In “Casting Clack”, CliqueClack brings you a summary of the TV casting news released throughout the week, be it the addition of a series regular, a new recurring cast member, a guest star, or even someone making a cameo.
Let thee be warned! The following casting news may contain slight spoilers about the roles the actors will play. If you are highly allergic to spoilers avoid this post.
This week, we have casting news for: Lily, Dancing With the Stars, CSI, ER, and many others.
Now that Battlestar Galactica has wrapped up production there isn’t much for the cast and creators to do other than roll in the money they’ve made from the series over the last few years. This means that there are plenty of opportunities for these folks to drop in on other television series. Case in point: Kate Vernon, otherwise known as BSG‘s Ellen Tigh, will be joining Ronald D. Moore on an upcoming episode of CSI. The plot? A murder investigation at a science fiction convention. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
Get ready for a Seinfeld reunion featuring the entire cast of the hit comedy series! Unfortunately, unless you subscribe to HBO you may not get to see it. That’s because the whole cast will be appearing on the Larry David comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm for a multi-episode arc. So, either subscribe now or wait for the DVD release. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]
The newest season of Dancing With the Stars hasn’t even aired yet and the cast is already looking like a badly beaten group of football players after a particularly rought pre-season. It was confirmed earlier this week that singer Jewel and Access Hollywood host Nancy O’Dell would not be competing due to leg injuries. Only one replacement has been named right now — Holly Madison from E!’s The Girls Next Door. [Source: Watch with Kristin]
I’m sure one of the many trivia questions that will be generated once ER ends in less than a month is, “Who was the last trauma victim in the emergency room?” It could turn out to be the Dead Zone‘s Cara Buono, who will play a pregnant woman who goes into labor after a car accident. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
Well, I guess Eli Stone is really dead, isn’t it? Especially after I read that Victor Garber is joining the cast of FOX’s musical comedy Glee. Garber will play the father of the shows leading man. He will be joined in the cast by another outcast from ABC — Pushing Daisies Kristin Chenoweth. Both actors are also wonderful singers, which makes me feel that there is some hope for this series. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
Julianna Margulies is returning to the legal world once again. The former star of ER (who’ll be showing up on the series this week) will pick up her briefs one more time for the CBS pilot Good Wife. She’ll portray a politician’s wife who returns to her roots as a defense attorney. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
Time to say good-bye to a member of MTV’s “reality” series The Hills. Lauren Conrad will be leaving the show at the end of the fifth season, which premieres on March 30th. [Source: Watch with Kristin]
Jackie Earle Haley, who is currently in the box office smash Watchmen, is jumping from the big to the small screen with a job on FOX’s Human Target. Haley will be playing information gatherer for main character Christopher Chance (Mark Valley). Also joining the cast is Pushing Daisies alum Chi McBride, who will play Chance’s business partner. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]
The cast for the new Gossip Girl spinoff, titled Lily, is filling out quite nicely. Advanced talks are in the works to bring on Cynthia Watros (Lost) and Andrew McCarthy as Lily’s parents. McCarthy would be an ironic casting since he is known for many ‘Brat Pack’ movies of the 1980s. Also joining will be former Veronica Mars star Ryan Hansen as one of Lily’s ’80s pals. [Source: Watch with Kristin]
Can you believe in Al Michaels? Thirty (yes, thirty!) years after he made the famous call during the 1980 Winter Olympics, and 22 years after his last Olympic broadcast assignment, Al will be returning to the booth to host the daytime coverage of NBC’s 2010 Olympics (a lot of ‘Olympic’ references here). Michaels will host over 50 hours of daytime and weekend coverage from Vancouver. [Source: The Futon Critic]
Let the casting begin for ABC’s remake of V. Scott Wolf has been signed as a regular cast member for the reinvention of the’ 80s science fiction series. He will portray Chad Decker, a cable news anchor who is asked to pass the propaganda around for the invading aliens. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
If you want to learn more about the actors and their roles, click on the source links at the end of each entry.
Clacked by Richard Keller 
on Mar 08, 2009 @ 10:00 EST5EDT
