Stargate Planner: Week of October 18-24

You might be interested in these news tidbits and announcements that have been noted on this editor’s calendar and notebook for this week. If you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below. We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week.

Calendar

Monday,   October 18
Tuesday,   October 19

Syfy: SGU 2.04 “Pathogen” at 9 PM ET, with a repeat at 11 PM.

Sky1/UK: SGU 2.03 “Awakening” at 9 PM.

Sanctuary makes its Season Three premiere with Paul McGillion returning as Terrence Wexford in the conclusion to “Kali” on the UK’s Watch at 9 PM. Details about his return and about this new season in general can be found in our previous blog entry.

Cartoon Network’s Tower Prep premieres tonight at 8 PM ET/PT. Michael Shanks is due to appear in the third episode as Professor Literature.
Wednesday, October 20
Thursday,   October 21 Beau Bridges is due to accept the Outstanding Family Award on behalf of the family of Lloyd Bridges tonight at the Fourth Annual Champions for Families Awards Dinner at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Friday,   October 22

Sci Fi/Australia: SGU 2.04 “Pathogen” at 8:30 PM.

Space/Canada: SGU 2.04 “Pathogen” at 10 PM ET.

Sanctuary episode “Firewall” on Space (9 PM ET) and Syfy (10 PM ET). Guest Cast: Paul McGillion: Terrence Wexford.

Beau Bridges in MY GIRLFRIEND\'S BOYFRIEND

The movie My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend premieres in the United States today exclusively at MegaPlex 17 at the Jordon Commons in Sandy and MegaPlex 20 at The District in South Jordan, Utah. Beau Bridges co-stars with Alyssa Milano in this film that was shot in its entirety in the state of Utah, so this first screening holds significance to local production crews.

Saturday, October 23 Richard Dean Anderson and Beau Bridges are scheduled to attend the Sea Shepherd gala tonight in Los Angeles.

Michael Shanks, Ben Browder, and Torri Higginson are scheduled to appear at the Armageddon Expo this weekend (October 23-24) in Auckland, New Zealand. Make sure to visit the event’s website for the rest of the guest list and schedule.

Robert Picardo, Jewel Staite, and Dwight Schultz are slated to appear at the F.A.C.T.S. event at the Flanders Expo in Belgium this weekend (October 23-24).

Kavan Smith in GROWING THE BIG ONE

Kavan Smith (Maj. Evan Lorne) can be seen in Hallmark Channel’s new movie Growing the Big One at 9 PM ET (repeats at 11 PM ET). Shannen Doherty, Aaron Pearl, and Smith co-star in this story about a woman (Doherty) who needs money to keep her grandfather’s farm from foreclosure. She decides to grow the largest pumpkin to win a $50,000 prize. Her neighbor (Smith) helps her with the project, but they end up “cultivating something much more evergreen.”
Sunday, October 24

News Notes

News Flashes and Brief Follow-Ups

  • SG-1 and SGA Portals – Each Friday, a new feature is posted to the Portal pages. This past Friday, the episodes that our readers chose as their favorites in our seasonal polls were covered. Visit the SG-1 Portal to discuss “The Torment of Tantalus” and the SGA Portal to discuss “Vegas”. This Friday, the key word is “smithereens”, so check back to find out what that means for our shows.

Stargate Universe Press

It should be noted that whenever spoilers come out for SGU, they are placed in the episode guides in the Stargate Wiki without much fanfare here in the News Blog. To keep on top of such updates, visit the main page of the Stargate Wiki to see the “Recent Updates” list of links.

Solutions News Blog Round-Up

Our News Blog posts since the last Stargate Planner (most recent listed first):

Solutions LJ Companion Background Articles

Last week, we posted a few background articles in our LJ Companion that you might be interested in. The articles listed in this section don’t have a companion piece in our News Blog here:

Reminders

For news as it happens, make sure to visit the Stargate Twitter Superfeed for tidbits directly from the Stargate stars and production crew. And don’t forget our new feature Beyond the Event Horizon, which consists of “home pages” with dynamic feeds from our LJ and Blog for the stars of SG-1 and Atlantis.

Our LJ Companion has news bites, polls, and glimpses into the lives of the actors that we don’t necessarily cover here in our more formal news blog. Make sure to visit the LJ’s feed on our front page or visit the site directly to see its mostly fun little tidbits.

