TV Information Blast

Monday, June 25, 2012

The Soul Man

The Soul Man is a new comedy series from TV Land created by Suzanne Martin and Cedric the Entertainer. The series revolves around Reverend Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine, an R&B singer-turned-minister who takes over as preacher in his father's church. He was living the high life in Las Vegas at the top of the music charts when he got "the calling" and decided to relocate to St, Louis with his family. However, his wife and daughter are unenthusiastic to abandon the marvelous superstar life for a humble one.

The series is a spin-off from Hot in Cleveland and premiered on June 20, 2012.

Here's a sneak peek:

Cast:

Cedric the Entertainer as Reverend Boyce Ballentine

Niecy Nash as Lolli Ballentine

John Beasley as Barton Ballentine

Wesley Jonathan as Stamps Ballentine

Jazz Raycole as Lyric Ballentine

Baby Daddy

Baby Daddy is a half-hour series from ABC Family. It follows Ben, a guy in his 20's who becomes a surprise dad when his ex-girlfriend leaves him with his baby daughter on his doorstep. He decides to raise her with the help of his family and his best friends.

The series premiered on June 20, 2012 at 8:30 pm on ABC Family.

Cast:

Jean-Luc Bilodeau as Ben Wheeler

Chelsea Kane as Riley Perrin

Derek Theler as Danny Wheeler

Tahj Mowry as Tucker Dobbs

Melissa Peterman as Bonnie Wheeler

Sunday, June 24, 2012

The Great Escape (2012)

The Great Escape is a new reality tv show from TNT hosted by Rich Eisen (NFL Total Access). It features three two-person teams each week dropped into the middle of their own epic action/adventure movie. Teams must use their cleverness, skills and any tools they can find to fight battles, hide from enemies, solve mysteries and be the first to find freedom to win.

Cast:

Rich Eisen as Himself

The Newsroom (2012)

The Newsroom is the latest drama created by Aaron Sorkin. It is set at a fictional cable news channel where
anchor Will McAvoy leads a group of reporters and staff struggling to make a compelling news program.

Cast:

Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy

Chris Chalk as Gary

Trieu Tran as Joey

Charlie Weirauch as Jake

John F. Carpenter as Herb

Emily Mortimer as Mackenzie MacHale

John Gallagher Jr. as Jim Harper

Alison Pill as Maggie Jordan

Dev Patel as Neal

Olivia Munn as Sloan Sabbith

Thomas Sadoski as Don Keefer

Sam Waterston as Charlie Skinner

Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing

Girls

Girls is a comedy series created by and starring Lena Dunham. It follows the story of a group of four girlfriends living in New York and trying to figure out life, love, and themselves in their early 20s.

The series began airing on HBO on April 15, 2012.

Cast:

Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath

Allison Williams as Marnie Michaels

Jemima Kirke as Jessa Johansson

Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna Shapiro

Adam Driver as Adam Sackler

Anger Management (TV Series)

Anger Management stars Charlie Sheen in a sitcom adaptation of the 2003 feature film of the same name. Charlie Goodson (Charlie Sheen) is a baseball player who becomes an anger management therapist after breaking a bat over his knee in a fury and breaking his knee in the process.

The show is set to premiere on FX on June 28, 2012 at 9:00 pm.