Posts with tag New York
Posted Jul 19th 2008 9:33AM by Erin Martell
Filed under: Celebrities, Ugly Betty, Reality-Free
While
Ugly Betty's move to New York City might not have been good news for the show's crew, Queens residents couldn't be happier to have the Suarez family in town. Fans welcomed the comedy series with a
block party-style celebration in Jackson Heights, Betty's home base.
Actors America Ferrera and Tony Plana attended the event and thanked fans in both English and Spanish. The
Ugly Betty cast and crew have already been seen filming in their new, more authentic surroundings. As Allison mentioned,
America Ferrera was recently spotted riding a motorcycle in Brooklyn (dressed as Betty Suarez, of course).
Continue reading Ugly Betty gets a Queens welcome
Posted Jul 11th 2008 11:59AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Ugly Betty, Casting, Reality-Free
First there was Walter, then Henry, then Gio and now Jesse? For a girl whose called ugly, Betty Suarez gets an awful lot of appreciative looks and more from the fellows, does she not?
The new man with eyes for Betty is named Jesse and actor/musician
Val Emmich has been cast in the Ugly Betty role. The role is recurring -- kind of like Freddy Rodriguez when he started as Gio -- but since he's a potential love interest with UB, he could be bumped up to regular.
With the show now filming in New York, perhaps a young hot guy like Val Emmich is just the ticket for Betty. Emmich's done a lot of Manhattan TV shows --
Hope & Faith, 30 Rock, Third Watch -- so he's going to sound like a New Yawker.
Continue reading Ugly Betty receives a new Val-entine
Posted Jul 9th 2008 6:00PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Reality Shows
From the 1950s through the 1980s, reality television programming was a rarity on the schedules of the Big Three networks. It was more of a novelty that piqued the interest of the viewers for a few months or a few seasons, then was relegated back into the shadows while scripted shows dominated the airwaves. It wasn't until the very end of the 1980s, when FOX premiered COPS, that reality-based programming became a prime-time staple.
It stayed that way for several years. Then, just like that, it all changed, thanks to one show that premiered in 1992. With a simple program on a fairly new cable channel, reality programming went from television rarity to huge success. So much so that, in a few short years, it spawned various direct copies and variations of its concept on both the over-the-air and cable networks. By the early 21st century the airwaves were filled with more reality programming than scripted works, garnering the ire and the joy of many a long-time television viewer.
And, it all began on a network primarily known for its music videos and Pauly Shore.
Continue reading A history of reality television (part two): MTV gets real
Posted Jul 3rd 2008 10:23AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Video, Celebrities, Super Skank Wednesday
VH1 diva Tiffany "New York" Pollard is back this summer for another chapter in her celebreality life.
New York Goes to Hollywood premieres in August and will follow your favorite H.B.I.C. as she leaves Tailor-Made behind and tries to make it in Tinsel Town.
To rev up for the new show, VH1 put together a
set of promos that have New York acting as classic Hollywood characters. She plays Dorothy from
Wizard of Oz: "Toto, where the f*ck are we?" She plays Marilyn Monroe in that classic scene where the blonde starlet walks over the sidewalk grate. However, New York uses the breeze from the passing subway car to dry her nails and her nether regions. Whatever works, right? Finally, New York plays Forrest Gump and imparts some wisdom about life and chocolates.
The videos are after the jump. All three are stupid and unfunny. And all three prove the New York's new show is going to be a blast. Check it out and let me know what you think.
New York Goes to Hollywood premieres August 4th at 9 p.m. ET on VH1.
Continue reading It's lights, camera, New York this summer - VIDEO
Posted Jun 30th 2008 9:40PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Casting, Reality-Free
Remember back in February when we told you that Edie Falco was signed for a
new dark situation comedy from Showtime about a harried nurse?
Well, they've started filming the show in New York and given it a tentative title,
Nurse Jackie. What's more, the cast surrounding Edie includes some familiar faces.
Nurse Jackie will have a boyfriend and he will be played by Paul Schulze. The name may not be familiar, but the face sure is. Paul was Father Phil on
The Sopranos, the priest who spent a lot of time with Carmella and had her thinking they were going to replay
The Thornebirds.
