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  • Christina Hendricks Replaced by Carla Gugino in Showtime Comedy Pilot

    Christina Hendricks is out and Carla Gugino is in–at least according to Showtime. The network has replaced Hendricks with Gugino in Roadies as part of a recasting.

    None of this was done to diss Christina Hendricks, however. She wanted out. The recasting has now made it possible for her to accept the lead role in a new SundanceTV project called Hap and Leonard.

    Christina Hendricks played the role of Shelli in Showtime’s Roadies. She was a band’s production manager. The revamped role finds Carla Gugino portraying “a world-class multitasker, passionate music fan and tireless work partner to the band’s tour manager Bill,” who is played by Luke Wilson.

    In Hap and Leonard, Hendricks will play martial arts expert Hap Collins’s ex-wife Trudy. Trudy resurfaces after two years with a proposition Hap (played by The Following’s James Purefoy) simply can’t passed up. The show is said to offer a side-eyed look into race, class and friendship.

    Christina Hendricks is, of course, best known for her role as Joan Holloway on AMC’s Mad Men. She was named Esquire’s Sexiest Woman in the World back in 2010, and many believe she still deserves the role today.

    Currently appearing on Comedy Central in Another Period, she is said to be hilarious in the American period sitcom.

    Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds) and Jason Ritter are just two of the all-star cast working alongside Christina Hendricks in Another Period.

    In addition to her TV roles, Christina Hendricks has appeared in Lost River, God’s Pocket, and Dark Places alongside Charlize Theron. She will appear in The Neon Demon in 2016.

  • “You Got Retweeted”: TV Stars Spoof Social Media

    It’s the digital age, and everyone–and I mean everyone–has a smartphone or tablet or similar to keep them jacked in at all times, and so many people are living out every moment of their lives over social media that no one shares things one-on-one anymore.

    And that’s proving to be comedy gold for some actors, who are using social media platforms as a basis for their jokes.

    Actors Jason Ritter (“Freddy Vs. Jason”, and he’s also John Ritter’s son. If you don’t know who John Ritter is, get off my lawn) and Alison Brie (“Community”, “Mad Men”) are among a troupe who have made a video dedicated to those who can’t get off Twitter long enough to have a real life and must post every single event on their Facebook walls.

    Brie stars as a young Twitter user who dreams of someday meeting Ryan Gosling (who doesn’t?); when she starts following a comedian who’s a lot funnier in his own head than IRL, a love story develops between them, despite the best efforts of their friends.

    “You haven’t even seen this guy,” Kimmy Gatewood tells Brie. “He could look like the Fail Whale.”

    The very serious issue of too much reliance on social media gets a funny twist in the video; Brie shines as she lets the silliness she usually saves for her “Community” peers come through. And how ’bout Daniel Franzese, stealin’ those scenes? Still one of my favorite things about “Mean Girls”.