LipstickJungle-related stories
Posted Jan 25th 2009 2:40PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Reality-Free
One of the stage managers from the crew of
Lipstick Jungle has been
hocking their props on eBay. As with its
Sex and the City predecessor, they use actual suits and bags from Prada, Gucci, and all sorts of prominent name brands. I see them being sold on street corners in NYC all the time. They stuff goes for practically the same street value as crack.
That is one of the problems with a busy set. You never know who is bringing what to where and for what purpose. It's even worse for
Lipstick Jungle since the props wouldn't look out-of-place being sold on the eBay alongside all the other resellers of various designer name brands. At least with certain shows like
Star Trek, you could tell where the stolen props came from.
The lesson is this: if you are going to steal from a television production, make sure to skip the stuff that is crystal-encrusted and unique. Still, you have to wonder if the reason the man sold the props in the first place is that the show won't be needing them anymore due to imminent cancellation.
Posted Jan 16th 2009 9:28AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, The Office, Pickups and Renewals, 30 Rock, Reality-Free
Good news for fans of Thursday night comedy: NBC has renewed
both 30 Rock and The Office.
The Biggest Loser has also been renewed (and
Heroes is noted as 'very secure'), but the final verdict has not been reached for the low-rated
Lipstick Jungle,
Kath & Kim and
Knight Rider. In other news, the sky is blue.
Seriously, this should come as no surprise to anybody who watches either show, as they are both brilliant. NBC seems to be trying to make Thursday nights into "Must See TV" again. As someone who enjoys
The Office and is pretty much addicted to
30 Rock, I think they're succeeding.
At this stage, it is only known that the series is renewed, and not whether or not the shows will stay in their current time slots. I cover
Smallville on Thursday nights. If they move either series to the 8 PM hour on Thursday, then I have to make sure my video recorders are properly working.
Posted Dec 19th 2008 11:03AM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd, Festivus, Cancellations, Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, Reality-Free
As we do every year, we here at
TV Squad are reminiscing on the top TV news stories of the year. What has 2008 brought us? Well, while we were all complaining about the lack of quality shows that debuted this season, we may have missed the second-year shows going right down the crapper.
Let's start over at ABC. Three very promising shows premiered last season --
Dirty Sexy Money,
Eli Stone, and
Pushing Daisies -- to praise from the critics and buzz from the viewers.
Dirty Sexy Money, with the cast that could be someone's fantasy cast, started off strong. There was a mystery, unique and complex characters, and some integrity. With the writer's strike went the integrity and the ratings, and recently, we got the news that
no more episodes of Dirty Sexy Money would be ordered.
Continue reading Top TV Stories of 2008: Second-year shows go down the toilet
Posted Dec 9th 2008 10:44AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free
I read Brad's post about
NBC keeping Jay Leno in the fold and I think it's the latest move by NBC to ruin TV. Can Jeff Zucker be impeached? I'm so fed up with the way he's be running -- ruining -- the network that I'm ready to bust. Seriously, is there anybody over there that still has any connection to what viewers want to see?
Basically, NBC is ready to try something completely radical and -- in my estimation -- ridiculous, even though it would keep Leno from being lured to another network.
Continue reading Can Jeff Zucker be impeached over this Leno development?
Posted Nov 24th 2008 4:21PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, Reality-Free
Hoo boy! You fans of the NBC historical drama Crusoe are not going to like this news. Not at all. It will be so distressful that you're going to get up, board a ship, purposefully get shipwrecked, and live your life on a deserted island. That, or you'll just toss out your TVs in disgust and begin, dare I say it, reading or talking to your loved ones.
Ready? Here it is...NBC is moving Crusoe to Saturdays. You read right; the show is moving to the Dead Zone of primetime television. Why, do you tearfully ask, are they moving this show to a night that hasn't featured original programming in years? Well, it's to move Lipstick Jungle up one hour on Friday night in order to shore the program up. And, man, does it need shoring up. Last Friday, the show managed to eek out a 2.2 rating in its current 10 PM slot.
Continue reading More schedule wranglings for NBC involving Crusoe and Lipstick Jungle
Posted Nov 18th 2008 11:03AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Ratings, Reality-Free
You know, it's almost refreshing these days when a network comes out and actually uses the word "canceled." It just happens so rarely these days. Over the last few years, shows have "shut down production," "gone on hiatus," and "filled their production order," but rarely if ever have they been canceled outright. That word is usually reserved for the truly horrible shows (
Do Not Disturb) or ones that become spectacular failures (
My Own Worst Enemy).
So it's not surprising that when news came out that
Lipstick Jungle was going to take a pause in production, everyone -- including our own Isabelle --
assumed the show was canceled. However, a helpful staffer e-mailed us to set us straight (Isabelle updated her post with the info), saying that NBC was going to wait out the show's move to what is usually a Friday "death slot." Indeed, there seems to be
a slight uptick in ratings in its new slot, and DVR viewing numbers continue to be solid, so NBC is playing a "wait and see" game with the show.
