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A Dream Becomes Reality: 90210 THE NEXT GENERATION
Sure we’ve dreamed about it, fantasized about its possible return, developed elaborate scripts ideas complete with character bios and costume designs, but until this morning, we never believed it would actually happen. In fact, if this news actually pans out, CW President Dawn Ostroff could very well make up for the cancellations of EVERWOOD, VERONICA MARS, GIRLFRIENDS and JACK & BOBBY in one fowl swoop! Ready for it? According to the Hollywood Reporter, “The CW is developing a c...   [read the full post]

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May of 2009

 

Rate The CW announces fall schedule: 'Melrose Place' paired with '90210'

Original at Entertainment Weekly external link    Thu, May 21

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Wow i cann't blieve CW first Girlfriends is cancelled and now the Game is gone. Who is still watching One Tree Hill? All of the shows on the network are startin 2 look alike they r goin 2 lose alot of their viewers because of their failure to include ...

Rate 'Game' over

Original at S2Smagazine.com external link    Thu, May 21

 MD “The Game” had originally been introduced as a special episode of “Girlfriends” just before UPN and WB formed the CW. In its last season the sitcom had taken a more dramatic turn, so the proposed format makeover would have made sense. ...

Rate The CW picks three newbies for fall

Original at From Inside the Box external link    Thu, May 21

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Thanks a lot CW! But don't worry. I'm sure black people who were fans of "Girlfriends" and "The Game" (even though I personally thought both shows were garbage) will forgive you. Not! I think it's time for The CW to pack it in and just go away. ...

Rate Mowry, Hall, The Game Cancelled at CW!

Original at Singersroom external link    Wed, May 20

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 NY The only thing we can say is “at least they closed the show out with a nice finale”…something that was not done for “Girlfriends” (not over that one either !!!!!). With 'The Game' officially canned, The CW has officially rid itself of every black ...

Rate 4 Black TV Shows We Shouldn't Have to Live Without

Original at Livesteez external link    Wed, May 20

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 NY Created by Mara Brock Akil (the same genius who brought us Girlfriends), this show transports us into the lives of professional football players and all their drama. The language, familiar to that in your own household, keeps audiences in stitches each ...

Rate Dogfighting Fight brings Vartan and Elizabeth to Tables

Original at Hollywood Today external link    Sun, May 17

 CA “Girlfriends” star Persia White, a vegan for eight years, talked to Hollywood Today about her dedication to the cause. “We are the voice for the unheard,” she says, and clarifies that she feels some of the guys involved in dog-fighting do love their ...

Rate Question of the Day – Girlfriends: The Movie?

Original at Bossip external link    Fri, May 15

 New York The rumors have been swirling about this possible Girlfriends movie, and we just heard from a source close to Mara Brock Akil, that she is not working on a script for the film as of now, and there is no set production in place…yet. ...

Rate TV Review: Star Trek: Captain's Log and more discussion of Trek

Original at TMR Zoo external link    Sun, May 10

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Joan Collins and Bill Shatner add to the classic “City On The Edge of Forever” while there are introductions and interviews with with Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula and Shatner. These films both left Ghosts Of Girlfriends ...

Rate 'Girlfriends' star puts $2M house on market

Original at San Francisco Chronicle external link    Sat, May 2

  USA - Ann Brenoff, Ann Brenoff Golden Brooks, who plays secretary-turned-acclaimed-author Maya Wilkes on the CW's "Girlfriends," has applied some of that same sass and splash to the house she has listed at $1999000. The Hollywood Hills contemporary has an open floor plan and a ...

Rate This Week on the Addict Network™

Original at thetvaddict/AXob (Feedburner) external link    Sat, May 2

By theTVaddict On the TV Addict: We offered up our predictions for NBC’s upcoming Up InFront, we interviewed PRIVATE PRACTICE’s Amy Brenneman and posted a first look at Leonard Nimoy on FRINGE. On the REEL Addict: We wondered whether or not the Summer Blockbuster season will live up to the hype, we review...

Rate Brooks of 'Girlfriends' lists home for $1999000

Original at Times & Transcript external link    Sat, May 2

 Canada - Ann Brenoff LOS ANGELES - Golden Brooks who plays secretary-turned-acclaimed-author Maya Wilkes on the CW's Girlfriends, has applied some of that same sass and splash to the house she has listed at $1999000. The Hollywood Hills contemporary has an open floor plan ...

April of 2009

 

Rate Film caps

Original at Monterey County Herald external link    Thu, Apr 30

 CA Century Cinemas at Del Monte in Monterey, Century and Maya Cinemas in Salinas. The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (PG-13) See the review on page 5. Century Cinemas at Del Monte in Monterey, Lighthouse in Pacific Grove, Century and Maya Cinemas in Salinas, ...

