Posts with tag Charmed
Posted Aug 12th 2008 8:23AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
With Maggie Friedman (
Dawson's Creek) behind it, I have to imagine that
The Witches of Eastwick ABC pilot project just announced may feature a younger cast than the 1987 film on which it is being based. The announcement specifically states that it is a variation on the film as opposed to the controversial John Updike novel. The book has been blasted for being misogynistic, while the movie offered more in female empowerment.
This will be third time someone has made a go of adapting the film for television. I can't help but think think of this as a more serious
Charmed. Will the male antagonist, played by Jack Nicholson in the film, remain throughout the series, or will he just be an early problem dealt with by the three witchy leads? Considering Friedman's resume also includes the horridly under-appreciated
Jack and Bobby and the brilliant
Once and Again, there are a lot of ways she could go with this.
Continue reading ABC sets up shop in Eastwick
Posted Jul 14th 2008 11:13PM by Brett Love
Filed under: The Closer, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Episode Recaps
(S04E01) "Hello, just plain Brenda." - Bill Croelick
Isn't it nice to have Brenda back on our televisions? It's like catching up with an old friend. Or, old friends, as the case may be. And what a way to come back. Multiple homicides, an entire park for a crime scene, the return of an old foe, and more shenanigans on the home front. Brenda's plate is very full as we jump into season four, and that's a good thing.
Continue reading The Closer: Controlled Burn (season premiere)
Posted Jul 12th 2008 2:42PM by Brett Love
Filed under: OpEd, The Closer, Early Looks, Reality-Free
For fans of The Closer, the wait is almost over. Season four finally kicks off next week, knocking off the third of the five shows that I have anxiously been waiting for. Burn Notice and Stargate Atlantis premiered this week. The Closer and Psych go live next week. And Eureka returns at the end of the month. It's going to be a great summer for television.
The fine folks over at TNT were nice enough to send along a press kit, so I've just finished watching the premiere and reading up on a few of the things they have planned for the new season. Last year we spent a lot of time on family as Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick) and Fritz (Jon Tenney) moved forward with their engagement. That, of course, involved finally revealing the engagement to Brenda's parents (Frances Sternhagen, Barry Corbin). And we followed along as the two of them began to search for a new house. Season four picks up from there. After the jump, a look at the premiere and a few things coming this season. Possibly a couple very minor spoilers, but no big plot points.
Continue reading The Closer season four -- An early look
Posted Jul 2nd 2008 10:38AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
The new
90210 has yet to air but it's already created a tremendous amount of buzz. The return of actresses
Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth from the original series has made news, as well as Luke Perry's words that he won't be coming back and
Jason Priestley letting the world know he'd be available to direct.
But what about Brenda?
Well, in his new perch at
Entertainment Weekly, Michael Ausiello reports that his sources -- producers
Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah -- have confirmed that Miss Shannen Doherty is in formal talks to join 90210 in her original role, Brenda Walsh.
Continue reading Is Shannen Doherty really coming to the new 90210?
Posted Oct 12th 2007 12:19PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, TV on DVD, Contests and Giveaways, Jericho
If you haven't entered our latest three giveaways yet (
Jericho season one,
The Sarah Silverman Program season one and
Charmed season eight), you've got until 5PM Eastern today to enter. Just head on over to the posts linked above, read through the rules and make the applicable comment there (not here!) We'll notify the winners next week.
Two more next week! Good luck!
Posted Oct 8th 2007 10:01AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: TV on DVD, Contests and Giveaways
The giveaways continue today! Not only are we giving away
five copies of Jericho season one, we've also got
five copies of Charmed season eight on DVD for five lucky, random commenters. The set is already available in stores. Remember, we've also got
Nip/Tuck DVDs we've giving away.
To enter, simply leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, October 12, simply telling us your favorite episode from the series (this being the final season DVD and all). As always, we'll randomly choose five winners amongst the eligible entries. Some other details:
- To enter, leave a confirmed comment below stating your favorite episode of Charmed.
- The comment must be left before October 12, 2007 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Five winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Five winners will receive a copy of Charmed Season 8 DVDs (valued at $59.99).
Click here for complete Official Rules.
Posted Sep 12th 2007 4:25PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: The Apprentice, Celebrities, Casting
Cordelia Chase has always been one of my favorite characters on
Buffy and
Angel; she was a great comedic relief. Since the end of
Angel, I've tried to catch all of her TV guest appearances because I knew I was always in for a fun ride.
I watched her play a seer on
Charmed, an opinionated young woman getting involved with an older man on
Miss Match, a trophy wife and schemer on
Veronica Mars, and, this week, play a member of the national chapter of Zeta Beta on
Greek.
Charisma's roles have been entertaining but will Charisma Carpenter, the woman, be as fun to watch? We may find out soon as the word on the street is that she will be an apprentice on the
celebrity version of NBC's
The Apprentice.
Continue reading Charisma Carpenter to be an Apprentice?
