Mariska Hargitay-related stories
Posted Oct 25th 2009 11:06AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Law and Order, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
I started watching
Law & Order during the Briscoe and Green days, so I don't know a whole lot about Detective Rey Curtis, Briscoe's former partner from '94-'99. What I do know is that
Benjamin Bratt is
pulling a Chris Noth and returning to the show that gave him his big break.
Bratt, whose A&E series,
The Cleaner, was just canceled, is
reprising his role as Detective Rey Curtis on the original
Law & Order. However, it doesn't look like the current crime-fighting duo of Lupo (
Jeremy Sisto) and Bernard (
Anthony Anderson) have anything to worry about: Bratt is only signed up for one episode.
Continue reading Benjamin Bratt back on the beat at Law & Order
Posted Jul 14th 2009 2:01PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Friday Night Lights, Awards, Emmys, Reality-Free, Mad Men
The actresses who have been competing for the Primetime Emmy award in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category these past few years are some of the top names in the business. Two-time Oscar winner
Sally Field for
Brothers & Sisters, multiple Emmy winner -- including last year's award --
Glenn Close for
Damages. Previous winner Mariska Hargitay for
Law & Order: SVU. Oh, yes, there's also
Saving Grace's Holly Hunter, another former Oscar winner, and Golden Globe winner Kyra Sedgwick for
The Closer.
All these ladies are worthy of winning nominations again, and it wouldn't be surprising to see one or all of them nominated. But if I were to have a say, there are some other women I hope to see recognized when the Primetime Emmy nominations are announced this Thursday.
Continue reading Emmy Wish List: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Posted Jul 11th 2009 10:05AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
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This week we have spoilers for:
Big Love, Brothers & Sisters, CSI: Miami, Desperate Housewives, Fringe, Glee, Gossip Girl, Heroes, Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, One Tree Hill, and The Mentalist. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)
Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous
Posted Jul 3rd 2009 10:32AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Law and Order, Casting, Reality-Free
More good news out of NBC's top drama.
Wentworth Miller is guesting on Law and Order: SVU, and this time he's not going to be behind bars. The
Prison Break actor will star in the September 23 premiere of
Law and Order: SVU, which is kicking off its 11th season on the NBC.
Wentworth Miller's casting comes on the heels of
NBC re-signing of Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni to two-year extensions as the show's mainstays, Detectives Benson and Stabler, as well as the return of Stephanie March as Alex Cabot and a four-show arc for Christine Lahti. I'd say that the powers-that-be are stacking the deck with prime talent to make sure
Law and Order: SVU maintains its top quality status.
Continue reading Wentworth Miller goes from Prison Break to Law & Order: SVU
Posted Jun 30th 2009 3:25PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Law and Order, Reality-Free
Well, that's a relief. After months of speculation that NBC would be bringing
Law & Order: SVU back for the 11th season without the two stars that have anchored the show, there's good news.
Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni have re-signed with
SVU. They pair agreed to stick with NBC's top-rated Neilsen drama for two more seasons.
Good news is probably an understatement. It's really great news because with
SVU moving to Wednesday, 9 p.m., the show really didn't need to shake up the cast at this point in time. Stability mattered and NBC found a way to bring the two stars into the fold, offering them both the flexibility they sought.
Continue reading Meloni & Hargitay sign on for more Law & Order: SVU
Posted Jun 3rd 2009 8:00AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Law and Order, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free
Wow, I gotta say that this was a great season finale. I wasn't really familiar with Stuckey, but what happened still shocked me (though I guessed what was going on halfway through). It was rather
Bones-ian, in a way.
This could turn out to be the last episode of
Law and Order: SVU for Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay, since
they are holding out for more money and NBC is thinking of replacing them. Of course, I don't think that's going to happen. Sure, all of the
Law and Order shows have had many cast members over the years, but I'm betting that the duo will be back for another season.
Posted Apr 9th 2009 5:10PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Law and Order, Reality-Free
And I can hear every
Law and Order: SVU fan screaming at the same time,
"Noooooooooooooooooooooo!"Michael Ausiello is reporting that stars Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay
are asking for more money (they currently get $7 million a year), and sources say that the network might replace them if the stars keep asking for that money. The show was recently
renewed for an 11th season.
I'm not too sure they couldn't be replaced. I mean, it would, of course, depend on who they go to replace them, but haven't they replaced the cast of the original
Law and Order quite a bit? Characters left, characters died, some actors died in real life, and they brought in new people. Though I wonder if Meloni and Hargitay, since they have been on the show for so long,
are the show and just can't be replaced. Or maybe they can just have it be
John Munch: Private Eye.
Posted Apr 4th 2009 8:19AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Law and Order, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
This doesn't come as a surprise, does it?
NBC has ordered an 11th season of Law & Order: SVU. It isn't a surprise because of all the shows on NBC's roster – not including
ER, which just had a celebrated swan song – are struggling in the ratings.
Law & Order SVU is the lone exception, still drawing nearly 10 million viewers and at least keeping NBC challenging in the Tuesday night ratings.
It's not as strong as it once was, but what show is on NBC? It would have been network hari-kari to let
SVU hit the road.
Continue reading NBC commits to more Law & Order: SVU
Posted Mar 13th 2009 10:02AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Law and Order, Grey's Anatomy, The Office, 30 Rock, Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl, TV Squad Ten
There's a reason why when you watch
The Mentalist, there are always subtle close ups of
Simon Baker's eyes or of his mouth when he's talking. The producers know he's hot and they know women are watching. Between him, the cast of
Friday Night Lights, and a whole other
list of DILF's, there's a lot of male eye-candy on TV right now. But what about the women? Of course television is filled with hot chicks, but who do other women like to watch?
