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The cast of Sanford and Son may have passed away, but their legacy lives on with fantastic performances. Redd Foxx's portrayal of Fred Sanford is iconic, showcasing a wise yet brusque older gentleman with a big heart. The ensemble cast, including Lawanda Page and Don Bexley, brought depth and authenticity to the beloved show.

"Who passed away on Sanford and Son?" is what some nostalgic viewers may be wondering about the NBC sitcom from the '70s. Sanford and Son premiered in 1972 and ran for six seasons, ending in 1979, making the TV show 50 years old in 2022. It's based on the British series from a few years earlier, Steptoe and Son, but follows a Black father and son duo. The cantankerous and suspicious father, Fred Sanford, and his eponymous son, Lamont, run an antique/junk store from their home in Los Angeles while frequently dreaming up get-rich-quick schemes.

While not...

Reality programs and competition shows are common during the summer months of network television. So naturally no one thought twice when Siberia began airing on NBC back in 2013. For most of its first episode, this reality series checked off all the necessary boxes: alliances, enemies, and obstacles. Toward the end of the episode, though, something unexpected happened. The once amiable host, now with a grave look on his face, announced that one of the contestants was dead.

While its artifice was made apparent in NBC’s advance trailer, Siberia still may have come across as genuine to unsuspecting viewers who had been channel surfing. At least in the very beginning. The producers captured all the fine details of actual unscripted television, which include the deliberate pacing and characterizing first-person interviews. Yet once the most likable member of the group, an environmentalist named Tommy (Tommy Mountain), was killed in an accident of some kind,...

Sanford and Son, the first mainstream, primetime sitcom in television history with an almost-all Black cast, debuted on NBC on Jan. 14, 1972. Created by Norman Lear, and starring legendary “blue” comedian Redd Foxx as an African American bigot, it was seen as a direct answer to CBS’ All in the Family. But the Bunker family series was a social satire which took its laughs seriously. The Sanfords presented pure comedy, any lessons it taught were intentionally coincidental. The most controversial part of the show, when it first aired, was its lead actor.

Foxx was already an underground comedy legend when Cleavon Little, best known for his role as Sheriff Bart in Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles, suggested him for the lead in the mid-season replacement. Little wasn’t available, but worked with Foxx on Ossie Davis’s 1970 neo-noir film Cotton Comes to Harlem. Before Foxx played the junk dealer stuck with the bale of genuine Mississippi cotton,...

Stars: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Teri Hatcher, Vinnie Jones, Danny Trejo, Gina Carano, Jaime Camil, Mickey Gooch Jr., Stan Lee, Brian O’Halloran, Esther Anderson, Blake Harrison, Matt Willis | Written by Dominic Burns, Chris Anastasi | Directed by Jason Mewes

[Note: With the film hitting digital outlets next week, here’s a reposting of our review on Madness in the Methos, from the films UK debut at Frightfest last year]

Playing an alternative version of his persona, and tired of Hollywood’s perception of him, Mewes embarks on a quest to reinvent himself as a serious actor. Upon advice from his best friend Kevin Smith, he tracks down a secret book outlining all the mysteries of the Method Acting process with disastrous consequences.

Whilst Madness in the Method may feature Jason Mewes playing an alternate version of his own persona, it doesn’t stop Mewes’ film from being something of a retrospective on his real-life career And life; perfectly blending truth and fiction, life and movie, in a way that makes this film akin to the likes of JFK, American Animals and...

Stars: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Teri Hatcher, Vinnie Jones, Danny Trejo, Gina Carano, Jaime Camil, Mickey Gooch Jr., Stan Lee, Brian O’Halloran, Esther Anderson, Blake Harrison, Matt Willis | Written by Dominic Burns, Chris Anastasi | Directed by Jason Mewes

Playing an alternative version of his persona, and tired of Hollywood’s perception of him, Mewes embarks on a quest to reinvent himself as a serious actor. Upon advice from his best friend Kevin Smith, he tracks down a secret book outlining all the mysteries of the Method Acting process with disastrous consequences.

Whilst Madness in the Method may feature Jason Mewes playing an alternate version of his own persona, it doesn’t stop Mewes’ film from being something of a retrospective on his real-life career And life; perfectly blending truth and fiction, life and movie, in a way that makes this film akin to the likes of JFK, American Animals...

