October 31, 2008
Just in time for the election, BuddyTV brings you our list of the 15 worst politicians from TV.
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This role may have revitalized Steve Guttenberg's career, but when it comes to TV politicians, a man who molested the boys on the Little League team he coached is clearly near the top of that list. The disturbingly named Woody Goodman was always a little peculiar, and even though he wasn't responsible for the bus full of kids that went over the cliff, his original molestation of Cassidy Casablancas was the impetus.
October 28, 2008
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Jason Dohring and Shannyn Sossamon are about to return to the small screen. After playing Josef Kostan and Coraline Duvall on the vampire series Moonlight respectively, the former co-stars are now headed to HBO to work on separate projects.
Dohring, who first catapulted to stardom as rich kid Logan Echolls, Kristen Bell's on-screen love interest on the cult series Veronica Mars, has joined the cast of Washingtonienne, the cable's pilot from Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker. Loosely based on Jessica Cutler's book, the comedy follows the professional and personal lives of three young women working on the Hill.
October 14, 2008
While all the buzz on Veronica Mars has died down and leave us with a clear vision to start over again, fans are still following any new endeavors from creator Rob Thomas. Coincidentally, the man behind the hit television series is coming back to work with another endeavor backed by Starz Entertainment. Titled Party Down, the show consists of ten half-hour episodes which Thomas has created and produced along with John Enbom, Paul Rudd and Dan Etheridge.
Party Down revolves around a group of aspiring Hollywood artists working for a Los Angeles catering company to pay their bills while they try to reach their dreams of becoming celebrities. Each episode will follow them as they try to fit into the party scenes of a senior singles mixer, a porn awards after-party and a sweet 16 party gone awry, among other things.
August 28, 2008
I love the CW for bringing me Gossip Girl and for having the guts to resurrect 90210, but there's no denying that the network pales in comparison to the glory days of the WB. For those of us who were teenagers in the '90s the WB was a truly special network. They brought us such classic shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dawson's Creek, Gilmore Girls and Felicity, and such charmingly forgettable fare as Blue Collar TV, The Mountain, Tarzan and Black Sash. It's hard not to feel affection for that bygone era, even if it did produce atrocities like 7th Heaven.
The WB may no longer exist on television, but it's currently enjoying a resurrection on the Internet. TheWB.com launched yesterday and features full episodes of many of the shows mentioned above, as well as games, a blog, desktop wallpapers and some original web series.
August 26, 2008
Veronica Mars actress Kristen Bell is set to play a vocal role in the upcoming animated feature film presentation by Warner Bros., Astro Boy. The film is directed by David Bowers and is based on the classic Osamu Tezuka comic series, which began as a Japanese manga and later was drawn into a cartoon in the early ‘60s. It was then recreated in the ‘80s and most recently, in 2003.
The main character is a robot boy who was created by a professor in memory of his dead son. The story is set in the futuristic Metro City, where humans and robots peacefully co-exist.
August 20, 2008
Veronica Mars may be gone, but it's certainly not forgotten. In fact, the cult series has maintained a solid fan base ever since the CW decided to pull the plug on it after three critically acclaimed seasons. While series creator Rob Thomas has often stated his interest in tying up loose ends by turning Veronica Mars into a feature film, discussions about the project have never materialized. More than a year after the show was officially canceled, however, Thomas hasn't given up on the idea. The creator recently revealed to Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello that he'd love to move forward with the film, but his busy schedule doesn't give him much time to think about it.
June 10, 2008
Casting has been rampant for the new season of Heroes as the show prepares to pack the screen with new foes for the heroes to face in Volume 3: Villains. Most recently it was announced that Babylon 5 actor Bruce Boxleitner is joining the show, likely as a politician, while Friday Night Lights actress Brea Grant has come on to play a speedy bad girl named Daphne. Both characters are expected to be villainous.
Also added to the line-up of villains: Veronica Mars actor Francis Capra, who was announced today to be joining Heroes in its third season.
March 19, 2008
When I think of Beverly Hills 90210, I tend to picture mullets, sideburns, "Donna Martin Graduates," and 45-year-olds playing high schoolers. One thing I most definitely do not think of is the late, great teen noir show Veronica Mars. However, the executives at the CW must find the two shows similar, because they've recently hired Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas to help develop a brand new 90210 spin-off. Thomas will write the pilot episode of the series, which will have only a tenuous connection to the original teen soap. Now that more details have come out about the CW's update of the drama, it's starting to feel like 1992 all over again.