The official start of summer may not be until June 21, but as far as we're concerned, as soon as the Memorial Day BBQs pass, it's officially beach season. So what are your favorite celebs planning on doing during the sunny season? By the sounds of it, many are taking fun trips around the world while others will be canoodling with significant others. And for the less fortunate of the bunch, lots of A-Listers will be working long hours on new projects. Somehow, we still don't pity them.
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Hugh Laurie and Jason Lewis by Chris Haston/NBC Universal/Fox
With the May 30 premiere of the Sex and the City movie looming fans of that storied show might want to catch House to sample an appetizer course of Jason Lewis aka Samanthas boy toy Smith Jerrod as this weeks whipping boyerpatient Lewis plays Evan Greer the star of the cranks favorite daytime serial Prescription Passions But Houses interest soon turns professional when something about the actors appearance on TV triggers his medical Spidey-sense He gets no help from Greer who denies having a problem and refuses treatment The doc doesnt give up on him though administering a stealth injection while Greer jaws on a cell phone So why is House so fixated on this guy and his soap Its almost a release for him to see a skewed view of his world says executive producer David Shore This is somebody in a weird way House cares about He cares about [the actors TV] character surviving G J Donnelly
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Sex and the City stud muffin Jason Lewis has signed on to guest-star in a pivotal post-strike episode of House that will reaffirm Doc Crotchety's obsession with dayime television.According to my candy-striped Princeton-Plainsboro mole, House suspects that his favorite soap star (Lewis) may unknowingly be sick when he starts exhibiting strange symptoms on the air. Not one to wait around for the mystery ailment to cure itself, House takes matters into his own hands. I've got $100 that says he barges onto the set and causes a scene, prompting Cuddy to channel her inner Linda Blair. Any takers?
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In the last new episode, we saw everyone react to the fact that Rebecca is actually a Walker — everyone including Rebecca herself. The main focus tonight continued to be the fallout from the Rebecca situation, although tonight was less about reacting and more about interacting. And what better way for everyone to get to know each other than at a Walker family dinner?Though well intentioned, Nora’s dinner didn’t go as smoothly as she had hoped. Kitty was noticeably absent, Sarah asked prying questions, Kevin temporarily became a forensic scientist, and Justin just seemed to be trying to hold everything together. The only time anyone seemed comfortable was when the older four Walker children were making fun of each other: "This whole family loves to kid," Nora tried awkwardly to explain. Nobody did a great job at their first dinner with Rebecca, but it’s probably safe to say that Kevin’s hair-pulling was the worst. “I saw a split end, it’s just some...
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A few guest-casting quickies:• Jason Lewis (currently appearing on Brothers & Sisters) drops by ABC's Six Degrees on March 30, playing a guy Bridget Moynahan's Whitney beds on the rebound. Then on April 6, Ray Wise (Twin Peaks) plays Whit's real-estate-developer dad.• Dave Foley plays a guy with a crush on Old Christine on April 9.• Daniel Benzali ("the bald guy from Murder One," as SNL once put it) visits CBS' Jericho on April 11.
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"Medieval" and "mid-level" might sound similar, but unfortunately their meanings are very different. And a coat of arms and people in costume at Nora’s 60th birthday party were the least of the Walker family’s problems. Between drinking in closets and Sarah’s sex tape and grandmothers who don’t know when to refrain from commenting, it’s a wonder they even had time for cake.Nora’s mother (guest star Marion Ross) came as a surprise. I wouldn’t have pictured her as such an unpleasant person, based on what we’ve seen of the rest of the Walkers. I guess it takes all kinds to make up a family, though. I think what I liked most about this story line was the realistic approach to the tension between Nora and her mother. They came to an understanding and parted on good terms, but at the same time viewers got the sense that mother and daughter would continue to disagree from time to time. The situation wasn’t magically resolved, but if it had been...
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Kim Cattrall's Sex and the City boy toy is switching teams. Telegenically blessed thesp Jason Lewis is joining the cast of Brothers & Sisters as a love interest for Matthew Rhys' recently single Kevin. Lewis, who'll appear in at least four consecutive episodes beginning in early '07, plays Chad, a closeted soap actor (as if!) who "befriends" Kevin at an exercise boot camp. In other gay-related casting news, sources say Men in Trees is wooing a fairly big name to play the same-gender-lovin' son of Buzz (John Amos) for a multi-episode arc. Hey, I think this calls for an asterisk quiz! Ready... set... solve: ***a*** ***e*.
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