ABC Renews Ugly Betty, Lost, Housewives and More

ABC has announced early pick-ups for the 09-10 season of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “The Bachelor,” “Brothers & Sisters,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Lost,” “Private Practice,” “Supernanny,” “Ugly Betty” and “Wife Swap.”

ABC Announced Spring Finale Dates

Lost, Ugly Betty, Grey's - we now know when our summer of repeats shall begin!

ABC announced season finale dates, which will conclude some of its most popular series, including “Brothers & Sisters,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Lost,” as well as the much anticipated return of “Ugly Betty” and “The Bachelorette.”

Dates are as follows (all times are ET):

Wednesday, April 29
8:30-9:00 p.m. “Better Off Ted”

Thursday, April 30
8:00-8:30 p.m. “In the Motherhood”
8:30-9:00 p.m. “Samantha Who?”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Private Practice”

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Television SAG Winners

Ensemble in a Drama Series: Mad Men

Female Actor in a Drama Series: Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters

Male Actor in a Drama Series: Hugh Laurie, House

Ensemble in a Comedy Series: 30 Rock

Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Laura Linney, John Adams

Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Paul Giamatti, John Adams

Screen Actor's Guild Nominees Announced

The nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards are up! Following are the nominations for the television categories (this is a TV site, silly!).

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
a. BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
b. DEXTER (Showtime)
c. HOUSE (Fox)
d. MAD MEN (AMC)
e. THE CLOSER (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
a. 30 ROCK (NBC)
b. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
c. ENTOURAGE (HBO)
d. THE OFFICE (NBC)
e. WEEDS (Showtime)

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The 15th Annual SAG Awards will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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Brothers & Sisters - Recap & Review - Book Burning

Brothers & Sisters
“Book Burning”

Original Air Date- Oct. 5, 2008

Kristina- TwoCents Reviewer
kristina@thetwocentscorp.com

Have you ever kept a diary or journal? Well, Kitty did while they were on the campaign trail. She jotted down notes and little stories. A friend of hers edited it together for her into a book. Robert has heard a rumor of a book out there and asked her to find out who wrote it. Now she's nervous about telling him.

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Brothers and Sisters - Recap & Review - Glass Houses

Brothers and Sisters
Glass Houses

Original Air Date: Sept 28, 2008

Kristina - TwoCents Reviewer
kristina@thetwocentscorp.com

So the Walker family is back.... and man are they back. Last season we left Kevin married to Scotty, Kitty married to Robert and looking to adopt a baby, Justin fighting his feelings for Rebecca who was but now is not his sister, and Sarah agreeing to let Tommy and Holly take over Ojai Foods in return for getting them out of danger of bankruptcy. Clear as mud, right? Well, tonight doesn't make it any less convoluted.

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TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Sundays (ABC)

A little home remodeling, some model-looking housewives, and an anti-model family all shine on ABC's Sundays...

Show: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 8:00PM EST
Host: Ty Pennington


Show: Desperate Housewives
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Faye
Starring: Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge, Eva Longoria-Parker as Gabrielle Solis, Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young, Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair, James Denton as Mike Delfino, Doug Savant as Tom Scavo, Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge, Ricardo Chavira as Carlos Solis.
Where We Left Off: For those of you that don't remember where we left off last year--we were 5 years in the future. Bree was married to Orson, still and she had just published a cookbook. Lynette's boys were in and out of trouble with the police. Gabby had 2 girls of her own. Katherine's daughter, Dylan, was in Paris and getting married. And Susan was no longer married to Mike, but had a new husband. I cannot wait to see what happens!!
Program Description: A primetime soap with a truly contemporary take on the "happily ever after," "Desperate Housewives" takes a darkly comedic look at suburbia, where the secret lives of housewives aren't always what they seem.

Show: Brothers and Sisters
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Dave Annable as Justin Walker, Maxwell Perry Cotton as Cooper Whedon, Kerris Lilla Dorsey as Paige, Sally Field as Nora Holden, Calista Flockhart as Kitty Walker, Balthazar Getty as Thomas Walker, Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Whedon, Rob Lowe as Senator Robert McCallister, Sarah Jane Morris as Julia Walker, Matthew Rhys as Kevin Walker, Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden, Emily VanCamp as Rebecca Harper and Patricia Wettig as Holly Harper.
Program Description: "Brothers & Sisters" returns for a second season as executive producers Ken Olin, playwright Jon Robin Baitz, Greg Berlanti and Mark B. Perry continue to follow the California-based Walker family through the complicated maze of American life today. The compelling one-hour drama series, which is about a collection of five enmeshed and somewhat damaged adult siblings and their strong but passionately devoted mother, Nora Holden (Oscar and Emmy Award winner Sally Field). The Walkers' lives have not been without challenge; romance, parenting, divorce, infidelity, addiction, war and even death have pushed each of them to the limit, but they continue to work toward living their lives as individuals, while loving each other unconditionally and trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy after the loss of their larger-than-life family patriarch, William Walker.

ABC Fall Premiere Dates

ABC ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES

Fall premiere dates for the 2008-2009 season were announced today for the ABC Television Network by Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment.

“We are very excited about the return of our core group of shows from last fall. They dominated for us, and it will be great to see viewers reconnect,” said Mr. McPherson. “We are building momentum for our two new shows, ‘Opportunity Knocks’ and ‘Life on Mars,’ and are thrilled by their tremendous potential.”

