PaleyFest 2013: ‘American Horror Story,’ ‘2 Broke Girls,’ ‘Big Bang Theory,’ ‘New Girl,’ ‘Dallas,’ ‘Arrow,’ ‘Once Upon a Time’ and ‘Walking Dead’ (original) (raw)


American Horror Story will welcome Kathy Bates in season three. "I've loved it from the very beginning," Bates said of AHS during PaleyFest's closing night on March 15. "I called up Jessica [Lange] and told her to talk to Ryan [Murphy] and tell him I'd do anything on the show."
STORY: 'American Horror Story' at PaleyFest: Season 3 Title Revealed


American Horror Story co-creators Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy revealed the subtitle for the third season of the FX drama: Coven.
STORY: 'American Horror Story' at PaleyFest: Season 3 Title Revealed


2 Broke Girls stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs are all smiles during the March 14 event at PaleyFest celebrating the CBS show.
STORY: '2 Broke Girls' at PaleyFest: 6 Highlights From the Panel


2 Broke Girls executive producer Michael Patrick King poses with star Beth Behrs.
STORY: '2 Broke Girls' at PaleyFest: 6 Highlights From the Panel


2 Broke Girls castmembers Matthew Moy and Jonathan Kite take part in PaleyFest on March 14.
STORY: '2 Broke Girls' at PaleyFest: 6 Highlights From the Panel


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When Sheldon punishes Amy (Mayim Bialik) with a spanking for faking illness in order to enjoy the ointment rub, it wasn't in the original script and was supposed to be off-screen. "It was one of the hardest things we ever had to do because I found it tremendously amusing!" Jim Parsons confessed during The Big Bang Theory's March 13 panel at PaleyFest. "All week I was slapping that ass!" he joked.
STORY: 'Big Bang Theory' at PaleyFest: 15 Things You Didn't Know


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Sheldon's Meemaw (his maternal grandmother) could show up on The Big Bang Theory. "We've talked about it, and I certainly wouldn't rule it out," showrunner Steve Molaro said. "I don't know how she'd feel about Amy."
STORY: 'Big Bang Theory' at PaleyFest: 15 Things You Didn't Know


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It took only one take for Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki to film Penny professing her love for Leonard. "Kaley said to Johnny, 'I don't know about you, but when we started the scene, the cameras and the live audience all went away and it was just us,' " showrunner Steve Molaro recalled March 13.
STORY: 'Big Bang Theory' at PaleyFest: 15 Things You Didn't Know


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During its March 11 event at PaleyFest, New Girl star Zooey Deschanel offered that she would rather Nick and Jess have a more prolonged arc like Sam and Diane in Cheers, noting that the love/hate dynamic is “always exciting to watch.”
STORY: 'New Girl' Cast and EPs Talk Weddings, Funerals and Lingering Kiss Fallout


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What were Jake Johnson’s thoughts on his character’s ability to finally act on his feelings? “It was something I wanted for Nick," said Johnson. "I was really glad he didn’t screw that up.”
STORY: 'New Girl' Cast and EPs Talk Weddings, Funerals and Lingering Kiss Fallout


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When asked by the moderator if there will indeed be a wedding between Hannah Simone’s Cece and her arranged fiance, EP Dave Finkel coyly responded, “We haven’t seen it yet.” "That’s what we call a deflection,“ added creator Liz Meriwether.
STORY: 'New Girl' Cast and EPs Talk Weddings, Funerals and Lingering Kiss Fallout


Longtime Dallas viewers will remember Sue Ellen's (Linda Gray) struggles with alcoholism, and it seems she isn't completely over that addiction. "I've known people [with addiction]," Gray said during the panel. "And in the moment that passed, it seemed like an appropriate time [for her struggles to resurface]. The writers kept it appropriate and authentic to the character."
STORY: 'Dallas' Star Patrick Duffy on Learning Who Shot J.R.: 'My Jaw Dropped'
STORY: 'Dallas' at PaleyFest: 'Who Shot J.R.?' Will Be Resolved This Season


Dallas viewers will find out who shot J.R. by end of the season. "My jaw dropped, literally," he told THR at the March 10 PaleyFest event of the culprit. "And I mean literally when [executive producer Cynthia Cidre] told me, I found myself with my mouth open, going, 'Oh my God.' I never in my strangest imagination would have manipulated the facts to be that resolution, and I'm so excited to see the reaction."
STORY: 'Dallas' Star Patrick Duffy on Learning Who Shot J.R.: 'My Jaw Dropped'
STORY: 'Dallas' at PaleyFest: 'Who Shot J.R.?' Will Be Resolved This Season


