tube_fiend ([info]tube_fiend) wrote in [info]ohnotheydidnt,
@ 2008-07-09 13:25:00
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Trio cast in Lifetime drama pilot

New half-hour HBO pilot adds two


Holly Marie Combs, Brooke Burns and Rochelle Aytes have signed on to star in Lifetime's drama pilot "Mistresses."

Additionally, Michael Weaver and Mary Birdsong have joined HBO's half-hour pilot "Suburban Shootout," directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.

Based on the BBC series, "Mistresses," from Fox 21, revolves around a quartet of thirtysomething women who have been friends since college.

Combs ("Charmed") will play Jane, who gave up her career to be a stay-at-home mom. Burns ("Miss Guided") will play Shannon, an outspoken and sharp attorney. Aytes ("Drive") will play Ava, a bright and spunky soap star.

"Suburban," which also is based on a British series, is a dark comedy about Rebecca (Judy Greer) who escapes the city for suburban bliss only to find herself caught between two rival gangs of homicidal housewives as they vie for control of their idyllic town.

Weaver ("Notes From the Underbelly") will play Rebecca's husband and new chief of police of the suburban town. Birdsong ("Reno 911!") will play a member of one of the gangs.

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Anyone seen the British version to comment? I think both are a bit on the trashy side, so this may not inspire the kind of ire that all news of the American Life on Mars remake inspires....

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[info]atoned
2008-07-09 06:39 pm UTC (link)
OMG

I FUCKING HATE SHELLEY CONN BTW I REFUSED TO WATCH BECAUSE I STAND HER SMUG ASS. ALL CAPS B/C I HATE HER THAT MUCH.

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[info]retro_vogue
2008-07-09 06:47 pm UTC (link)
her character on mistresses was major samantha jones rip off.

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[info]taivor
2008-07-09 06:39 pm UTC (link)
can they seriously not think of new plots?

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[info]fionaapple
2008-07-09 06:41 pm UTC (link)
luv the icon girl

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[info]xpurplepeacex
2008-07-09 06:39 pm UTC (link)
Holly Marie Combs' acting on Charmed was so bad it made me laugh every time...

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[info]pink_elephant89
2008-07-09 06:46 pm UTC (link)
everyone on that show was pretty awful. and they all spoke through their teeth, drove me crazy

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[info]freakshowbb
2008-07-09 06:41 pm UTC (link)
Ahhhh!!! Holly!!! ilu!!!

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[info]retro_vogue
2008-07-09 06:43 pm UTC (link)
fuck yes, holly marie combs!!! i have missed her =( i kinda liked mistresses though i never did finish the whole season, it seemed like a sex and the city wannabe at times though.

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[info]noplanesgo
2008-07-09 06:44 pm UTC (link)
wasnt that chick on the right in white chicks

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[info]luvthatdrtywata
2008-07-09 06:46 pm UTC (link)
Why can't they just put on the British version? Sometimes I cannot stand how Zionistic we are as a nation.

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[info]retro_vogue
2008-07-09 06:48 pm UTC (link)
lol it's funny coz i was just reading earlier that showtime was planning on remaking secret diary of a call girl and in the end just simply decided to show the british version.

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[info]mrmidwest
2008-07-09 06:47 pm UTC (link)
Brooke Burns has no presence as an actress at all. I can't understand how she keeps getting cast in things.

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Somewhat OT but not really.
[info]xlaurenx9
2008-07-09 06:47 pm UTC (link)
They need to broadcast Never Mind the Buzzcocks over here asap. I hate watching it on Youtube. BBC America, get on that.

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Re: Somewhat OT but not really.
[info]willmerk
2008-07-10 01:41 am UTC (link)
ugh IFAWTC!! i am obsessed with that show now. i have watched the amy winehouse ep, literally 5 times, and it still cracks me up each time

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[info]rissaroo
2008-07-09 06:47 pm UTC (link)
wow piper has another job!

i always loved HMC.

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[info]scaryclownbaby
2008-07-09 06:47 pm UTC (link)
More?

I just saw a commercial for Kath & Kim with Selma Blair (wtf) and it was horrible and extremely unfunny.

I do not have high hopes for any of these type of shows.

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[info]thecoldestheart
2008-07-09 06:52 pm UTC (link)
mistresses? sounds like my homewrecking sister could fit right into that show.

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[info]pibby
2008-07-09 06:55 pm UTC (link)
I floved the BBC version of Mistresses.

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[info]_itsdelovely
2008-07-09 06:58 pm UTC (link)
MISS GUIDED :(
BECKY AND TIM D=

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[info]hardparade89
2008-07-09 07:10 pm UTC (link)
:( I loved Miss Guided.

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[info]kayren_xd
2008-07-09 06:59 pm UTC (link)
Boooo, bring Skins to the US!

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[info]hardparade89
2008-07-09 07:12 pm UTC (link)
I didn't mind Mistresses, but I thought it was trying to be like a UK version of Sex and City.

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[info]divalicious007
2008-07-09 07:19 pm UTC (link)
I heard awhile ago that they were supposed to do a US version of Bad Girls? Anyone know if this is still a go? I'd rather see them just release the UK version though.

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[info]jammen
2008-07-09 09:27 pm UTC (link)
It's gonna happen on HBO

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[info]wallof_illusion
2008-07-09 07:21 pm UTC (link)
I love Holly Marie so much.

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[info]puglover818
2008-07-09 07:28 pm UTC (link)
Maire EYEBROWS- WTF?

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[info]tube_fiend
2008-07-09 10:19 pm UTC (link)
OMG I never thought I'd see a Flipping Out icon. Loves it.

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[info]pangea_deux
2008-07-09 07:40 pm UTC (link)
PIPER!!!!!!

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[info]prettysighs
2008-07-09 08:21 pm UTC (link)
I love Holly, she's beautiful imo.

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[info]mikochin
2008-07-09 08:26 pm UTC (link)
"Combs ("Charmed") will play Jane, who gave up her career to be a stay-at-home mom."

Kinda like her real life in other words? I'm glad she's getting back to work though! Gonna give this show a shot just because of her.

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[info]lovelylora
2008-07-09 09:13 pm UTC (link)
Piper! <333
Charmed is on right now oddly enough. =D

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[info]idiotparanoia
2008-07-09 09:29 pm UTC (link)
I wonder if they'll keep the lesbian for Mistresses.

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[info]jammen
2008-07-09 09:30 pm UTC (link)
I realize the brits don't need to remake our shows by the truckload since US shows are all over their screen, but enough is enough.

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