ABC primetime fall premiere dates are as follows:

"Brothers and Sisters" Recap & Review - "Prior Commitments"

Brothers & Sisters
“Prior Commitments”

Original Air Date: May 11, 2008

Valeria – TwoCents Reviewer
valeria@twocentscorp.com

The second season finale of Brothers & Sisters sure doesn’t feel like a finale. Not much happened in the episode, no major arc was resolved, and there was no cliff-hanger. That being said, it was an enjoyable episode, and perhaps, the only finale aspect that it had was that it ended with a wedding. But not just any wedding, a “Commitment Ceremony” wedding.

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"Brothers & Sisters" Recap & Review - "Moral Hazard"

Brothers & Sisters
“Moral Hazard”

Original Air Date: May 4, 2008

Valeria – TwoCents Reviewer

Ojai has no hope, and even though it’s Saul’s fault I can’t help but sympathize with him. In the latest installment of the Walker Saga, the family business goes under, a “sibling” is shunned, and someone else joins the family.

Kitty and Robert are attempting to have a child the old-fashioned way, and even though we don’t know if that bears any fruit. Rebecca finally comes clean to Justin about her blood status. But not until Justin admits to Rebecca that it’s awkward being around her because for the one fleeting moment that he thought the two of them couldn’t be related, he had more-than-sibling feelings for her. When he later attempts to apologize for what he said, Rebecca throws the bomb on him that she’s not his little sister. Suddenly, he’s not sorry so much as pissed and he calls her a liar, just like her mother, telling Rebecca to leave and stay away. Which is what Holly has just said to her.

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"Brothers & Sisters" Recap & Review - "Double Negative"

Brothers & Sisters
“Double Negative”

Original Air Date: April 27, 2008

Valeria – TwoCents Reviewer

As is to be expected with a large ensemble cast, there will always be a Walker on the fringe. That Walker always seems to be Tommy. Who in this episode, served just for occasional comic relief, when it was discovered that he knows way too much about fertility treatments. Will Tommy have to cheat on his wife again in order to have a story line?

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"Brothers & Sisters" Recap & Review - "Separation Anxiety"

Brothers & Sisters
“Separation Anxiety”

Original Air Date: April 20, 2008

Valeria - TwoCents Reviewer

The Walker Clan is back in full-effect, and I’m super excited to finally reconnect with my TV family. Last time we saw the Walkers Robert was the Republican Front-Runner, but on this Super Tuesday eve, he’s lost the election to some old guy that I don’t remember at all from the last episode.

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TwoCents Fall Preview - Sundays (ABC)

Is Sunday the start of your week or the end of it? That always confuses me. Well, anyway - you can start or end your week with the following Sunday shows on...

ABC

Show: Desperate Housewives
Premiere Date: September 30th
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Returning Drama Rank: 8 of 25
TwoCents Staff Writer: Gargy
Starring: Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan, Brenda Strong, James Denton, Doug Savant, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Andrea Bowen, Shawn Pyfrom, Joy Lauren, Kyle MacLachlan, Nathan Fillon
Premiere Description: "Now You Know" - The neighborhood is shocked when news about Edie spreads though Fairview, Lynette battles with the effects of chemotherapy, and a new family moves to Wisteria Lane, on the Season Premiere of "Desperate Housewives".
Gargy's TwoCents: Last we saw Lynette was diagnoised with cancer, Bree was bed ridden, and Gabby married her politician man while Susan married Mike. What we hope to see is more hijinks from Susan, Gabby being Gabby (can't say much, since I know some spoilers), Lynette going into remission, and of course Bree being Bree.

Show: Brothers and Sisters
Premiere Date: September 30th
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Returning Drama Rank: 4 of 25
TwoCents Staff Writer: TBD
Starring: Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, Sally Field, Rob Lowe, Ron Rifkin, Patricia Wettig, Balthazar Getty, Dave Annable, Matthew Rhys, Sarah Jane Morris, Emily VanCamp, Kerris Lilla Dorsey
Premiere Description: "Home Front" - A year after losing their larger than life family patriarch and three weeks since hearing from Justin in the Middle East, the Walker family struggle to find cheer in celebrating Kitty's birthday. Sarah fights to salvage what's left of her failing marriage; Kevin learns the hard way about the sacrifices that true love brings; Tommy is at a loss as to how to provide the emotional support needed by his overwhelmed wife, Julia, after the death of their newborn son, while Kitty gets a first hand look at the challenges of being engaged to a U.S. senator (Rob Lowe as Senator Robert McCallister). Meanwhile, Saul questions his identity after a visit from an old friend, and the family's newest member, Rebecca, tries desperately to find her place in this very complex family puzzle, on the second Season Premiere of "Brothers & Sisters".

Want Some Casting News?

"24", "Ugly Betty", "Lost" and more!

Check out this article on The Hollywood Reporter.

There is all kinds of info such as:

"Colm Feore has been appointed First Husband on the upcoming season of Fox's "24."

Meanwhile, Rebecca Mader and Lance Reddick have joined the cast of ABC's "Lost," and John Francis Daley has come on board Fox's crime drama "Bones" as a recurring.

Additionally, Emily Rose has landed multi-episode arcs on two dramas, ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" and CBS' "Jericho," and David Blue will recur on ABC's "Ugly Betty.""