4x03 - Head Case - More Sneak Peeks

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Ask Ausiello - 9/27/11

Question: I’ll take whatever scoop you’ve got on Castle. —Ivy

Ausiello: At the time TVLine’s Matt Mitovich visited the Castle set this month, they were shooting the Halloweentime episode in which a “ghostbuster” is murdered while inside an empty, locked haunted house. So, who’s a believer and who isn’t? “Castle believes that a ghost is behind the murder, Beckett doesn’t,” Stana Katic told us. However, she was clear to point out, “That doesn’t necessarily mean that Beckett doesn’t believe in the supernatural, which I thought is kind of cool.”

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Keck's Exclusives: Castle Casts My Three Sons Vet

Former child star Barry Livingston, who played Ernie, the youngest of Fred MacMurray's boys on My Three Sons, has been cast on the October 31episode of ABC's Castle, titled "Cops and Robbers." Barry, now 57, will play Abe, an unsuspecting bank customer who his held hostage in a vault along with Castle (Nathan Fillion) and his mother, Martha (Susan Sullivan), during a botched bank robbery.

For more go to TV Guide.

4x04 - Kick the Ballistics - Episode Stills

"Kick the Ballistics" -- While investigating the mysterious shooting death of a young woman, Castle and Beckett face a cop's worst nightmare when they discover that the gun used in the killing is Det. Ryan's old service weapon - the one that was stolen by the serial killer, 3XK. Now with the clock ticking, the team must work to solve the murder, track down 3XK and retrieve Ryan's gun before the killer strikes again, on "Castle," MONDAY, OCTOBER 10.

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4x03 - Head Case - Canadian Promo

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4x04 - Kick the Ballistics - Press Release

CASTLE & BECKETT WORK A MURDER CASE IN WHICH RYAN'S STOLEN GUN WAS THE WEAPON, ON ABC'S "CASTLE"

"Kick the Ballistics" - While investigating the mysterious shooting death of a young woman, Castle and Beckett face a cop's worst nightmare when they discover that the gun used in the killing is Det. Ryan's old service weapon - the one that was stolen by the serial killer, 3XK. Now with the clock ticking, the team must work to solve the murder, track down 3XK and retrieve Ryan's gun before the killer strikes again, on "Castle," MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET sptv050769), on the ABC Television Network.

"Castle" stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, Penny Johnson Jerald as NYPD Captain Victoria Gates, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan.

Guest Cast: Billy Lush as Finn McQueen, Ross McCall as Seth Carver, Francois Chau as Clifford Lee, Lanny Joon as Philip Lee, Tim Jo as Ben Lee.

"Kick the Ballistics" was written by Moira Kirland and directed by Rob Bowman.

Brief Look at Heroes & Villains

After kicking off its 4th season last week with quite a bang (the ratings were very impressive), ABC's hit show Castle returns this week with a rather unusual episode. Featuring what is probably the most gruesome murder yet (although the one in the pizza episode last season is a serious contender for the first place in this competition), "Heroes & Villains" will have Castle and Beckett diving in head first into the world of comic books and superheroes as they investigate the murder of an ex-con who was mysteriously slain in an alley. Our favorite dynamic duo believes a vigilante is behind the murder. Their main suspect, however, roams the city in a Superhero costume - and may just actually be a Superhero.

From the sneak peeks posted last week, we also know that this episode will be dealing with the fact that Alexis is excited about joining her boyfriend, Ashley, at Stanford - all the way across the country - as soon as possible. Castle is obviously not happy about that and I am willing to bet he will be struggling with this throughout the episode and will most likely seek Kate's advice on the matter.

"Heroes & Villains" will also feature the launch of Richard Castle's Deadly Storm, the official Castle graphic novel, which is already available for purchase.

Source: TV Overmind

TVLine: Castle's Stana Katic Opens Up About the Big Secrets and Kate Being Crazy In Love with Rick

The season premiere of ABC’s Castle (Mondays at 10/9c) not only dealt with Beckett’s life-and-death crisis, how Rick’s profession of love landed (or not) on Kate’s ears and the introduction of a new boss, it also set up quite the Catch-22 moving forward. Beckett has avowed that she can’t be in a relationship with any (lucky) fella until she solves her mother’s murder, while Castle is resolved to keeping his partner far away from said case, lest next time some sniper gets the job done.

Of course, the opener famously closed with Kate revealing to her shrink that she in fact does remember her shooting and the aftermath, meaning she knows full well how Rick feels about her. But how does she truly feel about him? And when did those emotions first bubble to the surface? During my visit to the Castle set, I sat down with Stana Katic to get inside Beckett’s head.