Rate Ato Kwamena Dadzie: Postcard from ‘Sin City' II

Original at news.myjoyonline.com external link    Sun, Apr 26

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 Ghana The MC, Tracee Ellis Ross, one of the lead actors in the TV sitcom ‘Girlfriends', strutted onto the beautifully-designed stage, wearing an exquisite red sleeveless dress. One of the first things she said was to emphasise that a strap on her upper right ...

Rate Broadcasters told to put on a happy face

Original at rbr.com external link    Mon, Apr 20

 Virginia His current shows are “The Game” on The CW and “Medium” on NBC, and “Girlfriends” just completed its final season on The CW. Grammer said he was just fortunate to have an eye for talent and a good story. Despite the growth of new platforms, ...

Rate Aviva Family and Children's Services to Honor Tracee Ellis Ross ... - PR Newswire

Original at prnewswire.com external link    Thu, Apr 16

Aviva Family and Children's Services to Honor Tracee Ellis Ross ... Award-winning actress, model and producer Tracee Ellis Ross is best known as the star of the hit sitcom "Girlfriends" that ran for eight seasons on The CW Network. It can still be seen in syndication throughout the US and the w...

Rate Kelsey Grammer To Be Honored

Original at WFMY News 2 external link    Tue, Apr 7

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Not only does Kelsey Grammer act, but he produces, directs and writes. He's executive producer of "Medium" and "The Game." And, he produced "Girlfriends." "Girlfriends" star, Tracee Ellis Ross, will emcee when her former boss gets the award April 20th ...

Rate Today’s picks

Original at Dispatch Online external link    Wed, Apr 1

 South Africa 1. SABC1, 11pm: Girlfriends – This programme features the intertwining lives of four very different African-American women living and working in Los Angeles – Joan, Maya, Toni and Lynn. They are more than just friends, they are girlfriends. ...

March of 2009

 

Rate THE TV COLUMN : What's a nice gal detective doing in Africa? Acting up

Original at Arkansas Democrat Gazette external link    Sun, Mar 29

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more than enough reason to perk up when the drama is based on a series of international best-sellers and the setting is the African country of Botswana and the star is the exceedingly gifted and talented actress/singer Jill Scott (Girlfriends). ...

Rate Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 03/15/09

Original at Luxist external link    Sun, Mar 15

 CA Actress Golden Brooks of TV's "Girlfriends" has placed her four-bedroom, home in the Hollywood Hills on the market for $1799900. The listing is here. --Baby Phat fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons has dropped the asking price of her home in the ...

Rate Golden Brooks lists Hollywood Hills home for $1799900

Original at Los Angeles Times external link    Mon, Mar 9

 CA Golden Brooks, who played Maya Wilkes on The CW's "Girlfriends," second from right, has listed her Hollywood Hills home for $1799900. The 'Girlfriends' star's contemporary-style house features an open floor plan and a chef's kitchen. ...

Year 2009

 

Rate CW Hands Out Early Renewals - No ‘Chris’ or ‘Game’ Included

Original at Comedy Centric external link    Thu, Feb 26

 Cambridge reality and that neither show goes the way of Girlfriends at the end of the 2007–2008 season (speaking of which: where is that alleged retrospective send-off special, by the way?). Only time — and The CW’s future complete renewal list — will tell. ...

Rate BET Networks Acquires Rights to Hit Series 'THE GAME' - PR Newswire

Original at sev.prnewswire.com external link    Mon, Feb 2

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BET Networks Acquires Rights to Hit Series 'THE GAME' Kelsey Grammer (Frasier, Girlfriends), creator Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends, Moesha, The Jamie Foxx Show), Kenny Smith (One on One, The Jamie Foxx Show) and ... BET gets into 'The Game' Variety BET to play The Game C21Media

Rate Pearl&#39;s Window: Creator of &quot;<b>Girlfriends</b>&quot; and &quot;The Game&quot; Brings New <b>...</b>

Original at Pearl's Window external link    Wed, Nov 19

By Miss Pearl Creator of "Girlfriends" and "The Game" Brings New Show to NBC. NBC is "Making Friends With Black People," a buddy comedy based on the 2006 book of the same name, about the state of race relations in the U.S. Mara Brock Akil and Salim ...

Rate Today’s picks

Original at Dispatch Online external link    Thu, Nov 13

 South Africa - Nov 13, 2008 SABC1, 8.30pm: Girlfriends – Joan and Lynn worry that Maya is in denial after her miscarriage and that she is not dealing properly with her grief. ...

