(Season 4, Episode 11 – “Life on the Line”)

We’ve been at this “new Jim” thing for awhile now and I’m just not all that into it. Maybe it’s just me, but I didn’t think the show needed a dramatic change in the dynamics of its two leads anyway. I’ll admit, when I heard Jim was going to die, I kind of liked the idea of him being dead and an earthbound spirit. We could learn so much about the other side that Melinda only gets to glimpse.

They even teased us with a hint of some of that with Jim seeing his brother and the light and everything, but then they came up with this Jim/Sam Quantum Leap ripoff idea, and here we are. They’ve turned Melinda into a kind of weird stalker and Jim into something that isn’t quite Jim. Maybe it’ll grow on me, but I think I’m going to have to declare the Jim/Sam tangent as a fail. While I’m at it, I’m going to categorize this week’s ghost story a fail as well.

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With its “Weekly Casting Roundup,” CliqueClack brings you a summary of the TV casting news released throughout the week, be it the addition of a series regular, a new recurring cast member, a guest star, or even someone making a cameo.

Be warned, the casting news after the jump may contain slight spoilers about the roles the actors will play.

This week, we have casting news for the following TV series: 30 Rock, Dirty Sexy Money, Grey’s Anatomy, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, Nip/Tuck, Private Practice and Privileged. Read the rest of this entry »