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Updated with cause of death: Silvio Horta, who created the ABC comedy Ugly Betty and shared its 2007 Emmy nom for Outstanding Comedy Series, was found dead Tuesday at a hotel in his native Miami, and today the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner ruled that Horta died by suicide. He was 45.

Horta created the U.S. version of Ugly Betty, which starred America Ferrera and aired more than 80 episodes over four seasons from 2006-10. Ferrera won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for playing Betty Suarez, a smart, sweet-natured and wholesome Mexican-American from Queens who lands a job at a trendy fashion magazine in Manhattan. Betty embraced her unique appearance — including bangs, heavy-rimmed glasses and train-track braces — and independent attitude in the cutthroat world of New York fashion.

Eric Mabius, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Becki Newton, Michael Urie, Mark Indelicato and Vanessa Williams also were series regulars for the show’s entire run.

The stars of the groundbreaking dramedy “Ugly Betty” paid tribute to series creator Silvio Horta following his death Tuesday at age 45.

“I’m stunned and heartbroken to hear the devastating news of ‘Ugly Betty’ creator, Silvio Horta’s death,” America Ferrera, who played the title role, said in a statement on Instagram. “His talent and creativity brought me and so many others such joy & light. I’m thinking of his family and loved ones who must be in so much pain right now- and of the whole Ugly Betty family who feel this loss so deeply.”

“Still in shock after hearing the tragic news of our #uglybetty creator #silviohorta ??'”,” Vanessa Williams, who portrayed Wilhelmina Slater on all four seasons, wrote on Instagram. “His creativity and passion will be missed by so many of us that worked with him. May he Rest In Peace.”

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Silvio Horta, who created the hit ABC dramedy Ugly Betty, has died.

Variety is reporting that the 45-year-old was found dead in a Miami hotel room in an apparent suicide.

Sources told the outlet that Horta died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Horta is best known for adapting “Yo soy Betty, la fea,” for American audiences.

The series, known as Ugly Betty, was a roaring success for ABC, propelling America Ferrera to stardom.

Ferrera garnered an Emmy for her role on the series, with the series as a whole winning 42 awards throughout its run.

The series even scooped a Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy in 2007, with Horta taking to the stage to accept the award.

It focused on a young woman who landed a job at a glossy fashion magazine, despite not being fashionable.

The supporting cast included Vanessa Williams, Becki Newton, Michael Urie, and Rebecca Romijn.

Silvio Horta, creator of ABC comedy series “Ugly Betty,” was found dead in a Miami motel room Tuesday. His agent confirmed the news to Deadline but did not provide a cause of death. He was 45.

Horta’s reps did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

The creator’s show was adapted from Colombia’s “Yo soy Betty, la fea,” becoming a breakout success with Horta serving as showrunner and head writer.

“Ugly Betty” starred America Ferrera and ran for 4 seasons from 2006 to 2010. Horta co-created the series with Fernando Gaitán. Salma Hayek was an executive producer.

The show aired more than 80 episodes over four seasons from 2006-10. Ferrera won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the show’s lead playing Betty Suarez, a Mexican-American girl from Queens who lands a job at a fashion magazine in Manhattan. Betty embraced her unique look, sporting including bangs, heavy-rimmed glasses and...

Silvio Horta, who created the ABC hit Ugly Betty, was found dead on Tuesday in an apparent suicide, according to our sister site Variety. He was just 45 years old.

Horta died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to sources; his body was found in a Miami hotel room.

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Ugly Betty, which was adapted from the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea, starred America Ferrara (seen at right with...

Silvio Horta, creator of ABC’s popular series “Ugly Betty,” was found dead in a Miami motel room on Tuesday in an apparent suicide. He was 45.

Sources tell Variety that Horta died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A representative for Horta confirmed his death, but declined to comment on the nature of it.

The American version of “Ugly Betty,” which starred America Ferrera, ran for four seasons on ABC from 2006 to 2010 and was adapted from the hit Colombian telenovela “Yo soy Betty, la fea.” Horta served as showrunner and head writer on the comedy-drama.

Ferrera posted on Instagram about his death, saying “His talent and creativity brought me and so many others such joy and light.”

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I’m stunned and heartbroken to hear the devastating news of Ugly Betty creator, Silvio Horta’s death. His talent and creativity brought me and so many others such joy & light.

Fox is taking another pass at a series inspired by the life of famed choreographer and creative director Laurieann Gibson.

