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Alan Ritchson is now best known for ‘Fast X’ and ‘Reacher,’ a popular show based on Lee Child’s book series. He’s steadily rising as a major action star. But before landing big roles, Ritchson was just trying to break into Hollywood. He auditioned for the role of Marvel’s God of Thunder in the 2011 standalone movie ‘Thor.’ However, Ritchson admitted in his interview with Men’s Health that he didn’t take the role too seriously.

I didn’t take it seriously.I was like, They’ll throw me the part if I look like the guy; nobody really cares about acting.

This turned out to be wrong, as his audition for the role didn’t impress, and it eventually went to Hemsworth, who became iconic as the God of Thunder. It seems Ritchson was affected by this failed audition.

Before MCU’s Thor, Ritchson had already landed superhero roles.

Alan Ritchson is nowadays most associated with ‘Fast X’ and ‘Reacher’ an incredibly popular show based on a series of books written by Lee Child. He is slowly but surely becoming the biggest action name we have currently. But before he managed to score several big roles Ritchson was just looking for work trying to break it in Hoolywood and he found himself auditioning for Marvel’s God of Thunder for his 2011 standalone movie ‘Thor.’

Ritchson revealed however that he didn’t take the role too seriously in his interview with Men’s Health:

I didn’t take it seriously.I was like, They’ll throw me the part if I look like the guy; nobody really cares about acting.

This turned out to be incorrect, since the feedback was, that his performance at the audition wasn’t satisfactory and the role eventually went to Hemsworth who made it so big with the role,...

Alia Bhatt To Exec Produce Prime Video’s ‘Poacher’

Bollywood star Alia Bhatt has signed on as an executive producer on Poacher, an upcoming Prime Video investigative crime-themed drama series based on real events from QC Entertainment, the film production and finance company with credits for Antebellum, Us, Get Out and BlackKklansmen. Poacher, created, written, and directed by Richie Mehta, the series stars Nimisha Sajayan, Roshan Mathew and Dibyendu Bhattacharya and is set in the world of illegal poaching. Bhatt will EP through her Eternal Sunshine Productions business as an associate producer. Suitable Pictures, Poor Man’s Productions are also associate producers. “The impact of Poacher was deeply personal, and Richie’s portrayal of the urgent issue of wildlife crime resonated strongly with me and the team,” she said. Bhatt is known for films such as Highway, Udta Punjab, Raazi and Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva

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(Warning: This post contains spoilers for the midseason finale of Fox’s “Prodigal Son.”)

Ainsley Whitly (Halston Sage) proved just how underestimated she is on Tuesday’s “Prodigal Son” when she managed to deceive her brother and expert profiler, Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne).

After last week’s episode ended with Ainsley showing up at Malcolm’s apartment covered in blood — having seemingly blacked out again before Malcolm could reveal to her that she was actually the one who murdered Nicholas Endicott (Dermot Mulroney) — tonight’s hour closed with Ainsley confessing she’s known the truth for some time now. But Ainsley only gave up that info to Malcolm after screwing with her big bro’s head for the better part of the “Prodigal Son” installment, titled “Face Value,” by creating an elaborate trap to suggest she might have committed another murder without knowing it, just to punish him for “gaslighting” her for months.

Debra Messing is headed to the White House: The Will & Grace vet will star in the Starz comedy East Wing, based on the experiences of co-creator Ali Wentworth’s mother, who served as social secretary during Ronald Reagan’s presidency in the 1980s.

The potential half-hour series centers around Hollis Carlisle (Messing), “a hostess extraordinaire who juggles her threatened husband, rebellious children, Nancy Reagan’s chief of staff and a crippling social anxiety disorder,” per the official synopsis.

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Starz is developing East Wing, a half-hour comedy series starring Will & Grace alumna Debra Messing. It is created and written by Ali Wentworth (Nightcap), who will also appear in the series alongside Messing, and Liz Tuccillo (Divorce). East Wing is produced by Lionsgate and executive produced by Messing, Wentworth, Tuccillo and 3 Arts Entertainment’s Howard Klein and Molly Madden.

East Wing draws from the experiences of Wentworth’s mother, who served as Social Secretary in the White House during Ronald Reagan’s presidency in the 1980s. It tells the story of Hollis Carlisle (Messing), a hostess extraordinaire who juggles her threatened husband, rebellious children, Nancy Reagan’s Chief of Staff and a crippling social anxiety disorder. Ali will recur as Hollis’ best friend, Kelly Forbes, who is a stay at home mom and is threatened by Hollis’ success.

