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Piper Perabo to Star in Spy Series on USA
The USA Network has nabbed Piper Perabo to play the broken-hearted CIA agent at the center of its upcoming spy thriller series. Titled Covert Affairs, the series will follow "Annie Walker (Perabo), a CIA trainee who speaks six languages and excels at any endeavor she undertakes. Walker joins the CIA while still reeling over a mysterious ex-boyfriend who appears to be of particular interest to her new bosses.
The Starter Wife: Molly Gets a New Love Interest
I don't think I'm alone in saying that one of the few things I truly disliked about last Summer's The Starter Wife miniseries was the ending, when Molly (Debra Messing) chose to hook up with the (formerly?) homeless Sam rather than strike out on her own for a while. It wasn't just that I wanted Molly to flaunt her "single and fabulous" status — it was that Sam wasn't a great character, and the actor in the role, Stephen Moyer, lacked a certain . .
USA Renews Its Vows with The Starter Wife
USA's miniseries The Starter Wife isn't so mini anymore. The network is turning the show into a weekly series, with Debra Messing reprising her role as Molly Kagan.
USA is on board for 10 hourlong episodes of the series, which will start airing in early summer 2008.
USA to Make "Thank You for Smoking" TV Series
So, this is weird.
According to Variety, USA has picked up the rights to create a TV series based on the 2006 movie Thank You for Smoking — which was based on the novel by Christopher Buckley. The TV version will have a different title and will pick up where the movie left off: "Nick Naylor, having kicked some of his more evil lobbyist habits, will use his rhetorical skills to help people more deserving of aid."
The Starter Wife Author to Write NBC Show About Divorce
Gigi Levangie Grazer, author of the novel-turned-USA-miniseries The Starter Wife, will be writing a pilot for NBC all about divorce. The untitled dramedy is "about a couple in their 30s who are going through a divorce. But since neither has enough money to move out, they keep sharing their house while trying to disentangle their lives."
TV Tonight: "Monk" and "Psych"
USA is making quite a name for itself this summer, between the success of "The Starter Wife" and the strong premiere of "Burn Notice." Tonight, two of its more established shows — "Monk" and "Psych" — return to start their new seasons, with a special appearance by Sarah Silverman on "Monk" as Monk's biggest fan.
This is the sixth season of "Monk," a consistent if not always spectacular drama that has delivered a boatload of well-deserved award nominations for star Tony Shalhoub.
Are You Watching "Burn Notice"?
A while back, I told you about "Burn Notice," the new USA show about an exposed spy trying to figure out who let his name be known, starring Jeffrey Donovan and Bruce Campbell. It got a commercial-free premiere after the final episode of "The Starter Wife" and ended up pulling in 4 million viewers, even more than the "Starter Wife" finale.
It's normal for a show to drop some viewers after its premiere, but not "Burn Notice."
"The Starter Wife" Recap: "Hour 5"
Okay, watchers of "The Starter Wife," we're getting down to the wire here for Molly and the rest of the Malibu gang. Next week's episode is the last one for the summer miniseries, and this week's was a decent enough second-to-last chapter. They went back to Molly chatting herself up in the bathroom while using another Pond's product, though at this point, with only one more episode left, I just had to roll my eyes and chuckle when she used those facial wipes to, I think, wipe off her lipstick repeatedly.
"The Starter Wife" Recap: "Hour 4"
This week's episode of "The Starter Wife" was my favorite yet — there were some very funny moments, some plot twists and some really great one-liners. I even enjoyed the strange fantasy moments (the "Lover! Killer!
"The Starter Wife" Recap: "Hour 3"
Last week's two-hour premiere of USA's summer series "The Starter Wife" seriously brought in the viewers and I definitely thought it got off to a great start. Thus, I tuned in again last night for "Hour 3" of the series, and while I wasn't disappointed, per se, I was somewhat perplexed. Check out my thoughts on this week's "Starter Wife" episode:
- Anyone else think it was totally out of left field to suddenly start featuring Molly's dream and fantasy sequences?
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