The one-hour series, previously entitled “8 Count,” will now be called “Move.” Silvio Horta has come onboard as a writer and executive producer. It is described as a music-fueled dramedy that follows an accomplished choreographer who, in order to redeem her damaged reputation in the cutthroat music/dance world, sets her sights on creating a flawless tour for a diva pop singer. To get the coveted gig, though, she’ll have to fend off competition from her arch rival, who happens to be her former assistant. At the same time, she must act as mother hen to her talented, but often difficult, team of dancers who depend on her.

Fox has given the project a script commitment with a penalty attached. The Jackal Group’s Gail Berman and Joe Earley will...

Christopher Gorham‘s new gig has way less spy tech, way more sequins.

The Covert Affairs alum has signed on to play a pageant dad in The CW’s Insatiable pilot, our sister site Deadline reports.

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Gorham will be a series regular in the project, opposite Debby Ryan (Jessie) and Dallas Roberts (The Good Wife).

The potential series from writer Lauren Gussis (Dexter) and executive producer Ryan Seacrest follows Bob (played by Roberts), a disgraced civil lawyer-turned-beauty pageant coach who agrees to represent Patty (Ryan...

One of the 2 Broke Girls is getting a new man in her life.

Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs) is joining the current Season 6 of the CBS sitcom in a recurring role, according to our sister site Deadline. He’ll play Bobby, a good-natured contractor who hits it off with Caroline (Beth Behrs). Gorham’s already begun filming on the show; he’ll make his debut in January.

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A TV veteran for two decades now, Gorham’s probably best known for playing blind special-ops agent Auggie Anderson for five seasons on USA’s Covert Affairs.

There’s nothing undercover about Covert Affairs lead Christopher Gorham’s next mission; the spy drama star will be joining the special guest line-up at next month’s McM Birmingham Comic Con.

California native Gorham plays field agent Auggie Anderson in the Us show, a field agent who was blinded on a special forces mission in Iraq and now works CIA mission control as the handler of co-protagonist Annie Walker (Piper Perabo).

As well as making a recent guest appearance as the Wizard Of Oz in Once Upon A Time, Gorham played Betty’s love interest Henry Grubstick in Ugly Betty, was one of the main cast of Canadian sci-fi drama Odyssey 5, starred in cult teen show Popular and played the title role in sci-fi series Jake 2.0. His other small screen credits include Buffy The Vampire Slayer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and hit sitcom Hot In Cleveland.

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A look at the pre-Grimm work of co-creators David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf, a screenwriting partnership that’s lasted over thirty years…

A poker table in the late seventies, a bathroom in the mid-noughties… television shows have many birthplaces. Had screenwriters David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf not been introduced at a card game over thirty years ago, and had producer Todd Milliner not taken a 2006 shower in which he pondered what existing stories were in need of a modern update for TV, then Grimm might never have existed.

First, that poker game. Greenwalt and Kouf’s friendship began a couple of years before their first official screenwriting credit on 1982’s horror spoof Wacko, a job for which the pair were paid the princely sum of fifteen thousand dollars…

“We did a lot of fun movies back then”

That’s what Greenwalt told Collider...

Are you a fan of USA Network’s “Covert Affairs.” If so, then you’re definitely in luck. According to the cable channel, the spy series is coming back for another season. Since the show was pretty popular over the summer, USA recently ordered 16 more episodes. Like I said, it’s certainly good news if you love the series. Piper Perabo stars as CIA agent Annie Walker on the popular drama. Former “Jake 2.0″ star Christopher Gorham plays blind technician Auggie Anderson, a guy who doesn’t hesitate to help the lass with her countless covert adventures. USA Network President Chris McCumber was so excited about the renewal that he said this: No other series on television travels the globe to tell a story like ‘Covert Affairs,’ and we are pleased to bring it back for another season. With its intricate storytelling, diverse characters and authentic locations, the series continues...

How do you make a tough-guy secret agent even cooler? In "Intelligence," CBS did it by sticking a special computer chip in Josh Holloway's ("Lost") head and turning him loose on the world.

For those viewers out there who think this is another version of "Chuck" or even "Jake 2.0," that's not exactly the case. "Intelligence" tells the story of the guy who was supposed to get the human-enhancing technology in the government programs underlying those shows. Holloway's character, Gabriel, isn't a geek or a computer nerd -- he's a special forces-trained, heroic type who just has a little extra edge now.

