Actress Pam Grier has signed on to guest-star on the CW's Smallville.
The Blaxploitation icon joins the cast for multiple episodes to play DC Comics villainess Agent Amanda Waller.
Grier makes her Smallville debut during the second-hour of the upcoming Justice Society-centric two-hour "movie", "Legends." "Legends" is scheduled to air in late-January.
~Papi Chulo~
90210's Tristan Wilds has given fans a peek at what's to come for his character on the CW soap.
Recently, Tristan's Dixon found out his older ex-girlfriend, Mekia Cox's Sasha, is pregant with his child. But, that is just the start of Dixon's problems.
Tristan Wilds: "Besides the pregnancy, something's going to happen that's definitely going to send Dixon down a bad path. There's something that's going to make Dixon really, really closed in, especially to his parents."
~Papi Chulo~
Nick Zano is in talks to join The CW's Melrose Place.
Zano currently plays Courteney Cox's young lover on ABC's Cougar Town. Zano would play a doctor who works with Stephanie Jacobsen's Lauren and Thomas Calabro's Michael at Wilshire Memorial.
If Zano officially joins Melrose, it wouldn't interfere with his Cougar Town commitment. Zano has already shot his final episode with the series.
~Papi Chulo~
The CW has picked up The Vampire Diaries for a full season. The network's back-nine order for the vampire series was a given since its been a consistent performer for the network on Thursday nights.
The CW also announced that it was picking up five addition episodes of Melrose Place. The network is probably waiting to see if Heather Locklear's addition to the cast will add eyes to the ratings misfit.
~Papi Chulo~
Tia Mowry Hardrict, Brittany Daniel, Pooch Hall, Coby Bell and Hosea Chanchez were on a plane last night heading from Los Angeles to Atlanta to tape an episode of BET's The Mo'Nique Show. Apparently an official announcement will be made soon that the cable network has picked up the axed CW series The Game for an official fourth season.
The rumor is that the show may be taped, instead of Los Angeles, in Atlanta. The move will help save production lots of money.
~Papi Chulo~
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has reported that the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters on broadcast TV is rising. Their 14th annual TV study found that 18 LGBT characters account for 3% of primetime scripted series regular in the 2009-10 television season. That number is up from 1.3% in 2006, 1.1% in 2007 and 2.6% in 2008.
Jarrett Barrios (GLAAD President): "Our analysis also shows where there's still work to be done. This past year, we've seen real progress from many networks toward making their scripted programming more LGBT inclusive. At the same time, we continue to advocate that other networks including CBS follow suit and that networks across the board better reflect the diversity of the LGBT community."
ABC continues to lead the broadcast networks with eight LGBT characters. FOX (which had no regular LGBT characters two years ago) currently has four characters. NBC has three characters. The CW has two and CBS has none.
New LGBT characters include: bisexual Ella on CW's Melrose Place, gay police officer John Cooper on NBC's Southland, Kurt on FOX's Glee and gay couple Mitchell and Cameron on ABC's Modern Family.
~Papi Chulo~
Guess the semi-nude ad campaign didn't work?
The CW has officially announced that they have canceled The Beautiful Life: TBL after just two episodes.
The series has become the first casualty of the just begun 2009-10 television season.
Only 1.5 million viewers tuned in for the series' September 16 premiere, and only 1 million returned for its second episode.
~Papi Chulo~
The CW has picked up One Tree Hill for a full 22-episode season.
The network has also ordered nine additional scripts for Vampire Diaries, and six additional scripts for Melrose Place.
~Papi Chulo~
The CW has announced that Heather Locklear will return to the network's revamped Melrose Place on November 17, 2009.
Todd Slavkin (Exec producer): "We're ecstatic to have the chance to bring Amanda Woodward back to Melrose Place. Heather's involvement in the show is something we've been working on for some time, as we couldn't imagine creating and producing this show without the iconic character's inclusion."
Locklear will play Katie Cassidy's boss at the PR firm.
Locklear is the latest original castmember to show up on the relaunched series. Former castmates Laura Leighton, Thomas Calabro, Josie Bissett and Daphne Zuniga will also appear this season.
~Papi Chulo~
Eric Balfour will join the cast of the CW's The Beautiful Life: TBL for a multiple episode arc.
The star of Six Feet Under, Lie with Me and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake will play "a charming rival to Claudia (Elle Macpherson) at a competing modeling agency."
The Beautiful Life: TBL debuts on September 16, 2009.
~Papi Chulo~
Ask and you shall receive... Here is more of America's Next Top Model contestant Amber.
