Two more season premieres tonight for another good night of television: ‘Desperate Housewives’ and ‘Brothers & Sisters’.
‘Desperate Housewives’ is back tonight for the beginning of its 4th season, and Nicollette Sheridan is back on Wisterian Lane despite storylines that indicated possibly otherwise. And Dana Delaney will join the cast this year.
When last season ended, Edie appeared to have committed suicide, Gabby got married to a politician who only married her for the Hispanic vote, Lynette learned she has cancer, Bree was faking a pregnancy to cover-up her daughter’s pregnancy, and Mike and Susan finally got married.
When this season begins, the big mystery will involve Dana Delaney and her family and the reason they left Wisteria Lane years ago. Also, there’s a rumor that Susan will get pregnant this season.
Season Premiere Tonight at 9 pm EST/8 pm CST on ABC
Also on ABC, ‘Brothers & Sisters’ returns for its 2nd season. After taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama, Sally Field promises to deliever again this time around. Her speech focused on mothers and war, and the second season will relate as Sally Field’s character deals with her son’s deployment to Iraq.
Season Premiere Tonight at 10 pm EST/9 pm CST on ABC
Other shows premiering tonight:
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - 8 pm EST on ABC
American Dad - 9:30 pm EST on FOX
Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos
Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty
Outstanding Lead Actor on a Drama Series
James Spader, Boston Legal
Hugh Laurie, House
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos
Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Tony Shaloub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Mariska Hargitay, Lay & Order: SVU
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Minnie Driver, The Riches
Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Houswives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
America Ferrara, Ugly Betty
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner, Boston Leagal
TR Knight, Grey’s Anatomy
Masi Oka, Heroes
Michael Emerson, Lost
Terry O’Quinn, Lost
Michael Imporioli, The Sopranos
Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jaime Pressly, My Name is Earl
Jenna Fischer, The Office
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers and Sisters
Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Aida Turturro, The Sopranos
Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos
Friday Eva Longoria and Tony Parker married in a civil ceremony in a Paris City Hall in accordance with French law, but the couple wanted a religious ceremony as well. Yesterday, in front of 250 friends and family, the two wed at the Church of Saint Germain l’Auxerrois across from the Louvre.
OK! will have the exclusive pics, but here’s a sketch of the wedding dress, a couture Angel Sanchez mermaid gown made of silk wool, with silk gazar metallic embroidery, a scoop back and a long train.
Wedding presents for the pair included personalized Oceanaut watches engraved with “Eve & Tony 07-07-07″, and $200 Fendi travel pillows. Eva’s bridesmaids received $395 Rafe Swarovski snakeskin clutches and female guests got a custom shade of L’Oreal Paris lipstick called Pink Romance.
Apparently, Edie Britt, Nicolle Sheridan’s character on “Desperate Housewives,” killed herself in the third season-ending cliffhanger. My wife and I don’t watch the show, but my mother-in-law loves it.
i literally leapt out of my seat at the very end of desperate housewives’s season three finale - did edie britt (played by nicollette sherdian) really hang herself after carlos (sexy ricardo chavira) found out her scheme to make him love her?!?
craziness!
oh my gosh - i still totally love this show and the return of bree (oh my marcia cross) on tonight’s episode totally set the stage for season four - poor gabby (ms. eva longoria) she found out that her new hubby was only interested in securing the latino vote in his race for governor - meanhwile susan (oh teri hatcher) finally found happiness with mike (hunky james denton) - last but not least lynnette’s (the incredible felicity huffman) mom joined in on the action & her daughter’s current marital problems - portrayed by the always awesome polly bergin!
I’m so excited, I can’t stand it.
Go read the rest of his thoughts at the link. He also fills you in on “Grey’s Anatomy,” which my wife and I actually do watch, although we’re one episode behind on the TiVo.
America Ferrera, star of the popular show (which I’ve never actually seen) “Ugly Betty” gets the cover and a photo shoot in something called “W” magazine, which I’ve never heard of.
America Ferrera’s first real showbiz experience was something of a letdown. At 16, after a decade of acting in school plays and drifting off each night to Hollywood dreams, she was cast in a Disney Channel movie about a junior high school dance team with the somewhat hilarious name of Gotta Kick It Up. At first, she was thrilled. “I love to dance, so I couldn’t believe I was getting paid to just dance all day. And there were four other girls in the cast, so that was fun. And you know the way you think when you’re a teenager: Disney Channel today, Oscars tomorrow!” she says with a laugh. But a few weeks into filming, she had what she describes as “a mini nervous breakdown.” “I just felt really empty,” she says. “I had achieved my dream, and it wasn’t totally fulfilling. I still had school problems, and I still had boy problems. My life was still my life. I guess I had been waiting to be turned into a swan.”
