Amber Valletta
Buzz News Roundup, 6/29
- If you have Boomerang, Cartoon Network's retro channel, and you like "The Flintstones," this story will sure make you happy: Boomerang is showing all 166 episodes of the prehistoric cartoon, in order and commercial-free, starting July 4.
- In classic rock news, NME reports that Led Zeppelin may reunite, and tragedy strikes a Rolling Stones show in Madrid.
- According to Variety, Jim Carrey has been cast in the comedy Sober Buddy, about a guy who's hired to keep others on the straight-and-narrow falling off the wagon himself.
- Yes, Isaiah Washington does have more to say, this time to Newsweek.
- Lauryn Hill's comeback show in Oakland is fairly disastrous, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
- Billboard has more details on the Sonic Youth CD release at Starbucks.
- Time, meanwhile, has a very long but very sweet story about Roger Ebert.
- Pretty much every role from CBS' "Moonlight" has been recast, with Shannyn Sossamon taking the role originally intended for Amber Valletta, Zap2it reports.
- Rolling Stone reports that DJ Mark Ronson will remix Bob Dylan's "Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)."
- The Futon Critic has the details on Bravo's two new "docu-drama" series: "Flipping Out," about real estate speculators in Los Angeles, and "Welcome to the Parker," about a luxurious Palm Springs resort.
CBS Shakes Things Up with Edgier Shows
I usually think of CBS as the most boring and reserved of all the networks, but it might be getting a bit of an image makeover come fall. Announcing its new shows at today's upfronts, the network introduced some fairly unconventional dramas — including a musical, a vampire show, and a series about 1970s swingers — plus one comedy and one reality show. The network's president said the goal this year was "to be daring and different," and with "Viva Laughlin" alone (pictured above), I'd say they've got that covered.
What to TiVo: Thursday
- Fox is new with "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" and has repeats of "Family Guy"
- NBC has "newpeats" of "The Office" and is new with "Scrubs" and the premieres of "Andy Barker, P.I." and "Raines"
- CBS has coverage of the NCAA basketball tournament
- ABC is new with "Ugly Betty," "Grey's Anatomy," and the premiere of "October Road"
- The CW is new with "Smallville" and "Supernatural"
- MTV is new with "Juvies"
- VH1 has repeats of "I Love New York" and "The Agency"
- Bravo has repeats of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" and "Grease: You're the One That I Want"
- Comedy Central is new with the season premiere of "The Showbiz Show" and has new episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report"
- Late-night highlights include Rick Schroder and Amber Valletta on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on ABC, Dan Rather on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on NBC, and Peyton Manning on a repeat of "Late Show with David Letterman" on CBS
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