On this Showtime series, he's Eddie and he works in the hospital in the pharmacy. That's important because reportedly Edie's character has a problem with drugs.
What's this, she's a female
House? Could she be popping Vicodin as prodigiously as he does? Could anyone?
Continue reading More info on Edie Falco's new Showtime series
Posted Jun 26th 2008 3:24PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, Pickups and Renewals
Has Bravo gone to the well once too much? It sure seems that way. Hot on the success of
The Real Housewives of New York City, which was inspired by
The Real Housewives of Orange County,
Bravo is now rolling out The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Now, listen, I've watched the first two series; I admit that they are addictive. And they're convenient because Bravo re-airs them again and again, but come on! This is like Coffee-Mate coming up with all these flavored creamers. Do we really need so many creamers?
Continue reading Bravo conjures up more Housewives, this time from Atlanta
Posted Jun 4th 2008 12:03PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Super Skank Wednesday
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
Flavor of Love,
I Love New York (or whatever show Tiffany Pollard is making next),
The Surreal Life,
Charm School, and
Miss Rap Supreme.
After the jump, I have a list for you. I call it, "The 10 Most Fabulous Flavorettes and Rockettes." Not those Rockettes. Not the ones who kick really high and line-up in different formations and perform at Radio City. Bret's Rockettes! Okay, it's a bad name, but what else do I call them (especially when Flav refers to his skanks as "Flavorettes")?
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: A list for your consideration
Posted May 19th 2008 9:22AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Ugly Betty, Casting, Reality-Free
Now that we know that
Ugly Betty is coming back next season (it was never in doubt) and that the
Ugly Betty production is moving to New York, executive producer
Silvio Horta has shared a few more bits of news and tidbits about Betty and company.
For starters, the producers are determined to streamline the show, taking advantage of being in NYC and sharpening the focus of the show. Horta said the goal for the
Ugly Betty writing team for season three is "to make the show more about Betty's journey and to weave the characters into more unified, emotionally grounded plots."
Continue reading Ugly Betty will be better in New York says exec producer
Posted May 14th 2008 10:03AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming
So, if you're like me -- and I know you are -- you watched
The Real Housewives of New York City reunion show -- the one where Ramona walked off the set because she was shocked (SHOCKED!) that Alex had posed for nude photos that had recently been published. Well, that reunion show wasn't the end. Leave to the good folks at Bravo -- the same people that show episodes of
Project Runway, Top Chef, Workout, etc. over and over again so you are bound to see them two or three times each -- to find enough excess footage for yet another episode of the Big Apple socialites.
Calling the show a "watercooler sensation," Bravo has pieced together another hour of
The Real Housewives of New York City and it will air Tuesday, May 27 at 9 o'clock (ET/PT). Don't worry, if you miss it then, you'll be able to find it on one of the upteen reruns.
Continue reading Bravo scrounges up a bonus Real Housewives of NYC episode
Posted May 7th 2008 8:39AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, Ugly Betty, Reality-Free
I have to hand it to the producers of ABC's
Ugly Betty; they've re-created the look of New York City and Queens so effectively in the first two seasons that I thought they did film the show in the Big Apple. Well, no. They filmed the pilot in Manhattan and inserted a real location or two here and there, but the bulk of the series has been filmed in Los Angeles. (Although the
Wicked episode was clearly not a Broadway theater -- it was just too spacious!)
Now comes words that
the Ugly Betty production may actually pull up stakes and make New York its real home, complete with costumes, props, studio and stars. The ABC Studios are contemplating the relocation for financial reasons, including very lucrative tax credits. While that's good for the producers, it sucks for the crew. They won't be transported to the city; they'll be let go -- about 150 in all. But if you're a glass half-full kind of person, that's 150 new jobs for New York workers. As for the stars, this change isn't a big deal as most are from New York and aren't objecting to moving -- at least that's the word from ABC.
Continue reading Betty to bite the Big Apple?
