A relationship-advice guru, upon learning that her fiancé is cheating on her, decides to stay in a small town in Alaska, the most recent stop on her book tour. It's in this remote town, where the ratio of men to women is ten to one, she realizes she can truly learn about the subject she thought she knew so well -- how to find, and keep, a good man.
A relationship-advice guru, upon learning that her fiancé is cheating on her, decides to stay in a small town in Alaska, the most recent stop on her book tour. It's in this remote town, where the ratio of men to women is ten to one, she realizes she can truly learn about the subject she thought she knew so well -- how to find, and keep, a good man.
Anne Heche is staying at NBC, but she's got a shiny new gig. The actress has booked a multi-episode arc on The Michael J. Fox Show, Entertainment Weekly reports. Check out photos from all the new network shows Heche will play Susan Rodriguez-Jones, the new...
CBS has released trailers for its new fall series Elementary, Partners and more. Check them out below.
CBS has ordered seven new series, including an 1960s-set drama starring Dennis Quaid and a comedy from the creators Will & Grace. Vegas tells the true story of Ralph Lamb (Quaid) — a rodeo cowboy-turned-longtime Las Vegas Sheriff. Nicholas Pileggi and Without a Trace's Greg Walker will write and...
Jewel will play June Carter Cash in the upcoming Lifetime biopic, The June Carter Cash Story, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Many people know about the legendary love story of Johnny and June, but June Carter Cash has her own epic journey filled with triumphs, tragedies, loves and losses," Lifetime executive Rob Sharenow said. "This movie will explore all aspects of the woman behind the icon, and we're thrilled Jewel will be playing the role."
Alexandra Breckenridge and Michael Landes has joined the NBC pilot Save Me, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Deadline first reported the news. Pilot Season: Anne Heche lands leading role in NBC's Save Me The comedy stars Men in Trees alum Anne Heche as Beth Harper, a woman who starts to believe that she is channeling God after she has an accident. Landes (Lois and Clark) will play...
Anne Heche has been tapped to star in NBC's new comedy Save Me, Deadline reports. The Men in Trees and Hung star will play...
The Mentalist's Patrick Jane is about to get a (perhaps unwanted) blast from the past.Former Lie to Me and The Practice star Kelli Williams will guest-star on the CBS drama's upcoming fourth season, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. She will play Beth Flint, a woman who once hired Jane (Simon Baker) during his days as a pretend psychic...
James Tupper will reprise his role as Dr. Perkins on Grey's Anatomy, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Tupper, 45, who played a trauma counselor helping the doctors in the horrific aftermath of a shooting, will return for...
Band of Brothers star Damian Lewis will star opposite Claire Danes in Showtime's new drama pilot Homeland, the network announced Tuesday. Based on Gideon Raff's Israeli series Hatufim (Prisoners of War), Homeland revolves around U.S. Marine Sergeant Scott Brody (Lewis), who is found 10 years after going missing during the invasion of Baghdad.
After the harrowing Grey's Anatomy finale, in which a gunman shot up Seattle Grace Hospital, the docs will surely need some therapy. That's where James Tupper comes in. Watch full episodes of Grey's Anatomy The Men in Trees and Mercy star will play...
Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute: As reported earlier today in the news blog, "Two and a Half Men meets Stars Wars." Get the exclusive casting news all over again... if only to hear me talk funny. Inside scoop for Supernatural fans on the "familiar" place Sam and Dean visit this week. In a time of need, Brothers & Sisters's Rebecca leans on a surprising shoulder. Find out whose!Watch and discuss the video after the jump.
Two big treats are on tap this week for the forsaken Men in Trees fans. First up is the arrival of James Tupper on ABC's Samantha Who?, starting tonight at 9:30 pm/ET. TV's former "McTreemy" plays an environmentalist who strikes Sam's fancy, so much so that Tupper's visit has been extended through, well, whenever. In this Q&A, Tupper lets us know what's what with Who, compares Christina Applegate to real-life lady love Anne Heche, and previews his big-screen turn opposite Zac Efron. TVGuide.com: In this week's Samantha Who?, "Sam strives to stick to her path of morality, but her handsome first client - played by James Tupper — throws her off course." How so?James Tupper: First of all, I have to say it's really weird to see that word, "handsome." We all have our way of seeing ourselves in the world, and I grew up in a big family where everybody ignored me. It's just so strange. It confuses my ...
