White Collar: Bridget Regan Lands Major Recurring Role-Deadline.com

According to Deadline Hollywood's Nellie Andreeva, Bridget Regan has been cast in a major nine-episode recurring guest-star role in season 5 of White Collar. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on Regan's role:

She will play Rebecca Lowe, a beautiful rare book scholar who becomes entangled with Neal’s (Matt Bomer) latest con, and then ultimately Neal himself. In the Season 4 finale in March, Neal parted ways with on-again, off-again girlfriend, Sara Ellis (Hilarie Burton).

Link to the full article:Bridget Regan Lands Major Recurring Role On USA's 'White Collar' - Deadline.com


My thoughts: While I'm not very familiar with Bridget Regan's work as an actress, I've come across her name a lot in the past several months. The only thing that I've seen her in was the TNT series Perception. I really liked Bridget on Perception though, so I'm definitely looking forward to seeing her on White Collar. I've really been craving some scoop on White Collar's fifth season lately, so it's great to finally get some scoop on the upcoming season.

That being said, I'm beyond thrilled that Neal and Sara's relationship is over, at least for now. I have no idea if the producers will bring her back again at some point. Personally, I'm hoping that they won't bring Hilarie Burton back again, because I never really liked the relationship between Neal and Sara. I just never thought that they were a good match for each other. I could barely stand her character on One Tree Hill, I didn't like her at all on Grey's Anatomy, but then again, that was partially because I'm a huge fan of the Callie and Arizona pairing, and I don't like that the writers brought her in to cause problems for Callie and Arizona's relationship. I'm also not really a fan of Hilarie Burton as an actress in general, but I digress.

Bridget Regan's character sounds like she could potentially be a very good match for Neal, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens between them. Personally, season 5 of White Collar can't come soon enough for my taste.

90210: Wow! It really sucks to be…well…pretty much everybody on this show right now (My thoughts on episode 5x18 "A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Call Girl")

It’s been a while since I’ve written any reviews for 90210, and that’s partly because I found the past several episodes rather boring, but it’s mainly because I’ve been getting a ton of traffic for my posts related to the show New Girl, so I decided to focus on that show for a while. Plus, I’ve been working on a couple more long-term and elaborate posts for other shows as well as some writing not related to my blog. Anyway, given the fact that there are only a few episodes left of the series, I’ve decided to get back to writing reviews for the show every week; that being said, here are my thoughts on this episode.

I have to say that my thoughts on this episode as well as the past several episodes have been very mixed. They’ve also caused me to once again think a lot about why I like 90210 more than Gossip Girl, but at the same time I’ve also been thinking about some things that I think both the writers and the cast of Gossip Girl did a better job of compared to the cast and crew of 90210.

One thing that I’ve almost never been able to stop doing whenever I’m watching 90210 would be that I’ve constantly found myself comparing the character Naomi to Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl, and this would definitely be example of something that I liked more about Gossip Girl. Both Naomi and Blair are similar to each other in terms of the type of the character that they are: the “bitch” of the show, who’s rich, ambitious and is constantly seeking to elevate their social status. Don’t get me wrong, I like Naomi and I think that AnnaLynne McCord is one of the stronger actresses from the cast of 90210. However, I definitely like Blair more than Naomi, and I like Leighton Meester more than AnnaLynne when it comes to their acting.

When it comes to why I like Blair more, most of it has to do with the writing. To me, Blair has much more depth as a character than Naomi does. To me, a kiddy pool has more depth than Naomi does as a character, and I think the same can be said of the storylines that Blair had throughout Gossip Girl’s run compared to Naomi’s, which often lacked depth and just came across as a lackluster variation of quite a few of Blair’s storylines. For example, the rivalries that Naomi has had throughout 90210’s run have often felt very reminiscent of not only Blair’s storylines, but sometimes Serena’s as well, but where the storylines that revolved around Naomi dealing with a rival usually suffer is the motivation behind the rivalry, which have often been rather shallow and petty, making it hard for me to care that someone was causing problems for Naomi.

The writers for Gossip Girl on the other hand often gave enough depth and proper motivation and reasons for the viewers to get invested in storylines like that. For example, there were times where Naomi’s rivalry with Holly in season four reminded me a lot of Juliet’s vendetta against Serena throughout the first half of Gossip Girl’s fourth season, which I couldn’t help but get emotionally involved in as I was watching that storyline. Sure, I pretty much spent the whole storyline cheering Juliet on as she did everything in her power to ruin Serena’s life, mainly because I hate the character Serena, but at least the writers made me feel something. When it came to Naomi’s feud with Holly, I couldn’t have cared less about it and thought that their whole rivalry was beyond lame. 

