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HBO has some interesting projects in the works these days, and one I'm definitely following is the adaptation of The Washingtonienne, which is being executive-produced by none other than Sarah Jessica Parker. The network has just picked its leading ladies, so let's meet the women who will soon be cavorting around Washington: Rachael Taylor (left, best known for Transformers) will play Jackie, Read more
Well, now we can put Quarterlife in the vault previously reserved for shows like Anchorwoman and Emily's Reasons Why Not. After just a single episode, NBC has yanked Quarterlife from the schedule after its premiere got the network its lowest ratings for a 10 p.m. time slot in 17 years. But Quarterlife apparently has at least three lives: It will get to show its remaining five episodes on Bravo. Read more
Quarterlife, the drama about a 20-something magazine editor who seeks freedom by documenting her life online, came together through a series of unlikely coincidences. The show — which is from Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, the team behind My So-Called Life— started its life as a rejected pilot for ABC. Years after that attempt, it surfaced online with a new focus, a new lead character Read more
NBC's freshman Grimm took its turn at the Summer TCA and let its actors and showrunners discuss the fairy tale-themed police procedural. The premise follows a detective, Nick (David Giuntoli), who suddenly starts seeing monsters in the faces of humans. He discovers from a relative that he's one in a long line of "Grimms" — descendants of the writers who are tasked with finding and fighting the Read more