TVLINE | In your mind, was there a particular moment when Kate’s feelings for Rick crystallized, and she realized there could be something real between them?

At the end of Season 2, she thought that he had something for her and she knew that she had something for him, and she thought that maybe he was open to it, and she wanted to explore that … and then he showed up with his ex-wife [Gina, played by Monet Mazur]. I think that put her in a space where she didn’t think that he had that same kind of feeling towards her.

For the rest of the interview go to TVLine.

Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic on Entertainment Tonight

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4x08 Title Revealed

Episode 4x08 of Castle will be called "Heartbreak Hotel" and involves a murder at a Casino.

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EW's Spoiler Room (9/23/11)

Anything on Castle!? Particularly, can you guarantee me we’re done with that Josh business? — Val

We’re done. Like, done, done. Um, for now, says EP Andrew Marlowe. “Nobody is ever gone for good, but I have no immediate plans to bring him back into the storytelling. If I ever have the appetite, rest assured I’m going to do it in a surprising way — not in an annoying way.”

Source: EW

Matt's Inside Line: Castle (9/22/11)

As part of what series creator Andrew W. Marlowe calls “our typical mixture of really fun episodes and really serious episodes,” Castle this Monday will find the team tasked with tracking down a masked vigilante who fancies himself a superhero. Jon Huertas didn’t want to reveal too much about the outing – “I have my own secret identity called No Spoiler Man,” he jokes – but he did say the case will find the team taking sides. “This superhero gets things done, and is a force to be reckoned with, so some of us root for the guy, and some think he’s a wacko who needs to be gotten off the streets before he gets hurt.” All told, Esposito’s portrayer promises “a fun episode. People are really going to enjoy themselves.”

Source: TVLine

Heroes & Villains Comic Book Style Sneak Peek

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Ask Ausiello - 9/20/11

Question: I am still dying after watching the season premiere of Castle. Please give us some spoilers on upcoming episodes! —Cheryl

Ausiello: As if his issues with Beckett weren’t enough to keep him up at night, Castle is going to have his hands full with another woman in his life this season: daughter Alexis. “She’s testing the limits — and where we take her in the next couple of episodes allows her to push the limits even more,” previews series creator Andrew W. Marlowe. “It was always my intent to have Alexis be a good girl and not do anything crazy — we don’t expect her to become a drug addict — but we do get to see that [father/daughter friction] and other issues that she’s wrestling with. She’s at an age where girls struggle with their identity and with relationships, so we have all of that material to play with.”

Question: Any Castle scoop? As much as I love Beckett and Castle, I’d love some news on anything relating to Ryan and Esposito. —Mere

Ausiello: “This season there is going to be a ‘boys night’ episode, either [Episode] 7 or 8,” reveals Jon Huertas (aka Esposito). “Castle and Esposito probably want to show Ryan a good time before he gets ‘locked up’ [in marriage]!” So, where might the guys go for their manly merriment? “Atlantic City isn’t that far from New York,” Huertas ventures, “so I imagine we’d try to go there and see how dirty we can get.”

Source: TVLine

4x03 - Head Case - Episode Stills

"Head Case" -- Gunshots, a fleeing van and a massive blood pool all point to murder, but when Castle & Beckett arrive at the crime scene, they discover that it lacks something - the victim! The investigation leads to the cutting-edge world of life-extension science, a cunning high-tech researcher (guest star William Atherton), and a sleazy porn mogul who invested in a modern-day "fountain of youth." Meanwhile, Alexis finds out whether she got into Stanford, on "Castle," MONDAY, OCTOBER 3.

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Marlowe on the season 4 premiere: 'I'd say they are in a relationship'

Castle opened its fourth season last night with a highly emotional hour that found Beckett (Stana Katic) shot, nearly dead, miraculously saved, bed-ridden, healed, boyfriend-less, and then stricken with PTSD all within an hour. Sounds exhausting, doesn’t it? And we haven’t even gotten to Castle…

At some point between “nearly dead” and “miraculously saved,” Beckett told Castle (Nathan Fillion) that she didn’t remember anything about the shooting. That means she didn’t even recall his “I love you” at the end of last season. Wah-wah. (Oh, and she was totally lying.)

So, by the end of the premiere, here’s what we knew: Castle loves her, Beckett loves him, and they can’t do anything about it because she’s not ready and he knows she won’t be ready until she does more digging into the ultra-dangerous case of her mother’s murder. And where does that leave our favorite couple — and the viewers? EW rang up executive producer Andrew Marlowe a few days ago to chat about the premiere and find out what’s to come for this conflicted couple.

