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A Murphy Brown reunion!
Seriously? OMG! WTF? —
CBS’s Early Show got the cast of Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen, Charles Kimbrough, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto and Grant Shaud) together again for a reunion and we learned some interesting things about the show. I can’t believe that the network wanted Heather Locklear to play the role of Murphy Brown. Instead of lasting 10 seasons it would have only lasted 10 episodes. And on the 10 year note, even though it has been over 10 years since the show ended, it was nice to see that the cast was still just as chummy as they were back when ...
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Random TV Titbits That Are News to Us!
the TV addict —
On this morning’s edition of THE EARLY SHOW, MURPHY BROWN star Candice Bergen revealed that Heather Locklear was in fact the network’s first choice to play the show’s titular character.
This Thursday, WILL & GRACE alum Megan Mullally will drop by PARKS AND RECREATION to play the ex-wife of Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman), who according to the Pawnee politico himself “was programmed by someone from the future to destroy all happiness.” More surprising still, Mullally is Offerman’s wife in ...
Feminist Flashback: A Look Back at Murphy Brown
Women & Hollywood —
The Early Show on CBS hosted the cast of Murphy Brown for a reunion. God, I loved that show. Can we please get another show like this? Pretty please. Maybe we can convince Diane Sawyer to create a new show. I promise to get everyone I know to watch it even if it is only half as good as Murphy.
Here an interesting tid-bit I picked up. CBS wanted Heather Locklear to play Murphy. Can you believe that? No offense to Heather but she would have sucked as Murphy Brown. Thank god that Diane English fought for Candice Bergen. Seems that none of the cast members were at the top of CBS’ list. Glad the suits didn’t win ...
