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Three cheers for the home team!

For those of you who are newer here, I work at ABC in the alternative department, which means we handle any and all reality shows on ABC—The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars, Wipeout, etc. Lots of stuff happening around these parts at the moment!

Emily’s season of The Bachelorette is almost done shooting and premieres May 14th.  That’s less than a month away!

In other Bachelor news, we’re gearing up for Bachelor Pad. While I can’t confirm any cast members, I can tell you that YOU have a chance to be on it. We’re opening it up to the public. You can apply HERE. Send me an email (but not your application) if you decide to apply!

And lastly, you may have heard about our new show Duets. In case you haven’t, it’s our new singing show featuring Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles, Lionel Richie, and Robin Thicke. The superstars each choose two people to mentor AND perform with week after week. Kinda like Idol, kinda like The Voice, but also kinda NOT because the judges are actually singing every show. Right now, the stars are traveling around the country trying to find their two contestants. Kelly recently auditioned two singers at her concert in San Diego. Check them out here and here. Jennifer did the same thing in Vegas. Check them out here and here. Be sure to tune in May 24th to see who made the final cut!

That’s all for now! Hooray for ABC!

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Lionel OUT, Legend IN

Remember when I told you about ABC’s new show, Duets?

There’s been an update.  Lionel Richie is out, John Legend is in.

We are all excited over here!

[PS last week was not at all stressful, and everything was totally normal, and if you, too, work behind the scenes of television you know that swapping out a major star 2 days before shooting is like, no big thing.]

But alas, the show must go on, and John is a welcome addition to the show! 

What do you think of the change?

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And another one!

My department just announced our new show. 

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A peak at ABC’s Fall Season…

And so it is! We announced all of our (scripted) renewals and pick-ups for next season. Today is our upfronts where Anne and Paul and company will give a presentation on our fall/spring schedule.

The new shows that will get a 2nd season: Last Man Standing, Suburgatory, Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23, Revenge, Once Upon a Time, and my personal favorite—Scandal!

The shows that go the ax: GCB, The River, Missing, and Pan AM.

Next fall/spring you can expect to see:

666 PARK AVENUE (drama)
Based on the book by Gabriella Pierce about a young couple who manages one of the most historic apartment buildings in New York City and unwittingly experience supernatural occurrences that complicate and endanger the lives of everyone in the building. Cast: Terry O’Quinn as “Gavin”; Dave Annable as “Henry”; Rachael Taylor as “Jane”, Vanessa Williams, Mercedes Masohn, Robert Buckley, Helena Mattsson

ZERO HOUR (drama)
Logline:A bizarre twist of fate pulls a man who’s spent 20 years as the editor of a skeptic magazine into one of the most compelling conspiracies in human history. Cast: Anthony Edwards, Scott Michael Foster as “Arron”; Addison Timlin as “Rachel”, Michael Nyqvist, Carmen Ejogo, Jacinda Barrett

THE LAST RESORT (drama)
Renegade crew of a nuclear submarine go on the run after defying an order given under strange and suspicious circumstances to deploy their weapons. They seek refuge at a NATO listening post and declare themselves the world’s smallest sovereign nation with nuclear capability. They then face the challenges of creating a new society while monitoring the movements of the world’s militaries. Cast: Andre Braugher as “Marcus Chaplin”; Daisy Betts as “Grace”; Dan Lissing as “Seal Officer James King”; Camille De Pazzis as “Sophie”; Sahr Ngaujau as “Mayor Julian Serrat”; Autumn Reeser as Kylie Sinclair; Scott Speedman as XO Sam Kendal; Dichen Lachman as “Tani”

NASHVILLE (drama) —If I were to put money on it, I’d say people are going to LOVE this show. A family soap set against the backdrop of the Nashville music scene that follows one star at her peak and one on the rise. Cast: Connie Britton, Sam Palladio as “Gunnar”; Clare Bowen as “Scarlett”; Jonathan Jackson as “Avery”; Powers Boothe as “Lamar”; Robert Wisdom as “Coleman Caldwell”; Hayden Panettiere as “Juliette”, Eric Close, Charles Esten

RED WIDOW (drama)
Based on the Dutch format, Red Widow centers on the widow of an assassinated criminal who is forced to adopt her husband’s role in a crime syndicate in order to protect her family. Cast: Radha Mitchell, Lee Tergesen, Luke Goss, Rade Sherbedzija, Wil Traval, Suleka Mathew, Jaime Ray Newman, Sterling Beaumon, Jacob Salvati, Erin Moriarty, Jakob Salvati, Anson Mount (guest star), Mido Hamada

THE NEIGHBORS (Single-Cam Comedy) Family moves into a beautiful, surprisingly affordable gated community in New Jersey only to discover that all the neighbors are literally from another planet. Cast: Lenny Venito as “Marty Weaver”; Simon Templeman as “Wilt Chamberlain”; Jami Gertz as “Debbie Weaver”; Toks Olagundoye as “Jackie Joyner-Kersee”; Tim Jo as “Joe Montana”; Isabella Cramp as “Abby Weaver”; Clara Mamet as “Amber Weaver; Ian Patrick as “Lennox Lewis”; Max Charles as “Max Weaver”

HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE (Single-Cam Comedy) Polly, a recently divorced single mom, moves in with her eccentric parents, Elaine and Max, a couple who’s full of life but knows no boundaries. Cast: Sarah Chalke as “Polly”; Brad Garrett, Elizabeth Perkins, Orlando Jones, John Dore, Rachel Eggleston, Rebecca Delgado Smith

RED VAN MAN (form. WHITE VAN MAN) (Single-Cam Comedy)
Based on the British format WHITE VAN MAN, the show centers on a man who is forced to put his dreams on hold in order to take over the family handyman business from his father. Cast: Kyle Bornheimer as “Jack”; JK Simmons as “Tony”; Jonny Pemberton as “Mason”; Edi Gathegi as “Darren”; Leah Remini as “Terry”

MALIBU COUNTRY (Multi-Cam comedy)
After her “good ‘ol boy” rock star husband cheats on her and burns through most of their money, Reba divorces him and moves her three lods and mom from Nashville to the only asset they have left – a little house in Malibu. There, she’ll try to reignite her own singing career and keep herself and her three kids from being corrupted by the materialistic and rarified Malibu world she now calls home. Cast: Reba McEntire as “Reba”; Lily Tomlin as “Shirley”; Sara Rue as “Kim”, Julietta Angelo, Justin Prentice, Owen Teague, Jai Rodriguez (recurring), Jeffrey Nordling

What are you looking forward to? And if you’re curious what DIDN’T get picked up, you can read about the rest here.

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LET’S DUET!

Feeling like you need to jazz up someone’s day?

Say to them, LET’S DUET!

It’s super fun. In celebration (and nervous anticipation) of our show launching tonight, we are using its catchphrase to an obnoxious amount around the office today.

At any given point today in hallways, kitchen, elevators, even the bathroom, you can hear:

LET’S DUET!

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Vegas is trying to kill me. Officially.

A week ago today, I was heading back from a Vegas “work trip” in the back of coworker Amy’s car certain I have a Vegas curse. Remember last year’s trip to the Billboard Music Awards resulted in this?

Long story short, a few nights out in Vegas resulted in high frequency hearing loss and a permanent ringing in both ears. Not even massive steroids could reverse the damage. This year, I vowed to take better care of myself. Lots of water. Plenty of sleep. Super sexy ear plugs AT ALL TIMES. The trip started out great. Here are some shots of Kelly Clarkson’s pre-party the night before the awards on Sunday:

See that smile on my face? If only I knew what was in store for a me a few hours later. Damn those crab tostadas at the MGM pool…After the pre-party, we went to Marquee where I again, for the 2nd year in a row, ran into some friends from college on a Bachelor Party:

Once is a coincidence, twice is a tradition? Well, that was the last time I smiled that trip. About an hour after that picture was taken, I turned to the bf and said, “I gotta go, and I gotta go NOW.” I’ll spare you the very unpretty details. Let’s just say I got to know my hotel bathroom well. Intimately. Biblically. Sunday afternoon I tried to rally. I really did. I showered, put on my dress….and crawled right back into bed. I sent my friends to the show without me.  What could I do?

Let’s review. Billboard 2011:

And Billboard 2012:

WHOMP WHOMP.

I marched into the head boss’ office on Tuesday and suggested: Billboard. 2013. Palm Springs. Sounds like a great idea to me. Don’t you think?

In all seriousness, pre “death by MGM” it was a great trip!

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Just realized I’ve been watching the local news…on East Coast feed.

So I’m totally caught up on the local happenings (and weather) in Syosset, McCarren Park, and Jersey City.

I never realized how much I missed Sade Baderinwa until now. She’s ma girl.

[Perk of the gig. We get ABC East Coast feed on all of our desk TV’s.]

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Holy New Followers!

Welcome! Methinks you are here mostly due to my girl, A, reblogging the picture of Jef, Emily, and me from last night. Whatever your reason, I’m glad you are here!

Here’s a little bit about me: I’m from LA. I went to NYU and lived in NYC for 4 years post college before moving back LA. My first job was in casting for Wife Swap, and I have worked in reality television ever since.

I currently work at ABC in the Alternative Department, which means we handle any and all reality shows on the network. I was a huge Bachelor fan before landing the gig, and I’m still a big fan. It’s also the franchise I work closest with because my boss covers the show. You can follow him on twitter @Millsy11375 for more inside scoop! I’m happy to chat Bach stuff anytime!

Sometimes I get to go to fun things and cool parties with my job.  I do my best to post those pictures! Other than work stuff, you can expect lots of pictures of my French Bulldog, Bruley. General pop culture and political musings. Reblogs of pretty things. Oh and food. I love food. And books. And wine. And despite his very best efforts to remain anonymous in life, pictures and stories of my cute boyfriend of 8 1/2 years, J. Thanks for stopping by!

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