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Rate The Shield Creator's Lie to Me Plans

Original at IGN TV external link    Tue, Jun 9

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 CA We also talked about his CBS series, The Unit, which was just cancelled by the network this past month. Ryan explains why he thinks The Unit was let go of, and how it was a victim of the current state of network TV. IGN: Your new project is Lie to Me, ... Saying Goodbye to The Shield IGN

Rate Dennis Haysbert doesn't tweet

Original at From Inside the Box external link    Wed, Jun 3

Dennis Haysbert doesn't tweet The madcap segment, which included the Twitter bird's head being sliced off, led up to a "Tweet of the Week" purportedly from "The Unit" star and Allstate pitchman Dennis Haysbert. With all the build-up, surely this would be a 140-character masterpiece ...

Rate Shawn Ryan looking at a big screen version of The Shield

Original at The Cinema Post external link    Wed, Jun 3

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 UK Shawn Ryan's other TV series, “The Unit” was recently cancelled and he is reportedly in line to become an executive producer on Fox's “Lie To Me”. We would love to see “The Shield” adapted into a big screen effort - especially if Ryan is on board to ...

May of 2009

 

Rate TV Guy: 'Into the Storm' with Winston Churchill

Original at Times Herald-Record external link    Sat, May 30

 NY A cartel plays rough with Bob on "The Unit" (10 pm, CBS, r, TV-14, V). Reader Reaction These discussions and our forums are not moderated. We rely on users to police themselves, and flag inappropriate comments and behavior. You need not be registered ...

Rate Couldn't make today's TV chat? Here's what you missed

Original at St. Louis Post-Dispatch external link    Fri, May 29

 MO Jamie3516: I really like The Unit, but CBS dropped it to make room for more of it's less interesting lineup. Is there any chance another network might pick it up? Gail: Fans of “The Unit” are passionate about it, but it's doubtful that another network ...

Rate CBS's 'The Unit,' Syndicated Game Shows Land on MyNetworkTV

Original at Media Buyer Planner external link    Thu, May 28

 MD In addition to wrestling and The Unit, MyNetworkTV's schedule includes repeats of Law & Order: Criminal Intent on Mondays, syndicated game shows on Tuesdays (Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader and Deal or No Deal), back-to-back episodes of The Unit on ...

Rate 'The Unit,' 'Privileged' and 'Earl': A list of shows that have ...

Original at Chicago Tribune external link    Tue, May 19

 United States Never seen a single episode of any of the others including "Earl" which I heard was pretty funny. I love The Unit and Without a Trace. Without a Trace was a top 10 show at one point, wasn't it? It was still very entertaining and relevant. ...

Rate 'The Unit' to live in syndication

Original at Hollywood Reporter external link    Tue, May 19

 United States The series from David Mamet and Shawn Ryan has been sold in all top 15 markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas and San Francisco. By Nellie Andreeva Tuesday was bittersweet for the producers of CBS' drama "The Unit. ...

Rate 'The Unit,' 'Privileged' and 'Earl': A list of shows that have been canceled

Original at The Watcher external link    Tue, May 19

By Tempo NBC: "My Name Is Earl" (theoretically another network could pick the show up), "Life," "Kath & Kim," "Lipstick Jungle," "Kings"ABC: "Samantha Who?," "Cupid," "The Unusuals," "According to Jim" (finally!)CBS: "The Unit," "Without a Trace," "Eleventh Hour," "Worst Week" CW: "P...

Rate CBS greenlights three dramas

Original at Variety external link    Sun, May 17

 CA The Los Angeles-set show comes from exec producer Shane Brennan. Pilot recently aired as a two-part episode of "NCIS." Also at the Eye, while "Cold Case" is still looking good for renewal, the jury's still out on "Without a Trace" and "The Unit."

Rate 'Mentalist' at head of rookie class

Original at Variety external link    Fri, May 15

 CA Fox has high hopes for the series, installing Shawn Ryan of "The Shield" and "The Unit" as its soph-season showrunner. Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" performed meekly on Friday but could yet earn a short-order reprieve next season. ...

Rate Shawn Ryan to take over Fox's 'Lie To Me' as show runner next fall

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Tue, May 12

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Shawn Ryan, one of TV's most prominent producer-writers, will take over as the executive producer and show runner of Fox's "Lie To Me" next fall, according to Fox. Ryan (pictured) currently serves as show runner of "The Unit," which has not yet been ...

Rate Season finale: The Unit (season four)

Original at The Medium is Not Enough TV external link    Tue, May 12

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By Rob Buckley But it's also depressingly escapist and silly at times, with this season's David Mamet cluster-f*ck of the Unit being forced to retrieve the spear that was used to stab Jesus, and being visited by the spirit of departed Unit member Hector.

