Knowfirst

How not to drive a Lamborghini

David Bird — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:54:43 GMT

BORKED

Pirate Bay struggling to get on feet after DDoS to the knee

David Bird — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:45:45 GMT

The Pirate Bay claimed to be �getting back up! Stronger than ever!� this evening after crumpling under a DDoS attack for most of today.

The draining of the Pirate Bay sparked speculation that it was a victim of Anonymous, after the torrent site slated the hacktivist collective last week.

The Register

Crooks sell skint fanbois potatoes instead of iPhones

David Bird — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:43:47 GMT

Greater Manchester police are appealing for help after a number of people who thought they were laying hands on a shiny new iPhone ended up with a sack of spuds instead.

The Register

BBC shrinks Red Button: Loses 8 channels after the Olympics

David Bird — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:34:33 GMT

The BBC will be dropping eight of its Red Button channels after an Olympic splurge, focusing on IPTV content instead of the alternative electronic programme guide that the Red Button had become.

The Register

US Fall TV Schedule 2012

David Bird — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:07:07 GMT

The current US Fall Schedule

Attached Images

Retravision Southern guarantees staff entitlements

noel — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:05:09 GMT

Retravision Southern today held a staff meeting to guarantee entitlements to employees should the company fall into administration or receivership. This comes as news emerges that the company has failed to make payment to suppliers.

Source http://www.current.com.au

Boffins smash 3Gbps speed barrier with 542GHz T-Rays

David Bird — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:59:42 GMT

Japanese geniuses have maintained a 3Gbit/s radio link at 542GHz, opening up more of the electromagnetic spectrum to the voracious appetite of wireless data.

The Register

May 17, 2012

Droopy — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:03:30 GMT

Network ABC1 12.1%
Network ABC2 2.3%
Network ABC3 0.9%
Network ABC News 24 0.7%
Network ABC TOTAL 16.1%
Network 7 20.3%
Network 7TWO 4.9%
Network 7mate 4.0%
Network 7 TOTAL 29.2%
Network 9 21.1%
Network GO! 4.2%
Network Gem 2.2%
Network 9 TOTAL 27.6%
Network TEN 15.2%
Network ONE 2.5%
Network ELEVEN 4.3%
Network TEN TOTAL 22.0%
Network SBS ONE 4.4%
Network SBS TWO 0.7%
Network SBS TOTAL 5.2%

1 SEVEN NEWS Network 7 1,251,000 291,000 307,000 296,000 150,000 207,000
2 THE BLOCK -WED Network 9 1,105,000 285,000 401,000 215,000 85,000 119,000
3 NINE NEWS Network 9 1,098,000 316,000 407,000 202,000 83,000 90,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Network 7 1,040,000 272,000 268,000 209,000 112,000 179,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Network 9 1,026,000 274,000 394,000 179,000 77,000 103,000
6 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA THURS Network TEN 996,000 290,000 322,000 197,000 97,000 90,000
7 ABC NEWS-EV Network ABC1 925,000 230,000 322,000 133,000 101,000 138,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Network 7 828,000 246,000 206,000 163,000 100,000 113,000
9 HOT PROPERTY Network 9 822,000 220,000 309,000 137,000 69,000 87,000
10 THE FOOTY SHOW Network 9 695,000 151,000 324,000 94,000 84,000 43,000
11 7.30-EV Network ABC1 662,000 166,000 229,000 103,000 58,000 105,000
12 TEN NEWS AT FIVE Network TEN 648,000 167,000 196,000 98,000 74,000 113,000
13 CATALYST-EV Network ABC1 632,000 179,000 214,000 96,000 61,000 82,000
14 HOT SEAT Network 9 630,000 192,000 189,000 159,000 45,000 46,000
15 GREY'S ANATOMY Network 7 619,000 183,000 202,000 110,000 64,000 60,000
16 DEAL OR NO DEAL Network 7 610,000 146,000 171,000 134,000 83,000 76,000
17 GLEE Network TEN 607,000 211,000 158,000 112,000 58,000 68,000
18 SILK-EV Network ABC1 603,000 177,000 208,000 102,000 48,000 68,000
19 THE PROJECT 6.30PM Network TEN 582,000 124,000 235,000 111,000 44,000 68,000
20 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION Network 9 539,000 158,000 203,000 85,000 39,000 54,000

