GIlmore Girls-related stories
Posted Oct 14th 2009 12:07PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
Recently, I spent a couple of hours watching
Gilmore Girls on SoapNet. The experience put a smile on my face and reminded me that I miss the kind of dramedy that Amy Sherman-Palladino created on that show.
The show remains a near perfect blend of character, comedy, drama and emotion to me. So, when I read this morning that
Amy Sherman-Palladino is doing aproject at HBO about a mother-daughter relationship, I let out a "yeah."
True, true, true, Amy's last show was the disappointing sitcom -- hell, call it like it was, dreadful --
The Return of Jezebel James at Fox. No excuses. It was a mess. Still, I'm more than willing to give this writer another chance to soar again.
Continue reading HBO snags Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino
Posted Oct 9th 2009 11:11PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Casting, Reality-Free
It's official. As of today,
Lauren Graham will replace Maura Tierney in Parenthood, the NBC mid-season family drama. After the
talk of Helen Hunt getting the role of a divorce mom struggling to get by, the former star of
Gilmore Girls has landed the role... just like
Bob wrote.
Hip-hip-hooray! Don't get me wrong. My heart goes out to Maura Tierney who had to drop out because she was diagnosed with breast cancer. I wish her a speed recovery and a great role in another series after her treatments are successful. And Helen Hunt might have been a lovely choice, too. But I am a major
Gilmore Girls fan. I'm thrilled to pieces that Lauren is coming back to series TV.
Continue reading Lauren Graham officially cast on Parenthood
Posted Aug 12th 2009 6:03PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, TV on the Bigscreen, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Frequent TV Squad readers know about my undying love for
Gilmore Girls. Newbies, you're about to get a taste (and you can thank ABC Family's endless slate of
GG reruns for this post).
Since the show ended its seven-year run in 2007, I've been following the careers of stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel very closely. Graham won raves earlier this year for her Broadway debut as a nightclub singer in a revival of
Guys & Dolls. Things were looking up for the talented actress until ABC recently decided not to pick up her new sitcom, but Graham continues to show up in supporting roles on the big screen.
Continue reading Gilmore Girls Watch: Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel on the big screen
Posted Apr 11th 2009 12:00PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
This is
Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at
TV Squad where we 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:
Chuck, Desperate Housewives, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Lost, Melrose Place spin-off and NCIS. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)
Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous
Posted Mar 1st 2009 9:00PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Casting, Reality-Free
I've been pretty hard on NBC of late, like
calling for Jeff Zucker's head when NBC announced it will present Jay Leno every weeknight in prime time next fall, but I think I'm going to have to tip my cap to the network for how
ER is coming to an end.
Not only have the producers lured
George Clooney and Juliana Margulies back for a last go-round, they've also cast Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon for a guest turn. George, Julianna and Susan will all appear on
ER on March 12.
I'm curious to see their appearances, but here's the casting that will have me definitely tuning in:
Alexis Bledel is booked for ER two-hour finale on April 2.
Continue reading Gilmore Girl set for ER finale
Posted Feb 27th 2009 2:55PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free, TV Squad Ten
When TV shows have made the leap to the big screen, the results have not always been great, except when they keep the same cast and come up with a good story that builds on the series, like
Sex and the City and
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. The same is true of some TV movies that have built on a show's lingering appeal even after it's been canceled. James Garner came back for a couple of
Rockford Files movies, for instance, and
The Return of The Man from UNCLE with David McCallum and Robert Vaughn was excellent. Of course, it doesn't always work -- the Rhoda and Mary reunion was painful to watch -- but I'm still a fan of the follow-up TV movie.
Here's my ideas for ten TV shows I'd like to see as TV movies.
Continue reading TV Squad Ten: Shows I'd like to see come back as a TV movie - VIDEOS
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 Dec 12th 2008 12:29PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, Casting, Reality-Free
I used to get a lot of flak from my friends simply for being a dude who watched
Gilmore Girls. The jabs about my ever-fading manliness would stop whenever I forced one of these
Gilmore bashers to actually sit and watch the show. If they weren't drawn in by the witty dialogue, its amazingly sap-free wholesomeness, or its addictive plot lines, they were always impressed with star Lauren Graham's performance as Lorelai Gilmore.
If we lived in a perfect world, Graham would have a bookshelf full of awards for her seven-year run as Lorelai. When the show ended in 2007, Graham headed to the movies, usually landing small roles that failed to fully display her talent. Now, she's returning to TV.
Continue reading Gilmore Girls' Lauren Graham to star in ABC comedy
Posted Dec 5th 2008 5:08PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Casting, Reality-Free
Guest stars can be good and guest stars can be not-so-good, but this one sounds like a winner to me. EW's Michael Ausiello has an exclusive report that
Florence Henderson will be on Samantha Who? And if you think Christina Applegate kind of looks like she could be related to Florence, you're not alone.
