CBS has announced the premiere date for Three Rivers. The show debuts on Sunday, October 4th, 2009 @ 8:00 pm Central, 9:00 pm Eastern/Pacific. Mark your calendar!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
TV Squad ~ Three Rivers Making Changes
Allison Waldman (an entertainment reporter from TV Squad) gives her opinion of the adjustments to Three Rivers.
Three Rivers making changes
by Allison Waldman
Just because CBS is changing where the new medical drama Three Rivers will be filmed, doesn't mean the show is in trouble. After all, a lot of shows are retooled once the pilot is filmed. However, they recently dumped the leading lady, Julia Ormond, too. To me this says that Three Rivers is shifting focus, and I don't mean by filming in a Pittsburgh hospital set that they're building in Los Angeles instead of the real thing in Pennsylvania.
It could well mean that CBS is thinking about making Three Rivers a star vehicle for Alex O'Loughlin. CBS has The Mentalist in mind for Three Rivers, with Alex becoming the next golden pin-up, just like Simon Baker. I mean, take a look at this publicity picture. That's a muscle shirt more than a surgical scrubs top. And don't get me wrong, Alex has the body to pull it off.
For the record, CBS claims that filming the pilot in Pittsburgh was not conducive to the production's needs. There were limitations. If you understand the flexibility of filming on a sound stage brings filmmakers, this is understandable. What they gain in productivity, though, they lose in verisimilitude. Shows like The Sopranos, filmed in New Jersey and Queens, had the right look and feel. CBS says they want Three Rivers to have a warmer look, hence the move to the Paramount lot.
As for Julia Ormond, what a come down. Here's an actress that has played opposite Harrison Ford (Sabrina) and Sean Connery (First Knight), not to mention Brad Pitt in last year's Oscar-nominated The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. She also did a recent guest arc on CSI: NY. Being bounced from Three Rivers has to hurt.
In place of female co-star, creator Carol Barbee, is opting for recurring characters like specialists and a social worker to appear, with one a possible love interest for Dr. Andy Yablonski, a.k.a. the hottie in scrubs, Mr. O'Loughlin. Julia's role, Dr. Jordan, the head of surgery, will be recast.
To see how it all plays out, Three Rivers will air Sundays at 9 p.m. If you set your DVR, be prepared to bracket your timer for late starts. The NFL will be encroaching on CBS prime time like it always does from September to December.
http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/12/three-rivers-making-changes/
Photograph ~ Dr. Andy Yablonski (Alex O'Loughlin) in a Three Rivers television series promo picture
Three Rivers making changes
by Allison Waldman
Just because CBS is changing where the new medical drama Three Rivers will be filmed, doesn't mean the show is in trouble. After all, a lot of shows are retooled once the pilot is filmed. However, they recently dumped the leading lady, Julia Ormond, too. To me this says that Three Rivers is shifting focus, and I don't mean by filming in a Pittsburgh hospital set that they're building in Los Angeles instead of the real thing in Pennsylvania.
It could well mean that CBS is thinking about making Three Rivers a star vehicle for Alex O'Loughlin. CBS has The Mentalist in mind for Three Rivers, with Alex becoming the next golden pin-up, just like Simon Baker. I mean, take a look at this publicity picture. That's a muscle shirt more than a surgical scrubs top. And don't get me wrong, Alex has the body to pull it off.
For the record, CBS claims that filming the pilot in Pittsburgh was not conducive to the production's needs. There were limitations. If you understand the flexibility of filming on a sound stage brings filmmakers, this is understandable. What they gain in productivity, though, they lose in verisimilitude. Shows like The Sopranos, filmed in New Jersey and Queens, had the right look and feel. CBS says they want Three Rivers to have a warmer look, hence the move to the Paramount lot.
As for Julia Ormond, what a come down. Here's an actress that has played opposite Harrison Ford (Sabrina) and Sean Connery (First Knight), not to mention Brad Pitt in last year's Oscar-nominated The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. She also did a recent guest arc on CSI: NY. Being bounced from Three Rivers has to hurt.
In place of female co-star, creator Carol Barbee, is opting for recurring characters like specialists and a social worker to appear, with one a possible love interest for Dr. Andy Yablonski, a.k.a. the hottie in scrubs, Mr. O'Loughlin. Julia's role, Dr. Jordan, the head of surgery, will be recast.