You had to know that fabulous head of hair would not be lacking for work for long. An ABC spokesperson confirms that Men in Trees lead James Tupper has been booked for at least one Season 2 episode of Samantha Who?. As first reported by an impetuous man named Ausiello, Tupper will play "a charming philanthropist named Owen" — and a possible love interest for Who? else but Samantha. — Matt Mitovich
Now playing in the new Mitovich Mega Minute:• How Bones plans to fill Zack's place in the lab.• What to watch for when Men in Trees resurfaces on Wednesday.• Which Knots Landing vet is getting Dirty Sexy this fall?Enjoy — and let me know, eyeglasses or without?
Question: As you can see by the hundreds of posts to your Men in Trees cancellation story, there is/was much love for Men in Trees. Is there anything you can do to get another network interested?Answer: Unfortunately, no. Even M.I.T.'s eternally-optimstic creator, Jenny Bicks, says " it is doubtful the show will find a new home." That probably explains why, according to a mole at the Vancouver studio where Trees is shot, the show's wardrobe and props are being sold at fire sale prices. Whispers my spy: " I got a nice pair of shoes for $5."
If this is a harbinger of the week ahead, I may be taking off on a last-minute vacation tonight. ABC has gone and canceled one of TV's most consistently heartwarming hours, Men in Trees.The sad, depressing news was just confirmed to me by series creator Jenny Bicks, who says she was informed of the network's decision late last week. "I am really proud of the work we did on MIT," she tells me. "A huge thank you to our supportive fans." Bicks believes that two years of schizophrenic scheduling ultimately did the cherished dramedy in. "I wish the show had not been moved six times and put onto two long hiatuses," she sighs. "No show could survive that."Truer words have never been spoken. As soul-crushing as this is, I managed to find a silver lining in all this: Viewers will get their happy ending. Bicks and her team prepared for Trees' possible demise by shooting an alternate series-finale ending that will now be tacked onto the show's last episode, which is slated to air this summer. ...
The male-dense berg of Elmo gets a much-needed shot of womanhood when TV-serial icon Morgan Fairchild descends upon ABC's Men in Trees (tonight at 10 pm/ET). Playing "Morgan Fairchild," the blonde beauty will seek to secure rights to Marin Frost's life story. TVGuide.com invited (the real) Fairchild to preview her visit to Alaska, tell Morgan apart from "Morgan," and reflect upon '80s fashions. TVGuide.com: Men in Trees is working off quite a lag time. Hopefully it hasn't been so long since you filmed this episode that you don't remember it at all.Morgan Fairchild: Oh, I definitely do. I had a great time on the show. They were very, very nice. TVGuide.com: When, if ever, was the last time you played yourself?Fairchild: I play myself every once in a while. I played myself in Holy Man wit
ABC has set an April 29 return date for Women's Murder Club, which has three fresh episodes to burn off. WMC's Tuesday-at-10 time slot effectively bumps Boston Legal to Wednesdays at 10 as of April 30, which in turn trims Men in Trees from the network's schedule for several weeks. Trees is expected to resume its oft-resuming second season on Wednesday, May 28.What's your take? The same sad story for Trees, or did it not have any "momentum" to lose?Check out our Returning Favorites guide for previews, photos and videos of more than 40 shows!For more on ABC's scheduling decision, read the Roush Dispatch.
Who knew amnesia has such plum benefits? Sofia Va-va-Vergara, whose year-long courtship with ABC has thus far taken her to Knights of Prosperity and Dirty Sexy Money, next will bring her considerable charms to Men in Trees. Appearing in at least two episodes, Vergara will play a book editor/associate of upcoming guest star Morgan Fairchild's, who takes a shine to Patrick, the memory-addled bumpkin. To be fair, at the same time Annie will be getting wooed by Ben's new hockey star, so it's really a win-win for everyone. But especially for Patrick.Vergara's airdates have yet to be confirmed. — MWM
Returned March 5 airs Wednesdays at 10 pm ABCNumber of new episodes to air 6Whats coming up Series creator Jenny Bicks tells us that Jack and Julia grow closer as Marin learns an unsettling secret about Julia Then theres the matter of The Book oh yeah the book When Marin tops off her tome she must ask herself What do you do once you finish the project that ostensibly was keeping you in Elmo in the first placeNewstrange bedfellows Ivan and Annie grow closer while Patrick winds up in New York where he is hit on by Janes new author Sofia Vergara Will he remember Annie before its too lateWatch full episodes | Photos | More Returning Favorites coverage
Lifetime has dared to burst ABC's bubble. The Alphabet net, sources tell the Reporter, courted the cabler to air either or both Men in Trees and October Road. Lifetime execs, however, reportedly declined to pick up either. October Road pretty much sealed its fate with a low-rated season finale, while Men in Trees — despite having like a zillion episodes in the can — is still considered to be "on the fence" as it averages fewer than six million weekly viewers.