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Betty Suarez—the lead character in television’s Ugly Betty—is a style-challenged young Latina from Queens who lands a job as assistant to the editor in chief of a fashion magazine. The show is based on a Colombian telenovela called Yo Soy Betty, la Fea, which was a cultural phenomenon in Latin America and was adapted for markets around the world—everywhere from Israel to India—before being imported to the U.S. for the fall 2006 season. American audiences fell for the series almost immediately. Drawing roughly 14 million viewers a week, the show dominates its competitive Thursday night time slot and ranks as the most watched newcomer of the season. In January Ugly Betty won the Golden Globe for best TV comedy or musical series, and Ferrera herself—who dons a wig, fake brows and snap-on faux braces for her role—walked away with the statuette for best actress, beating out such veterans as Felicity Huffman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Two weeks later she took home a SAG award.
According to critics and those who work with Ferrera on Ugly Betty, such accolades were well deserved. “She’s one of the most charismatic people I’ve ever met,” says Salma Hayek, an executive producer of the show. “She’s also authentic. That’s a rare characteristic nowadays, and that’s why people are falling in love with her. I knew the minute that I saw her that she was a superstar.”
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What’s most interesting about America-as-Betty is the breadth of her appeal. The character has struck a chord with a remarkably diverse collection of fans— 12-year-old girls, gay men, Latinas, the fashion crowd—all of whom seem to want to adopt her as their mascot. The day after the Globes, for example, California Congresswoman Hilda Solis took to the floor of the House to, in her words, “commend America and everyone involved in Ugly Betty for helping to break down stereotypes and provide a role model for young Latinas.” A few months later, Out magazine put the cast on its cover under a headline that read, HOW UGLY BETTY BECAME THE GAYEST, BEST SHOW ON TV. In the accompanying story, Ferrera recounted the surreal experience of attending the West Hollywood Halloween parade—a big night for L.A.’s gay community—and seeing scores of guys dressed up as Betty. “Anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider can see themselves in her and feel represented,” she says. “And who hasn’t, at some point in their life, felt like they didn’t belong?”
The article and photo spread is called “Hot Betty” as a play on “Ugly Betty.” I’d say it was more like “Not All That Bad Looking Betty” or “Kinda Fugly for Hollywood But She’d Do in a Pinch Betty.”
MollyGood disagrees saying it should be “Slightly Chubby but Still Strikingly Beautiful Betty.” Usually, the gossip blogs are way too hard on really hot babes. Here, though, I think they’re grading on a curve because of the name of the show.
The 56th annual Emmy Award Nominations were announced this morning. And quite a few surprises I might add! Desperate Housewives was snubbed! EVERY one of them. (well, except for the creepy Betty - but not one of the main ladies!) And I can’t say I am just a slight bit giddy with delight. The show sucks. But am very upset by the fail to mention LOST as a contender in the Drama category. (Helloooo..they won last year!) And I might have myself a little cry over the fact that Veronica Mars was outed again, and the only Entourage hottie that made the list was Jeremy Piven. *sigh*
Here are some of the nominations. You can read the full list here.
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David as Himself
The King Of Queens, Kevin James as Doug Heffernan
Monk, Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk
The Office, Steve Carell as Michael Scott
Two And A Half Men, Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
Rescue Me, Denis Leary as Tommy Gavin
Six Feet Under, Peter Krause as Nate Fisher
24, Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer
The West Wing, Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
The Comeback, Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish
Malcolm In The Middle, Jane Kaczmarek as Lois
The New Adventures Of Old Christine, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell
Out Of Practice, Stockard Channing as Lydia Barnes
Will & Grace, Debra Messing as Grace
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series The Closer, Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson
Commander In Chief, Geena Davis as Mackenzie Allen
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
Six Feet Under, Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher
The West Wing, Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Arrested Development, Will Arnett as Gob Bluth
Entourage, Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold
Malcolm In The Middle, Bryan Cranston as Hal
Two And A Half Men, Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
Will & Grace, Sean Hayes as Jack
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Boston Legal, William Shatner as Denny Crane
Huff, Oliver Platt as Russell Tupper
The Sopranos, Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti
24, Gregory Itzin as President Charles Logan
The West Wing, Alan Alda as Arnold Vinick
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Cheryl Hines as Cheryl David
Desperate Housewives, Alfre Woodard as Betty Applewhite
My Name Is Earl, Jaime Pressly as Joy
Weeds, Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes
Will & Grace, Megan Mullally as Karen
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Boston Legal, Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt
Grey’s Anatomy, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang
Grey’s Anatomy, Chandra Wilson as Dr. Bailey
Huff, Blythe Danner as Izzy Huffstodt
24, Jean Smart as First Lady Martha Logan
Outstanding Comedy Series
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Office
Scrubs
Two And A Half Men
Outstanding Drama Series Grey’s Anatomy
House
The Sopranos
24
The West Wing
Outstanding Miniseries
Bleak House
Elizabeth I
Into The West
Sleeper Cell
Even though I run at Hollywood-dedicated blog, I didn’t watch the Oscars. Frankly, I don’t care what movies insiders think are good. I seldom agree.