Continue reading Lipstick Jungle isn't dead yet... and might survive on Fridays
Posted Nov 13th 2008 10:31AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Cancellations, Reality-Free
Hello! My name is Isabelle and I
watch watched
Lipstick Jungle and
My Own Worst Enemy.
See the verb tense there? Yep, past. That's because NBC decided that in the near future,
LJ and
MOWE would not be part of my viewing schedule anymore.
All major entertainment websites report that NBC has decided to cancel both series. What they don't know, and that's because NBC ain't talking yet, is if the already-in-the-can episodes would see the light of a TV screen before the series retire.
Continue reading No more Enemy or Jungle at NBC - UPDATED
Posted Oct 25th 2008 2:33PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Programming, Law and Order, Reality-Free
Does
the return of Law and Order to the weekly NBC lineup strike a "welcome back" chord, or does it mean that the Peacock needs a boost in the ratings from a tried and true player? I think it's the latter, because just weeks into the new season, NBC is floundering in the Nielsens, prompting a change in the schedule.
First,
Law and Order is returning this week. On Wednesday, October 29, NBC presents what could be called their crime-time line up --
Knight Rider at 8,
Life at 9, and
Law and Order at 10.
Clearly, with
the pick up earlier this week for Knight Rider, NBC is committed to the show despite the weak ratings. Presenting this solid Wednesday block of cop shows will hopefully translate into better Nielsen numbers.
Continue reading Law and Order coming back...and other NBC news
Posted Oct 5th 2008 9:39AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Ratings, Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
You know the one I'm talking about. After the writers strike ended last year in February, most of the networks made the interesting decision to just go ahead and shelve most of their freshmen series for the season, even if they'd picked up their "back nine" orders. Instead, they thought they'd launch the shows to big fanfare this fall, almost as if they were new again. Unfortunately, it looks like this plan backfired on them tremendously.
Across the board, those
sophomore series that went on hiatus for more than six months are way down in the ratings. Apparently, absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder when it comes to the television landscape. It makes the instant gratification generation forget you existed. And stop caring.
Continue reading The long hiatus is killing second-year shows, and some older ones
Posted Sep 17th 2008 2:02PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Early Looks, Lipstick Jungle, Reality-Free
I got hooked on NBC's
Lipstick Jungle during its first season, and can't wait to see what happens with the girls in season two, premiering Wed., Sept. 24 at 10/9c. Look for my reviews of the show on
TV Squad, as well.
While I've already found my Mr. Right, I still identify with all three women in one way or another. Like movie exec Wendy (
Brooke Shields), I'm doing my best to balance career and family. Like Victory (
Lindsay Price), I have a whole bunch of dreams and goals on my list. And like Nico (
Kim Raver), I'm an overachieving workaholic. And if not for the aforementioned Mr. Right, I'd have a really tough time saying no to
Robert Buckley's bedroom eyes, too.
Continue reading Watch the Lipstick Jungle premiere online -- a week before it's on TV - VIDEOS
Posted Jun 25th 2008 11:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Casting, Lipstick Jungle, Reality-Free
When
Lipstick Jungle comes back for the new season on Wednesday, September 24, we already know that Wendy's life will be impacted by the appearance of her challenging, iconic mother Joyce, played by television great
Mary Tyler Moore.
Now comes news via E! Online that things will be getting more complicated for the
Lipstick Jungle with the addition of two more name stars;
Latino talents Carlos Ponce and Rosie Perez are both booked for guest roles.Continue reading Lipstick Jungle casting news es muy caliente
Posted Jun 18th 2008 7:24PM 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:
Chuck, Dexter, Gossip Girl, Greek, Heroes, House, Lipstick Jungle, Nip/Tuck, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, and Ugly Betty. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous
Posted Jun 11th 2008 4:23PM 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, Brothers & Sisters, Chuck, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Lipstick Jungle, Nip/Tuck, Pushing Daisies and Weeds. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous
Posted May 24th 2008 1:31PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
NBC has issued a press release with the
premiere dates for all their fall shows. This way, you know when to set your DVR.
The full press release includes descriptions for each of the shows. New shows are in all caps.
Heroes will be the first scripted show to return with a two-hour premiere on September 22nd. The first new scripted show will be
Knight Rider on September 24th (although I don't know if you could count it as new since they already broadcast the two-hour pilot).
Complete schedule after the jump.
Continue reading When are your favorite NBC shows returning?
Posted Apr 15th 2008 6:00PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: In the Limelight, Lipstick Jungle, Reality-Free
Good chemistry between TV couples is a rare commodity, but when Robert Buckley and Kim Raver heat up the screen as Kirby and Nico on
Lipstick Jungle, there's some major fireworks flying around.
Much of that spark can be attributed to Buckley, who inhabits the role of Kirby so well that it hardly seems like he's playing a part. Buckley took over the role from Will Toale, who played the part in the pilot episode.
The 26-year-old actor really hasn't been on the TV scene all that long. He got his start playing two roles on MyNetworkTV prime time dramas: photographer Michael Bauer on 2006's
Fashion House; and Matthew Wakefield on 2007's
American Heiress.
Continue reading Robert Buckley: In the Limelight
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