Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I'll ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. This week, I've decided to tackle a sitcom that many of us grew up watching obsessively: "The Cosby Show."
This series, which debuted in 1984, introduced a multitude of characters over its 8-year run: Cockroach, baby Olivia, cousin Pam, and on and on. But let's just recast the original core members of the Huxtable family, from Bill Cosby's classic grumpy Cliff all the way down to spunky (and slightly annoying) Rudy.
Leave your entry us in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature next Tuesday, March 7, complete with a "new" cast photo.
Characters to recast:
Dr. Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby)
Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad)
Sondra (Sabrina Le Beauf)
Denise (Lisa Bonet)
Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner)
Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe)
Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam)
Fox is new with the top 10 girls' performances on "American Idol," followed by "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"
NBC is new with "Friday Night Lights," "Deal or No Deal," and "Medium"
CBS is new with "Jericho," "Criminal Minds," and "CSI: NY"
ABC is new with "George Lopez," "The Knights of Prosperity," "According to Jim," "In Case of Emergency," and "Lost"
The CW is new with the season premiere of "America's Next Top Model"
MTV is new with "The Real World: Denver" and "Maui Fever"
Bravo has four repeat episodes of "Top Design"
VH1 has "Surreal Life Fame Games"
Comedy Central is new with "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report"
Late-night highlights include Tim Allen and Diana Ross on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on NBC, LL Cool J on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on ABC, and Larry King on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on NBC
The Dillon Panthers will be wrapping up their march toward the state football championship sooner than we thought. NBC has announced that its new improv comedy series, "Thank God You're Here," will take over the "Friday Night Lights" time slot starting April 18. That means the season finale of "Friday Night Lights" is set for April 11, well before most shows wrap up their seasons. All 22 scheduled episodes will still air, just on a faster timetable than normal.
I'm really not sure what this means for the chances of "Friday Night Lights" getting a second season. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any other shows that have bowed out before the crucial May Sweeps period and still gotten renewed. But NBC also just announced that it will be streaming all "FNL" episodes online this spring; maybe they hope that will give potential viewers another chance to get hooked before the fall?
Either way, if you're a fan and you haven't sent your care package to NBC yet, this is probably a good time to do it.
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I'll sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. While the following movies didn't win any Oscars, they do star some Oscar-winning actors and are each worth a rent.
Stranger Than Fiction
IRS auditor Henry Crick (Will Ferrell) is perfectly content living his mundane life, until he starts hearing narration in his head and realizes he is the doomed main character in a novel. As the author (Emma Thompson) grapples with how to kill off Crick, he struggles to change the ending of her story. Supporting cast members include Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, and Queen Latifah. For more details, check out my full review of the movie.
Now that David and Victoria Beckham are relocating to Los Angeles, The Daily Mail is reporting that Posh has signed a deal with NBC to create a reality show chronicling her move to America. Though her husband will appear on the series, it seems the show is mostly about the former Spice Girl. Would you watch a Posh reality show?
Wow, last week's Recast for Gone With the Wind proved both challenging and entertaining. It seems the hardest character to recast was Miss Scarlett O'Hara with her fiery and impetuous — yet needy — nature. I think perhaps the closest we might come is Reese Witherspoon, if she channeled some of her stubborn Election character and added a Southern touch.
I was smitten by UnaBellaSorpresa's picks for Ashley and Melanie: Orlando Bloom and Claire Danes, who was great as the sweet, sickly girl in Little Women. Yet I have to say that my favorite cast overall came from Intern07: Clive Owen would make an impeccable Rhett Butler, while S. Epatha Merkerson ("Law & Order") would add a modern edge to Mammy's sass. Congratulations, Intern07! To see her picks and the "new" cast photos, read more
Nicky Hilton was spotted leaving The Ivy restaurant after a day of shopping with sister Paris. Her casual yet stylish outfit, which consisted of skinny jeans, tall black boots and an Alice + Olivia military blazer, was perfect for the occasion.