Stephen Amell voiced Oliver's uneasiness at yet another person knowledgeable of his Arrow alter ego during the March 9 PaleyFest event. "I told Diggle (David Ramsey) by design, I told Felicity (Emily Betts Rickards) by design and I did not tell Tommy by design," he said.
STORY: 'Arrow' Producer Takes Jab at 'Watchmen,' Panelists Tease Rest of Season 1


For Katie Cassidy, the return of Laurel's mom (Alex Kingston) will be touchy, with the reveal of her sister a "complete shock." "Laurel being a lawyer, she starts to rationalize it and whether she's telling the truth or if she doesn't have the right information," she said. "She gets sucked in by her mother a bit."
STORY: 'Arrow' Producer Takes Jab at 'Watchmen,' Panelists Tease Rest of Season 1


Now that Tommy (Colin Donnell) is aware of Oliver's (Stephen Amell) secret, things will get rocky between the two childhood friends. "It changes everything about their friendship," Amell said.
STORY: 'Arrow' Producer Takes Jab at 'Watchmen,' Panelists Tease Rest of Season 1


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It was revealed during the March 9 PaleyFest event that there may be a Nashville concert tour in the works.
STORY: 'Nashville' at PaleyFest: Concert Tour in the Works


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"It would be fun but it depends on how much [the cast] wants to spend their hiatus out playing music," Nashville creator Callie Khouri told THR. "If my guess is correct, they're all going to want to. If we can get it together, we're definitely going to do it."
STORY: 'Nashville' at PaleyFest: Concert Tour in the Works


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_Nashville'_s Jonathan Jackson has a laugh during the March 9 panel.
STORY: 'Nashville' at PaleyFest: Concert Tour in the Works


"If it was Downton Abbey, he'd be the servant always trying to hang out with the Crawleys," said Ike Barinholtz of his alter ego nurse Morgan Tookers. "Leaning over and being like, 'Can you believe these servants?' "
STORY: 'Mindy Project' Cast Talks Odd 'Downton Abbey' Comparisons, Mocks Chris Messina


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Prior to the panel, the Saban Theatre crowd was treated to a screening of "Mindy's Birthday," which offers Beth Grant an opportunity to formally integrate herself as a series regular on the Fox comedy, already renewed for a second season. And like the evening, **Chris Messina'**s Danny is the butt of the episode's biggest joke.
STORY: 'Mindy Project' Cast Talks Odd 'Downton Abbey' Comparisons, Mocks Chris Messina


Mindy Kaling poses with NBC entertainment chief Bob Greenblatt, who also oversees studio Universal TV, during the March 8 PaleyFest event.
STORY: 'Mindy Project' Cast Talks Odd 'Downton Abbey' Comparisons, Mocks Chris Messina


Parenthood co-star Monica Potter said during the March 7 panel that Kristina's season four battle with cancer was challenging and that the most rewarding part of the story line was her complete and total trust in on-screen husband Peter Krause (Adam), who touted how truthful the arc was.


Parenthood co-star Dax Shepard (Crosby) owned the March 7 Parenthood night at PaleyFest, joking that Crosby and Jasmine's (Joy Byrant) unborn child is already a contender for the Emmys.


With Drew having gotten into Berkley in the season four finale, Parenthood's Miles Heizer indicated that should the NBC drama earn a fifth season, he'd still be close to the show's central San Francisco hub and wouldn't likely have a reduced role. His on-screen sister, Mae Whitman (Amber) echoed the sentiment.


The New Normal stars Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha on stage at Beverly Hills' Saban Theatre on March 6.
STORY: 'New Normal' at PaleyFest: Yoko Ono OKs Use of John Lennon Track for Special Finale


John Stamos moderated The New Normal panel at PaleyFest on March 6.
STORY: 'New Normal' at PaleyFest: Yoko Ono OKs Use of John Lennon Track for Special Finale


"The New Normal, Modern Family, Glee … people feel that they know gay couples more than ever," The New Normal co-creator Ryan Murphy said during the March 6 panel. "If you know someone and you know what their struggle is, you're less likely to have prejudice against them.
STORY: 'New Normal' at PaleyFest: Yoko Ono OKs Use of John Lennon Track for Special Finale


The Thanksgiving episode marking the introduction of James Brolin as Jeff Winger's father will be "intense," Joel McHale said. "It ends up being pretty heavy." Workaholics' Adam Devine will play Jeff's younger brother.
STORY: 'Community' to Feature All-Puppet Episode in Season 4


It was revealed during Community's March 5 panel, the fourth straight year it has been honored at PaleyFest, that the NBC comedy will do an entire episode with puppets.
STORY: 'Community' to Feature All-Puppet Episode in Season 4