Question: Any news from Men in Trees? Answer: Yep, and some of it's good, while some of it's, well, less good. The sucky news is that the ratings haven't been great since the show returned. On the plus side, Trees' small but feverishly loyal audience has been growing over the past two weeks — and, given the across-the-board erosion we're seeing these days, that's pretty miraculous. Let's hope the numbers continue to inch upward and series creator Jennie Bicks doesn't have to use the alternate, series finale ending she shot for this season's last episode.
Now playing in the March 12 edition of the Mitovich Mega Minute:• The Office's plan for pregnant Angela• Lost's Elizabeth Mitchell kisses Jack and tells• A new sighting of How I Met Your's Mother!• And a Mega Minute Mini Rant about... Men in Trees.Enjoy!
8 pm/ETWife Swap (5.64 mil) edged out Big Brother (5.57 mil) to claim third behind AI and Deal. Top Model matched the premiere's 3.86 mil.9 pmLeading out of Idol at 9:30, Back to You matched Wednesday's series-best 12.3 mil. Supernanny (8.36 mil) surged to nip Law & Order: CI (8.34 mil). A Girlicious repeat did 2.02 mil, which is actually a bit better than Monday's fresh airing.10 pmMen in Trees (finally... ) returned to an audience of 5.66 mil, placing far behind Law & Order (11.45 mil) and a CSI: NY repeat (eight mil). Still, Trees did a mil better than the most recent Cashmere Mafia and was more or less on par with its last fresh ep.
Question: Is ABC ever going to just leave Men in Trees in one reliable time slot so I can actually watch it? And what are the chances of it returning for a third season? Answer: I'd say the answer to the first question will directly affect the answer to the second. In the meantime, don't forget: Trees returns tonight at 10 pm/ET! Tell a friend! Actually, tell six!
ABC’s Hottest Smooch SessionsIn honor of the all the love in the air on this fine Valentine’s Day, ABC found it fitting to whip up a little montage of some of the sexiest kissing scenes (and sometimes a tad more) to get everyone in the spirit. And don’t worry, they've covered almost every show they have, complete with the Sawyer-Kate cage hook-up and the infamous Gizzy romp in the sheets. This video can be summed up best as face-sucking at its finest. Watch it now! | More online videosHas Valentine's Day Become a Secular Orgy?Contrary to popular belief, Valentine’s Day wasn’t created for the sole purpose of making single people cry. Daily Show correspondent, Nate Corddry delved into the world of chocolate thongs, greeting cards and lingerie to figure out how February 14th has gone from a day of revering the martyrdom of St. Valentine, to displays of sexual perversion. Best Break-Up…Ever!Normally you would think that breaking up with someone on V-Day i...
Searching for true love? Forget Paris. Hop a plane to Elmo, Alaska Squamish, British Columbia and ask for directions to the Men in Trees set.Emily Bergl and Derek Richardson — who play adorable (and in-love) misfits Annie and Patrick on ABC's criminally neglected romantic dramedy — have become the latest Trees couple to find love off screen, multiple sources confirm to me exclusively. "They started dating last year," whispers a Trees insider. "They’re happy and in love." This is the second instance of life imitating art on Tree's tucked-away Canadian set. During the show's first season, a then-spoken-for Anne Heche fell for her married leading man, James Tupper. The pair have since left their respective spouses and remain very much an item. I don’t know about you guys, but there's something about all of these Trees duos coupling up in real life that warms my cold heart. Now, if only ABC would show MIT half as much love as the actors have shown each other, maybe ...
Question: Have you heard about the action that Men in Trees fans are taking? We've been rather frustrated with the way ABC has chosen to handle this wonderful show — putting it on for a few episodes and then taking it off for months — that we've decided to donate money to treesforlife.org. For every $1 we donate, a tree is planted that will help feed the poor in impoverished countries. We are doing this in Men in Trees' honor. Once all the trees are donated, the certificates will be presented to Stephen McPherson at ABC. Could you help us get the word out about this campaign? Answer: What are you waiting for, Ausholes, a personalized invitation?! Get busy plantin'!
