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Corbin Bleu and Laura Harrier Cast In ‘One Life To Live’

staff — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:38:57 +0000

ABC’s classic soap opera “One Life To Live” has been revived with an all-new cast, including Corbin Bleu and Laura Harrier.

The show, which returned on Hulu on April 29, is geared to continue as if the original storyline had never ended back in 2011. Included in the new roster is High School Musical veteran Corbin Bleu and Laura, who started her career as a model.Corbin has a reoccurring role on the show as the power-hungry journalist, Jeffery King. Corbin’s character works for the a fictional newspaper called The Banner, which is described to be in the “dark ages” when it comes to technological advances. Jeffrey is hired to bring the paper into the digital age.

“Jeffery is very savvy, quick, smart and knowledgeable,” Corbin said of his character. When asked about if he and his character’s personalities intertwine Corbin explained, “You find relations with you and your character…parts of you will shine through, but to me the goal is to not have that.”

Laura plays Destiny Evans who is a young single mother. “We’re pretty similar. We’re definitely strong-willed and positive [people]. We’re kind of typical girls in our early 20s trying to make the best of what life has given us,” Laura shares.

Playing the role of a single mom has also given Laura perspective to what it may be like in reality. “I can’t imagine how it must be to have a job, go to school, be a mom and all these things,” she said. “I hope they relate when they see on the show.”

The new “OLTL” cast is also very fashion forward. “I think they’ve done a great job with giving every character a personal style. When you look at a piece you can tell who it’s for,” Laura told S2S.

“One Life To Live” will be premiering all week on Hulu, with a recap on Friday.

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ABC Sitcom in development based on Justin Bieber’s life

staff — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:31:36 +0000

Justin Bieber fans rejoice, a sitcom based on the young singers life may be headed on air for the 2013-14 television season.The show doesn’t have a title yet but has been in development for over 2 years. It was passed over by ABC last year but they have decided to reconsider the show for the new season.
The show would be produced by Bieber himself, along with manager Scooter Braun and Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi of “Entourage” fame. The story was focus on Justin Bieber’s life growing up as an awkward teenager in Canada before he got rich and famous.
Bieber was born in London, Ontario and raised by his single mother who taught the youngster to sing and play drums, guitar and piano. At the age of 12 Bieber gained international attention after his mom posted videos of him singing on YouTube. No word as yet as to whether Bieber will be appearing on camera on the new series but it wouldn’t be his first foray into television. Bieber has appeared on the hit show “CSI” as well as MTV’s “Punk’d” and “Saturday Night Live.”

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Nicollette Sheridan denied appeal over ‘Desperate Housewives’ firing

staff — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:54:04 +0000

Nicollette Sheridan had her day in court but unfortunately for the actress a judge refused to grant an appeal for her case against ABC’s ‘Desperate Housewives.’ This marks the end of the road for Sheridan’s 2 ½ year court battle against her former employers for firing her. The original suit was filed against the show’s creator Marc Cherry and ABC Studios and sought $20 million for wrongful termination. Sheridan maintains that she was fired because she complained the Cherry hit her in the head during an argument on the ‘Desperate Housewives’ set. When a jury failed to reach a verdict earlier in the year, Sheridan requested a rehearing which was denied. The actress then attempted to take her case to the California Supreme Court but the result was the same. Sheridan has been keeping a low profile since her departure from primetime but has appeared in a few made for television movies and the film ‘Jewtopia.’

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“Avengers” pushes Disney to record profit in quarter

staff — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:51:38 +0000

On the strength of Disney’s latest blockbuster, Avengers, the companies earnings rose 31 percent, exceeding Wall Street expectations, boosted by higher spending at theme parks and their latest blockbuster. The companies income rose 24 percent to $1.8 billion at the end of the third quarter. “The Avengers” which has already brought in $1.4 billion in worldwide sales helped to boost the company’s third quarter profits to $313 million over $49 million just a year ago. Chief Executive Bob Iger announced the company had signed a deal with “Avengers” director Joss Whedon to write and direct an “Avengers” sequel, and to help develop a Marvel-based TV series for the ABC broadcast network. Disney “showed great momentum across all their business lines,” said Lazard Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett, who rates Disney a “buy.” “I thought it was a great quarter.”

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