The Brady Bunch veteran has been cast as Samantha Newly's grandmother, Jean Smart's mama. And if that's not blonde goodness and potential hilarity for you, TVGuide.com has another exclusive;
Christine Ebersole will play Sammy's aunt. In the very same storyline!
Continue reading A Brady and a Broadway blonde check in to Samantha Who?
Posted Jun 10th 2008 11:23AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Smallville, PVR Wire, Video, Supernatural, Web, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Reality-Free
I've long since given up hope for those flying cars we were all supposed to be piloting in the new millennium. Now, I'll settle for that other years ago future dream, all of TV at your fingertips whenever you want it. We're still a ways away from that one, but the new WB is another step in that direction.
The site is still in beta, so the amount of content leaves a little to be desired, but most of it seems to be working, and it gives a good idea of what will be waiting for everybody when the site goes live. They finally came through with my beta invite, and I've been poking around. Hit the gallery for the bigger screen shots of the various areas and interface, and join me after a jump for a quick tour in text. A word of warning, the embedded video after the jump will autostart. Beta.
Continue reading The WB is back ... almost - VIDEO
Posted May 8th 2008 8:04AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Video, Celebrities, Casting, Private Practice, Reality-Free
Last fall, Gilmore Girls' David Sutcliffe appeared in two episodes of ABC's Private Practice, the Grey's Anatomy spin-off. His guest starring stint as a potential love interest for lead character Addison (played by Kate Walsh) was set to last a few episodes but was cut short due to the writers strike.
Since the last episode of PP's short season aired, it was unknown if the actor would return as Officer Kevin Nelson, a cop that caught Addison's interest. The actor's schedule could have changed, the writers could have decided to bench his character, who knows?
Sutcliffe fans, fear not! In the latest edition of the "Ausiello Report Vodcast Scoop,"
Michael Ausiello interviewed Sutcliffe (the interview starts at the 1:17 mark in the video below) and was able to get confirmation that the actor will return to
Private Practice.
Continue reading David Sutcliffe is sticking around Private Practice - VIDEO
Posted Apr 28th 2008 1:01PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: In the Limelight, Celebrities, Samantha Who?, Reality-Free
The name Melissa McCarthy doesn't ring a bell? No, she's not Jenny McCarthy's sister (she's her cousin). You probably know Melissa under the name Sookie St.James, Lorelai's best friend on
Gilmore Girls.
This gifted actress has appeared in over 20 different TV and movie projects in the past 10 years but mostly devoted her time to
Gilmore, appearing in more than 150 episodes of the series.
The 37-year-old actress from Plainfield, Illinois, first performed on stage. She started her acting career by doing stand up and improv in New York. She attended The Actors Studio, where she studied drama. This led to a bunch of acting gigs in stage productions. When she moved to Los Angeles, the actress joined
The Groundlings as a main cast member of this improv and sketch troupe.
Continue reading Melissa McCarthy: In the Limelight
Posted Apr 9th 2008 11:20AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, The Office, Casting, Reality-Free
So, while we've been speculating here on our own about
The Office spinoff, others are doing the same.
TV Guide's Michael Ausiello, one of my favorite TV chatters, was asked in
his column about said
Office spinoff and whether it may be the perfect spot for Lauren Graham. Hmm...very interesting.
Ausiello agreed with the writer, that especially in light of the
big deal Lauren inked with NBC, it makes sense. He wrote, "It would be insane not to at least consider Graham for the gig. Are you with me?"
Continue reading Lauren Graham for Office spin-off?
Posted Mar 19th 2008 9:22AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Episode Reviews
(S01E01) I'm not quite sure what to make of this show. It's hard to decide what I like and don't like considering that the show is really not that unique. For example, I've always been a fan of Chris Parnell but his work on Miss Guided pales in comparison to the stuff he does on 30 Rock. The same goes for Brooke Burns but if I had to choose, I'd rather see her in those jeans she wore on Dog Eat Dog.
Judy Greer is super funny. Her guest spot on Two and a half Men was brilliant in my opinion. So when she got her own show, I was interested to say the least.
Continue reading Miss Guided: Homecoming (series permiere)
Posted Mar 11th 2008 11:03AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Early Looks
If you're a fan of Amy Sherman-Palladino -- which pretty much means you were a fan of
Gilmore Girls -- you've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of her new FOX sitcom,
The Return of Jezebel James.
Unfortunately, if you're a fan of Sherman-Palladino's, you're going to end up pretty disappointed. The two episodes that FOX sent out for review were not only devoid of laughs, but uncomfortably paced as well. The pacing is something that's important to note, given the unique dialogue that AS-P and her husband, Daniel Palladino, are known for.
But the most disappointing thing about the show is that it's miscast, in the biggest way possible.
Continue reading The Return of Jezebel James -- An early look
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