His edge looks pretty cool too. The chip in the character's brain allows access to pretty much everything on the Internet or computers. And that's essentially everything these days. Using that information -- and sometimes even controlling it -- Holloway and his Clockwork team thwart a whole bunch of bad guys.

Covert Affairs: Season Two

Stars: Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Peter Gallagher, Kari Matchett, Anne Dudek, Eion Bailey | Created by Chris Ord, Matt Corman

I’m a huge fan of the USA network, their slew of “Summer shows” are always a great mix of action and comedy – be it Psych, Burn Notice, Suits, White Collar or Covert Affairs, there’s always something interesting about the programmes they commission and many make the transition to the UK via one of the many satellite channels available. Dave had a huge hit with Suits, FX score big with Burn Notice and Really (one of the more obscure channels) managed to create a splash with Covert Affairs. After the huge success of season one, spy series Covert Affairs returns on DVD for a second season.

Starring Golden Globe nominee Piper Perabo (Cheaper By The Dozen, Coyote Ugly), my favourite TV actor Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty,...

The Ledge

Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson, Terence Howard, Christopher Gorham | Written and Directed by Matthew Chapman

Forced onto the edge of a tall building, Gavin Nicholls (Hunnam) cautiously steps onto a 20 story ledge insisting he must jump to save a life. Meanwhile police negotiator Hollis (Howard), assigned to talk him down, is also having the worst day of his life after a visit to the doctor has revealed him to be infertile, making him wonder whose children he and his wife are raising.

Gavin has just one short hour to make the choice between his own life or that of Shana (Tyler), the married woman with whom he has been having an affair. As a test of faith, Joe (Wilson), a fundamentalist Christian and wronged husband of the beautiful Shana, has forced Gavin onto the ledge of a tall building to prove his love. The battle of...

USA's hot property Covert Affairs is returning on November 1st, and I have a very special "Jet Setter Pack" giveaway to celebrate. The series left off in pretty tricky circumstances at the end of the summer, and we kick things of with "Wake Up Bomb," an episode that changes things up a bit for Annie.

As I'm sure you know, Annie's hopes of having a normal life (and speaking to her sister) went out the window when last we saw her, at least for the immediate future, and Annie has to move on to a degree. It's tricky situations all around now, as Annie's latest assignment doesn't seem to go too well.

Make sure you tune in, because not only is this a great episode, but there are interesting things in store right around the corner... including more focus on Auggie.

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Oh my God.

That's what I uttered as the bodies and plot twists kept piling up during “Emily Lake” and "Stand." I’m almost at a loss of where to begin because I’m still trying to process all of it.

I’m really left wondering about Steve and where he lands in all this now that he’s supposedly dead because both Claudia and Artie seem to have some sort of plan to bring him back. I’m just wary of the repercussions and what that means for everyone involved seeing as it’s a very big and game changing thing to do on Warehouse 13, bringing someone back from the beyond.

What are the potential consequences for using an artifact in that manner?

Continuing on with Steve, I knew something terribly wrong was about to happen when Claudia revealed his true allegiances, Placebo’s Running Up That Hill...

Exclusive: Just when we thought the trend of comedies based on blogs and Twitter feeds was cooling off, it’s back! Fox has tapped Ugly Betty creator Silvio Horta to develop a half-hour comedy based on the infamous blog Texts From Last Night. Happy Madison and Sony Pictures TV are producing. Fox has been high on the Web property. The network, Happy Madison and Sony TV first took a stab at developing a comedy based on the Web site two seasons ago with Steve Holland as the writer. Last season, it was redeveloped with different writers, Marc Abrams and Michael Benson. Now a new take will be written by Horta, who had been looking to branch out into half-hour comedies after creating 2 sci-fi dramas, The Chronicle and Jake 2.0 and a dramedy, ABC’s Ugly Betty. The user-generated Tfnl blog posts “regrettable,” often embarrassing text messages usually sent late at...

From left to right: Matt Bomer, Christopher Gorham and Mehcad Brooks.

This week's players all star on shows on the USA Network. Which of them would you...

Matthew Bomer

Matthew plays con artist turned FBI consultant Neal Caffrey on White Collar, and has mostly declined to comment on his personal life or sexual orientation. You might also have seen him in a recurring role on Chuck.