In sum? This is only the beginning…

Read the full article at Entertainment Weekly

Mega Buzz: Caskett

Loved the Castle premiere, but there's no way Castle can keep Beckett from digging into her mom's murder, is there? — Deb

ADAM: Not according to Stana Katic. "Beckett is relentless," she says, insisting that Beckett's brush with death will only fuel her fire. "[If] Beckett sees a challenge, http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifshe's going to run at it head on. If there's a wall in her way, she's going to break it down. She going to take it down brick by brick if she has to... and she'll risk her own life doing it." Guess that means Castle may eventually have to come clean about his mysterious phone call in the premiere. Did someone say "powder keg"?

Source: TV Guide

Castle and Beckett's New Secrets Are a "Ticking Bomb"

"I remember everything."

With those words, spoken by Detective Kate Beckett in the closing moments of Castle's Season 4 premiere, the show kicked off what is sure to be a rollercoaster season of secrets.

After narrowly surviving the gunshot she suffered in the Season 3 finale, Beckett (Stana Katic) tells Castle (Nathan Fillion) that she doesn't remember anything from the day she was shot — including the fact that Castle told Beckett he loved her. But in the premiere's final moments, Beckett confesses to her police-mandated shrink (Michael Dorn) that she she's been lying about her faulty memory.

But why? "She's scared to admit that she heard him because she's scared that the relationship is going to go to the next level and it could potentially ruin their friendship," creator and executive producer Andrew W. Marlowe tells TVGuide.com. "She wants it but she's not ready for it."


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Guide

4.02 - Heroes & Villains Sneak Peeks

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Premiere in Review

It was, in a painful way, poetic.

Just as ABC’s Castle ended its Season 3 finale with its titular novelist (played by Nathan Fillion) professing, “I love you” to Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), the Season 4 premiere closed out with a game-changing three-word confession of its own.
“I remember everything.”

Yep, after claiming to Castle that she had no recollection of her shooting, let alone what happened or was said to her in the moments immediately afterward, Kate revealed to her psychiatrist (Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s Michael Dorn) that she had been lying, and thus knows full well how Rick feels about her.

So why the cover-up? Why push Castle away for several months after the incident? During our visit to the Castle set, TVLine invited series creator Andrew W. Marlowe to answer those burning questions, and others.

TVLINE | Why did Beckett lie to Castle about remembering?
Being the kind of person she is, I think she’s not ready to deal with the emotional consequences of accepting what she heard. She has very strong feelings for Castle, which she recognizes but is concerned about acting on because she’s concerned about what it will do to their relationship. She’s also concerned that she’s at a point where she’s really fragile. She wants a real relationship, she doesn’t want to be a “conquest,” just another one of the many women he’s been with. She feels like he’s important in her life, and that she should be important in his — and she doesn’t trust that yet.

Read the full article at TV Line.

4.02 - Heroes & Villains Promo

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Stana Talks Season 4, Including Some Spoilers about Demons

For "Castle" fans, Monday's (Sept. 19) premiere is possibly the series' most-anticipated episode yet.

Season 4 picks up with Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) clinging to life after her cliffhanger shooting, and though we won't say exactly what happens to her character, Zap2it did recently speak with the actress on the show's set. (Read into that what you will, spoiler-phobes.)

So what did Katic think of her character's near-death experience? "I loved it," she says. "I thought by reaching for higher stakes, by reaching for deeper truths, we were challenging the show to become an even bigger and better version of itself... I thought it was a great way to go."

With Kate juggling even more baggage than before, and still on the hunt for her mother's killer, it's also clear to Katic what it will take for her and Castle (Nathan Fillion) to finally get together.

"Beckett's always known that she's been in love with him," Katic says of the series' big will-they/won't-they relationship. "I think she is going to become extremely aware of the fact that until she is able to lay this burden, this baggage, to rest, she's not going to be able to fairly engage in any relationship... That's her biggest secret, I think, this year. Before she dives in with him, she has to close that chapter and make sure she's whole and available to a real relationship."




Source: Zap2it

Marlowe Talks Season 4, the Castle-Beckett Relationship and More...

The start of the fourth season marks a new chapter for Castle. Not only did Captain Montgomery's (Ruben Santiago-Hudson) surprising death cause a stir, but Beckett's (Stana Katic) shooting at the funeral raised questions about the future of the police detective. Castle's (Nathan Fillion) admission of love at the end only made the wait that much more unbearable. But as Castle creator Andrew Marlowe sees it, Castle's confession couldn't have been done two seasons ago.