Posted Sep 10th 2007 6:14PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- The Addams Family - Vol. 3
- Avatar: The Last Airbender - Complete Book 2
- Bones - Season 2
- Charmed - Season 8
- Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends - Season 2
- Fraggle Rock - Season 3
- Goosebumps - Say Cheese and Die, It Came From Beneath The Sink, and Night of the Living Dummy
- Grey's Anatomy - Season 3 (Extended)
- I Dream of Jeannie - Season 4
- Jericho - Set 2
- Judge Judy - Justice Served
- Las Vegas - Season 4
- Masada - Complete Miniseries
- McHale's Navy - Season 2
- Prime Suspect - Prime Suspect 7
- The Starter Wife - Complete Miniseries
- Supernatural - Season 2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Fast Forward, Vol. 2
- Tom and Jerry - Spotlight Collection, Vol. 3
- Two and a Half Men - Season 1
Posted Sep 7th 2007 1:01PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: My Name Is Earl, Celebrities, Casting
Charmed fans rejoice!
Alyssa Milano will be back on the small screen this fall. However, it will be in a role and in a TV series quite opposite of what her role of Phoebe Halliwell and
Charmed were all about.
Since The WB's
Charmed ended in May 2006, Milano has not done much acting, leaving her dedicated fans out cold. Actually, if you look at
her IMDb profile, you can notice that she had a role in a TV pilot that wasn't picked up and has two upcoming movies. But still nothing her fans can chew their teeth on in the near future. This will change when Milano guest stars in NBC's
My Name Is Earl.
Spoilers after the jump!Continue reading Earl gets Charmed
Posted Mar 14th 2007 6:22PM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Celebrities
Shortly after I moved to Hollywood, I went on a very important audition. I didn't know it at the time but it would be an audition that changed my perception of Hollywood.
It was the afternoon and I was meeting with the casting director for a straight to cable movie. For this particular audition, I was wearing, what I call, my Masters jacket. It's a green suit jacket that looks great on me, if I do say so myself. The reading went great and I was asked to come back later to audition for the director. As I was leaving, the casting director said to me, "Nice jacket." to which I replied, "Thanks, I just won the Masters." She laughed and I figured that this audition was in the bag. Then came the callback.
Continue reading Meeting Milano
Posted Feb 5th 2007 11:30PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
New TV DVDs in stores tomorrow.
- Anything But Love - Vol. 1
- Baywatch - Season 3 (Syndicated)
- Charlie and Lola - Vol. 3
- Charmed - Season 7
- Kate & Allie - Season 3
- Mad About You - Season 3
- Teen Titans - Trouble in Tokyo
- Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles - Season 6
Posted Feb 4th 2007 9:30PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Sports, CBS, Commercials, Super Bowl
As far as car ads go, I think this one fell well short of GM's "Robot Nightmare." Of course, that one wasn't selling a particular model, but the end game is still the same, sell cars. It's not that it's a bad commercial. It does showcase the car, and the bit with flying through the car to show how silent it is was a nice touch.
At the end of the day though, this is the Superbowl. Considering the cost for the ad, it needs to be something special. That commercial looks good during a rerun of Charmed on TNT. Here, on the big stage, it only stands out as being decidedly below par.
Posted Oct 17th 2006 8:30AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season 2 - The Andy Milonakis Show - Season 2
- Big Love - Season 1
- CSI: NY - Season 2
- Charmed - Season 6
- La Femme Nikita - Season 5
- Murder, She Wrote - Season 4
- Sabrina (Animated) - The Very Best
- Starsky and Hutch - Season 4
- That 70's Show - Season 5
- Wonder Showzen - Season 2
Posted Aug 19th 2006 9:27AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, Industry, Programming
ABC has ordered a pilot from Charmed producer Daniel Cerone and Threshold producer David Heyman called Crime Prevention Unit, based on a British detective series.
The series follows a crack investigative team that solves crimes. So it's like Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Or CSI. Or CSI: Miami. Or CSI: NY. Or The Closer. Or how about Criminal Minds? Maybe with a dash of Numb3rs or Without a Trace mixed in?
Hey, it could be good, but how about a cool, old-fashioned private eye show, like Magnum, P.I. or Spenser: For Hire, huh?
Posted Jun 25th 2006 5:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 7, ABC has two repeats of Extreme Makeover, followed by repeats of Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy.- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7 (probably repeat segments), followed by a repeat Cold Case and the movie Enough.
- NBC has a new, two hour Dateline at 7, followed by repeats of Law and Order: CI and Crossing Jordan.
- The WB has two Reba repeats at 7, followed by two Charmed repeats.
- At 9, Dustin Hoffman guests on a new Inside The Actor's Studio.
- USA has a new The 4400 at 9, followed by a new The Dead Zone.
- Also at 9: HBO has a new Deadwood, followed by new eps of Entourage and Lucky Louie.
- At 10, Food Network has the special Vegas Pastry Battle.
- Showtime has a new Huff at 10.
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