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MONDAY, August 20th, 2007
Santa Monica Party, 24 Delays and Hometown Pride!
(Source - Jarrod Adams, William Keck and Gina
Serpe)
Matt Sayles, AP
SANTA MONICA — Dr. Gregory House took his
aggression to a whole new level last month at an oceanfront party to
celebrate the launch of Fox and FX's new fall TV seasons.
Goofing around at the bash — held at Pacific Park, an amusement park
on the Santa Monica Pier — House's portrayer, the almost as ornery
Hugh Laurie, climbed inside a red bumper car and collided head on
into a car steered by co-star Omar Epps.
Mary Lynn slipped out of her pumps and into a harness to bungee up
and down on a trampoline. The two of them later tested their trigger
fingers with some video gaming at the Fox party at Santa Monica
Pier.
Clock Stops on 24!
For the second time in as many months, production on the seventh
season of 24 has been delayed while writers for the drama attempt to
play catch-up on plot points for the forthcoming season.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jack Bauer & Co. will now begin
their evildoer-foiling counterterrorism duties two weeks later than
initially planned, with the shooting start date pushed back from
Aug. 27 to Sept. 10.
The writing staff sought the postponement to complete enough scripts
to get a running start on the new season before the cameras begin to
roll.
The delay is yet another setback on what's shaping up to be quite
the trouble-plagued start to the fall TV season for Kiefer
Sutherland's real-time posse, which is coming off its worst received
season, both critically and in the ratings. To make matters worse,
Emmy voters failed to honor the perpetual nominee with a nod for
Best Drama Series. Sutherland did manage to scrape by with a Best
Actor in a Drama nomination, however.
Back in June, production on the upcoming season was initially
delayed when Fox honchos scrapped the planned Africa-set storyline
due to prohibitive costs, forcing producers back to the drawing
board for a new world-in-peril plot. While details are scarce about
the new season, producers have confirmed they are looking to break
with tradition and base the action in a city other than Los Angeles.
The powers that be have also indicated there will be some major
casting shakeups this year, with Sutherland's Bauer and Mary Lynn's
computer-savvy sidekick Chloe the only confirmed returning stars.
Last month, Fox announced that Tony winner Cherry Jones would be
joining the fold, signing on to play the series' inaugural female
commander in chief, President Allison Taylor.
Jack Bauer's seventh worst day of his life kicks off in January
2008.
Mary Lynn's Proud Hometown.
As you make your way in to one of the several
entrance points to the city of Trenton, Michigan you are now greeted
by the proud proclamation that Trenton is the hometown of Mary Lynn
Rajskub! The Mayor of Trenton, Gerald Brown presented Mary Lynn with
a copy of the new signs on June 4th in celebration of Mary Lynn
Rajskub Day. The signs are now officially located at all entrances
to the city. Congrats to Mary Lynn!Back To Index
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