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The Curse Of Lindsay Lohan?
25 May 2012 1:17 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Lindsay Lohan has found the Richard Burton to her Elizabeth Taylor in the upcoming Lifetime movie "Liz & Dick."
Grant Bowler, who hails from Auckland, New Zealand, nabbed the role opposite Lohan, in the film that is supposed to help revive her film career. The 43-year-old actor isn't necessarily a recognizable face, but is perhaps best known for playing Vanessa Williams' boyfriend on "Ugly Betty," a werewolf on "True Blood" and for hosting the "The Amazing Race Australia."
Bowler has had a steady career in television, but could playing Lohan's romantic lead actually hurt his career?
It's definitely a possibility as it seems there's a surprisingly high number of young actors whose seemingly rising careers have plummeted after romancing Lohan on-screen.
We've gone through all the films starring Lohan in the past 10 years to assess the fates of the brave actors who were cast as her boyfriends, and the results »
- Stephanie Marcus
Lindsay Lohan Gets Her Richard Burton for Liz Taylor Biopic
25 May 2012 10:24 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Lindsay Lohan's Elizabeth Taylor has her Richard Burton: "True Blood" and "Ugly Betty" actor Grant Bowler has signed on to "Liz & Dick," Lifetime's movie about the couple's tempestuous relationship. New Zealand native Bowler is best known to TV viewers as werewolf Cooter on "True Blood," as well as the love interest of Vanessa Williams' Wilhelmina on "Ugly Betty." He recently guest-starred on the ABC primetime soap "Gcb." "We had seen (Bowler) on tape and liked him, but wanted to confirm the chemistry between the two," "Liz & Dick" producer Larry Thompson »
- Kimberly Potts
The Curse Of Lindsay Lohan?
25 May 2012 10:23 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Lindsay Lohan has found the Richard Burton to her Elizabeth Taylor in the upcoming Lifetime movie "Liz & Dick."
Grant Bowler, who hails from Auckland, New Zealand, nabbed the role opposite Lohan, in the film that is supposed to help revive her film career. The 43-year-old actor isn't necessarily a recognizable face, but is perhaps best known for playing Vanessa Williams' boyfriend on "Ugly Betty," a werewolf on "True Blood" and for hosting the "The Amazing Race Australia."
Bowler has had a steady career in television, but could playing Lohan's romantic lead actually hurt his career?
It's definitely a possibility as it seems there's a surprisingly high number of young actors whose seemingly rising careers have plummeted after romancing Lohan on-screen.
We've gone through all the films starring Lohan in the past 10 years to assess the fates of the brave actors who were cast as her boyfriends, and the results »
- Stephanie Marcus
Former True Blood Actor Grant Bowler Cast As Richard Burton In Liz & Dick
24 May 2012 2:54 PM, PDT | Access Hollywood | See recent Access Hollywood news »
Grant Bowler, a former member of "True Blood's" Season 3 wolf pack, has been cast as Richard Burton, opposite Lindsay Lohan's Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime TV movie, "Liz & Dick."
Lifetime confirmed the news to Access Hollywood on Thursday.
Grant, from New Zealand, played Cooter in "True Blood," a werewolf, who didn't make it out of the season alive.
He also played Connor Owens, Vanessa Williams' one time love interest in ABC's "Ugly Betty," and most recently, he appeared on the now-canceled ABC Sunday night drama, "Gcb."
The 43-year-old actor is 18 years older than ...
Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. »
- nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
Notable/Quotable: That Time When Vanessa Williams' Mom Caught Her Having Sex
23 May 2012 6:36 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
I was at work and I thought this was the day that I could come home, because I had a little extra time at lunch, so I did. And I came home and I thought, ‘Why do I smell bacon in the house? And why is there music blaring in my house. There should be nobody home’ And so I went downstairs in the den and there was Vanessa [with her boyfriend] on the pullout couch…I didn’t think, because all I could do was call my husband because he’s the clear thinker. And I thought, ‘either I’m going to kill her or I’m going to get her father here to help.'
