EliStone-related stories
Posted Aug 17th 2009 2:26PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Spoilers Anonymous, Cancellations, Reality-Free
ABC's canceled-too-soon
Eli Stone is still making gossip headlines weeks after the series finale aired on ...
a Saturday night.
Via the Watch with Kristin column over at E! Online, we learn what the writers had planned beyond that last
Eli Stone episode ABC aired.
Executive producer and creator Marc Guggenheim dishes about Eli and Maggie, Eli and Grace, the flash-forward in Times Square, Dr. Chen and Nate, Matt and Taylor, Jordan and Taylor's mother, Nate and Maggie (yes, you read right), and much more!
Spoilers(?) coming up!Continue reading Eli Stone: what would have been
Posted Jul 7th 2009 5:02PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Reality-Free
At first I was excited when ABC announced that it would burn off the remaining episodes of
Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and
Dirty Sexy Money this summer. Now, I'm not so sure. I enjoyed the run of
Daisies, and was even fairly satisfied with the ending. It had just lost a bit of its charm for me, so I was okay with seeing it end.
Eli Stone, however, has been turning in some of the best episodes of the entire series this summer. The more I get, the more I want.
I don't know if absence made the heart grow fonder in this case, but the show is firing on all cylinders. And the character progressions? Maggie seems to be finding happiness and love at Pohsner Klein, and a much darker side? The Dowd coming back to Wethersby Stone? Even WS almost going under; sure you knew they were going to win a case to save the firm, but I liked how they had them first lose one to PK to make the situation even more dire. And then find the winning case when Jordan was bitching about his eggs.
Continue reading Maybe ABC shouldn't have aired these last few Eli Stone episodes
Posted Apr 9th 2009 11:03AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free
ABC announced their summer schedule, complete with returning reality "favorites" and some new shows, but honestly, who cares about all that?! What matters is that three of my favorite sophomore shows that were killed too soon are all scheduled to make their triumphant (?) returns to ABC this summer,
as promised.
Yes, I'm talking about
Pushing Daisies,
Eli Stone and
Dirty Sexy Money. Apparently, ABC has decided that the Saturday 10pm/9pm Central timeslot is the perfect place to air the remaining episodes of each series, one after the other. After all, it is the dead zone of television, so what do they have to lose?
Continue reading ABC schedules the last episodes of Eli Stone, Daisies and DSM for this summer
Posted Mar 5th 2009 5:01PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Programming, American Idol, Reality-Free
If you had to guess, what's the most coveted, prime TV real estate currently available? In February, it was the post-Super Bowl slot, but now -- what could it be. How about the hour after the
American Idol finale on May 19 on FOX. With that in mind, FOX has decided to give one of its most promising, albeit unusual, new products the hour.
Ryan Murphy's musical comedy series
Glee is getting the post American Idol finale hour. And yes, it is a musical comedy TV series. After American Idol crowns its new winner on May 19, all those millions of viewers, the ones who stay on the network, will see a special preview of the show about a struggling high school glee club.
Continue reading Fox gives Glee a top-flight launching pad
Posted Dec 19th 2008 1:01PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Stargate, Festivus, Cancellations, Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone, Reality-Free
... five canceled shows.
Some shows, like critical darlings
The Shield and
Battlestar Galactica, are allowed to end gracefully; major story arcs are wrapped up and fans are left satisfied. Others are yanked from network schedules like unsightly weeds from a rose garden.
The networks yanked a number of shows off the air this season. Most of them, like
The Ex List, probably deserved the axe, but there were four that deserved more time to develop an audience and one that I'm really gonna miss. In no particular order, they are:
Continue reading On the 5th day of Festivus, TV gave to me...
Posted Dec 18th 2008 11:30AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Festivus, Celebrities, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
Oh,
Festivus, Oh, Festivus, the holiday for TV fans. How exciting that once a year we can close our eyes, click our heels and make our wishes for the magical ways television can be made better in the year to come. Still, there are more than a few changes that I think need to be made to make TV better ... not to say that it's bad. It just that everything can be better.
This is a great opportunity to get a little Scrooge-y and vent about what I want to see corrected/improved/altered in TV in 2009. Is it wrong that I hope the bigwigs at the networks and cable companies are surfing the net and take my grievances to heart? Is it wrong that I still believe they care about what viewers think? Yeah, probably, but here's my wish list anyway:
Continue reading All Allison wants for Festivus
Posted Nov 24th 2008 11:02AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: OpEd, Cancellations, Eli Stone, Reality-Free
As we reported previously, ABC decided to spin the wheel and cancel three of its shows -- Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and, the big surprise, Eli Stone. Surprise to me, at least, because I felt that Stone was moving in the right direction since its very strong season premiere. With its slightly new direction, continuing character growth, and imaginative visions that placed the show nearly in the realm of 'musical drama,' the show seemed to be heading in the right direction.
But, as usual, my opinion didn't count in the network's decision to axe the show after 13 episodes. It should have, to be honest. Not only because I wield the power of the keyboard and can bring those programming nerds down with a stroke of my CTRL key, but because I speak for the numbers of fans who cherish the show and think it was done an injustice. Not just by being canceled, but being lumped together with
Daisies and
DSM.
Continue reading The case for keeping Eli Stone alive
Posted Oct 17th 2008 8:00AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we'll supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our
tips form or by emailing us at
tvsquad at gmail dot com or call and leave a message at
(775) 640-8479 - your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.
This week we have:
Bones, Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Eli Stone, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Monk, Prison Break, Privileged, Supernatural and Ugly Betty. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous
Posted Sep 18th 2008 6:07PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we'll supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our
tips form or by emailing us at
tvsquad at gmail dot com or call and leave a message at
(775) 640-8479 - your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.
