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Today's TWoP News: October 13, 2010

by Mindy Monez October 13, 2010 4:27 PM
Today's TWoP News: October 13, 2010

The Donald continues to humiliate celebrities better than they even humiliate themselves. God bless that dandelion-haired man.

More Celebrity Apprentice casting news leaked today, and I can see why they held it, because it is hilarious. Crunk Juice purveyor Lil' Jon will be in the mix, as will Kenny Powers himself, Jose Canseco, and noted tax evader Richard Hatch. Nice job, NBC. I couldn't have come up with a grosser lineup (especially when you take into consideration that Star Jones is also attached) in a mean-spirited blog post I might have written solely to make fun of how ridiculous you are. It's nice when the networks outdo me.

ABC is letting Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke direct a pilot adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Sure, that's a universal story that's been reinterpreted many different ways successfully over the years. Might work! Except that it's going to be set in Renaissance-era Verona. On ABC. Did they have upper middle class cul-de-sacs in Renaissance-era Verona? Because I'm worried ABC might have approved this thinking they did.

Because Shonda Rhimes didn't traumatize us all enough with that (surprisingly great) Grey's mass-murder finale last season, Private Practice will be devoting two episodes this fall to the brutal rape of one of their doctors. And it gets worse: the rapist is Xander from Buffy. I am not joking. I'm too horrified by this entire news story to even formulate one snarky thing to say about it, so let's move on.

E! is getting in the Real Housewives game with Married to Rock, a docuseries about a bunch of craggy former rock stars' old ladies. Perry Farrell's hilarious wife Etty Farrell will be on the show (of course), but the rest of the women aren't famous yet. Hopefully that means they were cast for their crazy.

The CW is developing a show with universally liked famous guy Samuel L. Jackson, about an amateur detective who believes he's a descendant of Sherlock Holmes, and CBS is developing a show with other universally liked famous guy Craig Ferguson about a single woman supporting her extended family. Good thing those people are universally liked famous guys, 'cause otherwise I would not have paid any attention to either one at this point.

Because they want to cancel a bunch of their new shows, ABC is bringing in a special January edition of Wipeout for next year, with winter-themed versions of people breaking their necks for laughs. Again: Why do networks bother with scripted programming anymore?

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14 Comments

October 13, 2010 7:42 PM
JB
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I know Nicholas Brendon has been on a rocky road since Buffy came to an end, but damn, why does it have to come to this? I don't think I could handle that...seeing some rapist with Xander's face. Good thing I have never watched, and will never watch, any of those Shonda Rhimes shows.

And 'dandelion-haired man' made me lol.

October 13, 2010 10:32 PM
Lauren
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Xander??? Why, why, why??? He finally comes on the show (I only watch it every so often, but for Xander I would have tuned in) but I don't think I can handle it either, JB. Shudder. I actually screamed when I read that. Horrifying.

October 13, 2010 11:40 PM
ChiChi
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Poor Xander. Need to bring him back to Criminal Minds. It's not a great role and severely underuses his talents, but at least he isn't playing a rapist! Good God.
And who is this Crunk Juice guy? So far only Richard Hatch would make me want to watch the CA. Is he going to take his clothes off here, too?

October 14, 2010 3:58 AM
BB
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"And it gets worse: the rapist is Xander from Buffy"

Really? The character Xander will be appearing on Private Practice?

Jeez, no wonder Nicholas Brendon has had a "rocky road" since the end of Buffy. Stop seeing him as just that character, stop calling him Xander, and maybe, just maybe, this guy will get better quality gigs.

October 14, 2010 5:03 AM
Mimi
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Is Craig Ferguson really a universally liked famous guy? I love him, but I feel like "guy" might be the only completely accurate part of that.

October 14, 2010 5:16 AM
JB
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replied to comment from BB

Oh yes, it's the fandom's fault he isn't getting "better quality gigs". Either that or, I dunno, because he can't seem to stop getting arrested.

Hmm. I wonder which one it could be...

October 14, 2010 11:32 AM
BB
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Oh please, people get arrested all the time, and their careers survive. Let's all remove whatever nerd stick is inserted up our @sses and call him Brendan, instead of Xander...

October 14, 2010 2:29 PM
savy_hey
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Xander forever.

October 14, 2010 2:42 PM
JB
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replied to comment from BB

Yes, people get arrested and go to rehab all the time, and it totally gives their careers a boost. Especially when they relapse multiple times - that stuff is just gold. I don't know why more people don't do it. I think you might be onto something here.

If we're going to forgo his actual first name (Nicholas) and call him Brendan as you suggest, I'm just gonna stick with Xander, but thanks anyway.

October 15, 2010 4:19 AM
Jodie
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Geeks suck.

October 16, 2010 1:33 AM
Sam
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replied to comment from JB

What a douche. Geeks and nerds are now worse than shippers.

October 16, 2010 5:44 AM
JB
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replied to comment from Sam

Nerds are the best people. You, obviously, do not qualify. I bet you're a decepticon.

Sucks to be you.

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