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Posted Jul 3rd 2007 3:41PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Celebrities, Casting
Is there anyone left from the original cast of the new CBS show Moonlight?
The latest cast member to leave: Amber Valletta. She plays Coraline, one of the vampires on the show. Or should I say "played." She has been replaced by Shannyn Sossamon. This comes after news that lead actress Shannon Lucio had left (replaced by Sophia Myles), followed by Rade Serbedzija (replaced by Jason Dohring, from Veronica Mars). Lead actor Alex O'Loughlin is staying with the show though, and this supposedly completes the reshuffling.
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Posted Jun 19th 2007 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming
The new ABC comedy Sam I Am, about a bad amnesiac woman (Christina Applegate) who has to start her life over as a good person, has to change its name before it starts this fall. And it's all Dr. Seuss' fault.
The estate of the Green Eggs & Ham author has refused to give the network permission to use the phrase as the title of the show. They did not like that ABC/used the phrase/illegally. They did not like it here, there, or anywhere.
But it all works out in the end. The new title, Samantha Be Good, fits the above premise of the show too. I was sort of surprised they were going to use the title Sam I Am anyway. Not for the Dr. Seuss connection, but because of that Sean Penn flick I Am Sam.