For the latest in convention appearances, which are subject to change, make sure to visit Stargate Actor Appearances.

Reminder: Paul McGillion Returns to "Sanctuary" Tonight (Oct. 15)

Sanctuary
Paul McGillion returns as Terrence Wexford in KALI III, the third season premiere of SANCTUARY. (Carole Segal/Syfy)
Amanda Tapping‘s Sanctuary returns with its third season tonight in Canada (Space, 9 PM ET) and the United States (Syfy, 10 PM ET) with “Kali III”, and Stargate star Paul McGillion is guest starring in his recurring role as Terrence Wexford!

“Kali III” picks up where the previous season left off as “two ships are wrecked and a tidal wave races toward the coast of Mumbai, India, following Wexford’s attempt to kill Big Bertha. When Wexford tries to kill the creature again, Magnus risks her life to intervene…” (TV Guide).

After tonight’s conclusion, where will the new season be taking its viewers? Tapping teased a little about the show’s direction in a recent interview, “Because we have a 20-episode pickup, we have the luxury of doing really big story arcs this year, which is very exciting. So we have two major threads that we’re pursuing throughout this season: one dealing with Helen’s past a bit more, and one that is something that’s much bigger than Big Bertha.”

McGillion told his fans that he’ll be back in next week’s episode (“Firewall”) as well. “I returned to Sanctuary, and my character of Terrence Wexford comes back and opens up the first two episodes of the third season. He’s especially prevalent in the second episode, and some very dramatic stuff happens onboard the ship. The lizard is back and in full force and he’s got a lot of attitude. Terrence isn’t a very nice man and he’s got his problems. I think the word is ‘power-hungry.’

“So it was great to be back and working with Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus) and (executive producer) Martin Wood, who directed the episode. A lot of familiar faces from Stargate work on the show, too, so it was a real blast to be back and reprise my Wexford character. Again, we’ll see where it goes from there.”

Tapping Narrates New Syfy Digital Web Series "Riese"

Riese
Click on the image to get to the Syfy.com home of RIESE: KINGDOM FALLING.
This press release from Syfy.com was obtained from The Futon Critic:

SYFY.COM WILL PREMIERE RIESE: KINGDOM FALLING, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, AWARD-WINNING STEAMPUNK DIGITAL SERIES, BEGINNING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26

NARRATED BY SANCTUARY’S AMANDA TAPPING

Stars Christine Chatelain (Sanctuary), Ryan Robbins (Caprica), Sharon Taylor (Stargate Universe), Ben Cotton (Harper’s Island), Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Galactica) and Allison Mack (Smallville)

NEW YORK – October 13, 2010 – Marking a major expansion of its original content, Syfy.com will premiere the award-winning, steampunk digital series Riese: Kingdom Falling beginning October 26, on syfy.com/riese every Tuesday and Thursday, it was announced today by Craig Engler, Senior Vice President/General Manager, Syfy Digital.

The critically acclaimed Riese: Kingdom Falling is distributed by Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc. Each episode runs approximately seven to eight minutes.

Narrated by Amanda Tapping (Sanctuary), the 10-part series stars a cavalcade of talent from the world of popular speculative drama including Christine Chatelain (The Bone Collector); Sharon Taylor (Stargate Universe); Ben Cotton (Harper’s Island), Allison Mack (Smallville); Ryan Robbins (Caprica); Patrick Gilmore (Stargate Universe); Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Galactica) and Emilie Ullerup (Sanctuary).

The series will also be available via Sony’s PS3, Microsoft’s Xbox and Amazon.

Said Engler: “We saw Riese and thought they had done just an amazing job, and then we were able to give them some resources and bring Amanda on board to really help them take the series to the next level. I think new and existing fans will love the relaunch of the series on Syfy.com and enjoy all the new additions.”

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and fantasy that features anachronistic technology and design elements, often from Victorian-era Britain.

Riese:Kingdom Falling won the Streamy Award for Best Cinematography in a Web Series with a further three nominations for Best Sound Design, Best Foreign Series and Art Direction. The series was shot in Vancouver, BC, created by Ryan Copple and Kaleena Kiff, and produced by Galen Fletcher and Nicholas Humphries.

