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» May 15, 2002

"Without a Trace" officially picked up by CBS

Great news! "Without a Trace" has been picked up for the CBS 2002 Fall schedule, and will air on Thursdays at 10pm, right after "CSI". Here's some information about the show and cast from CBS.com:

ABOUT THE SHOW

When someone has vanished, every second counts-to the family, to the victim, to the police, to the bad guys.

CSI producer Jerry Bruckheimer strikes again in WITHOUT A TRACE, a suspense and mystery series that focuses on an FBI task force created solely to track down missing persons by applying advanced psychological profiling and old-fashioned police work. From the reconstruction of the DOD (day of disappearance) to the last 24 hours of a missing person's life leading up to that disappearance, the team peels back the layers of the victims' lives and pieces together the puzzles of their often troubled situations.

PRODUCTION

Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Productions

Executive Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Ed Redlich, David Nutter, Hank Steinberg

ABOUT THE CAST

Anthony LaPaglia: Jack Malone
Enrique Murciano: Danny Taylor
Poppy Montgomery: Samantha Spade
Marianne Jean-Baptiste: Vivian Johnson
Eric Close: Martin Fitzgerald

» April 12, 2002

Poppy has a spot on the CBS pilot for "Vanished"

Poppy is a cast member for the pilot of the potential CBS show "The Untitled Jerry Bruckheimer Project", aka “Vanished". It comes from the same producers as last year's hit "CSI", and it focuses on a team of New York FBI operatives who specialize in locating missing persons. It's written by Hank Steinberg and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Poppy plays the role of Samantha Spade, and the pilot episode began filming on March 11th, and (according to TVTome.com) could possibly air on CBS in September. Visit AintItCool.com for a spoiler of the pilot, and for more information or to talk about the show, here's a Yahoo! Group for you to join (not affiliated with this site): Vanished.

» April 2, 2002

"Glory Days" unofficially cancelled

Kevin Williamson's "Glory Days" are over at the WB as the network has pulled the show due to its three extremely low rated broadcasts in the Monday, 9:00/8:00c time slot. The series' 2.3/3, 2.2/3 and 2.3/3 overnight scores mark the lowest rated first run ratings in its time slot all season, with only a Christmas Eve repeat of "Gilmore Girls" and dual "Raising Dad" encores on New Year's Eve ranking lower overall. The WB will sub repeats of "7th Heaven" in for the series for the first two weeks of April leading up to the return of "Angel" on April 15. The network still had four episodes of "Glory Days" in the can. The move marks a strong rallying cry for "Angel," who's repeat broadcasts topped "Glory Days" first-run ratings in its time slot.

[source: thefutoncritic.com]

» March 8, 2002

"Glory Days" moving to Monday nights

"Glory Days" will be moving to Monday nights at 9pm eastern/pacific, 8pm central, right after "7th Heaven". The WB is moving it to Monday nights--in the former time slot of "Angel"--in an attempt to gain higher ratings for "Glory Days". Be sure to watch it this Monday--there is an ALL NEW episode airing titled "There Goes the Neighborhood", where Mike (Eddie Cahill) becomes suspicious of a new family in the neighborhood and decides to investigate.

» February 26, 2002

"Glory Days" not cancelled

Despite recent rumors, the WB is not canceling Kevin Williamson's struggling suspenser, Glory Days — but there has been a backstage shakeup. The Frog has cut this season's order down to just 10 episodes, instead of the 13 originally requested. As previously reported, Glory will leave its Wednesday night post-Dawson's Creek timeslot, moving to Mondays at 9 pm/ET after 7th Heaven beginning on March 11. "We're going to see if we can find a more considerable audience there," a WB exec tells TV Guide Online, insisting that their ax isn't hovering over the series: "We're still trying to make it work."

[source: tvguide.com]

» February 25, 2002

Enter "Unearth the Mystery" for a chance to win a trip to meet the cast of "Glory Days"

AOL's Web Brands Let Fans 'Unearth the Mystery' of the WB's New Suspense Thriller 'Glory Days,' and Enter for a Chance to Win a Trip to Meet the Cast On Set in Vancouver

Fans of The WB's new suspense thriller television series "Glory Days" can "Unearth the Mystery" of the show thanks to a series of features, promotions and a sweepstakes running on AOL's leading Web brands including AOL Instant Messenger(SM), Netscape and CompuServe.

Through February 28th, AOL Instant Messenger(SM) ("AIM") will host a four-week "Unearth the Mystery" sweepstakes, offering fans a chance to win a Grand Prize trip to the set of the show in Vancouver, Canada, and a chance to meet the cast. Each week of the sweepstakes, twenty winners will be awarded prize packs that include special "Glory Days" apparel. For Official Rules and to enter the sweepstakes, go to: http://static.thewb.com/swp/glorydays/trivia/.

ICQ, Moviefone and MapQuest visitors will also have easy access to the sweepstakes through direct links to the entry page.

Set in the idyllic, small island town of "Glory Island" in the Pacific Northwest where eerie events and bizarre happenings are an everyday occurrence, "Glory Days" brings a scary murder mystery to the small screen each week. The main character, a down-on-his-luck writer named Mike Dolan, played by Eddie Cahill, returns to his hometown after having trashed it and its inhabitants in a best-selling novel about the events surrounding his own father's supposedly accidental death. Mike doesn't exactly get a hero's welcome upon his return, and soon gets embroiled in the mysteries lurking beneath the calm exterior of Glory Island. "Glory Days," from Kevin Williamson, creator of "Scream" and "Dawson's Creek," launched successfully in January for The WB and airs Wednesday nights at 9/8c.

As part of the "Glory Days" feature, Netscape.com and CompuServe allow users to show their hometown pride and build a free Web page about where they live -- the good, bad and the just plain strange. Netscape's newly launched "My Web Page" tool makes it easy to create your own Web page in a few easy steps. How weird or wonderful are your neighbors? Head to the "Hometown Hall of Fame" and rave about the "Hometown Hero" or rant about the "Village Idiot". Here's your chance to spill the beans on your un-neighborly townspeople, or shout from the mountaintop about a local hero. (No real names, please!).

Also on the Netscape.com and CompuServe Entertainment Channels, visitors can find a host of "Glory Days" interactive content and links to the sweepstakes in a special area dedicated to the show. Browse the photo gallery to meet the cast and learn more about the characters. Have a fascination with unsolved mysteries or wish you were a super sleuth? Use the message boards to talk about your all-time favorite mystery books, movies and series and give feedback on what you think of "Glory Days."

"We're giving fans a whole new way to learn about 'Glory Days' and a chance to get a close-up glimpse into its mystery," said Jim Bankoff, president of AOL Web Properties. "We look forward to bringing the suspense of the show to the widest audience on the Internet."

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