‘Tis the season for casting TV shows. And since not a day seems to go by without news that so-and-so has been cast in a such-and-such a show, this TV Addict thought he’d put his ‘casting agent hat’ on [yes, I really have one] and toss out a few names that anxious showrunners might wish to snatch up. You know, in the interest of hiring talented and frankly, awesome actors who will bring with them an already built-in audience.
ZELJKO IVANEK
Since we’re pretty confident the writer’s of DAMAGES are not planning to ‘pull a PRISON BREAK’, Zeljko Ivanek’s conflicted and brilliant attorney Ray Fiske will not be around to haunt Patty Hewes when the FX drama returns.
LIZA WEIL
It’s a fact. Throughout seven seasons of GILMORE GIRLS, Liza Weil never failed to steal a scene. No matter how good or bad things were going for Lorelai and Rory, Paris Gellar could always be counted on to remind frustrated fans why they fell in love with Stars Hollow to begin with.
PAUL CAMPBELL
Since making the bone-headed move to leave BATTLESTAR GALACTICA for Bill Lawrence’s [SCRUBS] unfortunately titled pilot NOBODY’S WATCHING, the same can be said for Campbell’s career. Isn’t it time Campbell got picked up to play a romantic foil? Or to be more specific, Penny’s boyfriend on the BIG BANG THEORY. Because we’re pretty sure why Penny remains single is a question even Sheldon doesn’t have an answer for.
AUTUMN REESER
The adorable Ms. Reeser single handedly brought this TV Addict back to THE OC for its fourth and final season. Surely there’s an aging series that could use a similar injection of energy.
KERI LYNN PRATT
Okay, so it’s well documented that this TV Addict is absolutely in love with Keri Lynn Pratt. But obvious bias aside, there must be room on one of the CW’s twenty-five teen melodramas in development for TV’s MAP [Most Adorable Player].
TOM AMANDES
While we’re not exactly sure how his character Martin Posner can mysteriously disappear from the law firm that bares his name [ELI STONE’s Weatherby & Posner]. We think EVERWOOD alum Tom Amandes deserves a far better fate than glorified extra. So on the off chance THE OFFICE genius Greg Daniels is reading this. May we humbly suggest casting Mr. Amandes in your uber secretive OFFICE spin-off.
CHRIS PRATT
And while we’re on the subject of hilarious unemployed TV Addict favorites. On both EVERWOOD and THE OC, Chris Pratt showed he’s got the comedic chops, not to mention likability factor for series television. Three words: Young Jim Halpert.
THE WEST WING CAST
Apparently, alongside my never-ending bitterness over EVERWOOD’s abrupt cancellation, I’ll continue beating my WEST WING: THE NEXT GENERATION drum until somebody listens. 