Men at Work: Tyler related casting scoop from Zap2it's Carina Adly MacKenzie

Here's some scoop on Men at Work from Carina Adly MacKenzie's Monday Kickstart column for the week of 4/8/13.

"Men at Work": "One Tree Hill" star Bethany Joy Lenz makes her return to TV in the May TK episode as a single mom who catches the eye of Tyler (Michael Cassidy) in a grocery store. On their first date, Tyler bonds with her super cool ex-husband... played by Cassidy's former "The O.C." co-star Ben McKenzie. They continue to bond on the second date. It's possible that they bond a little bit too much.

Link to the full article:10 Spoilers: Felicity scoop from the ‘Arrow’ set, an ‘O.C.’ reunion, and Matt’s ‘Vampire Diaries’ fate - Zap2it

90210: Robin Givens to Guest Star | E! Online

According to E! Online's Tierney Bricker, Robin Givens will be guest-starring in an upcoming episode of 90210. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on Givens' role:

Givens is set to take on the role of Cheryl, Elizabeth (Keke Palmer) and Jordan's (Robbie Jones) sophisticated East Coast mother who is on the fast-track to political greatness. Cheryl is willing to go to great lengths to protect and preserve her pristine family image.

Jones is set to make his debut on the CW soap as Jordan, an intelligent publisher who may be a potential new love interest for Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) in the second half of the season, so we're thinking Naomi and Crystal are definitely going to butt heads. We. Can't. Wait. Tru Jackson, VP's Palmer will take on the role of Jordan's sis Elizabeth and both siblings are currently recurring roles, while Givens is only slated to appear in one episode.

Link to the full article:90210 Casting Scoop: Robin Givens to Guest Star as [Spoiler]'s Mother! | E! Online


My thoughts: I'm honestly not all that happy about this news. It kind of bothers me that they are bringing in more guest-stars to prop up characters that are only recurring guest-stars on 90210, especially when they are doing this with characters that haven't even been introduced yet. If they had already introduced Keke Palmer and Robbie Jones' characters at this point, I might feel differently. While I did like Robbie Jones on One Tree Hill, I'm not liking that the introduction of his character seems to be signaling a Naomi and Max breakup.

While I'm on the subject of Naomi, I've had very mixed feelings about Naomi's storylines for the past two seasons. A lot of times I feel like the writers have turned Naomi into a second rate Blair Waldorf, only she's thankfully not in an abusive relationship like Blair was with Chuck. I'm going to try and keep an open mind about the introduction of these new characters, but I'm honestly not really looking forward to this storyline. If the writers insist on bringing in guest-stars, I wish they would do it mainly for the other characters' storylines to help further expand them, because pretty much all of the other characters' storylines with the exception of Adrianna and Dixon's storylines at times have been much more interesting this season.

90210: Adds One Tree Hill Vet Robbie Jones-TVLine

 

According to TVLine's Megan Masters, Robbie Jones has been cast in a prominent recurring guest-star role for the second half of 90210's fifth season. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on Jones' role:

Jones joins the primetime sudser as Jordan Welland, an intelligent, laid-back publisher who takes an interest in — and shares major sparkage with — AnnaLynne McCord’s Naomi. The character will also play a part in a handful of other storylines throughout the end of Season 5.

“We feel like we won the lottery when Robbie agreed to do a recurring role on 90210,” co-showrunners Patti Carr and Lara Olsen gushed to TVLine about their new addition.

Link to the full article:90210 Season 5 Cast — Robbie Jones as Naomi’s Love Interest - TVLine



My thoughts: I loved Robbie Jones on One Tree Hill, so I'm excited to see him on 90210. On the other hand, it sounds like his character is going to become romantically involved with Naomi, which leads me to believe that Naomi and Max will be breaking up and getting a divorce. I'll definitely be very sad if that happens, because I'm a huge fan of the Naomi and Max pairing. It sounds like he'll be involved in several other storylines throughout the last half of season 5, so it will definitely be interesting to see what other characters he'll be having storylines with.