Question: Men in Trees scoop, please! Will it be returning to Friday nights or will it get a better slot now that other shows are running out of episodes?Answer: As ABC buried revealed in its midseason press release last week, MIT is moving to Wednesdays at 10 pm beginning Feb. 27. But now I'm hearing that that may not be set in stone. Stay tuned….
Are you McCrazy about Mer and McDreamy? Do Booth and Bones give you chills to the bone? Do you ache for Chuck and Sarah to really go undercover? Does the idea of Senator McAsllister and Kitty playing house in the White House make you stand up and salute? Does the unfulfilled promise of "Chlark" drive you super-crazy?Share here your suggestions for the TV couples (or could-be couplings) that most make your heart go pitter-patter!Update: No more nominations are being taken at this time. We have now taken your most-popular picks, sprinkled in a few of our own and created a final poll here. Log in and cast your vote now!Related "TVGuide.com Asks" surveys:• Who Are TV's Healthiest-looking Stars? (Vote in poll)• What Are the Most Heartwarming TV Shows of All Time? (Vote in poll)• Who Have been 2007's Best Guest-stars?
Add Pushing Daisies and Men in Trees to the list of shows preparing season finales as a result of the writers' strike.Daisies creator extraordinaire Bryan Fuller informs me that the show's ninth episode — the last one for which a script is written — can function as a season finale in the event the strike extends into the new year and beyond."As we were scrambling to rewrite [Episode 9]," he reveals, "we added several elements that will put many balls into the air and hopefully encourage the audience to come back and see how they land."Fuller confirms that production on the potential season finale got under way today, which means "our crew will now be able to work through Thanksgiving." Over at Men in Trees, show-runner Jenny Bicks reports that prior to the strike, she prepared an alternate ending "in case the last episode we have written becomes our finale. We would be sad if this happened, but we are prepared." As I pointed out in my handy strike chart, MIT — which c...
The premiere of the new ABC drama Women's Murder Club was Friday's most-watched program — with 10.8 million total viewers — as well as the evening's No. 1 performer among the 18-49 demo. What's more, it gave ABC its best Friday audience since May 2006.Elsewhere:• Trailing Deal or No Deal, Ghost Whisperer (8.76 mil) matched last week's numbers. 20/20 was a distance fourth (behind Fox's playoffs coverage, which averaged 7.46 mil for the night).• Opposite WMC at 9, Moonlight (7.3 mil) was down 950 thou. Friday Night Lights (5.42 mil) lost 16 percent of its season-premiere audience.• Numbers topped the 10 o'clock hour in total viewers (9.1 mil, down 430K), while the returning Men in Trees (7.06 mil) was tops with the 18-49 crowd. With 7.13 mil, Las Vegas dipped 270 thou.
It's the kind of blue-skied mountains-meet-the-ocean day that Vancouver was made for. And the cast of Men in Trees (premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET ABC) is spending the whole day in a bar. OK, so the Chieftain is not a real bar. It's a copy of a nearby bar, right down to the posters offering expert rifle cleaning and bear repellent, and it's where the fictional citizens of the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska, fictionally hang out. But according to star Anne Heche, the friendly you-scratch-my-back-I-loan-you-my-sled-dog atmosphere that makes the ABC drama such heartwarming fun is anything but fictional. "The cast and crew of this show really do comprise a real-life Elmo," says Heche, who plays Marin Frist, a New York City writer who finds solace, community and even love in Elmo. "We're all great friends with lots of humor and warmth betw
Let others wax pop-culturey about the premieres of Chuck, Reaper and Gossip Girl. The show I'm excited to see on the air — and after an unacceptably truncated first season — is ABC's Men in Trees. Uprooted from its time slot without any fanfare (and all to make room for the likes of October Road and Notes from the Underbelly), Men in Trees returns Friday, Oct. 12, at 10 pm/ET, with a rather excellent episode, which I had the pleasure of screening over the weekend. (Any quality TV that engrosses and delights my wife always gets the upgrade to "excellent.")As you may know from embracing my news blog, ABC decided to take last season's unaired episodes and use them to "supersize" Men in Trees' sophomore season, resulting in fewer repeats and whatnot. Yet the first new episode out of the gate on the 12th is not from that batch. Rather, to better ease those both familiar with and new to the Anne Heche-starrer into the new season, they shot a brand-new episode titled "A Tree Goes...
