Ray Donovan now threatening to waste the talents of Wendell Pierce, too

Showtime has cast its net wide for Ray Donovan’s second season, with Pierce joining Sherilyn Fenn and Hank Azaria as new hires. The show, a boring melodrama about a family of Boston Irish ex-cons in Los Angeles, has already wasted the talents of Liev Schreiber, Eddie Marsan, and Paula Malcomson, who cannot help but seem like wooden caricatures in the sexed-up universe of Ray Donovan’s L.A. Presumably, this is part of the process of being converted into denizens of the undead.

Meanwhile, Jon Voight, who headlines the series with Schreiber, has clearly gone “full vampire,” as recognized by anyone familiar with the supernatural. Voight recently ventured out into public (at night, of course) to accept a Golden Globe for his work in a supporting role on Ray Donovan, leading us to conclude that the show is now targeting all of Hollywood. Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.