Mehcad Brooks

This actor and former Calvin Klein underwear model has appeared on True Blood and The Game, and will appear in the main cast of USA’s upcoming psychology drama Necessary Roughness.

Christopher Gorham

Christopher played the adorkable Henry on Ugly Betty, and also starred in such series as Jake 2.0 and Harper’s Island. On USA’s Covert Affairs he plays blind special ops officer “Auggie” Anderson.

Now that you've voted, please share your reasoning in the comments!

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More Latino TV? Q&A With Showrunner Silvio Horta Ugly Betty developer/executive producer Silvio Horta is returning to active TV duty. After fielding interest from several studios, Horta has signed a two-year, seven-figure overall deal with Sony Pictures Television. After Ugly Betty ended its four-season run on ABC in the spring of 2010, "I took big chunk of time off," Horta said. "I wanted to decompress for a while and started working on things of my own, wrote a feature spec." Now he is back just in time for the upcoming development season and is already zeroing in on a couple of projects. One is a show at Fox about three sisters in Miami, the city where Horta was born and raised, with interconnected love lives. Also like Horta, the sisters are Cuban-American. Jennifer Lopez, who has an existing relationship with Fox via American Idol, may come on board as a producer.

We had already reported it, but now it’s official that Neil Patrick Harris is back to host the Tony Awards.

Lots of action over at Fox. New Girl with Zooey Deschanel is picked up to series, as is Alcatraz from Jj Abrams and Bones spinoff The Finder. They also canceled Human Target, Chicago Code, and Breaking In, which I was enjoying. And now Lie To Me is gone. I haven’t read the sides for the new Fox shows yet, but nothing gay pops out at me.

There’s also unofficial news that NBC has renewed Harry’s Law (which had the transgender storyline this year), canceled Law & Order: La, and picked up Wonder Woman to series.

Meanwhile, odds are running 50/50 on Happy Endings getting another season, which makes me sad.

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Christopher Gorham is especially glad to be playing a CIA operative following the agency's role in eliminating Osama bin Laden.

The actor returns as blind, extremely active special-ops man Auggie Anderson -- who's been instrumental in training rookie agent Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) -- when the USA adventure series "Covert Affairs" begins its second season Tuesday, June 7. As happy as he was about last year's sizable ratings, Gorham believes current world events could add extra fuel to the show's sophomore round.

"The news about Bin Laden gave the country something to be proud of the CIA for again," he tells Zap2it. "Regardless of how you feel about the politics of that agency, and I certainly have some very mixed feelings about those politics, the people who work there are patriots. They really do believe in this country and believe in what they're doing, and are doing it for what...

Update: 12th April We just made another massive update of the gallery. We have just added another 10,000+ images from the following shows.

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It has been a decade since Matt Czuchry filmed his first substantial role—on "Dawson's Creek's" sudsy summertime spinoff "Young Americans." But that wide-eyed 20-something might have had a hard time recognizing the actor he is today. "Each job really mirrors where you are in your life," Czuchry says. "['Young Americans'] was one of my first jobs after moving to Los Angeles, and it was incredibly exciting because that was the first time I had about five or six episodes in a row. I was doing something that I loved and getting paid for it at a young age." Less than four years after his multiseason arc as wealthy charmer Logan Huntzberger on "Gilmore Girls," the 33-year-old actor has moved on to something decidedly more grown-up: "The Good Wife." As the young, ambitious lawyer Cary Agos—ousted from the law firm Stern, Lockhart & Gardner and playing a pivotal role in the...

A quick review of tonight's "Covert Affairs" coming up just as soon as you rate this blog for enjoyment on a scale of 1 to 8... Christopher Gorham has been very likable on a lot of TV shows I didn't much like ("Popular," "Out of Practice," "Medical Investigation") or that I quickly lost interest in ("Ugly Betty," "Jake 2.0"), so I've been pleased to see him playing a central role on a show I quite enjoy, even on the superficial level "Covert Affairs" is working for me so far. But Gorham's big shirtless spotlight episode didn't do a whole lot for...

Auggie Anderson — the girl-crazy CIA agent on USA's new spy-games hit Covert Affairs (Tuesdays, 10/9c, USA)— may be blind, but TV fans sure have gotten an eyeful of the actor who plays him. In the past six years, Christopher Gorham has starred in as many series — some successful, some not so much. He was the titular human computer in Jake 2.0, the black sheep in a family of docs in the short-lived sitcom Out of Practice, a young M.D. in Medical Investigation and the secret killer on Harper's Island. But most famously, he romanced one Betty Suarez ...

