Archive: July 2011 (131-143 of 285)

Jul 20 2011 10:27 AM ET

'Ringer' art with Sarah Michelle Gellar -- EXCLUSIVE

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Categories: Comic-Con, EW Exclusive, First Look, Sarah Michelle Gellar
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In anticipation of Ringer’s debut at Comic-Con, EW obtained an exclusive first look of the art and posters for the drama that debuts this fall on the CW. The panel for the series — which marks the return of Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Sarah Michelle Gellar, plus Lost heartthrob Nestor Carbonell – will take place at 1:45 p.m. Thursday in Ballroom 20 at the San Diego Convention Center.

Moderated by EW’s own Kristen Baldwin, the panel will also feature stars Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four) and Kristoffer Polaha (Life Unexpected), along with executive producer Pam Veasey (CSI:NY), and co-executive producers Nicole Snyder (Supernatural) and Eric Charmelo (Supernatural). Added bonus: One hundred fans who attend the panel will receive the show’s official Comic-Con poster signed by the cast. For a peek at the posters (Gellar’s in a collar, guys!), go to the jump: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2011 09:59 AM ET

Amazon Prime to stream CBS TV library

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Categories: Deals, Tech, Television

CBS and Amazon.com have announced a non-exclusive licensing agreement that will enable Amazon customers to stream television shows from CBS’s vast library. Amazon Prime customers will now be able to watch thousands of episodes from the CBS library, including full seasons of The Tudors, Numb3rs, Medium, Star Trek, Frasier, and Cheers.  “Amazon has created one of the most popular consumer marketplaces in the world, and we are very pleased to make these titles available to their Instant Video and Prime customers,” said Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS.  “This new agreement represents another meaningful way for us to realize incremental value for CBS’s content.”

Jul 20 2011 09:05 AM ET

Medical marijuana store gets Discovery reality show -- EXCLUSIVE

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Categories: Scoop
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Discovery Channel is set to announce a potentially controversial new series: A docu-soap reality show set in the country’s largest medical marijuana distributorship and starring a pot reform activist. This fall, the network will unveil Weed Wars, where cameras follow the day-to-day dealings of a California ganja store.

The show follows Steve DeAngelo, the owner of Oakland’s Harborside Health Center, which serves 80,000 clients. According to the network, DeAngelo strives to provide patients with the highest-quality product and uses his business to promote the national regulation and taxation of cannabis.

“Weed Wars fearlessly pulls back the curtain on a once illegal and still controversial world,” said Nancy Daniels, executive vp at Discovery Channel. “From the inner workings of the business to Steve’s distinctive leadership style, Weed Wars is a fascinating glimpse into this highly unique setting. Like Gold Rush or Deadliest Catch, these are guys pursuing their own version of the American Dream.” READ FULL STORY »

Jul 19 2011 08:30 PM ET

'Camelot' vet joins 'Game of Thrones' cast

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Categories: Casting, Game of Thrones

The final major new role on HBO’s Game of Thrones has been filled: Irish actor Liam Cunningham has landed the part of Davos for the show’s second season.

Cunningham has appeared in many productions over the years, including Starz’ now defunct Camelot, the recent Clash of the Titans remake and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

A fan favorite from George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire novels, Davos Seaworth is a family man and former smuggler. He earned the nickname “The Onion Knight” after successfully getting food into Stannis Baratheon’s besieged castle during the war that put Robert Baratheon on the Iron Throne. The authoritarian Stannis gave Davos a knighthood for his actions — but also shortened some of his fingers for his criminal past. In season two, Stannis enlists Davos to help him seize the Iron Throne from King Joffrey.

For those who missed the previous Game of Thrones second season casting news: Here’s who is playing Stannis and Melisandre, and here’s who is cast for Margaery Tyrell and Brienne.

