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TV's Sexiest Vampires: 'True Blood,' Vampire Diaries,' 'Moonlight' & More!
by Jean Bentley, posted Jun 23rd 2011 12:30PM
Oh, to be Sookie Stackhouse.Simple waitress one day, object of affection for multiple supernatural beings the next -- it's a hard life she leads.
Alas, we can't all have multiple sexy vampires fawning over us. Instead we'll all have to make due with watching the new season of 'True Blood' when it premieres on HBO at 9PM Sunday night. In the meantime, and in honor of the Bill-Sookie-Eric love triangle, I've compiled a list of the sexiest vampires to ever grace TV screens.
Check out who made the cut after the jump, then weigh in on your favorite sexy vampires.
CW Resurrects 'Moonlight' (Well, Sort of)
by Andrew Scott, posted May 6th 2010 5:20PM
Good news for 'Moonlight' fans still reeling over its cancellation: According to the Live Feed, the CW has officially resurrected the series and will pair it with encore episodes of the 'Vampire Diaries,' beginning Jun. 3.But don't get too excited: The network will simply air rereuns of the vampire drama series, which starred Alex O'Loughlin as an immortal detective. The show began a close relationship between O'Loughlin and the network, and led to this season's canceled medical drama 'Three Rivers' and the upcoming 'Hawaii Five-O' reboot.
'Moonight,' which premiered in 2007, developed a cult audience in its first and only season on CBS, though it never quite garnered enough numbers to warrant a second season. CBS did make attempts to save the show, including an additional four-episode order, but low ratings eventually forced the network to pull the plug.
Tell us: Will you watch reruns of 'Moonlight' on CW?
Is CBS about to give Alex O'Loughlin another show?
by Bob Sassone, posted Jan 18th 2010 4:00PM
We told you a while back about a new version of Hawaii Five-0 that CBS had in the works. Now it looks like they might have their leading man: a vampire doctor!Alex O'Loughlin, to be exact, who starred in two flops on CBS recently, the vampire drama Moonlight and the medical drama Three Rivers. The network seems to love the guy and they want to give him another show to star in, and that show might be the remake of the Hawaii-based cop show. Sources will only say that "talks are ongoing."
What do you think of this casting? Whoever they get for the show, I only have one request: please keep the original theme song.
CBS exec: NBC's Leno experiment didn't work - TCA Report
by Joel Keller, posted Jan 10th 2010 10:39AM
It was a long, long, lonnnng first official TCA day yesterday, with CBS, Showtime, and the CW trotting out their newest and finest in front of the critics, followed by the epic Survivor anniversary party Bob mentioned the other day. I'll spill out some highlights later on. But I wanted to quickly start with CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler's very confident executive session.Why was she so confident? Shows that are often winning their time periods helps. But she also seems to be in a "told ya so" mood about NBC and its Leno / Conan mess. In her opening remarks, for instance, she mentioned how good the freshman slate of shows was doing on every network... except NBC. During the Q&A, she said that the other networks "fared very well during this experimental phase for NBC."
CBS exec: Three Rivers is cancelled - TCA Report
by Joel Keller, posted Jan 9th 2010 12:51PM
Howdy from Pasadena! I'm here covering the Winter TCA tour, and the first bit of news has already come up. During her executive session, CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler was asked by the throng of reporters here if the Alex O'Loughlin medical drama Three Rivers was cancelled. Her response?"You know what? Yes."
She went on to say that she didn't want to beat around the bush on it; the show just took longer to develop than they hoped. She was heartened by the stories she heard from transplant patients who appreciated the show's message, but that wasn't enough to save the show.
In the reporter scrum after her press conference, Tassler told me that she didn't anticipate as many angry letters from O'Loughlin fans as she got after she cancelled Moonlight, but judging from some of the notes we got here, I doubt that.
Gretchen Mol and Other "Almost It" Girls: Starlets Who Never Quite Made It Big
by Daynah Burnett, posted Nov 22nd 2009 6:36PM
Just this past week, HBO announced the addition of Gretchen Mol to the cast of its upcoming series 'Boardwalk Empire,' starring Steve Buscemi as Atlantic City gangster Nucky Thompson. With a string of respectable supporting roles, Mol's made a career out of not-quite making it, starting with her famous 1998 'Vanity Fair' cover that asked the entirely premature question: "Is Gretchen Mol Hollywood's New It Girl?" But though Mol didn't exactly fade into obscurity (she earned kudos for her eye-opening turn in the indie 'The Notorious Bettie Page' and co-starred in ABC's short-lived 'Life on Mars'), neither did she become the huge success the industry predicted she would be. What happened? Was it luck, timing, bad choices or simply a case of too much hype? Whatever that case, Mol's casting got us thinking about other "Almost It" girls that Hollywood left behind about as quickly as it tried to make them mega-stars.
For the rest of the month, TV is all Halloween, all the time
by Kona Gallagher, posted Oct 16th 2009 2:04PM

