Samantha Who by Mitch Haddad/ABC and John Taylor by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
Is there something you should know, that I should tell you now, about Samantha Who? Well, should is a strong word, but how about this: Duran Duran bass player John Taylor has booked himself a gig on the ABC comedy.Hungry like a wolf for details? This much I know: The notorious wild boy, who has pretty much zero acting credits to his name, will be playing a lawyer nuclear physicist rocker in one of Season 2's episodes. And no, his name is not Rio.Production on Samantha Who? resumed on Monday as series lead Christina Applegate returned to work, having recuperated from a successful double mastectomy in response to a breast cancer diagnosis. The show's season premiere has been pushed back a week, to Oct. 13, thanks to a certain greedy Dancing show. — Matt Mitovich
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In a statement on their website, Duran Duran announced that due to an "unworkable gulf between us" under which the group could no longer "effectively function," guitarist Andy Taylor has left the band. "Although disappointed about this, we are excited about the next chapter of the Duran Duran story," the message goes on to say.... Mariah Carey's manager says that a financial default by the concert promoter, not lackluster ticket sales nor outrageous backstage demands by the diva, caused the cancellation of her weekend show in Hong Kong.
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Rock Star: Supernova host Brooke Burke
The competition is heating up on CBS' Rock Star: Supernova (Tuesdays at 9/Wednesdays at 8 pm/ET), and it's in large part due to the Dionysian dames vying for dibs on joining the new group founded by Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted and Gilby Clarke. Might a gal actually grab the Season 2 prize? Catching up with cohost Brooke Burke at a mock protest rally on behalf of NoScruf.org (a Gillette promotional event), TVGuide.com asked the brunette beauty about the lady Rockers' chances, her own Wild partying days and what it's like to be dressed by a paintbrush.
TVGuide.com: As you can see, I purposely shaved this morning in preparation for interviewing you.
Brooke Burke: I'm
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Rock Star: Supernova host Brooke Burke
The competition is heating up on CBS' Rock Star: Supernova (Tuesdays at 9/Wednesdays at 8 pm/ET), and it's in large part due to the Dionysian dames vying for dibs on joining the new group founded by Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted and Gilby Clarke. Might a gal actually grab the Season 2 prize? Catching up with cohost Brooke Burke at a mock protest rally on behalf of NoScruf.org (a Gillette promotional event), TVGuide.com asked the brunette beauty about the lady Rockers' chances, her own Wild partying days and what it's like to be dressed by a paintbrush.
TVGuide.com: As you can see, I purposely shaved this morning in preparation for interviewing you.
Brooke Burke: I'm
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ReunionWe pick up the action mere weeks after 1993's dysfunctional Thanksgiving. The Reunion crew is ringing in 1994 with Duran Duran's "Come Undone" playing over the speakers. I get it. These characters are coming undone right before our very eyes. Craig's dealing with the chick he had the affair with. Yup, Rachel Ho... I mean Scofield is threatening to out their liaison just when he's trying to become an ass-emblyman. The girl looks like she can go from zero to Fatal Attraction in about three seconds and then has the nerve to think Captain MajorHottie would take her seriously in those present-day scenes. And how did they make her look older? They pulled her hair back in a sophisticated style with some sort of chopstick doohickey thing and dyed it darker.
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