TV/Film Update 12/6/05

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Tim Story and Mark Frost have been hired back to handle the directorial and scripting duties, respectively, on the Fantastic Four sequel.

Burt Bacharach will guest as himself on a late January episode of the John Stamos sitcom Jake In Progress.

Jay Harrington (The Inside) will join Desperate Housewives in 2006 as a new love interest for Susan (Teri Hatcher). His character will be named Dr. Ron.
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Stephanie March will reprise her Law and Order role of Alexandra Cabot on the new Dick Wolf legal drama about young lawyers called Conviction. This show will break from the Law and Order set up by focusing a good deal of the characters personal life. Cabot will be the bureau chief. Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051206/tv_nm/march_dc)

[Aggie]

dude...i just discovered degrassi and i'm hooked!!!!... :D

<yes i realize this has nothing to do w/ anything...just felt like sharing... ;) >

[Deathstroke]

dude...i just discovered degrassi and i'm hooked!!!!... :D

<yes i realize this has nothing to do w/ anything...just felt like sharing... ;) >


Hi Aggie, long time no see.

Check out the search option for the Degrassi Official thread we have here on the TV/Film board for more talk.

[Aggie]

Hi Aggie, long time no see.

Check out the search option for the Degrassi Official thread we have here on the TV/Film board for more talk.


backatcha mr. j :D ...

yeah, i have enough back story now since the-n runs like 8 eps. a day...but thread talk sounds good too... ;)

[mattbib]

Stephanie March will reprise her Law and Order role of Alexandra Cabot on the new Dick Wolf legal drama about young lawyers called Conviction. This show will break from the Law and Order set up by focusing a good deal of the characters personal life. Cabot will be the bureau chief. Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051206/tv_nm/march_dc)Yay. Yet another legal/crime show. I can hardly contain myself.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Guess March's attempt at a film career is over. I wonder how she'll handle the longer days on a TV series now ?

[Deathstroke]

Yay. Yet another legal/crime show. I can hardly contain myself.

Better than some ridiculous attempt at being funny and failing.

[Deathstroke]

The WB series Beauty and the Geek will begin it's 8 week second season on Thursday January 12th at 9pm. It's taking over for Everwood, which will return with new episodes in March.

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Comedy Central has renewed The Showbiz Show with David Spade for a 13 episode second season that will begin airing March 23rd.

ABC has bumped up the premiere of the midseason legal drama In Justice to January 1st.

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Weeds has been renewed for a 12 episode second season by Showtime. It will begin airing in the summer of 2006.

Leslie Bibb has been bumped up to series regular on Crossing Jordan. She plays police shrink Detective Lu Simmons.

[Steve]

And for those who were left hanging and DO care, Sci-Fi has picked up ABC's Nightstalker and will air all the epsiodes, including the remaining unaired episodes next summer.

Have a fun time waiting!

[Deathstroke]

Kareen Abdul-Jabbar will guest as himself on a March episode of Scrubs.

A&E has renewed Dog The Bounty Hunter for 26 more episodes. They also gave a 20 episode order to Inked, and 18 more episodes for Chris Angel Mindfreak. Cancelled shows are Airline and Growing Up Gotti.

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The January 12th episode of Will and Grace will be another live episode.

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The fourth season of Nashville Star will premiere on USA Network March 14th at 10pm.

[Scorpion13]

Kareen Abdul-Jabbar will guest as himself on a March episode of Scrubs.

A&E has renewed Dog The Bounty Hunter for 26 more episodes. They also gave a 20 episode order to Inked, and 18 more episodes for Chris Angel Mindfreak. Cancelled shows are Airline and Growing Up Gotti.


As long as they keep doing Intervention, Im fine.

[Deathstroke]

Here's an interview with LOTR and King Kong actor Andy Serkis. (http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/21/film.andyserkis.qa.ap/index.html)

[Deathstroke]

The Jennifer Garner film 13 Going on 30 will get a new DVD release on February 7th, 2006. The "Fun and Frothy Edition" will contain an alternate beginning and ending, a 1980's teen fashion flashback extra and bubble gum scented packaging.