Friday, July 27, 2012

NEWS ROUNDUP: Josh Morrow's Sooners, REVENGE Season 2, Eric Dane Leaving GREY'S, MAD MEN's Peggy

ESPN: Y&R's Josh Morrow talks Oklahoma Sooners
"The Sooners are my religion," said Morrow, who grew up in Oklahoma before heading to California to become an actor. "I've been back to watch the games several times. I'm into all their sports. I'm a tremendous fan."

Morrow, 37, lettered in five sports -- football, baseball, basketball, soccer and track -- in high school, and his passion was basketball. He played college ball at Moorpark College in California.

"I should have stuck with baseball or soccer," Morrow said. "Even in football, several schools were looking at me. I'm not saying my size was an excuse but I was 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds when I left high school."

REVENGE To Explore “Free Will Vs. Fate” In Season 2
”For season two, we flash forward to the end of summer again and then a real terrible event that occurs,” showrunner Mike Kelley said, “and then we bring the audience back to the beginning of the summer. We also open with a quote much as we did in the first season. This one is about destiny. It’s about whether you have a hand in your own destiny or whether it’s all laid out for you. So this season is all about free will vs. fate.”

Eric Dane leaving GREY'S ANATOMY
Dane, whose Dr. Mark Sloan looked on in horror as his soul mate Lexie (Chyler Leigh) passed away from her own injuries suffered in the plane crash, has decided to leave the ABC medical drama after six years, to pursue other opportunities. However, GREY'S fans have not yet seen the very last of him.

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: Jenna Dewan set to get freaky with Adam Levine in season two
Season two of AHS has been shrouded in secrecy, aside from the reveal of its star-studded cast that also includes Jessica Lange, James Cromwell, Joseph Fiennes, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Zachary Quinto, Chloe Sevigny and French actress Lizzie Brochere.

GLEE's Chris Colfer has bestselling book
Colfer tweeted that "Land of Stories" will debut at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list.

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS actor Julian Morris joins ONCE UPON A TIME
The British actor will play Prince Phillip, the prince who’s seeking to awaken Sleeping Beauty (Sarah Bolger). He’s described as a man who’s traveled from a kingdom that’s in decline. He’s described as a young, skilled warrior and selfless hero who’s the veteran of many tough journeys.

AREA 51 coming to AMC Network
AMC just closed a deal this week to begin creating a new scripted series, AREA 51, based on the best-selling book of the same title by Annie Jacobsen.

MAD MEN Creator Weighs In on Peggy's Future, Mega-Megan Backlash and the Season 7 Outlook
Peggy, played by Elisabeth Moss, “is going to be on the show next year,” Matthew Weiner shared. “I can’t say how much, in what capacity or what [her story] is going to be, but she has not left the show.”

Twitter explains Thursday outage
"The cause of today’s outage came from within our data centers. Data centers are designed to be redundant: when one system fails (as everything does at one time or another), a parallel system takes over. What was noteworthy about today’s outage was the coincidental failure of two parallel systems at nearly the same time."

Ex-Colombia soap star wants to beat US at Olympics
Orianica Velasquez ants her play with her country's Olympic soccer team to make her famous again. The forward will need to act fast, though, because Colombia lost its first match to North Korea at Hampden Park. If the United States wins Saturday in the second game, Colombia could find it difficult to advance to the next round. Velasquez majors in health administration at Indiana University. She played the role of Betty on JUEGO LIMPIO (Fair Play) six years ago.

1 comment:

  1. Not that he's a big star, but Mark Consuelos is a former soap star joining American Horror Story. He should have at least been listed.

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