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Now John Stamos really IS joining ER
Remember back when ("when" being, I don't know,
last year some time) there was news going around that John Stamos was going to join ER full-time, but then
couldn't do it because ABC unexpectedly renewed his Jake In Progress? So all Stamos could do was a two episode
guest stint as a paramedic. But wait! The news is now official that Stamos will join ER full-time next season, but only if Jake In Progress isn't renewed (and this time it looks like it's dead in the water). I never knew what happened to Stamos' character on the show. I thought he died in that plane crash or run over or a blimp fell on top of him or something. He just seemed to vanish one episode, so it will be good to see what happened to him.
McDermott, Malick join ABC pilots
Lots of casting news
today in The
Hollywood Reporter. Dylan McDermott has joined the cast of the ABC
drama, A House Divided. It's about a rift between a midwestern farming community and the federal government. I
wish I knew more because, wow, that sounds like a snoozer. Sarah Clarke (aka 'Nina' on 24) is also part of the
cast. She plays the wife of the lead character, which might just be McDermott.Wendie Malick, of Just Shoot Me and Jake in Progress, has been cast in the ABC comedy pilot, A Day in the Life. The show is about a young couple's wedding day, from different points of view (I imagine it'll have to advance past the wedding day). Malick plays the mother of the bride.
Other casting news:
John Stamos joining ER?
That's what the New York Post is reporting. Jake In Progress
seems to be a goner, so that will give Stamos a chance to reprise his short-lived role as an EMT worker on the NBC
show.
This could be a cool addition. I was wondering what the hell happened to his character. I knew it was going to be short-lived role, but his character just seemed to vanish quickly, after that episode where the airplane or blimp or whatever the hell it was crashed.
[via TV Tattle]
Emily is gone, but Jake will return
ABC put a lot of effort into promoting
Emily's Reasons Why Not, to turn around and cancel it after one airing (yes, it is officially canceled).
Network execs say they pushed the Heather Graham series big time without even seeing a script, and when the final
product did air, it wasn't what they wanted at all.ABC pulled John Stamos' Jake in Progress from its schedule at the same time it pulled Emily, leaving fans to wonder whether that show was over as well. Rest assured, Jake fans, according to the LA Times, it will return to television. The president of ABC prime time entertainment says he really likes Jake in Progress and the show will eventually return.
And, despite poor ratings for Commander in Chief and Invasion, ABC says it still believes in those series.
Jake in Progress: The Lying, The Watch, and Jake's Wardrobe
When this show first started getting promoted around this time last year, ABC billed
it as kind of a male response to Sex and the City. They used some cheesy tag along the lines of
"same city, different sex." Needless to say, I thought it sounded ridiculous and chose to ignore it. After
watching last night's episode, I kind of wish I hadn't because John Stamos was pretty good and I even laughed a few
times which is rare for sitcoms these days, save for How I Met..., AD, and The Office.
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