November 9, 2011 10:20 AM PST

Exclusive: Franklin & Bash Snags Sean Astin For Super-Powered Guest Stint

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s onetime Goonie Sean Astin playing a poor man’s Superman on Franklin & Bash.

The Lord of the Rings vet has signed on to guest star in an episode of the TNT legal dramedy as a college security guard who dons a cape and tights by night to fight campus crime under the name Viper.

When he’s accused of killing a so-called culprit, he retains Franklin and Bash to defend him.

Astin will appear during the show’s upcoming second season. Other Season 2 guest stars include Jane Seymour and Peter Weller.



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Comments (14)

  • Isn’t this a total retreat of a Castle plot from last month?

    Comment by TomB – November 9, 2011 10:26 AM PST  Reply To This Post

  • Wow. I totally forgot about this show. I’m a fan of Breckin Meyer, but the other guy just seems to be a pale imitation of Gabriel Macht from Suits.

    Comment by Templar – November 9, 2011 10:41 AM PST  Reply To This Post

    • You have never heard of Mark Paul Gosselar? He has been in tons of stuff!! He is not a natural womanizer, so I think he plays his character a little too over the top in this show…he’s been around as long if not longer than Gabriel from Suits!!!

      Comment by Annabelle – November 9, 2011 11:21 AM PST  Reply To This Post

    • Franklin and Bash aired before Suits did, if anything, Gabriel Machts bland performance is a pale imitation of Mark Paul Gosselar’s performance.

      Comment by rodney – November 9, 2011 12:41 PM PST  Reply To This Post

      • I wasn’t comparing their performances, I was comparing the actors themselves. Kind of like Josh Lucas vs Matthew McConaughey.

        Comment by Templar – November 9, 2011 02:56 PM PST  Reply To This Post

      • Gabriel Macht’s performance as Harvey Spector is freakin’ awesome! Don’t knock The Macht!

        Comment by Sophie – November 9, 2011 06:04 PM PST  Reply To This Post

  • Sean Astin in anything is great…wish he’d be a regular on a TV show!!

    Comment by Annabelle – November 9, 2011 11:13 AM PST  Reply To This Post

    • Wasn’t he a regular on 24 for like a season or something?

      Comment by ESLKid75 – November 9, 2011 11:25 AM PST  Reply To This Post

      • For a handful of episodes, he was under-utilized on that show!!!

        Comment by Annabelle – November 9, 2011 11:52 AM PST  Reply To This Post

      • He was also a regular for the entire 2nd season of JEREMIAH on Showtime.

        Comment by Simon Jester – November 9, 2011 02:49 PM PST  Reply To This Post

  • Jane Seymour and Peter Weller. Roger’s first Bond girl and Buckaroo Banzai/Robo-Cop ok but Astin so what?
    Lord of the rings was a long time ago.

    Comment by Vince – November 9, 2011 08:31 PM PST  Reply To This Post

    • Sean Astin was big long before Lord of the Rings. First off, he was the star of Goonies, which is an absolute cult classic. Secondly, ever hear of a little movie called Rudy? If you went to public school between its release and now, you’ve seen it at least 3 times. Also, yes, Lord of the Rings was a while ago, but it was 1 of the top movie franchises of all time, so it is reasonable to assume its lead actors (especially those with who were already established) wouldn’t fall off the radar.

      Comment by Kate – November 14, 2011 01:51 PM PST  Reply To This Post

  • Love this show and I’m excited to hear about Sean Astin. Does anyone know when the premier date for season two is?

    Comment by leigh – January 28, 2012 07:24 AM PST  Reply To This Post

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