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I’ve long been a Chris Gorham fan, even though I’m not particularly sure why. I mean even back as far as Popular and Odyssey 5, two shows I didn’t actually like, but for some reason liked Chris in (we’re tight like that). I didn’t love Jake 2.0, or Medical Investigation either, and thus the story just keeps getting stranger. I can’t think of another actor that I equally look forward to, who has never been on a show that I particularly enjoyed.

Although, despite critical and ratings difficulties, I did rather enjoy the goofball antics of Harper’s Island. Well, until we found out the real story, and things got downright silly (the pretty obvious secret to the show is that the killer is the only person the show never tried to convince me might be the killer).

At any rate, I’ve always enjoyed his work,...

I hope you’re still having fun with Covert Affairs, and I have another Q & A for you. This time, with Chris Gorham who plays Auggie.

I was a bit hesitant about this show after the pilot, largely because I wasn’t sure it was exactly clear which directions it was going to aim in a variety of ways. I’m pretty happy with it so far, and stay tuned, because in the next day or two I will have a preview review of the next episode, which focuses a good deal on Auggie.

Chris talked a lot about his character, past shows, and even Twitter. I hope you enjoy. Afterward, check out the preview for that episode, along with a couple of images.

By the way, very recently heard reports that the show has been renewed.

What can you tell us about Auggie and what it’s like bringing him to life?...

Covert Affairs renewed for a second season on USA Approaching its fifth consecutive summer win, while pacing to take the third quarter, USA Network today announced that it has picked up season two of the original series Covert Affairs starring Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly, Beverly Hills Chihuahua), Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty, Jake 2.0), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes, It's a Wonderful Afterlife), Peter Gallagher (The O.C., American Beauty), Kari Matchett (Invasion) and Anne Dudek (House, Mad Men). Covert Affairs currently airs as the #1 cable show on Tuesdays at 10/9c and is shot on location in Toronto. The announcement was made today by Jeff Wachtel, president, original programming, USA Network, and co-head, original content, Universal Cable Productions.

Covert Affairs is the #1 new series of the year (to date) among P18-49 (2.52 million), and garnered the largest P18-49 audience of any series launch this year (to date) (2.76 million). The show hit series highs...

On Thursday, Aug. 19, Christopher Gorham got a late birthday present -- he was born Aug. 14 -- when USA Network renewed his freshman spy-caper drama "Covert Affairs."

"I got an email from one of our producers," he tells Zap2it, calling in from the show's Toronto location. "If I'd been on Twitter [as @Chris_Gorham], I'm sure I would have found out first through there, because that's where I usually find out the information on our ratings, before I hear from the producers or the network."

A veteran of several primetime shows -- including "Popular," Odyssey 5," "Jake 2.0," "Medical Investigation," "Out of Practice," "Harper's Island" and "Ugly Betty" -- Gorham has a theory why his latest show was picked up after only having premiered on July 13.

"The show has been reviewed so well, first of all, that even before we aired, we had value for the network," he says. "Because we backed it...

USA Network announced today it is picking up "Covert Affairs" for a second season: Approaching its fifth consecutive summer win, while pacing to take the third quarter, USA Network today announced that it has picked up season two of the original series Covert Affairs starring Piper Perabo ("Coyote Ugly," "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"), Christopher Gorham ("Ugly Betty," "Jake 2.0"), Sendhil Ramamurthy ("Heroes," "It's a Wonderful Afterlife"), Peter Gallagher ("The O.C.," "American Beauty"), Kari Matchett ("Invasion") and Anne Dudek ("House," "Mad Men"). Covert Affairs currently airs as the #1 cable show on Tuesdays at 10/9c and is shot on location in Toronto. The...

We've always been fans of Christopher Gorham since his "Jake 2.0," "Ugly Betty" and yes, even "Harper's Island" days, but "Covert Affairs" might be his best work yet.

With Tuesday's (Aug. 18) episode "Houses of the Holy," we're getting more and more drawn into the character that is Auggie Anderson, who steals the show from the admittedly charismatic Annie Walker (Piper Perabo).

What's intriguing is that his blindness, which was sustained while in Iraq, isn't the issue. That is, it's not his lack of sight that makes him interesting (although it leads to good lines), rather the other things that he's given up: working in the field, the camaraderie of his old unit and yes, even a woman.

