Friday, August 5, 2011

NEWS: "Fat" Leslie Nipkow, Simon Miller Returning to GOSSIP GIRL, DAYS/OLTL Up in Ratings

Former soap writer Leslie Nipkow says "this is why I'm fat" in new Salon article. Old shows are making money for CBS who is airing them online. Could Ryan Murphy’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY do for horror what GLEE did for musicals? Jon Hamm does not want to be an Emmy bridesmaid. Simon Miller is returning to GOSSIP GIRL for one episode. DAYS OF OUR LIVES and ONE LIFE TO LIVE were up in total viewers last week versus the previous week. Sarah Michelle Gellar is relieved RINGER didn't ended up on CBS.

ATWT and OLTL writer Leslie Nipkow: This is why I'm fat
"In 1999, I briefly played Erica Kane's prison guard on the soap opera, ALL MY CHILDREN, and wrote a one-woman show, 'Guarding Erica,' about my experience. Writing and performing my own work was the most challenging and fulfilling thing I've ever done. As a result, I was offered a job writing for soaps. I wasn't crazy about the genre, but I needed the money (substantial), not to mention the health insurance (excellent), so I signed on, promising myself to work on my own writing between soap scripts."

The Digital Revolution: Old TV Shows Making Money
Digital streams of CBS’s older television shows are helping boost its bottom line. CBS announced that their profits doubled for the past quarter — $395 million, as compared to $150 million for the same time period a year ago.

Could Ryan Murphy’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY do for horror what GLEE did for musicals?
The FX show made a presentation at the Television Critics Association on Thursday, and the early buzz is that it might be the scariest show ever.

TCA: Escapism At Heart Of 'Hart Of Dixie'
“I call it ‘city girl porn,’ HART OF DIXIE executive producer Leila Gerstein said -- meaning that she created the show as a form of TV escapism from her routine own life as an urban mom.

Jon Hamm ready to not be an Emmy bridesmaid
"I'm crying and she's going through craziness and we're screaming at each other," recalls Hamm. "Then cameras would stop rolling and we'd launch into this ridiculous spoiled Valley Girl routine. It was funny to us — probably not as funny to the crew members who were forced to listen."

Simon Miller returning to GOSSIP GIRL for one episode
His character was previously caught in a love triangle between Olivia (Hilary Duff) and Dan (Penn Badgley).

Jeremy Jackson Hammering Out a Deal With Chippendales
The former BAYWATCH actor appeared on SANTA BARBARA in 1990.

Showtime expects to renew WEEDS
Showtime boss David Nevins says he's "optimistic" the 7-year-old series will be back next year.

Sarah Michelle Gellar relieved RINGER didn't ended up on CBS
Gellar admits she was worried about how CBS' audience would react, and Les Moonves agreed. "It was almost a relief for us," she says. "We knew we could tell more of the stories we wanted to tell on that network."

Daytime Soap Opera Ratings Report for the Week of July 25-29, 2011
DAYS OF OUR LIVES and ONE LIFE TO LIVE were up in total viewers last week versus the previous week. OLTL is up 481,000 viewers over the same week last year.

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