Remember me telling you a few weeks back that Men in Trees was looking for an actress to visit Elmo and become infatuated with all things Marin Frist? Well, said actress has been found.... And she's '80s soap vixen Morgan Fairchild!Fairchild will guest-star later this season as — get this — herself. "She shows up in Elmo and decides she wants to buy Marin's life rights," reveals MIT creator Jenny Bicks of her one-episode stint, which shoots this month but won't air until February 2008. Why the delayed gratification? As you'll recall, Trees already had five unaired episodes in the can from last season when production started up last month. As a result, they're way ahead of schedule. And that, according to industry insiders, is the one and only benefit to being unceremoniously yanked off the air in place of a crap show like October Road. Sorry, but someone had to say it.
Question: Any scoop on Men in Trees?Answer: Stalker alert! Elmo will be getting a new female resident, and she's going to become infatuated with Marin and her life. Also, I hear Jane finds a very unusual solution to her geographical problems.
Another obstacle is taking root for Marin and Jack on Men in Trees.Ex-Practice star Kelli Williams is joining the cast as a love interest for James Tupper's conversationally challenged environmentalist. But in a bit of a twist, the two won't connect in Elmo. Far from it, in fact. "Jack's going off to do a job far, far away and he's going to meet a woman named Julia," Trees creator Jenny Bicks reveals to me exclusively. "She's happily married, but they are going to bond emotionally over something very significant that happens on the high seas." Williams is on board for at least five or six episodes, beginning with this season's seventh.
It's the final day! I survived another press tour! Hooray for me! Here's a rundown of what's on tap today:9 am/PT: Nightline (aka time to get my bags packed)11:15 am: Greek (ABC Family)Noon: Kyle XY (ABC Family)2 pm: Samantha Who? 3 pm: Men in Trees4 pm: Private Practice5 pm: Big ShotsGREEK PANEL11:27 am: Came in a little late to this one. In my defense, I had a lot of swag to pack up and ship home. 11:35 am: Confession time: I have yet to see this show. I plan to jump on board soon, though. I'm hearing nothing but good things. 11:40 am: The cast seems really down-to-earth.KYLE XY PANEL12:04 pm: Spoiler alert! By the end of the season, Kyle will let his parents in on his secret, according to supervising producer Julie Plec.12:05 pm: On revealing so much about Kyle in the season premiere, Plec says "out of respect for the audience, [we didn't want] to tease them."12:11 pm: Spoiler alert! Jaimie Alexander hints that something happens to Jessi in an upcoming ep that leads her "to act i...
Reminder, tonight at 10 pm/ET marks the series finale of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as well as the return (albeit just repeats) of Men In Trees, starting with the pilot episode.... TNT/TBS have snatched up cable rights to Rush Hour 3, six weeks before it even hits theaters. Per Variety, the price tag will be 12 percent of the domestic gross.... Steve Martin is penning his autobiography, Born Standing Up, to hit stores in November. (I just started Chevy Chase's bio and it's... OK).... Bridge to Terabithia and Ghost Rider topped last week's DVD sales and rental charts, respectively.
Question: Have you tried Snapple's Diet Plum-A-Granate? You will never drink Diet Raspberry again. Trust me, that tip is worth scoop on Men in Trees.Answer: Sorry, DRS and I have a good thing going. I'm not about to screw it up. But your heart's in the right place, so here's some MIT scoop: They're adding a new thirtysomething female for an extended arc. Little is known about the character, except that she's a scientist.
Can you say "charmed career"? John Amos has starred in such beloved shows as Good Times, The West Wing and, most recently, the sleeper hit Men in Trees. It is Amos' role as the adult Kunta Kinte in Roots, however, that will go down in history. In 1977, Roots broke viewing records as America tuned in to watch what is still the No. 1 miniseries of all time. Based on Alex Haley's novel about his ancestor, who was taken from his homeland in Africa and forced into slavery in the U.S., Roots opened a dialogue about race in America and sparked a fervent interes
Scheduled to debut next season are four new comedy entries — Carpoolers, Cavemen, Miss/Guided and Sam I Am; along with seven new drama series — Big Shots, Cashmere Mafia, Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies and Women's Murder Club. Oprah's Big Give is also slated to debut.In addition to the new series, ABC previously announced season renewals for Brothers & Sisters, Men in Trees, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Dancing with the Stars, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Bachelor, Supernanny, America's Funniest Home Videos and Wife Swap. October Road and Notes from the Underbelly will also return for second seasons.As previously announced, Saturday Night College Football will return for a second season on Saturday, September 1 (8:00 pm, ET).ABC's fall prime-time schedule is as follows (all times listed are Eastern, with new shows in bold):MONDAY: 8 pm Dancing with the Stars9:30 pm Sam I ...