It's heartbreaking yet heartwarming to see Auggie interact with his old chums, if only through technology, but it's his relationship with women that's got us eager to see next week's episode.

From the beginning,...

It's not like this snuck up on us.

Chris Gorham, a TV mainstay since his days on "Popular" and "Jake 2.0," has never really been the geek he's always cast as. But for over a decade he's been relegated to the male equivalent of Rachael Leigh Cook in "She's All That," shoddily disguising his blatant sex appeal with glasses and conservative button-ups.

No more! With "Covert Affairs," Chris Gorham is finally getting showcased for the handsome, handsome thing he is. And in the upcoming August 24 episode, "Communication Breakdown," you'll get to see him in all his glory -- or at least as much as basic cable can allow.

We present a before and after:

What you see to your left is the old, dweeby Gorham (considerable biceps still exposed, mind you) in 2000's "The Other Side of Heaven." And on the right: Naked, blind Gorham on the "Covert Affairs" episode in question,...

This week: Actors who got their start playing gay, period films, and jokes about gay Republicans. Plus, “Ugly Betty” hottie Christopher Gorham speaks!

Have a question about gay male entertainment? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)

Q: Remember the old expression that after a nuclear holocaust, the only thing living will be cockroaches and Cher? I think we can also add Ugly Betty hottie Christopher Gorham (“Henry”) to their ranks. How many series has been in now? – Blue, Milwaukee, Mi

A: By my count, at least eight: Popular, Odyssey 5, Jake 2.0, Medical Investigation, Ugly Betty, Harper’s Island, and a new show, Covert Affairs, running right now on the USA Network. And this doesn’t include his multiple-episode gigs on Party of Five and Felicity.

What the secret to his success? He doesn’t have a clue, but he is...

The summer is now fully here, and with it comes a new batch of summer TV shows –now that networks and cable alike have switched to a varied, year-round schedule that confuses even the professionals in the industry. Among them there are vampires, cops, families trying to fit in and many, many secrets. Of these new summer offerings, almost all of them have already aired –the only exception is Showtime’s The Big C, a show about cancer with Laura Linney that arrives August 16); some have even aired several episodes, so they can barely be called “new”, and some of their plots might have evolved. But I have tried to watch all those series’ pilots to find out what is good, what is bad, what is promising and what might stay or leave soon. Here it is:

(I recently updated this post, but there are still a few shows missing.

Yesterday saw the official announcement of the line-up for the London Film4 FrightFest 2010 and whilst the FrightFest gang had already announced Hatchet II, The Last Exorcism, Eggshells, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and we exclusively revealed the appearance of Burning Bright, and Red White & Blue at this years festival, there was still some surprises amongst the bunch.

So after reading up on each movie that is due to play the festival I thought it would be a good idea to breakdown just which movies I’m looking forward to seeing, and which ones I’m not… As always let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Highlights:

The real highlights for me this year include Simon Rumley’s Red White & Blue, the infamous A Serbian Film – which should test the FrightFest audiences metal! Of course I’m looking forward to Hatchet II – since when has Adam Green ever let FrightFest down?...

For some reason, no one has given Emmanuelle Vaugier her own TV series yet, though she did flirted with one on the Sci-Fi Channel a few years back that never went anywhere. Fortunately for fans of the “House of the Dead 2″ star, plenty of TV producers have cast her as a semi-regular on plenty of TV shows, including “CSI: New York”, “Human Target”, and now, “Covert Affairs”. In USA Network’s breezy new spy show “Covert Affairs”, Vaugier will play a character described as a “fearless journalist/blogger”, which could basically be anything. She’ll be starring opposite Piper Perabo, playing a CIA agent trainee who gets promoted to the big time when the CIA brass wants to use her to capture her ex-boyfriend. Also in the cast: former “Heroes” star Sendhil Ramamurthy, and “Jake 2.0.” himself, Christopher Gorham. The show, currently shooting in Toronto, is set to debut...

We told you a bit about USA’s new Covert Affairs recently when the network announced its upcoming premiere dates for new and returning programs. However, at the time we didn’t have much to go on about the show except a very brief description and a list of some of the cast.

Now, thanks to the folks at USA, we can bring you a new teaser for the show that actually gives a lot more clues as to what its about and features star Piper Perabo doing some pretty convincing action scenes. But before you watch the teaser and see her in action, here’s what USA says about the show’s plot. Yes, plot is important too.

