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Super Secret Casting Stunt

tv red[TV Line] According to sources, a returning series on one of the Big 5 networks is getting ready to pull off what will likely go down as one of the coolest, most surprising casting stunts of the year. The onscreen twist — which was shot earlier this month under a Star Wars-level veil of secrecy — is set to air during the show’s season premiere.

Prediction: The show — and [Spoiler]’s name — will be trending on Twitter before the closing credits roll.

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TV Series:

Actor and/or Character Involved in Casting Stunt:

[Optional] If you were responsible for casting for your favorite TV show, what big casting stunt would you try to pull off?

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  2. TheRevanchist says

    Bones
    Zach Addy

    Or that one time you thought it was way too good to be true so didn’t bother guessing, then flipped out shaking & crying when your mom confirms it.

    • TheRevanchist says

      Oh wait that was announced back in July…Sigh. I just found out this morning lol.

      I kid you not BG, this IS my answer for “optional” even if it’s not the correct guess, so yeah, still freaking out, even if it’s old news!

  4. katedw says

    Late to commenting so someone’s likely already said this, but Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang back on Grey’s.

    • luvprue1 says

      I can see Nina returning to the TVD since she already said she might return for the series finale. I would not considered that stunt casting, nor anything to be kept secret. However if Nina return as “Katherine”, then that would be ultimate stunt casting. On that note, I can see Tyler Kinney returning as “Uncle Mason”.

  7. Kingofboggle says

    The tv in the picture just makes me think of The Flash. But the “Big 5” clue leads me to Big Bang.

    Here’s the guess:
    Carrie Fisher as Penny’s mom.
    She wore a “veil” as the slave girl in Jedi.

  8. Roses says

    Wasn’t it said that Dolph Lundgren was going to appear on Arrow?…..don’t watch the show anymore but I guess anything for it to get better ratings…

  10. Jinkies says

    Show: Madame Secretary
    Surprise Guest: Hillary Clinton as herself in the re-election storyline or Al Gore or Leo DiCaprio as themselves in the storyline about Climate Change.

  11. luvprue1 says

    So here’s my guess:

    Lady Gaga guest Star on CHICAGO FIRE

    Harrison Ford guest Star on How to get away with murder

    Mark Hamil guest star on The Big Bang Theory

    Mariah Carey guest star on Empire

    Johnny Depp guest star on Once Upon a Time

    Tom Cruise ( Lestat ) ,or Brad Pitt (Louis) guest star on The Vampires diaries.

  18. bigjinla says

    There are very few clues, but one of them is that the show in question is on one of the “big 5” networks so that counts out AMC and TWD. Having said that, just because this blind isn’t about Daryl Dixon getting offed, it doesn’t mean that it won’t happen …

    • jasper says

      “Power” or “PowerS”? not sure about the singular version, but the cops and capes plural version was recently cancelled after it’s second season.

      I think Mariah would be a better fit on the former, not the latter.

  21. fraubella says

    ‘Super’ in the title would suggest one of the superhero shows. My guess would either be SHEILD or The Flash, the latter is Geoff John’s pet project and he’s now high up in the DC chain so he may green light one of the Trinity, or possibly Ezra Miller’s Flash, to appear.

    • kc1978 says

      Lynda Carter posted a pic on fb with Supergirl and they were on the set. Pretty cool. Lynda Carter will always be the top superhero…

    • jasper says

      She has not, but she was announced months ago. Filming is this week and several pictures have hit the web, so not a Big Secret.

  29. Laughing1 says

    Something with Harrison Ford? (given the Star Wars reference…….)

    Have no idea what show…….

    • CeeSaw says

      I wish!! But too many Star Wars references and Big was capitalized, so I’m with BBT. Would love stabler to return though.

    • Kingofboggle says

      I watched SVU loyally from the beginning….until the young blond ME turned out to be a serial killer. Shark officially jumped.

  33. sadlyobsidian says

    Game of Thrones. No idea on the casting stunt, but if I had to guess, bring Joffrey back?

