Pep rally planned for High School Musical 2
All this and Zac Efron, too.
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July 16, 2007
The Disney Channel is going all-out next month for the premiere of High School Musical 2. The sequel to the modern-day Romeo & Juliet TV movie will premiere on a Friday night, have an interactive repeat on Saturday, and show up again on Sunday in a sing-along version. There will also be an Oscar-style pre-show featuring all the stars, music videos online and a special documentary by a two-time Academy Award winner.
June 29, 2007
Merrin out, Audra in: Grey's spinoff coup
ABC Studios confirmed today that four-time Tony winner Audra McDonald has been hired to replace Merrin Dungey as star Kate Walsh's best friend in the spinoff Private Practice-- even though Merrin was introduced to 21.2 million viewers in the very special Grey's episode that launched Practice.
Back in May, Merrin played Dr. Naomi Bennett, the new character who is influential enough to talk Kate's Dr. Addison Montgomery into moving to California to join a health cooperative where she works with her ex-husband, played by Taye Diggs, and colleagues Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman and Paul Adelstein.
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Help name Christina Applegate's new series
Christina Applegate's new show on ABC is months away from a debut, and it's onto its third title. The show about an amnesiac was originally called Sam I Am (her character's name is Sam)-- until lawyers for the Dr. Seuss estate rattled the sabre claiming they ripped off the well-known line from Green Eggs & Ham, leading the network to switch to Samantha Be Good (her character was supposedly rotten before she lost her memory in a car crash and now she's trying to be a better person).
That was last week. We suggested that the composer of Johnny B. Goode might see cash potential after ABC rolled over for the Grinch crowd as quickly and enthusiastically as Kelly Bundy.
And sure enough, this week, Christina's show has another new name:
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May 30, 2007
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Bad Girls, Fight Girls and Slave Girls.
You do the math: