Season 3 Production Scoop + News, 8. 28.13*
It’s only 36 days until Season 3 kicks off, Gladiators! Season 2 is officially available for streaming on Netflix.com as of yesterday! Episode 305 prep is rolling! Here’s the latest buzz….
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Tweets
#ScandalRecruitment Reason 27: We have the hottest President on television. @tonygoldwyn http://t.co/B6FASKl9A2—
ABC's Scandal (@ScandalABC) August 29, 2013
This year, @ScandalABC will air 10 eps in a row with NO breaks in between. And we'll air the back of the season (12 in a row) the same way.—
shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) August 28, 2013
Shot some #Scandal today by USC. Traipsed around the campus during lunch. Very proud. #FightOn http://t.co/OGrlZbrWyO—
Zahir McGhee (@Zterps) August 29, 2013
.@kerrywashington between takes. #Scandal http://t.co/mMfSC8RaAD—
Joshua Malina (@JoshMalina) August 29, 2013
#Friends alum @LisaKudrow is joining #Scandal. Get the details bit.ly/1dR3Nqm @ScandalABC @shondarhimes @danbucatinsky—
TV Guide (@TVGuide) August 28, 2013
Lisa Kudrow is heading to #Scandal! huff.to/1dnPxXq—
HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) August 28, 2013
#ScandalRecruitment Reason 24: Harrison (aka @ColumbusShort1) KNOWS how to wear a suit. http://t.co/wQG9uxqmcR—
ABC's Scandal (@ScandalABC) August 25, 2013
“@ScandalABC: "An Emoji Recap of Quinn's Love Life," by @Scandal411: 💥✂”This? Is AWESOME. Sad- but awesome. :-}—
Bellamy Young (@BellamyYoung) August 27, 2013
Tweet yr fav Fitz quote to @YoungHollywood & win a signed (by me) Scandal S2 DVD! #getithandled @ScandalABC youtube.com/watch?v=5DUVup…—
Tony Goldwyn (@tonygoldwyn) August 27, 2013
George @scandalprops unloading his car with more props!!! Happy Day….. http://t.co/ABm5ar1Vlb—
merri howard (@merrieats) August 27, 2013
Covering alot of territory today location scouting w/ @randzisk @VeroVowell @Coreyhopekaplan @mr39911. Hollywood to Long Beach to Pasadena.—
merri howard (@merrieats) August 28, 2013
Lisa Kudrow Joins ABC Drama ‘Scandal’ dlvr.it/3t0p8W via @Deadline—
Nikki Finke (@NikkiFinke) August 28, 2013
'Scandal' Taps 'Friends' Star @LisaKudrow for Season 3 bit.ly/15hoSt7 @ScandalABC—
Lesley Goldberg (@Snoodit) August 28, 2013
Massachusetts Conference for Women Announces @kerrywashington @DorisKGoodwin as Keynote Speakers ow.ly/oju7t #masswomen—
MA Conf. for Women (@MassWomen) August 28, 2013
WH tries to get a peek at set @Coreyhopekaplan is designing at lunch while scouting 305. She never stops! http://t.co/P5nYTWDzUX—
Veronique Vowell (@VeroVowell) August 28, 2013
Top 13 Returning Shows of Fall buddytv.us/15gDNDM—
BuddyTV (@BuddyTV) August 28, 2013
The $10 off coupon for #Scandal Season Two on DVD – out next Tuesday! – is now live! abctvondvdcoupon.com—
Shondaland Source (@Seriously05) August 28, 2013
36 days till an all NEW Scandaaallllll!!!—
Katie Lowes (@KatieQLowes) August 28, 2013
#Scandal: Four characters @LisaKudrow could play in Season 3 bit.ly/17n4tyL @ScandalABC @shondarhimes—
TV Guide (@TVGuide) August 28, 2013
Seconded! RT @NatalieAbrams: #Scandal scored a #Friends alum?! I applaud you, @shondarhimes—
Lesley Goldberg (@Snoodit) August 28, 2013
So proud to have contributed to @Time magazine's March on Washington anniversary issue! On newsstands! content.time.com/time/magazine—
shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) August 28, 2013
Vulture’s Bold Wish List for This Season’s SNL Hosts (Kerry Washington's on the list, Gladiators!) vult.re/1dNunk5 @vulture—
Scandal Moments (@Scandal_Moments) August 28, 2013
Scandal will be represented in Entertainment Weekly's September 13th Fall Preview issue: entertainmentweekly.tumblr.com/post/596187380…—
Scandal Moments (@Scandal_Moments) August 28, 2013
Gladiators, #Peeples is available on Blu-ray & DVD on September 10.—
Scandal Moments (@Scandal_Moments) August 28, 2013
‘Scandal’ Cast Previews S3′s Biggest ‘OMG’ Moments
http://www.etonline.com/tv/136952_Scandal_Season_Three_Spoilers/index.html
The elevator doors to Pope & Associates will slide open on October 3 but the cast and crew of Scandal have been hard at work for the last three weeks on the upcoming third season and ETonline has a sneak peek of what you can expect from the season premiere!