--Vanessa Williams’ mother, Helen Williams, opens up on catching the singer-actress having sex as a teenager. (The Talk)
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- Brennan Williams
Notable/Quotable: That Time When Vanessa Williams' Mom Caught Her Having Sex
23 May 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
I was at work and I thought this was the day that I could come home, because I had a little extra time at lunch, so I did. And I came home and I thought, ‘Why do I smell bacon in the house? And why is there music blaring in my house. There should be nobody home' And so I went downstairs in the den and there was Vanessa [with her boyfriend] on the pullout couch…I didn't think, because all I could do was call my husband because he's the clear thinker. And I thought, ‘either I'm going to kill her or I'm going to get her father here to help.'
--Vanessa Williams' mother, Helen Williams, opens up on catching the singer-actress having sex as a teenager. (The Talk)
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- Brennan Williams
ABC Announces Fall Schedule – Get A Peek At What’s Coming
22 May 2012 12:59 PM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
Terry O'Quinn as Gavin Doran in "666 Park Avenue" (ABC/Andrew Eccles)
ABC‘s slate of new shows for fall has a strange flavor to it, and it’s going to be a bumpy ride. The network has about as many new shows as returning ones (if you count all the midseasons), and a good percentage of the returning offerings are a year old or less, making this look a bit like a rebuilding year.
Not only is it a rebuilding year, but it’s the year of bringing back every actor and actress who ever had a decent run on a show before. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a network’s new season slate that was so crammed with people returning from something else. If you can’t make it good, I suppose, make sure viewers recognize the faces.
It’s tricky to get a solid feel »
- Marc Eastman
10 Most Promising New Fall Shows
18 May 2012 10:19 AM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
Every May, the major networks come to New York City with footage from the shows they've ordered for fall and a U-haul filled with booze as they try and tempt advertisers to buy airtime on their channel. This not only allows ad sales folk to rub elbows with the stars but also serves as the first time anyone gets to see snippets from all the new fall pilots!
Related - Is Your Favorite Show Returning Next Fall?
And I did the legwork this year, hitting up every network presentation to find out which warrant a spot on your DVR and which should be avoided like the plague.
What follows are the 10 Most Promising Network Pilots (while TNT, USA and MTV each have shows that deserve spots on this list, we're keeping things to the big 5). And while previous years have revealed prevailing thematic trends, the only consistent thing this week was that most of the networks saved the »
New TV Season Breakdown: ABC
18 May 2012 4:33 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the third one announced. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on ABC.
An odd year for the once mighty juggernaut which can still pack 'em in. It had surprise success stories with "Once Upon a Time" and "Revenge", the latter becoming an unexpected international hit, and several shows have gotten renewals despite more modest numbers. Still, with it battling with NBC for the third and fourth position overall, the network has to introduce ten shows over the course of the season in the hope of getting a few stickers.
Several other pilots didn't make the final cut and won't be seen include the fashion label dynasty soap "Americana", ABC's update of the 90's "Beauty and the Beast" TV series, the Roland Emmerich-produced thriller "Dark Horse", the »
- Garth Franklin
Broadcast Networks Fall Sked: New and Old Genre Offerings, Part 2
17 May 2012 2:21 PM, PDT | doorQ.com | See recent doorQ.com news »
With the broadcast networks done shoring up their fall schedule, let’s take a look at what genre fans (and the gays) have to look forward to:
ABC offers two genre themed show’s next season, one drama the other a comedy. 666 Park Avenue returns Lost alumni and bad-ass actor Terry O’Quinn to the small screen. Everyone has needs, desires and ambition, and for the residents of The Drake, these will all be met, courtesy of the building’s mysterious owner. But every Faustian contract comes with a price. When Jane Van Veen (Rachael Taylor) and Henry Martin (Dave Annable), an idealistic young couple from the Midwest, are offered the opportunity to manage the historic building, they not only fall prey to the machinations of Doran and his mysterious wife, Olivia (Vanessa Williams), but unwittingly begin to experience the shadowy, supernatural forces within the building that imprison and endanger »
- spaced-odyssey
From Arrow To 666 Park Avenue: Fall TV’s Most Promising Eye Candy
17 May 2012 12:40 PM, PDT | TheFabLife - Movies | See recent TheFabLife - Movies news »
We’re going to leave it up to the pundits to predict which of the many new shows presented at this week’s network upfronts will rise to the top come fall TV season. All we know is, we may have re-watched the clip of Stephen Amell doing pull-ups in the CW’s Arrow about 10 times this morning. (Sorry, lost count.) Point is, there are a whole lot of new faces for us to ogle — and about as many returning ones we’ve been longing for — on the schedules that were announced this week.
