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Recast Back to the Future and Win a Prize!
Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
This 1985 sci-fi comedy should be tons of fun to recast, since the characters are so quirky, and the movie is such a favorite for many children of the '80s (well, and '70s, and '90s...).
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Emma Bunton and Peaches Celebrate Children's Champions
Host Emma Bunton was joined by lots of celebrities for the Children's Champions 2009 Awards at London's Grosvenor House last night. Peaches Geldof took time off from her Fashion Week jetsetting to attend the ceremony, which honours people who work with children. Danielle Lloyd also went floor-length and managed to smile, having revealed this week she was a victim of domestic violence.
Two New Movies: Call of the Wild, Cal of the Wild
Yeah, I thought it was a typo at first — but no! Two separate film projects are in the news today, one of them based on the Jack London story Call of the Wild and the other one is a play on the title, Cal of the Wild. One has already been made and has just been picked up by a studio for distribution, while the other one was just announced.
CBS's Fall Plans: Four New Series and a Rescue of Medium
CBS swooped in after NBC canceled Medium and picked up the Patricia Arquette drama at its Upfront this morning. Medium joins four other new dramas on CBS's Fall schedule, which seems downright reasonable after, say, ABC's 11 new series.
CBS's newcomers are the NCIS spinoff with LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell; Three Rivers, a medical drama about organ transplants headed by Moonlight's Alex O'Loughlin; The Good Wife, starring Julianna Margulies as an attorney who goes back to work after her husband's public scandal; and Accidentally on Purpose, a comedy starring Jenna Elfman as a movie critic who gets pregnant from a one-night stand.
ABC's Fall Plans: Betty on Friday, 5 New Shows on Wednesday
ABC kept Upfronts going on Tuesday by announcing nearly a dozen new shows for next TV season. In total, the network picked up six dramas, four comedies, and a new reality series for Fall and midseason.
Among returning shows, the biggest news is the move of Ugly Betty to Fridays at 9 p.m.
NBC's New Slate: Chuck in 2010, No More Earl
On the heels of ABC's announcements, NBC has declared what its Fall schedule will look like, with some shows not returning to the network and new original programming coming in. We'd already heard much of NBC's news, but here are some interesting tidbits from today:
- NBC has dropped My Name Is Earl and Medium, though it's possible other networks may pick those up. CBS appears fairly likely to snag Medium while Earl could land at Fox or ABC.
- Chuck fans will have to wait until after the 2010 Olympics to get their fix, as the show won't return until February 2010.
NBC Announces Six New Shows — and Leaves Some in Limbo
NBC revealed a big chunk of its primetime plans for next TV season this morning, announcing six new dramas, four comedies, and four renewed series. But it left a lot of questions open, too — including the fate of Chuck and Law and Order and when all of these shows will fit on the new primetime schedule.
Those answers are supposed to come May 19 — the same week the rest of the networks will announce their schedules.
Sugar Bits: Celeb BB Producers Anxious To Avoid Race Row
- Stars going into the Celebrity Big Brother house have been coached to avoid a race row similar to the one that embroiled Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd during the last series. — Guardian
- Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel, is number one in the UK box office. The film is based on the book by Danny Wallace.
Buzz News Roundup, 8/1
- "The Closer" has been renewed for a fourth season, and the Futon Critic has all the details.
- Meanwhile, ABC Family has ordered 10 more episodes of "Greek," Zap2it reports.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, there will be a live-action Jack and the Beanstalk movie, starring Christopher Lloyd, Chevy Chase and Gilbert Gottfried.
- Elvis's Graceland is getting even more over the top, writes Billboard.
- ComingSoon reports that Ricky Gervais is set to star in a comedy titled Early Retirement about a workaholic who quits his job to spend more time with his family.
- Kanye West has asked Peter, Bjorn and John to be his backing band when he plays in Sweden this month, Pitchfork reports.
- Blair Underwood will join the cast of "Dirty Sexy Money," playing the nemesis to the wealthy Darling family, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- Variety reports that David Wain, "The Simpsons"' Harry Shearer and Rob Barrett are launching their own comedy site similar to FunnyOrDie called MyDamnChannel.
- "Idol" finalists Sabrina Sloan and Sundance Head will record duets together for the Universal Motown label, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Recast Clue and Win a Prize!
Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
There have been so many fantastic recast challenge ideas submitted by you (and keep 'em coming if you have more ideas!), and when I saw WhiplashGirlchild's suggestion for the 1985 movie Clue, I was thrilled, since I've been dying to recast this one.
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