Mystery shrouds the episode, but during ABC’s All-Star Party at The Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour I was chatting with Darby Stanchfield about the first season three table read. “I think I uttered ‘Oh My God’ 12 times throughout that first table read and not a single one of those “Oh My Gods” was written in the script for Abby,” she laughed. “The whole cast was screaming!”
VIDEO – Scandal Cast Talks Father of all Shockers!
So I thought it might be fun to ask the cast which storyline elicited the most “OMG” exclamations from them — and why! Here are their answers.
Darby Stanchfield chose President Fitzgerald Grant:
“I continue to be shocked about what President Grant does on this show. I mean, Tony Goldwyn can do no wrong … he even makes you forget that he’s having an affair. He couldn’t be a more lovely, well-balanced individual — and he’s so good looking. But in this episode…”
Tony Goldwyn chose President Fitzgerald Grant:
“I can’t tell you why, but I really did not expect Fitz to go where he goes in the episode. It’s quite shocking. We’re going to learn a lot more about Fitz than we ever have before. There are dark spaces in Fitz’s past that we’ll find out about. Shonda [Rhimes, creator] has a way of weaving backstories and themes together in really shocking ways that are illuminating, not gratuitous.
Kerry Washington chose Olivia Pope:
“I’m excited for them to get a peek into Olivia’s past. There have already been so many hashtag moments. The bar keeps being raised this season.”
Katie Lowes chose Olivia Pope:
“It has to be Olivia’s. I mean, in that moment where we left off with her and her dad, we learn things about Olivia Pope I did not know. What’s cool about that moment is it shows you how far we’ve gone in this show yet you really don’t know a lot about these people. There are a lot of characters we have yet to explore and we really do that this season.”
Scott Foley chose Mellie Grant:
“I am a huge Mellie fan, but I chose Mellie because her unexpected participation in an event where she should … oh God, I think I’ve said too much.”
Bellamy Young chose Olivia Pope:
“In the first scene of [the season premiere], there is a sentence that will reverberate across the world. Shonda’s written one sentence between Rowan and Olivia that hasn’t been said in the light before. It’s been said quietly but it’s such a wonderful moment that makes me so proud to be on a show that’s honest like this. I think it will mean a lot to a lot of people.”
Scandal premieres October 3 at 10 p.m. on ABC.Top 13 Returning Shows of Fall 2013
http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/parenthood/top-13-returning-shows-of-fall-2013-78546.aspx
#6 ScandalThe buzz about Scandal, particularly on social media, is absolutely through the roof. If you haven’t started watching Shonda Rhimes’ newest sudser, now is the time to hop aboard. Especially after the giant revelation in last season’s finale.
The Great Fall TV Cram, 2013 Edition: 10 Shows to Catch Up On Now
http://www.tv.com/news/the-great-fall-tv-cram-2013-edition-10-shows-to-catch-up-on-now-137719393172/
Scandal
Season 3 premieres Thursday, October 3 at 10pm on ABC
COMMITMENT: Two seasons, 29 hour-long episodes. That’s not the tiniest of workloads, but once you get going, you’ll burn through it in a heartbeat.
WHY YOU SHOULD CATCH UP NOW: Scandal was the most buzzed-about drama on broadcast TV last season, and with good reason. Shonda Rhimes has been making pulpy, populist shows about women blurring the lines between their professional and personal lives for more than a decade, but Scandal is that to the highest degree. Kerry Washington’s Olivia Pope is a D.C. fixer who can’t fix her own life, including her relationship with the President of the United States, not to mention the slew of political emergencies and conspiracies that unspool in a rapid succession and involve everything from election-rigging to murder. It’s all as ridiculous as it sounds, but also completely enthralling.
