A look into Television future:

Ivan Sergei ("Crossing Jordan") is headed to UPN's drama pilot "Triangle," in which he will play a young doctor who moves to the Caribbean after his wife disappears during their honeymoon there.

In other pilot casting news:

- Jared Padalecki ("Gilmore Girls") and Jensen Ackles (news) ("Smallville") have been tapped for the two leads in the WB Network's "Supernatural," a drama about two brothers who travel the country in search of the paranormal.

- Ed Begley Jr. ("St. Elsewhere") has joined the WB's comedy "True," starring Anne Heche (news) as a woman whose boyfriend breaks up with her while she is in labor with their baby, and she has to move back in with her parents. Begley will play the woman's father.

Read the full article at Yahoo! for more info

posted by Kay Wednesday, February 16, 2005

 
Okay John Stamos fans, here's the scoop:

John Stamos returns to television in a fast-paced new comedy series about a smooth-as-silk celebrity publicist who tries to spin his professional and personal life in the best possible light, but doesn't quite always succeed, in "Jake in Progress," slated to air mid-season on ABC. The series also stars Ian Gomez ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding," "The Drew Carey Show"), Rick Hoffman ("Philly"), Wendie Malick ("Just Shoot Me") and, in a recurring role, Julie Bowen ("Ed").

Life moves at a non-stop pace for Jake Phillips, a New-York based publicist-to-the-stars who's the key player at Magnum PR Agency. Handsome, incredibly well-dressed, he's on call 24/7 to meet the needs of his A-list clientele. Whether it's a macho action star caught in an embarrassing clinch, an older actress trying to dump her much-younger (and even more famous) boyfriend, or two warring teen divas - Jake is there to spin the facts and control his client's image, a task that often leads him into unexpectedly funny situations. Complicating his work life even further is his boss, Naomi (Malick), a woman in a people profession who frankly can't stand people, and who often uses Jake to act as her go-between when things get too personal with the staff or the clients. The fact that Naomi is an expectant single mom in the difficult final stretch of her first pregnancy doesn't help matters. Brooke (Bowen) is an office temp who doesn't take any of Jake's BS, and she's one of the few women who has ever said "no" to a date with him.

But the drama in Jake's professional life has nothing on his personal life, as he strives to find the perfect girl to commit to, once and for all. A one-time player, he's determined to find "the one" woman to settle down with. But that's a little difficult for a guy who's so hard to pin down he can't even commit to a home - he lives out of a hotel. He came close to commitment once, but when his fiancée dumped him flat, it left Jake a little vulnerable. His friend since childhood, Adrian (Gomez), a married dentist living in the suburbs, vicariously enjoys Jake's adventures and offers him a sympathetic ear when things don't go right. Then there's Patrick (Hoffman)... he's a performance artist and David Blaine-wanna-be who crossed Jake's path when Jake dated Patrick's old girlfriend. Jake's been trying to get rid of him ever since, without much luck, and he pops up at the oddest times and most difficult moments in Jake's life.

posted by Kay Tuesday, February 15, 2005