This week we have:
Big Love, Bones, Desperate Housewives, Eli Stone, Fringe, Ghost Whisperer, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House, Prison Break, Supernatural, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Office. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous
Posted Aug 15th 2008 2:23PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Casting, Eli Stone, Reality-Free
There will be some major star power in the new season of
Eli Stone. No, I'm not referring to
Katie Holmes' stunt casting. I'm talking big-time star wattage.
Sigourney Weaver will guest on Eli Stone as a psychologist. Eli, who is in desperate need of figuring out what he's been experiencing is the result of the brain ailment he's suffering from or something else.
Since he had brain surgery -- or so we think -- at season's end, will Eli still have the visions? Will he fulfill the imperative to Live Brave and become a leader -- prophet -- or was that not a look at the future but something else?
It's all very mysterious, and just the fact that he's going to see a shrink is positive development. Casting Sigourney Weaver is a positive as well. She's a three-time Oscar nominee and carries with her innate integrity and class.
Continue reading Can Sigourney Weaver figure out Eli Stone?
Posted Jul 17th 2008 2:22AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, Game Show, TCA Press Tour, Eli Stone, Reality-Free
The remaining panels on ABC's first day were for
Eli Stone, the Ashton Kutcher-produced game show
Opportunity Knocks, and a panel for the upcoming Country Music Association events on the network. For the latter panel, Julianne Hough, who has twice partnered with the celebrity champion of
Dancing with the Stars, sang a few songs from her current country album. Pretty girl. Nice voice. Dancer's body. But that's all I can say about the panel, because I bolted shortly after she was done singing.
The
Eli Stone panel featured the entire cast along with executive producers Greg Berlanti (who seems to be producing two-thirds of ABC's scripted dramas) and Marc Guggenheim. Surprisingly enough, there was only one question about the presence of
Katie Holmes as a guest star this season. The reason why she's there is a shock -- they brought her in to get ratings! Will wonders never cease?
Continue reading ABC wrap-up: Eli Stone, a DWTSer sings, and Ashton Kutcher hates my question - TCA Report
Posted Jul 16th 2008 1:23PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Celebrities, Casting, Eli Stone, Reality-Free
Holy crap. Everybody's favorite Scientology war bride,
Katie Holmes, has apparently used those perfect chompers of hers to gnaw through her ankle shackles and score an acting gig.
Holmes is set to guest star on Eli Stone this fall. Producers are staying mum on any details, but sources say that she is signed up for one episode of the fledgling drama.
Holmes got her big break on TV, playing Joey Potter on the uber-popular teen soap
Dawson's Creek. She also had a few impressive turns in movies, such as
Pieces of April and
Thank You for Smoking before meeting Tom Cruise and taking an extended hiatus from the business.
Holmes also gave up her role in the
Batman franchise before dipping her toe back into acting waters with the critically panned
Mad Money. She is set to film her episode later this month and then spread her wings further by traveling to New York to star in a revival of Arthur Miller's play,
All My Sons.
Continue reading Katie Holmes to guest on Eli Stone
Posted May 28th 2008 12:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Casting, Reality-Free
TV watchers probably know Roger Bart best as George Williams, the murderous pharmacist on
Desperate Housewives. On Broadway, he's been a musical dog (Snoopy in
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown -- for which he won the Tony award), a sidekick (Carmen Ghia in
The Producers) and a scientist (
Young Frankenstein). Now, he's slotted for a return to the tube.
Roger Bart will star as a lawyer in the untitled David Hemingson dramedy pilot for ABC. The project casts Bart as Cliff, a high-strung attorney in a fancy-schmancy L.A. law firm, where one of the partners is his spouse.
Hemingson's pilot is getting a lot of attention, in part because of his pedigree. He's written for
How I Met Your Mother, American Dad and
Kitchen Confidential. Adding Roger Bart to the mix ups the likelihood of ABC finding a place in the schedule mid-season for this comedy. They start filming next month.
Continue reading Broadway's Roger Bart lands ABC legal pilot
Posted May 27th 2008 4:41PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Awards, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, TV Squad Awards
Have you been checking out the best American accents on TV today? TV Squad has selected five fantastic nominees for The Excellence in Outsourcing Award, the television actors who have the best American accents. These five are all non-Americans, naturally, but you would never know it by their performances as good old folks from the United States.
So read all about these five worthy candidates and see why they've been selected. Then, check out the poll at the end. That's when you have a job to do. We want to know your top choice from the five nominees we've selected. Please take a moment to answer our poll at the end, casting your ballot for the Reader's Choice award in Excellence in Outsourcing.
Continue reading The Excellence in Outsourcing Award nominees
Posted May 20th 2008 3:20PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Awards, Reality-Free, TV Squad Awards
Outsourcing: it's running rampant in America. You know, you call for technical support when your PC is out of whack or you have a problem with a credit card and instead of hearing an American voice on the other end, you're left to chat with Kim in Karachi or Biff in Bangalore.
Well, in TV, outsourcing is also taking place. Parts that were once strictly American roles -- requiring a real, colloquial U.S. voice -- are being played by foreigners. The thing is, many of these roles are being brilliantly played by actors donning American accents -- they're doing a great job.
Think about it; some of the best performances on TV feature foreigners with great American accents, like Hugh Laurie on
House and Jonny Lee Miller on
Eli Stone. Two of Her Majesty's loyal subjects, two wonderful American voices. The Brits are all over the dial.
But did you know that Anthony LaPlaglia (
Without A Trace) and Rachel Griffiths (
Brothers & Sisters) are Australian? It's true. And they're not alone. There are a lot of other actors who were not brought up speaking like typical Americans who sound like they were.
Therefore, you tell us: who are your choices for the best American accents on television right now? Give us your thoughts on who should be nominated for TV Squad's Excellence in Outsourcing Award.
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