“The charm and relatability Debra brings to every character she inhabits...

Starz is developing a new comedy series titled “East Wing” with Debra Messing attached in the lead role, Variety has learned.

The series hails from writers and creators Ali Wentworth and Liz Tuccillo, with Wentworth also set to star alongside Messing. The show is inspired by Wentworth’s mother, who who served as Social Secretary in the White House during Ronald Reagan’s presidency in the 1980s. It tells the story of Hollis Carlisle (Messing), a hostess extraordinaire who juggles her threatened husband, rebellious children, Nancy Reagan’s Chief of Staff and a crippling social anxiety disorder. Ali will reoccur as Hollis’ best friend, Kelly Forbes, a stay at home mom who is threatened by her friend’s success.

Messing will executive produce in addition to starring, with Wentworth and Tuccillo also executive producing along with Howard Klein of 3 Arts and Molly Madden. Lionsgate Television will produce.

“The charm and...

In this week’s episode of Fear the Walking Dead, the old saying “Good fences make good neighbors” took on a whole new meaning for Maddie. But it turned out there was something scarier than even the walker next door that could drop by. What was it? Read on and find out!

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Laughter may be the best medicine, but it sure didn’t get prescribed a whole lot in the midseason premiere of Grey’s Anatomy. While Derek prepared for his move to D.C., lest he and Mer honor their “till death do us part” vow by killing one another, Jackson and April reeled from the revelation that their baby has osteogenesis imperfecta, and a mother drove off a bridge with her kids in the car. On a lighter note… well, keep reading. We’ll get to the lighter note when we get there.

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Head Case: Silver Returns With Another Slice of Low-fi Discomfort

At the end of the final credits of Soft in the Head, Nathan Silver dedicates his latest film “For the Idiot,” a nod to his inspiration for as partially being born out of a desire to adapt Dostoevsky’s famous classic, The Idiot, concerning a character released from a sanitarium, whose subsequent interactions with the outside world suggests that the cruelty and duplicity of others is more vicious than the sanitarium. In his 2012 darkly comedic Exit Elena, Silver examines an awkward and uncomfortable relationship allowed to develop because of accepted notions of polite social exchange in a situation predicated by monetary necessity for its main character. His latest also glorifies in the discomfort of mixing company of those living in the comfortable scripts of their lives with the instability of those in a slipping down desperation to find themselves without proper support or resources.

Ali Wentworth has signed with ICM Partners. Wentworth created, executive produced and starred in Starz’s Head Case which ran from 2007-2009, and recently guested on NBC’s The Michael J. Fox Show, CBS’ Blue Bloods and TBS’ Cougar Town. Her film credits include It’s Complicated, Office Space and Jerry Maguire. Wentworth also is the author of the bestselling Ali In Wonderland, a collection of funny stories about her life, and currently hosts the web series Daily Shot With Ali Wentworth, produced by Disney Interactive and broadcast online on Yahoo! Shine.

Previously, On Reven8e.

Patrick has a heady reunion with his father, and Emily‘s Soap Opera Blackouts continue.

Here are five highlights:

Everyone Has An Angle

And this was my favorite.

That’LL Need A Few Stitches

Okay, I’ve been putting this off, but I can deny it no longer. Patrick is f*cking nuts. I was willing to overlook a few things (i.e. bludgeoning Nolan, cutting brake lines, wearing clothes), but it’s pretty clear Patrick’s got a screw loose. And that’s not the context I want when I write “Patrick” and “screw.”

While Victoria and Conrad are enjoying a breakfast of eggs benedict and seething hatred, a maid rushes in to tell her there’s been a fire at the art gallery. After beating the maid about the head and arms for a few minutes, Victoria rushes off to find Patrick at the now gutted gallery,...