    • jasper says

      only if they dig up his corpse from under the rubble of the Great Sept.
      oh, and moved to one of the Big Five Networks off HBO.

      The only dead character people are hoping to see again are Catelyn as LSH and Hodor. maybe Sean Bean in a flashback with Ned? and Mark as Robert?

      Meanwhile, Gendry’s “still rowing…..”

    • luvprue1 says

      …Gendry still rowing… LOL!

      I really wish they would bring in Lady Stoneheart. But I know that would never happen.

  34. bostonbratt says

    TV Series- Mom
    Actor /Actress involved in stunt= Charlie Sheen.

    He and Chuck Lore ended up despising one another. His firing from TaaHM was epic. No one would see this coming.

    I would pull off this ^^^^^^^^.
    There is no current Bobby Ewing so no one from a network show would be this shocking coming back .

  35. SouthJerseyGirl says

    Big 5 are ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the CW so this rules out any surprises for Game of Thrones on HBO. The Star Wars clue seems like it would be a sci-fi show.

    I don’t know who (since I don’t’ watch it) but I think this will have something to do with “The Walking Dead.”

  36. Female says

    Sounds like Malia Obama will be making an appearance on “Scandal” as part of her gap year employment.

    Does anyone know if she has acting training?

  38. FlowerGirl says

    Isn’t there a show about a female President? “Madame President” or something? Is that still on? If it is, I’d say that show and Hillary Clinton as the stunt-casting.

    • FlowerGirl says

      LOL, I only watch “Bluebloods”, “Modern Family”, “BBT” & random crap, so I should know better than to guess at this! 🙂

  41. gingersnaps says

    Hopefully it’s Jeffrey Dean Morgan showing up on Supernatural as John Winchester??? Please!!!

  42. jasper says

    Word is RDJ is not doing Dr Strange credits scene as reported, but a cameo on Agents of SHIELD.
    MCU fans are now wondering if Tony will know Son of Coul is still alive, and whether he tells Steve.

    If so, I hope it isn’t as awkward as the Sam Fury cameo in the s2 finale. ouch.

  43. luvprue1 says

    TV Series: How to get away with murder

    Actor / or Character Involved in casting stunt :
    Harrison Ford ( he will probably play a lawyer )

    • SeaMama says

      He was killed off. Hard to bring back a dead guy, right? If it’s just flashbacks that’d be lame.

    • buttersmom says

      Nevermind. I see Katey Sagel is doing it.

      Maybe Mark Hamill is Howard’s dad… I don’t know. Just got a Stars Wars. / Big Bang vibe.

    • Vagabondage says

      I agree with the Star Wars Big Bang twist. My guess is Harrison Ford as Howard’s long, lost father.

    • GeeGee says

      I could see Mark Hamill as Howard’s dad. That would be a big surprise, and actually kind of an interesting twist. Good guess buttersmom!

    • KBearr says

      If we’re going Star Wars / Big Bang Theory then I have to say I’ve been thinking for a while now that J. J. Abrams should play Leonard’s older brother because he and Johnny Galecki look alot alike!

    • CeeSaw says

      Yes, I immediately thought of BBT! The who, I don’t know, but I’m gonna LOVE it!!! Can’t wait.

    • rhiannon14 says

      Oh, I love this guess. Don’t know if it’s true, but that would be a fantastic casting coup…and it ties in so well with BBT, who have had awesome guests/cameos in the past, that really suit the show. (i.e. Wil Wheaton, Bob Newhart, Bill Nye, Stephen Hawking, Neil Degrasse Tyson…the list goes on and on)

      I can totally see this:”Howard, I am your father” and Howard screaming “Noooo!”

      (BTW Carrie Fisher has already played herself on BBT in the episode with James Earl Jones)

  46. gossipzillaisback says

    As TV Line admits, there are very few hints, so it’s hard to make a factual guess.
    I’m gonna go with Bill Clinton on Scandal. Hillary could be a possibility too, but I can’t believe she managed to pull this off with all the press around her right now.
    It could make some sense, given Shonda’s with her and the recent storyline.

