SexAndTheCity-related stories
Posted Oct 12th 2009 9:02AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TV on the Bigscreen, Video, Spoilers Anonymous, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Almost a year ago, it was announced that
there would be a movie sequel for the hit TV series
Sex and the City. It took years for producers and actresses to agree to a first movie, but a few months to decide a sequel was needed. Then again, with the popularity of the
Sex and the City movie, it was inevitable that a sequel would follow.
Production is underway for the movie, set to be released at the end of May 2010, which means spoilers are leaking on the web! As expected, all four main ladies are back. But what is in store for them? Who, besides the ladies, will star in the movie?
Spoilers coming up!Continue reading Sex and the City 2: movie spoilers
Posted Sep 29th 2009 11:11AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, TV Royalty, Programming, OpEd, Entourage, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, TV Squad Ten, True Blood
HBO has slowly become my favorite network over the past few years. I don't know if it's because the mainstream networks have turned to lots of reality programming or what, but HBO just seems to get better and better. Just about every show on the premium channel is feature film quality (if not better), and I've got some favorites listed below.
I know I'm missing a few biggies, like
Rome,
Deadwood,
Flight of the Conchords, and
Extras, but it's only because I either haven't watched these shows or have only watched a few episodes -- not enough to make an informed opinion. I'm sure they'll make my
Jane After Dark column at some point in the future. So I hope you'll tell me your favorites in the comments below.
Continue reading TV Squad Ten: My favorite HBO shows
Posted Jul 31st 2009 11:32AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Interviews, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Ron Livingston, who is probably best-known for his role as the lovable slacker, Peter Gibbons, in the cult classic,
Office Space, is no stranger to television. He played the rakish captain Lewis Nixon on HBO's seminal miniseries,
Band of Brothers, and will go down in Pop Culture history as Berger, the douche who broke up with Carrie via Post-It note on
Sex and the City.
This summer, Livingston is starring in the new ABC drama,
Defying Gravity, with a special two-hour premiere on Sunday, August 2, at 9:00. Described, to the dismay of many, as "
Grey's Anatomy in Space,"
Gravity follows a group of astronauts on a planetary mission 40 years from now. While everybody's sleeping with their coworkers, they aren't quite as angst-ridden about it as their
Grey's counterparts. These astronauts cut through all the BS and get down to the business of doing it in zero gravity, as any rational person would.
Recently, I was able to chat with Ron Livingston about
Defying Gravity. We talk about some of the more mysterious elements of the show, how he prepared for the role, and why they're wearing t-shirts in the future, instead of Mylar jumpsuits.
(There aren't any major spoilers, but we do discuss the pilot, so keep that in mind).
Continue reading Ron Livingston says that "Grey's Anatomy in Space" pretty much sums up Defying Gravity
Posted Jul 30th 2009 2:03PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Casting, Reality-Free
I think HBO is getting turned on by tackling sex in unconventional ways. They've found recent success with Thomas Jane's male gigolo in
Hung. And now
HBO's nabbed the venerable Diane Keaton to star in an as-yet-untitled series about a feminist icon who tries to light a fire under the movement by launching a dirty magazine for women.
Hell, the idea of a dirty magazine for women is taboo enough for a TV show. Aren't we led to believe that women are above all that; that only men are depraved enough to prop up that entire industry? Suddenly, in two different half-hour comedies, HBO is taking a long hard look at female sexuality in a way that's even more scrutinizing than
Sex and the City.
The original idea was to have a young feminist work at an existing porn magazine. Thank god creators Marti Noxon and Dawn Parouse changed their minds. It's much more intriguing to consider an older woman spearheading such an enterprise. I am interested in what name they ultimately come up with for the show. What would you call it?
Posted Apr 6th 2009 12:07PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Casting, Reality-Free
The first
Sex and the City movie wasn't just a hit. It was a big, big hit. The worldwide box office was $400 million, which even in today's inflated dollars is an awful lot of cash. Therefore, it was no surprise that New Line has green lighted a sequel to the feature based on the HBO series for release in 2010.
