Month: July 2006 (Page 12 of 17)

Brit “Office”mates invade NBC

Just when the American “Office” had finally cut all ties to the British version, NBC has announced that members of the original cast are scheduled to guest star on the show’s third season. Star Ricky Gervais most likely won’t appear, but possible cameos include Mackenzie Crook (“Gareth”), Martin Freeman (“Tim”) and Lucy Davis (“Dawn). Personally, I think this is a wrong move on the network’s part, since it’s taken two years just for people to stop critizing the U.S. version for mimicing/ruining the original series. Then again, this could make the show even better.

Just one question: Will they be playing their characters from the series, or will they be in different roles?

Sally McBeal…or is it Ally McField?

Adding another feather to a cap that, frankly, was pretty well-feathered to begin with, ABC has announced that two-time Oscar-winner Sally Field will join the cast of its new fall drama, “Brothers and Sisters.” The show already boasts such high-profile talent as former “Ally McBeal” star Calista Flockhart and former “Six Feet Under” star Rachel Griffiths, not to mention out-of-work “Alias” cast members Ron Rifkin and Balthazar Getty.

Field bumps former “Eight is Enough” star Betty Buckley from the coveted family matriarch role…though Buckley still appears in the show’s publicity photo on ABC’s web site. Click here to view a (Field-free) preview for the show.

DVD shuffle: 07/11/06

Out on DVD this week:

1. Basic Instinct 2 – PASS: Didn’t see it, and don’t care to.

2. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story – RENT: Loosely based on the notoriously unfilmable comic novel. How do you think it turned out?

3. Reno 911: Season Three – BUY: Many thought that the third year of the cop parody was a major step down from the show’s previous seasons, but there’s still plenty of comedy to be seen here, including one of the best episodes ever.

4. Weeds: Season One – BUY: Wait, what? Showtime is making good shows now? Awesome.

Also out this week: the first season of the Morgan Spurlock documentary series, “30 Days,” the complete series of Ellen DeGeneres’ second sitcom, “I Dream of Jeannie: Season Two,” and Kevin James/Ray Romano direct-to-DVD comedy, “Grilled.”

“C’mon, Jonathan, you know this one. ‘War, good God, ya’ll…'”

There are few things more likely to disrupt a show than a drunken Jackie Chan…so you can imagine that things didn’t go so smoothly a the recent Jonathan Lee concert when Chan – who reportedly admitted to being intoxicated – jumped on stage and demanded a duet with Lee.

“Senator, I have never claimed to be able to hold my sake.”

Chan, who was an invited guest at the show, is probably not going to be invited back. We don’t actually have confirmation on that, but I think you have to figure it’s a given.

The Hoff gets no love

the hoff

Still recovering from the brutal, unprovoked attack by a gymnasium chandelier that put him in the hospital last week, David Hasselhoff suffered further indignity in London recently when the security staff at Wimbledon was insufficiently blinded by the luster of his faded glory.

Despite not having a ticket to the match in question, Hasselhoff allegedly badgered the security guards for admittance while “steaming drunk,” yelling: “You should let me in. Do you know who I am? I’m the Hoff!”

After regaling his foes with the many virtues of “Baywatch,” “Knight Rider,” and his international singing career, the Hoff was finally admitted to Wimbledon…once a friend of his bought him a ticket.

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