Community's Joel McHale and Jim Rash treated the crowd to an impromptu tango that led to the two castmembers on the floor during a table reading of the fourth season premiere.
STORY: 'Community' to Feature All-Puppet Episode in Season 4


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The Newsroom executive producers Aaron Sorkin and Alan Poul took the stage March 3 to tout their HBO drama, returning for season two later this year. During the panel, moderated by CNN's Piers Morgan, Sorkin revealed that he was wary of putting in last year's tragic Sandy Hook shootings. "If the only ways I could think of a story would reduce it, I wouldn't do it," said Sorkin. "Looking down the calendar at Sandy Hook, that's my fear there … You've got to be careful.
STORY: 'Newsroom' Panel Butts Heads With Piers Morgan, Addresses Sandy Hook Conundrum


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The Newsroom stars Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer took part in the HBO drama's PaleyFest panel in Beverly Hills.
STORY: 'Newsroom' Panel Butts Heads With Piers Morgan, Addresses Sandy Hook Conundrum


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CNN's Piers Morgan butts heads with The Newsroom's Olivia Munn and Aaron Sorkin. "I prefer to see Piers Morgan and Diane Sawyer on the news and not on a red carpet," said Munn, a former sports reporter and G4 host. "You turn on CNN, and people are putting themselves in the story … Journalism is about other people's stories."
STORY: 'Newsroom' Panel Butts Heads With Piers Morgan, Addresses Sandy Hook Conundrum


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The Newsroom's Olivia Munn recalled when CNN anchor Don Lemon tweeted about a perceived snub from actor Jonah Hill at a hotel lobby. "It's so obnoxious," she said. "Because he was Jonah Hill, that gives you something fun to tweet about. Then I actually saw it on CNN. I cannot believe, with the things going on in the world, that we're spending so much time talking about this."
STORY: 'Newsroom' Panel Butts Heads With Piers Morgan, Addresses Sandy Hook Conundrum


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Once Upon a Time stars Jennifer Morrison and Josh Dallas take the stage at Beverly Hills' Saban Theatre. Producers revealed details of the 17th episode, "Welcome to Storybrooke," which will go back in time to the first week after the curse takes over.
STORY: 'Once Upon a Time' at PaleyFest: Storybrooke's Origins, New Lands and 9 Season-2 Teases


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Once Upon a Time's Lana Parrilla and Robert Carlyle have a laugh during the ABC fairy tale drama's March 3 panel.
STORY: 'Once Upon a Time' at PaleyFest: Storybrooke's Origins, New Lands and 9 Season-2 Teases


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Viewers will be seeing a much darker Snow White in the coming weeks on Once Upon a Time, and while it will put a strain on Snow and Charming's relationship, "He's going to be there no matter what," Josh Dallas said.
STORY: 'Once Upon a Time' at PaleyFest: Storybrooke's Origins, New Lands and 9 Season-2 Teases


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It will be four months since viewers will have seen Revolution, which PaleyFest celebrated on March 2. In an accidental slip during the panel, David Lyons revealed that Sebastian Monroe and Nora (Daniella Alonso) have a scene together in a later episode.
STORY: 'Revolution' at Paleyfest: Season's Mysteries, Including Blackout, Will Be Answered


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Now that Charlie (Tracy Spiridakos) and Danny (Graham Rogers) are reunited with their mother Rachel (Elizabeth Mitchell) in the last episode of Revolution, there will a lot of tension on Charlie's part.
STORY: 'Revolution' at Paleyfest: Season's Mysteries, Including Blackout, Will Be Answered


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Revolution executive producers J.J. Abrams and Jon Favreau, who directed the pilot, joined the March 2 panel to celebrate the NBC drama. The reason why Abrams, who referenced his short-lived Undercovers show as one that failed, was attracted to Revolution because it made him "feel something."
STORY: 'Revolution' at Paleyfest: Season's Mysteries, Including Blackout, Will Be Answered


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During The Walking Dead panel, castmember Norman Reedus was dubbed the new Chuck Norris.
STORY: 'Walking Dead' at PaleyFest: Rick's Turning Point, Carl's Journey and 8 More Spoilers From the Cast


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The Walking Dead castmembers Danai Gurira and Laurie Holden share a moment.
STORY: 'Walking Dead' at PaleyFest: Rick's Turning Point, Carl's Journey and 8 More Spoilers From the Cast


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AMC's juggernaut The Walking Dead kicked off the 30th annual PaleyFest on March 1.
STORY: 'Walking Dead' at PaleyFest: Rick's Turning Point, Carl's Journey and 8 More Spoilers From the Cast