To see how it all plays out, Three Rivers will air Sundays at 9 p.m. If you set your DVR, be prepared to bracket your timer for late starts. The NFL will be encroaching on CBS prime time like it always does from September to December.
http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/12/three-rivers-making-changes/
Photograph ~ Dr. Andy Yablonski (Alex O'Loughlin) in a Three Rivers television series promo picture
LA Times ~ CBS to Revamp New Drama 'Three Rivers'
Here's an LA Times article with more details about the changes happening with Three Rivers. Note ~ the feature mentions Joaquim de Almeida as part of the show's cast. However, as we know, he is no longer involved with the series.
CBS to revamp new drama 'Three Rivers'
by Maria Elena Fernandez
Don't you just love the TV development cycle? The networks rush all spring to cast and complete pilots to present them to advertisers in May and then spend all summer retooling many of them before launching them in the fall.
CBS has decided to shoot its new medical drama, "Three Rivers," at Paramount Studios instead of the Pittsburgh hospital where the first pilot was filmed. Created by Carol Barbee ("Jericho"), the drama is set in a preeminent transplant hospital and centers on the lives of the organ donors, the recipients and the healthcare workers who care for them. Each story is told from those three points of view.
According to a source close to the project, CBS wants the pilot to have a "warmer" look and will essentially build a hospital on the Paramount lot. Production on the original pilot was limited to certain areas of the working hospital in which it was filmed, and executives hope this change will help expand the universe of the show.
To that end, Barbee also is looking to add recurring characters -- specialists and a social worker -- who will pop in and out of episodes. One of them will probably become a love interest for Dr. Andy Yablonski, a highly skilled workaholic organ transplant surgeon, played by Alex O'Loughlin ("Moonlight"). The role of Dr. Sophia Jordan, head of surgery, which was played by Julia Ormond, will be recast.
Rob Bailey ("CSI: NY"), who served as co-executive producer on the first pilot, will be the show's director and executive producer.
The cast also includes: Joaquim de Almeida, Christopher J. Hanke, Daniel Henney, Justina Machado and Katherine Moennig.
"Three Rivers" will air Sundays at 9 p.m.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/06/cbs-to-revamp-new-drama-three-rivers.html
CBS to revamp new drama 'Three Rivers'
by Maria Elena Fernandez
Don't you just love the TV development cycle? The networks rush all spring to cast and complete pilots to present them to advertisers in May and then spend all summer retooling many of them before launching them in the fall.
CBS has decided to shoot its new medical drama, "Three Rivers," at Paramount Studios instead of the Pittsburgh hospital where the first pilot was filmed. Created by Carol Barbee ("Jericho"), the drama is set in a preeminent transplant hospital and centers on the lives of the organ donors, the recipients and the healthcare workers who care for them. Each story is told from those three points of view.
According to a source close to the project, CBS wants the pilot to have a "warmer" look and will essentially build a hospital on the Paramount lot. Production on the original pilot was limited to certain areas of the working hospital in which it was filmed, and executives hope this change will help expand the universe of the show.
To that end, Barbee also is looking to add recurring characters -- specialists and a social worker -- who will pop in and out of episodes. One of them will probably become a love interest for Dr. Andy Yablonski, a highly skilled workaholic organ transplant surgeon, played by Alex O'Loughlin ("Moonlight"). The role of Dr. Sophia Jordan, head of surgery, which was played by Julia Ormond, will be recast.
Rob Bailey ("CSI: NY"), who served as co-executive producer on the first pilot, will be the show's director and executive producer.
The cast also includes: Joaquim de Almeida, Christopher J. Hanke, Daniel Henney, Justina Machado and Katherine Moennig.
"Three Rivers" will air Sundays at 9 p.m.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/06/cbs-to-revamp-new-drama-three-rivers.html
Monday, June 15, 2009
Video ~ Alex O'Loughlin & Three Rivers in TV Guide's Mega Minute feature
Check out this video. In his Mega Minute feature for TV Guide, Matt Mitovich talks about Alex O'Loughlin and his tv show, Three Rivers. He asked CBS' Kelly Kahl (Senior Executive Vice President of Programming) what he thought would be the secret to the success of the new series. Kelly's reply.... "It's the cute guy from the Vampire show." Three Rivers has been greenlit for the normal freshman 13 episodes. Of course, there is the option for 9 more if the network picks up the program for a full season.
