Shameless' Emmy Rossum Dishes Out Six Items to Expect in Season 2

Emmy Rossum, Shameless Shameless' second season sees the Gallagher family a lot more than making it through a sweltering summer time. "The Gallaghers thrive within the summer time," Emmy Rossum informs TVGuide.com. "They create lots of money they put and stash to ensure that they're studying the winter." Six items to expect in Season 2: 1. Fiona's around the prowl: Following her unsuccessful relationship with Steve (Justin Chatwin), Fiona is around the rebound. "She's clearly experienced the grieving period, and it is now a son crazy," Rossum states. "We are going doing push it a tad too far, have mistakes and connect with many people she really should not have, after which need to pay the cost for your." A couple of her suitors are past senior high school crush Craig (The Vampire Diaries' Taylor Kinney) and Adam (Lone Star's James Wolk), whom Rossum dubs "Steve 2.." "He's a good investment banker, as well as appears like Steve, but he does not possess the danger factor so she's less really thinking about him." Exclusive Shameless Erased Scene: Let's say Frank died? 2. Veronica versus. Fiona: In the finish of Season 1, newcomer Jasmine (Amy Wise) inserted herself into Fiona's existence, much towards the chagrin of Veronica (Shanola Hampton). Their ongoing friendship within the summer time, and also the influence Jasmine has over Fiona, will drive a wedge between your longtime buddies. "Veronica really hates Jasmine and extremely does not know very well what Jasmine wants from Fiona," Rossum states. "We'll see a lot of aim of Jasmine and just how Fiona handles that." 3. Steve will get naked: Yes, Steve is going to be back and we'll see lots of him. Besides he return within the nude, but later within the season he'll be putting on a thong on the yacht filled with women. He, obviously, is not the only person within the aficionado, but that is the character of the show using the title Shameless, Rossum states. "This can be a house with very thin walls. The children are becoming an adult and they've physiques. Little Liam is 24 months old and it is getting stiffies within the morning, so everyone's in everyone's business. There's some over-share as well as comfortability they have with one another and themselves that gives itself to some nudity." 4. Family ties: Frank (William H. Macy) is going to be to his old methods - minimal which include getting Liam kidnapped and seeking to marry a lady on her behalf dying mattress. Fiona will even uncover she "has Frank's DNA in her own body and when she's not careful, she will result in the wrong decision and finish up being chased by somebody having a baseball softball bat and hiding under tables much like him," Rossum states. "Obviously that's Frank's proudest moment, but this really is very horrifying for Fiona." Plus: Both Grammy Gallagher (Louise Fletcher) and Fiona's lesbian mother, Monica (Chloe Webb), is going to be back! Jenna Elfman to guest-star on Shameless 5. Steve and Fiona: Despite her trysts with several new men, Rossum demands, "Steve is usually the only boy in Fiona's heart. She loves him, loves the truth that he's a poor boy and loves he loves her family. She does indeed love him and take care of him and they've lots of issues left to solve.Inch 6. Killing the American bald eagle: The phrase shameless assumes a brand new meaning throughout Thanksgiving in the Gallagher house after Carl constitutes a new friend who loves guns. "Carl [Ethan Cutkosky] sees a bird before Thanksgiving and shoots it together with his BB gun and brings it home. We understand it's a novelty helmet which has steered clear of from the local zoo. So we've the nation's bird and Carl has wiped out it... and we are likely to eat it for Thanksgiving. That could be the epitome of shamelessness." Shameless returns Sunday at 9/8c on Showtime.

Comcast subs get 'Smash' sneak peek

"Smash" NBC is giving subscribers of its parent company's cable service, Comcast, a headstart on the midseason series "Smash." Though the hybrid tuner drama doesn't begin until Feb. 6, Comcast subs can get a three-week jump on "Smash" via Comcast's digital platform, XfinityTV.com and Xfinity on Demand. The pilot will be available there as of Jan. 16 and also on the Xfinity TV iPad app beginning Jan. 23. There will be supplemental material in support of another midseason launch, "The Voice," Jan. 19. Peacock's move with "Smash" continues the trend of nets embracing online platforms to drum up promotion for skeins. NBC offered early online peeks of its fall comedies "Whitney" and "Up All Night" in September in a pact with Yahoo. Fox built strong word-of-mouth for its "New Girl" by making the pilot available on iTunes. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Lionsgate takes Lalaloopsy rights

Lionsgate has agreed with MGA Entertainment to acquire the home entertainment distribution rights based on the Lalaloopsy dolls brand. Lionsgate made the announcement Thursday. The mini-major said it will serve as the exclusive distributor of Lalaloopsy product for all packaged media and digital platforms in several territories, including the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Announcement was made by Lionsgate exec VP of family entertainment Anne Parducci and MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian. The dolls hit the market in 2010. Lionsgate's initial home entertainment feature release related to the property -- "Adventures in Lalaloopsy Land: The Search for Pillow" -- will launch in March. "We have been very impressed by Lalaloopsy's exponential growth as a brand since their launch in 2010, developing beyond the initial doll line into several additional categories such as apparel, fashion accessories, videogames and books," Parducci said. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