In this week’s Revenge, we learn that Emily’s shooting has left her with amnesia. (What, should that have been preceded by “spoiler alert”? C’mon. You never thought for a minute that there was even the remotest possibility that she was gonna die, and neither did anyone else. That said… ) In case your memory has been similarly erased by eggnog and/or champagne consumption over the holiday break, let me bring you up to speed on a bit of what happened before – and all that happens in – “Homecoming”…

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Cannes -- Swiss-based VOD operator Viewster has launched new programming from Starz Digital Media, Shine Group, Dori Media Group and ALL3MEDIA as part of its on-demand offering. In all, Viewster has added around 500 hours of content, including the BBC drama Mayday, Moving Wallpaper from Shine Group, and Channel 4's Skins and Fresh Meat series. Also new to Viewster is Starz Digital Media's Head Case, Gravity, starring Ving Rhames, and Hollywood Residential. Korean producer Kbs Media has licensed the Korean sensation Boys Over Flowers and other dramatic programming for the U.S. market. "We are in a transition from

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On TV this Friday: Hawaii Five-o helps a Texas Ranger, Blue Bloods welcomes a movie star, the Predacons rise, Elizabeth Smart tell her Story and more. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.

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8 pm Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (Hub) | In this 90-minute Beast Hunters epilogue, the Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons, along with big bad Predaking, must join forces to defeat a resurrected Unicron — who has taken over Megatron’s body. Did anyone else just get very nostalgic for Beast Wars?

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Viewster, a streaming video service that reaches close to 30 million viewers a month, has acquired the rights to popular BBC shows such as "Skins" as well as shows from Starz and the Shine Group. The free, ad-based service has added 240 hours of content for different territories in this latest deal, partnering with ALL3Media ("Skins") in the Us, France and Australia and popular Korean shows for viewers in the Us. For its international viewers, Viewster has also added several shows from Starz, including "Head Case" starring Andy Dick and Jeff...

Drake Doremus returned to Sundance last month with Breathe In, his follow-up to the award-winning Like Crazy that debuted at the festival back in 2011.

The drama seems him reuniting with Felicity Jones once more, and I couldn’t be more excited about this film.

Following its debut out in Park City, Qed International picked up Breathe In to handle its non-American distribution rights, bringing it to the Berlinale this month for potential distributors. And now the film’s first poster has debuted online, giving us a great new look at Jones and her co-star, Guy Pearce.

“As summer turns to fall, music teacher Keith Reynolds privately reminisces about his days as a starving artist in the city. While his wife, Megan, and daughter, Lauren, look forward to Lauren’s final year of high school, Keith clings to those evenings he’s asked to sub as a cellist with a prestigious Manhattan symphony.

Drake Doremus has been one to watch for many years now, and really made a name for himself at Sundance last January with Like Crazy. Led by a beautiful pairing in Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin, the film took home two awards at the festival (and several others on the festival circuit), and now Doremus has re-teamed with Jones for his next film, Breathe In, which will be premiering at Sundance once more.

Debuting in the Premieres category, the film sees Jones star once more in the female lead, this time opposite Guy Pearce, and with just over a month before the film gets its world premiere, the festival has given us another great new image of the leading duo, as well as a longer synopsis.

“As summer turns to fall, music teacher Keith Reynolds privately reminisces about his days as a starving artist in the city. While his wife,...

"Scrubs" and "Cougar Town" creator Bill Lawrence will return to NBC with a pilot he's producing with comedian and actress Ali Wentworth.

The project is called "Ali in Wonderland," and it's based on Wentworth's ("Head Case," "In Living Color") memoir of the same title. Wentworth and Liz Tuccillo ("Sex and the City," "He's Just Not That Into You") will write the script and executive produce with Lawrence, Deadline reports.

"Ali in Wonderland" will follow a young woman who follows her husband back to her hometown of Washington, D.C., when he gets a job there, putting her back in the orbit of her mother and family. (In real life, Wentworth is married to "Good Morning America" host and former White House adviser George Stephanopoulos, and her mother was Nancy Reagan's social secretary at the White House.)

Wentworth will also do a guest arc on "Cougar Town" this season.

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Tom (Bob Clendenin) may never be a full-fledged member of the cul-de-sac crew on "Cougar Town," but for at least part of Season 4, he won't have to stand outside Jules' (Courteney Cox) window by himself.

The show, which is moving from ABC to TBS, has cast Ali Wentworth as a love interest for Tom. Wentworth tweeted a picture of herself on set on Monday (Aug. 27), and she also filmed her web series "Daily Shot" from downtown Gulfhaven, with "Cougar Town" star Busy Philipps as the guest.

Wentworth (who's married to "Good Morning America" anchor George Stephanopoulos) co-created and starred in "Head Case" for Starz and is maybe best known for playing Jerry's girlfriend in "The Soup Nazi" episode of "Seinfeld." She was also a frequent guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and was in the cast of "In Living Color" for several seasons in the early '90s.

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Ali Wentworth is heading back to the small screen.

The actress - who is married to George Stephanopoulous and may always be remembered as Jerry's girlfriend on the classic Soup Nazi episode of Seinfeld - will come on board Season 4 as a love interest for Bob Clendenin’s Tom.

The actress has not appeared on television since Head Case in 2009. No word yet on how many episodes she'll stick around for, but Wentworth Tweeted the following photo of herself on set this week:

Cougar Town, of course, is moving to TBS and will kick off new episodes in early 2013.

The Cul-de-Sac Crew’s seventh wheel is finally getting some action!

Cougar Town is introducing a love interest for Bob Clendenin’s loveable hanger-on Tom, and the lucky lady will be played by actress/comedian Ali Wentworth, TVLine has confirmed.

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Wentworth, whose acting credits include Starz’s Head Case and playing Jerry’s girlfriend in Seinfeld‘s classic “Soup Nazi” episode, will appear during the comedy’s upcoming fourth season (which is slated to premiere on TBS in early 2013).

On Monday, Wentworth — who’s the wife of Good Morning America‘s George...

New Hunger Games 2,Catching Fire movie revealed their new 'Gloss' tribute actor. According to Shockya.com, the Catching Fire movie peeps have revealed their new Gloss character actor. His name is Alan Ritchson. Gloss is a career tribute from District 1. He will work aside Cashmere, his sister, for a chance at victory in the Third Quarter Quell of the 75th Annual Hunger Games against tributes Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, and others. Alan also hit up Twitter to reveal his happiness over the new role,writing, "No words can express what it’s like to have the chance to portray Gloss @TheHungerGames… To be part of this great a trilogy… just so grateful." Alan's acting resume, includes appearances in CW's Smallville as Aqua Man, ‘Blue Mountain State’, ‘Spring Break 83’, ‘90210’, ‘Head Case’ and more. So, he sounds like he'll bring much experience to the table. Catching Fire is set to begin filming...

We miss Ali Wentworth on telly! Once upon a time, Starz network had the great wisdom to have Ali star in one of our favorite comedies ever, 'Head Case." But some nimrod there canceled it. Now we get our Aw fix thanks to Rosie, who chats today with actress and author Ali Wentworth about her colorful and intrepid family, career and new book, Ali in Wonderland: And Other Tall Tales. Now, back to my favorite comedy that is no more except for my DVD box set. Wentworth's "Head Case" featured her as Dr. Elizabeth Goode, a messed-up therapist with her specialty being counseling the celebrities. The series was jam-packed with guest-star appearances from huge stars like Seinfeld, Whoopi...

The villainy continues to grow in the land of "The Three Stooges."

First came word that Stephen Collins will be making life miserable for Larry, Moe and Curly as the evil Mr. Harter. Now comes word that Craig Bierko is up to no good as well, according to Deadline.

Bierko will be playing the role of Mac, one of the heavies looking to exploit the Stooges in the Farrelly Brothers-directed slapstick comedy that seems to gain itself at least one new cast member per day lately.

Bierko joins a cast that includes Chris Diamontopoulos (Moe), Sean Hayes (Larry), Will Sasso (Curly), Jane Lynch (Mother Superior) and Larry David (Mother Mengele).

Bierko now adds "The Three Stooges" to his comedy resume, which already includes "Scary Movie 4" (he was one of the few actually funny elements of an otherwise painfully unfunny movie), "For Your Consideration" and "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star.

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Steve Landesberg, who played dry, intellectual detective Arthur Dietrich on the classic ABC sitcom 'Barney Miller,' has died.

Landesberg passed away in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer. He was 65.

Aside from his role on 'Barney Miller,' Landesberg was also a veteran stand-up comic and writer. He wrote several episodes of the Starz series 'Head Case,' and played Dr. Finkelstein on the show. He also had a regular role on 'Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers' and made appearances on 'The Golden Girls,' 'Ghost Whisperer,' 'That '70s Show,' 'American Dad,' 'Harvey Birdman, Attorney-At-Law,' 'Law & Order,' The Rockford Files' and many others.

His last role was in a 2009 episode of 'The Cleaner.'

 

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Steve Landesberg, best known to television audiences as Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich on the '70s sitcom "Barney Miller," died today following a long battle with cancer. He was 65 years old.

