Posts with tag The CW
Posted May 16th 2008 5:22PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Word on the street yesterday was that the
90210 spin-off
executive producers were thinking of actor Rob Estes to portray Harry Mills, a father who relocates his family in Beverly Hills to take care of his alcoholic mother. The show had yet to find an actor to play the pivotal role and they were now getting ready to just hand it on a silver platter to a "name" actor.
The stars quickly aligned (read here that Rob Estes became available since ABC canceled
Women's Murder Club) and
the actor will join the already beautiful 90210 cast.
Continue reading Rob Estes joins 90210 as predicted
Posted May 16th 2008 4:21PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Reality-Free
I know, I know -- a lot of you are shrugging and saying "so?"
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that if ratings don't improve for the last place network, buzz is that The CW could actually vanish next year. Ratings in the 18-49 demographic are down 28%, and the ratings for the May sweeps are down 22%. I guess Gossip Girl just isn't enough to prop up an entire network, and they just lost Friday Night Smackdown, not to mention that Smallville, Supernatural, and Reaper are probably going into their last seasons.
Continue reading Watch The CW or it could be gone next year
Posted May 15th 2008 10:02PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S07E20) After a pretty intense set of scenes from the past season, we open with Edward Teague trying to run to South America (as all fugitives tend to do). His stewardess ends up being Kara, who takes a very sinister turn as she threatens to throw Teague out of the plane. When he gives her the information she requires, she destroys the plane and kills him anyway (along with everyone else on the plane).
For the last time this season: Somebody saaaavvvveeee meeeee...
Continue reading Smallville: Arctic (season finale)
Posted May 15th 2008 10:43AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Smallville, Casting, Reality-Free
Smallville fans, you can finally resume breathing. The last few weeks have been a roller coaster due to the fact
the two creators left the show, because of
the departure of Michael Rosenbaum and the announcement that two new regulars would join and because of contract negotiations for Kristin Kreuk and Allison Mack.
It was confirmed pretty early on that
Kreuk would only be a part-timer next season. However,
Mack's future with the show was up in the air. Actually, it was even talked that she would
not be returning because she couldn't reach an agreement with The CW show. The latter news was supported by the fact her name was omitted earlier this week in the
network's Upfront press release.
Continue reading Allison Mack will be in Smallville next season after all
Posted May 13th 2008 8:56PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl
(S01E17) "We're here to help Serena no matter what the problem is." - BlairAfter a "wow"
episode last week, expectations (at least mine) for this week were pretty high. I had loads of questions about the video and hoped that answers would be giving in "Woman on the Verge." The episode definitely met my expectations and set the scene for what could be an action and drama packed season finale next week.
What I liked most about this week's episode is the "no matter what" friendship seen between Chuck, Nate, Blair and Serena. They were able to put their problems aside and work together. As the saying says, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." The quartet definitely proved that saying this week.
Continue reading Gossip Girl: Woman on the Verge
Posted May 13th 2008 8:00PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Programming, Smallville, Supernatural, America's Next Top Model, Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts, Reaper, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl
The CW released its 2008-09 prime-time schedule tonight, and here's the rundown:
Returning: Reaper, Smallville, Supernatural, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, America's Next Top Model, Everybody Hates Chris, The GameOut: Aliens in America, Life is Wild, Girlfriends
New: 90210, Surviving the Filthy Rich, Stylista
More after the jump...
Continue reading The Upfronts: The CW
Posted May 12th 2008 10:51PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, Reaper, Reality-Free
Reaper fans rejoice! The Hollywood Reporter (with its new, ugly design) states that
the CW has renewed the show for a second season.
The show has been on the bubble for a little while, and I can postulate the CW's motives for renewal. First, it gives the opportunity to build a name for the show (which is a nice
Buffy the Vampire Slayer combination of fantasy and humor). Second, it cuts some slack for the show with regard to any possible developmental interference the writer's strike may have had on it.
The show will return for 13 episodes in the mid-season and will likely run alongside the CW's other fantasy suspense series
Supernatural after
Smallville finishes its run.
The show has made great strides since its Kevin Smith-directed premiere and really shows promise. The still-struggling CW could use as many hits as possible. It's a good thing that the network is pursuing shows with some degree of sophistication and not abandoning them for mindless drivel (coughcoughrealityTVcoughcough) in the pursuit of cheap ratings.
Posted May 12th 2008 3:38PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Not even a week after it was announced that
Jennie Garth would be part of the Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off in a recurring capacity, comes the news that
Tori Spelling will also join the "new" 90210 series.
