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Rachel's TV Dramas Blog April 2008 Archive

By Rachel Thomas, About.com Guide to TV Dramas

CSI Star Gary Dourdan Busted!

Tuesday April 29, 2008
In a case of life imitating art, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Gary Dourdan has been arrested in Palm Springs on suspicion of drug possession. According to TMZ.com, Dourdan was found ... Read More

90210 Spinoff Adds to Cast

Tuesday April 29, 2008
The 90210 spinoff is one step closer to filming the pilot as more actors are added to the ever-growing cast.... Hilary Duff fans will have to wait for her next movie ... Read More

Fox "Sweeps" Into May

Sunday April 27, 2008
Aside from the massive media circus American Idol brings to May Sweeps every year, Fox always has a handful of dramas in the mix. Sadly, 24 and Prison Break fell ... Read More

A New Zip Code for Hilary Duff?

Saturday April 26, 2008
In the last two years, there hasn't been as much hoopla surrounding a new drama series as what the 90210 remake is generating. I think the buzz may even surpass ... Read More

2008 Season Finale Dates

Thursday April 24, 2008
Although the post-strike resumption of the 2007-08 television season has only just begun, all good things must come to an end.... The Good News: May Sweeps is right around the corner ... Read More

Kings and Machines Returning Next Season

Tuesday April 22, 2008
One is destined to help save the world, while the other spent his life enjoying the seven deadly sins and made a sport of having some of his wives beheaded. ... Read More

This Week's TV Spoilers - Spoilers Are Back!

Sunday April 20, 2008
Now that our favorite shows are back, loads of goodies await viewers over the next six weeks. Expect major game-changing storylines as the lives of our beloved characters get turned ... Read More

TV Shows Returning This Week....

Sunday April 20, 2008
This is it, the week we've all been waiting for -- just about all of the promised post-strike returning shows make their way back into our living rooms! Get those Tivo/DVR's ... Read More

Another CSI Star Out

Saturday April 19, 2008
It's hard to imagine that starring on one of television's highest rated shows would make an actor want to leave, but it's happening on two CSI series at the end ... Read More

Is Jennie Garth Headed to 90210?

Thursday April 17, 2008
Fox and the CW have yet to announce their fall schedules, yet there are two shows that have already generated a tremendous amount of buzz in the last few weeks. Beverly ... Read More

CBS Plans Ambitious Summer

Tuesday April 15, 2008
Another exciting summer awaits television fans as CBS announces a massive summer schedule that includes two brand new dramas and a smattering of reality programming and game shows. But will ... Read More

Lost and Grey's Anatomy Get Big Finales

Monday April 14, 2008
The writers' strike was a dark and desolate time for all concerned, but ABC is rewarding viewers for their loyalty by airing big finales of Lost and Grey's Anatomy. Season four ... Read More

TV Shows Returning This Week....

Sunday April 13, 2008
Another week, another batch of brand new episodes. Your favorite dramas are coming to a living room near you this week and will continue to roll out fresh new episodes ... Read More

So, You Want to Be an Actor? How to Begin a Career in Acting

Saturday April 12, 2008
How does one go about landing a role on shows such as Grey's Anatomy or Heroes? Is it really possible to get discovered while eating in a restaurant? Do you ... Read More

Monk Actor Stanley Kamel Has Died

Thursday April 10, 2008
Last Thursday, Stanley Kamel joined his fellow Monk stars at USA Network's Upfront Presentation and several days later, the actor has passed away at the age of 65. CNN reports that ... Read More

Fans Rally to Save October Road

Tuesday April 8, 2008
As May quickly approaches, the networks are busy making decisions on the many thrilling pilots to pick-up for the fall, where to place everything on the schedule and which shows ... Read More

AMPTP Urges SAG and AFTRA to Compromise

Tuesday April 8, 2008
As the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) prepare to begin contract talks next week, the AMPTP published an "open letter" to actors, ... Read More

Returning This Week....

Sunday April 6, 2008
Once February Sweeps end, most television shows go on hiatus until late March/early April. After an explosive February, we all anxiously wait for new episodes in the spring. The return of ... Read More

ABC Offers TV Refresher Course 101

Saturday April 5, 2008
You may not get college credits, but you will get an invaluable degree in ABC TV Dramas. Since the writers' strike shut down production late last year, it's been many ... Read More

NBC Announces the Fall 2008-09 Schedule

Thursday April 3, 2008
Every year during the month of May, each of the major networks deliver their Upfront Presentations to advertisers and reporters. These events usually offer loads of entertainment as each network ... Read More

USA Network Upfront Presentation - Interviews, Photos and News

Tuesday April 1, 2008
In a land where "characters are welcome," we have lawyers and detectives who always get the bad guys, a defective detective, a fake psychic detective, a spy on his own ... Read More

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