Posts with tag Anne Heche
Posted Jun 23rd 2008 12:05PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, Web, Reality-Free
Apparently, ABC has posted the wrong season finale of
Men in Trees on their site. The show had filmed two endings: one in case it was renewed and one in case it was canceled.
On deciding which ending to use a few months back, executive producer Jenny Bicks said, "One is a little more of a cliffhanger. It may also depend on how we want to end the season regardless. They're both very effective endings."
Rob Owen of TV Q&A at the Post Gazette discovered that ABC had posted the "we're not canceled" cliffhanger ending online by mistake earlier this week. One of his readers asked, "Much to my surprise the episode on the Internet had a different ending than what was shown on TV. It ended with Jack's ex-girlfriend, Lynn, leaving their baby girl on the doorstep of Marin's house and driving off."
Owen confirmed that ABC had indeed posted the wrong ending online for a short time. He also expects that Warner Bros. will save both endings for a DVD release.
Posted May 5th 2008 8:42AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Cancellations, Reality-Free
I'd like to say I'm surprised by this, but I'm not.
ABC has canceled Men in Trees. Despite being one of the genuinely sweet and funny comedy/dramas on the network -- one that's more rooted in reality than flights of whimsy and pretentiousness --
Men in Trees has struggled to find a home on ABC. It's been shuttled about from day to day, time slot to time slot, in and out of the line up so that it became a gypsy. How were you as a viewer to invest in the romantic adventure that Marin Frist was on in the wilds of Alaska when you weren't sure when the dang show was going to air? A failed attempt
to put the show on Lifetime back in March spelled doom for the show.
Continue reading Men in Trees axed by ABC
Posted Apr 1st 2008 8:42AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Boston Legal
I bet you thought Women's Murder Club was gone for good (if you were even thinking about it, that is). Nope, it's coming back.
The Angie Harmon drama series about a group of women in San Francisco who solve crimes is coming back to the ABC schedule on Tuesday, April 29, at 10pm. I know, you're thinking, wait a second, that's Boston Legal's time slot! Yup, it certainly is. That show is going to move to Wednesdays at 10pm starting the next day, April 30 (the show will run in its regular time slot when it returns from the strike hiatus on April 8 and then move to Wednesdays on the 30th).
Continue reading Boston Legal moving to Wednesdays
Posted Jul 28th 2007 11:01AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming
Rich told you a year ago about ABC's new anthology series Masters of Science Fiction. It starts on Saturday, August 4 at 8pm. This is great news. We need an anthology series like this, even if it's just a series of specials and not a permanent weekly show.
There will be four episodes altogether, at least for this first go around. I'm sure ABC will make more if there's an audience for it. There are some great names involved, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Keith will be reviewing the show starting August 4. Full schedule and details after the jump.
Continue reading Here's the lineup for Masters of Science Fiction
Posted Jul 27th 2007 5:40PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Casting
Ex-
Practice star Kelli Williams will have an arc on
Men in Trees this season. She'll play a love interest for Jack (James Tupper). The story is that Jack goes out of town for a spell to do some work and finds himself falling for a married woman, played by Williams. She'll appear in 5-6 episodes, starting with episode 7 this next season.
Sounds a little bit like art is imitating real life here, with Tupper hooking up with his married co-star Anne Heche last year.
Also? Sounds like Justine Bateman must be leaving the show because the last time we saw
Men in Trees (last February), Jack was dedicated to his relationship with Lynn.
Posted Jul 27th 2007 10:39AM by Michael Maloney
Filed under: Desperate Housewives, Dancing With The Stars, TCA Press Tour
ABC had so much star and producer power attending its All-Stars party for the TV Critics at the Beverly Hilton last night, it had to have had to have two -- count 'em
two -- tip sheets (one with stars; one with producers) for the media.
There was one typo, however For some reason, Marc Cherry was listed on the producers' list; sure, he's Desperate Housewives' top exec, but the man should have been put on the talent tip sheet, too. He knows how to tease a season and entertain a table full of reporters like no other!
Cherry gave the scoop on new characters played by Dana Delany and Nathan Fillion -- also, a preview of what's ahead for the other ladies of Wisteria Lane.
Continue reading ABC's All-Star party - plus Desperate Housewives preview - TCA report
Posted Jul 26th 2007 11:01PM by Michael Maloney
Filed under: TCA Press Tour
ABC crammed in
eight (!) panels today on new and returning series as the TV Critics summer 2007 press tour -- finally -- came to an end.
As predicted in my preview story about today's sessions, Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy; Private Practice) was indeed asked about ex-GA cast member Isaiah Washington, who was canned last month by ABC and then scooped up by rival NBC for a role on Bionic Woman.
A reporter wanted to know what Rhimes thought about NBC president Ben Silverman saying he was in talks with Washington prior to the actor being let go at the end of the TV season.
Continue reading ABC day 2: predictions on Isaiah, 24, Grammer & Trees come true - TCA report
Posted May 20th 2007 10:23AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Web, Celebrities
Posted Apr 26th 2007 4:31PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, The 4400, Ask TV Squad, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Elizabeth asks:
What happened to the show Men In Trees
. Just out of no where Bam! it's gone. I loved this show.... Bring it back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry to be the bearer of bad somewhat bad news Elizabeth (and all other
Men In Trees fans who have emailed us about the show) but the series will not return until next Fall.
Continue reading Ask TV Squad: Where has Men In Trees gone?
Posted Mar 12th 2007 2:05PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Celebrities, Men In Trees
So... what exactly happened between Anne Heche and James Tupper? Their new series,
Men in Trees, has a strong showing in ratings on Thursdays following
Grey's Anatomy. It's a cute, if somewhat unremarkable show. But earlier this year, the two stars
made headlines when their on-screen romance carried on off-screen. Why do we care? Well, in truth, we shouldn't care- but it is interesting because both of them were married at the time.
James Tupper, who plays breathy Jack on
Men in Trees, recently gave an interview to
People magazine where he swears up and down that neither of them cheated on their spouses. He says their marriages were both over before they hooked up. It's like Brad and Angelina all over again - and we didn't believe them either, did we?
Of course, I hope that the love Heche and Tupper feel for each other is real, but I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't. In the interview, Tupper uses that line that all actors use when they fall for a co-star: "I've never met anyone like her." That's a red flag, if I've ever seen one. I think we hear that one from adults in relationships as often as we hear child actors say "I've worked for this all my life!"
Posted Feb 16th 2007 1:43PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, OpEd, Men In Trees
(
S01E17) After feeling like we've been treading water over the last few episodes, this one really felt like the show started moving forward again. Jack and Lynn are getting married, Mai and Sylvia are planning a wedding, Sarah is moving on with her career, Annie and Patrick are meeting her parents, and Marin is having boy troubles of a different kind. I have to admit that I was getting a little tired of this show after last week but this episode was invigorating.
Continue reading Men in Trees: The Indecent Proposal
Posted Feb 9th 2007 3:27PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, OpEd, Men In Trees
(S01E16) No, that's not a typo. The title of this episode is really a play on Marin Frist.
Well, I liked this episode a heck of a lot more than
last week's. I think Marin had a very relatable problem. She couldn't get comfortable with Lynn and kept trying to overcompensate for it, making herself and everyone else uncomfortable in the process. She's one of those girls who wants people to like her and so she goes a little overboard in buying Lynn a really expensive, gigantic stroller for her baby shower. She also buys muffins and coffee for her contractors, who are walking all over her in renovating her home. She learned a good lesson in the end, but it was Lynn who had to force it upon her. She makes a good point: those two may never be comfortable with each other.
Continue reading Men in Trees: Nice Girls Finish Frist
Posted Feb 2nd 2007 7:14PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, OpEd, Men In Trees
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S01E15) It's men versus women this week in Elmo. I found it laughable that the two New York women (Marin & Jane) kept insisting that they were just like the men in Alaska. Their differences have nothing to do with gender, it has to do with where they're from and how they live their lives. It actually bothered me that these differences were portrayed as differences between men and women. And, Marin's problem with the "no strings attached" relationship is not a girl-only thing.
Grrrrrr.
Continue reading Men in Trees: Take It Like a Man
Posted Jan 26th 2007 11:43AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, OpEd, Men In Trees
(S01E14) Ok, first we have to talk about the elephant in the room.
The big news this week regarding
Men in Trees is that Anne Heche left her husband for co-star James Tupper. I knew they had some steamy chemistry on camera, but I guess that was for real. Sad, really. Their hook-up ruined two marriages-- Tupper's and Heche's. Knowing that kind-of made me bitter toward Heche this week and probably skewed my opinion of this particular episode.
I think the storyline I liked the most this week was Patrick and Annie's. Derek Richardson (Patrick) does a great job playing stressed out. He doesn't breathe and makes me hold my breath as he's freaking out! Anyway, I liked this because Patrick and Annie became independent together, if that makes any sense. they're starting to figure out how to function as a married couple. I imagine this season will end with a wedding, a baby, and a Marin/Jack reunion cliffhanger.
Continue reading Men in Trees: Bed, Bat & Beyond
Posted Jan 25th 2007 4:48PM by Brigitte Dale
Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad Daily
Hey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog.
Today on TV Squad Daily:
- Is Kevin Federline insulting restaurant workers with his portrayal of a fast food employee in an upcoming Superbowl commercial or are we all getting a little too eager to be offended? I think, as usual, he's mostly just offending himself.
- Tyra Banks is extremely hurt that a website published swimsuit pictures of her under the headline "Tyra banks is Fat."
- Co-star couples: Anne Heche left her husband for Men in Trees co-star James Tupper. Why does this keep happening?
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