New jobs are tough- especially when your new employer is the CIA. Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) is fluent in six languages, has traveled all over the world and is besting her...

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.00pm Martial Law (Bravo +1)

Police drama series following the investigations of a Chinese detective and martial arts expert working in Los Angeles. Sammo and Terrell compromise an Interpol investigation by arresting a group of arms dealers who were suspected of finalising details for a big shipment. Amy volunteers to go undercover in order to help crack the case and Sammo masquerades as her butler to provide her with back up.Season Two, episode 6.

9.00pm Jake 2.0 (CBS Action)

Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty) is Jake Foley, a very ordinary technician who becomes a superhero when a ‘computer virus’ infects him. Do not miss one of my favourite sci-fi adventure shows of recent years. Season One, episode 15.

10.00pm V (SyFy)

Compelling drama inspired by...

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.00pm Haunted (Horror Channel)

Following the abduction of his son, Frank Taylor (Lost’s Matthew Fox) is sent to investigate another case of child abduction and is seriously injured whilst trying to apprehend the suspect. On recovering, he discovers that he can receive messages from kindly spirits, but the malevolent presence of the dead suspect plagues him. Season One, episode 13.

9.00pm Jake 2.0 (CBS Action)

Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty) is Jake Foley, a very ordinary technician who becomes a superhero when a ‘computer virus’ infects him. Do not miss one of my favourite sci-fi adventure shows of recent years. Season One, episode 12.

10.00pm Bloodlust: Subspecies III (Horror Channel)

Fang-filled third installment of the Subspecies saga. Radu’s mother revives him from beyond the grave,...

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.00pm Drop Zone (Sky Movies Action & Thriller)

Us Marshal Pete Nessip and his brother Terry, also a Us Marshal are assigned to escort convicted computer hacker Earl Leedy to a top-security prison. But the commercial airliner Pete and Terry are on-board is hijacked by a group of terrorists led by renegade DEA agent Ty Moncrief who kidnaps Leedy and Terry is killed. Believing Leedy is dead, Pete is held responsible for the incident and is suspended. Pete sets out to track down the terrorists, and turns to help from professional skydiver Jesse Crossman.

9.00pm Jake 2.0 (CBS Action)

Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty) is Jake Foley, a very ordinary technician who becomes a superhero when a ‘computer virus’ infects him. Do not miss...

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.00pm The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (CBS Action)

Gothic drama series about a murdered rock musician who comes back to Earth with the supernatural powers of the mystic crow. Draven realises a song he wrote – and only performed once for Shelly – has become a hit on the radio. His search to find out how that could be possible reveals the person responsible for his murder. Season One, episode 7.

9.00pm Jake 2.0 (CBS Action)

Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty) is Jake Foley, a very ordinary technician who becomes a superhero when a ‘computer virus’ infects him. Do not miss one of my favourite sci-fi adventure shows of recent years. Season One, episode 5.

10.00pm The Lawnmower Man (Movies4Men +1)

A scientist performs experiments involving intelligence...

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.00pm Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Sky Movies Comedy)

Peter is a composer and a likable sad guy who’s devastated when his girlfriend of five years, Sarah Marshall, the star of a cheesy CSI-style crime show, dumps him. He weeps, he rails, he mopes. Finally, his step-brother Brian suggests Hawaii, so Peter heads for a resort on Oahu where, as he’s checking in, he sees Sarah and her new beau, Aldous, a polymorphously perverse English rocker. The weeping and moping starts again, until Peter is rescued by Rachel, a thoughtful hotel clerk who invites him to a luau and to hang out. Although he constantly runs into Sarah and Aldous, Peter starts to come alive again. Will Sarah realize what she’s lost,...

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.00pm Canadian Bacon (TCM 2)

The Us president decides to boost his popularity by declaring war on Canada. It’s just a PR exercise but Sheriff Boomer of Niagara Falls is taking it rather too seriously. Directed by Michael Moore and starring the late John Candy.

9.00pm Jake 2.0 (CBS Action)

Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty) is Jake Foley, a very ordinary technician who becomes a superhero when a ‘computer virus’ infects him. Do not miss one of my favourite sci-fi adventure shows of recent years. Season One, episode 1.

10.30pm The Night Before (Film24)

Winston Connelly wakes up in the middle of the night in an alley with no idea of how he got there. Nor does he know where in Los Angeles he...

