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
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