At Thursday’s CW upfront presentations, we got our first glimpse of the Melrose Place reboot. We saw a few scenes, and then asked the cast members about their new alter egos. But as it was just a preview, take these comments with a grain of salt. That said, it was simply the most important piece of television ever. Read on to see why:
Who’s Back from the Original?
Laura Leighton and Thomas Calabro are reprising their roles as Sydney Andrews and Dr. Michael Mancini, respectively. Though they’ve shared a marital bed in the past, they aren’t a couple in the pilot episode. But Syd-Mike ’shippers needn’t fret. Leighton left the door open for some future hanky-panky. “Sydney has most likely always maintained some sort of relationship with Michael,” she teases. “It’s been complicated, and that’s not going to change.”
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The CW will announce tomorrow that it is airing the reboot of Melrose Place after 90210 on Tuesday nights next season, sources confirm. If this is causing a case of deja vu, here’s why: The original Melrose was unveiled in the time slot following Beverly Hills, 90210 way back in 1992. The network will also move Smallville from Thursday to Friday this fall to make room for the new drama Vampire Diaries.
Source: EW.com
Here is your very first look at the new Melrose Place, scheduled to debut Fall 2009 on The CW.
Pictured: Stephanie Jacobsen as Lauren, Colin Egglesfield as Auggie, Ashlee Simpson as Violet, Shaun Sipos as David, Katie Cassidy as Ella, Michael Rady as Jonah, and Jessica Lucas as Riley.
CW is going for sexy singles, sexy vampires and sexy models next season.
Web has given series greenlights to three dramas — Melrose Place, Vampire Diaries and The Beautiful Life — in advance of its sked presentation on Thursday.
The Melrose Place redo, from CBS Television Studios, was penned by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer. Like the Fox sudser from the early 1990s, series revolves around a group of twentysomethings who live in a swanky L.A. apartment complex, but with a murder mystery twist right from the get-go.
Source: Variety.com
The CW has officially picked up the updated version of Melrose Place, the campy 1990s series revolving around a group of twentysomethings who live in a swanky L.A. apartment complex. The new version adheres to the same premise, but with a murder-mystery twist introduced in the pilot.
While the original series included an openly gay male character, this one includes a bisexual woman: Stylish publicist Ella, played by Katie Cassidy (Taken, Harper’s Island), who is in a casual relationship with fellow apartment-dweller David (Shaun Sipos).
Ella’s bisexuality will reportedly be revealed in the pilot via a kiss at a club. The casting call for the pilot included an “early 20’s, gorgeous, exotic model type who catches ‘Ella’s’ (Katie Cassidy) eye in a club and they share a passionate same sex kiss.”
EW.com describes Ella as “[David's] omnisexual sometime lover, a PR whiz whose tongue is as sharp as her stilettos.”
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