An ABC.com blog entry by series creator Jenny Bicks confirms as much as anything can that Men in Trees' five unaired Season 1 episodes will not see the light of day until the fall, where they will be used to kick off a "more fattening," 27-episode sophomore run. Until then, Bicks says, "We will absolutely be on the air starting in June, with reruns all summer," though she is reluctant to hint at a time slot.Why did Trees not wrap up its freshman run this spring? Bicks says it speaks not at all to the quality of the unseen episodes, but rather "has everything to do with ABC wanting to use Thursday nights to showcase new shows" such as October Road and Notes from the Underbelly.
Question: Any scoop on the whole Men in Trees deal? What is going on? Will we ever see the end of the season?Answer: Yes, you'll see the end of the season, but you might have to wait until the beginning of next season. It looks like ABC is holding the remaining episodes until the fall, making for an extra-large second season.
Though as recently as Monday the plan was to allow The Black Donnellys two more airings, NBC has since opted to snuff the mob drama effective immediately, Variety reports, likely as a result of its most recent ratings plunge. Donnellys' remaining six episodes will stream on NBC.com.Meanwhile at ABC, fans of Men in Trees should take heart: Sources tell TVGuide.com that the long-on-hiatus series — which has, we must remember, been picked up for a second season — might very well return with unaired episodes this season, rather than save them for the fall (as has been speculated elsewhere).
Question: When is Men in Trees returning? Any new scoop?Answer: It was supposed to come back on April 12, but ABC just decided to give the Thursday/10 pm timeslot to Notes From the Underbelly instead. Now Trees won't return until May. (Sigh... ) To help tide you over, here's a rather scoopalicious — and exclusive-to-AA — teaser about this season's final episodes, courtesy of the show's producers: "A series of ill-fated events and a streak of bad luck that threatens to ruin Patrick and Annie's wedding comes as no surprise to Mai, who predicted Patrick and Annie's union would be doomed after discovering the pair have incompatible astrological charts. Things eventually reach a boiling point, which leaves everyone, especially Ann
This just in from the Alphabet:"ABC Television Network today announced early pickups for the 2007-08 season for new breakout series Brothers & Sisters, Men in Trees and Ugly Betty, as well as returning hits The Bachelor, Boston Legal, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Grey’s Anatomy, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Lost. "These series join previously announced [pickups of] America’s Funniest Home Videos, Supernanny and Wife Swap."Chin up, Erika Christensen, it's early yet. Worst case, "Montgomery's Ward" could always use a 27th female cast member.
In a candid TV Guide interview, former '80s teen star Justine Bateman opens up about making mayhem on ABC's Men in Trees (Thursdays at 10 pm/ET), her kids, and... knitting sweaters for Courtney Love?! TV Guide: How did you land the role of Lynn on Men in Trees? Justine Bateman: This is going to sound so made up, but I was on an airplane and [series creator] Jenny Bicks was also on the plane. We didn't have a conversation. She saw me, called my agents and said, "Oh, can she play Lynn?" TV Guide: Lynn was a character on the show before we even met her. She was discussed for months, right? Bateman: Yeah. Sometimes in theater, they'll talk about your character a lot before
TVGuide.com recently invited fans of ABC's Men in Trees (Thursdays at 10 pm/ET) to hit series creator Jenny Bicks with your best shots — the questions about Marin, Jack, Annie et al that you ache to have answered. Faster than you can say "Elmo, Alaska," Bicks came through. Here is her exceptionally qualified take on one of the TV season's most enjoyable and frothy hits. Men in Trees is my favorite show, I love it. The only part I do not like is Lynn (played by Justine Bateman) and Jack (James Tupper). It doesn't make sense that he would change his life just because an old girlfriend that hurt him came back to town pre
Stop me if this starts sounding vaguely familiar to faithful readers of the Ausiello Report: Anne Heche has split from her husband of five years, Coley Laffoon, her rep confirms for ET — and supposedly as the result of an affair she has been having with her hunky Men in Trees scene partner, James Tupper. A rep for Tupper confirms that he and his wife split in November, but would not comment on the rumored on-set romance.Well, at least this diverts some attention from Isaiah, right, ABC? Right...?UPDATE: Will this news make you less or more inclined to watch Men in Trees? Vote here in TVGuide.com's new poll.