90210: Casts Lindsey McKeon in a recurring guest-star role for season 5

According to Zap2it's Carina Adly MacKenzie, Lindsey McKeon who's best known for her roles on Supernatural and One Tree Hill, has been cast in a recurring guest-star role for season 5 of 90210. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on McKeon's role:



McKeon's character, Suzanne, first appears in Episode 3. She's a confident, wry-humored patient who has taken control of her medical situation and acts as a mentor to Silver (Jessica Stroup).

As fans of the show know, Silver recently learned that she carries the Braca gene, which increases her susceptibility for breast cancer, which killed her mother. "Lindsey's playing a person that Silver knows from her Braca gene awareness," executive producer Patti Carr tells us. "She's playing a character who also has the Braca gene."

Executive producer Lara Olsen teases, "She's kind of a force of good, but she's sort of the thing that makes Silver realize what her problem has been the whole episode."



Link to the full article:‘90210’ Season 5 casts Lindsey McKeon of ‘Supernatural’ and ‘One Tree Hill’ - Zap2it







My thoughts: Maybe other people don't feel this way, but I felt like Patti Carr and Lara Olsen really put Silver at the center of the show when they became the co-showrunners last season unlike Rebecca Sinclair who centered the show around Naomi. I'm really glad that Carr and Olsen focused more on the character Silver than they did on Naomi last season. While I do like the character Naomi, I personally think that Silver is the best character to put at the center of the show for several reasons. First off, Silver is 90210's connection to the original series, and secondly, I think she's a character that's a lot easier to relate to than Naomi is. I think it's safe to say that most people who watch the show don't have trust funds that seem to have an unlimited amount of money in them. If I had to guess, most people who watch the show's financial situation is more similar to Silver's for a college age student. Finally, I personally found Silver's storylines a million times more interesting than most of Naomi's storylines were last season.

For me personally, a lot of Naomi's storylines had a major "been there, done that" feel to them last season because they reminded me of a lot of the storylines that Gossip Girl did in season 4, and I personally felt that Gossip Girl's versions of those storylines were a lot better and a lot more interesting. That's not saying much though, because the writing for Gossip Girl has been beyond terrible for the most part for the past two or three seasons. That being said, I'm really looking forward to this breast cancer storyline with Silver. It sounds like this is going to be an interesting storyline.

Gossip Girl: Renewed--CW Orders Sixth Season-TVLine

According to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, the CW has renewed Gossip Girl for a sixth and final season, which will consist of 11 episodes. Here's an excerpt from the original article, which gives some more details regarding Gossip Girl's final season:



What’s more, showrunner Stephanie Savage — who developed the show with Josh Schwartz — has promoted Co-EP Sara Goodman to exec producer, replacing Smash-bound Josh Safran.



Link to the full article:Gossip Girl Renewed -- CW Orders Sixth Season - TVLine



My thoughts: Even though I think Gossip Girl has seriously gone downhill in quality, I'm still beyond thrilled that Gossip Girl has been renewed for a sixth season, especially since the season five finale is apparently supposed to end with a huge cliffhanger, so it's nice that the CW is giving Gossip Girl the chance to end with what I hope will be proper closure instead of just canceling it abruptly. Although, given how horrible the ratings have been this year, I can't say that I would have been surprised if they had canceled it. From a business standpoint, I honestly don't know how the network was able to justify renewing Gossip Girl for a sixth and finale season given the show's recent ratings.

I'm also really glad that Josh Safran has stepped down as the showrunner for Gossip Girl in order to be the new showrunner for Smash, because I think Safran is the person who's primarily to blame for the severe decline in the quality of the writing for Gossip Girl the last few seasons. Sara Goodman has written several of my all-time favorite episodes of Gossip Girl, so I feel somewhat optimistic that Gossip Girl will be able to end on a good note with her as the showrunner.

Regarding the number of episodes that was ordered for Gossip Girl's final season, I have no idea why they chose to renew it for 11 episodes. Since the media has been saying for months that Gossip Girl was most likely going to get a shortened sixth and final season, I was expecting them to order 13 episodes like they did with One Tree Hill. If they didn't want to order that many episodes, I would have said that a 10 episode final season made more sense. Having the final season be only 11 episodes just seems like a very random number. If I had to guess how they decided on how many episodes of Gossip Girl to order for next season, I would say that it's probably because in the case of most of the CW's shows a season consists of 22, sometimes 24 episodes, so they decided to order 11 episodes since that's half of 22. Regardless, I'm just happy that Gossip Girl is going to be getting another season.