ABOUT RIESE: KINGDOM FALLING

Eleysia is a dying kingdom where resources are dwindling and compassion is fading. Distrust and anxiety have clouded people’s minds, causing a regression into primitive ways of thinking. People have grown restless, almost feral. Rituals and mythology have resurged, and the darker side of mankind has begun to reveal itself.

Riese (Christine Chatelain), a wanderer, travels across the decaying lands of Eleysia with her wolf, Fenrir. Marked as a heretic by religious group The Sect and the new Empress, Amara, Riese must evade their assassins and discover their true intentions for Eleysia.

Riese is the Crown Princess of Eleysia, forced to flee into the wilds after her family was slaughtered. She will soon serve as a catalyst for a disparate group of supposed heretics, the Resistance, launching them into civil war.

[spoiler intro=”Remainder of Press Release”]

About Fireworks International

Fireworks International is Content Film’s international television and digital distribution division with over 3,000 hours of high-quality and commercially appealing programming including an extensive slate of major drama series, non-fiction entertainment, kids live action comedy and drama series, TV movies, mini-series and special event programming. Recent additions include comedic drama series, REPUBLIC OF DOYLE, primetime drama series, THE BORDER and heart-warming family drama series, HEARTLAND; non-fiction primetime documentary specials HUNTING THE LOST SYMBOL and I KNOW WHAT I SAW; U.S. tween comedy THE ASSISTANTS; high definition multi-platform thriller series VALEMONT, GIRL NUMBER 9 and Sci-Fi thriller, RIESE; new children’s programmes HALF MOON INVESTIGATIONS, FAMILY BIZ as well as the classic anime series, ROBOTECH; plus over 200 U.S. network mini-series and TV movies; and specials including the Annual U.S. PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS show. This new product is combined with the large and valuable Fireworks library catalogue, which is complemented by a raft of formidable television shows including Gene Roddenberry’s ANDROMEDA, MUTANT X and RELIC HUNTER.

Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)[/spoiler]

Stargate Universe: 2.03 "Awakening"

Greer in AWAKENING
Watch out, Greer! A creepy AWAKENING cannot possibly be a good thing!
Tonight (October 12) on Syfy at 9 PM ET: Stargate Universe episode 2.03 “Awakening”, written by Joseph Mallozzi (and Paul Mullie) and directed by Andy Mikita.

Actor Brian J. Smith called this episode “a real creepy story,” which seems to be a niche for Mallozzi who brought creepy to Stargate Atlantis in the episode “Whispers”.

Apparently, however, the writing of creepy stories doesn’t come easy, as Mallozzi’s many weblog entries during the episode’s production cycle will attest. His readers were taken along for the ride from concept to final mix as he agonized over the script and had to rewrite it several times, both before and after receiving notes from his fellow writers and Syfy. On top of that, there were budgetary concerns with the need both to build an impressive new set and to create an extensive number of VFX shots.

When Mallozzi walked onto the new set, he wrote, “My first reaction upon laying eyes on it was ‘OMG!’. That was my internal dialogue. I can’t remember what it was I actually said, but it was more or less the same sentiment expressed in much more colorful terms. Director Andy Mikita assured me he looked forward to the challenge of pulling it off.” What exactly is this set? If you’ve watched the promos or read the spoilers, you know (see our collection at the end of this article for the spoilery details).

Later in the production process, Mallozzi let his readers in on his departmental meetings. “When VFX Supervisor Mark Savela presented us with the visual effects budget for the episode, I thought Producer John Lenic was going to pass out on the spot. My buddy (and Exec. Producer) Carl wasn’t fazed when he heard the number. He merely shrugged and said: ‘Hey, we knew it was going to be big.’ Well, yes. Big. Not BIG! And so, to ensure we have enough money left to make the remaining fourteen episodes (or alleviate the need to make that special clip show three-parter), Director Andy Mikita and I spent an hour going through the script, tightening up here and there, trimming where we could, and shaving down that number. As a result, the VFX budget for Awakening now falls somewhere between big and BIG. BIg I guess. But what an episode it’ll be!”

And finally, after the filming and post-production were done, the producers got to sit down and watch the Day 1 Mix: “I just phoned Joel Goldsmith to congratulate him on the wonderful job he did scoring the episode. Congratulations should also go out to director Andy Mikita, the cast and crew, and – oh, boy! – Mark Savela and the VFX team! I repeat. Oh, boy!” After seeing the final VFX, he added, “I think it’s their best work yet.”