1 NEIGHBOURS Network ELEVEN 313,000 72,000 85,000 72,000 55,000 29,000
2 THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV TX1 Network GO! 284,000 76,000 80,000 46,000 46,000 37,000
3 A TOUCH OF FROST Network 7TWO 282,000 80,000 89,000 41,000 37,000 35,000
4 THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV Network GO! 239,000 54,000 67,000 51,000 39,000 28,000
5 AMERICA'S HARDEST PRISONS-ALL NEW THUR Network 7mate 235,000 52,000 69,000 43,000 32,000 40,000
6 GASPARD AND LISA-PM Network ABC2 207,000 48,000 66,000 46,000 27,000 20,000
7 THE SIMPSONS EP 2 Network ELEVEN 203,000 62,000 52,000 55,000 19,000 15,000
8 THE ROYAL Network 7TWO 201,000 42,000 66,000 35,000 38,000 20,000
9 THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV Network GO! 201,000 79,000 48,000 30,000 17,000 26,000
10 MR MOON-EV Network ABC2 196,000 51,000 61,000 45,000 27,000 12,000
11 MOUK-PM Network ABC2 189,000 48,000 55,000 47,000 22,000 17,000
12 LITTLE CHARLEY BEAR-EV Network ABC2 178,000 44,000 53,000 45,000 30,000 5,000
13 TWO AND A HALF MEN -EV TX2 Network GO! 177,000 53,000 43,000 39,000 16,000 26,000
14 SWAMP PEOPLE-ALL NEW THUR Network 7mate 177,000 46,000 40,000 40,000 22,000 30,000
15 BANANAS IN PYJAMAS-AM Network ABC2 177,000 51,000 69,000 26,000 18,000 13,000
16 IN THE NIGHT GARDEN-EV Network ABC2 176,000 51,000 55,000 34,000 22,000 15,000
17 GIGGLE AND HOOT GOODNIGHT-EV Network ABC2 175,000 47,000 50,000 44,000 25,000 10,000
18 SMALL POTATOES!-EV Network ABC2 169,000 48,000 52,000 41,000 24,000 4,000
19 STAR TREK - NEXT GENERATION Network ELEVEN 166,000 31,000 37,000 63,000 11,000 23,000
20 OCTONAUTS-AM Network ABC2 166,000 21,000 59,000 47,000 17,000 22,000

Amy and Rory take their leave - Thursday, May 17, 2012

phase5 — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:25:13 GMT

Amy and Rory take their leave
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Last week saw the final scenes recorded on location for the characters Amy and Rory, aka Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill - the latter who comes 'full circle' as the location at St. Cadoc's Hospital in Caerleon was where he filmed his first day on location back in 2009!

Their last scenes to be filmed come from the penultimate episode for the Ponds, the fourth of the next series. Their departure on screen will be in the following episode, the fifth, which was recorded last month. After the final shots were completed Karen Gillan tweeted "And that's a wrap! Bye bye from the ponds. We love you."

The final scenes were observed by several of the production team past and present, including lead writer Steven Moffat and former executive producers Piers Wenger and Beth Willis, with a party taking place afterwards to celebrate.

Another 'closure' took place on Friday, with the final day's production at Upper Boat. The studios, located in Pontypridd just outside Cardiff, have been home to Doctor Who since the third series and have also been the base for Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. The complex was the first BBC studio centre totally dedicated to drama, and was set up in the wake of the success of Doctor Who following the series' revival in 2005. Production will now continue in full at the new purpose-built studios at Roath Lock in Cardiff Bay.

With Karen and Arthur's final scenes recorded, the "handover" to new girl Jenna-Louise Coleman

Emily Owens M.D.

Droopy — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:33:58 GMT

The CW.

At long last, Emily Owens feels like she is an actual grown-up. She can finally put her high school days as the geeky-girl-with-flop-sweats behind her; she�s graduated from medical school and is now a first-year intern at Denver Memorial Hospital, where she�ll have the chance to work with world-famous cardiologist Dr. Gina Beckett � and where, not-so-coincidentally, her med-school crush Will Rider is also an intern.

