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Which Long-Running Show Will You Miss Most?
"Gilmore Girls" isn't the only long-running show saying goodbye this season. "The King of Queens" wrapped up nine years on the air on Monday, and "7th Heaven" completed its 11-year run on Sunday. "The O.C."
TV Tonight: "7th Heaven"
I admit there was a time in my life when I was a wee bit obsessed with "7th Heaven." Sure, there was very little realistic about the Camdens, but their sappy sweetness was comforting, in a way. So I'm glad that things will be ending well for the Rev and his family when the series wraps up tonight.
Buzz News Roundup, 5/7
- Lauren Graham is relieved that "Gilmore Girls" is ending, according to her interview with TV Guide.
- Avril Lavigne has big plans now that her single has been No. 1 for two weeks straight: a new music video, summer shows and film work, reports Billboard.
- The production company behind the Saw movies is producing a horror film that will only be released online, tentatively titled The Internet Killer, Variety says.
- The "American Idol" producers won't be running the Emmys after all, USA Today reports.
- Ed Burns will join Katherine Heigl in 27 Dresses, says Variety.
- The LA Times examines whether the ending of "7th Heaven" signals the death of "family-friendly" TV.
- According to Billboard, Alice Cooper is publishing his memoirs, in which he credits golf for saving him from a drug addiction. Photo courtesy of The CW
Spring Cleaning Sends Heap of TV Shows to the Dump
Hope you weren't getting too attached to "The Wedding Bells" or "Six Degrees." They were two of the shows axed this week as the networks reshuffled their schedules. Among the other casualties: "The Black Donnellys," which might only get to air two more episodes, and "7th Heaven," which is being canceled (supposedly for real this time).
Buzz News Roundup, 4/2
- Variety has news on what's next for Abigail Breslin, including a potential movie with Jodie Foster.
- EMI Music will offer its catalog on iTunes, reports Billboard, but alas, still no Beatles, says the Washington Post.
- "7th Heaven" appears to be canceled (again), says E!'s Kristin Veitch.
- Billboard gets more details about Bjork's next album, Volta.
- Ashton Kutcher's "The Real Wedding Crashers" will debut April 23 on NBC, reports the Futon Critic.
- Variety tells us about Hilary Swank's latest film choice, Intimate Strangers.
- According to Zap2It, "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus is joining the Adventures in Babysitting remake.
- An "American Idol" stylist dishes about which singers have style in the Detroit Free Press.
- Oscar winner Sydney Pollack will take on the 2000 election recount in an HBO film, says the Hollywood Reporter.
- Nelly Furtado rocks Canada's Juno Awards for music, Billboard reports.
- Comedy Central is offering online comedy classes, and the Futon Critic has the details.
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The CW's Fall Schedule: Vampires, Models, and LA Singles
The CW wrapped up network Upfront week this morning by presenting its schedule for Fall 2009. And it's about what was expected, especially after the first photos leaked out yesterday: the three new series in the Fall lineup are Vampire Diaries, the Melrose Place reboot, and The Beautiful Life.
In terms of scheduling, Melrose will air on Tuesdays after 90210 (remake city!), while Beautiful Life gets the post-America's Next Top Model slot on Wednesdays (model city!).
Ashlee Simpson and Libby From Lost Nab Jobs at the CW
The CW has two pretty high-profile spinoffs in the works for the Fall TV season — one of Gossip Girl, one of Melrose Place — and over the past couple of days, they've gotten busy adding some big names to their casts:
- Ashlee Simpson has nabbed a role in the Melrose Place spinoff, returning to the network that gave her a breakout job on 7th Heaven. In Melrose, she'll play Violet, "a bright-eyed but shrewd small-town girl and recent LA transplant who has come to town with a secret." She joins Michael Rady and Katie Cassidy in the ensemble.
- Meanwhile, Cynthia Watros, aka Libby from Lost, will play Celia "CeCe" Rhodes in the Gossip Girl spinoff, tentatively titled Lily.
Pilot Watch: Privileged
The networks have announced their Fall schedules, but which of the series will actually be worth watching? This Summer, as the networks release their pilots, I'll be posting my first impressions. A lot can change before a show makes it to air — especially this year, when the writers' strike severely gummed up the production of pilots — so consider these just some quick thoughts on how the shows look now.
First Look: The Secret Life of the American Teenager
ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager has a clunky title and a premise disconcertingly close to that of Juno. But it also has Molly Ringwald, and for that alone, I want to check the show out when it premieres July 1.
The show is, at face value, the story of Amy (Shailene Woodley, aka the first Kaitlin Cooper of The OC), a band geek who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant.
Retro TV Wedding Moment: Uncle Jesse Sings "Forever" to Rebecca
I honestly don't know what to say about this clip besides that it's just one of those amazing gems you happen across on the Web one day and are somehow able to tie into what you're doing (in this case, wedding coverage on the Sugar network). As the screengrab above suggests, the video after the jump is of Jesse (that's Uncle Jesse to you) on Full House singing to his lovely bride Rebecca (or, Becky) on their wedding day.
Not only is he joined — oh, yes — by a gospel choir, but there's also a sentimental slideshow of the two lovebirds, starting with baby pictures.
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