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Season Finales of Brothers & Sisters, Cold Case & The Unit

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sun, May 10

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By Jason the TVaholic BET has eight episodes of Sunday Best. History has seven episodes of MonsterQuest. Oxygen has 11 episodes of America’s Next Top Model. Sci Fi has 10 episodes of Eureka. Spike has five episodes of UFC Unleashed tonight. USA has 12 episodes of House.

Rate Mr. TV: On the Bubble

Original at MEDIAWEEK external link    Sat, May 2

 - Marc Berman, Marc Berman Also on the bubble on CBS are dramas Numb3rs, The Unit, Eleventh Hour and Flashpoint, and comedies The New Adventures of Old Christine, Rules of Engagement and Gary Unmarried. Old Christine needs another season's worth of episodes for off-net ...

April of 2009

 

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Cold Case, The Tudors, Breaking Bad & The Unit

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sun, Apr 12

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By Jason the TVaholic Discovery Channel has nine episodes of Deadliest Catch. Oxygen has 12 episodes of America’s Next Top Model. Travel Channel has 12 episodes of Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern. TLC has six episodes of Untold Stories of the E.R. USA has 13 episodes of NCIS.

Rate Savannah actor Wes Chatham at home with 'The Unit'

Original at Savannah Morning News external link    Sat, Apr 11

 GA Wes Chatham, left, with Dennis Haysbert on tonight's episode of "The Unit." Wes Chatham, left, with Clint Eastwood and "In the Valley of Elah" writer/director Paul Haggis. Playing covert Army operative Sam McBride on the hit TV drama "The Unit" is a ...

Rate New Season Premiere

Original at Throng external link    Sun, Apr 5

By The Box The covert Special Forces team are back in the second season of the explosive series. Operating outside the usual military chain of command and risking their lives on undercover missions at home and abroad, the identities of The Unit are highly classified – a secret that's also fiercely g...

Rate TV Ratings: March 15, 2009 (KINGS Doesn’t Reign Supreme)

Original at the TV addict external link    Mon, Mar 16

By theTVaddict TimeNetworkShowRating18-498PMCBSThe Amazing Race10.433.0/8ABCExtreme Makeover: HE9.453.0/8NBCKings6.471.6/5FOXThe Simpsons5.972.8/8CWMoonstruck (Movie)1.160.3/18:30PMFOXKing of the Hill5.382.4/69PMABCDesperate Housewives14.435.0/12CBSCold Case12.912.9/7FOXFamily Guy7.2...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Desperate House Wives, The Unit, Secret Diary & Breaking Bad

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sun, Mar 8

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By Jason the TVaholic United States of Tara (Showtime): New. Max is dealing with having Alice instead of Tara around. Plays again later. Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Showtime): Season Finale. Hannah is struggling and gets some advice from Ben. Plays again later.

Year 2009

 

Rate Tonight on the Tube: XIII, Desperate Housewives, The Unit & Secret Diary

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sun, Feb 15

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By Jason the TVaholic News & Notes Tonight, CBS has 14th season premiere of The Amazing Race and NBC has the part two of the XIII miniseries. The Unit (CBS): New. The team is ordered by the president to capture a Nazi war criminal. Tom gets offered a promotion, which gets him thinking about his past.

Rate Sunday's Highlights

Original at Los Angeles Times external link    Wed, Jan 28    12 related articles

 CA - Jan 28, 2009 The Unit: While Jonas (Dennis Haysbert) and company are hard at work investigating a plot to assassinate the vice president and president-elect, ...

Rate Joe Rogan reappears with new game show

Original at SouthCoastToday.com external link    Fri, Jan 2

 MA - Jan 2, 2009 Jonas hopes to win a turncoat's services in a game of baccarat on "The Unit" (10 pm, CBS, TV-14,V). A health crisis exposes harsh truths on "Brothers ...

Rate The Unit - The Complete Third Season (DVD Review)

Original at EDGE Boston external link    Fri, Nov 21

CBS's series "The Unit" focuses on the personal and field lives of a unit of "Delta Force"-like team keeping the world safe. The Season 3 DVD is available now.

Rate The Unit - Episode 4.13 - The Spear of Destiny - Casting Call

Original at Spoiler TV external link    Tue, Nov 18

By DarkUFO(noreply@blogger.com) Male, 45 – 60. The leader of monks at a Chilean monastery (ethnically ambiguous or foreign actors preferred). He's a strong, wise warrior who possesses a quiet power. He guards a highly coveted ancient relic and engages Jonas (Dennis Haysbert) in a series of tests to determine his intention...