So why does everyone keep warning her that the hospital is just like high school?

Emily soon finds out the hard way � her high school nemesis, the gorgeous, popular Cassandra Kopelson, is also just starting out at Denver Memorial, and it seems like they�re rivals all over again � not only as surgical interns, but for Will�s attention.

Fellow intern Tyra Granger warns Emily that the cliques at Denver Memorial are all too familiar: the jocks have become orthopedic surgeons; the mean girls are in plastics; the rebels are in the ER, and Tyra has her own awkward place as the principal�s kid � her father is the chief resident. Emily�s the new kid all over again, and it�s just as awkward as high school. Only this time around, Emily will have to balance the personal and emotional turmoil of social politics with the high-stakes world of life-and-death medical decisions.

At least she has fellow intern Tyra and nerdy-but-cute resident Micah, to count on as friends. Emily is growing to realize that although she may be a geek, she may also grow to be a great doctor, flop sweats and all. The series stars Mamie Gummer as Emily, Justin Hartley as Will, Michael Rady as Micah, Aja Naomi King as Cassandra, Kelly McCreary as Tyra and Necar Zadegan as Gina.

EMILY OWENS, M.D. is from CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros.

Television with executive producers Jennie Snyder Urman (�90210,� �Lipstick Jungle�), Dan Jinks (�Pushing Daisies,� �Milk�) and Bharat Nalluri (�Tsunami�). The pilot was directed by Bharat Nalluri.

The CW 2012-13

Droopy — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:32:09 GMT

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 PM 90210 (New Night)
9:00-10:00 PM GOSSIP GIRL (New Time)
THE CARRIE DIARIES premieres January, 2013

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM HART OF DIXIE (New Night)
9:00-10:00 PM EMILY OWENS, M.D. (New Series)

WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM ARROW (New Series)
9:00-10:00 PM SUPERNATURAL (New Night)

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 PM THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
9:00-10:00 PM BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (New Series)

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 PM AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL (New Night)
9:00-10:00 PM NIKITA (New Time)

Vale: Donna Summer

Droopy — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:29:28 GMT

Donna Summer, whose music dominated the 1970s disco era, has died of cancer at the age of 63, leaving a legacy of hit singles like Love to Love You Baby, Last Dance and Bad Girls.

Summer, who won five Grammys and sold more than 130 million records worldwide, died surrounded by her family in Naples, Florida, publicist Brian Edwards said.

He said she died of cancer, but he declined to comment on a report by celebrity website TMZ that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer.

TMZ reported she contracted it after inhaling toxic particles following the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York.

"Early this morning, surrounded by family, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith," the singer's family said in a statement.

While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy.

"While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy."

She was the queen of disco and her pulsing anthems became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, big hair and flashy clothes.

Her career began in Germany where she performed in productions of the shows Hair and Porgy and Bess and worked as a studio session singer.

But it was not until 1975 that she found fame with the moaning vocals and grinding beat of Love to Love You Baby which was a huge, but controversial, hit in European nightclubs.

Summer followed up with a string of other disco tunes in the 70s with hits like Hot Stuff, I Feel Love and Bad Girls, and her 1978 cover version of the ballad MacArthur Park, which was her first number one record in the United States.

In the '80s, she scored a massive hit with She Works Hard For the Money as she sought to branch out of the disco genre.

Her music helped define the disco genre but also had a huge influence on synth pop and dance music, inspiring artists from Madonna to Moby.

The singer won five Grammy awards during her spectacular career, including in 1980 for best rock female vocalist for Hot Stuff, but also as recently as 1997 for best dance recording for Carry On.

She holds the record for most consecutive double albums to top the Billboard charts - three - and first female with four number one singles in a 12-month period, three solo and one with Barbra Streisand. This feat was later matched by The Beatles.

Her seventeenth and final studio album, Crayons, was released in 2008.

Summer had three children and was married twice. Her second husband, musician Bruce Sudano, was at her bedside, Edwards said.

The disco diva was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines into a large devoutly Christian family in Boston and started singing in the local church, before performing in a number of Motown-influenced groups in her teens.