Landesberg joined the regular cast of "Barney Miller" in its second season, distinguishing Dietrich from the rest of the Greenwich Village police station's motley crew of detectives by making him the intellectual straight man and a likable know-it-all. Although movie buffs may recognize Landesberg from his recent appearance in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, in which he played Peter Bretter's pediatrician, the veteran character actor portrayed Dietrich on the classic ABC sitcom until the end of the series' run in 1982. Landesberg even reprised the role for the short-lived "Barney Miller" spinoff "Fish," a vehicle for fellow castmember Abe Vigoda.

Born November 23, 1945, in New York, NY, Landesberg's father owned a grocery store, and his mother was a milliner. Landesberg started out in show business doing stand-up, and he also performed with an improvisational group called The New York Stickball Team.

After "Barney Miller" went off the air, the actor did extensive voice-over work, as well as making numerous guest appearances on a variety of television series including "The Golden Girls," "Seinfeld,""Everybody Hates Chris," and a featured guest appearance in an episode of A&E's "The Cleaner." His most recent regular role was Dr. Myron Finkelstein on the Starz original comedy "Head Case," for which he co-wrote seven episodes.

Landesberg is also credited with the quote "Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense."...

Steve Landesberg, the veteran character actor who played Arthur Dietrich on TV's "Barney Miller" and more recently starred in "Forgetting Sarah Marhsall," has died. He was 65. Landesberg died of cancer, according to TMZ. Landesberg's agent did not respond to TheWrap's requests for confirmation. Landesberg joined "Barney Miller" in the show's second season and remained a key figure there, playing the bookish and widely knowledgeable detective Dietrich. His post-"Barney Miller" career included roles on "The Golden Girls," "Seinfeld," "Everybody Hates Chris," "Head Case" and others. He played a pediatrician in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." "Barney...

Showtime has picked up Lisa Kudrow's "Web Therapy," billed as her original online comedy series to air in 2011. Kudrow plays a self-professed psychotherapist who treats patients via webcam in sessions that are way too brief to ever make any material progress in her clients. lives. The series is eerily similar to the brillant "Head Case" from Starz Originals that stars Alexandra Wentworth as Dr. Goode, a narcissistic, so-called psychotherapist that is too busy to really listen and advise her star-studded roster of patients. This similar in feel series for Showtime was conceived and is executive produced by Kudrow and her producing partners Dan Bucatinsky and director/producer Don Roos, all of whom executive produce NBC.s .Who Do...

Long forgotten passion and hidden emotions unexpectedly reignite with hilarious results in It’s Complicated, coming to Blu-rayâ„¢ Hi-Def, DVD and Download to Own on April 27, 2010 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Two-time Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep (nominated again this year for Julie and Julia), Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Alec Baldwin (“30 Rock,” The Departed) and Emmy® winner Steve Martin (The Pink Panther, Baby Mama) star in the latest smart, funny, feel-good comedy that’s the perfect gift for Mother’s Day from Oscar® nominated writer and director Nancy Meyers (Something’s Gotta Give, The Holiday, What Women Want).

It’s Complicated also features John Krasinski (“The Office”), Lake Bell (“Boston Legal”), Mary Kay Place (Youth in Revolt), Rita Wilson (Big Dogs), Alexandra Wentworth (“Head Case”), Hunter Parrish (17 Again)and Zoe Kazan (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) in this light-hearted story of a woman whose life has it all...

Michelle Arthur, Bob Balaban, David Harbour and Lea Thompson have joined the cast of "The Convincer," now in production from Werc Werk Works.

Written by Jill and Karen Sprecher and directed by Jill Sprecher, the crime drama, shooting on locations around Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., stars Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin and Billy Crudup in the tale of a desperate insurance salesman scheming to get possession of a rare violin.

Mary Frances Budig, Christine Walker and Elizabeth Redleaf are producing.

Arthur most recently appeared in and wrote for the Starz sitcom "Head Case." Balaban's credits include "Howl," also produced by Werc, as well as "Gosford Park" and "Waiting for Guffman." Harbour recently appeared in "State of Play" and "Revolutionary Road." Thompson is best known for the sitcom "Caroline in the City" and the "Back to the Future" trilogy.

Head Case revolves around a therapist who works with celebrities in Los Angeles. The performers sometimes have to deal with big professional disappointments, like when their TV shows are cancelled. Unfortunately, the actors on the Starz series now have firsthand knowledge of how that feels.

Alexandra Wentworth stars as Dr. Elizabeth Goode, an unapologetically frank therapist. Her unconventional methods have made her the "It" counselor in Hollywood and her practice has thrived. Regular performers on the series also include Steve Landesberg, Michelle Arthur, Candace Dean Brown, Rob Benedict, and Aris Alvarado.