"All the characters, in their own way, have been growing up," Marlowe told The Hollywood Reporter. "We see Castle's growth over the last couple of years, where he's still charming and lovable but he's more grown up for Beckett."

But will Beckett survive the gunshot? (Verdict: Most likely.) And with a new captain, nicknamed "Iron Gates," overseeing the precinct, is Castle and the crew in over their heads? Marlowe addresses all of these questions -- and revisits the emotional third season closer.

Read the full article at The Hollywood Reporter

How Will Victoria Gates Affect Castle & Beckett's Relationship?

As audiences need not be reminded, last season’s CASTLE finale left us all in shock, not to mention a bit tear soaked over the death of beloved Captain Roy Montgomery and the shooting of Kate Beckett at his funeral. With Richard Castle’s “I love you” being perhaps the final words Beckett heard, tonight’s third season picks-up to find out if Beckett survives and whether or not she heard Castle’s confession. Then joining in the ranks to take over the precinct is Penny Johnson Jerald as Captain Victoria Gates, who has no preexisting relationship with any of them and who has a decidedly different view on whether Richard Castle, as a writer, should be allowed to shadow a lead detective into harm’s way on a regular basis.

While attending this summer’s Television Critics Association in Los Angeles, CASTLE’s newest cast member Penny Johnson Jerald spoke with press about her controversial new role as Captain Victoria Gates and replacing Ruben Santiago-Hudson as the popular Captain Roy Montgomery.

Who will you be playing on CASTLE this season?
I play Captain Victoria Gates, aka “Sir Iron Gates.” You don’t call me “ma’am” you call me “sir.” And “iron” is because she is by-the-book and nothing will get past her. So I find that extraordinary.

Had you watched the show before being cast as Captain Victoria Gates?
I watched the final 2 episodes of Season 3 prior to meeting the producers because it is just smart to know what you’re in for. But after I got into it, I actually asked for every episode because if I’m coming onto the set there’s a different rhythm to the show, different people; the show itself, the style of the show is different. So I’ve been watching every episode since the pilot to see how things change — especially hair!

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What Happens After "I Love You"?

As the saying goes, you can't unring a bell. So, can you unspeak the words "I love you"?

That's the question looming over Castle, as the Season 4 premiere (Monday, 10/c, ABC) focuses heavily on how Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) will react to a profession of love from her mystery-writer/partner, Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), in last season's finale. Of course, Castle's "I love you" didn't come over a candlelight dinner, but in the aftermath of Beckett being gunned down by a sniper. So, there are plenty of easy outs, right?

"My goals were to honor everything that we had done in the season finale and not sweep anything under the carpet," creator and executive producer Andrew W. Marlowe tells TVGuide.com. "My intent was to confront all the issues that we brought up and deal with them in a way that ... was going to be both satisfying to fans and also a little bit frustrating for the ones who want Castle and Beckett to get back right away. We've taken their relationship to the next level of complexity. There's a lot more meaning in the Beckett and Castle relationship."

Adds executive producer Laurie Zaks: "Once the genie is let out of the bottle, it can't be put back in. Even if it's not acknowledged verbally, psychologically there's going to be a difference."

Read the full article at TV Guide.

4.03 - Head Case Press Release

HOW DO YOU SOLVE A MURDER WITHOUT THE VICTIM’S BODY?, ON ABC’S “CASTLE”

“Head Case” - Gunshots, a fleeing van and a massive blood pool all point to murder, but when Castle & Beckett arrive at the crime scene, they discover that it lacks something - the victim! The investigation leads to the cutting-edge world of life-extension science, a cunning high-tech researcher (guest star William Atherton), and a sleazy porn mogul who invested in a modern-day “fountain of youth.” Meanwhile, Alexis finds out whether she got into Stanford, on “Castle,” MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

“Castle” stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, Penny Johnson Jerald as NYPD Captain Victoria Gates, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan.

Guest Cast: William Atherton as Dr. Ari Weiss, Andy Umberger as Johnny Rosen, Judith Hoag as Cynthia Hamilton, Shaun Toub as Dr. Philip Boyd, Jordan Belfi as Beau Randolph, Jared Hillman as Eddie Peck.

“Head Case” was written by David Grae and directed by Holly Dale.

Source: ABC

Dean Norris to Guest in Hostage Episode

One Breaking Bad guy will attempt to thwart a whole band of bad guys when Dean Norris guest stars on ABC’s Castle this season, according to TV Line.

As TV Line previously reported in their Inside Line column, one of Season 4′s fall episodes will find Castle (played by Nathan Fillion) and his mother, Martha (Susan Sullivan), trapped inside a bank during a heist pulled off by a group of colorfully named robbers.

