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The CW Picks Up The Beautiful Life, Melrose Place and Vampire Diaries; But Passes on Gossip Girl Spinoff and Cancels Privileged and The Game [Update: Reaper and 'Chris' Also Canceled]

The CW has officially picked up three shows to series: The Beautiful Life, Melrose Place and Vampire Diaries.  All three shows were rumored to be picked up for some time.

Meanwhile, the Gossip Girl spinoff is officially dead.

In cancellation news, The CW has axed two shows: dramedy Privileged and the comedy The Game.

UPDATE: Reaper and Everybody [...]

Reaper In Syndication?

Some potentially good news for Reaper fans.  The low-rated CW dramedy may make it back for another season.  THR reports through their sources that the show’s producer, ABC Studios, is in talks with CW affiliate stations about continuing the show as a syndicated series for Sunday night.

The syndication option became available after news that The [...]

The CW Development Slate/Schedule for 2009/2010 Season [Continually Updated]

Following you will find ABS’s current development slate (confirmed and rumored) and schedules for the 2009/2010 season.  Updates will be made on a regular basis, ahead of and through the upfronts which take place next week.

I’ll sticky the thread to the of the page when an update happens, but you can find this post on [...]

ABC’s Fast Forward, CBS’s NCIS Spinoff Among Pilots Generating Buzz

The Hollywood Reporter has an article out about the pilots generating early buzz.  Chief among them is ABC’s sci-fi drama Flash Forward from Brannon Braga and David Goyer.  THR notes that the pilot, starring Joseph Fiennes, is a lock for a series order.

Other “hot” pilots over at ABC include Happy Town, Eastwick and Inside the [...]

The CW Announces Two Original Series for Summer Schedule

The CW is making a push this summer with two original programs: the reality relationship series Hitched or Ditched and the docu-series set in Washington, D.C., Blonde Charity Mafia.

Hitched or Ditched has received a six-episode order and will air Tuesdays at 9:00pm beginning on May 26th.  It will run through June 30th.  The following week, [...]

Casting Bites: Brad Pitt, Natalie Portman, Freddie Prinze Jr. and more

Here are some of the latest casting news for television and film.

Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman have signed on to a film based on the new Leanne Shapton book Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry.  The film, from Paramount Pictures, will [...]

Matt Barr Joins Gossip Girl Spinoff

One Tree Hill alum Matt Barr has been cast in The CW’s Gossip Girl spinoff as Keith van der Woodsen.  The character is described as a rich and handsome Malibu prince who is the love interest to Lily Rhodes (Brittany Snow).  Although The CW isn’t confirming it, speculation is that the character is Serena’s (from [...]

Ashlee Simpsons-Wentz Headed to Melrose Place

Singer/Actress Ashlee Simpson-Wentz will star on The CW’s Melrose Place update, returning to network television seven years after her role on The WB’s 7th Heaven.  Simpson-Wentz will play Melrose Place’s newest resident, Violet, a bright-eyed but shrewd small-town girl and recent L.A. transplant who has come to town with [...]