To spill on some of the specifics of these VFX shots would be to give away a really spoilery plot point, but needless to say, Mallozzi was impressed. He did leave this little teaser for those curious about the actual story: “Awakening boasts some of those incredible(r) VFX I was referring to (especially one complicated sequence many had reservations about that turned out nothing short of amazing) in addition to the discovery of a little something certain fans have been asking about since first season.” We’ll have to find out what that discovery is when we watch the creepy episode!

After you’ve seen it, make sure to rejoin us here for our episode poll on the front page.

Link and Spoiler Collection

[spoiler intro=”Episode Summary”]

The crew encounters a ship, similar in ancient design to Destiny, which may provide the means to return to Earth.

The Destiny is set on a collision course with a ship of similar ancient design found floating in space. Panic turns to wonder as the ships dock with each other. As they review the data stream, they learn they have come upon one of the Stargate seeding ships that the Ancients sent out ahead of the Destiny.

Col. Young dispatches a team to investigate while setting Dr. Rush and Eli to analyze the flood of new data. Once aboard the seeder ship, Lt. Scott and his team discover that it might hold the energy to power the Stargate for a connection back to Earth.

Realizing this might be the key to getting home, Col. Telford convinces Young to let him join the team aboard the mysterious ship. But just as the energy transfer is underway they discover there’s more aboard the ship than power.[/spoiler]

[spoiler intro=”MGM: Teaser image (Big Spoiler)”]Awakening - MGM[/spoiler]

[spoiler intro=”Syfy: Sneak Peek (Actual Scene)”]

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[spoiler intro=”Syfy: Preview”]

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Stargate Planner: Week of October 11-17

You might be interested in these news tidbits and announcements that have been noted on this editor’s calendar and notebook for this week. If you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below. We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week.

Calendar

Monday,   October 11 Today is Columbus Day (Observed) in the USA United States and Thanksgiving Day in Canada Canada

Today is Claudia Black‘s birthday!
Tuesday,   October 12

Today is Brian J. Smith‘s birthday!

Syfy: SGU 2.03 “Awakening” at 9 PM ET, with a repeat at 11 PM.

Sky1/UK: SGU 2.02 “Aftermath” at 9 PM.
Wednesday, October 13

Today is Christopher Judge‘s birthday!
Thursday,   October 14
Friday,   October 15 SanctuarySci Fi/Australia: SGU 2.03 “Awakening” at 8:30 PM.

Space/Canada: SGU 2.03 “Awakening” at 10 PM ET.

Sanctuary returns to Space (9 PM ET) and Syfy (10 PM ET) with “Kali III” — “Conclusion. Two ships are wrecked and a tidal wave races toward the coast of Mumbai, India, following Wexford’s attempt to kill “Big Bertha.” When Wexford tries to kill the creature again, Magnus risks her life to intervene in the Season 3 premiere. Guest Cast: Paul McGillion: Terrence Wexford” (TV Guide).

Robert Picardo, John de Lancie, and Marina Sirtis will be at Con-Version XXVI in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, this weekend (October 15-17). Check the event’s website for schedule.

Richard Dean Anderson will be the photographer at a community fundraiser for a neighbor who has ALS.

Saturday, October 16 Michael Shanks, Ben Browder, Torri Higginson, and Lexa Doig will be at Armageddon Melbourne today and tomorrow. Corin Nemec was scheduled to be present, but he had to cancel due to the filming of his recurring role as Christian Campbell on Supernatural.
Sunday, October 17

News Notes

News Flashes and Brief Follow-Ups

  • David Hewlett – Last week we reported that Hewlett was filming an episode of The CW’s new show Hellcats. Hewlett tweeted soon thereafter that he was actually going to be filming two episodes. No more details are available, other than that Hewlett enjoyed the location shoot that was near his home and that “this Hellcats is almost like work! Alarmed to discover these kids are as nice as they are good-looking!”

Stargate Universe Press

It should be noted that whenever spoilers come out for SGU, they are placed in the episode guides in the Stargate Wiki without much fanfare here in the News Blog. To keep on top of such updates, visit the main page of the Stargate Wiki to see the “Recent Updates” list of links.

