Where’s this guy been hiding? Joss Whedon is looking for an actor in his 30s or 40s to play…
Howard Lipman: An intelligent higher-up in the Dollhouse, Howard has huge presence and humor. Possible recurring.
ACD recommends: James Marsters.
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Question: Can you do me a huge favor and give me some Gossip Girl scoop pertaining to Blair-Serena? I’m dying to know if my favorite frenemies will be loving or hating each other this season. —Sally
Ausiello: They’ll start out loving each other, but by November, the hate is on! What triggers the war? Let’s just say Blair doesn’t follow the bros before hos belief system (or, in this case, hos before bros).
Question: Can you please tell me if there are any good Owen and Cristina scenes in Grey’s Anatomy season premiere? I know they won’t have sex in the episode, but will the tragedy bring them closer? —Iris
Ausiello: They have a really moving handholding scene. Does that count?
Question: After watching the Grey’s Anatomy premiere can you please tell me anything about Mer-Der? —Erin
Ausiello: If you were among those fans who thought their Post-It note wedding was some kind of bad joke, there’s a scene at George’s funeral that should put a smile on your face. READ FULL STORY »
Good news for those of us who like to obsess over SOAPNet’s Being Erica here on EW.com: The Canadian sci-fi-ish relationship drama will return to the U.S. on Jan. 20. And if you’d like to join in our obsession, even better news: The entire first season will re-run starting Oct. 17-18. Next season finds Erica — whose mysterious therapist, Dr. Tom, had the ability to send her back to key moments in her life for do-overs — exploring the dynamics of time travel and figuring out where the good doctor disappeared to in the cliffhanger finale.
This fall’s funniest new comedy now boasts one of this fall’s biggest casting coups: Edward Norton!
Sources confirm to me exclusively that the two-time Oscar nominee has closed a deal to guest-star on ABC’s uproarious mockumentary Modern Family. READ FULL STORY »
Team Darlton is on the prowl for a Caucasian actor between the age of 12 and 14 to play…
Teenage Boy: Sporting dirty blond hair and intense searching eyes, he’s wise beyond his years. He finds himself having to deal with a horrible family accident. Recurring.
Doc Jensen’s take: “Dude, I only have one word for you — Sawyer!”
Who are we to argue with Doc J?! Now on to more pressing matters: Who should play him? Post your casting tips in the comments!
It might be time to speed up those Heather Locklear negotiations. The ratings for last night’s Melrose Place premiere are in and, well, they’re not great. The mega-hyped reboot averaged a disappointing 2.3 million viewers. The show fared slightly better among its core young adult audience, placing second in the 9 pm hour. Also of positive note: Melrose was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter last night for about an hour! (Hey, you take the wins where you can get ‘em).
The second season premiere of 90210 actually fared better with 2.6 million viewers, its highest viewer tally since last winter.
Did you watch either? Thoughts? (Melrose actually gets a lot better next week. Ditto 90210.)
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I’m kind of loving Psych‘s love of all things ’80s and Brat Packish. The USA comedy has tapped Judd Nelson to guest star in an episode to air this winter. He’ll play a CDC researcher who specializes in a made-up Ebola-like ailment called Thornburg’s disease. In Psych‘s third season finale, Ally Sheedy was outed as the Ying Yang Killer. Who will they recruit next? Demi Moore as Shawn’s quirky aunt older sister? Got a better idea? Post it below!
Here’s an unusual combination: Gavin Rossdale and Criminal Minds. But the two shall meet this November when the British rocker and sometime-thespian guest stars on the CBS procedural. READ FULL STORY »
I knew this was too good to be true.
An SNL insider is denying a fast-spreading rumor that Kristin Wiig has been named co-anchor of Weekend Update alongside Seth Meyers. “It’s not true,” says the source. “It’s an Internet-fueled rumor.”
Meyers has been flying solo behind the Weekend Update desk since last fall when Amy Poehler departed for Parks and Recreation.
Here’s a thought: Why not pair Meyers with the brilliant Michaela Watkins? Oh, wait, that’s right — she was fired for some inexplicable reason. (Yep, still bitter.)
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It was bound to happen: The increasing depletion of TV ad dollars as a result of digital video recorders has led one network to commit murder.
ABC has recruited Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry to produce a series of eight commercials for Sprint that will unfold as a weekly soap opera. The goal? Pausing the fast-forward phenomenon.
“They’re kind of like the old Taster’s Choice commercials, but we added a lot of wicked dark humor, murder and adultery and betrayal,” explains Cherry of the 35-second spots, which will air once a week during Housewives beginning with the Sept. 27 premiere. READ FULL STORY »
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