Rate DVD Verdict Review - The Unit: Season Three

Original at DVD Verdict external link    Thu, Oct 23

David Mamet's military drama, The Unit, has enjoyed a cult following over the past three years. The show centers around a Delta Force-esque branch of the U.S. Army that operates in secret, killing terrorists, hunting drug lords, ...

Rate Latest from Ausiello - Various Shows

Original at Spoiler TV external link    Wed, Oct 22

By DarkUFO(noreply@blogger.com) Ausiello: That would be tonight. Prepare to cry like a 6-year-old boy who watched in horror as his favorite toy sailboat got swept away during high tide at the Jersey shore. And that's just the Tyra-Landry portion of the episode. You'll need a Xanax and a shot of tequila to get through the Smash...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Desperate Housewives, Dexter, Brothers & Sisters, The Unit & Entourage

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sun, Oct 19    1 related articles

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By Jason the TVaholic News & Notes The Unit (CBS): New. Bob is taken hostage while posing as a chemist that knows how to smuggle cocaine as paint. Mack is posing as a fighter to get inside an illegal betting ring. Cable Choices The two-hour premiere and this episode also replay earlier in the day. TV Marathons

Rate Review: The Unit - Season Four Premiere on CBS

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sun, Sep 28

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By Jason the TVaholic Show: The Unit (CBS) Premiere Date: Sunday, September 28th, 2008 The action sequences are always well done and it is no exception in this episode. But, the show is not all about action, it is also about family and this episode is particularly gripping in this aspect as well.

Rate Book Review - The Unit: Seek And Destroy by Patrick Andrews

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, Aug 31

 OH - Jonas Blane, played so expertly by Dennis Haysbert, is given short shrift throughout the book, and that was a shame. In one section, Blane even forgot that ...

Rate Book Review - The Unit: Seek And Destroy by Patrick Andrews

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, Aug 31

By Mel Odom I’ma fan of The Unit. I was drawn to the show immediately because I like covert ops/military tales. If they’re done well. The television episodes are great, a good mix of military tech and human drama. Sadly, a lot of that is missing in ...

Rate The life and death of bubble shows

Original at OCRegister external link    Wed, May 14

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By The Watcher “How I Met Your Mother” (CBS) - The Britney stunt-casting pays off. “New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS) - ABC was ready to pick it up if CBS balked. “Reaper” (CW) - The second chance is well deserved. “The Unit” (CBS) - I know many readers will be thrilled with this news.

Rate Where reality shows come from; also, CBS and CW fall schedules

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Wed, May 14

Sunday 7 p.m. "60 Minutes" 8 p.m. "The Amazing Race" 9 p.m. Cold Case" 10 p.m. "The Unit" ** Wednesday 8 p.m. "America's Next Top Model" 9 p.m. "Stylista" * Friday 8 p.m. "Everybody Hates Chris" ** 8:30 p.m. "The Game" ** 9 p.m. "America's Next Top Model" repeat **

Rate CBS announces which shows are coming back and when

Original at sepinwall (Blogspot) external link    Wed, Feb 13

By Alan Sepinwall CSI: NY April 2 7 CSI April 3 6 WITHOUT A TRACE April 3 6 GHOST WHISPERER April 4 6 NUMB3RS April 4 6 NCIS April 8 7 MOONLIGHT April 11 4 SHARK TBA 4 THE UNIT, CANE and SHARK are on previously announced hiatus to accommodate the mid-season launches of BIG BROTHER, JERICHO and DEXTER.

Rate When is you favorite show coming back? Part Two

Original at Chicago Tribune external link    Tue, Feb 12

By Tempo There’s no clear info yet on whether these shows will return this season or next – if at all:  “October Road” (ABC) “Women’s Murder Club” (ABC) “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS)“The Unit” (CBS)“Shark” (CBS)“Cane” (CBS) “Moonlight” (CBS; There seems to be some indications tha...

Rate Patience is a virtue: What shows will return, and when?

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Mon, Feb 11

FOX “House” FOX “24” “Bones” (probably) CBS “Cane” FOX “K-Ville” ABC “Women’s Murder Club” “Boston Public” (TV Guide says it’ll resume production on between four and seven episodes in March or April, but as we’ve noted, it hasn’t been picked up for next season yet) “Men in Trees”

Rate WGA Strike Report: Day 88 Recap

Original at TV Fodder external link    Thu, Jan 31

TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello compiled a Strike Countdown Chart which lists how many original episodes are left to air of your favorite shows. Click here to see the chart. So far, the shows with no episodes left include “30 Rock,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Bionic Woman,” “Chuck,” “Criminal Min...