    Optional: too many favorite TV shows…

  47. canadia99 says

    Henry Cavill on Supergirl?

    I keep getting this vibe that the actual stated casting is a BIG red herring……

  49. SeijnSei says

    TV Series: Grays Anoatomy

    Actor and/or Character Involved in Casting Stunt: Katherine Heigl

    [Optional] If you were responsible for casting for your favorite TV show, what big casting stunt would you try to pull off? I would bring Laura back to General Hospital.

  51. CevansLeftpec2 says

    Popular guesses I’ve seen are Michelle/Barack Obama on Scandal or Chris Evans & RDJ on Agents of SHIELD. If I were responsible for the casting on a show I’d try to cast one of the above guesses. What could possibly top having the president or first lady, or two widely adored A list actors on your show that’d pull in more views than Mother’s Mercy on Game of Thrones??

    • PizzaDog says

      I’m gonna get on board with your Obama guess, and I’ll bet it’s Barack on scandal. It’s pretty hard to top POTUS being on your show!

    • CoCoJoe says

      Okay, that would top Beyonce. I have noticed that both Obamas are incredibly comfortable on pop culture TV and expect to see the both of them a lot more after the White House.

    • deelee says

      How on earth would Obama be on Scandal, the entire premise of the show is that the current President is F. Grant. The show is not set in the future, so where does Obama fit in?

  52. Summiko says

    I am going to guess Ellen on Scandal. Just a hunch because I feel the show has not been great recently and they need a big something to happen, her wife is on the show and she is a big fan.

  54. LogicFail says

    Hmm toughie.
    Personally, hoping for:
    TV Series: Flash
    Character: Lucy Hale as Raven or Selena Gomez as Priscilla Kitaen.
    OR
    TV Series: Agents of Shield
    Character: Gomez as America Chavez, or Hale as Kate Bishop.
    Both had various opportunities in their schedules & were in various areas around each show’s filming because of ‘vacations.’ Unlikely, so if not, those would be the stunts I’d pull.
    Disney or CW likely tho. A hero cameo with a big named fandom = instant buzz.

    • LogicFail says

      Secondary guess:
      TV Series: Agents of SHIELD
      Character/Actress: Mary Jane as portrayed by Zendaya. Before the movie makes her too pricey to cameo on it.
      My guess is cause the twitter storm now seems like a test, and the full reveal will be the cameo probably to say “yup, it’s true!”

      Also, I love it when Marvel pisses off the fanboys like this and outs their internalized racism and ignorance.

  55. Raoul Duke says

    Walking Dead

    Glenn and Abraham being Lucilled.

    They are being sneaky-sneaky filming, but Spoiling Dead has been their azz.

    • FairyMay9 says

      I’m sure this is 100% true, but it’s not the blind, cuz AMC isn’t a big 5 network. Also, being killed off isn’t stunt casting, this is someone coming on board.

  56. PatioPrincess says

    OMG, this is freaking me out as I think it’s about the Daryl Dixon character on The Walking Dead. I swear, if he is killed off, I’m going postal. I tolerate all the zombie crap for Daryl! Norman Reedus plays him to perfection. Seriously if Daryl dies, I won’t riot, but I’ll need medical attention.

    This sounds like The Walking Dead with all the top-secret stuff to hide the surprise. Also, if Dixon is turned into a zombie I’ll freak out as well. LEAVE DARYL ALONE!

  58. oyevey says

    Then, again, CW has both Flash & Supergirl which could draw a big cameo. With Flash’s alternate timeline storyline anything is possible.

  59. oyevey says

    One of the superhero shows. Maybe Agents of Shield with either Chris Hemsworth or Robert Downey Jr. Both have new franchise movies to promote.

    • luvprue1 says

      That show is called Empire. I think you might be right. However I do not think you might be wrong about Beyonce being on Empire. I think the stunt casting will be Mariah Carey. Mariah has worked with film producer Lee Daniels before ,and they’re said to be good friends.

    • Parade says

      Empire, Mariah. Mariah or Beyoncé, it doesn’t matter but it’s a show that can cast a singer who’s a lousy actress and get away with it.