There are certain female characters who, when you watch them, you just want to hang out with. Either you think she'd be a good friend, or exciting to have around, or maybe you just kind of want to
be her. This, my friends, is a Girl Crush. Here is my list of Top Ten TV Girl Crushes.
Continue reading TV Squad Ten: Girl Crushes
Posted Jan 13th 2009 3:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Reality-Free
Two stars from two of NBC's most popular shows are in the hospital, and at least one of the cases sounds serious.
Deal Or No Deal host
Howie Mandel was rushed to the hospital in Toronto for an irregular heartbeat. He was admitted to the hospital just so they could monitor him and do some tests. He's expected to be released from the hospital later this afternoon.
The other person in the hospital is
Law and Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay. She reportedly suffered a collapsed lung around the holidays, according to a spokesperson (who says it was a "partially" collapsed lung). There are conflicting reports as to how it happened, either by sledding or some other way, but
TMZ says that the lung collapsed for a second time and had to be inflated again. She was nominated for a Golden Globe the other night.
By the way, Mandel is in Toronto to film scenes for his new hidden camera show
Howie Do It.
Posted Aug 5th 2008 8:03AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, Celebrities, Reality-Free
On
Two and a Half Men, Charlie Sheen plays a vulgar playboy, a shallow guy who's more interested in booze, women and having a good time than being responsible and working hard. The role has earned him a couple of Emmy nominations and a lot of money. A lot of money. In fact, in
a new poll from TV Guide, Charlie Sheen is the highest paid actor on TV, making $825,000 per episode; in a season of 23 shows, that comes out to nearly $20 million.
That's more than he could make in the movies, and unlike films, Charlie can keep on raking it in on
Two and a Half Men for years. The show is a huge hit in syndication, so more episodes will simply mean more money down the road.
Right behind Charlie on the list is fellow CBS leading man,
CSI's William Petersen. He's making $600,000 an episode. He's only doing ten episodes this season, but since he's also an executive producer on the series, he's probably making even more.
Continue reading TV's highest paid stars, starting with Charlie Sheen
Posted Jul 30th 2008 1:24PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, Casting, Reality-Free
When
Law & Order: SVU returns on September 23, it's bringing a trio of guest stars with it.
Luke Perry (90210), Sara Gilbert (Roseanne, 24), and Julie Bowen (Ed, Lost) are all set to make appearances. Perry and Bowen play a couple accused of abusing their foster child. Gilbert is on board to play the child's biological mother.
In addition to the main foster-child abuse storyline, the premiere is going to deal with Benson's (
Mariska Hartigay) attempted rape a the end of last season, as well as Fin's (
Ice-T) possible transfer out of SVU. The premiere also marks the debut of the new ADA played by
Michaela McManus (
One Tree Hill).
Continue reading SVU packs its premiere with guest stars
Posted Nov 6th 2007 11:22AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, CSI, ER, Daytime, The Office, TV Squad Lists, Weeds, Private Practice
About two years ago, I set out to list the hottest women on TV who are
over 40,
over 50, and
over 60. There were a lot candidates to choose from, even in the over 60 category, making it a particularly tough set of list to compose.
But now that our friends at AOL have decided to compile a list of TV's
50 sexiest women of all time (starting today with Nos. 50-41), I'm going to take on an even greater challenge: making one master list of seventeen beauties over 40. It's not as easy as you think; the TV landscape has changed a bit, and a few new strong contenders have recently entered their 40s, and a few of the previous list members have left the TV landscape. To make this list, a woman has to have been a regular or significant guest on a TV series or news program in 2007. So, after the jump, a list -- in no particular order -- of fifteen beauties who combine looks, maturity and grace to make one compellingly sexy package.
Thumbnails are with the list, but you can click on the gallery below to get a much better view of these lovely women. Then add your own choices in the comments.
Continue reading Seventeen of TV's hottest women over 40
Posted Aug 11th 2007 12:31PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Law and Order, Video, Web
SPOILERS AHEAD!!! DO NOT READ ANY FARTHER IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW SEASON OF SVU!!!!
The big news about the season premiere of NBC's Law & Order: SVU is not that it is the show's 9th season, or the fact that Cynthia Nixon guest-stars in a pretty chilling role. The big news is that Mariska Hargitay cut her hair! How could she? Frankly, I loved her long locks.
But, I guess that she didn't, and they seem to be back to pre-season 7 length (don't ask me how I know this). Plus, even after the events of last season's finale, her character Olivia Benson still seems to be partnered with Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni). From the promo you'll see after the jump, they'll need to work very closely together.
Continue reading Cynthia Nixon to guest star in SVU season premiere -- VIDEO
Posted May 23rd 2007 12:31PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: OpEd, Law and Order, Episode Reviews
(
S08E22) Was it me, or was there just too much happening in this episode? "Screwed" was a culmination of not just this entire season, but of the entire series. And we're left, once again, to wonder whether the SVU squad is going to be disseminated.
The episode starred Ludacris, reprising his role as Det. Tutuola's stepson, Darius, from a
March 2006 episode. But, despite the stellar acting job from Ludacris, it wasn't about him at all. In fact, his alleged crime wasn't even the center of the story (I stopped trying to remember the Ludacris episode when I realized that it didn't matter). Instead, Ludacris was the tool the writers used to pick apart all the mistakes the SVU detectives have made over the years and leave us hanging about their fate. The detectives were the ones on trial.
Continue reading Law & Order SVU: Screwed (season finale)
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