One Tree Hill: Some more scoop on the series finale from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos

Here's some scoop on One Tree Hill from Kristin Dos Santos' Spoiler Chat Daily for Wednesday 4/4/12.

Stephanie: The day has arrived: The One Tree Hill series finale. Can we get some scoop, one last time?
Geez, way to make us cry. Our hearts are fragile, ya know! As for scoop, all we really want to reveal is that there are plenty of Easter Eggs and callbacks for One Tree Hill fans that have been there since the beginning. Like, the very, very beginning. So make sure you DVR the episode so you can find them all! And then come back here after the series finale for some much needed OTH-withdrawal therapy!

Link to the full article:Spoiler Chat Daily: Grey's Anatomy Finale Scoop! Plus Game of Thrones, New Girl and More! - E! Online

One Tree Hill: More scoop on the series finale from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos

Here's some scoop on One Tree Hill from Kristin Dos Santos' Spoiler Chat Daily for Thursday 3/29/12.

Sasha: I entered your One Tree Hill contest! Now can I get finale scoop?
But of course. ANd since we happen to have some interesting info from creator Mark Schwahn, we'll ignore your bossy tone (tsk tsk!). Mark promises that the series finale (sob!) will not leave a couple or storyline out in the cold. "You go into a series finale and you want everyone to be represented, so if you're not interested in some of those couples there will be parts of the finale you won't be interested in," he reasons to us. "Either way, I feel like the emotions in the finale and the tone of the finale is very much One Tree Hill and is very indicative of where we started." Excuse us while we go back into denial that this is ending.



Link to the full article:Spoiler Chat Daily: Smash Gets a Surprising Same-Sex Hookup! Plus, Mad Men, Revenge and More - E! Online

One Tree Hill: Scoop on the series finale from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos

Here's some scoop on One Tree Hill from Kristin Dos Santos' Spoiler Chat Daily for Wednesday 3/28/12.

Jane in Peoria, Ill.: One Tree Hill finale scoop? But only if it's good.
How about vague? Mark Schwahn definitely has some OMG moments up his sleeve for the final episode of One Tree Hill. And since he managed to keep Keith's return from leaking, we bet there might be some other secret surprises that'll knock us off our feet. And speaking of surprises, check back here later today for a special treat for One Tree Hill fans. You won't want to miss it!




Link to the full article:Spoiler Chat Daily: Gossip Girl Is Raising Someone From the Dead! Plus, Vampire Diaries, Glee and More! - E! Online

One Tree Hill: Lucas related scoop from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos

Here's some scoop on One Tree Hill from Kristin Dos Santos' new Spoiler Chat Daily for Thursday 3/8/12.

Chelle: Is Chad Michael Murray making another appearance on OTH?? That 3 minute teaser appearance was a joke!
We're afraid CMM's recent appearance on One Tree Hill was no joke and will most likely be the last time we see Lucas on the CW show. How we do we know? Because creator Mark Schwan told us so, adding that Lucas will be brought up in passing conversation only. We were on set when Murray filmed his scenes in the airport and unless he filmed something super top-secret for the finale, it seems highly unlikely that the prodigal son will return once more.

Link to the full article:Spoiler Chat Daily: Is Justin Bieber Coming to How I Met Your Mother? Plus, Death on a CW Favorite! - E! Online

One Tree Hill: Nathan and Clay related scoop from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos' Spoiler Chat Daily

Here's some scoop on One Tree Hill from Kristin Dos Santos' new Spoiler Chat Daily for Friday March 3/2/12.

Olivia: One Tree Hill! Is my bb Nathan okay?!
At least we know he's alive. He might not be whistling and skipping around, but Nathan (James Lafferty) is certainly still breathing. And the storyline of Dan (Paul Johannson) trying to find his son only gets better. When we chatted with Lafferty about the final season, he used the term "dark" a lot to describe upcoming episodes. Our second favorite storyline this season? Clay (Robert Buckley) suddenly remembering he's a dad, which also takes a crazy turn down the line. One Tree Hill, you never bore us.