Friday, June 12, 2009
CBS' Three Rivers tv show relocates to Los Angeles
CBS' 'Three Rivers' wants to get 'warmer'
Zap 2 It Website By Rick Porter
CBS' new drama "Three Rivers," which is set in Pittsburgh, has decided not to film there. Instead, the show will set up shop at Paramount Studios in the middle of L.A., and attempt to re-create the Steel City hospital where the pilot filmed on a soundstage.
The idea, a source close to the show tells the LA Times Showtracker blog, is to open up the show visually -- since the pilot filmed in a working hospital, the production was restricted to certain areas -- and make it "warmer" (insert reference to star Alex O'Loughlin's hotness here).
Having more room to roam could also pave the way to expanding the cast. Executive producer Carol Barbee is hoping to add some recurring characters, mainly other doctors and a social worker, to go along with the core group of six regulars. One of the new characters may be a love interest for O'Loughlin's workaholic transplant surgeon.
The cast also includes Katherine Moennig, Daniel Henney, Justina Machado and Christopher J. Hanke; Julia Ormond was in the pilot, but her role is being recast.
Something about the combination of CBS and O'Loughlin seems to result in the revamping of shows. After CBS picked up "Moonlight" two years ago, it scrapped the original pilot presentation and recast nearly everyone around O'Loughlin. The changes on "Three Rivers," though, are shaping up to be less drastic.
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/06/cbs-three-rivers-wants-to-get-warmer.html
Photograph ~ Dr. Miranda Foster (Kathrine Moennig) and Doctor Andy Yablonski (Alex O'Loughlin) in promo photograph from the new Three Rivers television program
Zap 2 It Website By Rick Porter
CBS' new drama "Three Rivers," which is set in Pittsburgh, has decided not to film there. Instead, the show will set up shop at Paramount Studios in the middle of L.A., and attempt to re-create the Steel City hospital where the pilot filmed on a soundstage.
The idea, a source close to the show tells the LA Times Showtracker blog, is to open up the show visually -- since the pilot filmed in a working hospital, the production was restricted to certain areas -- and make it "warmer" (insert reference to star Alex O'Loughlin's hotness here).
Having more room to roam could also pave the way to expanding the cast. Executive producer Carol Barbee is hoping to add some recurring characters, mainly other doctors and a social worker, to go along with the core group of six regulars. One of the new characters may be a love interest for O'Loughlin's workaholic transplant surgeon.
The cast also includes Katherine Moennig, Daniel Henney, Justina Machado and Christopher J. Hanke; Julia Ormond was in the pilot, but her role is being recast.
Something about the combination of CBS and O'Loughlin seems to result in the revamping of shows. After CBS picked up "Moonlight" two years ago, it scrapped the original pilot presentation and recast nearly everyone around O'Loughlin. The changes on "Three Rivers," though, are shaping up to be less drastic.
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/06/cbs-three-rivers-wants-to-get-warmer.html
Photograph ~ Dr. Miranda Foster (Kathrine Moennig) and Doctor Andy Yablonski (Alex O'Loughlin) in promo photograph from the new Three Rivers television program
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Three Rivers to recast and relocate
Three Rivers is moving. The production will no longer be filmed in Pittsburgh. A set is being built on the Paramount Studio lot in LA. The pilot episode will be reshot. Also, Julia Ormond has been let go. Her part (Head of Surgery, Dr. Sophia Jordan) is being recast. Of course, new series ~ and some established shows ~ often go through these sorts of growing pains. Alex O'Loughlin is no stranger to this after his experience on Moonlight. The entire cast was replaced, except for him... the title changed from Twilight to Moonlight... etc.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Three Rivers to be given Inspire Award by Donate Life Hollywood
Three Rivers tv show has not even premiered yet, but has already won an award & positive attention! At the inaugural Donate Life Film Festival, the series will receive their Inspire Award. *cheer*
Press Release ~
CBS-TV's 'Three Rivers' Pilot Receives Award Before Airing
LOS ANGELES, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- When does a television pilot receive an award before it even airs? When it is that good.
