Recent American Idol winner, Taylor Hicks, will soon be writing his life story. Hicks just signed a deal with Random House’s Crown publishers for the upcoming book, titled Heart Full of Soul. The 29-year-old will tell his life story, with the book expected to be released in spring 2007. The book is expected to tell the inspiring story of his climb to success—from modest bar singer to winner of America’s biggest talent show. The New York Post is reporting that Hicks has already earned a $750,000 advance from Crown. Music journalist David Wild is set to write the book. No telling if Taylor’s bio will do as well as American Idol‘s season three winner, Fantasia—whose “Life is Not a Fairy Tale” is now coming to Lifetime. Hicks is currently on tour with the other Idol finalists, with the last show on September 24th.
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Chance of Survival for New Fall Shows
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Drama, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC,
If you’re like me, you can’t wait for the fall TV season to begin. The summer programming has grown tiresome—our favorite shows will soon return, as well as some freshman offerings. The Programming Insider has released their odds for survival for the new series, with 1-1 being a sure thing and 10-1 considered a long shot. The odds are calculated by looking at the time slot competition, lead-in show, the “current viewing climate” and the quality of the show.
- Shark (CBS) – Thurs. 10 p.m.: 1-1
- The Class (CBS) – Mon. 8 p.m.: 2-1
- ‘Til Death (Fox) – Thurs. 8 p.m.: 3-1
- Brothers & Sisters (ABC) – Sun. 10 p.m.: 4-1
- The Nine (ABC) – Wed. 10 p.m.: 4-1
- Vanished (Fox) – Mon. 9 p.m.: 4-1
- Day Break (ABC) – Wed. 10 p.m. (filling in for Lost beginning on Nov. 15): 5-1
- Six Degrees (ABC) – Thurs. 10 p.m.: 5-1
- Smith (CBS) – Wed. 10 p.m.: 5-1
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC) – Mon. 10 p.m.: 5-1
- Heroes (NBC) – Mon. 9 p.m.: 6-1
- The Game (CW) – Sun. 8:30 p.m.: 7-1
- The Knights of Prosperity (ABC) – Tues. 9 p.m.: 7-1
- 30 Rock (NBC) – Wed. 8:30 p.m.: 7-1
- Stand-off (Fox) – Tues. 8 p.m.: 7-1
- Twenty Good Years (NBC) – Wed. 8 p.m.: 7-1
- Friday Night Lights (NBC) – Tues. 8 p.m.: 8-1
- Happy Hour (Fox) – Thurs. 8:30 p.m.: 8-1
- Help Me Help You (ABC) – Tues. 9:30 p.m.: 8-1
- Justice (Fox) – Wed. 9 p.m.: 8-1
- Kidnapped (NBC) – Wed. 10 p.m.: 8-1
- Runaway (CW) – Mon. 9 p.m.: 8-1
- Men In Trees (ABC) – Fri. 9 p.m.: 9-1
- Ugly Betty (ABC) – Fri. 8 p.m.: 9-1
- Big Day (ABC) – Thurs. 8 p.m.: 10-1
- Jericho (CBS) – Wed. 8 p.m.: 10-1
- Notes From the Underbelly (ABC) – Thurs. 8 p.m.: 10-1
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Gallery: Chance of Survival for New Fall Shows
American Idol Winner’s Upcoming Movie
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Cable, FOX, American Idol,
American Idol‘s third season winner, Fantasia Barrino, will bring her life story to a TV movie titled Fantasia: Life is Not a Fairy Tale. Fantasia has made it well known that her past was difficult, first in a book and now in a Lifetime movie to air on August 19th. In the movie, American Idol producers are shown urging her to withdraw from the competition because she was an unwed mother and high school dropout. Fox is not taking the accusation lightly, with Idol executive producer Ken Warwick telling the New York Post, “We knew she had a baby right from Day One, and she was always strongly tipped to win the competition because she was so good. I can absolutely refute that nothing was done, or even remotely suggested to her that she shouldn’t take part in the competition. It’s a complete fabrication.”
Fantasia will play herself in the movie, and hopes to inspire others to overcome the obstacles they face.
Read More | People
Gallery: American Idol Winner’s Upcoming Movie
Arrested Development Airs Again
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Cable, FOX, Syndication, Arrested Development, HDTV, Internet,
OK, so we know that Arrested Development was canceled. We just have to accept it and move on (sob!). To me, it always begs the question: “How can sub-par sitcoms continue into their umpteenth season while something cool and hilarious like Arrested Development gets canceled?” It’s just not fair. But anyhoo… Arrested Development will be returning in syndication with a very interesting arrangement. The 53 episodes have been sold to both MSN and cable networks HDNet and G4. The agreement is that MSN has rights for three years, beginning later this year, and will be free to MSN subscribers. Additional interactive elements are planned to further enhance the greatness that is Arrested Development. Then, HDNet also gets the series for three years, beginning in September (airing in high definition, of course), and G4 (owned by Comcast) will get the series in October. Now if only someone could bring it back from the dead.