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Jul 19 2011 08:06 PM ET

'Bones' drops out of Comic-Con

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Categories: Bones, Comic-Con, TV Biz

Booth and Brennan won’t be sleuthing it out in San Diego this year: EW has confirmed that Fox‘s Bones will no longer have a panel at the 2011 Comic-Con. Stars David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel were to join creator/exec producer Hart Hanson, and executive producer Stephen Nathan on Friday at 1:45 p.m. in the geek confab’s spacious Ballroom 20, but a rep for the show says Boreanaz and Deschanel pulled out of the panel “for personal reasons.” There will be no replacement panel from Fox.

Jul 19 2011 06:44 PM ET

First look at ABC's new 'Once Upon a Time' trailer. Charming?

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Categories: Lost, Trailers

Snow White. Prince Charming. Rumpelstiltskin. What if they weren’t just characters inhabiting the well-worn pages of a children’s fairy tale book, but had been ripped out of the Enchanted Forest by the Evil Queen and sent to present-day, small-town Maine, where they were living as ordinary folks, sadly unaware of their real identities? Hey, it could happen! And it totally does in Once Upon a Time, an ambitious fantasy family drama debuting on ABC in October. In this new trailer, the Queen (Lana Parrilla) wedding-crashes the nuptials of Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Joshua Dallas), vowing darkly: “I shall destroy your happiness if it’s the last thing I do!” (If only Trina Decker were still around to slip something in her drink to mellow her out.) You will also meet a rather chilling Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle), who foretells of eternity-suffering doom-’n'- gloom unless Snow White and Prince Charming’s daughter, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), can somehow save the day, which probably should involve getting ‘Stilt a spa day.

Is your interest piqued yet? Take note of the five words that attack the screen toward the end of the trailer, one-by-one: FROM. THE. WRITERS. OF. LOST. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 19 2011 06:24 PM ET

Lisa Kudrow talks 'Web Therapy.' Plus, will there ever be an 'Episodes' crossover?

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Categories: Friends, Television, Web Therapy
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Image Credit: Susan B. Landau

Lisa Kudrow’s Web Therapy has not had a typical trip to television to say the least. The series, which finds Kudrow playing Fiona Wallace, a not-so-accredited therapist who conducts sessions online, already has three seasons worth of three- to seven-minute webisodes available for viewing. But tonight marks its Showtime debut, where the show takes on a half-hour format, with the episodes comprised of the webisodes and material formerly available only via mobile devices.

“I like to say I’m busy enough,” says the actress, who juggles the production of Web Therapy‘s fourth online season with work on the third season of her heritage-tracing series Who Do You Think You Are.

EW caught up with Kudrow to talk about Web Therapy‘s interesting trip to television, her star-studded guest cast, and pitch our fantasy crossover ideas. (Hint: We love Friends!)  READ FULL STORY »

Jul 19 2011 06:06 PM ET

'General Hospital' alum joins 'Days of Our Lives' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Categories: Daytime Soaps, EW Exclusive, Television
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A Port Charles troublemaker is coming to Salem. EW has learned exclusively that Sarah Brown, best known for originating the role of Carly on General Hospital, has joined the cast of NBC’s Days of Our Lives. She’ll play Madison James, a powerful CEO who takes on Sami (Alison Sweeney) as a protege. She also sets her sights on Brady (Eric Martsolf) and goes head-to-head with Kate (Lauren Koslow).

She’ll show up in September.

“Days of our Lives is one of television’s historic gems,” Brown said in a statement.  ”I’m excited to join such a talented cast to portray such a strong yet feminine character that will inspire our female viewers.”

Brown is daytime TV veteran, having won three Emmy Awards for her work on GH. She also appeared on As the World Turns and The Bold & the Beautiful.  Her addition is one of many changes that Days is making in an attempt to reboot the NBC sudser. Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn are also returning as Marlena Evans and John Black.

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Jul 19 2011 04:00 PM ET

'Curb Your Enthusiasm' scores again

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Categories: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Television, TV Ratings

What is it about Larry David this season? HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm had another great outing on Sunday, averaging 1.9 million for the 10 p.m. airing. That’s a 12% improvement over the season premiere a week ago. It also was the most-watched episode of the series over its seven-year run on the pay cabler.