Summer took her stage name after marrying Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer in 1972, anglicising her name after divorcing him. She spoke fluent German and the couple had a daughter, Mimi Sommer.

In the 80s she reaffirmed her faith and stopped singing her more risqu� lyrics

Tributes started pouring in within hours of death on Twitter, where it became one of the top trending topics.

"RIP Donna Summers!!!!!!!!!??. You were truly a game changer!!!" tweeted singer Mary J Blige.

La Toya Jackson, sister of the late Michael Jackson, tweeted: "My condolence to #Donna Summer's family & love ones. She will be terribly missed. She was truly the #Disco Queen!"

Harry Casey, lead singer and "KC" of fellow disco greats KC and the Sunshine Band, said he was stunned.

"I saw her several months ago at a performance, she looked great, she sang great, her performance was amazing. We got together backstage and had some good laughs and walked down memory lane," he said.

"I'm just in shock. I had no idea anything was wrong."

In Hollywood, flowers were placed on her sidewalk star on the storied Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Summer's family has asked that fans make donations in Summer's honour to the Salvation Army.

The Offload comes to 2MMM

Droopy — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:11:25 GMT

The Offload is coming to 2MMM.

Saturdays from 12pm to 3pm, Anthony Maroon, Adam MacDougall and Gorden Tallis will talk all things rugby league for Sydney.

It follows the successful Dead Set Legends with Dan Ginnane and Ray Warren, which runs from 9am to midday.

BBC deletes Blue Peter from BBC One

David Bird — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:31:07 GMT

Blue Peter - home to four-legged rascal Shep, the coat-hanger advent crown and school-boy favourite Janet Ellis, is being turfed out of its home on BBC One.

The Register

smoothfm gets Buble to help market launch

Droopy — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:22:59 GMT

dmg Radio Australia has announced the launch of a marketing campaign for its new radio stations, smoothfm 95.3 in Sydney and smoothfm 91.5 in Melbourne, from Sunday 20 May.

Michael Bubl�, an artist who intrinsically reflects the stations' personality and format, fronts smoothfm’s marketing campaign. He will also be heard on air from 7am on Monday 21 May and will host an hour long show on Saturday mornings from 9am for six weeks.

Bubl� stars in the television commercial, with his huge international hit “Haven’t Met You Yet” providing the sound track. See the Sydney TVC below.

Bubl� said: “This is a match made in heaven. smoothfm is supporting my music so I’m thrilled to be jumping on board to be part of the station launches. I love Australia and I look forward to seeing you when I’m next down."

smoothfm’s comprehensive marketing campaign will run across television, outdoor, print, magazine, digital and mobile. The campaign is designed to create awareness and sample the station’s unique format via shareable radio players in digital, mobile and a Facebook app.

dmg Radio Australia Group Marketing Director Tony Thomas said: “The association between Michael Bubl� and smoothfm is very strong and natural. He clearly reflects the personality of the brand and the music that you’ll hear on air. We are really excited he has joined smoothfm as part of our marketing campaign and our on air line up.”

smoothfm will launch as a unique, contemporary, soft easy listening format, not currently heard in Australia, and will be positioned as “Sydney and Melbourne’s new place to relax”.

The campaign commences in Sydney and Melbourne on Sunday 20 May ahead of the station launch on Monday 21 May.

BORKED

The Voice contestant kicked off show for working on new release video

Droopy — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:35:45 GMT

In a move determined to be in the spirit of the show, Joel Madden�s team member Carmen Smith, will leave The Voice prior to the live shows on Monday.

Carmen has a significant role in the new music video from Guy Sebastian and as such would be deemed to have an unfair advantage as the show moves into the public voting stage as the video is on current release and highly visible.

Nine Network Director of Development Adrian Swift said: "This was not a decision we and Team Joel took lightly. Our priority as we move into the voting period

toward the finale is that all of the artists are on a level playing field. In our business

we are often confronted by these tough decisions and unfortunately at this time it's been decided that it isn't appropriate for her to remain in our competition. We wish Carmen well and thank her for a wonderful contribution to the show thus far."

