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Despite last week’s episode of iZombie having left us on a cliffhanger with Ravi at gunpoint and the network holding its cards close to its vest by leaving him out of the trailer for “Conspiracy Weary,” his survival is seemingly DC TV’s currently worst kept secret when you consider that not only was he mentioned in the official synopsis, but is also front and center in a new promo clip.

What isn’t spoiled by the sneak peek, however, is how Ravi made it out of alive, so we’ll just have to tune in to learn that detail. Actually, the thread touched on here is that of Liv being suspicious of Major’s new girlfriend. Granted, this may be a result of her being on conspiracy theorist brains, but I’m guessing her concern is warranted. After all, there’s something unsettling about someone who reaches out to suspected serial killers,...

Now that we’re just weeks away from the season finale, iZombie is really kicking it into high gear, to put it mildly. Seeing as how last night’s episode left us on a cliffhanger that saw Ravi with a gun pointed at his head, I’m probably not alone in saying that next week’s offering, “Conspiracy Weary,” can’t get here fast enough.

Unless my eyes are deceiving me, Ravi is entirely absent from the trailer embedded at the top, thus preserving the suspense, but the network has already seemingly spoiled his survival by including him in the official synopsis. Yes, deaths that significant are normally reserved for finales, but you never really know these days.

Speaking of which, “Conspiracy Weary” looks like it may be the most action-packed episode since season 2’s finale. I’m well aware that fans of this series don’t want this to...

In 2004, Upn debuted “Veronica Mars” to what quickly became an adoring audience. Three years later, after a chaotic run that involved a network change, the constant threat of cancellation and a thwarted attempt at a Season 4 set at FBI headquarters, the series came to a close.

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This week marks the 10 year anniversary of that last episode, and while it wasn’t the last we saw of Veronica (Kristen Bell) and her friends thanks to the 2014 feature film, the show’s cancellation stung. Fortunately, “Veronica Mars” now has a new, subscription-free streaming home at go90.com, making this the perfect time to revisit it.

For fans who might want to revisit the first season’s highs and lows, we’ve come up with a list of the ten best episodes that demonstrate why “Veronica Mars” remains gone but not forgotten.

iZombie, Season 2, Episode 10: “Method Head”

Written by Kit Boss

Directed by Mark Piznarski

Airs Tuesdays at 9pm (Et) on The CW

iZombie went into the winter break with a number of significant changes, from Clive deciding to no longer bring Liv out to the field with him to Ravi discovering that the zombie cure he’d formulated was only temporary. This week’s episode looks into how the characters cope with these new pieces of information, revealing some interesting twists to the season’s storylines in the process.

Major and Vaughn’s powerplay against each other continues to be a fascinating aspect of the season. Major has clearly learned his lesson from his attack on Blaine and the Meat Cute, and his deliberate, methodical turn against Vaughn is a clear indicator of what a formidable opponent he’s become, something Vaughn was clearly not banking on when he blackmailed...

Exclusive: The CW has set directors for three of its drama pilots. Alex Graves will direct and executive produce The Selection. Written by Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, Selection is based on the book by Kiera Cass. Set 300 years in the future, the epic romance centers on a working-class young woman chosen by lottery to participate in a competition with 25 other women for the Royal Prince’s hand to become the nation’s next queen. This marks the second Selection pilot ordered by the CW; the first one last season was directed by Mark Piznarski. Last year, Graves directed the pilot for ABC’s horror/mystery drama 666 Park Ave. He also helmed the pilot for Fox’s Fringe as virtually all of his pilots have gone to series. Additionally, Graves directed the two-hour opener of Fox’s Terra Nova. Another director whose pilot last season went to series, Bharat Nalluri,...

Six seasons will all boil down to this: The Gossip Girl series finale! How will it all end? We have fresh clues and they come in the form of hot photos from the last ever episode of the gossip worthy show.

When we broke the news that pretty girl Kristen Bell was filming a Gossip Girl cameo, we did some math and put two and two together. Hardcore fans know she provides the voice of the Gossip Girl blogger. That, plus a cameo, could mean she will actually be playing the mysterious blogger. Then again, there may be a twist in store!

The photos direct from the Dec. 17 television event reveal Katie Cassidy’s Juliet will be back! That leads to speculation that she may be the Gossip Girl. What do you think? Jenny and Eric also return.

The episode is called “New York, I Love you Xoxo”. It is...

The title of the 121st and final episode of Gossip Girl has been revealed on Tumblr.

When Season 6 concludes with its 10th installment December 10, it will be called ...

"New York, I Love You Xoxo."

Appropriate, no?

This call sheet (and the person who posted it) first spilled the beans. Stephanie Savage and Mark Piznarski, who wrote and directed the Gossip Girl Season 6 premiere, respectively, are slated to helm the finale.

Among the rumors surrounding this much-awaited, last-ever Gossip Girl episode:

Just who is Gossip Girl and will she (he?) be revealed? Will Dan and Serena get back together? Do Chuck and Blair have a kid? Do they get married? Will it be satisfying?

Sound off with your theories, comments, hopes, dreams and criticisms below!

Update: It has been confirmed: Katie Cassidy was spotted on set and Will appear on the final episode!

The CW's official synopsis for the Gossip Girl Season 6 premiere has been released, and it confirms what we've pretty much pieced together at this point: Chuck and Blair are back together ... yet not.

Dan is apparently about to drop bombs in his new book, while Nate prepares to take on Gossip Girl, and Serena is Mia, leading the Upper East Siders to track her down (see season premiere photos).

Here's what the press release for "Gone Maybe Gone" teases:

After a brief encounter abroad, Chuck (Ed Westwick) and Blair (Leighton Meester) make a promise to each other about their relationship, which leaves them once again apart. Dan (Penn Badgley), with some help from an unlikely ally, Georgina (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg), is writing a scathing tell-all book that can only mean trouble. As the sole head of The Spectator, Nate (Chace Crawford) is making his own decisions and is ready...

Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com

Question: Will Alex’s love interest on Grey’s Anatomy be an existing character or someone new? —Delaney

Ausiello: She’ll definitely be someone new (perhaps this beauty?). But the longtime bachelor has a few more personal demons to exorcise before he meets The One. “In the aftermath of being the person who was supposed to be on the plane but who didn’t get on the plane, Alex has filled the void...

"Veronica Mars" has been absent from TV screens since it ended its three-season run in 2007. Until now.

Soapnet aired a marathon of the late, great series on Sunday (April 15), and begins airing a daily two-hour block of "Veronica" at 5 p.m. Et Monday. And yes, we've worn out our DVD sets of the show and streamed episodes online, but there's something about having the show on television again that just makes us a little bit happier.

Re-watching the pilot, it's amazing how self-assured it is. We find out in Kristen Bell's opening voiceover that her after-school job is "tailing philandering spouses or investigating false injury claims," but the show takes its time in doling out Veronica's rather eventful back story. For the first eight minutes or so, about all we know is that Veronica is an outcast at school whose dad used to be the sheriff and had a...

Exclusive: The Chronicles Of Narnia star William Moseley has landed one of the most buzzed-about pilot roles this season: He will play Aspen in the CW’s drama pilot The Selection. Based on the upcoming series of books by Kiera Cass, The Selection is described as an epic romance set 300 years in the future. Written by Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain and directed by Mark Piznarski, it centers on America Singer (Aimee Teegarden), a poor young woman who is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to marry Prince Maxon (Ethan Peck) and become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads. Moseley, repped by Intellectual Artists Management, Paradigm and attorney Lev Ginsburg, will play the other male lead, Aspen Leger, a handsome and brave young man with a regal bearing under his ragged clothes who belongs to the servant class and has to support his entire family.

Exclusive: Leonor Varela (Blade II) and Martin Donovan (Boss) are set to co-star in the CW’s drama pilot The Selection, which has been compared to The Hunger Games. Based on the upcoming series of books by Kiera Cass, The Selection is described as an epic romance set 300 years in the future. Written by Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain and directed by Mark Piznarski, it centers on America Singer (Aimee Teegarden), a poor young woman who is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to marry Prince Maxon (Ethan Peck) and become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads. Varela and Donovan will play Maxon’s parents, Queen Amberly and King Clarkson. Varela, repped by Klwgn, just wrapped a six-episode arc on TNT’s Dallas reboot.

Exclusive: The CW tapped the offspring of acting royalty to play the prince in its futuristic drama pilot The Selection. Ethan Peck (full name Ethan Gregory Peck), the grandson of Oscar winner Gregory Peck, is set to star opposite Aimee Teegarden in the project, which draws parallels to The Hunger Games. Based on the upcoming series of books by Kiera Cass, The Selection is described as an epic romance set 300 years in the future. Written by Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain and directed by Mark Piznarski, it centers on America Singer (Teegarden), a poor young woman who is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to marry Prince Maxon (Peck) and become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads. Maxon has an unusual run-in with potential bride America and is impressed and intrigued with her honesty and moxie. The CW has history of casting on its shows...

Mark Piznarski is set to direct the CW pilot The Sellection, the Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain-written adaptation of the forthcoming series of books by Kiera Cass set 300 years in the future, which centers on a poor young woman who is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads. Wme-repped Piznarski directed the pilots for 4 series currently on the air, the CW’s Gossip Girl and 90210, USA’s In Plain Sight and ABC Family’s The Lying Game. His pilot directing credots also include cult favorite Everwood and Veronica Mars. Director: Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend), who made his TV debut directing the pilot of Michael Green’s NBC series Kings, is set to helm Green’s latest project, ABC drama pilot Gotham, about a female cop who, after pursuing a seemingly unsolvable case, discovers a magical...

HollywoodNews.com: ‘Gossip Girl’ will hit it’s 100th episode on Monday, January 30th.

And with that special episode, “G.G.,” the show will have the cast getting a little musical. Blake Lively’s Serena does her best Marilyn Monroe while Leighton Meester’s Blair is of course the perfect Audrey Hepburn.

Check out the photo gallery below for a special preview of the upcoming episode!

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Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf, Penn Badgley as Dan Humphrey and Blake Lively as Serena Van Der Woodsen

The much-anticipated 100th episode will open with a musical dream sequence featuring Serena (Blake Lively), Blair (Leighton Meester) and all the men in their lives (Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick and Hugo Becker). Also, while Chuck (Ed Westwick) wrestles with the reality that Blair is about to walk down the aisle with Prince Louis (guest star Hugo Becker), the return...

Is the supersized Sons of Anarchy finale as good as the 12 episodes that came before it? Who will be butting heads on Homeland? Why is Sam Winchester consorting with a hooker? Read on for those answers, plus other teases from TV’s hottest shows.

Sons of Anarchy | Season 4′s two-part finale kicks off this Tuesday, and it is just as gripping, satisfying and shocking as you expect it to be. Opie’s shooting of Clay of course has massive ripple effects, including one seemingly minor – yet potentially major – death in this week’s hour. Among the standout performances in the finale,...

A major milestone is coming up on the Upper East Side ... and there's a royal wedding too.

The Gossip Girl cast and crew celebrated the completion of the show's 100th episode, which airs January 30, at a soiree in New York this weekend. There, we learned some interesting tidbits about this landmark episode - one that will not only feature Blair's wedding, but plenty of surprises and rewards for faithful viewers.

Let's get right down to it, shall we? According to the producers and cast ...

This is the biggest episode yet: ”I think it’s our biggest episode since the pilot,” says Ep Joshua Safran. “If you’re a fan of the show and you’ve been watching from the beginning, you’re going to feel rewarded."

"But I also feel like if you’re tuning in after a long time, I think you may feel like you’ve missed a lot,...

Spotted: The cast and crew of Gossip Girl partying it up at Cipriani on Wall Street in New York in honor of the show’s 100th episode, which airs Jan. 30. But fans also have reason to celebrate: While the show has yet to be officially picked up for another season, Gossip Girl executive producers told to EW just prior to the bash that they believe a sixth season is imminent — and are planning accordingly.

“We’ve had no one saying to us, ‘Wrap it up. This is the last season.’ So we’re not as such,” said Ep Joshua Safran,...

The well-heeled denizens of Gossip Girl occupied Wall Street — namely, Cipriani Club 55 — on Saturday night to fete the CW series’ 100th episode, airing Jan. 30. Seeing as the landmark hour centers around Blair’s wedding to Prince Louis, the cast was on strict orders to, ironically, not gossip about what happens, so “I can’t tell you” and “I’m not allowed to say” were frequent refrains. Even so, TVLine gleaned enough teasey tidbits to paint a provocative wedding picture….

What’S In A Name? | It took some coaxing, but executive producer Josh Safran ultimately was too excited to share with...

Chase creator/executive producer Jennifer Johnson has joined ABC's drama pilot Georgetown as executive producer/showrunner. Written by Will Fetters, Georgetown, from Warner Bros and Fake Empire, is an ensemble drama about young Capitol Hill staffers starring Jimmy Wolk. Johnson, repped by Wme and attorney Matt Johnson, will exec produce alongside Fetters, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Len Goldstein. Mark Piznarski is directing. Greg Plageman (Cold Case) is set as executive producer/showrunner of CBS' drama pilot Person of Interest. The Wbtv/Bad Robot project, written by Jonah Nolan, stars Jim Caviezel as an ex-cia agent, presumed dead, who teams up with a reclusive billionaire (Michael Emerson), to prevent violent crimes in New York City. Plageman, repped by Wme and attorney Jared Levine, serves as an exec producer with Nolan, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk. David Semel is directing. Both Johnson and Plageman are under overall deals at Wbtv and...

Yay for more pretty people on our televisions!

Deadline reports "Undercovers" star Boris Kodjoe has joined the ABC pilot "Georgetown," which is shaping up to be the home of one of the most attractive casts. Ever. In the history of television.

The pilot from "Gossip Girl's" Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage is an ensemble drama about young staffers on Capitol Hill.

So who will Kodjoe be playing? The Democratic president's fiercely intelligent senior adviser. Kodjoe joins a cast that includes "Lone Star's" James Wolk, "Gossip Girl's" Kevin Zegers and Katie Cassidy, "Vampire Diaries'" Tiya Sircar and "Persons Unknown's" Daisy Betts. We repeat: One of the most attractive casts ever.

Joining Schwartz and Savage as an executive producer on the project is Len Goldstein, with Will Fetters writing the pilot and Mark Piznarski ("Veronica Mars," "Gossip Girl") directing.

Welcome back to the Pilot Pirate, where we preview the latest scripts looking for a home on the 2011-12 primetime TV schedule. Each week, we read and preview some of the projects interest to the AfterEllen community, breaking down scripts to help you, the optimistic TV fan anxiously awaiting the next Modern Family or Glee, keep up with the onslaught of pilots in contention.

A reminder: These are early stage scripts that are likely to be revised and, in some cases, drastically change before filming, and only some of which will make it to the airwaves.

This week: Georgetown and the untitled Whitney Cummings Project.

Pilot: Georgtown (drama)

Writers: Will Fetters (Remember Me)

Network: ABC

Logline: A sexy soap revolving around the young people behind the power brokers of Washington, D.C.

Cast: James Wolk (Lone Star), Katie Cassidy (Melrose Place reboot), Daisy Betts (Persons Unknown), Condola Rashad (The Good Wife...

The CW just released this sneak preview from episode 15 “It-Girl Happened One Night” of “Gossip Girl” season 4 starring Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Penn Badgley. Series Synopsis: Based on the popular book series of the same name, this drama gives viewers a peek into the world of privileged teenagers on an elite private school in New York City. The story is written by The O.C.’s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and directed by Mark Piznarski who has worked on series like… More Everwood and Veronica Mars. Surface’s Leighton Meester and Accepted’s Blake Lively have taken the lead roles in this drama series. They will play Blair and Serena respectively, rich [...]...

The Creator of 80s series Dynasty has revealed that a new movie is in the works.

Richard Shapiro says the film would be a prequel set in the 1960s, showing Blake Carrington's discovery that he's heir to an empire and his love affair with Alexis.

Shapiro says the script will soon be offered to studios and that no casting is yet in place. He's hoping the prequel will spawn a new franchise.

He told E! Online: "We've given thought to the movie before and we've been approached by a lot of companies, but no one seemed to have a proper fix on it. Then suddenly we said, 'Let's do it [ourselves].

"It was my daughter Florie's notion to do a prequel, and that sounded very very good to us. It's how young Blake doesn't realise he's the son of Tom Carrington, but then he finds himself at the head of this...

Back in 2009, it was reported that ABC was considering rebooting the classic 1970s TV show "Charlie's Angels." Producer Leonard Goldberg, who launched the series with Aaron Spelling in 1976, is involved with the modern version. Now comes word that ABC has officially greenlit the pilot episode. Goldberg is still on board to produce, along with Nancy Juvonen and Drew Barrymore, who starred in the "Charlie's Angels" films. There's currently an offer out to Mark Piznarski ("Gossip Girl") to direct the pilot, which will be geared toward a new generation and will be set in Miami.

Charlie's Angels got the movie reboot treatment a few years back, and now it's coming back to the small screen. So, Celebuzz is leaving it up to you to pick who should be in it. Entertainment Weekly reports that ABC has greenlit a pilot based on the hit '70s show, which will now take place in modern-day Miami. Drew Barrymore and her production company, Flower Films, will produce. Gossip Girl director Mark Piznarski has been offered to direct, but we all know what's most important: casting! No word yet if they're going down the unknown route or will recruit some of Hollywood's heavy...

The long-simmering rumors of a Charlie's Angels reboot have now been confirmed: ABC has given a greenlight to the project.

As first reported by Entertainment Weekly, the show is likely to be on the network's schedule this fall and will be set in Miami.

It will be headed by Smallville writers/producers Miles Millar and Al Gough, with Mark Piznarski (Gossip Girl) rumored to be brought in as director.

Originally a TV series, Charlie's Angels was made into a pair of movies, both of which starred Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu in the title roles. 

With news of its remake official, only one question remains: who will take on these main roles?...

EW are reporting that ABC have commissioned a pilot for a brand new version of Charlie’s Angels, the hit ’70s TV show (starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith) that was more recently adapted into two hit movies (starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu). The pilot is being masterminded by writer-producers Miles Millar and Al Gough, fresh from guiding Smallville to its tenth and final season this year. Mark Piznarski (Gossip Girl) is rumoured to have been asked to direct the pilot. The series will relocate the action from Los Angeles to Miami.

If you don’t know, Charlie’s Angels concerns three female private investigators who work for an unseen boss (the eponymous “Charlie”), with the assistance of his right-hand man Bosley. The show was a huge pop-culture hit during its lifetime (1976-1981), turning Farrah Fawcett into a huge international star. The concept was adapted...

It’s on: Charlie’s Angels just got officially greenlit as a pilot at ABC.

This move has been long expected, but now the project is firmly moving forward, along with Smallville writer-producers Miles Millar and Al Gough. The new modern-day version of the show will be set in Miami.

The producers (Leonard Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Nancy Juvonen), Sony Pictures TV and Flower Films will now dive into casting to figure out the tricky task of finding TV’s new Angels. We hear there’s an offer out to Mark Piznarski (Gossip Girl) to direct.

Remakes have traditionally struggled to find viewers on broadcast,...

Two key series that ran in the late 70's and early 80's are making comebacks, albeit in different ways.

"Dynasty" creators Richard and Esther Shapiro revealed that they are developing a feature film based on the popular soap opera about a wealthy oil family. The film will serve almost as a prequel of sorts with the action taking place during the 1960s and the tone akin to "Mad Men" reports Coming Soon

"It's fun, because the fans of the show will know from the series where each of the characters end up eventually, but what they won't know is how they get there. There will be some very unlikely twists and situations, and people will not be expecting a lot of what we're planning...The movie will be the old Dynasty, of course, but with horns" says Richard Shapiro.

A script is currently in the works, though now studio has yet been attached

Meanwhile,...

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A 'Charlie's Angels' remake is a go -- sort of. ABC has officially ordered 'Charlie's Angels' to pilot.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the new series from 'Smallville' writer-producers Miles Millar and Al Gough will be set in Miami. 'Gossip Girl' veteran Mark Piznarski is being courted to direct.

Robert Wagner of 'Hart to Hart' and 'Austin Powers' fame is in talks to voice the unseen Charlie. According to Vulture, the 81-year-old actor had a deal with the late Aaron Spelling and received a stake in the 'Charlie's Angels' franchise, so him taking part in the new series seems to be part of the deal.

 

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"Charlie's Angels" is set to return to television thanks to a greenlight from ABC, reports EW . The original show focused on three women (who changed during the course of the series) who worked as a team of private investigators, receiving their orders from the mysterious Charlie Townsend (voiced by John Forsythe, but whose face was never revealed). The popular series ran for five seasons and, in 2000, launched a feature film franchise starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu. That film also turned out a 2003 sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle . Barrymore is among the producers of the new series (alongside Leonard Goldberg and Nancy Juvonen) and EW notes that "Gossip Girl"'s Mark Piznarski is in negotiations to direct as the series moves...

Producer Leonard Goldberg (formerly one half of Spelling-Goldberg Productions) is back in the producer's chair for another turn at Charlie's Angels, the successful 1970s series about three women who work as private investigators for a mysterious man known as Charles Townsend. The new Charlie's Angels will return to ABC — its original home for five seasons during the '70s — according to Entertainment Weekly.

The property launched a feature film franchise back in 2000 starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu. The first two films were directed by McG.

Barrymore is among the producers of the new series (alongside Goldberg and Nancy Juvonen). Gossip Girl's Mark Piznarski is in negotiations to direct, reports EW.

The new series is expected to adhere to the format of the original, but the location will change from La to Miami.

Oddly enough, we think this series actually has the potential to do quite well,...

The CW just released this sneak preview from the January episodes of season four of “Gossip Girl” starring Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Penn Badgley. Series Synopsis: Based on the popular book series of the same name, this drama gives viewers a peek into the world of privileged teenagers on an elite private school in New York City. The story is written by The O.C.’s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and directed by Mark Piznarski who has worked on series like… More Everwood and Veronica Mars. Surface’s Leighton Meester and Accepted’s Blake Lively have taken the lead roles in this drama series. They will play Blair and Serena respectively, rich Manhattan rivals [...]...

TV news nibbles for your case of the Mondays:

Hail to the geek! Hold onto your Mentos because President Obama is dropping by the Dec. 8 episode of Discovery's "MythBusters." He "didn't get to blow anything up," but he does challenge Jamie and Adam to try and set fire to a fleet of ships, testing out if Archimedes could have done so using only mirrors and the sun. [Discovery]

Favorite TV curmudgeon Ed Asner has joined Cmt's "Working Class," playing a misanthropic neighbor to a bluecollar single mom (Melissa Peterman) who moves to a swanky neighborhood. The show, which kicks off in January, also stars Steve Kazee, Patrick Fabian, Lachlan Buchahan, Courtney Merritt and Cameron Castaneda. [The Live Feed]

"Bruno" director Larry Charles will helm Fox's comedy pilot "Outnumbered" about parents who are overwhelmed by their three kids. Hmm, only three? In other pilot news, Mark Piznarski ("Gossip Girl") will helm the pilot for ABC Family's "The Lying Game,...

Exclusive: Borat and Bruno helmer Larry Charles has been tapped to direct Fox's off-cycle comedy pilot Outnumbered. Meanwhile, Mark Piznarski, who directed the pilot for Gossip Girl, is set to direct another drama pilot based on an Alloy book series, ABC Family's The Lying Game. Outnumbered, an U.S. version of the British comedy series of the same name and revolves around one set of parents who are often overwhelmed by their three children. Barbara Wallace and Thomas R. Wolfe wrote the pilot, with 20th TV, Chernin Entertainment, and Hat Trick producing. Last pilot season, Charles directed 2 pilots, his Our Show at NBC and an Ant Hines project at CBS. He also has a project in the works at Epix.  The Lying Game follows two identical twin sisters separated at birth, one going through the foster system and one adopted by wealthy parents who suddenly goes missing. Charles Pratt,...

Season Four Kicks Off In The City Of Lights! Omp!

The fourth season of Gossip Girl kicks off two weeks from tonight. Two weeks! We're counting down the days. The CW has released the official synopsis for the premiere, outlining some potential plot lines to come in "Belles Du Jour."

Friday, we posted full photo galleries for both "Belles Du Jour" and the second episode of the new season, "Double Identity" (follow the links for a ton of pics from each).

It should be an awesome, Parisian beginning to the season. Follow the jump to read the official press release from the network for the opening episode of the fall ...

Blair (Leighton Meester) has spent a fabulous summer in Paris without realizing her former love, Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), has been shot. As much as Blair tries to distract herself from the pain Chuck caused her, his mysterious appearance in...

Looks like the spin-off to the CW’s hit Gossip Girl will actually be a prequel. The new project will focus on a younger version of Gossip Girl's Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford). The untitled series centers on the character as a wild teenager in 1980s Los Angeles, when she was known by her maiden name, Lily Rhodes. In the new project, which is based on an original idea by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, Lily moves in with her sister, the black sheep of the family, after a falling out with her parents. In the process, she must adjust to living in the San Fernando Valley (during the height of the Valley Girl craze) and going to public school, having previously attended a wealthy Montecito boarding school. The spin-off will center much of its action on the Sunset Strip (which was in the midst of its own heavy metal,...

It's the biggest mystery on the CW's "Gossip Girl" this season: Not whether Lily and Rufus will find their love child but whether the show will launch a spinoff.

After months of, well, gossip, the show's creators/exec producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are proceeding with a spinoff that will serve as a prequel to the sophomore drama and chronicle the wild teen years of Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford) in Los Angeles in the 1980s.

The network has ordered a backdoor pilot for the project, which will air as a "Gossip" episode May 11. The 1980s world will be introduced in flashbacks tied to the episode's story line of Lily and her daughter Serena (Blake Lively) wrestling with a problem, Schwartz said. He would not add further details.

Written by Schwartz and Savage, the spinoff will center on young Lily Rhodes (her maiden name) who, after a falling out with her parents,...

Two more have moved into 90210.

Ryan Eggold and Jessica Walter have joined the cast of the CW's Beverly Hills, 90210 spinoff, which centers on the Mills, a three-generational Beverly Hills family whose two teen kids are attending West Beverly High.

Walter will play Tabitha Mills, the former Hollywood star grandmother whose alcohol problem triggers her son and his family's move from Kansas to Beverly Hills.

Eggold will play Ryan Matthews, a cool English lit teacher at West Beverly High whose unorthodox teaching style puts him at odds with his fellow teachers and sometimes too close with his students.

In the pilot, to be directed by Mark Piznarski, Eggold and Walter are joining previously cast Shenae Grimes, Lori Loughlin, Annalynne McCord and Dustin Milligan.

Eggold most recently co-starred on FX's Dirt and is in CBS' pilot Mythological Ex. He is repped by TalentWorks and Generate.

Veteran actress Walter also played the grandmother on Fox's acclaimed comedy Arrested Development, for which she earned an Emmy nomination.

Madchen Amick, Robin Givens and Emma Lung have been cast as the leads in Lifetime's pilot presentation The Verdict, directed by Mark Piznarski.

The Lionsgate project centers on the "crime of the century" trial of a beloved pop star who has been accused of having her lover murdered.

Amick will play Christine, a talented assistant D.A. assigned to the case. Christine juggles her first high-profile trial with her marriage to a media dynasty heir.

Givens will play Ayira, the pop singer/supermodel-turned-mogul on trial for allegedly having her lover/personal trainer killed by her bodyguard.

Lung will play Fiona, a British news reporter covering the case.

Verdict was penned by Jon Maas, who is executive producing with Jonathan Prince and Howard Klein. Production is slated to begin this month in Philadelphia.

Amick is repped by Gersh, Melanie Greene Management and attorney George Davis.

Givens is repped by the Marshak/Zachary Co.

Lifetime has ordered a pilot presentation for a judicial-themed drama from "Cane" executive producer Jonathan Prince.

The project, tentatively titled "The Verdict", centers on the "crime of the century" trial of a female celebrity who has been accused of having her lover murdered. It's being produced by Lionsgate.

Jon Maas is the writer on the project and is executive producing with Prince and Howard Klein. Mark Piznarski (the CW's "Gossip Girl", ABC's "NYPD Blue") will direct.

