2009 Summer TCA
Five Minutes With Accidentally on Purpose's Ashley Jensen
New sitcom Accidentally on Purpose premieres tonight on CBS, with Jenna Elfman in the lead role as a San Francisco movie critic who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand (Elfman went totally Method: she just announced her real-life pregnancy). Playing her best friend? British actress Ashley Jensen.
Five Minutes With Jessica Lucas
Jessica Lucas seems to be the go-to girl for the CW's soapy remakes. After appearing on the big screen in Cloverfield, Lucas turned up on 90210 as an undercover cop posing as a transfer student. Now she's staying in the Aaron Spelling reboot family as newly engaged elementary school teacher Riley in the new Melrose Place.
Kevin Williamson on Bringing Vampires to The CW
Kevin Williamson's Dawson's Creek helped make the WB into a buzzworthy network. Now, can The Vampire Diaries do the same for The CW? Williamson and writing partner Julie Plec will be bringing that other vampire book series to the small screen on the show's premiere tonight, and at the TCA press tour, he talked to me about what it's like to launch a new vampire show in a post-Twilight world.
Michael Rady on Moving From Cyprus Rhodes to Melrose Place
For a little while, it seems like Michael Rady has been everywhere, turning up on the small screen in Greek, Swingtown, and even Grey's Anatomy while also romancing Alexis Bledel in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movies. At the CBS/CW party at the TCA Press Tour, I chatted with Rady about playing a nice guy, whether or not his Melrose engagement is doomed, and those Swingtown sideburns. Here are highlights:
How did you end up working on the new Melrose Place?
Five Minutes With Connie Britton
At every NBC TCA event, Connie Britton is one of my absolute favorite people to find. Once again, the Friday Night Lights actress took some time this Summer to talk about the upcoming seasons four and five of FNL. Read on for highlights:
- On some of the drama in the upcoming season: "I'm still at the school that basically ousted my husband, so I think that we're going to have a lot of interesting conflicts in terms of that and the people in the town.
10 Memorable Moments From the TCA Tour
This week, I've been sharing some of the highlights from my pilgrimage to Pasadena for the TCA press tour. Yesterday I passed along some quotes that got me chuckling, and today, I'm spotlighting 10 of the funniest, sweetest, and most surreal moments I experienced along my way. Among them: a great midseason TV show we previewed, a hilarious exchange on the set of The Office, and one very, very tall man.
Alison Brie Talks Mad Men and Community
When I first saw Alison Brie on NBC's comedy pilot Community alongside Joel McHale, I thought, "Good for her!" And then I had a second thought: "But wait . .
10 Great Quotes From the TCA Press Tour
When you put a bunch of TV stars and creative types in a room with a bunch of snappy journalists, hilarity is bound to (at least occasionally) ensue. While not every panel at the TCA press tour is a barrel of laughs, there are always a few that keep us chuckling through the whole session. And even the duller panels can have a line or two that draws snickers all day long.
Bill Lawrence Soothes My Fears About Cougar Town
When I first checked out Cougar Town, the new ABC comedy from Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence and starring Courteney Cox, I was a little concerned. The show was racier than I was expecting, and something in the tone seemed a little off. Apparently, I wasn't alone in that opinion — and apparently, Lawrence is listening.
Meet the New Scrubs, Not Exactly Like the Old Scrubs
"Scrubs is over. I wrote the finale." That's what Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence told me Saturday night at ABC's party at the TCA press tour.
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