Today's News: Our Take - HBO Casts Hot Lady Leads in Washingtonienne
Rachael Taylor, Amanda Walsh and quarterlife star Bitsie Tulloch have landed the leads in a new comedy pilot from Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker and HBO. The comedy is based on the semi-autobiographical book by Jessica Cutler about the "sexploits" of a low-level female congressional staffers, titled Washingtonienne, says The Hollywood Reporter. The story revolves around the lives of three smart, sophisticated 28-year-old girls working on the Hill: Jackie (Taylor),
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TV Show Previews - Paul Adelstein: Private Practice Prescribes Juicier Drama
With its Season 2 premiere, ABC's Private Practice "grew up" a bit, eschewing flighty romances for bigger drama punctuated by ethical dilemmas. Paul Adelstein promises more of the same, while also previewing what's ahead for Cooper and his strange romance. Plus: Is Prison Break 's Kellerman alive? " Matt Mitovich TVGuide.com: It's so good to see the show back....Paul Adelstein: It's nice to have it back. TVGuide.com: The gang was a little rough more »
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Today's News: Our Take - My Boys Will Return for Third Season
My Boys will be back in town. The critically acclaimed sitcom has been picked up for a third season by TBS. The series stars Jordana Spiro as PJ Franklin, a 20-something sportswriter looking for love in Chicago. PJ spends her days covering sports for a major Chicago newspaper and her nights hanging out with friends playing poker or sharing drinks at their favorite hangout, Crowley's. "This past summer, My Boys continued to catch on with audiences and critics," said Michael more »
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Soaps News - Preview: AMC's Walls Come Tumbling Down
Death and destruction are coming to All My Children , along with some very cool special effects. Starting Oct. 13, and for the next seven episodes, Pine Valley will be hit by a series of tornadoes, and ABC has hired Stargate Digital " the effects house for Heroes , Knight Rider and 24 " to make things look as devastatingly real as possible. This isn't the first time a twister has destroyed this scandalous Pennsylvania town. AMC staged a tornado back in 1994 but made do with giant more »
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DVD News and Reviews - Battlestar Galactica Season 4.0 and Other Announced Releases
New releases announced today, October 7: The All-New Super Friends Hour - Season 1, Volume 2 will be coming out January 27 Battlestar Galactica - Season 4.0 will be coming out January 6 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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Today's News: Our Take - CBS Schedules Winter Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
CBS wants to keep their viewers warm this winter by showing a lot more skin. CBS has scheduled its annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for Dec. 3 at 10pm/ET from the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, reports the New York Daily News . Models Heidi Klum , Alessandra Ambrosio , Selita Ebanks , Marisa Miller and others are expected to strut the runway in "angel"-like and barely-there Victoria's Secret fashions. The hotel boasts a magnificent setting for the fashion show since more »
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Soaps News - Inside Night Shift's Very Emotional GH Reunion
Complications from his latest surgery, coupled with the existing trauma caused by chemotherapy, soon will send General Hospital: Night Shift's Robert Scorpio into a coma. As things look dire, the resilient superspy is visited on the SOAPnet spin-off's Oct. 14 season finale by a bevy of buds, Luke (Anthony Geary), Anna (Finola Hughes) and brother Mac (John J. York) included. TVGuide.com welcomed the opportunity to "catch up" with two of Robbie's pals, John Reilly and Sharon Wyatt more »
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The Great American Idol Blog - Taylor Hicks Inks Indie Deal for Second Album
Taylor Hicks has more than his birthday to celebrate on Tuesday. The Season 5 American Idol champ has partnered with indie company Artist to Market, in conjunction with his own label, Modern Whomp Records, to release his second solo album next winter, he announced. "In this digital age, when artists can connect more directly with audiences, this is a partnership that makes a lot of sense," the singer said. "I'm very much enjoying being in the studio with Simon [Cline] working on the more »
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The Enemy Here Is Logic
The question, and it&’s a fair one, nags at many of this season&’s new series: How long can they keep it going? It applies mostly to shows adapted from limited-run overseas hits (Life on Mars, Worst Week, The Ex List, Eleventh Hour, Kath & Kim), but is especially pertinent to NBC&’s nonsensical spy thriller My Own Worst Enemy.
Reminiscent at times of &“The Bourne Identity&” or &“Face/Off,&” to name a few movie influences it does not improve upon, the beyond-high-concept Enemy more »
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Marvel assembles cartoon "Avengers"
The cry of "Avengers assemble" will soon be coming from the television. Marvel Animation, the cartoon division of Marvel Entertainment, is beginning production on "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes ," which will be available for broadcast in 2011. "Avengers," based on the long-running comic, features some of the company's most popular characters, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Giant Man, and the comely Wasp, who fight forces of evil that no single hero more »
