Songwriter Marti Frederiksen tweets, “Back in with James Durbin and James Michael cooking up another one.”
Nigel Lythgoe, fresh off of 18 nominations between American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, tweets, “Thank you for all your kind words this morning. For the first time in ages my Twitter site was #Moron free. Love y’all.”
Nigel Lythgoe Reveals a So You Think You Can Dance All-Star, Praises Cat Deeley’s Emmy Nod
The producer will have a dilemma come Emmy night though: For which of his shows should he root?
“When I heard the Emmy news they said it was 10 nominations for Idol and eight for Dance, ” Lythgoe says. “And I thought it was Dancing with the Stars, so I thought, ‘Oh good, we beat them.’ But it means we’re up against ourselves. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Every single year Idol gets nominated and every single year we lose out. This year, if we lose, I hope it’s to So You Think You Can Dance.”
Read more at TV Guide
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Star Debra Messing Talks SMASH
As for Katharine McPhee, I absolutely was, was amazed. I too only knew her as this magnificent singer from AMERICAN IDOL. I actually voted for her when she was competing. I voted for her on the very last night and was upset when it didn’t go her way but obviously things have turned out okay for her. When I heard that they had cast her I though I thought, “Oh that’s fascinating.” But I did wonder what is she going to be like as an actress. I came into the pilot going in excited about meeting the actress and I think she does beautiful work in the pilot.
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THE HARRY POTTER RAP 2 – VOLDEMORT IS BACK
Blake Lewis is featured in pal Ethan Newberry’s latest video.
Jennifer Lopez in Atlanta for a movie; Ryan Seacrest nominated again for Emmy
I hear Jennifer Lopez is in Atlanta for the film “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” from Lionsgate. It sounds like a romantic comedy based on that title.
It also stars Cameron Diaz and Chris Rock.
So keep your eyes open for her!
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SYTYCD’s Cat Deeley: First-Ever Emmy Nod Is “Completely Overwhelming”
“To be acknowledged by those who make some of the best television in the world is something I never would have dreamed was possible coming to America six years ago, ” British-born Deeley, 34, told Us Weekly shortly after Thursday’s nominations were announced in Los Angeles.
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Melanie LaPatin on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’: Falling for Sasha and Alexander
Has it really been a week since I blogged last? No, I mean, has it ONLY been a week?! The last few days alone have been such a blur that half the time I thought I oughta have my eyes checked! That’s because, as you probably know by now, I was in Canada last week working on So You Think You Can Dance there (the couple Tony and I choreographed made it onto the “hot tamale train”!), and in L.A. this week working on our home-grown version!
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Jane Lynch Thinks It’s ‘Cool’ ‘Glee’ Seniors Will Graduate
“[Ryan] rarely makes bad calls, ” Jane told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover of the decision to give the three young stars the boot during a phone interview on Thursday’s Access Hollywood Live. “But I think it’s kind of cool that they will graduate.
“And I also think it’s kind of cool that the teachers get to stay!” she added with a laugh, referring to her own character’s tenure.
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Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney, and Sarah Hyland Join Chris Colfer’s STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Dermot Mulroney, and Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) have joined the coming-of-age comedy Struck by Lightning. Written by and starring Chris Colfer (Glee), the pic recently began principal photography under the steady hand of director Brian Dannelly (Saved!) and is told in flashback from the perspective of a young man (Colfer) who was struck and killed by lightning. Per the press release, the guts of the film will document his “exploits as he blackmails his fellow senior classmates into contributing to a literary magazine he’s publishing.”
In addition to the cast already mentioned, Struck by Lightning also stars Angela Kinsey (The Office), Allie Grant (Weeds), Ashley Rickards (Fly Away), Polly Bergen (Desperate Housewives), and Brad Henke (Choke).
Allison Janney of (Juno and West Wing) also stars.
Read more at Collider.com