CHEAT SHEET: One of the great things about Scandal is that it’s broken down into serialized mini-arcs: 7 episodes in the first season, and then two separate stories of thirteen and 9 episodes, respectively, in Season 2. The show is still feeling around in the dark a little in Season 1, so if you’re pressed for time, just watch the pilot and the finale and then jump to Season 2. The first half of Season 2 is a riot. You won’t be disappointed. —Cory
Lisa Kudrow Joins ABC Drama ‘Scandal’
http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/lisa-kudrow-joins-abc-drama-scandal/
EXCLUSIVE: A Friend-ly gladiator is joining the gang on Shonda Rhimes’ hot Washington DC drama Scandal.Friends alumna Lisa Kudrow has been tapped for a recurring role on the series’ upcoming third season. In typical Shonda fashion, details about Kudrow’s character are kept under wraps but I’ve learned that she plays a politician. On the Kerry Washington-starring drama, Kudrow is joining her long-time producing partner Dan Bucatinsky, who received an Emmy nomination for his recurring role as Cyrus’ (Jeff Perry) long-suffering husband. This marks Kudrow’s biggest series acting commitment in a long time. Since the end of Friends and her followup series, the cult HBO comedy The Comeback, Kudrow has been focused on producing as well as her online-turned-TV improv show, Web Therapy.
http://tvline.com/2013/08/28/scandal-season-3-preview-olivia-fitz-romance/#!1/kerrywashington/
Shonda Rhimes: Scandal Didn’t Set Out to Make Adultery OK (That Said, Liv/Fitz Are ‘Not Finished’)
While Scandal‘s calling card may be the on-again, off-again romance between super-fixer Olivia Pope and the married President of the United States, Shonda Rhimes urges you not to mistake that storyline as a ringing endorsement for illicit liaisons.
Case in point: Just this month, David Zabel, an executive producer for the new ABC drama Betrayal — which significantly centers on a married woman’s romanticized affair with someone else’s husband — conceded it’s “a challenge” to make your female protagonist a cheater, yet argued, “They’ve overcome it on Scandal. They’ve overcome it pretty well, as far as I understand.”
PHOTO | Scandal Season 3 Poster: Olivia’s Secret Is Out
That people root for Olivia (played by Emmy nominee Kerry Washington), however, is quite independent of whom she is bedding. “I don’t feel like we’re making adultery acceptable. We weren’t setting out to make adultery OK,” Rhimes says of the Betrayal comparison. “To me it’s not about adultery or not adultery. We’re telling the story of these two characters who very specifically have this kind of relationship.”
Rhimes also notes that, to Scandal‘s credit, “we tell all sides. So while there are times when you’re like, ‘Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) and Liv are wonderful and I want them to be together,’ there are also times you think, ‘Fitz is scum and he shouldn’t be cheating on his wife.’ And there are times you think,
‘Olivia should go off and find herself somebody who’s single.’
“I like the fact that everybody feels this big debate. That’s fantastic, because that’s thepoint,” Rhimes concludes. “We’re not giving a judgement on it one way or the other.”
In fact, one would think — though it is neverprudent to make predictions in Shondaland — that Olivia’s relationship with Fitz has had a barrel of ice-cold water dumped on it, seeing as in the Season 2 finale she was very publicly outed as POTUS’ paramour. (Fitz meanwhile, when last seen, had his head cradled in wife Mellie’s lap, after Olivia said she needed to leave his side and be a gladiator to her associates.)
Echoing that which Bellamy Young told us earlier this month, Rhimes previews, “When we come into the season, Mellie does have things managed on the marital front. But I think Fitz and Liv have an inexplicable attraction to one another.” She cryptically adds: “People may be surprised to discover what certain motives are in the situations they’ve been working in.”
RELATED | What Happens Next On Scandal: Will Olivia’s Pop Get Quizzed? And Who Tattled?
In other words, while Rhimes declined to survey the path that Olivia and Fitz’s roller coaster of a relationship would take this season (which opens with a run of 10 episodes, followed by a springtime blast of 12) — as she explains, “We always end an episode in one place and by the time you reach 20 minutes into another, we’re in a completely different place” — she did allow this much: “It’s not finished.”
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