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Jeers: Cashmere Mafia's Not-So-Hot Somerville | Cheers & Jeers | 1/17/2008
Jeers to Bonnie Somerville for being the weak link in ABC's new Cashmere Mafia. Lucy Liu's got star power, and foreign imports Frances O'Connor and Mirando Otto can actually, you know, act. With her steamroller line readings and lack of charisma, bland bombshell Somerville (who's never made much of an impression, despite roles on Friends and NYPD Blue) can't even make her same-sex subplot interesting. She's the Fredo of this Mafia.• Read and react to Bruce's opinions on American Idol's... read more be the first to leave a comment
Exclusive: Lucy Liu Joins Mafia | Today's News: Our Take | 2/27/2007
That little arc on Ugly Betty apparently got Lucy Liu thinking about a full-time return to TV. Or perhaps it was the reviews for Code Name: The Cleaner.Whatever the reason, sources confirm that the onetime Ally McBeal regular has signed on to star in ABC's Darren Star-produced drama pilot Cashmere Mafia, which revolves around four female executives in New York. Liu's costars include Frances O'Connor and Miranda Otto.So, whaddaya think? Was it Code Name or Ugly Betty that did the trick? I'm... read more be the first to leave a comment
Fall 2007: Lost Beauty Tackles Football | Today's News: Our Take | 2/14/2007
The latest word on who's doing which pilots, per the Hollywood Reporter and Variety:• But what about Nikki emerging later this season as an "iconic" character?! Lost's Kiele Sanchez has a second-position gig lined up for the fall, playing the pregnant wife of a rising star in ABC's Football Wives.• Julianna Margulies has the lead, playing an edgy defense attorney, in Fox's Canterbury's Law.• Playing one of NBC's Nurses, Less Than Perfect's Sara Rue is a married woman who (gasp!)... read more be the first to leave a comment