza.

Exclusive: Publicist Erica Gray has left Slate PR to join Jennifer Allen and Melissa Kates’ Viewpoint Public Relations. At the two-and-a-half-year-old Viewpoint, Gray will work alongside publicists Ruth Bernstein, Mandi Warren, Lindsey Ludwig and Haley Urman. She is bringing with her many of her clients, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jon Hamm, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Elisabeth Moss, Ari Graynor, Lauren Cohan, Justin Chatwin, Gabriel Mann, Scott Porter, Gina Torres, Bitsie Tulloch, KaDee Strickland, Lindsey Broad, Brian Geraghty and Thomas Sadoski among others. “Erica’s approach and philosophies toward personal publicity are very much in line with our own,” Allen and Kates said. Gray began her career at Huvane Baum Halls in 2001 and moved with them to what became Pmk/Hbh, where she was promoted to VP in 2009. She most recently worked for Slate PR having opened the company’s New York office in January 2010.

On TV this Thursday: The Angels’ wings get clipped, Bones and Booth trade places, Vietnam comes to an end and Robert California is ready to jam. As a supplement to TVLine’s original feature stories and reporting (linked to within), here are 11 programs to keep on your radar.

8 pm Charlie’s Angels (ABC) | Goodbye, Angels.

8 pm Community (NBC) | The study group helps Annie move in with Troy and Abed; Dean Pelton blackmails Jeff into hanging out with him at a mall.

8 pm The Big Bang Theory (CBS) | Leonard and Penny try hanging out together, only to cramp each other’s...

Start your weekend with a buffet of bite-sized TV news:

- Anderson Cooper will try to restrain himself from a giggling fit next week when he interviews actor Gerard Depardieu on his new daytime show "Anderson." The interview is scheduled to air Tuesday (Sept. 13); we're curious to see how Depardieu reacts as well. [EW]

- Pam (Jenna Fischer) is getting a buddy on "The Office." The show has cast Lindsey Broad ("'Til Death") as a character named Kathy, a friend of Pam's from outside the Dunder Mifflin-verse. She'll appear in one episode this fall and has the potential to become a recurring character. [TVLine]

- Reba McEntire could be headed back to television with a comedy pilot set up at ABC. She'll star in and executive produce a project called "Malibu Country," about a long-married woman who divorces her cheating, spendthrift musician husband and moves the family to their sole reamining asset,...

Robert California isn't the only new face who will appear regularly on The Office this fall. He's just the most frightening.

TV Line confirms that Lindsey Broad ('Til Death) has landed the role of Kathy on the NBC sitcom. She's a good friend of Pam's and will debut in October/early November, with the potential to be seen more often after that.

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The Office returns with new episodes on September 22.

Aside from gaining a friend, of course, Pam will also be gaining a new member of her family this season. She and Jim are expecting again!

Expectant mom Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) is expanding her social circle.

TVLine has learned exclusively that ‘Til Death‘s Lindsey Broad has been cast on The Office in the potentially recurring role of Pam’s competent and likable pal, Kathy. She’s slated to first air in late October/early November.

The Office Spoiler Alert: Who Else is Expecting?

In addition to ‘Til Death, Broad’s credits include the popular web series The Burg and the upcoming big screen adaptation of 21 Jump Street (co-starring The Office‘s Ellie Kemper).

The Office kicks off its eighth season on Sept. 22.

The network confirmed this fourth season will be its last It seems that Fox has finally taken one of its struggling shows off life support. Variety is reporting that Fox has confirmed the cancellation of the series 'Til Death.

The show, which stars Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher, never quite settled into the Fox lineup and it was said that the main reason the show was picked up for a fourth season was because Sony Television, which produces the show, cut the Fox network a deal on its licensing fees.

'Til Death, which also stars Timm Sharp, Lindsey Broad and J.B. Smoove, currently airs pre-primetime on Sunday nights at 7 Pm Et on Fox.

Launching a new series these days can be really tough. It either hits really big, or you're out. Fox's 'Til Death got more chances than most but the axe has finally swung. The network confirmed today that it was indeed cancelling the show.

'Til Death debuted on Fox back in 2006 with veteran sitcom stars Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Joely Fisher (Ellen). They play Eddie and Joy, an "old married couple," who have annoyingly optimistic newlywed neighbors, the Woodcocks (Eddie Kaye Thomas and Kat Foster).

