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Brian Damage · 04-10-2005, 11:32 AM

"Old Christine," about a 35-year-old divorced mom trying to keep pace with everyone around her including the judgmental stay-at-home moms at her son's private school and her ex-husband. From writer-exec producer Kari Lizer ("Will & Grace") and Warner Bros. TV. CBS has put a cast contingency on the pilot,

Brian Damage · 04-10-2005, 11:34 AM

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Former "Seinfeld" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus will make another go at TV comedy, signing on to star in a pilot for CBS.
The actress will play the title role in "Old Christine," about a divorced mother who has to deal with her ex-husband, who's started dating, and condescending parents at her son's school. Her involvement lifts a cast contingency from the pilot, the showbiz trade papers report.

Following "Seinfeld," for which she earned seven Emmy nominations (winning in 1996), Louis-Dreyfus starred in and produced the short-lived NBC series "Watching Ellie." She's also played herself on several episodes of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and guest-starred on "Arrested Development" (a role she reprises in Sunday's (March 6) episode).

She's also the latest in a string of high-profile stars to sign on to pilots this development season. Geena Davis, Dylan McDermott, Aidan Quinn, Kristin Davis and Anne Heche are among those heading projects at the networks.
Should "Old Christine," written by Kari Lizer ("Will & Grace"), be picked up, Louis-Dreyfus could join her former castmate Jason Alexander on the CBS schedule. Alexander's first-year sitcom at the Eye, "Listen Up," has drawn respectable ratings and at least temporarily ended discussion of the "Seinfeld" curse.

rusyd · 04-10-2005, 07:59 PM

That's good to hear. I liked her other show Watching Ellie,but obviously not enough people agreed w me.

04-10-2005, 11:32 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	Dreyfus takes another stab at a sitcom "Old Christine," about a 35-year-old divorced mom trying to keep pace with everyone around her including the judgmental stay-at-home moms at her son's private school and her ex-husband. From writer-exec producer Kari Lizer ("Will & Grace") and Warner Bros. TV. CBS has put a cast contingency on the pilot,

04-10-2005, 11:34 AM	#2
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Former "Seinfeld" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus will make another go at TV comedy, signing on to star in a pilot for CBS. The actress will play the title role in "Old Christine," about a divorced mother who has to deal with her ex-husband, who's started dating, and condescending parents at her son's school. Her involvement lifts a cast contingency from the pilot, the showbiz trade papers report. Following "Seinfeld," for which she earned seven Emmy nominations (winning in 1996), Louis-Dreyfus starred in and produced the short-lived NBC series "Watching Ellie." She's also played herself on several episodes of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and guest-starred on "Arrested Development" (a role she reprises in Sunday's (March 6) episode). She's also the latest in a string of high-profile stars to sign on to pilots this development season. Geena Davis, Dylan McDermott, Aidan Quinn, Kristin Davis and Anne Heche are among those heading projects at the networks. Should "Old Christine," written by Kari Lizer ("Will & Grace"), be picked up, Louis-Dreyfus could join her former castmate Jason Alexander on the CBS schedule. Alexander's first-year sitcom at the Eye, "Listen Up," has drawn respectable ratings and at least temporarily ended discussion of the "Seinfeld" curse.

04-10-2005, 07:59 PM	#3
rusyd Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 13,505	That's good to hear. I liked her other show Watching Ellie,but obviously not enough people agreed w me.