Norris will play the hostage negotiator who tries to defuse the situation, and get everyone out alive — while Beckett (Stana Katic) stands close by, wishing there were more she could do to help.

Source: TV Line

TVLine's Interview w/Nathan Fillion: 'I Want Castle To Have a Drunken, Romantic Evening With Beckett, and Then…'

“Can I beat a bullet? Can I be faster than a bullet?”

Speaking with TVLine on the set of ABC’s Castle, Nathan Fillion says that is what was racing through his character’s mind at the close of last May’s finale, the instant he realized Beckett was about to be felled by a sniper’s bullet.

The shocking shooting not only spilled blood, it also prompted Castle to spill his feelings for his partner in crime-solving, erasing any last shred of doubt about where the playboy novelist stands.

“There’s a lot between these people that has yet remained unsaid, so it was a very visceral kind of thing,” Fillion says. “He finds himself overcome and confesses his love, knowing that this very well may be his last chance to express himself like that, which he’s never done for her before.”

Read the rest of the interview at TVLine.

4x02 - Heroes and Villains - Episode Stills

"Heroes and Villains" -- When an ex-con is mysteriously slain in an alley, Castle and Beckett believe a vigilante is behind the murder. But efforts to identify their suspect are thwarted when they discover that he roams the city in a Superhero costume -- and may indeed be a Superhero. Can they capture and unmask the killer before he strikes again?, on "Castle," MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26.

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A Preview of Rise

With the gripping and dramatic season three cliffhanger, Castle is going to need time and effort to return to the breezy, charming mystery that fans have come to love. That said, with the fan reactions to the season three finale it’s clear they are ready to follow the series through the drama.

Season four picks up where season three ended and despite the fact that we know that Beckett (Stana Katic) is going to survive having been shot in the chest during Captain Montgomery’s (Ruben Santiago Hudson) funeral, the opening moments of Castle season four are gripping and dramatic.

As for Castle (Nathan Fillion), he blames himself for getting Beckett to reopen her investigation of her mother’s murder. The guilt leads Castle to continue investigating the murder while Beckett recovers away from the precinct and away from Castle.

Time passes, Beckett returns to active duty to find the precinct different from when she left. The investigation of her shooting and all related investigations have been stopped by the new captain, Victoria ‘Iron’ Gates (Penny Johnson). The new Captain also put an end to Castle, kicking him out of the precinct.

To get the evidence she wants to keep her investigating her case Beckett is forced to seek out Castle who may have a new lead. Where this storyline goes from there I will leave you to discover. I will tell you that I enjoyed the way the writers have set this story line up for the season. There is a complex game that Castle will be forced to play to keep Beckett safe.

Read the full article at We Got This Covered.

4x06 Casting Spoiler

Castle - Episode 4x06 - Demons

Shawn Peterson will play the role of Bobby Bavetta

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Nathan Talks Season 4, Including Casting His Dad and More

Nathan Fillion gives good interview. It's just a fact, although I realize not a very surprising one.

Going into the fourth season of 'Castle' (premieres Mon., Sept. 19, 10PM ET on ABC), he's still so invested in the Castle-Beckett relationship, the storylines, the ideas for where to go next, even the guest stars. He loves 'Castle' as much as the fans do, and it shows.

I caught up with Fillion to talk all about the jaw-dropping Season 4 premiere -- after last season's shooting and the big "I love you" cliffhanger, we certainly find our favorite will they-won't they TV couple treading new ground.

Fillion dished about women, Castle's usual distraction when things get tricky with Beckett, but also the new boss ("She's so mean!") and maybe, possibly getting Castle officially deputized to do some real policing.

Then we talked about this season's 'Ghostbusters'-inspired Halloween episode, Fillion's dream scenario for Season 4 and his personal casting choice to play Castle's dad that got him all choked up just talking about it.

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Will the premiere show significant movement forward in the #Castle/Beckett front in it’s usual Castle kind of way? In short, will fans be satisfied or frustrated? — @sspader1

Both. But that’s what’s so great about how they’ve structured the season premiere. The last two minutes of the season premiere will definitely give you an idea of how this season is going to proceed with these two crazy kids. I’m legally obligated under the threat of beheading to stop talking now. Also, if you’re not following me on Twitter, I suggest you do so before the premiere. You won’t be sorry! (@EWSandraG)

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Matt's Inside Line: Castle (9/15/11)

Dipping into the reader mailbag, Lynne asks: “What will Martha be up to in Season 4? Will her acting school open?” Your answer, from show boss Andrew W. Marlowe himself: “We have a fun episode where Martha and Castle end up on the wrong side of a bank robbery while she’s trying to get a new loan for her school.” (P.S. In a fun wink-wink to TV fans, the robbers nickname themselves Dr. Quinn, Dr. Huxtable, Dr. Howser and Trapper John, TVLine has learned.) Meanwhile, who’s working hard on the outside to hopefully save the day? Why, Beckett of course.