Rate 'The Unit' Actor Stars in a String of New Films

Original at BuddyTV external link    Tue, Jan 15

Television actor Robert Patrick has been a very busy bee. Not only did he spend the previous year working on the third season of CBS' The Unit, he also split his time between portraying roles on various film productions. Coming...

Year 2007

 

Rate Television Writer's Strike, What Shows Are Effected? (Updated Frequently)

Original at lonman06.com external link    Thu, Dec 20

By lonman06 Shot #110 October 28th – November 8th. No update. OCTOBER ROAD OLD CHRISTINE Dee Johnson Army Wives) Dennis Rinsler Marc Warren Cory in the House) Warren Hutcherson Alison Taylor Just Jordan) Eric Tuchman Kyle XY) Eric Kaplan Out of Jimmy's Head) Shawn Ryan The Shield, The Unit, The Oaks)

Rate Abby Brammell Talks About Her Character on 'The Unit'

Original at BuddyTV external link    Tue, Dec 18    1 related articles

Aside from the top-secret military group that embarks on dangerous missions abroad, the appeal of The Unit also comes from wives of the team members and how they deal with their lives as part of the military. Among the female...

Rate The Unit: Demore Barnes Talks About His Character's Death

Original at BuddyTV external link    Tue, Dec 11

It's been a little over a month since Hector Williams was killed by a sniper as the team made its escape from Hezbollah during the rescue mission in Beirut in the episode “Five Brothers,” yet many fans are still saddened...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Bones, House, NCIS, The Unit, The Closer & A Charlie Brown Christmas

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Tue, Nov 27

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By Jason the TVaholic A&E has five episodes of CSI: Miami tonight. Bravo has five episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County tonight. Oxygen has six episodes of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency followed by 14 episodes of Snapped. Sci Fi has seven episodes of Night Stalker early.

Rate Why is CBS Eliminating Its Characters?

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Fri, Nov 16

By Hartford Courant Demore Barnes wasn't one of the lead actors on "The Unit," but his portrayal of Sgt. First Class Hector Williams was held in high regard by the show's fans. That's what made his sudden demise -- taking a bullet to the neck from a sniper as the team escaped while rescuing a a kidnapped reporter in...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Damages News, Bones, House, Two Dudes & Dirty Jobs

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Tue, Nov 13

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By Jason the TVaholic Bravo has nine episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Oxygen has 12 episodes of Living Single early. Sci Fi has eight episodes of Threshold early. Spike has five episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation tonight. Travel Channel has 10 episodes of Vacation Home Search.

Rate The Unit: Season Three Episodes Seven and Eight - PopMatters

Original at PopMatters external link    Tue, Nov 6

The Unit: Season Three Episodes Seven and Eight  IL - Sergeant Blane (Dennis Haysbert, sans this season’s new facial hair) and his team are extracting a “package,” a kidnapped journalist named Granger (Ori ...

Rate In a tense episode, 'The Unit' takes a hit - SouthCoastToday.com

Original at southcoasttoday.com external link    Mon, Nov 5

In a tense episode, 'The Unit' takes a hit SouthCoastToday.com, MA - By Kevin mcdonough A member of the Delta Force goes down in a white-knuckle episode of "The Unit" (9 pm, CBS, TV-14, V). Sgt. Blane's (Dennis Haysbert) team ...

Rate Think you know what 'The Unit' is about? You may well be wrong

Original at Chicago Tribune external link    Sun, Nov 4

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By Tempo “The Unit,” a drama about Special Forces operatives, does feature plenty of manly-man heroism and dangerous missions. But the surprising fact is, this CBS drama is also one of network television’s most unconventional and morally complex shows.

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Bones, House, The Unit, Dirty Jobs, Nip/Tuck, NBA Basketball & Charlie Brown

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Mon, Oct 29

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By Jason the TVaholic Nip/Tuck (FX): Season Premiere. Christian and Sean attempt to get their new Hollywood practice up and running. A publicist offers to help them in the media. Runs 72 minutes and plays twice. Other Options It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (ABC): 40th Anniversary. Linus waits in the pumpki...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Season Final Repeats, Sci Fi Friday & College Football

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Thu, Sep 20

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By Jason the TVaholic Bravo has seven episodes of Top Chef. E! has the five episode 101 Juiciest Hollywood Hookups. MTV has 11 episodes of America’s Next Top Model. Sci Fi has eight episodes of John Doe early. Spike has five episodes of World’s Most Amazing Videos.

Year 2006

 

Rate Podcast: Dennis Haysbert 1

Original at a1135.g.akamai.net external link    Tue, Sep 19

The Unit" and "24" star Dennis Haysbert calls in

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