Rate Girlfriends - The Fifth Season :: EDGE Boston

Original at EDGE Boston external link    Tue, Nov 4

The four best friends from L.A. are back in the fifth season of Girlfriends, which is currently on DVD. The 22 episode season aired from September 2004 to May 2005. Joan, Maya, Toni, and Lynn continued their winning streak on what was ...

Rate Today’s picks

Original at Dispatch Online external link    Thu, Oct 2

 South Africa - SABC1, 8.30pm: Girlfriends – Joan unexpectedly proposes to Aaron. He’s taken by surprise, and when he stumbles on his response, Joan decides the ...

Rate Today’s picks

Original at Dispatch Online external link    Thu, Sep 11

 South Africa - SABC1, 8.30pm: Girlfriends – Worried about William’s emotional state after his break-up with Monica, friends Maya, Joan and Lynn go to Chicago to persuade ...

Rate Some of Scott Sartiano’s Best Girlfriends Are Asian

Original at New York Magazine external link    Mon, Aug 25

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  USA - Scott’s had a well documented relationship with half Cuban Jamie Lynn Sigler. In a headline grabbing incident, Christian Curry threw Scott through a plate ...

Rate Wives & Girlfriends

Original at NASCAR external link    Fri, Aug 8

By intheknow Greg Zipadelli, the crew chief for Tony Stewart and the #20 Joe Gibbs Chevrolet, met his wife, Nan, in Old Forge, New York in 1995. Nan, who was a high school teacher at the time, knew nothing about racing, and when Greg told her he was a crew chief from Hartford, she thought he said that he went t...

Rate Preseason Football Rates for NBC Sunday

Original at Zap2it.com external link    Mon, Aug 4

By editorial@zap2it.com Repeats of "The Game" and "Girlfriends" finished the night for The CW. NBC's football ratings dipped a little to 4.4/8 at 10 pm, but that was still good enough to keep the top spot. A "Cold Case" repeat on CBS scored a 3.9/7, ...

Rate CBS Takes Back Sunday

Original at Zap2it.com external link    Mon, Jun 23    3 related articles

By editorial@zap2it.com The CW went with "The Game" and "Girlfriends." A second hour of "Dateline," 6.1/10, gave NBC sole possession of first place at 10 pm "The Unit" delivered a 4.6/8 for CBS, while "Desperate Housewives" posted a 2.1/4 for ABC. ...

Rate Girlfriends to the End

Original at Bossip external link    Tue, Apr 8    4 related articles

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By skyobercam In addition, [it is alleged that] The CW refuses to honor the contracts of the principal cast members and does not intend to pay the actors for the nine episodes that will not be taped. (more…) Posted by Bossip Staff Word is there will be no season finale episode for “Girlfriends”, and the cas...

Rate TV Hot Spot: News

Original at TV Hot Spot external link    Fri, Feb 15    2 related articles

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By Tv Hot Spot Host CW Returns With Original Episodes! Post by: Sal Source: Zap2It The CW may be saying goodbye to "Girlfriends", "WWE SmackDown!" and "CW Now," but several of its shows will return with all-new episodes now that the Writers' Strike has ended.

Rate The CW Comedy `Girlfriends' Ending

Original at Examiner.com external link    Thu, Feb 14    10 related articles

The CW's Monday night comedy series "Girlfriends," the longest-running live action comedy on network television, is ending after eight seasons, the show's creator announced on Thursday.

Rate Death of a sitcom

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Thu, Feb 14

This past Monday, The CW’s sitcom “Girlfriends” quietly passed into that good night, airing two barely-seen episodes that, given that the network isn’t bringing the show back even though the writers strike is over, served as the show’s swan song. This received scant attention, though M...

Rate Hottie Bracket, Round Two: The Women Advance!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at blogs.trb.com external link    Mon, Feb 11

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Round One was brutal -- we've already seen entire show casts eliminated from competition. Where, oh where, were the fans of Girlfriends and The Game? Only Tasha Mack and Kelly Pitts came even close to putting up a fight - and to be honest, we thought Tasha would have Claire Tolchuck for lunch....

Rate 'Prison Break' is running out of episodes

Original at Star-Telegram.com external link    Mon, Feb 4

Tonight, CBS launches a new sitcom, Welcome to the Captain, and returns the long-absent The New Adventures of Old Christine to the schedule. I review both on Page 1E. Elsewhere, Fox has an all-new scripted lineup, the CW has new episodes of Girlfriends and The Game, nonfiction programming...