Link to the full article:Spoiler Chat Daily: Psych's Going Ghost Bustin'! Plus Revenge, One Tree Hill, Justified and More! - E! Online

One Tree Hill: Nathan related scoop from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos' Spoiler Chat Daily

Here's some scoop on One Tree Hill from Kristin Dos Santos' new Spoiler Chat Daily for Wednesday 2/29/12.

Theresa: Please tell me Nathan is not dying on the next episode of One Tree Hill! I don't think I can take it.
He's not! Nathan is not dying. Not in the next episode. Can we all breathe again now? Or are you freaking out that I'm specifically pointing out the timing of it? Mwah-ha-ha-ha.

Link to the full article:Spoiler Chat Daily: Hot New Character on Glee! Plus Scoop on How I Met Your Mother, Fringe and More! - E! Online

One Tree Hill: Scoop on an upcoming death from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos' Spoiler Chat Daily

Here's some scoop on One Tree Hill from Kristin Dos Santos' new Spoiler Chat Daily for Wednesday 2/22/12.

_Naty_: When will we find out who's gonna die on OTH? I don't know if I'll be able to wait much longer.
It doesn't happen until around episode 10ish, so you need to be a wee bit patient, and it is a two-episode storyline that will ROCK you. It's not so much who dies, but how it happens that is pretty amazing. And selfless. And good.

Link to the full article:Spoiler Chat Daily: Who Will Die on One Tree Hill? Plus, Parenthood, Vampire Diaries, Bones and More! - E! Online

One Tree Hill: Scoop from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos' Spoiler Chat Daily

Here's some scoop on One Tree Hill from Kristin Dos Santos' new Spoiler Chat Daily for Tuesday 2/21/12.

nahbeelah: I ask every day and I hope to get an answer! Other than CMM, is there anyone else coming back to One Tree Hill? #spoilerchat
Now wouldn't that ruin the surprise? But we can tell you who's definitely not coming back. Unless One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn is lying to everyone and has kept this super, super secret: We're told that Hilarie Burton makes no appearance, outside of being mentioned in passing by other OTH inhabitants. Sorry, Peyton fans.

Link to the full article:Spoiler Chat Daily: Danger Ahead for a Glee Couple? Plus, Scoop on Justified, Smash and More - E! Online

One Tree Hill: Scoop on the series finale from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos' Daily Spoiler Chat

Here's some scoop on One Tree Hill from Kristin Dos Santos' new Daily Spoiler Chat for Friday 2/10/12.

Colette: Please tell me One Tree Hill ends on a happy note! This season is already killing me!
Would it be One Tree Hill if you weren't put through the emotional wringer each week? Hate to break it to you, but the only thing creator Mark Schwahn promised us was an ending. "I believe in emotional resolution for the characters. I don't believe in story resolution meaning, 'this is where everybody ends,'" he says. "Sometimes the end is the beginning." But fear not, because he showed the finale to the cast, and they were satisfied, which is good enough for us! "[The cast was] really proud of it and I feel like the fans will be, too. I wouldn't end 180 episodes of a show with a cliffhanger," he laughs to us.

Link to the full article:Daily Spoiler Chat: Will House Bring Back Lisa Edelstein? Plus, The Vampire Diaries, Glee and More! - E! Online

One Tree Hill: Scoop from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos' Daily Spoiler Chat

Here's some scoop on One Tree Hill from Kristin Dos Santos' new Daily Spoiler Chat for Wednesday 2/8/12.

natcfc: I'm gonna ask about OTH spoilers EVERY DAY until somebody spell something for me! NALEY, especially.
Nathan (James Lafferty) has seemingly disappeared into thin air, but as we will find out very soon…his vanishing act is not random, but very, very calculated. He has been taken. And his loved ones will be on a search to find him.

Link to the full article:Daily Spoiler Chat: Inside Scoop on Grey's Anatomy, The Vampire Diaries, One Tree Hill and More! - E! Online

One Tree Hill: Episode 9x03 "Love The Way You Lie" Clip

Here's a clip from this Wednesday's episode, episode 9x03 "Love The Way You Lie".

One Tree Hill: Episode 9x03 "Love The Way You Lie" Producer's Preview

Here's a preview of this Wednesday's episode, episode 9x03 "Love The Way You Lie" with the creator/executive producer of the show, Mark Schwahn.

One Tree Hill: Episode 9x03 "Love the Way You Lie" Promo (HD)

Here's the promo for next week's episode, episode 9x03 "Love the Way You Lie".