Read More | Reuters
Gallery: Arrested Development Airs Again
Prison Break to Fill in the Gaps
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Prime Time, FOX, Grey’s Anatomy, Prison Break, Talent,
With the announcement that Patricia Wettig will be leaving the series, many fans are left wondering how Fox can fill the void left on Prison Break. Patricia Wettig will be joining Brothers & Sisters, and John Billingsley (who plays Wettig’s brother—the victim of the set-up that framed Lincoln Burrows) is leaving for The Nine. Billingsly’s face was never really revealed on the show, so it was easy enough to replace the actor with Jeff Perry, who has appeared on Grey’s Anatomy and Nash Bridges. According to series creator Paul Scheuring, Wettig is “not out of the picture yet.” The plan is for her storyline—and that of the conspiracy to set up Burrows—to take a backseat during the initial episodes, as the focus now will be on the manhunt for Lincoln, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and the other escapees. Scheuring says, “In the early part of the season, it’s really going to be much more about the immediacy of having to get the hell away from the pursuit.”
Luckily, we don’t have to wait too long for the new season to start. Prison Break begins on Monday, August 21st.
Read More | Zap2it
Gallery: Prison Break to Fill in the Gaps
Singing…With the Stars
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Talent,
People just love to see celebrities boxing, dancing, ice skating…and now, singing. Fox TV has announced the professional songbirds that will be paired with celebrities on the new show Celebrity Duets. The big names include: Chaka Khan, Clint Black, Michael Bolton, Cyndi Lauper, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Brian McKnight, Macy Gray, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, Randy Travis, and Aaron Neville. The series premieres with a two-hour show on August 29th, and will follow the model of American Idol, allowing judges and viewers to cast their votes for elimination. The b-list
celebrities have not yet been announced, but composer David Foster will be one of the judges. Well, it seems to have a bit more potential than the celebrity skating debacle. I mean, Kenny Loggins and Richard Marx? Gold, baby.
Read More | Yahoo! News
Gallery: Singing…With the Stars
Patricia Wettig Leaving Prison Break?
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, FOX, Prison Break, Rumors,
The rumor mill is churning over this latest tidbit—Patricia Wettig, who plays President Caroline Reynolds on Prison Break, will be leaving the upcoming second season of the series. During the TCA Summer Press Tour, Wettig was on hand for ABC’s new series, Brothers & Sisters, and said that she would not be returning to Prison Break. Brothers & Sisters features Calista Flockhart, Balthazar Getty, Ron Rifkin, and Rachel Griffiths, among others. According to the Ausiello Report, Wettig said “I had to make a choice, and it was kind of hard for me to choose against my husband [Brothers & Sisters executive producer Ken Olin] and his good writing.” A Prison Break representative reported that “President Reynolds is still very much a presence [in Season 2] and her influence is felt, but as Patricia is a series regular on Brothers & Sisters, we will not be seeing her, at least in early episodes.” It will be interesting to see what becomes of her character on Prison Break.
Read More | TV Guide
Gallery: Patricia Wettig Leaving Prison Break?
Survivor’s Rob and Amber Hit the Spotlight Again
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Reality, CBS, FOX, Amazing Race, The, Survivor,
Haven’t their 15 minutes expired already? Variety announced that Fox Reality is moving forward on their first docudrama series, titled The Rob and Amber Project. Apparently, viewers can’t get enough of these reality superstars—or at least that’s what Fox is hoping! Rob and Amber got their start on Survivor: All Stars and made it to the final two, where Rob popped the question on the season finale to Amber, the winner. They then moved on to The Amazing Race, where they proved to be tough competitors – then on to their own TV special about their wedding. The Rob and Amber Project will show their move to Las Vegas, where Rob hopes to become a professional poker player. Fox Reality has ordered 10 half-hours, with the premiere expected in January.
Read More | Comingsoon.net
Gallery: Survivor’s Rob and Amber Hit the Spotlight Again
“24” News: The Palmer Legacy Lives On
Posted by Christina Furtado Categories: Drama, Prime Time, FOX, 24, Talent, News,
If, like me, you were a fan of Dennis Haysbert’s portrayal of President David Palmer on 24, you were most likely outraged when he was assassinated at the start of last season. There is some good news for fans of the Palmer family, however: next season, it looks like President Palmer will ride again.
Just not the way you think. Instead, David Palmer’s brother, Wayne (D.B. Woodside) will be taking over the Oval Office after the eviction of evil President Charles Logan (Gregory Itzin). Along with Woodside, Regina King will be joining the cast full-time. She will play Palmer sister Angela, who is an advocacy attorney.
I now fear for Wayne Palmer’s life; I like his character, and almost everyone I like on that show (RIP Palmer and Tony Almeida) gets killed, while Kim Bauer continues to live on to see another day. There’s no justice in the 24-verse, I tell ya. 24 returns to Fox in January to wreak more havoc upon beloved characters.
Read More | TV Guide
Gallery: “24” News: The Palmer Legacy Lives On
American Idol Audition Dates
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Reality, FOX, American Idol, Features,
Attention Idol Wannabes: Time to clear your calendars! The next round of audition dates for American Idol have just been announced:
August 8: Los Angeles
August 11: San Antonio
August 14: New York
August 21: Birmingham
September 3: Memphis
September 8: Minneapolis
September 19: Seattle
Read More | FOX
Gallery: American Idol Audition Dates
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