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5 hours ago | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »

Starz is introducing Walter Blunt in a brief teaser for its upcoming series Blunt Talk starring Patrick Stewart. The series is created by Jonathan Ames, best known in the television world for HBO's Bored to Death. Ames executive produces alongside Seth MacFarlane. The series follows the British Blunt, who has a nightly interview show in American cable news and is "on a mission to impart his wisdom and guidance on how Americans should live, think and behave," according to Starz. (Sound familiar?) The teaser reveals that "Walter Blunt will do a line *if politely offered." Starz has already given the show two seasons, »

- Esther Zuckerman

4 hours ago | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Is honesty the best policy when it comes to watching TV with your spouse? And can a recap take the place of an actual show? Dalton Ross, EW editor-at-large and resident pop-culture referee, weighs in. I promised a friend I'd catch up on Celebrity Apprentice, but there are so many episodes. Can I just read recaps and fake it? —Sonja (@SonjaC519) Well, Sonja, before I can properly rule on the matter of whether you should actually sit down and watch an episode of The Celebrity Apprentice, I need to ask you the following question: Generally speaking, what are your thoughts »

- Dalton Ross

5 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »

On the plus side, Larry Wilmore quickly established himself in the first week as the right guy to sit behind Stephen Colbert’s desk. On the down side, it’s hard to see why most newsmakers or celebrities — given their priorities — would be eager to take part in the panels that make up more than half the show.

Obviously, “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” is a work in progress, and Comedy Central will have time to tinker with this Jon Stewart-produced companion to “The Daily Show.” But the producers miscalculated on the nature of the modern talkshow, to the extent the new series offers both a modicum of risk to better-known names and scant benefit, since there’s virtually no time to promote movies or plug books.

Even Stewart, it should be noted, relies heavily on authors to keep the seat opposite him warm, people who lack recognition »

- Brian Lowry

20 minutes ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »

NBC will be targeting Sin City this pilot season.

The network has ordered Endgame, a drama pilot about a sniper-turned-security expert who finds himself sucked into a life-and-death conspiracy in Las Vegas.

John Davis and John Fox (The Blacklist) will executive-produce alongside Ep/writer John Rogers (The Librarians, Leverage).

Does Endgame sound like a pilot you’d bet on? Drop a comment with your thoughts, including any casting ideas, below.

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44 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »

NBC has picked up the pilot for “Endgame,” a Las Vegas-set conspiracy thriller from Sony Pictures TV and Davis Entertainment.

The hourlong drama, which will be written by John Rogers (“The Librarians,” “Leverage”) and exec produced by John Davis and John Fox of NBC’s megahit “The Blacklist,” follows a former sniper turned security expert who is pulled into a mysterious conspiracy, after being wrongly accused of brutally murdering his wife. Playing against the rich and powerful in Vegas, he’s forced into a game of heroic challenges to save innocent lives.

The pickup marks NBC’s fourth drama pilot for the 2015-16 season. The net previously ordered “Warrior,” “Love Is A Four Letter Word” and “Curse of Fuentes Woman” from “Ugly Betty” exec producer Silvio Horta. Six comedy pilots have also been ordered.

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- Elizabeth Wagmeister

45 minutes ago | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »

NBC is taking aim at a high-concept drama from two producers of its espionage hit The Blacklist. The network has ordered a pilot called Endgame, about a former sniper who now works as a Las Vegas security expert. According to NBC, the character is "drawn into a  mysterious conspiracy that forces him to complete a series of heroic challenges in order to save innocent lives." John Rogers (Leverage) is the writer and executive producer with John Davis and John Fox (The Blacklist) executive producing. It's unclear from the logline how much the character's sniper past plays into the storyline, but »

- James Hibberd

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