Now that the traditional TV season of starting shows in the Fall and then having to watch reruns all Summer is pretty much gone for good, networks are debuting new shows and bringin back old ones pretty much anytime of the year. Case in point is USA Networks announcement of new and returning shows debuting this Summer.

Among the shows debuting or returning to the newtok over the next fews months are the brand new Covert Affairs featuring Piper Perabo, Christopher Goram and Heroes alum Sendhil Ramamurthy. Returining shows include Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Royal Pains, In Plain Sight, Burn Notice, White Collar and Psych.

For a full description of the shows and their respective return or premiere dates, check out all the info from this official USA press release:

March

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Returning Series)

Season nine of Law & Order: Criminal Intent gets underway March 30th as we...

The USA Network released their 2010 summer lineup today, check out the press release below:

USA Delivers Hottest Summer Lineup Ever With Seven

Of The Top Series On Television

New original series Covert Affairs starring Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham and Sendhil Ramamurthy launches this July

New York, NY – USA Network, the #1 network in all of cable for four years running, will serve up its hottest summer ever! USA is once again your summer destination with all new episodes of seven original series; Burn Notice, Royal Pains, White Collar, Psych, In Plain Sight, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and the launch of its newest “character” driven series, Covert Affairs. Fortifying its seasonal programming block, the fourth season of smash hit Burn Notice paired with the sophomore season of last summer’s #1 show Royal Pains will return this June, Law & Order: Criminal Intentin Plain Sight are poised to continue their strong performance slots on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10pm,...

"Ugly Betty" actor Christopher Gorham is the latest to climb up on "The Ledge."

He joins Charlie Hunnam, Terrence Howard, Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson in writer-director Matthew Chapman's suspense thriller. The film tells the story of a man (Hunnam) standing on a high-rise ledge who insists he must jump by noon as the policeman below (Howard) tries to manage the situation. Gorham will play the distraught man's roommate, a television editor.

Michael Mailer ("Loverboy") and Foresight Unlimited's Mark Damon ("Monster") are producing the film, which began shooting last week in Baton Rouge, La. Howard, Moshe Diamant, Bobby Ranghelov and Tamara Stuparich De La Barra are exec producers.

Gorham, repped by CAA and Hyphenate, next appears in the features "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend," "Trivial Pursuits" and "Somebody's Hero." He also stars opposite Piper Perabo in the USA series "Covert Affairs," which premieres during the summer.

Gorham has been a regular on the series "Popular,...

One month, 280 films and 70,000 words later, my guide to the films of 2010 is now complete. I hope you've enjoyed reading it all - it's been utterly exhausting but an ultimately rewarding venture I've been single-handedly pulling together since early December. If you have liked it, my only request is that you help spread the word about it now that it's all done.

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Vincere

Opens: 2010

Cast: Filippo Timi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Corrado Invernizzi,...

"Ugly Betty," just like its title character, has had to prove itself over and over since its debut in 2006. Viewed as breakout hit in its first season, the show has since suffered at the hands of critics, sagging ratings and a disastrous move to the fabled Friday night death slot.

Silvio Horta, "Ugly Betty's" executive producer, will be the first to admit the show has had growing pains. Cuban-American Horta grew up watching Spanish-language telenovelas, such as "Betty la Fea," the show "Ugly Betty" was adapted from. After penning the screenplay for the box office hit, "Urban Legend," he moved into TV with the brilliant, but canceled series, "The Chronicle" on the then Sci-Fi network, and Upn's "Jake 2.0."

This week, "Ugly Betty" gets another chance to recapture its audience as part of ABC's primetime comedy block on Wednesday nights. We spoke to Horta about the challenges the show...

How creepy was Anne Dudek (aka Amber aka Cutthroat Bitch) in that last episode of House? For a couple of episodes, as she showed up as a figment of House’s imagination, it was a little disturbing, but man, it got really creepy real fast when House realized that Dudek’s character was one figment of his imagination that he can’t get rid of. Like, probably never. Who knows if Amber will be back on House next year, but Dudek will definitely be on another show as a regular: the USA Network’s currently casting Covert Affairs. THR says Dudek will play the sister of lead Piper Perabo’s character. On the show, Perabo will play a highly-trained CIA agent named Annie Walker, who is promoted so the brass at the agency can use her to track down her old boyfriend. Previously, Christopher Gorham of Jake 2.0 fame was...