Debra wasn't thrilled with more Sex features, but I have faith in Michael Patrick King. However, there is another issue; while all the ladies are inked for the
Sex and the City sequel, Chris Noth is not, which may -- or may not -- be a "big" deal.
Continue reading How big will the next Sex and the City movie be?
Posted Mar 27th 2009 2:00PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Interviews, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Actor and comedian
Jim Gaffigan has come a long way from driving down the stock price for Hot Pockets.
He landed his own short-lived sitcom on CBS, thanks to David Letterman, called
Welcome to New York and a co-starring role on the hit TBS' dramedy
My Boys, which returns for a third season on March 31.
He also racked up a long resume of funny and dramatic roles on hit shows like
Sex and the City,
Flight of the Conchords, and
That 70's Show. He is also one of the few actors to score appearances on all of the
Law & Order series if you don't count
the spinoff that hardcore
L&O cultists are forbidden to say out loud.
Continue reading Jim Gaffigan: The TV Squad interview - VIDEOS
Posted Feb 8th 2009 9:03AM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Reality-Free
I just watched the
Sex and the City movie for the first time last night. I was a big fan of the TV show, and I really enjoyed the movie. Just like
Serenity, it's always fun when a favorite TV show makes it to the big screen.
Coincidentally, this week I also learned that there is a
Sex and the City movie sequel in the works. The girls have officially signed on ... but for what? Here's where the problem lies for me:
Sex and the City was a great series and a decently entertaining movie. Can they really pull it off again?
I am always wary of sequels, but this case really gets me quaking in my boots. They are so lucky they pulled the movie off as a success. I loved seeing Carrie and Big finally tie the knot, I wept for Charlotte who finally has the life she's always dreamed of, and Miranda finally came around and accepted being a part of a family. And Samantha? Well, we got to see her acknowledge her selfishness, but at least it was in character. Why should Samantha evolve? I even loved Jennifer Hudson as Carrie's assistant.
Continue reading Sex and the City sequel - a good idea?
Posted Nov 8th 2008 4:56PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free
It took years after the series ended for the first
Sex and the City movie to get made yet it took only a few months for them to decide to make a second movie. Money talks, eh?
E! reports that Kim Cattrall said the sequel would
go into production next summer, and a Warner Bros. Studios representative confirmed that the negotiations with the actresses for the sequel have begun.
Continue reading Another Sex and the City movie in the works
Posted Jul 20th 2008 4:04PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, OpEd, Project Runway, Pickups and Renewals, TCA Press Tour
Somehow, I never imagined that
Sarah Jessica Parker's next TV gig after
Sex and the City would be a reality show about art. In fact, it makes me a little sad thinking she'll be doing that instead of some fabulous new series with big stars and groovy music.
But, here you have it:
Bravo has picked up an art competition reality show from Parker's Pretty Matches production company and producers Magical Elves. They're expected to announce the deal today at the
Television Critics Association press tour, so Joel might have more info on this later.
The hour-long show is described by Elves' Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz as a
Project Runway-style competition, only with art instead of fashion. Aspiring artists compete to produce various styles of artwork, including painting, sculpting, etc., which is then judged by a panel of experts.
Continue reading SJP's art reality show on Bravo...I'm just not sure
Posted Jun 21st 2008 11:19AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Looks like a
Dead Zone movie is possible. Anthony Michael Hall, who starred in the USA network sci-fi show, told SCI-FI wire that he'd be interested in doing a
Dead Zone movie. Hall, who played psychic Johnny Smith for the show's six-season run, reminds everyone that he's not optimistic a
Dead Zone movie will be made. "I don't think we had the size of a cult following that, let's say,
The X-Files did. You look at
Sex and the City or
The X-Files, these movies were done long after the shows pumped out their last episodes," says the actor. Also,
The Dead Zone having a previous incarnation as a feature film
might preclude any new attempts. (In the film, which was released in 1983, Christopher Walken starred as Johnny Smith.)
