michael.ausiello

Exclusive: Rosie Won't Play Ball with FNL!

Now it's official: An NBC spokesperson has confirmed for me exclusively (and, by proxy, you guys) that Rosie O'Donnell will not be playing the crankypants soccer coach on Friday Night Lights this fall. Instead, getting her kicks, as it were, opposite Kyle Chandler will be... well, you know who I think it should be. But who do you see in what sounds like a role made for scene-stealing? Also, are you as bummed as I am that Rosie's not playing ball on TV's best drama series? Sound off below!

Tue, Aug 28, 2007

Exclusive: Rosie Won't Play Ball with FNL!

Will Rosie Be Free on Friday Night?

Now this is just plain sad. Friday Night Lights wants Rosie O'Donnell to play soccer coach Bobbie Roberts. Rosie wants to play the part. Many of you want her to play the part. I want her to play the part.But it looks like she isn't gonna.A casting notice went out late last week for the role that has the View survivor's name written all over it. "Tough... short-tempered... good comedic sense." It's either Rosie or me, and since they want a woman, it ought to be Rosie. Moreover, the episode in which the character first appears is currently in production in Austin, and according to Rosie's latest blog, she and her family are currently in Baltimore. Although things look grim  unless you're Popular alum Diane "Bobbi Glass" Delano, who FNL's producers should meet with immediately for the gig  there remains at least a little bit of hope for a Rosie appearance on the soccer field. A source close to the funny lady maintains that both sides are still trying to make something happe...

Tue, Aug 28, 2007

AR Ep 27: Scoop on Mother, Kyle XY, B&S and More!

• Kinky threesomes • Dancing Smurfs • An asterisk quiz revealed• Scoop on a backstage shake-up at one of your favorite shows (hint: A**iel** R**ort)• And some of the most mind-blowing CGI you've ever seenThose are just a few of the things you'll find in the latest episode of my Ausiello Report vodcast.Enjoy!

Tue, Aug 28, 2007

Exclusive: ABC's Dirty Sexy Money Shut Down?

Hmmm... maybe it wasn't dirty or sexy enough. Multiple sources confirm that production on ABC's highly touted family drama Dirty Sexy Money will shut down for at least eight days as producers do a little fine-tuning. The time-out will be imposed after shooting on the show's fifth episode wraps later this month. Although mini-hiatuses such as this are sometimes a sign of bigger problems behind the scenes, it's par for the course when it comes to ABC Studios-produced shows. Both Grey's Anatomy and Ugly Betty suspended production early in their inaugural seasons to regroup."Other studios panic when this type of thing happens, but we plan for it," says an ABC Studios insider. "It's one of the reasons our shows are successful. It's better to get it right. You want everything to live up to its potential."The insider adds that the respite won't impact the show's Sept. 26 debut. Even better: The lull will allow Billy Baldwin to make brother Daniel's monthly intervention.

Thu, Aug 23, 2007

Exclusive: ABC's Dirty Sexy Money Shut Down?

Exclusive: One Tree Hill Adds Another Beautiful Person

It's official: One Tree Hill is obsessed with beautiful people and Beautiful People. Just weeks after Daphne Zuniga, who starred as the matriarch on the short-lived ABC Family soap, was added to the cast, producers have tapped her daughter on that show, Torrey DeVitto, to do a multi-episode arc. The two actresses probably won't cross paths on the Hill, though. Zuniga will be involved in Brooke's storyline, while DeVitto will be playing the nanny looking after Nathan and Haley's son, James (although I hear her eye will wander elsewhere).It happened again: I made it through another OTH item without making a single snide comment about the show. What is wrong with me?!

michael.ausiello

Exclusive: Rosie Won't Play Ball with FNL!

Will Rosie Be Free on Friday Night?

AR Ep 27: Scoop on Mother, Kyle XY, B&S and More!

Exclusive: ABC's Dirty Sexy Money Shut Down?

Exclusive: One Tree Hill Adds Another Beautiful Person

Exclusive: Julianna Margulies' "Marries" Aidan Quinn!

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