Mather Zickel and Annie Potts
The Karenskys are complete.
Mather Zickel, Annie Potts and Jack Thompson have joined the cast of the upcoming CBS sitcom, The Karenskys, The Hollywood Reporter reports.
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John Francis Daley in Bones by Isabella Vosmikova/Fox
Freaks and Geeks alum John Francis Daley (seen more recently, if fleetingly, on Kitchen Confidential) has been added to the series-regular cast of Bones as Dr. Lance Sweets, the FBI-appointed therapist who has been counseling Brennan and Booth.... Designing woman Annie Potts has been cast as Hairspray hoofer Nikki Blonsky's mom in the upcoming Lifetime movie Queen-Sized.... James Caan has landed the role of the don who hires Alyssa Milano as a courier in another Lifetime pic, Wisegal. — Ben Katner
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Oh, don't go calling The Star. The Designing Woman has just been cast as William H. Macy's missus in his upcoming TNT show Family Man, about a closet burglar. That is, he's secretly a burglar, he doesn't only burgle closets. In other casting news, Tony-winning Jersey Boy Christian Hoff has joined the Fox pilot Hackett as a foil for Donal Logue's wacky schoolteacher.
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Welcome to another episode of Men in Trees [Thursdays at 10 pm/ET, on ABC]. This week's installment, "The Indecent Proposal," was written by our creator, Jenny Bicks. She is also a great blogger, so you should check out what she says about this one on the writers' blog at ABC.com. I know it sounds like I'm plugging the ABC website every week, but I promise I'm not some shameless promoter for the network. I just enjoy reading what our writers are thinking. This episode was exciting for me because it's the first time I have a scene with Jane (Seana Kofoed). In fact, this will be the first time that our characters ever speak to one another on the show. Seana and I were always saying to each other, "Wouldn't it be hilarious if Jane went out to Queens with Annie and met her insane family?" Well, Jenny Bicks must be a mind reader, because that's exactly what happens! Annie is bringing Patrick home to meet the parents and announce their engagement, and she tries to set up Jane with her cut...
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Kim Cattrall has been cast as the manager to Buffy alum Anthony Stewart Head's aging rock star in ABC's Elton John-produced comedy pilot, Him and Us.... Dylan McDermott has joined the ABC drama A House Divided.... Denise Richards is today's addition to ABC's Secrets of a Small Town.... Vanessa Ferlito (CSI: NY) has been cast on ABC's Drift, about a detective with insomnia.... Wendie Malick is mother of the bride in ABC's A Day in the Life, which chronicles a young couple's wedding day.... Annie Potts will play mom to Fox's Julie Reno, Bounty Hunter.... Lizzy Caplan (Related) has enrolled in CBS' The Class.
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Question: It seems like every other movie I see advertised is based on a TV show, like The Dukes of Hazzard. But what about the other way around? I know there was a series based on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but what other TV series have been based on a movie, and were any of them good?
Answer: There have been a handful of top-notch TV shows based on movies. The flop Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) was revived as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003); Robert Altman's acerbic M*A*S*H* (1970) became the long-running M*A*S*H (1972-1983); Neil Simon
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Question: Hope your time off went well. Can you give us some Law & Order: SVU scoop please?
Answer: Neal Baer says an upcoming episode "will revisit Benson's past again. She will reveal to a victim something that she's never [told anyone] before. It [concerns] her mother." Also in early '06, Tamara Tunie's medical examiner will get out of the morgue long enough to play detective alongside Chris Meloni's Stabler, and Lost's Malcolm David Kelley will guest-star in an episode that also marks the return of Annie Potts. Lastly, Baer says Benson and Stabler "will have a story where they take stock of their seven years together." These two need to stop taking stock and start getting a room.
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