"Verdict" is set to start shooting in November in Philadelphia.

Prince also is executive producing the CBS freshman drama "Cane" and A&E Network's drama pilot "The Cleaner" through his overall deal at CBS Paramount Network Television.

Maas also is executive producing Lifetime's upcoming original movie "True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet" and wrote the teleplay for the TBS movie "America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story."

The pilot-presentation order for "Verdict" follows Lifetime's pilot pickups for the dramas "Long Island Confidential", from ABC Studios, and "Family Practice", from Sony Pictures Television.

A blue-blooded snob wins the local girl, sort of, in "Here on Earth", a mostly dismissive teen romance from first-time director Mark Piznarski ("The '60s"). Headed for an overall unimpressive showing in theaters despite a hot young cast, the Fox 2000 presentation is made up of entirely recycled characters and situations from the dawn of cinema (if not cave painting).

While lead actors Chris Klein ("American Pie"), Leelee Sobieski ("Eyes Wide Shut") and Josh Hartnett ("The Virgin Suicides") easily keep pace with the dramatic demands of an expedient screenplay credited to Michael Seitzman, Piznarski's direction tends to flatten everything to a deadly degree. The result is a totally predictable movie with fits of charm, at best, that takes an unbelievable third-act U-turn and becomes a three-hankie weeper.

"Here on Earth" has a lot of ground to cover, so it takes just a few minutes for the three principal players to be introduced and the plot set in motion. Kelley (Klein) is on the verge of escape from an Ivy League prep school when he and some pals take his graduation present, a Mercedes, for a spin. On a whim, these hated foreigners go for lower-caste grub in the diner where Samantha (Sobieski) works.

She's the girlfriend of down-home Jasper (Josh Hartnett), who takes umbrage at Kelley being, well, here on Earth. The two guys have a little car race that results in the gas station attached to the restaurant exploding and burning down the entire establishment. Lawyers descend, punishments ensue.

Kelley's megasuccessful father (Stuart Wilson) agrees to have his princely son spend a summer in the gulag, so to speak.

"Richie Rich" Kelley has to live and work with "Farm Boy" Jasper while they help rebuild the diner, under the supervision of the latter's father (Michael Rooker). Sullen and jerky, Kelley gets the attention of Samantha with not much effort. They stroll through the Berkshires and swap stories about Big Losses. He's motherless. She, a promising hurdler, wiped out a knee, but how badly only she and the doctor know.

On and on it goes, and where does it end? Josh tries to stop her from falling in love with Kelley, but Samantha eventually decides the good life is what she's after. When Kelley takes her to Boston and the family castle, it's a swift slide back down to reality. His dad nixes anything serious between the two. A return to the sticks promises some kind of tearful resolution -- and then some, as it turns out.

On the sidelines playing responsible adults are Bruce Greenwood and Annette O'Toole as Samantha's parents and Annie Corley as Josh's mom. Sobieski and Klein are not given much to work with, and their tentative performances probably stem from the writing, but Piznarski's lethargic direction is also a big problem. Andrea Morricone, son of Ennio Morricone and composer of the fine "Liberty Heights" score, contributes an unsavory smorgasbord of musical styles, while the soundtrack is headlined by Jessica Simpson's No. 1 single "Where You Are".

HERE ON EARTH

20th Century Fox

Fox 2000 Pictures presents

a David T. Friendly production

Director:Mark Piznarski

Screenwriter:Michael Seitzman

Producer:David T. Friendly

Executive producer:Jeffrey Downer

Director of photography:Michael D. O'Shea

Production designer:Dina Lipton

Editor:Robert Frazen

Costume designer:Isis Mussenden

Music:Andrea Morricone

Casting:Nancy Foy

Color/stereo

Cast:

Kelley:Chris Klein

Samantha:Leelee Sobieski

Jasper:Josh Hartnett

Earl Cavanaugh:Bruce Greenwood

Jo Cavanaugh:Annette O'Toole

Betsy Arnold:Annie Corley

John Morse:Stuart Wilson

Malcolm Arnold:Michael Rooker

Running time -- 97 minutes

MPAA rating: PG-13...