I visited the pumpkin patch last weekend and totally massacred a 30 lb. pumpkin and feasted on its flesh, so I am officially in the Halloween spirit. Luckily, there's a crapload of TV to help sustain my ghoulish mood. TV Tango has compiled a pretty comprehensive list of Halloween-themed programming starting today and going through the rest of the month.
Some of the highlights include a Moonlight marathon starting today on SyFy, as part of their "31 Days of Halloween" programming. On Sunday, The Simpsons is airing their 20th "Treehouse of Horror" episode, while Monday has a some good kids' fare, with Halloween-themed America's Funniest Home Videos on ABC Family, and Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie on Disney.
There might be hope for a Moonlight reunion on Three Rivers
by Mike Moody, posted May 28th 2009 12:24PM
The networks are in the process of recasting some of their new shows before the fall season starts. Some of the shows getting new cast members include ABC's The Forgotten, CBS' NCIS: Los Angeles, and Three Rivers, also from CBS.Don't worry Alex O'Loughlin fans. Three Rivers' hunky vamp turned transplant surgeon isn't going anywhere. But his lead co-star, Julia Ormond, has been shown the door. CBS has yet to announce who will replace Ormond on the show. If they're smart, the network will try to nab O'Loughlin's former Moonlight co-star, Sophia Myles, to replace Ormond.
Our coverage of Moonlight and our recent interview with O'Loughlin taught us a few things: There are tons of Moonlight fans out there. They love O'Loughlin, and they'll watch anything he does. O'Loughlin fans also love Sophia Myles. They couldn't get enough of Mick and Beth's season-long love story on Moonlight.
Alex O'Loughlin talks about Three Rivers (and Moonlight!)
by Bob Sassone, posted May 28th 2009 9:02AM
This E! interview with Alex O'Loughlin was recorded at the recent CBS upfront, so he talks a lot about his new medical drama Three Rivers. But the heck with that; he also talks a lot about Moonlight! He misses the show and is glad that The Sci-Fi Channel (sorry, SyFy) is showing it again.
But seriously, fans, the show is not coming back. Sorry!
But seriously, fans, the show is not coming back. Sorry!
Criminal Minds: The Big Wheel - open thread
by Bob Sassone, posted Apr 30th 2009 8:29AM

I bet a lot of Moonlight fans tuned into Criminal Minds last night to see Alex O'Loughlin star as a serial killer; if they knew he was on it, that is. Oh, who am I kidding? The real Moonlight fans probably knew about the casting before O'Loughlin did.
What did you think of the episode? Criminal Minds is one of those shows that does pretty well in the ratings but no one really seems to talk about. So, talk about it.
Moonlight's Alex O'Loughlin talks guest spots, TV pilots, and vampire smackdowns
by Mike Moody, posted Apr 28th 2009 11:00AM

Moonlight is history, but Alex O'Loughlin is still in demand. The actor, who garnered a huge fan base playing Moonlight's good guy vampire Mick St. John, returns to TV this week. O'Loughlin will guest star as a conflicted serial killer on CBS's Criminal Minds on Wednesday.
For O'Loughlin fans, the guest appearance is only a tease. What they really want to see is their favorite Aussie actor starring in a new weekly series. They might get their wish if CBS picks up Three Rivers, a drama pilot starring O'Loughlin as an organ transplant surgeon.
I got a chance to speak with O'Loughlin this week. We chatted about his new projects, his love for the vampire genre, and how Mick St. John could totally kick Kate Beckinsale's ass. Click through for the conversation, plus preview images and video from the actor's appearance on Criminal Minds.
What's On Tonight: Bones, Parks and Recreation, Southland, Krod Mandoon
by Bob Sassone, posted Apr 9th 2009 4:02PM

- Sci-Fi has a Moonlight marathon all night.
- At 8, ABC has a new In The Motherhood, followed by a new Samantha Who?
- CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then a new CSI and the series premiere of Harper's Island.
- NBC has a new Office at 8, then the series premiere of Parks and Recreation, another new Office, a new 30 Rock, and then the series premiere of Southland.
- FOX has new episodes of Bones and Hell's Kitchen.
- At 9, TLC has a new American Chopper.
- Spike has TNA Wrestling at 9.
- At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Beast.
- Comedy Central has the series premiere of Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire at 10.
- At 12:15AM, Cartoon Network has a new Xavier: Renegade Angel.
Check your local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
What's the greatest short-lived show of all-time?
by Bob Sassone, posted Mar 24th 2009 3:03PM
We've talked a lot about great short-lived shows here at TV Squad. We even have a whole category for them. But it's always good to revisit the topic to see what you readers think.Over at Entertainment Weekly, they've chosen the 25 great TV shows that got a quick hook, the shows that got canceled (way) before their time (we're talking really short runs, so Arrested Development and Sports Night aren't on the list). There are several shows on the list that you would expect to see (Freaks and Geeks, My So-Called Life, Firefly), some surprise entries that made me happy to see on there (The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr, Frank's Place, Karen Sisco, Now & Again), and a few head-scratchers (Malibu Road? Really?). It's slightly heavy on the current side, with Journeyman and Life on Mars on the list. I mean, Life on Mars is still running new episodes.
Mick St. John is back, and he's a doctor
by Mike Moody, posted Mar 17th 2009 3:29PM
Vampires don't die, they just move on to crime procedurals and medical shows. Angel's David Boreanaz is solving murders on Bones, and CBS is in negotiations with Moonlight's Alex O'Loughlin to star in a medical drama pilot called Three Rivers. O'Loughlin will play a doctor who heads up a team of organ donor transplant specialists. In an effort to stand out from all the other medical shows clogging up the tube, Three Rivers will focus on organ transplants as seen through the eyes of the donors, doctors and recipients. Carol Barbee (Jericho) is scripting the pilot and filmmaker Curtis Hanson (8 Mile) is executive producer.
Moonlight fans rejoice! Alex O'Loughlin will grace your screen in April!
by Isabelle Carreau, posted Feb 12th 2009 5:02PM
What a sad sad day it was when CBS announced last season that it was canceling vampire series Moonlight starring hottie Alex O'Loughlin. The series was getting better and better every week, had a devoted fan base and a oh-so-beautiful cast (thanks mainly to Aussy O'Loughlin).Even if CBS decided to end the series, the network was not about to let go of the actor which is why they inked a one-year deal with him to star in one of their new projects.
Until said project happens, Alex O'Loughlin will guest star in one of CBS's most popular shows: Criminal Minds.
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