Source: TVLine

Stana on KTLA - 09/15

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Marlowe Teases a Season of Explosive Secrets

Castle creator Andrew W. Marlowe admits it wasn’t easy putting a bullet into Detective Kate Beckett in the Season 3 finale. But what doesn’t kill the NYPD cop will only make the show stronger.

“It was a pretty tough decision to shoot her — and to have Captain Montgomery take that [fatal] bullet,” Marlowe told TVLine during our visit to the hit ABC drama’s set on Tuesday. “But we wanted to show growth, and that’s a challenge for any show when you’re working within a pretty good comfort zone.”

Elaborating on the matter of Montgomery (played by Ruben Santiago-Hudson) being revealed as complicit in the cover-up of Joanna Beckett’s years-ago murder, then dying a hero’s death, Marlowe acknowledges, “Anytime you make a decision like that, about a character everybody loves, it’s going to be controversial, but things had become very comfortable inside the precinct. It had become like a family, and everybody had accepted Castle (played by Nathan Fillion), so we were losing an element of conflict that would make the show even more special.”

Read the full article at TV Line.

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Question: I’m a sucker for Castle spoilers. Got anything juicy for us this week? —Ivy

Ausiello: Nathan Fillion declares that “sparks will be flying” when Kristin Lehman debuts as a romantic foil for Castle in October, and the fireworks won’t go unnoticed by Beckett. “There is fun to be had in that episode with the Castle and Beckett relationship, for sure,” showrunner Andrew W. Marlowe told TVLine’s Matt Mitovich just hours ago on the set. “Anytime a very attractive woman has her eye on Castle, and with Castle being the kind of guy he is, it makes for some interesting sparks.”

Source: TV Line

Upcoming Episodes

4x01 - Rise (Season Premiere) - September 19, 2011

4x02 - Heroes and Villains - September 26, 2011

4x03 - Head Case - October 3, 2011

4x04 - Kick the Ballistics - October 10, 2011

4x05 - Eye of the Beholder - October 17, 2011

Castle in TV Guide (Sept.19-25, 2011)

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4x07 Title Revealed

Castle 4x07 will be called "Cops and Robbers" and will feature a hostage situation and bank robbery.

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4.02 - Heroes & Villains - Press Release

CASTLE & BECKETT ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A SUPERHERO/KILLER, ON ABC’S “CASTLE”

“Heroes & Villains” - When an ex-con is mysteriously slain in an alley, Castle and Beckett believe a vigilante is behind the murder. But efforts to identify their suspect are thwarted when they discover that he roams the city in a Superhero costume — and may indeed be a Superhero. Can they capture and unmask the killer before he strikes again?, on “Castle,” MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

“Castle” stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, Penny Johnson Jerald as NYPD Captain Victoria Gates, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan.

Guest Cast: Eric Tiede as Mike Hoover, Valerie Azlynn as Ann Hastings, Jamie McShane as Tony “The Butcher” Valtini, Hank Harris as Chad Hockney, Kenneth Mitchell as Paul Whittaker.

“Heroes & Villains” was written by David Amann and directed by Jeff Bleckner.

Source: ABC

First 2 Minutes of Rise

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TVLine Exclusive First Look: Castle's Official Key Art Points to a Season of Secret… Love Affairs?

Castle is giving us another mystery to chew on as we approach its Sept. 19 return: What clues, if any, can be gleaned from the official Season 4 poster?!

To best answer that question, one first must determine what exactly is happening in the image below. Given where things left off in May — with Castle confessing his love to a near-dead Beckett — conventional wisdom suggests that she’s shushing him before he opens his mouth (and heart) any further. Of course, that assumes she even heard him in the first place.

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The Latest on "Rise"

Hi Sandra, How would you describe the tone of this season compared to previous seasons? Thanks for all you do! I enjoy your column each week. — Cheryl
If I didn’t know that a very fun Halloween episode and a superhero-themed episode were coming up, I’d probably be thinking we were in for the darkest season yet based on the premiere. But since I do know those are on the way, I feel a little better saying perhaps the deep issues that will be dealt with will be scattered throughout the season as they have been in the past. That said, prepare for some not-necessarily-love-related issues to make your heart ache. Particularly one scene that shows a side of someone we’ve never seen before.