The Starz series debuted in April of 2007 as 10-minute vignettes and evolved into half-hour episodes. Head Case became a showcase for performers who wanted to play themselves and get some "tough love" onscreen. Those that have been "helped" include Andy Dick, Greg Grunberg, Jeff Probst, Tori Spelling, Tom Sizemore, Jason Lewis, Sean...

We just discovered that the comedian known as Luenell may be the next comedian to be tapped for her own reality show and star in another new film. You may remember her from touring on the Katt Williams comedy tour several years ago and in last year’s comedy filmBorat.

Well, we discovered that Luenell is also going to be in the new film titled All About Steve starring Sandra Bullock which opens in theatres everywhere on September 4th. If you remember, Luenell was also seen in Californication, VH1's I Love The New Millennium, Reality Bites Back, performing on Martin Lawrence 1st Amendment Standup, Chocolate News, Spring Breakdown and Head Case, just to name a select few.

No word yet on which network the reality show will be broadcast on but as soon as we find out we will let you know.

Questions or comments? Please email thehumormill.info@gmail.

Season two of the hit A&E original scripted drama series The Cleaner, starring Benjamin Bratt, Grace Park, Amy Price-Francis and Esteban Powell premieres Tuesday, June 23 at 10Pm Et/Pt. The second season will feature thirteen one-hour episodes.

In its first season, on a weekly three telecast cume basis, The Cleaner averaged 4.2 million total viewers, 2.4 million adults 25-54 and 2.2 million adults 18-49 in primetime, becoming the number one original drama in A&E history.

Inspired by the true story of real life "extreme interventionist" Warren Boyd, who also co-executive produces the series, The Cleaner stars Bratt as William Banks, a recovering addict who must balance his unwavering dedication to helping others get clean with an increasingly rocky personal life and the ghosts of his addictions. Banks and his teammates Akani Cuesta (Park) and Arnie Swenton (Powell) employ an unconventional - and often by any means necessary - approach to getting...

The best comedies of late on the smallscreen are coming to an end tonight on Starz. This makes me very sad. "Head Case" and "Party Down" are truly original, hilarious shows that feature fiercely talented ensemble casts. "Head Case" is headed up by the brilliant Ali (Alexandra) Wentworth, who leads a cavalcade of top stars through an exercise of improv and comedic thinking on their feet. My favorite moment hands down from this season has to be the Dr. Myron Finkelstein (Steve Landesberg) Hasidic kidnapping and subsequent "torture" annoyance scene, which sets up tonight's episode where Dr. Goode travels back to New York City to get Finkelstein out of his .mistaken identity. trouble. While there, Dr.

I am picking 10 winners this week so this is your absolute last call to enter and win! This go around we have 10 Copies of Head Case on DVD up for grabs. Meet Dr. Elizabeth Goode, Ph. D (Alexandra Wentworth), a brash and judgmental therapist who uses her own unconventional methods of therapy to treat the elite of the entertainment, sports and music industries. Her unique brand of treating the celebrity psyche has made her the “it” therapist in Hollywood and NY with an undeniably thriving practice. Rosanna Arquette, Andy Dick, Ione Skye, Lea Thompson, Richard Kind, James Dent...

Jerry Seinfeld will guest star on the season finale of the Starz comedy series "Head Case," and we now have a clip of his appearance. It features Seinfeld defending his strange sexual practices. [via CinemaBlend] The episode is called "The Big Book," in which Dr. Goode travels to NYC where she sorts through some issues with a new patient (Seinfeld). Back in La, she is approached about a book deal. The "Head Case" season finale airs Friday, May 22nd at 10:00pm on Starz. Clip:...

If you have not tuned into Starz for "Party Down" and "Head Case," shame on you. The Friday night comedic TV tag team is a no miss event, and next week will see the finales aired for both shows. Starz sent Monsters and Critics tomorrow's new episodes teasers of their original series "Head Case" and "Party Down." Jennifer Coolidge has a guest starring role in "Party Down," the series that shows the unglamorous reality for working actors in the world of catering, and "Head Case" features Jason Lewis and others in the Alexandra Wentworth's unscripted satire on high priced self-help gurus to the stars. WWE star Batista explains that outside of wrestling he's a normal guy who was raised...