The indie film festival Dances With Films will unspool June 13 with the opening-night film Apple Seed, which features the late Rance Howard in one of his final roles. The father of filmmaker Ron Howard, the actor, who died Nov. 25, 2017, stars in the Michael Worth-directed film alongside Esther Anderson, Clint Howard (Ron's brother), Adrienne Barbeau, Robby Benson and Worth himself in the story of Prince McCoy (Worth), who has found himself at the end of his rope after losing his home, girlfriend and father. With the help of a hitchhiker (Rance Howard), Prince heads to his hometown ...

The indie film festival Dances With Films will unspool June 13 with the opening-night film Apple Seed, which features the late Rance Howard in one of his final roles. The father of filmmaker Ron Howard, the actor, who died Nov. 25, 2017, stars in the Michael Worth-directed film alongside Esther Anderson, Clint Howard (Ron's brother), Adrienne Barbeau, Robby Benson and Worth himself in the story of Prince McCoy (Worth), who has found himself at the end of his rope after losing his home, girlfriend and father. With the help of a hitchhiker (Rance Howard), Prince heads to his hometown ...

In today’s film news roundup, “In 27 Days” and “The Keys to the Kingdom” are in the works as films, Pamela Adlon has been cast in Pete Davidson’s movie, an “On the Waterfront” actor received SAG-AFTRA membership and Dances With Films sets its lineup.

Projects Launched

Dan Angel is developing Alison Gervais’ teen paranormal story “In 27 Days” as a movie under his family content banner, Fezziwig Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.

The story centers on a teen girl’s opportunity to change fate’s outcome by striking a deal with death after she attends the funeral of a classmate who committed suicide. The book has been praised for its positive focus on the importance of understanding, supporting and having compassion for the mental health and emotional wellbeing of adolescents and young adults.

Angel has shepherded R.L. Stine’s “Goosebumps” and “The Haunting Hour” franchises, as well as...

For its 22nd year, Dances With Films returns to Los Angeles this June with an eclectic lineup of films both feature-length and short-form that span a wide range of genres.

Dances With Films 2019 will take place June 13th–23rd at the Tcl Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Horror fans attending the festival will want to keep an eye out for several genre-centric titles, including Come, Said the Night (pictured above).

You can check out the Dances With Films 2019 lineup below, and to learn more, visit the film festival's official website.

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Apple Seed

West Coast Premiere I USA, 2019, HD, 121 min.

Writer/Dir: Michael Worth

Prods: Jody Marriott Bar-Lev, Dustin Rikert, Avi Bar-Lev, Michael Worth

Cast: Rance Howard, Michael Worth, Esther Anderson, Clint Howard, Adrienne Barbeau, Robby Benson

Prince McCoy has found himself almost to the middle of age, and definitely to the end of his rope. Losing his home,...

Royal prank DJ Mel Greig has signed up for Celebrity Apprentice in Australia.

She will be entering Mark Bouris's boardroom alongside Home and Away's Esther Anderson and model and actress Sophie Monk.

Entrepreneur Geoffrey Edelsten and his wife, model and designer Gabi Greko, have also been announced for the new series.

The line-up is completed by Real Housewives of Melbourne star Gina Liano, Miss Universe Australia Tegan Martin, Big Brother's Tim Dormer, The Bachelor's Blake Garvey, presenter James Mathison, gossip columnist Richard Reid and Sophie Monk.

Greig and her colleague Michael Christian made headlines across the world with their royal prank, when they tricked staff at London's King Edward VII Hospital into speaking about the Duchess of Cambridge during her first pregnancy.

Nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who answered the call, ended up taking her own life. Greig and Christian left their jobs at Australia's 2DayFM following widespread controversy.

Pick has announced that it will air NBC's Siberia.

The mockumentary drama series will premiere in the UK on Sunday, February 22 at 9pm.

Siberia centres on a group of contestants participating in a reality television show in the Siberian territory of Tunguska for the chance to win $500,000.

When a series of strange events happen and the participants find themselves abandoned by the producers, those remaining must strive to work together and face their fears to survive.

Joyce Giraud, Johnny Wactor, Esther Anderson and Natalie Scheetz are among the cast.

Pick director Steven Ladlow said: "Siberia imagines what could happen if something went drastically wrong with a reality show.

"Playing on what's real to the viewer and what's not, this mock-reality series is a unique drama and one which I know will have Pick viewers on the edge of their seats with excitement."...

Producer Hayden Fortescue believes his action comedy Broken Contract is the first Wa-shot feature to have been shot almost entirely without paper.