On June 13, Donate Life Hollywood will honor CBS TV's new fall show "Three Rivers" with its first annual Inspire Award. Bestowed by the organ and tissue donation and transplant community, it will be presented at an awards dinner hosted at the Directors Guild of America as the culmination of the daylong Donate Life Film Festival. "Three Rivers" is a medical drama that goes inside the emotionally complex lives of organ donors, recipients and the surgeons at a preeminent transplant hospital.
The pilot episode of "Three Rivers" met and exceeded the Donate Life Hollywood criteria of portraying organ donation and transplantation in a way that was dramatic, showed viewers an accurate portrayal of the donation/transplant process, and left viewers feeling that organ donation is a good thing.
"Carol Barbee, who penned the pilot episode of 'Three Rivers,' went above and beyond to create a show that is dramatic, yet accurate," said Donate Life Hollywood campaign director Tenaya Wallace. "We arranged for Carol to see an actual organ procurement through the Southern California organ procurement organization, OneLegacy. She witnessed how OneLegacy sensitively approaches donor families, requests the transplant list from UNOS, places the organs for transplant based on this list and coordinates transplant teams to perform the recovery of the organs. Carol did her homework and the result is a dramatic donation and transplant story that shows viewers how this process really works."
"CBS recognizes that transplant stories are ripe with human drama," said Carol Barbee. "I am excited about bringing these incredible stories to life."
Organ and tissue donation is not always so well-presented on television. A study recently conducted by researchers at Purdue University shows that misleading and inaccurate information in dramatic television programming causes many people to shy away from choosing to be a donor.
Donate Life Hollywood is part of the national Donate Life movement and serves as a liaison between the organ and tissue community and the entertainment industry with the mission of seeing more accurate and inspiring organ donation storylines on television and in film. www.donatelifehollywood.org
SOURCE Donate Life Hollywood
Press Release ~
CBS-TV's 'Three Rivers' Pilot Receives Award Before Airing
LOS ANGELES, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- When does a television pilot receive an award before it even airs? When it is that good.
On June 13, Donate Life Hollywood will honor CBS TV's new fall show "Three Rivers" with its first annual Inspire Award. Bestowed by the organ and tissue donation and transplant community, it will be presented at an awards dinner hosted at the Directors Guild of America as the culmination of the daylong Donate Life Film Festival. "Three Rivers" is a medical drama that goes inside the emotionally complex lives of organ donors, recipients and the surgeons at a preeminent transplant hospital.
The pilot episode of "Three Rivers" met and exceeded the Donate Life Hollywood criteria of portraying organ donation and transplantation in a way that was dramatic, showed viewers an accurate portrayal of the donation/transplant process, and left viewers feeling that organ donation is a good thing.
"Carol Barbee, who penned the pilot episode of 'Three Rivers,' went above and beyond to create a show that is dramatic, yet accurate," said Donate Life Hollywood campaign director Tenaya Wallace. "We arranged for Carol to see an actual organ procurement through the Southern California organ procurement organization, OneLegacy. She witnessed how OneLegacy sensitively approaches donor families, requests the transplant list from UNOS, places the organs for transplant based on this list and coordinates transplant teams to perform the recovery of the organs. Carol did her homework and the result is a dramatic donation and transplant story that shows viewers how this process really works."
"CBS recognizes that transplant stories are ripe with human drama," said Carol Barbee. "I am excited about bringing these incredible stories to life."
Organ and tissue donation is not always so well-presented on television. A study recently conducted by researchers at Purdue University shows that misleading and inaccurate information in dramatic television programming causes many people to shy away from choosing to be a donor.
Donate Life Hollywood is part of the national Donate Life movement and serves as a liaison between the organ and tissue community and the entertainment industry with the mission of seeing more accurate and inspiring organ donation storylines on television and in film. www.donatelifehollywood.org
SOURCE Donate Life Hollywood
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
New deal with CBS for Carol Barbee
THREE RIVERS (CBS) - Executive producer Carol Barbee has inked a two-year, seven-figure overall deal with CBS Television Studios. The pact covers her showrunning duties on the freshman drama as well as any development during said period. In addition, she'll continue to serve as an executive producer on fellow studio-based "The Beautiful Life" at The CW.
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