Mark Burnett Productions has agreed to bring Starz show Head Case to audiences outside the Us. The TV producer has started talks with countries such as the UK, Argentina and Columbia about local adaptations of the cable show, according to Variety. The Us version, starring Alexandra Wentworth as an "It" therapist, has featured real-life guest stars such as Hugh Hefner, Geri Halliwell and Jerry Seinfeld as patients on her couch. Shows in each region will reportedly be as celebrity-driven as their American (more)...

Starz channel owns Friday night for comedy. Their bright spot original comedy series are "Head Case" and "Party Down." Starz has sent over some clips for tonight's episodes. "Case" stars improv comedian Alexandra Wentworth as Dr. Elizabeth Goode, a narcissistic $450-an-hour therapist whose own issues trump her famous clients she treats in Beverly Hills. Unscripted and improvised episodes feature Goode (and her office-mate Dr. Myron Finklstein, played by Steve Landesberg) violating every ethical Doctor-patient rule. Goode entertains her "patients" Macy Gray, Jerry Seinfeld, Janeane Garofalo, James Denton, Paulina Porizkova, Kevin Nealon, designer Isaac Mizrahi and magician Lance Burton this season. On this week's "Head Case," Kevin Nealon realizes he might need to see a real doctor, not a...

.Celebrities have the fantasy of building a castle in their minds, I.m here to collect the rent.. Tabloid journalism has given people the idea that stars have problems. Standing in line to check out groceries, one can read healines of all manner of shocking happenstances in the lives of the rich and famous. What if even an iota of this is true? Wouldn.t these people need a special professional to take on their problems and offer counseling? Meet Dr. Elizabeth Goode (Alexandra Wentworth) - a woman who is ready to take on the challenges in the lives of the stars. As I have said before, cringe comedy is not my thing, and there are some very .cringe.

Its amazing what a little "gay flavoring" will do for a TV series' exposure. (At least around here!) Apparently the comedy Head Case has been airing on Starz for 3 whole seasons and I've never even heard of the darn thing.

That's a little surprising, because based upon this weekend's episode it seems exactly the sort of thing I'd watch.

HeadCase is an improvisational comedy which follows Hollywood therapist Dr. Jane Goode (Alexandra Wentworth). You sit it on her counseling sessions with various celebrities willing to poke fun at their public image. 

Friday's episode featured amusing appearances by Desperate Housewives' show runner Marc Cherry, and actors Kevin Rahm & James Denton.  The setup: Cherry wants the character Mike Delfino to go gay, only he is getting a lot of resistance from Denton, the actor who plays him. Rahm is there to help convince Denton that going gay is a logical step for his character.

Monsters is giving you a heads up about Friday's (March 27) new episodes of hit comedies "Head Case" and "Party Down" on Starz. "Veronica Mars" alums Jason Dohring and Alona Tal make special guest appearances on "Party Down" this week too. On "Party Down" tonight, the team is catering a California College Conservatives Union Caucus event and learn about scoring with Republicans. On "Head Case", guest star Larry Miller addresses his Little League induced rage problems with Dr. Goode and Lola gets hit on by the wedding planner, and, Gary Grunberg gets his weird on with Dr. Goode, and James Denton also makes an appearance. Video Teases courtesy of Starz: Roman praises California College Conservatives Union Caucus member for...

New contest time. This go around we have 10 Copies of Head Case on DVD up for grabs which hit dvd March 17, 2009! Meet Dr. Elizabeth Goode, Ph. D (Alexandra Wentworth), a brash and judgmental therapist who uses her own unconventional methods of therapy to treat the elite of the entertainment, sports and music industries. Her unique brand of treating the celebrity psyche has made her the “it” therapist in Hollywood and NY with an undeniably thriving practice. Rosanna Arquette, Andy Dick, Ione Skye, Lea Thompson, Richard Kind, James Denton, David Alan Grier, Greg Grunberg, Monica P...

Starz network show "Head Case" is one of the best comedies on television. The unscripted show is a poke in the kishkas to the cloistered, indulgent world of the already self-absorbed celebrities who need someone to unload on, and the overpaid gurus that service them. Enter Dr. Elizabeth Goode, (Alexandra Wentworth), an Ivy-league narcissistic Wasp-y psychiatrist who uses each clients' $450.00-an-hour session as a window into her own set of issues de jour. The judgmental and argumentative Dr. Goode has an A to D-list roster of luminaries who seek answers, and wind up leaving with more questions. "Head Case" was launched in 2007 as a ten-minute segment. The genuinely funny, unscripted series has grown into a real...