Christopher Morris (Offspring, Crownies) plays Max, a down-on-his-luck club owner who hires a hit man for protection after a local gang threatens his livelihood and his family.

Esther Anderson (Siberia, Home and Away) plays the detective who gets involved after Max.s friends and enemies start disappearing.

Fortescue set out to save money by emailing contracts, Oh&S and medical reports and call sheets, and issuing digital invoices and receipts.

During the shoot in Perth in April/May, writer-director James Pentecost used an iPad that held everything he needed . script, schedules, notes and an app that allowed him to pre-plan the set-ups for every scene.

Dispensing with traditional storyboards, he and DoP Ross Metcalf used the app, Hollywood Shot Designer, to figure out when and where every light,...

Some may say that television hasn’t been too good to senior citizens in terms of their stereotypical depictions. Regardless of the unflattering portrayals there had been some memorable oldsters (in this case over 60) that have given us equal shares of both laughs and cries. In “For Mature Audiences Only”, let’s take a look at some of the more mature characterizations that had an impact on our daily doses of entertainment on the glorious boob tube.

Instead of doing a typical top ten or top twenty listing let’s go in between with a top fifteen selection, shall we? The “For Mature Audiences Only” choices are not necessarily a tasting that everyone will agree on. Perhaps you have your own preferences that were omitted or something that you feel should be added? Anyway, here are the candidates in alphabetical order…

Now for our pop cultural Pepto Bismol personalities:

1.) Doc Galen Adams,...

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After playing policewoman Charlie Buckton in Home and Away for five years, with a one- year gap after her character was killed off and later appeared in a vision, Esther Anderson is playing a cop in Broken Contract, an action comedy now shooting in Perth.

There are similarities between the characters but there is one major difference, apart from the milieu. In Broken Contract she.s a detective who investigates threats from a local gang to Max (Offspring and Crownies. Christopher Morris), a down-on-his luck club owner, and his family. Max.s response is to hire a hit man (Jag Pannu).

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Esther describes her character, Detective Keeling, as .strong, very smart and by-the-book, with a bit of a mouth..

The Los Angeles-based actor and former model didn.t hesitate when writer-director James Pentecost offered her the role, her first feature, which appealed to her as .a fun project,...

Janet King/Crownies regular Christopher Morris and Home and Away.s Esther Anderson play the leads in Broken Contract, an action comedy that starts shooting in Perth on April 28.

It.s the second feature from writer-director James Pentecost, whose debut was Twisted Minds, and the third from Jag Pannu Productions, in association with Vcr Media.

The producer is Hayden Fortescue. Jag Pannu Productions made the thrillers Twisted Minds (which stars John Howard, Kyle Morrison and Jessica Hegarty) and Loren Johnson.s Raven.s Cabin.

Morris plays Max, a down-on-his-luck club owner struggling to make ends meet. When a local gang threatens his livelihood and his family, he hires a hit man to protect the ones he loves. However he soon finds himself spinning out of control as friends and enemies alike start disappearing.

Anderson plays Detective Keeling and Jag Pannu portrays the hit man. Anderson recently participated in Siberia, a...

It's not a reality show but Siberia looks like one. Will viewers be so confused so that they don't want to watch? Will this new NBC show get big ratings or will it be quickly cancelled? Stay tuned for the ratings.

Siberia airs on Monday nights and the large cast includes Joyce Giraud, Johnny Wactor, Daniel Sutton, Neeko Skervin, Natalie Scheetz, Sam Dobbins, Esther Anderson, Tommy Mountain, George Dickson, Anne-Marie Mueschke, Miljan Milosevic, Irene Szuchun Yee, Berglind Icey, Harpreet Turka, Victoria Hill, Sabina Akhmedova, and Jonathan Buckley.

Below are the TV show's ratings for the Summer 2013 season. These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so keep checking back to see how things are going.

Final season averages: 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.03 million total viewers.

Episode 01-11: Monday, 09/17/13 (finale)...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including True Blood, Pretty Little Lairs, Teen Wolf, Drunk History and more!

1 | So that vertical runway on America Next’s Top Model… How was that not a big enough liability to be vetoed at the pitch stage? And is the guys and girls edition making you miss Bravo’s Make Me A Supermodel something fierce?

2 | Was True Blood‘s Terry really such a beloved character that he warranted not only the longest funeral in television history,...

NBC preempted "Siberia" earlier this week for a special on the royal baby so look for Ep. 104, "Fire in the Sky," on Monday, September 29th, followed by Ep. 105, "What She Said," on August 5th. Here are some new images to tide you over until then.

The first four photos below are from #1.04 while the rest offer a look at #1.05.

"Siberia" Episode 1.04 - "Fire in the Sky" (airs 7/29/13; 10-11 Pm)

Relationships Form And Falter While An Unexplained Phenomenon Takes Place In The Siberian Sky - Very personal relationships begin to evolve and take shape among the contestants, but the bonds are altered by a mysterious phenomenon which lights up the night sky. Sam (Sam Dobbins) counsels Daniel (Daniel David Sutton) in affairs of the heart, Natalie (Natalie Ann Scheetz) displays mixed emotions to Anne-Marie (Anne-Marie Mueschke), Carolina (Joyce Giraud) reveals big news to Johnny (Johnny Wactor), and Neeko (Neeko O.J. Skervin) goes on the attack,...

Network: NBC

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: July 1, 2013 -- Tbd

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Joyce Giraud, Johnny Wactor, Daniel Sutton, Neeko Skervin, Natalie Scheetz, Sam Dobbins, Esther Anderson, Tommy Mountain, George Dickson, Anne-Marie Mueschke, Miljan Milosevic, Irene Szuchun Yee, Berglind Icey, Harpreet Turka, Victoria Hill, Sabina Akhmedova, and Jonathan Buckley.

TV show description:

The storyline of this scripted series begins in 1908, when an unexplained event occurs deep in the remote Siberian territory of Tunguska. More than 100 years later, 16 reality-show participants descend on Tunguska -- unknowing of the land's mysterious past.

These contestants are from varied walks of life and attempt to battle the elements (and each other) in a quest to survive the harsh winter and claim a large cash prize. What...

"Siberia" premieres tonight on NBC, and you can get ready for it by watching the latest previews and hearing what people are already saying about the show. Or you can just watch Episode 1 in its entirety right here!

"Siberia" Episode 1.01 - "Pilot" (airs 7/1/13; 10-11 Pm)

International Contestants Agree To Test Their Sanity And Will To Survive In The Remote Siberian Wilderness For The Chance To Win A Lot Of Money- Sixteen contestants from around the world are dropped off by helicopter into an unpopulated Siberian wilderness. With only the clothes on their backs, the contestants must try to survive this "last man/woman standing" endurance competition with no rules or help from producers or the outside world to win a big cash prize.

Leaders and followers emerge as the contestants’ survival is constantly threatened as they are faced with frightening events and unexpected situations that go horribly awry.

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“This is just a show… isn’t it?”

You can hear someone asking that question in the trailer of Siberia, a new scripted drama about a reality TV show. (It premieres on NBC tonight, but you can watch the pilot early here.) The answer? Yeah, it’s just a show. But what reality TV program isn’t? Siberia proves that it’s getting harder to tell the difference between a “real” show and a scripted one. But maybe it’s fitting that NBC is combining fiction and reality at a time when so many unscripted events have blurred the lines...

Who said nothing fun happens on Tuesdays? We have a Tuesday treat for you right here: the first episode of NBC's new summer show "Siberia"!

Discover what happens when 16 reality show contestants are abandoned in the Siberian wilderness with only one goal – to survive. Intrigued? Then don't wait for the show's July 1st premiere. Start watching it now!

"Siberia" Episode 1.01 - "Pilot" (airs 7/1/13; 10-11 Pm)

International Contestants Agree To Test Their Sanity And Will To Survive In The Remote Siberian Wilderness For The Chance To Win A Lot Of Money- Sixteen contestants from around the world are dropped off by helicopter into an unpopulated Siberian wilderness. With only the clothes on their backs, the contestants must try to survive this "last man/woman standing" endurance competition with no rules or help from producers or the outside world to win a big cash prize.

Leaders and followers emerge as the contestants...

Home and Away star Steve Peacocke has praised Esther Anderson's return storyline in an interview with Digital Spy. The actor, who plays Summer Bay bad boy Brax, promised that there are "really cool" scenes ahead on the soap as Anderson reprises her role as Charlie Buckton. Brax was left devastated last year as his lover Charlie passed away in hospital after being shot, but show bosses have since announced that the popular character will be back for several upcoming episodes. While story details have yet to be officially confirmed, fans are currently expecting Charlie to be back in a vision or a dream. Peacocke told Digital Spy: "I just thought, 'How the hell are they going to do it?' because she's dead! But then I read the material and I thought, 'Wow, this is actually a really cool way that they've gone about it'. (more)...

Esther Anderson is to make a return for several upcoming episodes of Home and Away, it has been reported. The 33-year-old actress, who played policewoman Charlie Buckton on the soap, left last year to pursue a career in Los Angeles. Her character was apparently killed off the show in January after suffering fatal gunshot wounds. According to the Herald Sun, Anderson will be filming "a handful" of new episodes in December, to air next year. Anderson said of her return: "I told (more)...

Nine comedian Hamish Blake has won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality at the 54th TV Week Logie Awards.

However, public broadcaster the ABC won the most awards, followed by Nine, Seven and Ten.

Blake pipped fellow nominees Adam Hills, Asher Keddie, Karl Stevanovic, Carrie Bickmore and Esther Anderson to the top gong.

Blake’s win was leaked online by The Herald Sun about an hour before the presentation of the Gold Logie and was a spoiler for the room. However Ten’s Breakfast reports Blake maintained he didn’t know before the announcement was made.

Across the networks, the ABC came out on top with six and a shared award – the shared coming from Asher Keddie’s Most Popular Actress win for her work in both the ABC’s Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo and Ten’s Offspring.

The ABC also won the most outstanding drama series,...

Digital Spy presents a list of winners and nominees from the TV Week Logie Awards 2012, which took place at Crown Towers on Sunday April 15, 2012: 'Most Popular' Awards: TV Week Gold Logie - Most Popular Personality on TV

Adam Hills (Spicks and Specks and Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight)

Asher Keddie (Offspring and Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo)

Carrie Bickmore (The Project)

Esther Anderson (Home and Away)

Hamish Blake (Hamish and Andy's Gap Year) - Winner

Karl Stefanovic (Today) TV Week Silver Logie - Most Popular Actor

Daniel MacPherson (Wild Boys)

Eddie Perfect (Offspring)

Erik Thomson (Packed to the Rafters)

Hugh Sheridan (Packed to the Rafters) - Winner

Ray Meagher (Home and Away) TV Week Silver Logie - Most Popular Actress

Asher (more)...

Carrie Bickmore has revealed that she still cannot believe that she has been nominated for a Gold Logie award. The Australian television presenter, who fronts The Project alongside Dave Hughes and Charlie Pickering, admitted that it feels "surreal" to receive a nod for the prestigious prize because she never thought she would be considered. Bickmore told the Sunday Herald Sun: "I used to sit next to [former colleague] Rove [McManus] and he would get up and get the Gold and I used to think that was such an honour. I never thought I'd ever get a nomination, so I'm just enjoying it." Other nominees for the Gold Logie include comedian Hamish Blake, breakfast TV presenter Karl Stefanovic, Spicks and Specks host Adam Hills, actress Asher Keddie and Home and Away's Esther Anderson. (more)...

Former Home and Away star Esther Anderson has asked her mother to be her date for the upcoming Logie Awards. The Australian actress, who has been nominated for the prestigious Gold Logie Award at the annual ceremony, is believed to have snubbed rumoured boyfriend and Geelong captain Joel Selwood in favour of her mum Rhonda. Anderson told the Herald Sun: "It was early in the morning and I said 'Mum, will you be my date for the Logies?'" The star said that she invited her dad to go to the Logies with her two years ago, adding: "Last time it was such a hard decision but it's Mum's turn and I'm so excited to share such a special night with my family." Selwood's Australian Football League team the Cats are scheduled to play the twilight game against (more)...

Home and Away bad boy Brax is in for a shock as he realises that his loyal friend Leah Patterson-Baker has fallen for him. Brax is recovering in hospital following a mugging and a tough cage fight when Leah (Ada Nicodemou) pays him a visit and reveals just how much she cares. When a concerned Leah grabs Brax's arm as he lies in his hospital bed, it's clear that she has started to regard him as more than just a friend. Steve Peacocke, who plays Brax, told TV Week: "He really didn't see it coming, and he's shocked by it. I think she tries to put her hand on his hand, and he gets it straight away." The latest twist for Brax comes just a few weeks after his lover Charlie (Esther Anderson) lost her life in tragic circumstances. Whether he will respond to Leah's affections is not yet known.

The nominations for the 2012 TV Week Logies were announced on Sunday, with long-running soap Home and Away and Nine.s Underbelly: Razor leading the pool with seven nominations each.

Home and Away, which has been on air since 1988, received its nominations in the public-voted categories. It is up against Offspring, Packed To The Rafters, Winners And Losers and Underbelly: Razor for most popular drama series.

Esther Anderson (who plays Charlie Buckton) is nominated for both the gold logie for most popular TV personality and the silver logie for most popular actress. Veteran Ray Meagher (aka Alf Stewart) will compete against stars from Wild Boys, Packed to the Rafters and Offspring for most popular actor, while Dan Ewing, Steve Peacocke and Demi Harman are nominated in the most popular new talent categories.

Underbelly: Razor was acknowledged by both the public and industry peers. It earned nods for most popular series, actress...

The nominations for the 2012 TV Week Logies were announced on Sunday, with long-running soap Home and Away and Nine.s Underbelly: Razor leading the pool with seven nominations each. Home and Away, which has been on air since 1988, received its nominations in the public-voted categories. It is up against Offspring, Packed To The Rafters, Winners And Losers and Underbelly: Razor for most popular drama series. Esther Anderson (who plays Charlie Buckton) is nominated for both the gold logie for most popular TV personality and the silver logie for most popular actress. Veteran Ray Meagher (aka Alf Stewart) will compete against stars from Wild Boys, Packed to the Rafters and Offspring for most popular actor, while Dan Ewing, Steve Peacocke and Demi Harman are nominated in the most...

The nominations for this year's Logie Awards have been announced. Stars up for the prestigious Gold Logie gong at the annual Aussie TV awards due to be held on April 15 include breakfast television host Karl Stefanovic, Home and Away's Esther Anderson, comedian Adam Hills, Offspring actress Asher Keddie, The Project presenter Carrie Bickmore and radio funnyman Hamish Blake. The editor of TV Week magazine, which sponsors the event, said: "We have such a strong list of contenders after fans voted in record numbers this year. The race to see who will win the TV Week Gold Logie is going to be the toughest one yet!" Celebrities in the running for the Silver Logie 'Best Actress' prize are Keddie and Anderson again, plus Underbelly's Danielle Cormack and Packed to (more)...

TV heavyweights Karl Stefanovic, Adam Hills and Asher Keddie are among the main contenders for the top prize at the 2012 TV Week Logie Awards.

For the second year in a row, the Today presenter, the Spicks and Specks host and the Paper Giants actress look likely to claim the top award – the viewer-voted Gold Logie – which last year was claimed by Stefanovic.

They will be challenged by Ten’s Carrie Bickmore, Hamish Blake from Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year and Seven’s Esther Anderson.

The list of contenders in full:

TV Week Gold Logie – Most Popular Personality on TV

Adam Hills (Spicks And Specks, ABC1/Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight, ABC1) Asher Keddie (Nina Proudman, Offspring, Network Ten /Ita Buttrose, Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo, ABC1) Carrie Bickmore (The Project, Network Ten) Esther Anderson (Charlie Buckton, Home And Away, Channel Seven) Hamish Blake (Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year,...

Home and Away's Ruby Buckton will be disgusted with bad boy Brax when she discovers that he is already seeing other women, reports have revealed. Brax was recently left devastated as his lover Charlie (Esther Anderson) passed away after being shot. The businessman tries to cope with his grief by pursuing other ladies in upcoming episodes. While it's clear that Brax is still missing Charlie, a shocked Ruby (Rebecca Breeds) cannot understand how he can move on from her late mother so quickly. Steve Peacocke, who plays Brax, told TV Week: "Like I imagine anyone might be having lost the love of their life, he has no idea what to do. He's hurting and, like most men, has no idea how to deal with his grief other than with band-aid solutions (more)...

Home and Away bad boy Brax will begin taking part in cage fights in a forthcoming storyline, it has been revealed. The businessman embarks on the surprising new path as he wants some quick cash to pay back Leah Patterson-Baker (Ada Nicodemou) after she gave money to Geoffrey King on his behalf. Steve Peacocke, who plays Brax, told TV Week: "He's angry that Leah stepped in for him. He's someone who likes to get everything done himself. He's pretty old school - he wouldn't like a girl and a friend coming to his rescue." Brax's latest story also comes as he continues to struggle with the death of his lover Charlie (Esther Anderson). Peacocke continued: "[Brax has] had this horrible loss and is really lost at sea at the moment. All his focus before was on Charlie, getting out of the River Boys and making a new life. (more)...