As you recall, Amber is a devout Christian. She loves Jesus Christ. She can shake what her momma gave her. And she's absolutely socially awkward.
Here's the clip:
~Papi Chulo~
Words can't describe America's Next Top Model contestant Amber. Well, maybe a few can. She's a devout Christian. She loves Jesus Christ. She can shake what her momma gave her. And she's absolutely socially awkward.
Here's the clip:
~Papi Chulo~
The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were broadcast last night on the CW. CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful won Outstanding Drama Series. The win ended the soap's 22-year streak without an Emmy win.
The awards show started with a song-and-dance number by host Vanessa Williams. It also featured a tribute to Sesame Street. The children's television program was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Here's the complete list of winners:
DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
GAME/AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION SHOW
Cash Cab, Discovery Channel
MORNING PROGRAM
Good Morning America, ABC
TALK SHOW/ENTERTAINMENT
Rachael Ray, Syndicated
TALK SHOW/INFORMATIVE
The Tyra Banks Show, Syndicated
LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Susan Haskell, One Life to Live, ABC
LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christian Leblanc, The Young and the Restless, CBS
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tamara Braun, Days of Our Lives, NBC
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Vincent Irizarry, All My Children, ABC
Jeff Branson, Guiding Light, CBS
YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Julie Berman, General Hospital, ABC
YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Darin Brooks, Days of Our Lives, NBC
GAME SHOW HOST
Meredith Vieira, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Syndicated
PERFORMER IN A CHILDREN’S SERIES
Kevin Clash, Sesame Street, PBS
TALK SHOW HOST
The View, ABC
DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
One Life to Live, ABC
DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM
General Hospital, ABC
~Papi Chulo~
Heather Locklear is in talks to appear on the CW's new Melrose Place as Amanda Woodward. Locklear appeared on the original FOX series.
How many episodes would Heather appear in? Producers have kept storylines and episode counts a surprise. Melrose 2.0 showrunners originally wanted Locklear to appear in the pilot, but talks fell through.
Melrose Place 2.0 has already signed up several original castmembers for its first season. Thomas Calabro, Laura Leighton, Daphne Zuniga and Josie Bissett have all signed on to return.
Melrose Place debuts Tuesday, September 8 @ 9pm.
~Papi Chulo~
Corbin Bleu's days of High School Musical are long gone. The 20-year-old actor/singer strips down for a new ad campaign for the CW's new fall series The Beautiful Life: TBL.
Corbin isn't the only one getting nude for the ads. Castmates Sara Paxton, Ben Hollingsworth and Ashley Madekwe get comfortably naked in ads for The Beautiful Life as well.
The Beautiful Life: TBL premieres Wednesday, September 16 @ 9pm on the CW.
H/T: Living Out Loud with Darian
~Papi Chulo~
Corbin Bleu and Elle Macpherson have been bumped up from recurring roles to series regulars on the CW's new drama The Beautiful Life ...
The series is about a group of models living together in a co-ed resident in New York ... Blue plays a male model with a "Lenny Kravitz" vibe and Macpherson plays a '80s supermodel who owns the top modeling agency in New York ...
Both guest-starred in the pilot in recurring roles ...
~Papi Chulo~
The CW has released the fall premiere dates for their returning series ...
Here is a peak at what is returning when ...
Tuesday, September 8
8pm: 90210
9pm: Melrose Place
Wednesday, September 9
8pm: America's Next Top Model
Thursday, September 10
8pm: Vampire Diaries
9pm: Supernatural
Monday, September 14
8pm: One Tree Hill
9pm: Gossip Girl
Wednesday, September 16
9pm: The Beautiful Life
Friday, September 25
8pm: Smallville
~Papi Chulo~
America's Next Top Model executive producers Tyra Banks and Ken Mok have released a statement regarding ousted judge Paulina Porizkova ...
The statement comes after Porizkova announced on CBS' The Late Late Show that she was fired from the series because of her "huge ego" ...
The current state of the economy has forced shows to make major budget cuts industry wide. America's Next Top Model is not immune to these financially challenging times. We've had to make significant cuts in every area of the production and, unfortunately, Paulina was a casualty of these cuts. Tyra, who pursued Paulina to join the show as a judge multiple times, was incredibly saddened by the decision the show was forced to make. We really enjoyed working with Paulina, and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors.
There is no word on who will replace Porizkova's spot at the judges' table ... or if a guest judge will be named on a weekly basis ...
~Papi Chulo~
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