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"Greetings from the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour! NBC was the first of the major networks to hit the Beverly Hilton with the casts and producers of their fall shows, and, as always, there&amp;#x27;s lots of scoop to bring you guys. The Roundup *NBC is developing four new high-profile event series in addition to the already announced six-hour miniseries based on Cleopatra. This includes a four-hour miniseries based on former First Lady Hillary Clinton starring Diane Lane (President Bill Clinton has yet to be cast), an updated remake of Rosemary&amp;#x27;s Baby, a new version of Stephen King&amp;#x27;s Tommyknockers, and Plymouth from Mark Burnett. *At the Welcome to the Family panel (costarring Ricardo Chavira from Desperate Housewives, Mary McCormack, and Mike O&amp;#x27;Malley), O&amp;#x27;Malley&amp;amp;#8212; who plays Chris Colfer&amp;#x27;s dad on Glee&amp;amp;#8212;was asked to comment on his relationship with on-screen stepson Cory Monteith. &amp;quot;Cory had with me what was probably one of the toughest scenes I&amp;#x27;ve ever acted in my career, when my character had to throw Finn out of the house because of a slur he used. He was remarkable to me when we were shooting that scene over and over, just the depth of emotion he was able to betray, the sorrow, the shame. Ever since I met him, he was the fictional quarterback on that show and the very real quarterback on that set. He was an incredibly warm guy, welcoming to everyone who came on that show from the beginning through the new folks. He was a very hardworking actor, and I just loved working with him. He was a great guy, and I&amp;#x27;ll miss him very much.&amp;quot; *It&amp;#x27;s safe to say that The Michael J. Fox Show is the comedy that everyone is going to be talking about heading into the new fall season, and MJF himself did not disappoint when talking to the critics. Some of the highlights? When asked if he&amp;#x27;d reprise his role at Marty McFly in Back to the Future 4, the 52-year-old responded, &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;d have to play Doc Brown!&amp;quot; *Could there be a Family Ties reunion on tap as well? Fox confirmed that his wife, actress Tracy Pollan (who also appeared on Family Ties), had already taped a guest appearance. Considering that the role of Mike Henry&amp;#x27;s parents have yet to be cast, I recommend Meredith Baxter and Stephen Gross. Just saying. *Maybe just as important to NBC as Michael J. Fox is the return of Sean Hayes in the Thursday-night comedy Sean Saves the World. Megan Hilty, Linda Lavin, and Echo Kellum also star. Thanks to Hayes, the show has promise, and I&amp;#x27;m eager to see how both his and Fox&amp;#x27;s sitcoms will fare, especially since they lead in to my favorite drama, Parenthood, at 10 P.M. on Thursday nights. *Speaking of Parenthood, Kristina Braverman is in the process of growing out her hair (Check out Monica Potter&amp;#x27;s new haircut below!), running for local office, and having happier times with husband, Adam. When the the show picks up seven to eight months after the last episode, Jasmine and Crosby will have had their baby, Sarah will be helping Amber plan her wedding, and Hank will be back to surprise Sarah, who has finally gotten her own place. *Craig T. Nelson was asked if he stood behind comments earlier this year when he called out NBC for not showing enough support for the critically acclaimed drama. &amp;quot;I felt I had an obligation as patriarch of this family to speak up that NBC hadn&amp;#x27;t been doing enough to promote the show, and I did. I&amp;#x27;m proud of that. That&amp;#x27;s what Zeke Braverman does.&amp;quot; Whether or not Nelson&amp;#x27;s comments did the trick, he has plenty to smile about&amp;amp;#8212;not only did NBC renew the drama for a fifth season, but they also gave it a 22-episode order and put it in the coveted 10 P.M. Thursday time slot. *Now, what you might want to be concerned about is what&amp;#x27;s in store for Joel and Julia. Apparently Julia is still unemployed and not happy about it, while their marriage is tested by the arrivals of two new characters, played by Sonya Walger and David Denman. *For the Record: Executive producer Jason Katims said that even if Parenthood would have ended after last season, Kristina would have lived. He admitted he knew that the final moment of last season was going to be in Hawaii the entire time, with Kristina celebrating her good news. Parenthood premieres Sept. 26. *The most promising new drama on NBC is The Blacklist which costars James Spader, Megan Boone, Ryan Eggold, and Harry Lennix. In the official release from NBC, &amp;quot;Spader plays a renowned criminal on the FBI&amp;#x27;s Most Wanted List who has long avoided capture. Now, however, he&amp;#x27;s turned himself in and is looking to help the bureau track down international terrorists, but only if he can partner with a rookie agent with whom he has a secret connection.&amp;quot; I watched it last week, and I already can&amp;#x27;t wait for episode two. *Finally, NBC spent a nice chunk of time touting its Winter Olympics coverage in Sochi, Russia (Opening Ceremonies are February 6), where Apolo Anton Ohno will be helping with coverage. The only thing better would have been if NBC announced a Winter Olympics theme song. Might I suggest the following: Which show are you most looking forward to on NBC in the fall? Photos: Chris Haston/NBC"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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