Alexis Denisof Joins Sweetheart On How I Met Your Mother
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, CBS, Talent, News,
It’s a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunion of sorts: Alexis Denisof, who played watcher Wesley first on Buffy and then on Angel, will guest star on the comedy hit How I Met Your Mother. Denisof has been married to Alyson Hannigan, who played Willow on Buffy and now stars on How I Met, since 2003.
Both the actors and the fans are looking forward to this delightful pairing.
“He actually just did an episode of our show. It was so much fun,” Hannigan told reporters last week during interviews for her film “Date Movie,” which opens Friday, Feb. 17. She won’t reveal who Denisof is playing on the show, but does allow that “it’s very funny and actually, he’s coming back for the next episode as well.”
“How I Met Your Mother,” which airs Monday nights on CBS, is also Hannigan’s first regular role in a TV comedy, although most of her movie work has been comedic. She says she’s enjoying the camaraderie she shares with the cast, which also includes Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel and Neil Patrick Harris.
“I was actively looking for a half-hour [show] because of the family aspect of television, going to work with the same people for the majority of the year and getting to do what I love to do,” she says.
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Rejected Series Given A Second Chance By Television Networks
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Drama, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC,
Dashed dreams are given a chance of rejuvenation as major networks give the go ahead to previously rejected pilots. This move has been successful in the past, such as when CBS first rejected Numb3rs, but then gave it a chance to air and watched it become a hit show. Will other shows be as lucky?
The mix of second chance pilots offers a bit of everything: drama, comedy, and adventure, and producers hope that viewers will be receptive.
With a staggering amount of new material pitched every development season, the resurrection odds for an older script that already has been passed on are minimal. But there are a few factors that can increase a show’s chances.
“The key word is passion,” Fox executive vice president of programming Craig Erwich says. “Somebody—it can be the writer, an agent or an executive—has to not allow the project to die. In the back of their minds, all executives carry about 10 projects they wish they’d made.”
For eight years after CBS passed on his drama The Truth About Joey Ice Cream, writer Paul Haggis tried to get the project, about four young Irish brothers in New York, made. Finally, NBC last summer picked up the script to a pilot and later to series titled The Black Donnellys. It didn’t hurt that in the meantime, Haggis had become one of the hottest filmmakers in Hollywood after garnering critical acclaim for writing Million Dollar Baby and for co-writing and directing Crash.
Shonda Rhimes, creator of ABC’s red-hot drama Grey’s Anatomy, also is a writer whose previous work is being revisited after she made it big. Rhimes is writing a new journalism-themed drama pilot for ABC for midseason 2006-07 consideration. In reality, that project was developed a year earlier than Grey’s and now is being reworked.
We’re hopeful that we’ll find some diamonds in this so-called ‘junk pile.’ Sometimes a second chance is just what a quality show needs.
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Britney Spears Goes Conservative For Will & Grace
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, Talent,
More details about Britney’s guest star appearance have emerged:
Britney is shedding the skin-tight outfits and gyrations for a turn as a conservative Christian talk show host on NBC’s Will & Grace. Viewers will likely be anxious to see if the pop diva’s acting skills have improved. We’ll be tuning in!
Rather than singing or playing herself, Spears, 24, will take a stab at comedy acting, portraying a Christian conservative talk show host in a guest appearance on the gay-themed series, NBC said Wednesday.
She will share most of her scenes with the flamboyant Will & Grace character Jack, played by Emmy winner Sean Hayes, an NBC spokesman said.
The episode, marking Spears’ first gig as an entertainer since giving birth to a son in September, will be taped February 15 and air on April 13. Her last real experience as an actress came in the 2002 teen road film Crossroads.
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ABC Shakes It Up With Major Midseason Rescheduling And Additions
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, News,
ABC is in a frenzy of moving popular shows around, eliminating the clunkers, and adding new series in hopes of raising the network’s ratings. It may not work, but it will certainly be exciting.
You may want to take notes.
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Prime Cuts: Your Best Bets In Prime Time For Thursday, 2-02-06
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, WB,
Wow! After Wednesday night’s dearth, you’ll enjoy a mind-blowing array of TV options tonight!
Survivor Panama: Exile Island, 8pm, CBS. The most anticipated reality show premiere of the TV season invades your TV screen tonight. Tune in to see underwear model types frolic, flirt, and fight in the steamy underbelly of the jungle.
Will & Grace, 8pm, NBC. The end is nearing for this fan favorite, so don’t miss this all-new episode.
That 70s Show, 8pm, FOX. The once beloved comedy limps towards a tarnished end.
Smallville, 8pm, the WB. Clark and company deal with repercussions from last week’s emotionally devastating episode.
CSI, 9pm, CBS. Grissom and crew hunt down the bad guys, completely ignoring the law, as usual.
My Name Is Earl, 9pm, NBC. The lovable barfly continues to make things right.
The O.C., 9pm, FOX. Uh-oh, little sisters can be trouble! Especially when they arrive out of the blue for no other reason than to be a plot device!
Beauty and the Geek, 9pm, the WB. Oh, how we love this show! Our biggest wish is that Chris and Cher would somehow be forced to pair up, then get eliminated!
Without A Trace, 10pm, CBS. Here’s betting the crack team will find plenty of traces.
ER, 10pm, NBC. Can you believe this show is still on?
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Prime Cuts: Your Best Bets In Prime Time For Wednesday, 2-01-06
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, FOX, NBC, UPN, WB,
American Idol, 8pm, FOX. Tune in for some ear-bending auditions. Will the show ever get to the Hollywood phase?
E-Ring, 8pm, NBC. In a 24-esque episode, JT and the gang must travel to Spain to rescue a comrade before the terrorists get them.
Bones, 9pm, FOX. The two hot leads continue to investigate dead stuff while ignoring the romantic beatings of their own hearts.
Biggest Loser, 9pm, NBC. More adventures of Incredibly Shrinking People.
Veronica Mars, 9pm, UPN. Our favorite sweetheart detective is on the case.
MTV Cribs, 10pm, MTV. Undeserving rich people rub it in.
CSI:NY, 10pm, CBS. The weakest CSI franchise does its thing.
Project Runway, 10pm, Bravo. Divas continue to make fashion even more flamboyant.
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Britney Spears To Appear On Will & Grace
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Music, NBC, Talent,
Former pop sensation Spears will guest star on current comedy sensation Will & Grace later this season. It’s high time she redeemed herself for the dismal failure of her reality series, and for…well, that odd marriage. Just one question: can Britney’s acting on Will & Grace ever possibly compare to her brilliant turn in Crossroads?
Pop star/paparazzi magnet Britney Spears will join the long list of high-profile guest stars on NBC’s “Will & Grace” later this season.
Spears will play a new, conservative Christian sidekick on Jack’s (Sean Hayes) talk show in an episode scheduled for April. Spears and the cast are set to tape the episode in February.
NBC is billing the platinum-selling singer’s guest spot as her “first prime-time television episodic appearance,” though that’s not exactly true. She appeared as herself in an episode of “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” in 1999—and, of course, was the star of last summer’s unscripted UPN show “Britney & Kevin: Chaotic.”
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Prime Cuts: Your Best Bets In Prime Time For Tuesday, 1-31-06
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, WB,
It’s a great night for television! Too bad President Bush’s undoubtedly boring and awkward State of the Union Address will mess up everything!
American Idol, 8pm, FOX. The auditions continue, as Simon recovers from last week’s hissy fit.
Gilmore Girls, 8pm, the WB. If you only see one show tonight, make this the one. We were lucky enough to view an advance copy, and trust us, it’s good. Before the night is over, there will be a blowup, a Friday Night Dinner fight to beat all others, the ruin of an editor, an eviction that leaves a main character homeless, a rekindled romance, and well…you’ll see.
Fear Factor, 8pm, NBC. Tonight, mothers and sons pair up to challenge themselves with death-defying stunts and bug eating!
State of the Union Address, 9pm, every darn channel! Stupid speech. Don’t they know how important Tuesday night TV is?!
Supernatural, 9pm, FOX. Hottie brothers continue their fight against ghoulies and beasties.
The Shield, 10pm, FX. This critical darling and fan favorite ups the grit and the gore tonight. Good times!
Tuesday’s post-8pm choices are much weaker than usual, with most networks opting for repeats. And we all know why. Stupid speech.
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Prime Cuts: Your Best Bets In Prime Time For Monday, 1-30-06
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Surface, 8pm, NBC. This sci-fi excursion is struggling in the ratings, though it has a loyal fan base.
Wife Swap, 8pm, ABC. With the dirtiest little name in television, the show lives up to the tawdriness with plenty of drama.
Skating With Celebrities, 8pm, FOX. Tonight promises endless excitement with an elimination and the season’s first serious injury.
Animal House, 8pm, AMC. The quintessential college hijinks flick never fails to amuse…no matter how many times we’ve seen it.
24, 9pm, FOX. Kiefer tries to save the world in an hour. Again.
9pm is resplendent with repeats tonight. You may want to go for a television movie instead: the nail-biter Flight 93 is premiering on A&E tonight.
The Bachelor, 10pm, ABC. Romance and rejection aplenty!
CSI: Miami, 10pm, CBS. Gore, gore, gore. And more gore!
American Chopper, 10pm, Discovery Channel. Cool bikes and family histrionics make this an always-entertaining diversion.
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Prime Cuts: Your Best Bets In Prime Time For Friday, 1-27-06
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, WB, Editorial,
And so begins the weekend TV doldrums…
Dancing With the Stars, 8pm, ABC. The results of the latest showdown will be announced tonight.
Ghost Whisperer, 8pm, CBS. The lovely Melinda helps the dearly departed, and shows lots of cleavage.
Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable, 8pm, NBC. If you missed this special the first time around, here’s your chance to watch it.
In Justice, 9pm, ABC. This struggling show valiantly tries to stay above water, even in the dreaded Friday-night time slot.
Trading Spouses, 9pm, FOX. The strangely premised, but always entertaining, reality show promises plenty of drama tonight.
Twins, 9pm, the WB. This show is amazing…not the quality, but how it’s managed not to get cancelled yet.
Numb3rs, 10pm, CBS. Wow, did you know math is fun and exciting? Yeah, it really isn’t.
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