Rate Jill Marie Jones Speaks on Toni Childs

Original at .::The Pop Culture Junkie::. external link    Wed, Jan 23

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By Melody With Girlfriends firmly in her past, Jill Marie Jones chats with Essence.com about her current projects and much talked about departure from the hit show that made her a household name, or well at least her character Toni Childs was…

Rate Jill Marie Jones Clears Up 'Girlfriends' Drama

Original at That Grape Juice external link    Tue, Jan 22

By Sam Jill Marie Jones, famed for her role as Toni Childs in CW sitcom 'Girlfriends', has finally spoken out the true reason behind her departure from the popular show in an interview with Essence. It marks the first time the actress has ...

Year 2007

 

Rate Monday Dec 24 09:00PM Girlfriends (Where Did Lynn-digo?)

Original at The CW Episode Guide external link    Thu, Dec 20

When Lynn (Persia White) meets Xander (guest star Quddus Phillipe), a cute student at UCLA, he asks her to perform at a rally raising awareness to save the environment. But when Lynn's manager gets her a gig at the House of Blues for the same day, she must decide where she will perform. Meanwhi...

Rate Whether or not 'Girlfriends' gets a ninth season, Mara Brock Akil ... - International Herald Tribune

Original at International Herald Tribune external link    Thu, Dec 13

Whether or not 'Girlfriends' gets a ninth season, Mara Brock Akil ...  France - Akil and the writers even wrote a final episode that tied everything together, including the lovelorn Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) getting a marriage proposal. ...

Rate 'Girlfriends' S8.8 Review: "Save the Last Dance"

Original at Oh Hell Yes! external link    Wed, Nov 21

By MAC This week's episode of Girlfriends had a good old-time feel that made me think of the silly girlfriends of years past. Seeing Joan, Maya, William, and Lynn on the dancefloor made me so happy to see the four of them being themselves and ...

Rate Dramatic Twists and Turns Coming Up on Eighth Season of 'Girlfriends'

Original at BuddyTV external link    Mon, Sep 24

Season 8 of the amazingly durable Girlfriends on The CW takes off next Monday, October 1 at 9pm. Creator Mara Brock Akil unleashed some major opening spoilers to Entertainment Weekly a few weeks ago.... (This is an excerpt only! ...

Rate Will Girlfriends have Toni Again?

Original at .::The Pop Culture Junkie::. external link    Tue, Aug 21

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By Melody With Girlfriends returning this fall for it's eight and final season [October 1st] everyone is wondering if Jill Marie Jones will reprise her role as Toni Childs. So Jawn Murray asked the best person, executive producer Mara Brock Akil that exact question...

Rate Life After Girlfriends - Jill Marie Jones in REDRUM

Original at The BV Entertainment Newswire Blog external link    Wed, May 30

By Wilson Morales s: While CW's Girlfriends lives on see a 8th season nexy year, one of its former star is quietly racking up on her new venture. Jill Maries Jones, who played Toni Childs and left the show in 2005, hasn't been seen ...

Rate What The CW's Girlfriends Needs Next Year

Original at Blogcritics external link    Thu, May 17

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By Matthew Milam By now you have probably heard that The CW has renewed the Tracee Ellis Ross-Persia White-Golden Brooks sitcom about three (previously four) African-American women in California for an eighth season. Given that the May 7 season finale could have passed for a series finale, there would h...

Rate 'Girlfriends' faces a choice ... and an end? - DetNews.com

Original at DetNews.com external link    Sun, May 6

Girlfriends' faces a choice ... and an end?  MI - It's fun to see Joan settle into a stable relationship," says Mara Brock Akil, 36, the creator, producer and show runner behind "Girlfriends. ...

Rate Tracee Ellis Ross weighs prospects for 'Girlfriends' future - Los Angeles Daily News

Original at Los Angeles Daily News external link    Thu, May 3

Tracee Ellis Ross weighs prospects for 'Girlfriends' future  CA - Girlfriends" ends its seventh season with an hour-long cliffhanger Monday night ---- as Tracee Ellis Ross' Joan character must weigh a marriage proposal. ...

Rate Finale fest - DetNews.com

Original at DetNews.com external link    Wed, May 2

Finale fest  MI - Girlfriends" (9 pm Monday, The CW, Channel 50): The one-hour finale places Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) in a love triangle. Whom will she choose? ...

Rate Bossip.com Gossip for the Hardcore: Henny Without Any Coke

Original at Bossip external link    Tue, Apr 10

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Girlfriends" Cast Honored: Golden Brooks, Tracee Ellis Ross and Persia White We Broke it Here First! Bobby Valentino Interview Gay BOSSIP BLOGROLL Thursday, October 19, 2006   "Girlfriends" Cast Honored: Golden Brooks, Tracee Ellis Ross and Persia White Posted by Bossip Staff

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