The CW Orders Mystery Drama Pilot Cult

The CW Logo The CW has handed its first pilot order of the season to Cult, an hour-long project about a TV show that inspires copycat crimes. The drama centers on a young female production assistant who grows suspicious after a rash of disappearances and possible murder seem tied to the show she works on, called Cult. She teams up with a journalist blogger to begin looking into the show's rabid fans, who may be behind the actual crimes. Rockne O'Bannon (Defiance) is behind the show, which has been developed several times over the years at the networks - including ABC last year, the CW in 2009 and at the WB in 2006. The WB had even ordered the project up as a pilot starring Matt Bomer, but it was scrapped when The WB itself folded that year. Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Len Goldstein will also executive produce with O'Bannon. Schwartz, Savage and Goldstein already produce The CW's Gossip Girl and Hart of Dixie through their Fake Empire production company. Warner Bros. TV is the studio. Cult is the second pilot pick up of the day; ABC has given an order to an untitled drama from Roland Emmerich centering on the 2012 presidential race. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Ben Flajnik Talks Coming back Because The Bachelor

First Released: The month of january 3, 2012 2:51 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Ben Flajnik, star from the Bachelor, seems on Access Hollywood Survive The month of january 3, 2012LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Ben Flajnik, the brand new star from the Bachelor, spent a reasonable period of time mulling over his go back to reality television to find love after being declined by Bachelorette Ashley Hebert. It required us a while to type of stew it over, a few several weeks really, Ben told Billy Rose bush and Package Hoover on Tuesdays Access Hollywood Live. [I] spoken to buddies [and] family to make certain it was something which I truly desired to do. But did his decision repay having a romance and among the 25 women competing for his heart? Did I've found the main one? I dunno. Its a lengthy season, he described. Youll need to wait and discover. One factor audiences do not have to hold back any more to determine is Bens backside. Entire America has seen my bare a** on tv already, he stated having a laugh, mentioning to Mondays premiere episode. Its excellent, incidentally, Package stated. Ben told Billy and Package he credits his well developed rear with a lot of runs. Despite the fact that Ben continued to be mother around the whether the women won his heart, the 28-year-old Sonoma, Calif. wine maker seems to possess loved this year a lot more than his time around the Bachelorette. It had been an excellent experience, he added. The Bachelor airs Monday evening at 8 PM on ABC. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Silence In The Lamb Will Probably Be Maintained

National Film Registry list announcedHannibal Lecter will probably be opening a celebratory bottle of Chianti and getting a partner to own for supper in news reports that Jonathan Demme's 1991 thriller The Silence In The Lamb is part of the National Film Registry's typically eclectic report on films being Maintained Forever.-Introduced with the Library of Congress across water-feature, this list is certainly released around this time around around of the season and flicks increase the risk for cut because, according to Librarian of Congress James H Billington, they are "selected because of their lengthy lasting significance to American culture. Our film heritage ought to be protected simply because they film treasures document our history and culture and reflect our hopes and dreams."Just what other "treasures" are saved to there besides the psychopathic slitherings of Physician Lecter? Robert Zemeckis' still-divisive, Oscar-gathering Forrest Gump for starters, and Charlie Chaplin's 1921 classic The Child for the next.Also available? Disney's Bambi (1942), Billy Wilder's consuming drama The Lost Weekend (1945), George Pal's 1953 undertake HG Wells' The War In The Cell phone industry's and John Ford's Western epic The Iron Equine (1924).And it is not only large, well-known game game titles, either: more obscure work for instance 1971 documentary Maturing Female and child work drama The Cry Of Youngsters from 1912 may also be online. We're especially very happy to realize that Erection dysfunction Catmull's ground-breaking work, A Pc Animated Hands may also be present, which, although it might be basically one minute extended, showcases a technique that's one of the roots of current day effects technology and part of the DNA for Pixar.To consider the entire list, take a look within the LA Times' group of the announcement.*Mayan apocalypse not long lasting, clearly.

The Closer's Jon Tenney to visit HBO's Newsroom

Jon Tenney Within The Closer to The Newsroom, Jon Tenney is sticking with cable. The actor will guest-star in producer Aaron Sorkin's approaching new Cinemax series, formally titled The Newsroom, of a imaginary cable news network, TVLine reviews. He'll play Wade, the boyfriend in the cable news show's executive producer, carried out by Emily Mortimer. Jane Fonda to call shots on Aaron Sorkin's new Cinemax series As formerly introduced, Rob Daniels may have an anchor within the network, while Mike Waterston will mind within the newsroom staff including Alison Pill, John Gallagher, Junior., Olivia Munn, Dev Patel and Thomas Sadoski. Oscar champion Jane Fonda was recently brought to experience Leona Lansing, the network's parent company Boss who's more concerned about the organization aspects in comparison to verifying side. Tenney carried out Fritz Howard, the husband of Kyra Sedgwick's character on TNT's The Closer, together with an appreciation interest for Sally Field's character on Brothers and sisters & Brothers and sisters.