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The comedy pilot Instant Mom, starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict was set to begin airing its 13 episode order on Nick at Nite, however, in a big twist, the series will debut on NickMom instead while repeats will be shown on Nick At Nite.
Instant Mom was created by Warren Bell and Jessica Butler, and will be the first scripted series for the primetime TV block.
According to Deadline, Bell and Butler are no longer involved in the production of the series. | Full Story
Tia Mowry and Christina Milian has landed a role on the airplane flight attendant comedy, Baggage Claim. Baggage Claim is playwright/director David E. Talbert’s rom-com based on his best-selling debut novel about a flight attendant with thirty days and thirty thousand miles to find a husband. Paula Patton is slated to star as the lead character in the film.
A synopsis for Baggage Claim Reads:
Pledging to keep herself from being the oldest and the only woman in her entire family never to wed, Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé. | Full Story
It looks as though Baggage Claim is shaping up a pretty decent cast and may be the next urban classic to hit the theaters.
Playwright/director David E. Talbert’s has recently extended invitations to Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Trey Songz, Lauren London, Tia Mowry and Djimon Hounsou to join his upcoming Baggage Claim comedy.
Baggage Claim, which already has Paula Patton, Derek Luke, and Octavia Spencer on board, will see Patton star as Montana Moore, a 35 year old unmarried flight attendant who is on a mission. | Full Story
Lauren London will join the cast of BET’s comedy The Game. The actress will appear as a series regular in the upcoming 6th season.
London joining the cast of The Game will fill the voided spot that Tia Mowry left when she departed the show last month. The actress will play a character named Kiera, who is “a former child star who is currently appearing in a Cosby Show-esque sitcom.”
The ATL star is an American film and television actress, model, and a casual music video actress. | Full Story
Now that Tia Mowry and Pooch Hall have decided to leave The Game there has been much anticipation on how the popular onscreen couple will be written out of the show.
Melanie (Mowry) and Derwin (Hall) had been struggling with how to proceed with their relationship facing a potential long distance scenario. In the season 5 finale, the couple had a touching moment where Melanie once again explained why she had to go after her dream. | Full Story
Pooch Hall and Tia Mowry have decided to leave The Game and now BET is scrambling to rework the cast and storyline to keep Season 6 of their hit show attractive to fans.
Mowry announced she was leaving the comedy drama a few weeks ago, followed by Hall a few days later. Both exits were due to involvements with other projects, according to a BET statement. Hall has reportedly signed on to do the Showtime pilot Ray Donovan. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
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Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
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