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What the hell is going on at 666 Park Avenue (ABC’s new drama)? We can only tell that Vanessa Williams is still devilishly hot, and Dave Annable and Rachael Taylor have the kind of sex appeal that might entice us to sell our souls too. We are squealing with delight at the return of Felicity boys »
- Sabrina Rojas Weiss
Kelly Clarkson Slims Down, Hayden Panettiere Busts Out in New York!
16 May 2012 11:06 AM, PDT | TooFab | See recent TooFab news »
The upfront presentations and parties continue to roll on in New York City, with ABC stars -- including a svelte Kelly Clarkson and, well, Hayden Panettiere's cleavage -- in the spotlight on Tuesday night!The original "American Idol" winner hit the red carpet with Robin Thicke and John Legend to celebrate their new singing competition series "Duets," which premieres on May 24. Kelly looked fit and fabulous in a curve-hugging floral print dress, sandals and chunky bangs. 22-year-old Hayden was on hand to support her new fall drama "Nashville," in which she plays an up-and-coming country singer who isn't exactly the nicest girl in the world -- and who relies on her cleavage to get her by. Hmm, life imitating art? The former "Heroes" star flaunted her assets in a brazen red vintage Moschino Couture dress and matching lips.Some of the other ABC stars who turned up to celebrate »
- tooFab Staff
Desperate Housewives: 2011-12 TV Season Ratings
16 May 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Here are the final ratings for Desperate Housewives. The ladies of Wisteria Lane (Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, and Vanessa Williams) are back for one last season. The eighth season of Desperate Housewives typically airs Sunday nights at 9pm on the ABC network.
These are the TV show's ratings for the 2011-12 season, the best way to tell if Desperate Housewives how well the the TV show's performing in its last season. Check out our ABC ratings report card to see how this show's numbers compare with the others on the network.
These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:
Final season eight averages: 2.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.76 million total viewers.
Episodes 08-22 & 08-23: Sunday, 05/13/12
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- TVSeriesFinale.com
ABC upfronts: a network in search of hit shows and a much-needed identity
16 May 2012 8:27 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Near the bottom of the network heap, ABC's new lineup is heavy on big stars but seems light on groundbreakingly good scripts
ABC was the third of the big four networks to present its roster of new shows to advertisers this week. Here's our guide to the potential hits and misses.
What ABC needs
ABC is good at creating buzz around its shows, which often makes it seem that the network is doing better than it is. In fact, ABC was easily beaten into third place in the ratings last year, and if you count the Super Bowl ratings (which I always think is a little unfair as it skews things) then it finished fourth behind NBC.
