July 2009 News Archive

OMFG, Gossip Girl fans.

And we don't mean that in a cool, sexy way at all.

Tyra Banks has signed on to appear in an episode of The CW hit this fall. The self-centered talk host will show up as an actress. Her character co-stars in a movie opposite a character played by Hilary Duff, another episode four guest star.

Banks hasn’t acted on a series since 2004, when she appeared in an episode of American Dreams. Sadly, though, she's been on our televisions screens a lot since then.

Forgive the obvious pun, but as Burn Notice moves toward its season three finale, storylines are heating up.

So is viewer curiosity.

Thanks to E! News, here's a look at a few of the more pressing questions on the minds of fans...

What does the future hold for Nate Westen?
He's getting a wife! "I don't think they cast her yet," said actor Seth Peterson. "I'm going to try to get my own wife in there. And also he's back at the casinos, so his gambling has revved up again. I just happen to be a poker player so, for me, it's easy to play."

Is Michael Shanks' Victor really dead?
Producer Matt Nix isn't sure: "I love Michael Shanks. He is a friend. Honestly, my wife has this thing where she made me promise if you kill somebody he's got to be dead. We talked about if there is some flashback we can do. Maybe we can come up with something someday because we love him and we love working with him. He's an amazing actor. And it was a character that was fun in the beginning, but in the end, we all really came to care about."

Is Jay Karnes reprising the role of Brennen?
Here is what Jay Karnes told E! about his character's fate "It seems to be breaking down in one of two ways. Brennen comes back as an über, über bad guy, or Brennen comes back as a client, which I think is kind of interesting. Brennen needing help from Michael Westen, I like that idea.

Joey Lauren Adams has landed an unusual, recurring role on season two of The United States of Tara.

The actress, best known for her role in Chasing Amy, will come aboard the Showtime comedy’s second season as Pammy, a humorous and warm bartender that has a history of picking the wrong guys.

Her luck changes - or does it?!? - the day she meets “Buck,” Tara's male alter ego, and falls madly in love.

Adams will appear in at least three episodes of the show's second season, which will air in early 2010.

Over the next few episodes, on Guiding Light...

• Shayne and Dinah get married.
• Alan discovers the truth.
• Bill tells Lizzie he wants to take the next step.
• Natalia comes back to Springfield.

As the calendar turns to a new months, All My Children can look forward to the following developments next week...

• Tad, Taylor, Jake and Amanda come clean with Opal.
• Annie agrees to be JR's (Jacob Young, pictured) newest step-mother
• Natalia confronts Jesse.
• Liza says goodbye to Marian.

Major decisions are made and big secrets revealed next week on Days of Our Lives...

• Officer Hope interrogates Kate.
• Mia (Taylor Spreitler, pictured) to Will: I've slept with Chad before. 
• Lucas re-evaluates his feelings for Chloe.
• EJ  gets Grace a new headstone... one bears the DiMera name!

Katerina Graham plays Bonnie on The Vampire Diaries.

As any fan of the L.J. Smith novels on which this show is based is aware of, there are some differences between Elena's BFF in the books and the character portrayed by Graham.

For starters, the former is blonde.

But, in a new interview, Graham says she's taking a fresh approach to the role.

"In an interesting way, Bonnie kind of sets the tone of the show. She has a very foreboding texture. It’s a great show. The writing is great and the cast is really great," Graham said, adding:

"If you’ve read the books you’ll notice there are some differences between Bonnie and me, physically. The best thing I could have done for myself and for the fans, and to do justice to L.J.’s novels, was to forget the physical characteristics of Bonnie and capture her essence. I think L.J. is great. I thank her for giving the world these books.

When it comes to the competition between The Vampire Diaries and True Blood or Twilight, all I can say, is L.J. wrote the books long before the whole Twilight thing came out. It’s not even the same story line."

The Vampire Diaries premieres on September 10 on The CW.

The third season of Californiacation premieres on Showtime on September 27.

Among other spoilers for the new set of episodes, Rick Springfield will guest star as a version of himself, while Ed Westwick will also appear on the series.

We can't wait.

Over the next few episodes on As the World Turns, Paul starts a new life, while Liberty starts to get angry...

• Paul begins a new life, one that doesn't include Meg.
• Audrey's boyfriend appears in Oakdale.
• Liberty (Meredith Hagner, pictured) is upset when Parker can't make time for her.
• Craig and Rosanna grow tighter.

The cast of NCIS: Los Angeles gathered in the CBS studios this week for a slew of promotional photos.

A spin-off of the wildly popular NCIS, this series will debut in the fall. All pictured below, it stars LL Cool J, Chris O'Donnell, Linda Hunt and Rocky Carroll.

Click on each promo pic to enlarge it...