Channel 5 bosses have released a new trailer showing the dramatic aftermath of Charlie Buckton's shooting in Home and Away. Charlie, played by Esther Anderson, has been left fighting for her life after old enemy Jake Pirovic (Fletcher Humphrys) made a shock return and shot her twice. Next week's episodes see Charlie rushed to hospital as Ruby (Rebecca Breeds) and (more)...

Home and Away airs drama and heartache at the hospital next week as Charlie Buckton fights for her life and Stu Henderson recovers from a brutal beating. Charlie (Esther Anderson) is left in a critical condition after being shot in an upcoming episode, before her lover Brax (Steve Peacocke) and daughter Ruby (Rebecca Breeds) receive the heartbreaking news that her life support should be turned off as there's nothing more that the doctors can do. Meanwhile, Stu (Brenton Thwaites) is attacked by Sid (Robert Mammone) after his violence towards Sasha (Demi Harman) comes to light. As Stu is rushed to hospital after the bashing, Sid must face the music over his (more)...

Home and Away's Ruby Buckton will make a move on Dexter Walker in an upcoming episode. Ruby is struggling to cope with the tragic loss of her mum Charlie (Esther Anderson) when she tries to seek comfort from the unlikely source. The story plays out as a concerned Dexter (Charles Cottier) pays a visit to Ruby at the caravan park, where she has been staying for a few days. He is then left stunned as Ruby attempts to seduce him. Rebecca Breeds, who plays Ruby, told TV Week: "She doesn't have feelings for Dex, but he's someone who is completely detached from the Charlie situation and she doesn't want to feel pain. "She's trying to distract herself, find love and feel some affection and human interaction. She just wants to be loved." (more)...

Home and Away star Esther Anderson is believed to be dating Australian Football League player Joel Selwood. The 32-year-old Australian actress has reportedly been spotted cosying up to 23-year-old Geelong Cats captain Selwood over the past few weeks. According to the Herald Sun, Anderson and Selwood met for the first time at a president's lunch in Geelong last June and then saw each other again at the Melbourne Cup races and at the Pier to Pub swim in Lorne. Anderson admitted to TV Week magazine that there is a new man on the scene, saying: "Yeah, there might be someone I like, but it's (more)...

Home and Away star Ada Nicodemou has revealed that her character Leah Patterson-Baker sparks a "furious" reaction from troubled Brax when she interferes in his problems in an upcoming storyline. Brax, played by Steve Peacocke, is already struggling with the death of his lover Charlie (Esther Anderson) when menacing Geoffrey King starts threatening him in episodes soon to air in Australia. When Geoffrey demands that Brax pay off a $$25,000 debt incurred by his brother Heath (Dan Ewing), Leah makes a big mistake when she decides to step in and hands over the cash to Geoffrey. Nicodemou told TV Week: "[Leah] comes to Angelo's to see if Brax is okay and walks in on Geoffrey threatening Brax with a gun, so she knows things are really serious. "Leah takes it upon herself to find Geoffrey and pay him out the money until Brax (more)...

Home and Away star Esther Anderson has said that the soap's bosses were right to kill off her character Charlie Buckton. Charlie died in the latest episode to air in Australia in the tragic aftermath of her shooting at the hands of Jake Pirovic (Fletcher Humphrys). Anderson, who quit the show to pursue new projects, has now insisted that there was no other way for Charlie to bow out from Summer Bay without lover Brax. "When I read the final script for Charlie's exit, I made sure I was in the privacy of my own home," she told Home and Away's official website. "It was written really well - it was a tragic love story and I hope the fans like it." Anderson continued: "It's a great storyline. The writers have just done a brilliant job with these two characters - the whole journey from start to finish. Some...

Home and Away bad boy Brax will try to commit arson as his life spirals out of control in an upcoming episode. Brax has recently been left devastated on screen in Australia after his girlfriend Charlie (Esther Anderson) was shot, leaving her life hanging in the balance. However, TV Week reports that Brax's troubles are only just beginning as menacing Geoffrey King soon starts threatening to take Angelo's from him. Deciding that he would rather be rid of the problem once and for all, unstable Brax pays a visit to the restaurant with the aim of torching the place. Steve Peacocke, who plays Brax, told the magazine: "Brax isn't firing on all cylinders and (more)...

