Heather Locklear may have passed on the chance to be a part of the CW's Melrose Place reboot, but Laura Leighton — who played sassy schemer Sydney Andrews on the original Fox prime-time sudser — has said yes.
Leighton will reprise her role in the pilot and then continue on as a recurring player, "if" the new Melrose gets ordered to series, says the Hollywood Reporter. Sources tell the trade that Sydney will serve as the landlord of the titular apartment complex/den of iniquity.
For those not familiar with Leighton's character, I — as someone who used to "blog" recaps for Melrose in another age of man, before this Internet thing met its promise — can sum up Sydney as ...
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Here's a roundup of winter and spring TV-movies and specials to keep in mind when seeking out alternative, strike-time programming:Husband for Hire | Jan. 19, at 8 pm/ET, OxygenA single woman (Nadine Velazquez) has 24 hours to find a husband in order to inherit her share of the family fortune. Mark Consuelos, Erik Estrada and Mario Lopez costar.Daniel's Daughter | Jan. 26, 9 pm, Hallmark ChannelLaura Leighton (Melrose Place) plays a woman who realizes how much she has in common with her late father when she fulfills his last wish.The Russell Girl | Jan. 27, 9 pm, CBSAmber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia) stars as an aspiring med student who returns home to confront her difficult past.Bernard and Doris | Feb. 9, 8 pm, HBOEccentric billionaire Doris Duke (Susan Sarandon) hires penniless Irish butler Bernard Lafferty (Ralph Fiennes) and then leaves him her fortune in this fictional tale based on true events.The 50th Annual Grammy Awards | Feb. 10, 8 pm, CBSRapper Kanye West and troubled souls...
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Because so much was left undiscussed on her D-List series, Kathy Griffin: The E! True Hollywood Story premieres Oct. 20 at 6 pm/ET.... A March 25, 2008, release has been slated for Tori Spelling's obnoxiously titled biography sTORI Telling, says the New York Post.... The Hallmark Channel weeper Daniel's Daughter, starring Melrose Place's Laura Leighton, will premiere Jan. 12.... Care to write lyrics for your favorite instrumental TV theme song? The TVGuide.com Asks... blog is the place to do it!
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Lourdes Benedicto, formerly of The Nine, 24 and NYPD Blue, has been cast as Bonnie Somerville's lesbian love interest on ABC's midseason drama series The Hot Dream Rosie Had Last Night Cashmere Mafia.... Also from the Hollywood Reporter, Melrose Place brat Laura Leighton is Daniel's Daughter in a Hallmark Channel weeper about a high-powered magazine editor who comes to some realizations about life when she takes time off to spread her father's ashes.More TVGuide.com casting news: Exclusive: Eddie Cibrian Gets Dirty, Exclusive: George Michael Gets Stoned for ABC
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Question: Desperate for Housewives spoilers over here!
Answer: Doug Savant told Extra that when the show returns in January, we're going to see some action between Tom and Gabrielle. “When we come back on the air, Eva Longoria is kissing me! I had a hellacious day on the set with just hours and hours of Eva Longoria kissing me!" And I'm sure Laura Leighton was totally cool with it. After all, they're both professionals.
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