CBS Reveals Cast of Amazing Race 13

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The, Features, News

For The Amazing Race’s next season, CBS will be taking viewers on a whole new set of adventures. Adventures not yet seen even after 12 installments of the Emmy-award winning series.

Although we’ll still get what we have come to know and love - 11 teams, five continents, 30,000 miles of travel - the producers of the reality hit promise us that Season 13 will be like no other.

Where can we expect Phil Keoghan to take us this year? After starting in Los Angeles, the duos will travel to Brazil, Bolivia, Russia and India. The crews will also hit Cambodia (where they visit a “real-life water world") and Kazakhstan for the very first time.

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Casting Corner: Eli Stone, Brothers & Sisters, Ugly Betty

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Gossip, News

Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:

Vantage Point‘s Sigourney Weaver will be taking a temporary break from the big screen for a quick stop on ABC.

The Oscar-nominated actress, who recently lent her voice to WALL·E, will offer up her professional counseling advice to a troubled Eli Stone.

This isn’t the first star scheduled for a cameo on the sophomore series this year. Katie Holmes will also be be guesting as non-profit lawyer.

Eli Stone will return on Tuesday (a new day), October 14.

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Role Refill Ordered for My Own Worst Enemy

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Drama, Prime Time, NBC, News

Is Madchen Amick officially making a comeback? After a string of parts on various shows, the actress has nabbed two high profile television roles this year.

Amick, best known for her years on Twin Peaks, already has a juicy stint coming up on Gossip Girl. Now, she’s just been asked to do a last-minute replacement on My Own Worst Enemy.

Even though the NBC show is scheduled to premiere in just a few months, it’s already had to deal with a few untimely changes. Recently, the show’s creator was pushed further into the background while one of the co-producers was promoted to executive producer/showrunner status. Now, the freshman series is having to rebuild itself around a new actress.

Originally, Yara Martinez (The Unit) was scheduled to star opposite Christian Slater. Amick will now assume the role of the unsuspecting wife. (Slater plays a man with two personalities; one’s a regular joe, the other’s a spy.)

Are these changes symbolic of a troubled season to come? We’ll find out when Enemy premieres on October 13.

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NBC Lines Up Another Celeb-Reality Show

Posted by Kathleen Kane
Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, NBC, Announcements, News, Rumors

Because we can apparently never have enough celebrity reality shows, NBC is currently developing yet another one.

Realizing that perhaps the very out there circus atmosphere was not their forté, producers have opted to focus on resorting to what they do best: partying!

Well, okay, maybe not the Paris Hilton kind of party, but the more formal kind. A typical episode for Celebrity Come Dine With Me will feature one celebrity who hosts a dinner party for his or her famous friends. At the end of the night, the party will be judged on presentation, food, and entertainment value.

Sounds kind of lame to you, too, right? I mean, I love watching celebrities, but watching them eat and be entertained doesn’t interest me all too much. I say that knowing that the show has found “success” in 16 other countries.

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Small Screen Adaptations: Witches of Eastwick, Maid in Manhattan

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Just when I thought ABC was making huge strides with programs like Pushing Daisies, the network decides to take a few creative steps back.

In the past week, it’s been announced that two motion pictures may be adapted for the small screen.

On Monday, Variety reported that John Updike’s novel about three witches (and a devilish man) may be getting new life. The Witches of Eastwick - which later became a 1987 film starring Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Cher - is now being redeveloped into a television pilot.

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America’s Next Top Model Introduces Transgendered Contestant

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Categories: Prime Time, Reality, The CW, America's Next Top Model, Gossip, News

Throughout the 10 cycles of America’s Next Top Model, there have a number of girls who weren’t considered typical models. (Who knew tomboy Lauren would look hot with makeup on?) Then there were those with very masculine traits. (Remember when Paulina called Dominique the transvestite version of Robin Wright Penn?)

Now for the show’s eleventh season, the producers will once again be challenging our concept of beauty. For the first time, the series will be introducing its first transgendered contestant. During her interview before the judges’ panel, 22-year-old Isis explained why she chose to transform herself from a man to a woman. “I was born physically male...but mentally, everything else, I was born female.”

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The Office Scores Super Bowl Slot

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Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, The Office, News

Over the past few years, football lovers have been given something almost as exciting to watch after the Super Bowl as they have during the game. Remember when Francie was killed on Alias? When House diagnosed Mira Sorvino while she was at the South Pole? How about that explosion on Grey’s Anatomy?

Well, it’ll be NBC’s turn to air the game next February and the network has made its post-game choice: The Office. According to Entertainment Weekly, the producers are may even put together another hour-long episode for the coveted time slot. Of course, details about the plans are being kept secret. (I’m going to make an early guess and say that it will somehow involve a wedding or a baby. Or both.)

Super Bowl XLIII will be played on February 1, 2009. Until then, keep yourself busy with The Office when it returns on September 25.

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Salary Negotiations for Lost Actors

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Lost, Gossip, News

From 90210 to Hawaii, salary issues are going on everywhere.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly are the latest stars currently asking for a pay increase. The two actors - whose jobs on Lost appear to be safe - have been quietly talking to the bosses about padding their $150,000 per episode paychecks.

As one would expect, news of these negotiations have since prompted others in the cast seek their own adjustments. Considering the majority of the islanders only receive somewhere in the $80,000-$90,000 range, could we blame them?

Will these financial matters ultimately result in a castaway’s early exit? Let’s hope not!

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Tori Spelling Drops Out of 90210

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Categories: Drama, Reality, Cable, The CW, News, Ratings

Tori Spelling may be willing to run her own Bed & Breakfast. She might even be willing to sell her own gourmet fries. But she apparently won’t do anything for money.

Although she was signed on to star in CW’s version of 90210, a paycheck dispute has forced the Tori & Dean star to drop out completely. This revelation comes after Spelling said she would be temporarily sitting on the bench to recover from her second pregnancy.

Earlier today, Deadline Hollywood Daily claimed the actress was actually holding out because of less than equal treatment. When Tori learned that her $10,000-$20,000 per episode number fell far below what Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty were being offered (reportedly between $35,000-$50,000 per episode), she walked away.

Now the 35-year-old’s rep has confirmed to Us Magazine that Donna Martin won’t be seen anytime soon. “At this time, there are no plans for Tori to appear in the 90210 spinoff.”

I guess the record ratings Tori & Dean have been bringing to Oxygen aren’t really needed on the CW?

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Sara Gilbert Becomes a Big Bang Theory Regular

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Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, CBS, News

Good news, Roseanne fans. Sara Gilbert will be returning to The Big Bang Theory next year.

Gilbert, who was married to Galecki on the hit ABC series, reignited sparks with former co-star when she guested last season. Sara played Leslie Winkle, a love interest of Leonard’s on the CBS comedy.

Although watchers were only teased with a three-episode stint last year, Gilbert will now become a permanent fixture of the show.

See if their relationship evolves into Darlene and David 2.0 when Big Bang premieres on September 22.

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