Nikki Finke, over at
Deadline Hollywood Daily, which was a prime spot for news about the writers strike, reports that reliable sources claim Tori Spelling will reprise her role of Donna Martin on the spin-off.
Continue reading Tori Spelling going back to Beverly Hills, 90210?
Posted May 12th 2008 10:42AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Site Announcements, Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts, Reality-Free
Upfront week is that time of year when all of the networks get together for an ice cream social and announce which new shows they'll have in the fall, which old shows are returning, and which shows have been, well, sent to TV heaven. That week is this week! Some networks have toned down their presentations and parties this year.
NBC had their official upfront last month, but today they'll be making more announcements about their fall schedule (I'll have a post up about it later today). ABC and The CW will hold their upfronts on Tuesday. On Wednesday, CBS will hold their upfront, and on Friday Thursday FOX will have theirs.
TV Squad will have full coverage all week, so check back (you're checking back every single day anyway, right?).
Posted May 10th 2008 6:03PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cancellations, Reality-Free
Two weeks ago, I posted about
Aliens in America's
Adhir Kalyan landing an important recurring role on FX's
Nip/Tuck. At the time I reported that news, it was unknown if The CW comedy would be renewed or not but it sure didn't smell good for the series since Kalyan, one of the show's star, got that other gig and rumors claimed that
Scott Patterson was shopping around for a new job.
The grim reaper made a new victim:
Aliens in America was canceled this week.
Continue reading Aliens in America gets axed
Posted May 10th 2008 5:05PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Casting, Reality-Free
Actress Jennie Garth, who portrayed Kelly Taylor in almost 300 episodes of the hit series
Beverly Hills, 90210, will appear on the series' spin-off set to premiere this coming fall season on The CW. The actress, who will appear in a recurring capacity on the spin-off, will reprise the same role that helped put her on the map in the 1990s.
It's not unusual to see original cast members make their way in spin-offs. And when said spin-offs have teens attending school, it's a regular occurrence to see the original cast member be part of the school's staff. Kelly Taylor is no exception here. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Kelly Taylor will become
a guidance counselor at West Beverly Hills High. Nothing more is known at this point about the character and if other
90210 original cast members will join her on the show.
Jennie Garth was also part of the cast of
What I Like About You and of Season 5 of
Dancing with the Stars.
Continue reading Jennie Garth will be part of the 90210 spin-off
Posted May 8th 2008 10:42PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S07E19) Lex is still pursuing the secret of Veritas. In his journeys, he encounters a cloaked stranger who tries to kill him and later on tries to kill Clark. I think this episode borrowed a page or two from
The DaVinci Code. For that matter, I think half the season did.
Lex has been hurt or nearly killed a great deal since the start of this series. It's unlikely his latest chest mutilation will ever heal. It wouldn't surprise me if he left the area of
Smallville entirely. Oh, wait...
Continue reading Smallville: Quest
Posted May 7th 2008 4:41PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl
Word on the Upper East Side streets is that evildoer Georgina Sparks will elect residence in NYC permanently next fall.
According to E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos,
Michelle Trachtenberg's mutli-episode arc stint will become a regular one when
Gossip Girl returns for its
second season.
Trachtenberg has gotten fair reviews about her portrayal of bad teen Georgine Sparks so far, and her addition to the cast did create some, err, sparks! The character is there to generate some waves and is not worried about hurting people along the way (see "
All About My Brother" if you need proof). So what will this permanent addition mean for the show? More drama? More secrets? More backstabbing? Serena going back to her evil ways for good? No matter the answer, you can bet that Sparks will see her name in print on the
Gossip Girl blog more than once.
Kristin Dos Santos also says that the show will have a second season of 24 episodes and that the first few episodes back will see the characters on vacation in the Hamptons.
Posted May 6th 2008 1:27PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals, Reaper, Reality-Free
We told you recently about Reaper star Bret Harrison's blog posting about sending your socks to The CW, to get them to renew the devil comedy, which is "on the bubble." Now it looks like those socks might be going to the wrong place.
On her TV Guide blog, Valarie Rae Miller discloses that a lot of socks that viewers have sent in have actually gone to the old WB offices! As she puts it, "no one will see them but some security guard and an unhappy mail carrier." She also gives the correct address to send your socks to:
Continue reading Reaper fans: make sure you send your socks to the right address
Posted May 6th 2008 12:01PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl
(S01E16) "S. Memories can fade. A video is forever. ♥ G."Hello Upper East Siders! Did you hear the latest gossip on the streets? E was caught kissing A and S admitted to B that she killed someone! XOXO - Gossip Girl
After such an episode, I think the only thing we can say is "
OMFG."
Continue reading Gossip Girl: All About My Brother
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