In the last few days, a trio of casting announcements were made concerning three attractive actors. The best of the batch is stage/screen hottie Cheyenne Jackson joining
30 Rock, either as a regular or semi-regular cast member. The news was reported on
E! Online but hasn't yet been confirmed by NBC. He would make a great addition to the series, and hopefully indicates a duet between him Jane Krakowski.
Meanwhile, over on Showtime former
Friends star Matt LeBlanc is set to play himself in a comedy series entitled
Episodes. (story at
Gold Derby) The show will be about "the misadventures of an English couple whose urbane Britcom is dumbed down for American audiences with the casting of LeBlanc." It's an interesting idea for a comedy, and LeBlanc can be a gifted comedic actor as evidenced by the latter seasons of
Friends. His talents were definitly wasted on the
Joey spin-off, as were Drea De Matteo's and Jennifer Coolidge's. With
Episodes being on Showtime, let's hope there's some Matt LeBlanc nudity.
In the weirdest casting news, screen actor James Franco is set to appear on the daytime soap
General Hospital, in a multiple episode storyline beginning in November. (Story at
BuzzSugar) Umm? What? It's such a weird acting decision on Franco's part, particularly coming off the career highs he had last year with
Milk and
Pineapple Express. Apparently he came up with the idea himself and approached the producers of the show. Weird. That's all I can say.
With the premiere of Three Rivers tonight on CBS, today's edition of Sunday Blessings is devoted to its star, Alex O'Loughlin. To be honest I'm most likely not going to watch the program, since I have my usual Sunday night routine of Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters and Mad Men. Plus, I have general fatigue over hospital dramas - I quit watching Grey's Anatomy midway through last season. I am tempted to watch Three Rivers, as it's set in Pittsburgh, a place dear to my heart since I attended college there, though I doubt it's actually filmed in the city. The hotness factor of O'Loughlin is also tempting me to watch the show. It's the eyes that draw me in. You do have to give props to CBS for recognizing they have a potential star in the actor, even after cancelling his first series, the vampire drama Moonlight. The network execs must be kicking themselves, having aired it right before the current love of all things vampire broke. O'Laughlin gained a huge cult following from Moonlight, and CBS was smart enough to keep him on their network, giving him a guest spot last season on the god-awful Criminal Minds, followed by a staring role on Three Rivers. Hopefully it works out better for actor.
