Spoiler Chat: Will Family Ties Tear Dan and Serena Apart on Gossip Girl?
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Brace yourselves, Gossip Girl fans, because one of the series' key couples may not be getting back together! Yep, we're hearing not-so-encouraging things about the future of Dan and Serena, and we'll tell you what new paradigm they are living under next season.
Plus, all your burning Q's about summer TV are answered: Who's alive, dead and undead on True Blood? What do you need to know about Michael Westen's new nemesis on Burn Notice? And who dreams of a dead Nancy Botwin on Weeds? Want to know? Read on!
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Pushing Daisies Lives On (In the Comic Book World)
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Ned (Lee Pace) and Chuck (Anna Friel) may get a happy ending, but you'll have to wait for the Pushing Daisies comics if you want to see it.
Yes, the Pushing Daisies comics are coming, and although original reports had the show wrapping its storyline with Marvel, Pushing Daisies mastermind Bryan Fuller tells us exclusively, "We got a 12-issue order for a comic book for DC Comics. I think the comic book is great, because it has all the characters in it, and it starts a new story. It's basically Chuck, Ned, Emerson and Olive versus 1,000 corpses, so it becomes a zombie movie, but the zombies are articulate and smart and can do things that no other zombies can do. The Pie-Maker versus 1,000 corpses."
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Pushing Daisies: What's Anna Friel's Next Project?
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Tragic though it is that Pushing Daisies is done, we'll always have the stars and creators, even if they're not working together.
For example, we can soon hear Kristin Chenoweth on Fox's Sit Down Shut Up or see her on David E. Kelley's new legal dramedy, and Swoosie Kurtz stops by Desperate Housewives in a few short weeks.
But what about Anna Friel, who played the show's lead female character, our beloved Charlotte Charles? What's the next stop on her career train?
Well, after facing offers for not one, not two, not three, but six TV-series pilots (including I, Claudia and Eastwick), we've learned that Anna Friel has made a choice about her future, and the winner is...
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ABC Delays End of Daisies, Eli and Dirty Sexy Money
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Dying to know where the Piemaker and his beloved Charlotte Charles will end up when Pushing Daisies comes to a close?
Join the club! But apparently ABC is in no hurry to give the fans closure.
Sources close to the Alphabet network tell me exclusively that the remaining episodes for Daisies will not air until—wait for it, ‘cause you're gonna have to—this summer.
And that's not all. It's the same case for those two other much-loved but recently canceled ABC series: Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money.
Yes, word is Daisies' final three episodes and Eli and DSM's final four won't air until June at the earliest.
According to insiders, the original plan was for the final three episodes of Daisies to begin airing last Wednesday, but ABC decided to air reruns of Scrubs instead.
And what you really won't want to hear is...
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Sources: Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Canceled
Update, Friday, 10:54 a.m. PST: Press play above to see Kristin Chenoweth explain who and what should take the blame for the untimely death of Daisies.
ABC has canceled Pushing Daisies, executive producer Bryan Fuller has confirmed to me exclusively.
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"I just heard the news," star Kristin Chenoweth tells us in an exclusive interview tonight. "Obviously it's a bittersweet night." (Keep reading for much more from Bryan and Kristin.)
According to our inside sources, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money also have been canceled. Reps for both shows have declined to comment. However, sources who work on Eli and DSM say they were informed today the shows would not continue.
So what happened? And is there any chance these characters will live on?
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The Last Thing Pushing Daisies Needed? Last Night's Ratings
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Update, 5:11 p.m.: E! News reports that ABC has canceled Pushing Daisies.
If Pushing Daisies is on probation, it's pushing its luck.
Last night's episode averaged a series-low 4.86 million viewers, Nielsen estimates said, and pulled an all-time worst rating among adults 18-49.
Last Friday, E! News reported that Pushing Daisies' performance in the next two weeks was "critical" to the survival of the ratings-challenged cult favorite.
There was good news for the show and its fans. And for that, Knight Rider is owed thanks.
ABC was quick to point out that Pushing topped its NBC time-slot rival for the first time in the all-important 18-49 demo. Overall, though, Pushing ran an anemic third in that race.
Elsewhere, CBS' Gary Unmarried (8.1 million) and the season finale of the CW's America's Next Top Model (4.8 million) pulled season highs, while CBS' Criminal Minds (15.8 million) drew the night's biggest crowd.
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Is Pushing Daisies Really Dead?
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If anyone knows anything about life after "death," it is ABC's Pushing Daisies.
So despite reports today in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety that it "may be on its deathbed," I can tell you that Daisies is not dead. At least not yet.
But the clock is ticking—with a loud, boisterous boom. And here's what ABC sources and executive producer Bryan Fuller tell me...
Did ABC Just Cancel Pushing Daisies?!
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No, no, no. A thousand times no.
This is what I can tell you hundreds of panicked fans who have emailed in this evening after hearing a fast-spreading rumor that Pushing Daisies has been canceled.
I've just checked in with very reliable and well-placed sources connected to the show, who tell me that ABC has not yet informed producers whether the series will end after its initial 13-episode order for the current season.
In fact, show runner Bryan Fuller confirms to me tonight that he has not received any word yet on the show's fate.
Still, there is some truth to the rumor going around...
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Pushing Daisies: Ed and Lost Star Is Chuck's Dad!
Updated (Oct. 29): Press play above to see Charles Charles for yourself!
He's aliiiiiiive! Chuck's daddy, that is. And, well, perhaps "undead" is the more appropriate term.
Warner Brothers Studios and executive producer Bryan Fuller confirm to me exclusively that Josh Randall—who played Ed's BFF Mike on Ed and Nathan on Lost (the tailie who was offed by Goodwin)—will play the long-awaited role of Chuck's father, Charles Charles, on ABC's fantastic dramedy Pushing Daisies. (Keep reading for an exclusive sneak peek of his "invisible" new look on the show.)
I'm told Josh first appears in episodes eight and nine, "Comfort Food" and "Lighthouse," and that he may very well return for more episodes after that.
How many more episodes?
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Wicked Talk About Movies, Mr. Armani and the Gays
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Kristin Chenoweth wants the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked to be made pronto.
Why?
Because Chenoweth wants to play Glinda, the role she originated in the original Tony Award-winning show.
"I did create it," Chenoweth tells me. "I originated it. It would be hard for me not to want to do it...But they need to hurry up before I'm 45!" (She turned the big 4-0 last month.)
With or without the Wicked movie, Chenoweth is doing all right...
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