"It saddens me that I am leaving The Voice earlier much earlier than I had hoped. However, I've loved every minute of it and respect the decision that has been made by Joel and his team", Carmen said. "I've sung on Guy's albums and been part of

his band for many years so I'm thrilled to be in the clip and am looking forward to getting back to work and also working on my solo career".

May 16, 2012

Droopy — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:25 GMT

Network ABC1 10.1%
Network ABC2 2.4%
Network ABC3 0.8%
Network ABC News 24 0.9%
Network ABC TOTAL 14.2%
Network 7 24.0%
Network 7TWO 4.3%
Network 7mate 3.5%
Network 7 TOTAL 31.8%
Network 9 20.5%
Network GO! 3.6%
Network Gem 2.6%
Network 9 TOTAL 26.7%
Network TEN 14.5%
Network ONE 2.3%
Network ELEVEN 4.1%
Network TEN TOTAL 21.0%
Network SBS ONE 5.3%
Network SBS TWO 1.0%
Network SBS TOTAL 6.4%

1 SEVEN NEWS Network 7 1,369,000 391,000 323,000 296,000 163,000 197,000
2 NINE NEWS Network 9 1,240,000 385,000 431,000 235,000 88,000 102,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Network 7 1,174,000 363,000 270,000 242,000 126,000 172,000
4 THE BLOCK -WED Network 9 1,104,000 317,000 370,000 226,000 77,000 114,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT-WED Network 7 1,072,000 287,000 312,000 207,000 147,000 118,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Network 9 1,041,000 302,000 336,000 201,000 70,000 132,000
7 THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE -WINNER ANNOUNCED Network 9 1,036,000 313,000 365,000 186,000 74,000 97,000
8 ABC NEWS-EV Network ABC1 951,000 233,000 313,000 148,000 98,000 158,000
9 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA WED Network TEN 933,000 271,000 313,000 178,000 81,000 91,000
10 HOME AND AWAY Network 7 911,000 275,000 220,000 189,000 105,000 122,000
11 THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE -WED BOARDROOM Network 9 901,000 283,000 306,000 156,000 67,000 88,000
12 THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE -WED CHALLENGE Network 9 837,000 268,000 295,000 141,000 59,000 74,000
13 BONES-WED Network 7 817,000 232,000 234,000 175,000 93,000 83,000
14 OFFSPRING Network TEN 774,000 181,000 293,000 143,000 78,000 78,000
15 HOT SEAT Network 9 701,000 214,000 210,000 186,000 40,000 51,000
16 DEAL OR NO DEAL Network 7 699,000 208,000 191,000 134,000 94,000 73,000
17 TEN NEWS AT FIVE Network TEN 699,000 197,000 211,000 103,000 73,000 115,000
18 7.30-EV Network ABC1 687,000 180,000 233,000 106,000 57,000 110,000
19 THE PROJECT 6.30PM Network TEN 584,000 127,000 198,000 144,000 53,000 62,000
20 CASTLE-WED Network 7 569,000 162,000 182,000 113,000 55,000 56,000

1 NEIGHBOURS Network ELEVEN 297,000 57,000 81,000 74,000 50,000 36,000
2 HEARTBEAT-WED EP.2 (R) Network 7TWO 263,000 58,000 71,000 47,000 49,000 37,000
3 THE ALL NEW SIMPSONS Network ELEVEN 261,000 67,000 60,000 66,000 43,000 24,000
4 GASPARD AND LISA-PM Network ABC2 253,000 62,000 87,000 63,000 21,000 20,000
5 THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV TX2 Network GO! 242,000 76,000 60,000 42,000 28,000 36,000
6 MIKE THE KNIGHT-PM Network ABC2 238,000 54,000 79,000 59,000 29,000 17,000
7 AMERICAN PICKERS-ALL NEW WED Network 7mate 237,000 49,000 96,000 23,000 34,000 36,000
8 MOUK-PM Network ABC2 235,000 60,000 81,000 49,000 26,000 19,000
9 THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV TX1 Network GO! 227,000 69,000 66,000 38,000 23,000 31,000
10 HEARTBEAT-WED (R) Network 7TWO 223,000 59,000 58,000 35,000 44,000 27,000
11 THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV Network GO! 209,000 68,000 46,000 35,000 28,000 32,000
12 JUSTINE CLARKE: SONGS TO MAKE YOU SMILE-PM Network ABC2 204,000 54,000 59,000 56,000 19,000 16,000
13 ZIGBY-PM Network ABC2 204,000 68,000 55,000 48,000 20,000 13,000
14 FUTURAMA RPT Network ELEVEN 202,000 42,000 54,000 55,000 37,000 13,000
15 LITTLE CHARLEY BEAR-EV Network ABC2 196,000 55,000 68,000 41,000 23,000 9,000
16 SMALL POTATOES!-EV Network ABC2 193,000 55,000 73,000 35,000 23,000 8,000
17 PLAY SCHOOL-PM Network ABC2 192,000 48,000 67,000 44,000 21,000 13,000
18 GIGGLE AND HOOT GOODNIGHT-EV Network ABC2 178,000 49,000 64,000 35,000 19,000 11,000
19 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND RPT Network ELEVEN 177,000 33,000 57,000 41,000 19,000 27,000
20 IN THE NIGHT GARDEN-EV Network ABC2 177,000 45,000 69,000 37,000 21,000 5,000

