Good News: Former SMALLVILLE star Justin Hartley has inked a deal to headline a CW Pilot. Bad News: Nope, the creative team behind the Network’s ARROW reboot haven’t come to their senses and handed Hartley the cowl and arrow he so richly deserves, but rather a role on a thinly veiled GREY’S ANATOMY rip-off entitled FIRST CUT. [Source] [Read more…]
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Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Questions with GCB Star Kristin Chenoweth
This Sunday, ABC will give new meaning to the phrase “something wicked this way comes” when it takes the wraps off its newest sudsy series GCB. Created by Robert Harling (Soapdish, Steel Magnolias, THE FIRST WIVES CLUBS) and produced by Darren Star (SEX AND THE CITY, MELROSE PLACE) GCB follows reformed mean girl Amanda Vaughn (Leslie Bibb), who after the untimely death of her Bernie Madoff meets Eliot Spitzer-esque husband, must move back to Dallas and face her overbearing mother and former high school “friends.” And here to preview just how “welcome” Amanda’s old classmates intend to make her feel is none other than the unofficial president of the welcoming committee herself, Carlene Cockburn. One part Mean Girl, one part Mother Teresa, all parts actress Kristin Chenoweth, who, was only too happy to talk about what it has been like playing a character so outlandish and scheme-driven that she may in fact give GLEE’s Sue Sylvester a run for her money. [Read more…]
Stars David Giuntoli and Sasha Roiz Talk All Things GRIMM
In a season unique for embracing the darker world of fairytales, the supernatural series GRIMM has risen to an all new level as its stories delve deep into the where the creatures of the night are downright terrifying. Taking a few minutes to chat with press in a recent conference call, stars David Giuntoli and Sasha Roiz pondered the increasingly complex relationship of Det. Nick Burkhart and Captain Renard – the Grimm and his mysterious protector. [Read more…]
Morning Static: THE WALKING DEAD, THE OFFICE, CASTLE & More!
• Paging Susan Sarandon! Goldie Hawn is out at HBO’s THE VIAGRA DIARIES.
• “Duh” of the Day: AMC accidentally leaks a major spoiler on their website.
• Must Read TV: Why James Spader Is Leaving and Ten Other Revelations About THE OFFICE.
• Bubble Watch: Can smart comedies survive Primetime’s incredibly competitive landscape?
• Pilot Watch: Amy Smart, Matt Lauria and Jean-Luc Bilodeau nab roles.
• Nerd Alert! CASTLE to host FIREFLY reunion with Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin.
Two Heads Are Better Than One! Cherry Jones and BD Wong Discuss Their Pivotal Roles in AWAKE
Just because someone may be imagining a world where their wife or son has not died, does that make the person mentally unfit? In the new thought-provoking series AWAKE, Cherry Jones and BD Wong play the psychiatrists in each world (one real and one imaginary) that Detective Michael Britten lives. They are the voice of reason as Det. Britten tries to sustain a simultaneous existence in two very different worlds. Due to the impact such a revelation could have on his job, they are literally the only people who he can trust and rely upon to figure out what is real or not real – or how to keep both realities alive. Taking a few minutes to talk with press in a recent conference call, Cherry and BD candidly shared what the characters are doing to help Det. Britten navigate his very complicated psyche. [Read more…]
Dispatches From The Couch: In Defense of WHITNEY
It ain’t easy being a fan of a show that everyone else in the world seems to despise.
It’s especially tough when that show is a newbie that got off to a weak start before morphing into something most folks didn’t stick around long enough to see it become: a keeper.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you… WHITNEY.
Based solely on the pilot — featuring an overly-loud laugh track, all-too-familiar wedding jokes and a cast who’d yet to find their collective footing — it’s easy to see why people may have been turned off and… well, tuned out.
But those of us who stuck around have witnessed a major transformation as stars Whitney Cummings and Chris D’Elia became one of the most entertaining comedy duos currently on the airwaves. Their alter egos, Whitney and Alex, bicker like real people. Often, their arguments start out serious before slowly become more humorous as one or the other realizes how irrational their behavior has been.
Better still, the ensemble surrounding the pair — with help from the writers putting words in their mouths — have gone from being generic sitcom stereotypes to fleshed out personas. They’re no longer caricatures designed to elicit cheap laughs, but rather characters whom we laugh with rather than at.
The best example of this change? Dan O’Brien’s Mark. Originally conceived as the sex-obsessed obnoxious guy that every sitcom feels the need to have, he has since mellowed considerably, thanks in large part to the burgeoning relationship between Mark and Roxanne (played by the bullishly charming Rhea Seehorn). While early episodes left us asking why anyone would spend time with, let alone be friends with, Mark, the subtle changes made since have gone a long way toward making him someone worth getting to know.
At the moment, WHITNEY is living “on the bubble”, which is industry speak for “fighting for a second season.” Working in its favor is the fact that NBC has at least a few bigger problems on its plate (like the show’s painfully unfunny timeslot companion, ARE YOU THERE CHELSEA?). But it wouldn’t hurt if those of you who wrote WHITNEY off earlier this season gave it a second look.
Maybe, just maybe, it’ll get a little less lonely over here on the side of the couch reserved for WHITNEY lovers.
Jason Isaacs Explains What is Really Going on in the Intriguing World of AWAKE
With a roll of the dice, NBC is throwing a very unique police procedural onto the television landscape – the premise involves a cop lives in two realities simultaneously: one in which his wife is alive, and other in which his son is alive. Unwilling to choose between them and experience the loss of either, Detective Michael Britten wakes up each day to a different world. His worlds not only differ based on whether his wife or son is alive, but he has different partners on the job and is working different cases. The mystery of which is real boggles the mind, and yet captivates as you become sucked into the special reality in which Michael Britten lives. Taking a few minutes to chat with press in a recent conference call, star Jason Isaacs provided insight into this labyrinthine world and how he keeps it straight in his mind. [Read more…]
Spoiler Alert! ONCE UPON A TIME Co-Creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz Tackle Your Burning Questions
Move over Wisteria Lane, forget you Sunnydale, America has a new address for maddeningly addictive small screen entertainment and its name is Storybrooke. A quirky little town whose denizens — including but not limited to a malevolent mayor, a smarter than your average sheriff and wise beyond her years school teacher — may not be exactly whom they appear to be. Which is precisely why theTVaddict.com was thrilled to be among a select handful of TV types invited to chat with the architects of this little town… little quiet village if you will… to get to the bottom of things. What follows, are 10 answers to burning questions from creator and executive producers Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. [Read more…]
Morning Static: MAD MEN, THE GOOD WIFE, TRUE BLOOD & More!
• First Look: MAD MEN’s Season 5 Poster (Above).
• Pilot Watch: Lucy Liu to play Watson in CBS’ Sherlock Holmes series.
• Fox Shows Him the Money, Cuba Gooding Jr. to star in Fox’s GUILTY Pilot.
• PARENTHOOD Preview: Crosby’s Dilemma, Julia’s Baby Woes and Hopes for Season 4.
• TRUE BLOOD Scoop: Creator Alan Ball to step down as showrunner.
• Must Read TV: How THE GOOD WIFE became the first great series about technology.
Good News, Bad News: THE OFFICE, THE CARRIE DIARIES & DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
Good News: The massively miscast James Spader is not returning to THE OFFICE next season. Bad News: Based on this train-wreck of a Steve Carell free-season, neither are we. [Source] [Read more…]