UPDATE, 6:45 AM: In this morning’s analyst call, NBCUniversal chief Steve Burke subtly dinged General Electric for its management of NBC until January, when Comcast took charge. He says the conglomerate hadn’t supplied the cash that’s “necessary to compete.” Burke says Comcast is changing that: “In general we see this…

EXCLUSIVE: Star Trek veteran Ira Steven Behr has joined Syfy’s newly picked up series Alphas as executive producer/showrunner. Alphas, from BermanBraun, Universal Cable Prods. and writers Zak Penn and Michael Karnow, stars David Strathairn and follows a team of ordinary citizens who possess extraordinary and…

Monique Curnen has landed a major recurring role on Fox’s drama series Lie To Me next season, while Warren Christie is set to co-star opposite David Strathairn in SyFy's action-adventure 90-minute pilot Alphas, directed by Jack Bender. On Lie To Me, Curren (The Unusuals) will play the attractive Detective Wallowski, a…

EXCLUSIVE: David Strathairn is in negotiations for the lead in SyFy's action-adventure 90-minute pilot Alphas, directed by Jack Bender. Additionally, Ryan Cartwright is set to co-star in the pilot, from BermanBraun and writers Zak Penn and Michael Karnow. Alphas follows a team of ordinary citizens possessing…