An additional 556,000 tuned into the midnight airing, bringing the gross audience for Curb on Sunday to 2.5 million, up 17% versus last week. Naturally, David will probably find some reason to doubt these numbers, but good for him and the show, anyway.

True Blood averaged 6.2 million on Sunday, with 5.1 million tuning in at 9 and an an additional 1.1 million at 11.

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Jul 19 2011 01:58 PM ET

'Game of Thrones' casts sorceress Melisandre and Stannis Baratheon -- EXCLUSIVE

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Categories: Game of Thrones, Television
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Huge Game of Thrones casting news! Producers have filled the two biggest new roles of the show’s second season — a mysterious sorceress and a powerful contender for the Iron Throne.

These two major roles are paired together in the story: Melisandre is powerful woman who counsels the late King Robert’s eldest younger brother, Stannis Baratheon, in his quest to claim the Iron Throne. She’s described as a seductive force possessing prophetic powers who’s willing to impose her religion on the world by any means necessary. Stannis, meanwhile, believes himself to be the Iron Throne’s rightful heir and is described as humorless and authoritative, with a strict moral code (his younger brother Renly, who also wants to be king, memorably described Stannis in the first season as having “the personality of a lobster”). But Stannis is gradually succumbing to the power of his newfound religion.

Melisandre will be played by Carice van Houten, a Dutch stage and film actress. She’s appeared in the movies Valkyrie and Repo Men. I think you’ll agree she looks just about perfect for Melisandre.

And Stannis will be played by…

READ FULL STORY »

Jul 19 2011 01:31 PM ET

'General Hospital' says goodbye to Brenda -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Categories: Daytime Soaps, EW Exclusive, First Look

A huge story is unraveling this week on General Hospital — which culminates with some pretty spectacular work by Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo. As fans know, Giovinazzo shot her last episode of the ABC sudser on June 9. Here’s an exclusive sneak peek of one of her last scenes with the equally beloved Maurice Benard (Sonny) that airs July 21. ABC Daytime says to keep an eye out for two heart-wrenching exit scenes that day.

Nice having you back in Port Charles, Bren. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 19 2011 11:44 AM ET

'Hell's Kitchen' return tops Monday despite ratings drop

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Categories: TV Ratings
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Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen returned Monday night to its lowest-rated premiere ever, yet still managed to rank as the night’s highest-rated show.

Hell’s came back to 5.8 million viewers and a 2.5 preliminary rating among adults 18-49 — down 14 percent from last year. Still, this is the show’s ninth cycle, Gordon Ramsay has been shouting at inept cooks over burnt scallops for awhile now, and the lead-in gave a tiny boost to Masterchef (5.6 million, 2.3) to help Fox win the night.

Over on ABC, The Bachelorette (7.8 million, 2.2) didn’t like the added competition, with its first hour dipping sharply against Hell’s. Overall the reality veteran was down 15 percent from last week, followed by Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (5.9 million, 2.0).

Jul 19 2011 10:34 AM ET

'Jersey Shore' season 4 trailer: Everyone makes out with and/or punches everyone

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Categories: Jersey Shore

Friends, juiceheads, countrymen: Lend me your ears. Did you, like me, feel like the back half of Jersey Shore‘s third season felt overly safe, as if all the newly-minted millionaires who comprise the show’s cast were playing it safe and avoiding conflict in order to burnish their brands? Well, then the trailer for the show’s upcoming fourth season has a message for you: Everything and everyone is descending into lawless chaos and emotional cataclysm. Deena wants to smush Pauly, Sitch want to smush Shnookums, Shnookums continues her neverending battle with the police, and Uncle Situation screams at Ronnie while doing his best Nicolas Cage impression. Madness! Madness! Check out the video: READ FULL STORY »

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