"General Hospital and ABC were both very tenacious and made it almost impossible to say no."
One Year Later: Corbin Bernsen on the Death of His Mom, 'The Young and the Restless' Star Jeanne Cooper"Twelve months later, I'm still grieving for her. This is my year of turning 60. My series, Psych, ended after eight years, which was my stability. I could really use her help going into this third act of my life."
"I got a wonderful note from [Y&R associate producer] Josh O'Connell telling me that the special tribute episode the show did for my mom has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy, and that just feels so incredible! So does going back once again to play Father Todd. This time I'm doing four episodes, working with Doug Davidson [Paul] and Lauralee Bell [Christine], which my mom would have loved. She adored them."
'All My Children' alum Finn Wittrock to lead 'My All American' film
Wittrock, who appears in the upcoming HBO film adaptation of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart, will portray football player Freddie Steinmark, whose career ended following a cancer diagnosis that resulted in the loss of his leg. Aaron Eckhart is cast as Longhorns coach Darrell Royal, who developed a bond with Steinmark.
ABC's 'Nashville' is an example of how traditional TV 'bubble' rules don't apply
"I'm a combination of optimistic and emotionally vulnerable," Charles Esten, who portrays Deacon Claybourne, the musical and former romantic partner to fictional country star Rayna James (Connie Britton), said before Tuesday's concert. "Everyone seems to be coming to a nice peak right now."
Nashville adds to its audience more this way than most ABC shows, said Kevin Beggs, chairman of Lionsgate Television Group, the show's producer.
ABC's parent Walt Disney Co. shares in ancillary revenue from CDs of music featured on Nashville (the fourth collection was released Tuesday) and the concert tour. More than 600,000 soundtrack CDs have been sold, according to Big Machine Label Group. A special collection of tunes from the show's April 23 performance special was immediately made available on iTunes and was among the top five country albums two weeks later.
Coronation Street' actress Kym Marsh blasted by health charity for smoking with teen daughter
Marsh (Michelle, Coronation Street) caused outrage when she and teenager Emily were both seen smoking outside a nightclub in Manchester, England last month. Deborah Arnott from health charity Ash, which helps smokers quit, has now lambasted Marsh for lighting up with her child, saying, "Most parents don't want their children to become smokers and they need to know that if they smoke their children are up to three times more likely to become smokers themselves."
Barrington's 'Kiss Me, Kate' Will Star Elizabeth Stanley, Mara Davi, Tyler Hanes, Paul Anthony Stewart and More
Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of artistic director Julianne Boyd and managing director Tristan Wilson, has announced casting for the company's 20th anniversary season opener, "Kiss Me, Kate," which will begin performances June 11.
Directed by Joe Calarco, with choreography by Lorin Latarro, the production will star Elizabeth Stanley as Lili Vanessi/Kate, Paul Anthony Stewart (Guiding Light) as Fred Graham/Petruchio, Mara Davi (Hustling) as Lois Lane/Bianca, Tyler Hanes as Bill Calhoun/Lucentio, Nyla Watson as Hattie, Matthew Bauman as Paul, Carlos Lopez as Gangster #1 and Michael Dean Morgan as Gangster #2.
The Kerry Washington revolution
Series starring African-American actresses is a big trend next season. Chalk it up to the popularity of ABC's Scandal and the visibility of its glamorous star Kerry Washington or maybe a bolt of lightning that suddenly hit Hollywood after Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis got Oscar nominations in the same year for The Help (Spencer won, for Best Supporting Actress). Any way you look at it, sisterhood is powerful.
Jason Priestley Dishes on Shannen Doherty's Demands, Brad Pitt's Secret Girlfriend and Chanting 'Donna Martin Masturbates'
The former teen heartthrob of Beverly Hills 90210 fame looks back on the glory days of his career: "I should have stayed on that show until they dragged me off in a body bag."
Why Nobody Writes About Popular TV Shows
The Faustian Bargain of Television: Be widely watched and scarcely acknowledged, or be widely praised and scarcely watched.
Ten years later, the 'Lost' creators talk about their mistakes, their successes, the worst episode, and why we're all still talking about this damn show
Damon Lindelof: "We did 121 hours of Lost. Arguably only 15 to 20 of them were subpar, bordering on turds. It would be great to pretend those episodes never happened, but I love the fact that we're still talking about Nikki and Paulo. Sometimes the mistake, the thing that wasn't good, is the thing that's really part of the legacy of a show like ours."
'Scandal' Will Not Be Recasting Columbus Short's Harrison With Eric West
The newcomer will not replace Short on ABC’s Scandal. Shonda Rhimes tweets, “I've never heard of Eric West. Harrison is not being recast EVER.”
TNT picks up dramas with Jennifer Beals, Ed Burns
TNT has ordered the supernatural drama Proof, a Jennifer Beals starrer about a brilliant surgeon who’s persuaded by a cancer-stricken tech millionaire (Matthew Modine) to investigate cases of reincarnation, out-of-body experiences, hauntings and other supernatural phenomena. The network has ordered 10 episodes of the drama that’ll also star Joe Morton (Scandal). The drama’s from Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) and Rob Bragin, who
Also on tap for next year: Public Morals, a police drama from Ed Burns (Saving Private Ryan). Set in New York in the 1960s, the drama focuses on the police department’s public morals division, where cops walk the line between morality and criminality as the temptations that come from dealing with all kinds of vice threaten to get the better of them.
How a Conservative Catholic Girl Became a Producer on Gay Web Series 'EastSiders'
"I tell people that my favorite part about the message of EastSiders is that it doesn’t take a stance one way or the other on LGBT rights. The relationships just exist without any grandeur or attention to the fact that it’s a gay relationship. It’s a loving relationship, and it just happens to be between two men."
BBC Cymru Wales chief's concern over S4C's peak-time figures
The director of BBC Cymru Wales Rhodri Talfan Davies says he is concerned about a drop of a sixth in those watching S4C's evening programs. Davies added a fall in the number of episodes of Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm would further decrease the ratings.
Where Are They Now: 'Santa Barbara' actress Jane Sibbett (Jane)
Sibbett hasn't acted a ton since Friends [ended 10 years ago] and instead has focused on her production company, Wild Aloha Studios, which has released four documentaries.
In some business-related news, Discovery Communications is now the co-owner of the British production company that owns Lime Pictures. .. Who knows? Maybe Oprah (OWN) will be showing Hollyoaks soon .. lol!
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