I don’t really have a question, just anything your “willing” to share that doesn’t “spoil” anything. — @BecaGreenfield
You’re going to get a lot for a non-question: The park scene everyone has been all excited about? It’s as deep and as good as we all imagined…but not for the reason you might be thinking.

When will we find out what Montgomery put in that envelope during the s3 finale and who he mailed it to? — @lkanoczzz
First episode. But it definitely opens up some more questions in the process.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

TVOvermind's: 8 Things You Need To Know About the Castle Season 4 Premiere "Rise"

It has been an incredibly long summer. Trust me, I feel your pain, Castle fans. I really do. And this is coming from someone who is completely used to ridiculously long hiatus (LOST fans out there can sympathize as we used to have 9-month hiatuses to torture us), but to leave us hanging like that after that explosive finale was just plain cruel.

I admit I was going slightly crazy with anticipation about "Rise" and all but jumped up and down like a 5-year-old when I got the alert that a screener was available. What can I say, I am a hardcore, extremely curious fan who was dying to know how things were going to pan out after Detective Beckett got shot and Castle told her he loved her. So now, having watched the premiere - and being a lot calmer than I was a couple of days ago - I can safely say that the premiere does live up to the hype surrounding it.

It was good, my fellow Castle fans. It was really, really good.

Head on over to TVOvermind for the rest.

4x01 - Rise - Sneak Peeks

Source: TV Overmind

Examiner: 'Castle' season four promises role reversals, as well as a regime change

All right, we’re just going to say it: as much as we love Castle (and we really do love Castle in a way we never expected to), the season three finale felt really, really unfair. Not because Castle (Nathan Fillion) finally came clean about his feelings for Beckett (Stana Katic) and we didn’t get to see what came next because of that damn hiatus but in fact because it happened at a moment when Beckett was shot. He feared he might lose her, and he needed to get something off his chest. Who knows if she’ll even remember…if she even survives?

But we all know she's going to survive. So the stakes seem a bit false at the start...

And that’s just the thing: Castle played up the drama around Beckett’s shooting. To have it be “just a flesh wound” would have been unrealistic but to try to convince the audience she might not make it out alive? She’s one of the stars of the show; we all know she’ll be okay. It’s just a matter of when she returns to her feet-- and her job. And in the case of season four, that when is sooner, rather than later, in the premiere episode entitled “Rise.”

Read the full review at Examiner.com.

GMMR's CASTLE Season 4 Premiere: ‘Rise’ You Ask, I Answer

We’ve got less than two weeks until the fourth season of CASTLE finally debuts …and, um, I’ve already seen the premiere.

(Please don’t kill me.)

The good news for you?

I answered some burning fan questions about the hour, so hopefully that will make the wait a little less painful and it will give you all some things to ponder while you wait for “Rise.”

Take a look…

What will the die-hard fans who did *not* like the finale (too dark, contrived, etc.) be able to enjoy about the premiere? - @TweetieSweetie4 via Twitter

I actually adored the finale, so I can’t speak with complete authority on what people who didn’t like the hour will enjoy about the premiere.

However, with that being said, I think there is a good, realistic balance for this episode. If you’re looking for humor, there is quite a bit in the episode, mostly at the most unexpected times. What happened in the finale isn’t dismissed and swept under a rug, but things are depressingly sad the entire hour, either. But as a warning, while there is a stand-alone case of the week, there is no doubt that most of the personal arcs in the season premiere are a continuation of the events that occurred in the finale.

Read the full Q & A at Give Me My Remote.

NiceGirlsTV: An Advance Review of the Season 4 Premiere

Castle ended on a shocking note last season with Beckett gunned down by a sniper at Captain Montgomery’s funeral, and Castle admitting his feelings for Beckett, leaving fans to debate the fallout all summer. I’ve just watched the season 4 premiere, “Rise”, and am happy to report that it succeeds at the tricky task of giving plenty of weight to that cliffhanger and launching the story in a new direction.

ABC has certain restrictions about what can be revealed, so forgive me if this review is vague, but believe me when I say you don’t want to be spoiled when it comes to a few plot points. The episode picks up right after the finale with Beckett being rushed to the hospital. The action and emotion during those few minutes is intense. Still grieving for Montgomery, now Lanie, Esposito, Ryan and Castle are faced with losing Beckett. Emotions are running high and reveal both love and anger between different characters, resulting in a very strong opening.

Read the full review at NiceGirlsTV.com.

TV Addict's Preview of a Game Changing Premiere

Good News: Your very own TV Addict just had the pleasure of screening CASTLE’s much-anticipated September 19th season premiere.