Posted Apr 22nd 2008 8:22AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Animation, Adult Swim, Celebrities, Moonlight, Reality-Free, The Venture Bros.
Okay, I'm finally back from the New York Comic-Con and I still smell like the Javits Convention Center. Fandom seeps into the deepest layers of one's skin and take at least a few weeks to wash out. It's a scientific fact.
The first panel I attended wasn't even TV-related. Worrying that the
Battlestar Galactica room would fill before I could even step into the line, I sat through the preceding panel for
Wall-E and
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian to guarantee a seat. As it turns out, the theater is absolutely huge and two big screens were on either side of the stage, so my worry was kind of pointless. I was reminded of what I already knew:
Wall-E looks insanely cute,
Chronicles of Narnia has a greasy-haired new guy and the Jesus lion again. However, this is when I began to play a game that lasted throughout the entire weekend: Analyze the differing levels of scary devotion throughout various fanbases!
Continue reading NY Comic-Con: Battlestar Galactica, Moonlight, Venture Bros. - VIDEOS
Posted Mar 24th 2008 2:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, CSI, House, Law and Order, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, 30 Rock, Ugly Betty, NCIS, TV Squad Lists, Lipstick Jungle, Eli Stone
The world of primetime TV are primarily set in the real world. The real world based on the fiction they create. So,
Law and Order -- in all its incarnations -- is set in New York City, but it's not the real five boroughs. The newspapers they read are not
The New York Times, the
Post or the
Daily News. For contemporary TV fiction, reality is on the margins of the storytelling because you can't really set those characters in a real world. However, when the two worlds intersect, the results can be magic. Here's 8 big-time, primetime examples:
1) Cowboy Up TimeRemember the episode of
Lost when Ben wanted to convince Jack that he was in communication with the world outside the island? To prove that he was telling the truth, he showed Jack a video of the Boston Red Sox winning the world series in 2004. You can't get more real than that, right? And yet it was used in one of the most out of this world shows on the air. In fact, using
Lost's own terminology, the Red Sox video is a constant truth in a universe that's a complete fiction.
Continue reading Eight real world moments in reel TV
Posted Mar 18th 2008 8:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Criminal Minds, Pickups and Renewals
She's trying one more time. That'll make it three attempts, but who's counting. Three attempts since the new century, that is. Anyway, the point is that Geena Davis's new police drama,
Exit 19, has been greenlighted by CBS. The Oscar-winning actress (for
The Accidental Tourist), is going from playing the first female president on
Commander in Chief, to an eccentric New York homicide detective who's also raising two kids -- sans spouse -- in suburban Long Island.
Continue reading CBS orders Geena Davis cop show
Posted Mar 7th 2008 11:22AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Celebrities
Remember last October when
Jerry Seinfeld was all over NBC promoting Bee Movie? Well, maybe there was more going on with Jerry and the Peacock people than just honey-related promos. PageSix.com is reporting today that
Jerry Seinfeld is in talks with NBC for a new series.
You have to assume that if there's truth to this, the network is probably bending over backwards to secure a new
Seinfeld. Heck, if Jerry wanted to do a series about a forensic scientist who also does comedy on the side, they'd greenlight that, too! Will they call it
Seinfeld Redux?
Seinfeld Squared?
Seinfeld Deux?
Continue reading Seinfeld ready for a new sitcom? (updated)
Posted Feb 28th 2008 4:39PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Pickups and Renewals
Showbiz has gone green, and that's not just ecologically! Green is flashing all over Hollywood.
CBS has given the greenlight to three more pilots, including a doctor drama, a psychic romance, and a British-based tale of international love.
NY-LON (no, not nylon the fabric!), refers to the New York-London connection via air. The story, which writers Patti Carr and Lara Runnels (who both worked on
'Til Death) are translating from the U.K. version, is about a British businessman who meets a New York City record store clerk while she's in London, and then their subsequent attempts to maintain a transatlantic romance. The series ran seven episodes in England, which is not atypical. Of course, for American TV, many more episodes than that will be necessary to constitute a hit.
Continue reading CBS greenlights NY-LON, Mythological X and Can Openers
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