Solutions News Blog Round-Up

Our News Blog posts since the last Stargate Planner (most recent listed first):

Solutions LJ Companion Background Articles

Last week, we posted a few background articles in our LJ Companion that you might be interested in. The articles listed in this section don’t have a companion piece in our News Blog here:

Reminders

For news as it happens, make sure to visit the Stargate Twitter Superfeed for tidbits directly from the Stargate stars and production crew. And don’t forget our new feature Beyond the Event Horizon, which consists of “home pages” with dynamic feeds from our LJ and Blog for the stars of SG-1 and Atlantis.

Our LJ Companion has news bites, polls, and glimpses into the lives of the actors that we don’t necessarily cover here in our more formal news blog. Make sure to visit the LJ’s feed on our front page or visit the site directly to see its mostly fun little tidbits.

For the latest in convention appearances, which are subject to change, make sure to visit Stargate Actor Appearances.

Michael Shanks Busy with Several TV Projects

Stargate star Michael Shanks has been so busy on several television projects that we thought it was time for an update dedicated to him alone!

With thanks to the actor’s official website MSOL for a heads-up, with some information coming from Shanks himself, we can give a brief rundown of each project:

The Good Guys

Michael Shanks BTS THE GOOD GUYS
Michael Shanks and Matt Nix behind the scenes in THE GOOD GUYS

“Role on the Good Guys is a possible returning character… kinda the boys “swat” nemesis. The episode is called ‘Supercops’ and I play the lead douche strike force captain Shaw, head of the ‘supercops’,” Shanks wrote.

We’ve done some digging and found that “Supercops” is episode 18. If the broadcast schedule continues uninterrupted, we’re projecting that the episode will air on FOX on Friday, November 19, at 9 PM ET. We’ll be able to confirm this when it gets closer to airing.

From the audition sides for Shaw, it appears that his Dallas Strike Force is an elite team that gets the job done with military precision. It’s fun to note that Shaw is described as “a swaggering, handsome cop with an attitude.”

Tower Prep

According to MSOL, Shanks will be in the third episode of this new live-action series for Cartoon Network. He’s playing Professor Literature. The show premieres on Tuesday, October 19, at 8 PM ET/PT, so if the schedule continues uninterrupted, Shanks’ episode, which was directed by Stargate alum Peter DeLuise, will premiere on Tuesday, November 2.

Endgame

  • Showcase – this is a new Canadian show that won’t be seen until Spring 2011!

Shanks wrote, “Just completed an episode of a Canadian series called EndGame. I play a character named Casey Roman who wakes up on a street with amnesia, and slowly pieces his life back together with the help of the lead character. He finds out he may have been a real asshole. The episode is called “The Caffeine Hit.” I did it because Anne Wheeler was directing and offered me the role. Good cast and script.” Anne Wheeler directed Shanks in two previous projects: Living Out Loud and Suddenly Naked.

MSOL described the new show, “Starring Shawn Doyle (Big Love, Medium) and Torrance Coombs (The Tudors, JPod), Endgame revolves around Russian World Champion chess master Arkady Balagan (Doyle), who uses his extraordinary skills of perception and strategic thinking to solve crimes that have stumped others. Traumatized by the murder of his fiancée, Balagan has made himself a virtual prisoner in his luxury Vancouver hotel, terrified to step outside the door. To pay the bills, he begins to solve crimes and help people with problems they cannot bring to the police.”

Additional cast members include Patrick Gallagher (Glee, True Blood), Kate Isabelle (The Good Wife, Sanctuary), Carmen Aguerre (Tin Man, Da Vinci’s Inquest) and Melanie Papilia (The Assistants, Intelligence).

Smallville

Michael Shanks as Carter Hall in SMALLVILLE
Michael Shanks as Carter Hall in SMALLVILLE

“Do the 11th episode of Smallville when I get back from Oz. The ep is called ‘Icarus,'” Shanks told MSOL.

This episode is also one in which Michael Hogan of Battlestar Galactica will appear as Slade Wilson, who will be introduced in the ninth episode “Patriot.” IGN tells us, “We’ll only know him by the name Slade when we meet him, but DC fans of course are aware that this is the man destined to become Deathstroke, an incredibly skilled and dangerous mercenary.”