On the surface there's no clear reason for this – ABC had one of last year's most talked-about new shows, Revenge, and the season's only real breakout hit, Once Upon A Time. It has America's biggest comedy, »
- Sarah Hughes
Ana Gasteyer talks 'Suburgatory' season finale, takes EW Pop Culture Personality Test
16 May 2012 7:26 AM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Mother’s Day might have been last Sunday, but the people of Chatswin are celebrating it on tonight’s season finale of Suburgatory. And since the ABC sitcom is set in the suburbs, Mother’s Day is a big deal that, rather fittingly, is wrapped into a big contest amongst the town’s wacky constellation of characters. “It’s a full-town competition to prove whose mother is loved the most,” explains star Ana Gasteyer, who recently was upped from recurring to series regular for playing quirky, perfection-obsessed mother Sheila Shay. “There’s this totally asinine situation, with just days and »
- Tanner Stransky
First Look: ABC's "666 Park Avenue" and "Nashville"
16 May 2012 | TooFab | See recent TooFab news »
The annual upfront presentations continue in New York this week as the networks showcase their new and returning shows for the media and advertisers. Two shows that have definitely caught our eye are ABC's "666 Park Avenue" and "Nashville!"Take the actor (Terry O'Quinn) who played the most fantastically complex character on "Lost," pair him with the actress (Vanessa Williams) who played deliciously evil Wilhelmina Slater on "Ugly Betty," make them the owners of a seemingly haunted apartment building in New York City, and what do you get? Only the sure-to-be-a-hit new supernatural drama "666 Park Avenue." Click below to watch the full trailer for the show which also stars Dave Annable and Rachael Taylor as the building's new managers who fall prey to the couple's devious ways. So good!Up next, Connie Britton can do no wrong in our eyes, so we can't wait to see her drama "Nashville!" Starring as famous country superstar Rayna James, »
- tooFab Staff
The Neighbors Preview: Not a Joke!
16 May 2012 5:00 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Last year, it was Work It, as ABC aired a comedy that led to viewers laughing at the actions on screen, as opposed to with.
This season, following the buzz reel that played at yesterday's Upfront in NYC, it's hard not to wonder if the same fate will befall The Neighbors.
This quirky sitcom features Jami Gertz and Lenny Venito at the Weavers, a married couple with three kids who move to a gated New Jersey community, only to learn that those around them are aliens. Really. That's the premise.
Watch the following trailer to see if you'll be tuning in Tuesday nights a 9:30:
The Neighbors Promo
Elsewhere, in ABC fare that actually piques our interest:
666 Park Avenue will feature Terry O'Quinn and Vanessa Williams as the owners of a scary apartment complex in New York. Last Resort takes Shawn Ryan and Andre Braugher undersea, as a nuclear »
- matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
ABC Releases 2012-2013 Schedule and Trailers for 666 Park Avenue, The Neighbors, Zero Hour
16 May 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Yesterday was ABC‘s turn for upfront presentations, which meant that yesterday morning the network released its fall schedule and more detailed information about its new 2012-2013 series. We’ve been watching the development of 666 Park Avenue starring Terry O’Quinn for some time now, and had been keeping an eye on the alien comedy The Neighbors, but we got a wonderful surprise today when we saw the full description of midseason (meaning 2013) series Zero Hour starring Anthony Edwards.
We had been told that he played a skeptic whose wife gets abducted, but happily, as we found today, he is a “confessed paranormal junkie” and that he will be running ”a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.” Ooo, save humanity! It’s also said to be a DaVinci Code-type hunt with ancient clues. What sealed it for me was the trailer, which we have for you. »
- Erin Willard
6 demonic horror films evoked by ABC's '666 Park Avenue' promo
15 May 2012 6:56 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Given the sheer number of demonic horror films that have been released over the last several decades, it's near-impossible to do something that hasn't been done before when you're dealing in the well-worn sub-genre. For that reason, the "666 Park Avenue" promo released by ABC today felt...well, more than a little familiar. Below you can check out the promo for yourself, followed by a list of 6 similarly-themed big-screen efforts that entered my mind while watching the new spot. "666 Park Avenue" stars Dave Annable, Rachael Taylor, Terry O'Quinn, Robert Buckley and Vanessa Williams. It's slated to air at 10pm on Sundays »
- Chris Eggertsen
'666 Park Avenue': Terry O'Quinn and Vanessa Williams run the scariest residence in Manhattan
15 May 2012 4:12 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
There's something devilishly fun going on in the upcoming ABC drama "666 Park Avenue."
The series focuses around The Drake, a tony New York residence where seemingly anything goes - both natural and supernatural. It features former "Lost" star Terry O'Quinn as the building's owner and Vanessa Williams as his wife. The newest tenants, who are in for some big surprises, are played by Rachael Taylor and Dave Annable.
So Zappers, do you think ABC is on to something with the series? Or is the road to hell paved with good intentions? "666 Park Avenue" will air Sundays at 10 p.m. Et. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
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