Now, if you want to talk about how the hotties looked on the red carpet, that’s a whole ‘nother matter. AP Fashion Writer Samantha Critchell has a great roundup of who wore what and who shoulda worn something different. She thiinks Keira Knightley stole the show:
Keira Knightley proved to be fashion royalty at the Academy Awards. She wore a wine-colored, one-shoulder gown by Vera Wang that hit the right balance between youthful funkiness and movie-star glamour. The 20-year-old wore her strawberry blond hair in a loose ponytail, and she had on a one-of-a-kind necklace with emeralds, rubies and diamonds from the 1960s she chose from the Bulgari archives.
Knightley looks good, to be sure:
So do Charlize Theron and Salma Hayek. But then, what else is new?
One suspects Helena Bonham Carter was trying to distract attention from her escort:
Michelle Williams modeled herself after classic screen sirens, wearing a yellow chiffon gown with tulle pleats surrounding the V neck. On her arm was Heath Ledger in a classic bow-tie tuxedo, down to the white pocketsquare.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe looked like a superstar couple — she wore a gown with rows of silver beads and he was dressed in a three-piece suit with a black tie.
Felicity Huffman wore a supersexy black gown by Zac Posen with a plunging V neck, keyhole back, sheer panels on the side and pleated bodice and hem.
For Rachel Weisz, who is 7 months pregnant, comfort was important in picking her long, slinky black gown with cap sleeves — which also showed off significant cleavage. “My friend Narciso Rodriguez made me three dresses and I chose one this morning,” she said. Her Chopard emerald-cut diamond demi-drop earrings had round white diamond studs.
Jessica Alba, who was caught by the cameras touching up her Dior lipgloss, chose a tight gold Versace halter gown with floral beading that she said “fit like a glove,” and Jane Seymour was in a champagne satin halter gown with jeweled accents on the bodice by Pamella Roland.
Sandra Bullock and Amy Adams both picked gowns with pockets. Bullock’s navy gown was by Angel Sanchez and Adams’ chocolate brown gown with ribbon applique was by Carolina Herrera. Adams even borrowed Herrera’s own aquamarine dangling earrings.
Charlize Theron’s forest-green, handpainted gown with a bow on one shoulder was designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior. She said the leather silk satin fabric was “insane” — but some might have said that about the too-big bow.
Jennifer Lopez was in a lighter green gown with a fitted bodice that laced up in the back like a corset.
Ziyi Zhang picked a Giorgio Armani gown fresh off the runway: a black scalloped seashell-shaped lace bustier with jet beading worn with a gray Swarovski crystal encrusted full crinoline skirt. Hilary Swank was in a sweetheart-style black strapless gown by Versace.
Jennifer Aniston was in a black tank gown by Rochas with a long train and a vintage platinum-and-diamond Bulgari necklace from the 1930s. Makeup artist Angela Levin, calling Aniston “a sun-kissed angel,” emphasized her eyelashes with a not-yet-available Chanel mascara.
Nicole Kidman was in a cream-colored strapless gown with beautiful delicate embroidery, and Naomi Watts wore a nude-colored, one-shoulder gown with frayed fabric on the top by Givenchy. As the model in jeweler David Yurman’s new ads, Watts’ rose quartz-and-diamond earrings and a rose quartz ring were made especially for her.
Jennifer Garner wore a halter-style, hand-embroidered Michael Kors gown in nude-colored tulle featuring Swarovski crystals and sterling silver flowers.
Jada Pinkett Smith was in a bright blue strapless column gown by Roberto Cavalli. “I just wanted to be a little vibrant and a little sexy on the carpet,” she said. Husband Will Smith chimed in, “That’s my wife in the dress. It becomes difficult to notice the dress itself.”
Salma Hayek had on a slate blue gown, and her hair was long and loose.
One of the biggest misses of the night was Helena Bonham Carter. Her off-the-shoulder, tea-length blue satin gown was fine but her bed-head hair and clunky white shoes were not.
Oscar.com fashion analyst Tom Julian was a fan of Meryl Streep’s plum V-neck gown with long sleeves that she wore with dangling earrings. Julian also noted that the shape of the Oscar gowns shifted to full skirts from the more formfitting styles at the award shows earlier in the season.
As for the men, George Clooney was trying to be sarcastic when he told E!’s Isaac Mizrahi “I’m very stylish,” but he indeed was in his Armani two-button peak lapel tuxedo.
i literally leapt out of my seat at the very end of 