Each subsequent season then seemed to change its focus. The second season brought in a new character, Kenny (J.B. Smoove), Eddie's friend from the Big Brother program. The next season had Kenny moving in with Eddie and Joy. Season four brought their daughter (Lindsey Broad, then Kate Micucci) and her boyfriend/husband (Timm Sharp) as they moved into...

Mary Steenburgen is set to star in ABC's comedy pilot "Southern Discomfort."

Carly Pope and David Ramsey are set to co-star opposite Jimmy Smits in NBC's untitled John Eisendrath drama pilot, Ian Reed Kessler has landed a lead on the NBC comedy pilot "Friends with Benefits" and Lindsey Broad has landed a lead on ABC's comedy pilot "Who Gets the Parents."

Elsewhere, "Reno 911" co-star Kerri Kenney has joined Fox's comedy pilot "Tax Man," Xander Berkeley has been added to the CW's drama pilot "Nikita," and Odette Yustman is set as the female lead on Fox's untitled Adam Goldberg comedy pilot.

"Discomfort" centers on a father whose life is turned upside down when his grown kids move back in with him. Steenburgen, repped by Gersh and Management 360, will play the mother of the family. She was recently seen in "The Proposal."

The Eisendrath's project centers on a by-the-book Supreme Court...

Chicago – Fox recently sent over the details on their post-baseball coverage including the series premiere of “The Wanda Sykes Show,” the special “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” a week-long “The Simpsons”-themed on-air scavenger hunt November 9th through the 15th, and synopsis information for the hit shows they have planned for the sweeps period including “House,” “Glee,” “Bones,” “Fringe,” and “Lie to Me”.

Important dates to mark in the Fox November 2009 Sweeps period include November 7th, when “The Wanda Sykes Show” debuts. The next night, on November 8th, which is an entire night devoted to the comedy of Seth MacFarlane, including the original variety show special “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” and all-new episodes of “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” and “The Cleveland Show”. The rest of that week pays “homarge” to twenty years of “The Simpsons” with tributes and clues...

Stephen Rannazzisi has joined NBC's comedy pilot "State of Romance," and David Call has been added to ABC's drama pilot "Empire State."

The Ums-produced "Romance" revolves around the relationship between Mike (Steve Howey) and Emily (Lindsey Broad). Rannazzisi ("Paul Blart: Mall Cop") will play Mike's roommate. He is repped by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment.

ABC Studios' "Empire" is a contemporary Romeo-and-Juliet tale about the love between the blue-collar Sam (Mike Vogel) and the wealthy Annabelle (Beau Garrett) whose fathers are nemeses. Call, repped by Gersh and Kass/Stokes, will play the man's younger brother.

Jacqueline Bisset is set as a lead in CBS' drama pilot "The Eastmans"; Steve Howey has landed the male lead in NBC's comedy pilot "State of Romance," with Zoe Lister Jones and Grace Rex also cast in leading roles; Andrea Parker has nabbed a lead role on ABC's comedy presentation "This Little Piggy"; and Lourdes Benedicto has joined ABC's drama pilot "V."

On Wbtv's "Eastmans," about a dysfunctional family of doctors, Bisset will play the mother, an emergency-room nurse.

Ums' "Romance," described as a modern "Pride and Prejudice," revolves around Emily (Lindsey Broad) and Mike (Howey), who meet awkwardly on a plane. Rex will play Emily's best friend Regina, and Jones will play Regina's sister.

ABC Studios' "Piggy" is about two adult siblings who move in with their eldest brother and his wife (Apa-repped Parker).

Wbtv's "V," a re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries about an invasion of aliens known as Visitors,...

Beau Garrett and Mike Vogel are set as the two leads of ABC's "Empire State," the U.K.'s Sophie Winkleman has landed the title role on NBC's "100 Questions for Charlotte Payne" and Paul Campbell will lead the cast of ABC's "No Heroics."

In other pilot castings, Warren Christie has landed the male lead and Denzel Whitaker a supporting role on CBS' "House Rules." Tim Peper, Stephanie Lemelin and Baron Vaughn are set to star on ABC's "Canned," Matthew Lillard and Janet Varney will play leads on ABC's untitled Jeff Strauss comedy, and Lindsey Broad has landed the female lead on NBC's "State of Romance."

Also, Jaime Lee Kirchner has joined NBC's "Mercy," Rachel Nichols and Laz Alonso have come aboard CBS' U.S. Attorney drama, Archie Panjabi has been added to CBS' "The Good Wife" and Larry Joe Campbell to ABC's "The Law."

ABC Studios' "Empire" is a...