Bad News: On the condition that we don’t, under any circumstances, reveal — and we quote — “any information about Beckett’s [redacted] words in the episode.” Luckily for fans of the hit ABC series, said aforementioned request on behalf of ABC’s publicity department didn’t mention anything about words associated with Alexis (Molly C. Quinn), Josh (Victor Webster) and newly appointed Precinct Captain Victoria “Iron” Gates (Penny Johnson Jerald), all three of whom had an awful lot to say on the subject of Castle, his increasingly dangerous relationship with Kate and what exactly he’s still doing playing author turned cop (Or as Captain Gates so eloquently put it, “Dilettante Writer turned Cop.”)

Read the full review at TV Addict.

Mega Buzz - 9/6/11

Why will Castle and Beckett be apart at the beginning of this season's Castle? — Whitney
 
ADAM:  I hear the decision to pull back from the relationship is Beckett's -- she may even lie to keep Castle at a distance. But Stana Katic believes Beckett's actions are carefully calculated. "She's making an adult decision not to dive into something because she doesn't want to screw it up," Katic says. " She's dated other guys, but he's the only guy she's been in love with."

Source: TV Guide

4x01 - Rise - Press Release

SEASON PREMIERE BECKETT FIGHTS TO SURVIVE -- SEASON 4 OF "CASTLE" PREMIERES SEPTEMBER 19 ON ABC

"Rise" - In a riveting opening that picks up just moments after last season's climactic finale, Detective Beckett (Stana Katic) fights for her life as Castle (Nathan Fillion), plagued by guilt over his role in the events, struggles to uncover who's behind her brutal shooting. Meanwhile, back at the precinct, Ryan (Seamus Dever) and Esposito (John Huertas) have to adjust, as Victoria "Iron" Gates (Penny Johnson Jerald, "24") becomes the precinct's new uncompromising Captain. The Season 4 premiere of "Castle" airs MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Castle" stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, Penny Johnson Jerald as NYPD Captain Victoria Gates, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan.

Guest Cast: Geoff Pierson as mystery man, Michael Dorn as police psychiatrist, Victor Webster as Josh Davidson, Scott Paulin as Jim Beckett, John M. Jackson as Rod Halstead and Larry Anderson as Dr. Kovaks.

"Rise" was written by Andrew Marlowe and directed by Rob Bowman.

"Castle" is produced by ABC Studios. Andrew Marlowe serves as executive producer/writer, along with executive producers Rob Bowman, David Amann, Laurie Zaks and Armyan Bernstein.

Wetpaint Exclusive Interview With Tamala Jones (Part 2)

The Season 4 premiere of Castle is so close we can hardly stand it, but we've got even more dish from the awesome Tamala Jones (Lanie Parish) to tide over the legion of fans, if such a thing is possible.

In Part 2 of our exclusive Wetpaint Entertainment interview (Part 1, here), Tamala tells us about the tension that threatens to tear apart Kevin Ryan (Seamus Dever) and Javier Esposito (Jon Huertas) — not to mention Esposito and Lanie — what the future holds for Alexis Castle (Molly Quinn), and how she thinks Lanie should get along with Captain Victoria "Iron" Gates (Penny Johnson). Plus, why Nathan Fillion (Richard Castle) is hell on wheels!

Everyone is psyched for the Season 4 premiere, "Rise." Is there anything you can tell us?

Get everything that you need before the show comes on because you're not gonna want to miss it. Not even a second of it. It's exhilarating. It stops your heart. It'll have you crying. There are so many different turns, emotionally. It's epic. If people said the season finale was epic, well this is part two of the "epic-ness," if that's a word.

Read the conclusion of Tamala's interview at Wetpaint.

Latest from Inside TV

Thanks for the reassuring scoop last week about our favorite duo on Castle. Would it be ungrateful for us to request more tidbits to tide us over in the final weeks before the premiere? How’s the wedding planning going for Detective Ryan? Will we see mention of that in these early episodes? Thanks for always been so supportive of one our favorite shows! — Cheryl

Oh, the wedding planning is in full progress! But… will another romance get away? Oh, sorry. I meant to say bromance. “Esposito and Ryan have their own little thing going on. They have their own little bromance,” says executive producer Laurie Zaks with a laugh. “Their bromance has taken off.” Meanwhile, Nathan Fillion teased a Battle for Best Man 2011, which will reward either Castle or Esposito. “It’s going to come down to, you’ve got two friends: Your partner and your new best friend Castle,” he says. “It might come down to how good of a bachelor party they can throw.”

Source: Entertainment Weekly