Google+ dying on its arse � shock new poll

David Bird — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:49:54 GMT

Google has bet the company on Google+, but it�s dying on its arse. A study by traffic analysts RJ Metrics suggests that public engagement with the social network is weak, and failing to gather momentum.

The Register

Friend Me

Droopy — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:31:00 GMT

CBS, mid-season.

FRIEND ME is a comedy about two 20-something best friends who just moved from Indiana to Los Angeles to start cool new jobs, but can�t agree on how to socially engage in their new city.

Rob (Nicholas Braun) is eager to embrace the L.A. scene and meet new people who aren�t looking down at their smart phones or laptops. Evan (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), however, prefers to socialize online at home in his underwear, web-chatting and playing poker with his Hoosier buddies Mike (Parveesh Cheena), Sully (Tim Robinson) and Farhad (Dan Ahdoot) just a keystroke away.

Meanwhile, Rob�s had enough of iChatting, and naively posts a flyer seeking new friends on the coffee house bulletin board, despite Evan�s warning that no good can come from meeting strangers in person. Soon the calls start rolling in, some with potential, some just disturbing, and Rob and a reluctant Evan embark on what will be a series of the most epic adventures � and disasters � of their lives.

Alan Kirschenbaum and Ajay Sahgal, Eric and Kim Tannenbaum, are executive producers for CBS Television Studios, in association with The Tannenbaum Company. The pilot was directed by Pamela Fryman.

Golden Boy

Droopy — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:30:20 GMT

CBS, mid-season.

GOLDEN BOY is a drama about the meteoric rise of an ambitious cop who becomes the youngest police commissioner in the history of New York City, and the high personal and professional cost he pays to achieve it.

As he�s interviewed for a story about his career, Walter William Clark, Jr. (Theo James) flashes back on his hard-fought journey from street kid to the most powerful man in law enforcement. After only three years as a beat cop, Clark�s heroics on the job make him bold enough to ask for and receive the unheard � of promotion to Homicide Detective, angering the members of his new department who are eager to see him fail.

Clark�s disappointed to be partnered with veteran Detective Don Owen (Chi McBride), a gruff lifer just two years shy of retirement. He would rather team with First Grade Detective Christian Arroyo (Kevin Alejandro), the alpha dog in the squad who�s just as ambitious as Clark, but without a moral center. Arroyo�s partner is Detective Deborah McKenzie (Bonnie Somerville), a tough third-generation cop and the only female detective in the unit.

Also on the team is Detective Joe Diaco (Holt McCallany), well-connected with tremendous resources which Clark might find useful. Though laser-focused on moving up the ladder, Clark�s soft spot is serving as the sole caregiver and supporter of his sister, Agnes (Stella Maeve), a teenager demonstrating increasingly dangerous behavior. Keenly observant and politically savvy, the Golden Boy bases his career decisions solely on his need to succeed as quickly as possible, and he�ll find that his epic journey will be filled with consequences.

Greg Berlanti, Emmy Award winner Nicholas Wootton and Richard Shepard, who directed the pilot, are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television.