Season 1 of Head Case is on DVD March 17...10 IESB readers will win one of their very own! Enter the contest now!

{sidebar id=1}Season One DVD in stores March 17, 2009 - Meet Dr. Elizabeth Goode, Ph. D (Alexandra Wentworth), a brash and judgmental therapist who uses her own unconventional methods of therapy to treat the elite of the entertainment, sports and music industries.

Her unique brand of treating the celebrity psyche has made her the .it. therapist in Hollywood and NY with an undeniably thriving practice.

Rosanna Arquette, Andy Dick, Ione Skye, Lea Thompson, Richard Kind, James Denton, David Alan Grier, Greg Grunberg, Monica Potter, Joel Madden, Christopher Lloyd, Jason Lewis, Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan, Ahmet Zappa, Trudie Styler, Cindy Margolis and Jeff Goldblum guest star as themselves in this Starz Originals series that the New York Post hails as .unscripted, unusual, funny and real!.

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Therapy gets unconventional when Head Case: Season One arrives on DVD from Starz / Anchor Bay and M&C.s giving away 10 copies. Meet Dr. Elizabeth Goode, Ph. D (Alexandra Wentworth), a brash and judgmental therapist who uses her own unconventional methods of therapy to treat the elite of the entertainment, sports and music industries. Her unique brand of treating the celebrity psyche has made her the .it. therapist in Hollywood and NY with an undeniably thriving practice. Rosanna Arquette, Andy Dick, Ione Skye, Lea Thompson, Richard Kind, James Denton, David Alan Grier, Greg Grunberg, Monica Potter, Joel Madden, Christopher Lloyd, Jason Lewis, Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan, Ahmet Zappa, Trudie Styler, Cindy Margolis and Jeff Goldblum guest...

DVD Playhouse—March 2009

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Allen Gardner

Let The Right One In (Magnolia) An awkward 12 year-old boy, ignored by his mother and the target of bullies, finds himself drawn to his new neighbor: a girl his own age who only appears at night, and seems herself to be as lonely an outcast as he. Haunting film from Sweden is best described as The 400 Blows meets Nosferatu, and contains some of the most haunting imagery of any film in recent memory. Truly a unique and memorable work. Bonuses: Deleted scenes; Featurette; Photo and poster gallery. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.

Paramount Centennial Collection Paramount offers two more classic titles, restored, remastered and loaded with extras. Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch A Thief stars Cary Grant as a retired jewel thief trying to enjoy his sunset years on the French Riviera with a minimum of drama, until he catches the eye of a high-maintenance heiress (Grace Kelly,...

All Star Guest Lineup to Include; Playboy Mogul Hugh Hefner, Recording Artist Macy Gray, Wwe Star Dave Batista, SNL Alum Kevin Nealon and Many More! Englewood, Colo. - October 9, 2008 - Dr. Elizabeth Goode is back in session, as Starz Entertainment announces start of production on 10 all-new episodes of acclaimed comedy series “Head Case.” The unscripted series returns with an all-star lineup of celebrity guests this Spring 2009. “Head Case” centers on Tinseltown’s “shrink du jour” Dr. Elizabeth Goode (Alexandra Wentworth, “In Living Color”). Judgmental and unconventional, but undeniably thriving as the “it therapist” to Hollywood’s celebrity elite, Dr. Goode’s days are filled with a who’s who from the world of entertainment, sports and music and this Spring is [...]...

Starz Entertainment has assembled a star-studded lineup of celebrity guests for the upcoming season of the unscripted comedy series "Head Case," which is starting production for a spring 2009 launch.

"Head Case," produced by Starz in association with Farrand/Bauer Prods., centers on Tinseltown's judgmental and unconventional Dr. Elizabeth Goode (Alexandra Wentworth), the "it therapist" to Hollywood's celebrity elite. Her clients next season will include Playboy kingpin Hugh Hefner and his girlfriend Bridget Marquardt, Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, "Weeds' " Kevin Nealon, "Survivor" host Jeff Probst, TV reality stars Tori Spelling and hubby Dean McDermott, singer Macy Gray, "CSI: NY's" Melina Kanakaredes and Wwe star Dave Batista.

"The true strength of this show stems from Ali Wentworth's natural comedic instincts and the ability to offer our talent an open forum, where improvised dialogue and creativity are always encouraged," said Starz exec vp Stephan Shelanski.

"Head Case" was created by Wentworth and Robert Bauer.