The Big Bang Theory: Scoop on Raj's new love interest from TVLine's Michael Ausiello

Here's some scoop on The Big Bang Theory from this week's (Posted on 1/21/14) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: I’ll take any additional info you have on Raj’s potential new squeeze on The Big Bang Theory. —Joy
Ausiello: Here’s the setup, as told to me by exec
producer Steve Molaro: “Leonard and Penny are watching Raj’s dog
Cinnamon, and they nearly poison her and kill her. So they all spend
Valentine’s Day in the vet’s office trying to make sure Cinnamon is OK.
And the vet might be a cute young lady [played by Lost's Tania Raymonde].”

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Chicago Fire: Tania Raymonde to Play Nicole in the potential spin-off-TVLine

According to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, Tania Raymonde has been cast in the potential Chicago Fire spin-off. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on the spin-off:

The new characters — including Raymonde’s officer, Nicole — will be introduced in Chicago Fire‘s May 15 Season 1 finale, which will serve as a pilot of sorts for the potential new series.

Executive producer Dick Wolf, who’s had past successes with franchise extensions (Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent) for the Peacock Net, will reportedly helm the spinoff with Chicago Fire creators/executive producers Derek Haas and Michael Brandt and executive producer Matt Olmstead.

It remains unclear which, if any, Chicago Fire cast members might jump ship to the police-focused series.

Link to the full article:‘Chicago Fire’ Spin-Off Cast: Tania Raymonde to Play Nicole - TVLine



My thoughts: I have to say that I definitely have mixed feelings about this potential Chicago Fire spin-off. On the one hand, I think that Chicago Fire is a great show and I loved on Tania Raymonde on Lost, so I think this is great casting. On the other hand, I think that NBC might be jumping the gun with trying to turn Chicago Fire into a franchise when it hasn't been on the air for one full season. If they really want to do a Chicago Fire spin-off, I think they should have waited until at least the end of the show's second season to consider doing a spin-off, assuming the show gets renewed, and I think it will. Given the fact that I like this casting news, I'm definitely going to keep an open mind about this potential spin-off though.