This Week In Television: Allegiance is Canceled, Mark-Paul Gosselaar Casting News, and More

As one show is cancelled, another offers an exciting premiere. Here are the highlights from this week in television.

Mild spoilers ahead.

 

Allegiance is Cancelled

After only five episodes, Allegiance, starring Scott Cohen, Hope Davis, and Gavin Stenhouse has already been cancelled. The Slap will take it’s time slot beginning next week.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar to Star In New Comedy

According to TV Line, Mark-Paul Gosselaar is set to star in NBC comedy pilot, People Are Talking. Though you probably know Gosselaar best as a student on Saved by the Bell, the roles will reverse as he plays a college ethics professor.

Sarah Michelle Gellar Explains Why There Won’t Be a Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reunion

We’d all love to see a reunion from of our favorite Scoobies, but Sarah Michelle Gellar explained this week why that won’t happen any time soon. She joked that she’s a little old (she’s only 37, by the way) to be chasing after vampires. She also told Yahoo! News:

“People forget, Buffy was a failed movie. Buffy didn’t work as a movie, it worked as a long-arc television show where you could follow this journey. We spent all of our first year going, ‘Yes, we know we’re based on a failed movie, but we’re different.’ And so it just seems counter-productive to go back. It didn’t work the first time.”

Gellar will, however, be joining the cast of Star Wars Rebels, though there are no details yet as to what that role will be.

Secrets and Lies Premieres, and We’re Already in Suspense

The two-part premiere of Secrets and Lies aired last Sunday, and we can’t wait to find out what will happen next. The drama stars Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, and KaDee Strickland.

Scandal Offers a Powerful Episode

This week’s Scandal offered a powerful episode with some obvious parallels to the real life events in Ferguson, MO. With heightened emotion, Olivia Pope was back at her best alongside special guest star, Courtney B. Vance. Here’s a clip:

The Big Bang Theory Pays Tribute to Leonard Nimoy

Following Thursday’s episode of The Big Bang Theory, the show paid tribute to the beloved actor with a photo and a caption that read, “The impact you had on our show and our lives is everlasting.” Rest in peace.