The season finale of Criminal Minds airs this evening at 9PM/8PMc on CBS. Here is a preview from SpoilerTV:
Television News
Terminator will not be returning on Fox
Fox revealed the fall/midseason schedule at the upfronts earlier today and Terminator is not on it. Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly said:
[Sarah Connor] has completed its run. I think it had a nice little run. It was a good show. It was not an either or [with Dollhouse]. We did see it tailing off a bit [in the ratings]. It had a nice creative core, but, ultimately, we made the bet on Dollhouse, so that’s it for [Sarah Connor]… We make no apologies. We gave it a lot of support and some consistent scheduling. We tried and thought it was time to move on.
In somewhat better news, the show’s executive SF geeks, Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller will be feeding lines to Mr. Spock himself next season on Fringe. No word on what Josh Friedman is up to next or whether any of the cast will be joining another show full time.
For updates on the cast & crew, add these to your bookmarks/readers:
Guest appearance alert: Criminal Minds season finale, May 20
CBS issued a press release for the two-hour season four finale of Criminal Minds, which airs on Wednesday, May 20:
THE BAU FACES ONE OF ITS TOUGHEST CASES YET WHEN A PROLIFIC, BORDER-CROSSING SERIAL KILLER LEADS THEM ON A HUNT INTO CANADA, AND AN AGENT’S LIFE IS IN PERIL, ON THE TWO-HOUR, FOURTH SEASON FINALE EVENT OF “CRIMINAL MINDS,” WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
“To Hell…And Back” – The BAU tracks a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent’s life is in peril, on the two-hour, fourth season finale event of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, May 20 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
PART ONE WRITTEN BY: Chris Mundy, one of the series’ co-executive producers
PART ONE DIRECTED BY: Charles Haid
PART TWO WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Series Executive Producer Edward Allen BerneroSERIES REGULARS:
David Rossi………………………….. Joe Mantegna
Aaron Hotchner………………….. Thomas Gibson
Emily Prentiss……………………… Paget Brewster
Derek Morgan…………………….. Shemar Moore
Dr. Spencer Reid……….. Matthew Gray Gubler
Jennifer Jareau…………………………… A.J. Cook
Penelope Garcia……………… Kirsten VangsnessGUEST CAST:
William Hightower…………………… Sharif Atkins
Charles Porter……… Christopher Guckenberger
Motel Clerk…………………………… Scott Lincoln
Border Agent #1…………………. Brandon Taylor
Border Agent #2…………………. Gavin McClure
Officer Jeff Bedwell…………………….. John Lacy
Daniel………………………………… Jessie T. Usher
Sheri the Hooker………………….. Erin Anderson
Unsub………………………………………… Paul Rae
Det. Benning…………………………. Rowena King
Maxine Hightower………………. Vernee Watson
Walter Patterson……………………… William Belli
Vicki……………………………….. Krystal Marshall
Kelly……………………………………. Lily Kershaw
Mason Turner……………………. Garret Dillahunt
Burt Lang…………………. Benjamin Byron Davis
Constable Cassar………………….. Casey Nelson
And here is the casting sheet for the episode, posted on SpoilerTV back in March:
[WILLIAM HIGHTOWER] 32-38 yrs. African American, recent Iraq War Veteran, prosthetic leg causes him to walk with a limp. (PLEASE submit actual amputees as well!!) Confesses to a series of murders in an effort to get the team to look into the crimes. MAJOR GUEST STAR
[JEFF BEDWELL] 38-42 yrs, Caucasian. Officer in Charge of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) who was trained by Rossi as part of a fellowship done by the BAU. Smart, learned a lot from Rossi, but is headstrong and wants to be in control but is forced to respect the presence of the FBI. GUEST STAR.
[DET. TAY BENNING] FEMALE, 35-40 yrs. African American, Detroit Homicide detective. Overworked, overtired, underpaid. Since the crimes mostly took place in her jurisdiction, she helps the team as much as she can. GUEST STAR.
[EDNA HIGHTOWER] 52-60 yrs. old, African American. William’s mother. Heartbroken at the series of events that have brought them to this point. POSSIBLE GUEST STAR.
[MASON TURNER] 39 yrs old (the age is VERY important – SUBMIT ACCURATELY) Frail/shriveled, he is a QUADRIPLEGIC. The team is very confused when their investigation into multiple murders leads them to this very sick man.sptv050769 MAJOR GUEST STAR!
Deadwood added to The 101 Network’s Sunday night lineup (DIRECTV)
Some Deadwood news:
Deadwood and Oz, shows which were until now only available to HBO subscribers and on DVD, have been added to The 101 Network‘s Sunday night lineup and will start airing on May 21. Both shows will also be available on DIRECTV on DEMAND.
All three seasons of Deadwood and six seasons of Oz will be aired unedited. Patty Ishimoto, the vice-president and general manager of DIRECTV’s The 101 Network, says:
“We are committed to bringing the highest quality shows to our subscribers and these are two of the most riveting dramas ever made for television. When pay-TV shows like these move to other networks they are usually extremely edited versions, but DIRECTV customers will get to enjoy these incredible shows uncut, commercial free and in HD.”
Here is a quick clip from season one to refresh your memory:
Terminator fan campaign info and screencaps from Born to Run
Screencaps from T:SCC 2×22 Born to Run have been posted. Click on John Henry to visit the page and keep reading to see what you can do to improve the show’s chances of getting picked up for another season.
Fox hasn’t made a decision to renew The Sarah Connor Chronicles yet and will not be making any announcements either way until May 18, when they announce their full schedule for the fall. The ratings are not looking good and the fate of the show will be decided in the coming weeks, so this would be the right time to let Fox know how much you enjoy it and why. You can send letters, cards and emails to these addresses:
FOX Broadcasting
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
WB
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
4000 Warner Blvd
Burbank CA 91522
askfox@fox.com c/o Fox President Kevin Reilly
Scott.Rowe@Warnerbros.com
There are several other ongoing fan campaigns out there at the moment.
Hadley at the official Terminator blog is encouraging fans to vote in the Save One Show poll at EOnline.com.
The admins at the Sarah Connor Society admins say this:
Fox is looking at ALL the numbers. They are looking at Nielsens, DVR, Live Plus DVR, HULU, and Fox Online. They also pay attention to sales on ITunes and Amazon. As far as I know Fox is not going to make any kind of decision on a S3 22 or 13 Episode renewal until the DVR numbers come in for Born to Run.
So what you can do (if you’re in the U.S. or use U.S. proxies) is watch T:SCC on Fox on Demand or Hulu, get episodes on iTunes and Amazon’s Video on Demand, and sign up for the season two DVDs on Amazon.
Fans at the Terminator Wiki have also launched a social media campaign so if you have an account on any major social media sites – Digg, Reddit, Mixx – you can submit and vote for any Terminator-related articles or reviews you come across. With Digg, it’s pretty easy to do a search of all the recent articles once or twice a day and vote for them on the site.
Finally, if you have a blog or a profile page on a social networking site, you can post the links to the video-on-demand sites and the fan campaign info to help spread the word.
To watch the season two finale on Hulu right now, click on the picture below:
