June 8, 2007
Isaiah Washington not returning to Grey's Anatomy
Isaiah Washington will not be returning to Grey's Anatomy next season, TV Guide reports.
An ABC Studios spokesperson confirms that the actor's contract option has not been picked up, but declined further comment.
One insider, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, speculated that the decision was likely due only in part to the T.R. Knight homophobic slur scandal and the subsequent fallout. "There was a pattern of problematic behavior going back before he used the F-word. I imagine [his dismissal] was the result of all of that."
Washington's rep, Howard Bragman, confirmed the news, adding that his client was informed by Grey's executive producer Shonda Rhimes earlier today that he was not being invited back to the show. In a statement, Washington, referencing the iconic line from Network, said, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore." (He's kidding... I think.)
Plot-wise, it won't be difficult to explain Washington's absence. In last month's season finale, Burke left Cristina at the altar and moved out of their apartment.
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May 25, 2007
American Idol Finale Viewers Drop
At least 29.5 million "American Idol" fans watched the finale of the hit talent show as 17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the youngest winner yet in the program's history, preliminary numbers showed on Thursday.
The tally for Wednesday night's show was nearly 7 million fewer than the number of viewers who saw gray-haired soul crooner Taylor Hicks win the Fox network's prime-time amateur singing contest last year, Nielsen Media Research said.
Final numbers that come out later in the day are expected to be higher, Fox said, because the show ran about nine minutes late, and the early Nielsen ratings only capture viewership through the end of the broadcast's second hour.
The live, two-hour broadcast, featuring appearances by such recording stars as Gwen Stefani, Tony Bennett and Green Day, as well as many past "Idol" winners, brought a dramatic close to the 2006-07 U.S. broadcast season.
By comparison, the second-season "Idol" finale in May 2003, when Ruben Studdard was crowned the winner, stands as the most watched of any episode of the series, averaging 38.1 million viewers.
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May 8, 2007
LOST to end in 2010
The end is in sight for ABC's acclaimed island mystery Lost, but fans will have to wait until 2010 for all the answers.
In a highly unusual move, the network announces plans today to end the show after three more shortened seasons of 16 episodes each. The episodes will air consecutively, repeat-free, from February to May.
ABC's bold step marks a response to the show's producers, who have been eager to set a finish line to better plot out their convoluted mystery of plane-crash survivors and to placate fans who are frustrated that the show seemed to be vamping its way to a conclusion.
Co-creator Damon Lindelof said in an exclusive interview:
"Among fans there was an unease that they were making an investment in a show that's complicated without any sense of where that's going to lead them. From the very beginning, fans and even critics have been saying, 'Are you making it up as you go along?' " which was "a legitimate question."
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March 28, 2007
Jennifer and Courteney kiss
The much-hyped smooch between Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox in the season finale of Dirt.
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March 9, 2007
Grey's Anatomy cast receive salary bumps
Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo has closed a new deal for her services on the hit ABC/ABC TV Studio medical drama.
Original cast members James T. Pickens Jr. and Chandra Wilson also have agreed to new contracts, with Justin Chambers and T.R. Knight close to new pacts to continue on the Golden Globe-winning series.
Under the new deals, all actors will receive salary bumps. Pompeo now will be at nearly $200,000 per episode, while Pickens, Wilson, Chambers and Knight will be paid in the neighborhood of $125,000 per episode, sources said.
It is understood that the new terms are retroactive, going back to the first episode of this season.
ABC TV Studio and reps for the actors declined comment Thursday.
Yet to close new deals are Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh and Katherine Heigl. Details on Heigl's stalled contract renegotiations were leaked to the media late last month, which triggered a statement on the matter from ABC TV Studio.
"Fortunately, we have a long-term contract to ensure she'll be with the show for several years to come," the statement said. "In recognition of her tremendous talent and value to the show, we recently approached Katherine with an offer to raise her compensation significantly above the terms of her current contract."
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February 22, 2007
Desperate Housewives to end in 2011
Many consider seven to be a lucky number. Marc Cherry hopes it is for him too.
The Desperate Housewives creator just signed a four-year, eight-figure deal with ABC that will ensure that life continues on Wisteria Lane through May 2011. ABC has already signed the key Desperate Housewives cast to deals through 2011.
At that point, the series will end, Cherry told Variety magazine.
"After seven seasons, it will be a good time to call it quits. I don't want anyone else to run the show, and I don't want us to fade away."
Of course, if the show somehow stays popular, expect Desperate Housewives to continue past 2011.
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February 21, 2007
Grey's Anatomy spin-off
Walt Disney Co.'s television network ABC has decided to pursue a spinoff of its popular medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
It will star Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd, the sexy neonatal surgeon played by Kate Walsh, the paper said.
A two-hour pilot of the show, which could add millions in additional advertising revenue, is likely to air in May.
An ABC spokeswoman could not immediately be reached for comment.
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January 23, 2007
Isaiah Washington to be fired
Isaiah Washington of Grey's Anatomy may be on his way out, eonline reports.
It was reported that a highly placed source within the Touchstone/ABC family said that ABC and Disney executives are currently considering the option of firing Isaiah Washington from Grey's Anatomy, effective immediately, without having him appear in any kind of farewell episode.
According to this reliable source, if the network does follow through with this option, the producers are likely to run a full-screen announcement at the beginning of the first Burke-less episode that announces Isaiah Washington is no longer part of the show.
The loss of Preston Burke is not an easy task for Grey's writing staff to deal with, given that he has a major storyline (including a life-changing event) coming in the next few episodes that airs during February sweeps. Those episodes have already been shot.
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January 19, 2007
Isaiah Washington issues statement on 'anti-gay' remarks
Isaiah Washington of Grey's Anatomy said he had "never" called gay castmate T.R. Knight "a faggot" at Monday's Golden Globes. Knight had earlier told Ellen DeGeneres that he had heard Washington use the term during a scuffle with Patrick Dempsey on the set of "Grey's Anatomy."
Isaiah Washington had seen issued a statement.
"I apologize to T.R., my colleagues, the fans of the show and especially the lesbian and gay community for using a word that is unacceptable in any context or circumstance. By repeating the word Monday night, I marred what should have been a perfect night for everyone who works on "Grey's Anatomy." I can neither defend nor explain my behavior. I can also no longer deny to myself that there are issues I obviously need to examine within my own soul, and I've asked for help.
I know the power of words, especially those that demean. I realize that by using one filled with disrespect, I have hurt more than T.R. and my colleagues. With one word, I've hurt everyone who has struggled for the respect so many of us take for granted. I welcome the chance to meet with leaders of the gay and lesbian community to apologize in person and to talk about what I can do to heal the wounds I've opened.
T.R.'s courage throughout this entire episode speaks to his tremendous character. I hold his talent, and T.R. as a person, in high esteem. I know a mere apology will not end this, and I intend to let my future actions prove my sincerity."
ABC has gotten around to responding to Isaiah Washington's use of a gay slur at the Golden Globes. The ABC statement, first reported by TV Guide, reads:
"We have a long-standing policy to create and maintain respectful workplaces for all our employees. We dealt with the original situation in October, and thought the issue resolved. Therefore, we are greatly dismayed that Mr. Washington chose to use such inappropriate language at the Golden Globes, that he himself deemed 'unfortunate' in his previous public apology. We take this situation very seriously, and his actions are unacceptable and are being addressed."
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December 9, 2006
The L Word Season 4 Promo Pictures
More pictures of the cast after the jump.
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November 28, 2006
The O.C is cancelled
With the main character Marissa Copper killed last season, and bad ratings for its season opener, it seems that Fox teen drama, The O.C. is getting the axe.
Last week, it was reported that Brooks Robinson was at work shooting episode 11 of the new season of the show. His last day for The O.C. is Wednesday.
Crew members learned this month that the network decided not to continue the series after these episodes run out in 2007.
UPDATE:
The TV Addict just confirmed with a rep at FOX that The O.C has not been cancelled. Give me my remote also emailed show creator Josh Schwartz and asked him about the rumors. His reply was: “...not true… we’re moving forward with our 16 episode order as planned which has us shooting/airing into Feb“.
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November 19, 2006
No Hiatus for Prison Break
FOX has announced that they will be shortening Prison Break's hiatus and instead of returning next March, it will tentatively be returning on Monday, January 22, 2007.
"We do have a little break because we will be airing two BCS [college Bowl Championship Series] games and a two-hour 24 premiere in January (in the Prison Break time period), but it will run straight through after that," Preston Beckman, executive vp, strategic program planning at Fox said today at the International Radio & Television Society breakfast session.
Last season, Fox pulled the series after the Nov. 28 episode and brought it back in first-run on March 20, airing it through May 22 which was the final week of the season. At the time, Fox got complaints from viewers who wanted to watch the series in consecutive weeks, like Fox airs its drama series 24.
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November 4, 2006
War on the Set! - Grey's Anatomy, US Weekly Nov 6 2006
Details after the jump.
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October 25, 2006
Behind the brawl of Grey's Anatomy
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October 20, 2006
T.R. Knight 'Dr. George O'Malley' is gay
T.R. Knight who plays Dr. George O'Malley on the hit ABC drama, Grey's Anatomy has just confirmed that he's gay.
"I guess there have been a few questions about my sexuality, and I'd like to quiet any unnecessary rumors that may be out there. While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most interesting part of me."
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September 5, 2006
The O.C Season 4 Promo Poster
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Grey's Anatomy Season 3 Promo
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September 2, 2006
Lost Season 3 Promo
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August 25, 2006
Wentworth Miller talks about Season 2
Wentworth Miller sat down with Dish in an exclusive interview to tell us about his hiatus, international popularity, and Season Two.
After last season's filming ended, I heard you took a cross-country trip back home. How’d it go?
Just me, and a box of Munchkins from Dunkin’ Donuts riding shotgun. I stopped off in Santa Fe, which is a beautiful little city, and apparently where hippies go to die.
What did you do during your hiatus? Film any movies?
Prison Break is an international hit now, so for what it’s worth, my name is on the list or at the very bottom, of the list of actor’s whose name’s “matter”. The show has opened a lot of doors for me, but as far as my hiatus, I chose to walk through none of them, because the show is my priority, and I wanted to make sure I’d give just as much energy and enthusiasm second season, as I did first season.
Are you surprised at the show’s popularity?
What did surprise me is how powerful a medium television is. Everyone’s got TV sets. We’ve got fans all over the country. It’s a real pleasure talking to them because what they’re telling you when they say, ‘I don’t miss an episode’ is ‘I make time for you and your story and your work in my life every week’, and it’s the highest compliment.
What about your popularity?
It’s a double-edged sword. Obviously, I have a calling card that works quite well in certain situations. I was at the mall the other week and a woman came up to me, very polite, very respectful, a fan of the show. She wanted to take my picture, and she had her camera cell phone as they all do. She wanted to take the picture herself, so she kind of sidled up to me, and I put my arm around her. But [she] couldn’t take the picture because it was shaking like a maraca—she was that nervous. I could feel her vibrating next to me, and it was making me nervous. She had to ask a complete stranger to take the picture for her, and as soon as the picture was taken, as soon as she had the image in her camera, she stopped looking at me. She continued interacting with me, but she looked at the image on her camera. She said goodbye to the image on her camera. I could probably write an essay on the disconnect between perception and image and reality. It was a very strange moment to stand there and realize that someone who, five seconds ago, wanted nothing more than to come up and acknowledge you and your work, now very much wanted the experience to be over with because it was almost as though she couldn’t handle the real me standing there.
Does being popular bother you?
We were talking about this on set the other day, me and Dominic, and what we determined is that they don’t pay us to act. They pay us to act as Diplomats, and Ambassadors, and Politicians, and Publicists and all of those other things that go along with being an actor on a successful TV show.
But don’t you miss your privacy?
You don’t want to embarrass yourself, you think twice about picking your nose in public. There is a small sacrifice in terms of anonymity and privacy, but you never know what you’re going to be asked to sacrifice until it’s already been sacrificed. There’s so many pros to the job, so many perks, so many doors that have opened for me, that I really can’t complain.
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Promo Poster - LOST Season 3
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August 24, 2006
The O.C Season 4 Preview
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August 22, 2006
Desperate Housewives' New Season Promo
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August 13, 2006
Of Marcia and Marc
Desperate Housewives' creator/co-writer/producer, Marc Cherry is not ashamed to admit that he based Marcia’s flame-haired character, the perfectionist Bree Van De Kamp, on his own mother Martha. And Martha does not mind being mentioned openly as the inspiration for the Stepford wife in the popular dramedy.
Read the interview after the jump.
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June 29, 2006
Less episodes for The OC next season
Just like one of it’s chief characters, it looks like TVs “The OC” might be headed for a coffer.
According to Variety, FOX has decided to only order 16 episodes of the show next season, that’s quite a significantly short season – the third encompassed some 25. Usually, a series is at least granted 22 episodes – unless, of course, the network isn’t as confident about it as it is some of it’s other product. So... might the Newport Group be up for foreclosure?
Next season spells a bit of a shake-up for the one-time hugely rating series with old favourites gone, some other old faves headed to college, and fresh faces coming to town, like Marisa’s sister, Caitlin.
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June 16, 2006
Breaking out was only the beginning
By Venay Menon
"Next season is chaos, man."
This is what Paul Scheuring says when I ask about Season 2 of Prison Break, which begins shooting today in Dallas.
Chaos? How so?
"We scatter these guys to the four corners of the country," he says, leaning forward, eyes widening. "They are all free. We have let guys literally out of a cage to do what they want to do. And they all have their various end-games which we established in Season 1."
We're in an interview suite at the Banff World Television Festival, which concluded yesterday. Scheuring is wearing a blue shirt. He has short-cropped brown hair, a deep voice and intense gaze which makes him seem more like a military officer than a TV show runner.
This season concluded, recall, with Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and the escaped cons sprinting through a field. Police sirens wailed. The cops were getting close. But, as Scheuring explains, breaking out of Fox River Penitentiary was the easy part.
"Comparatively, they were very safe in the prison," he says. "Now they are behind enemy lines."
Fans who were enthralled by the first season can expect to be shocked by what awaits. (Warning: if you want nothing spoiled, do not read any further.)
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June 11, 2006
Prison Break Season 1 Out on DVD
This two-time Golden Globe nominated drama is out on DVD August 8 from Fox Home Entertainment.
Series Synopsis:
Most men would do anything to get out of Fox River Penitentiary, but Michael Scofield will do anything to get in. His brother Lincoln has been sentenced to die for a crime he did not commit, and the only way to save him is from the inside out. Armed with prison blueprints and an impossibly intricate escape plan, Michael gets himself incarcerated, and the race against time is on. Now, he'll need all of the cunning, daring, and luck he can muster - along with the assistance of some of the prison's most vile and dangerous felons.
Prison Break Season One DVD Special Features and Disc Content Specifics: "Prison Break" episodes are compiled on six discs and include; English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio with Spanish subtitles, and is presented in a widescreen aspect ratio. In addition, the following episodes and special features are exclusive to each disc:
1. Disc 1 "Pilot"
--Audio commentary #1: Paul Scheuring and Dominic Purcell
--Audio commentary #2: Brett Ratner and Mark Helfrich
2. "Allen"
3. "Cell Test"
4. "Cute Poison"
--Audio commentary #1: Paul Scheuring, Dominic Purcell and Wade Williams
--Audio commentary #2: Matt Olmstead and Silas Weir Mitchell
--Two Alternate Scenes
Disc 2
5. "English, Fritz or Percy"
6. "Riots, Drills and the Devil – Part I"
--Audio commentary #1: Paul Scheuring, Dominic Purcell, Robert Knepper, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco and Wade Williams
--Audio commentary #2: Nick Santora and Bob Mandel
7. "Riots, Drills and the Devil – Part II"
Audio commentary: Paul Scheuring, Dominic Purcell, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco and Peter Stormare
8. "The Old Head"
Disc 3
9. "Tweener"
10. "Sleight Of Hand"
11. "And Then There Were Seven"
12. "Odd Man Out"
--Audio commentary: Garry Brown, Karyn Usher and Bobby Roth
Disc 4
13. "End Of The Tunnel"
14. "The Rat"
15. "By The Skin And The Teeth"
16. "Brother's Keeper"
--Audio commentary #1: Paul Scheuring, Robert Knepper, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco and Wade Williams
--Audio commentary #2: Greg Yaitenes and Zach Estrin
Disc 5
17. "J-Cat"
18. "Bluff"
19. "The Key"
20. "Tonight"
Disc 6
21. "Go"
22. "Flight"
--If These Walls Could Talk: Profile Of The Joliet Correctional Center featurette
--Beyond The Ink featurette
--Inside Look: "Prison Break – Manhunt"
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June 7, 2006
Courteney Cox in 'Dirt'
Courteney Cox is set to star in the drama "Dirt," which is set in the world of tabloid magazines.
"Dirt" is expected to go into production in September in anticipation of an early 2007 premiere date.
The cable network has ordered some reshoots of the pilot in order to add more of Cox's character, a magazine editor.
"We want more of her in the pilot -- she's great in it," FX Networks president John Landgraf said of the former "Friends" star. "A whole lot of the pilot will stay intact because we like it."
Thirteen hourlong episodes will be produced by Disney-owned studio Touchstone Television, FX and Touchstone-based Coquette, the production company Cox runs with husband David Arquette. The show was created by Matthew Carnahan.
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May 20, 2006
Marissa Cooper of The O.C is dead
Marissa Cooper, played by Mischa Barton was killed in a car crash on the show's season 3 finale.
Marissa's death came at the end of an otherwise upbeat episode.
The class of 2006, which includes Marissa, Ryan, Seth and Summer, graduated from Harbor High School. Seth and Summer were accepted by the same college. Ryan was reunited with his mother, who gave him a Land Cruiser as a graduation gift. Marissa's mom gave her a pearl necklace, while her dad gave her an opportunity to work with him on a yacht set to sail around the Greek islands.
Ryan was taking Marissa to the airport in his new SUV when they were antagonized at high speed by a drunken and vengeful Volchok, who they both had a history with. Volchok swigged from a flask as he chased the pair in his car.
Ryan lost control of the Land Cruiser and crashed, the vehicle rolling off the road. He pulled Marissa from the wreckage just before the vehicle caught fire.
There, on the side of the road, she died in his arms.
Mischa Barton at the 22nd Annual Infinity Awards Gala.
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May 14, 2006
Marcia Cross of Desperate Housewives at Revlon Walk & Run
She visits David Letterman and talks about her pending nuptuals.
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May 8, 2006
More Wentworth Goodness
Here are some pictures of Wentworth before Prison Break tomorrow.
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May 3, 2006
Prison Break Episode 20 - South Park Style
Give me my remote recaps Monday's Prison Break South Park style. You got to love it!
A few more after the jump.
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Commander No More
ABC’s Commander in Chief starring Geena Davis as the first female president is being pulled of the air for 3 months. The show which opened with a lot of fanfare suffered a low-rating despite once ranking as the most-watched new series of the season and earning an early full-season pickup.
In its most recent airing, "Commander" hit series lows, reaching just 6.5 million viewers.
Personally, I like Geena Davis. But seriously do we need another ‘West Wing’ on the telly and people running down the corridor pretending to be busy?
Source: CNN.com
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May 1, 2006
Bette's New Love Interest
Showtime's The L Word is bringing in Marlee Matlin, an Oscar winning actress, to play Bette Porter's love interest in Season 3.
The 40-year-old actress will play "a fiery artist who catches the attention of Jennifer Beals' character, Bette Porter," the cable network announced Friday.
Hopefully this will bring Tina back to Bette since she will now have a competitor. I'm a huge fan of TiBette and will hate to see them go their own ways.
Source: Yahoo! News
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April 29, 2006
Wentworth Miller in The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Wentworth of Prison Break fame was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday morning. He spoke about his allergies and previous jobs prior to PB. A humble and soft-spoken man and made in England too!
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April 27, 2006
Michael and Sara - Prison Break Ep 19
It appears that episode 19 that was showed on Monday is similar to the leaked version of episode 18 found on the internet. So those who had watched the leaked version might have missed out on one episode, i.e. the real episode 18 and skipped straight right to 19. Oh well. I always thought that the show was somehow more interesting when you have to wait for a week.
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March 28, 2006
The Weakness in Me
I've always loved Marina of The L word in Season 1. It's just too bad that she's no longer with the show. Here's a great video to remind us of the memories!
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