When Carter Hall last appeared in “Shield,” he implied that he saw his death coming soon (he has immortality through reincarnation). Let’s hope it’s not in this episode, but the presence of Deathstroke does seem rather ominous.

Shanks said he’ll film “Icarus” (that name should sound familiar to Stargate Universe fans) after his return from “Oz.” He’ll be a guest at the Armageddon Melbourne con from October 15-17. He’s also scheduled to be in New Zealand the following weekend (October 23-25) at the Armageddon Expo in Auckland, so filming of the episode should happen near the end of this month.

Reminder: Robert Picardo in Syfy's "Monsterwolf" Tonight

Mosterwolf PosterTonight (October 9) is the premiere of Syfy’s Original Movie Monsterwolf, starring Stargate‘s Robert Picardo as Mr. Stark. The tagline: “Greedy oilmen encounter the wrath of a Native American spirit wolf.”

A more detailed description of the movie was included in a press release from Syfy about their fall schedule:

On the outskirts of a small Louisiana town, a drilling crew sets blast charges to tap an oil deposit – releasing the Kachinawaya, a Native American animal spirit meant to protect Indian lands from invaders. Stars Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and Jason London (Wildfire). A production of Active Entertainment.

“I am not the title character, but rather a very arrogant, aggressive oil tycoon who gets his comeuppance… brutally,” Picardo told his fans in a recent interview with StarTrek.com.

The movie is part of Syfy’s “31 Days of Halloween” schedule, premiering at 9 PM ET and repeating at 1 AM ET.

Stargate Universe "Aftermath" Ratings

The numbers for Stargate Universe episode “Aftermath” have been added to our summary table below.

Stargate Universe
– 1.070 million viewers
– 0.7 HH
– 0.5 A18-49
– 0.6 A25-54
– 0.8 M25-54 [ranked 12th in this demo of all primetime cable on this night]

Source for New Data: Douglas, pifeedback

Season Two Viewer and Ratings Summary
Episode Rating/Share Viewers in Millions
HH 18-49 Live+Same Day Live+7 Days
Intervention 0.8/1 0.5/1 1.175
Aftermath 0.7/1 0.5/1 1.070 <<<< NEW DATA

Torri Higginson Guests on ABC’s "The Whole Truth" Tonight

Torri HigginsonThe following press release was published by The Futon Critic and announces an episode airing change for ABC’s The Whole Truth, which will be airing tonight, October 6, at 10 PM ET. Stargate‘s Torri Higginson is due to guest star as Judge Jerue in this one-hour drama that shows the building of a court case from both the prosecution and defense angles.

** EPISODE CHANGE **

JUDD HIRSCH (REUNITING WITH ROB MORROW) PLAYS A JUDGE CHARGED WITH MURDER, ON ABC’S “THE WHOLE TRUTH”

“Judicial Discretion” – Judd Hirsch stars as Judge Ruben Wright, a much-loved jurist accused of murder. Of all the lawyers who’ve come through his courtroom, Wright chooses Jimmy to represent him – and Kathryn Peale must prosecute, despite severe misgivings. Jimmy, Kathryn and Judge Wright have often shared a courtroom, but when they did, Judge Wright was at the bench; now he’s at the defense table, on “The Whole Truth,” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Note: This episode replaces “True Confessions” which moves to October 13.

“The Whole Truth” stars Rob Morrow as Jimmy Brogan, Maura Tierney as Kathryn Peale, Eamonn Walker as Terrence “Edge” Edgecomb, Anthony Ruivivar as Alejo Salazar, Christine Adams as Lena Boudreaux and Sean Wing as Chad Griffin.

Guest Cast: Judd Hirsch as Judge Wright, Ellen Gerstein as Tina, Stephanie Lemelin as Rhonda, Matthew Del Negro as Dan Olin, Roger Aaron Brown as Judge Hampton, Torri Higginson as Judge Jerue, Andrew McGee as Terrell Bones.

“Judicial Discretion” was written by Hannah Shakespeare & Kevin J. Hynes and directed by Rob Bailey.

“The Whole Truth” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

For more information on “The Whole Truth,” visit ABC.com. Viewers can also follow the show via http://facebook.com/TheWholeTruth and Twitter: WholeTruthABC