Home and Away star Esther Anderson has revealed plans to try and crack America. The actress, who plays Charlie Buckton in the Australian soap, quit the show in 2011 and filmed her last scenes in August. Anderson, whose final scenes air this week in Australia as Charlie leaves Summer Bay for good, will now focus on launching a successful career in Hollywood. "One minute your life is one thing and the next you have no ties, no job and feel fantastic. It's (more)...

Home and Away bosses have released a new promo offering a sneak peek at the consequences of 2011's dramatic season finale cliffhanger. As fans who follow the soap at Australian pace will know, 2011 ended with fan favourite Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson) being shot twice by vengeful Jake Pirovic just as she was preparing to leave Summer Bay with lover Brax (Steve Peacocke). In the latest trailer for 2012, we see more of Brax's turmoil as Charlie's life hangs in the balance - and Ruby (Rebecca Breeds) blaming the bad boy for everything. Whether Charlie will survive (more)...

Home and Away actress Esther Anderson has revealed that she is "lucky" to be slim. The 32-year-old Australian actress, who plays Charlie Buckton in the soap, said that she can pretty much eat whatever she likes but still tries to be "kind" to her body. Anderson told New Idea magazine: "I'm pretty kind to [my body] and I feel I'm pretty balanced. I definitely feel better eating healthy. McDonald's is my weakness! I have it once a week. I order a large Filet-o-Fish meal, six nuggets and a caramel sundae every time. "My exercise routine is pretty moderate and I don't like the gym. As far as cardio, I don't have to slim down so just walking around is enough. I feel lucky in that way. I think a lot of people might see me eating junk and think I can eat whatever I want because I'm petite, but I do have...

Home and Away bosses have unveiled a sneak peek at 2012's season opener following the shocking events of this year's finale. The latest promo trailers released in Australia show an unconscious Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson) discovered by Brax, Ruby and Casey following her shooting, before she is rushed to hospital. As Charlie goes into surgery, Brax (Steve Peacocke) heads off on the warpath upon hearing that Jake is suspected to be the culprit. With Charlie's loved (more)...

Home and Away star Steve Peacocke has revealed that Brax and Charlie have a big role to play in the soap's 2011 season finale. Brax and Charlie (Esther Anderson) prepare to leave Summer Bay with Casey (Lincoln Younes) and Ruby (Rebecca Breeds) in episodes airing this week in Australia, but their plans are soon thrown into jeopardy in time for the end-of-season cliffhanger. Peacocke told TV Week of the storyline: "Brax is now with the one he loves. Charlie's left her job and her career for him, and he's left the brotherhood and the River Boys for her. They both realise what they had in Summer Bay is no longer there, so it's time for a fresh start somewhere completely new." However, hinting at the shocks in store, he continued: "It's just so exciting - I can't believe my storyline is this good. I'm (more)...

Home and Away star Esther Anderson has reportedly quit her role as Charlie Buckton. The 32-year-old has left the soap in order to try and launch a career in Hollywood next year, Australian paper The Telegraph reports. It is not yet known how Anderson will depart the soap, though her exit is tipped to tie in with Charlie's romance with River Boy Brax (Steve Peacocke). Home and Away producer Cameron Welsh refused to be drawn into (more)...

Home and Away star Lisa Gormley has revealed that her character Bianca Scott will soon face a crisis of conscience after lying to the police in a forthcoming storyline. As reported last week, Liam Murphy (Axle Whitehead) will be left in a serious condition after being hit on his motorbike by Brax (Steve Peacocke) and Charlie (Esther Anderson), who are returning home from a short trip out of town. Fans already know that Heath (Dan Ewing) takes the blame for the accident to ensure that the authorities do not find out that Brax was with police officer Charlie, his on-off girlfriend. However, TV Week now reports that, although Heath and Bianca insist they were in the car which hit the bike, Bianca later wonders whether (more)...

Home and Away actress Esther Anderson has revealed that her character Charlie Buckton will face tough decisions in the future. Anderson explained that Charlie will soon deal with a crisis of conscience in relation to her relationship with Brax (Steve Peacocke), which may also affect her career in the police force. Brax will be connected to an armed robbery investigation, which forces Charlie to consider breaking the law to clear his name. "Charlie makes a shock decision to interfere with police evidence," Anderson told TV Week. "This decision could ultimately undermine her credibility as a police officer and force her to question the career she's worked so hard to establish. "Charlie and Brax discuss the sacrifice she has made for him. She's (more)...