Whatever the case may be with the possible movie,
Anthony Michael Hall remains grateful about the opportunity to star in
The Dead Zone. "I would certainly be open to the potential for [a reunion feature]. I would never turn my back on what [the show's late producer] Michael Piller did for me. He gave me this incredible opportunity. When I look back at [my] career, I view him and John Hughes as almost guardian angels of my career," Hall says.
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Posted Jun 19th 2008 3:01PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Interviews, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Kim Cattrall is hot. Hot as in busy as well as in looking good. She's also smart, funny, observant and remarkably candid. Recently, I spoke with her for TV Squad about
the success of the Sex & the City movie, her new
HBO project Sensitive Skin, and a whole lot of other things, including
Star Trek, aging, Universal TV in the 1970s and more.
Allison Waldman: When Sex & the City ended, you didn't want to do the movie. Now it's done and it's a huge success. Kim Cattrall: It's extraordinary. I look back four years ago when this was a runaway idea, I just did not feel ready to do it. We had reached such a high point, I wasn't sure I had anything else to say. I also had incredible personal challenges. My marriage was coming apart, also, my dad was diagnosed with dementia. I really needed a time out.
AW: How did the movie come back around?KC: Michael Patrick King called and said, 'I'm writing something and I think you're going to love it. ...I think you were right to say no when you did because of whatever reasons you had.' See, I had never been public about my reasons I felt that it was nobody's business.
Continue reading Kim Cattrall: The TV Squad Interview
Posted Jun 2nd 2008 8:23AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Commercials, Reality-Free
Sex and the...carpool lane? That's what
TBS is going for with their new microseries,
Commuter Confidential, debuting Monday, June 2, during the sanitized
Sex and the City at 11 p.m. EST.
But they're not fooling us. It's advertising, not a series, micro or otherwise. The
2-minute pods feature four women who, while trapped in a car together to and from work every day, yap about sex, death, bodily fluids, celebrities, politics, and their experiences with Match.com, all while applying Revlon makeup.
Daisy (Keri Lynn Pratt) is the aspiring artist, fresh out of college and ready to take on the world. Carmen (Idalis DeLeon, pictured) is an attorney who brings home the bacon while her loser hubby sits home and cracks open the brews. Former beauty queen Paula (Dorie Barton) is kvetching over the breakup of her marriage. And Sylvie (Dee Ryan) cares for her aging mom while running a Montessori school and wondering why the hell she ever gave up her investment banking job.
Continue reading TBS: Sex and the Carpool Lane?
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 Apr 18th 2008 2:10PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl
Every TV season, there is at least one scripted show in which clothes characters wear almost become as important as the characters themselves. I remember when
Sex and the City was still offering fresh episodes and I was writing spoilers about the series, some of my readers emailed me asking for information and set pictures of what the ladies would be wearing in upcoming episodes. I received the same type of emails when
The O.C. was on the air: fans wanted to know what Marissa and Summer would be wearing so they could try to find the clothes in stores. That information was almost as critical to them as knowing if Marissa and Ryan would hook/break up!
This year, a few series tried to be fashionable such as
Lipstick Jungle, which had a partnership with Maybelline and even offered fashion tips during commercial breaks and on the show's website. However, when I surf the web on general TV websites and boards, the fashion talks seem to be directed more towards one show:
Gossip Girl.
Continue reading The fashion of Gossip Girl
Posted Feb 29th 2008 12:02PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd
After treating fans in early December with
a teaser that practically gave nothing away (especially if you were keeping up with movie
spoilers), New Line Cinema released today the official movie trailer filled with
Sex and the City goodness! This trailer, in HD format no less, not only confirms some of the spoilers that have been posted on the net over the past months, but also gives fans some fresh info about the four ladies.
Spoilers ahead!Continue reading Finally! The official Sex and the City movie trailer!
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