The Remote Island : Gary Cole

"Entourage" Better Have Those TPS Reports Ready

Jake Kalish — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:37:00 GMT

According to the Hollywood Reporter and last night's promo, Gary Cole will join the cast of Entourage as a regular next season after being introduced in a three-episode arc next week as agent Andrew Klein, Ari Gold's longtime friend. Excellent news, this: Cole was so funny as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space -- everyone all together now: "Yeah... we're going to need to go ahead and move you downstairs to storage B..." -- that he's forever our boy, even if everything goes wrong for him and he winds up on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Wrestling. Which he'd be great in, assuming he wrestled in character as Bill Lumbergh.

-- Jake Kalish is the author of Santa vs. Satan: The Official Compendium of Imaginary Fights

Come and Get Some Juicy "Chuck" Spoilers

Ben Kallen — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:25:00 GMT

Executive Producer Josh Schwartz just gave Chicago Tribune TV critic Maureen Ryan a bunch of scoops about the spy comedy's new season, from a 3-D episode to meeting Captain Awesome's mom. Here's what's coming up on Chuck:

-- In the big Christmas episode, some guy will hold everyone hostage in the Buy More.

-- Arrested Development's Tony Hale will play the Buy More's new assistant manager.

-- The episode that airs right after the Super Bowl will be broadcast in 3-D.

-- Captain Awesome's parents will be played by Morgan Fairchild and Bruce Boxleitner, which sounds about right.

-- Ellie and Awesome will prepare for their wedding (whether it actually happens or not, we don't know).

-- We'll also meet Sarah's dad, played by the great Gary Cole.

-- As we mentioned a while ago, Jordana Brewster will play Chuck's ex-girlfriend, Jill -- the one who cheated on him with frenemy-turned-fellow agent Bryce, who's also back this season.

-- Other various good guys and bad guys will be played by John Larroquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, The O.C.'s Melinda Clarke, and somebody named Nicole Richie.

The new season starts September 29.

Photo: NBC

Previously:
Jordana Brewster To Try On Some Chuck

Wake Up And Smile: Your New Daily TV News Source!

Bryan Christian — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:36:00 GMT

No, really. We're gonna give you a snarky, easy-to-read digest of TV news every single day. (Or thereabouts.) Why? Well, A) Because we like you, and B) Because we're too lazy to write individual posts about everything we wanna.

- Smallvile fans, don't click this link if you don't want spoilers about next season's developments between Lois and Clark and, urm, you've never seen Lois and Clark or known anything about Superman ever.

- Cable's IFC is buying Steven Soderbergh's two-part, four-hour, possibly boring political epic Che for a simultaneous January release in theatres and on-demand. 'Cause the place for epics is on your couch!

- The aim of Elvis Costello's new Sundance Channel variety show might not be that true.

- Hey Remote Olivia, check it out: Fanny Pak were back. Briefly.

- One of the hot chicks from Cloverfield is gonna be on 90210. Wonder what she'll look like filmed with stationary cameras.

- Gary Cole's gonna play Sarah's dad on Chuck. Everyone all together now: Yeah... that'd be great.

- And just because you've been so good today handling something new on the blog: reporters sometimes don't look where they're going. Fun. Ny.