Question: I'm wondering what you think of Saving Grace. I'm from Oklahoma, so I'm trying to figure out if my disappointment with the show comes from how it stereotypically portrays Oklahomans. There are the cowboy and Indian detectives. The angel chews tobacco. Part of the first episode took place at the stockyards, with the redneck millionaire cattleman hitting on Grace. The only character who doesn't seem like a walking stereotype is Grace herself, and she just seems off. A detective in Oklahoma driving a Porsche, even a beat-up one? On what planet? How much do they think detectives earn? And she's Catholic? Not that there aren't Catholics in Oklahoma, but there aren't that many, not like there are Baptists and Methodists. Why stereotype every character but one? Do you think future episodes are going to get any better? For me, the only thing this show accomplishes is to remind me how much I miss Joan of Arcadia. I'm still mad at CBS for that one.
Answer: I've seen the second episode,
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It's almost a given that a show with tons of music will have at least one song replaced when it comes out on DVD, but what if that one song is the theme for the show? The earliest theme-song replacements occurred on Dawson's Creek and Married... with Children, the former using the international theme, and the latter using a sound-alike song, but the replacements didn't stop there. Since then we've heard new theme songs for Life Goes On, the international theme for Las Vegas, a butchered theme for Baywatch, George Lopez uttering some words instead of "Low Rider" and the season 3 theme being used on season 2 of Happy Days. Why is this happening?Most songs are licensed on a per-play basis, so the theme song costs are multiplied by the number of episodes in the season. A $20,000 song quickly becomes $440,000 for the season, and the studios are telling us that the recording companies hold this songs hostage, knowing that it's the most important song to license. Sony delayed the third sea...
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Jason Ritter, The Class
Kat may toss the tart zingers, and Richie and Lina may have won our hearts already, but Ethan is the glue that brought, and now holds, The Class together. This week on the CBS sitcom, a sexy surprise awaits our hero. Jason Ritter, who plays Ethan, gave us a sneak peek. Plus, he reflects on Joan of Arcadia's ungodly axing.
TVGuide.com: First off, I was reading on one of the "movie database" sites that you died yesterday. My condolences.Jason Ritter: Yeah, I read that, too.... That was a lot of fun. Made me feel good.
TVGuide.com: But dude, you've got Jaime King as a new love interest on The Class. Wel
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CBS has ordered a pair of pilots, Variety reports: Swingtown, a 1970s-set drama about suburban couples who experiment with open marriages and wife-swapping, and Demons, a drama from Joan of Arcadia's Barbara Hall and Joe Roth that concerns a Jesuit priest turned psychologist who performs exorcisms. And then, what, blames the possession on the host's unresolved mother issues?
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Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
You loved her as Mrs. Landingham (so much so that you mourned her First Secretary's sudden death), and adored her as Old Lady God on Joan of Arcadia. These days, Kathryn Joosten is hanging with the Desperate Housewives (Sundays at 9 pm on ABC), even grabbing some gold for her portrayal of the sometimes-cranky, other times gossipy Karen McCluskey. TVGuide.com chatted with the Emmy-caliber character actress about what's ahead for Wisteria Lane, and how much she misses the Oval Office.
TVGuide.com: I was thinking recently how cool it was to seeMrs. McCluskey hanging out on the porch, shooting the breeze with the other Housewives....Kathryn Joosten: Yes, wasn't that fun?! Dishing the dirt a little bit.... [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: D
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Tim Daly, The Nine
ABC's The Nine, which premiered just last week, wasted no time in stirring up all kinds of questions and mysteries, first and foremost being, as the ad campaign says, "What happened in there?" For the show's second episode (airing tonight at 10 pm/ET), we stole a few minutes with TV vet Tim Daly, who plays not-good-but not-entirely-bad cop Nick Cavanaugh.
TVGuide.com: The way you saw it, how did Nick differ from other roles you have been offered over the years?Tim Daly: I like Nick because he's a very human character. He's flawed. He's the kind of guy who creates all his own problems. He's a guy who's in the police force, which relies on people obeying the chain of command, and he has a horrible problem with authority. He's got this gambling problem, an ex-wife, he's a wiseass... and yet he's a really good guy, and I thought there was an opportunity to see him change significantly, as we do with all these characters, after he goes
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Question: The ratings for last week's Veronica Mars premiere (3.3 million viewers) look really good to me, but people are complaining about how it was a big drop-off from Gilmore Girls.
Answer: CW execs were very pleased with those numbers, and that's really all that matters.
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Question: Please tell me that Charmed is coming back for another season.
Answer: I'm getting a little tired of repeating myself, people! For the last time, Charmed's ninth season starts Oct. 41 at 26 pm/ET on the new MIA network. It'll be immediately followed by all-new episodes of Invasion, Tru Calling, Joan of Arcadia and Dark Angel.
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Question: You have no idea what big fans me and my friend Jenny are of yours. Will you marry one of us? Also, can you please tell us what show The O.C. is going to be crossing over with?Answer: Since you're my biggest fans, I'll give you another clue: A character from The O.C. will leave town next month to take a job at Seattle Grace. But, and I can't stress this enough, this is probably news to Shonda Rhimes. I should also point out that this "crossover" is more amusing than anything else. At least it's amusing to me. Speaking of The O.C., Josh Schwartz sent me the first four episodes and it's killing me that I haven't had time to watch them yet. I'm hoping to plow through them this weekend. In the meantime, AA intern Scott Sode just finished watching them at his desk (Best. Internship. Ever.) and it appears Mr. Schwartz is taking my
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Question: When does the new season of Joey premiere? (BTW, you look kinda like Eddie Munster.)
Answer:
Believe it or not, NBC is debuting the third season on Sept. 32 at 13 pm, directly opposite the return of
Invasion on ABC and the fourth season premiere of
Joan of Arcadia on CBS. And you thought
Thursday night was congested.
