About Season 2 of the Network Game- Part 2 (The Returning Shows)

Buckeye Country
Based upon the impression that most of the action happens in the big cities (LA, NYC, Chi-Town, Philly, Houston, DC, et al), Buckeye Country is set in the Capital City of Columbus, Ohio and this comedy-drama anthology centers around a group of people who live all around the greater Columbus area and their lives.

This season's cast:
Rich Matthews (Bruce Greenwood- St. Elsewhere among credits)
Nancy Matthews (Dana Delany- China Beach)
James Harrison (Dennis Haysbert- 24)
Michael Washington (Jesse L. Martin- Law & Order, Rent)
Libby Walters (Catherine Keener- Capote, Being John Malkovich, The 40-Year Old Virgin)
Simon Madison (Eric Close- Without a Trace)
Frank Bologna (Enrique Murciano- Without a Trace)
Bree Maciejowski (Alison Sweeney- Days of Our Lives)

CAPITAL CITY
A Returning Series
Created by Bryan Curtiss



Capital City is a series that goes into the lives of six (eight) friends who live, work, and breathe in and around the Capital City, Columbus, Ohio. They all live within a block of each other in German Village, a suburb in the South side of town.



ROB: He works for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company downtown.

MIKE: He is a high school football coach at an inner city high school.

GRACE: She is a news reporter.

JANE: She is an associate professor of English at a Community College.

BILL: He does sales for a phone company.

ALEX(ANDRA): She is a trust-fund baby who works at a coffee shop in German Village.

PAT: He is their cranky middle-aged neighbor.

MARY: She is his (Pat’s) wife.

Starring:
Rob- Daniel Cosgrove (Guiding Light, 90210)
Mike- Shemar Moore (The Young and the Restless)
Grace- Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives)
Jane- Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy)
Bill- Jason Bateman (Arrested Development, Hogan Family)
Alexandra- Heather Tom (The Young and the Restless, One Life to Live)
Pat- Harry Anderson (Night Court)
Mary- Shelley Long (Cheers)

Mister Rich and Famous
"Rich and Famous" is about a veteran Hollywood agent- Karl Allred, who has been in the business for many years, and knows his way out...
Karl Allred
AND
Colleen Allred (Karl's wife)
Brian Allred (Karl's teenage son)

Starring:
Karl Allred- Jerry Seinfeld
AND
Colleen Allred (Karl's wife)- Joan Allen (The Contender, Pleasantville, The Upside of Anger)
Brian Allred (Karl's teenage son)- Robert Iler (The Sopranos)

"Office Politics"- A group of Office workers and their lives intersect at a Downtown investment firm.
Starring:
Rick Hearst (Guiding Light, General Hospital) as Jonathan Crowe
Dule Hill (The West Wing) as Courtney Rhodes
Jerry Mathers (Leave It To Beaver) as Art Caine
Nancy Lee Grahn (General Hospital) as Debbie Asher
Scott Bailey (Guiding Light) as Aaron Mendel
Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live) as Terri Ryan
and joining the cast this season...
Kathryn Morris (Minority Report, Cold Case) as Kelsey Fallon

The Life and Times of Ed, a fresh new half-hour dysfunctional family sitcom

The Munsters...The Cleavers...The Simpsons...The Matthews- The who? This is the story of the misadventures of Ed (and Trish) Matthews...

Ed(mund) Matthews: He is a sports writer for the Daily Tribune. He gets to travel a lot, and doesn't spend as much time as he should with his family, but when he does spend time with his family, wacky hijinks can ensue...

Trish Matthews: She is Ed's long-suffering wife. By day, she is an elementary school principal, by night is is tending the fort and the couple's three daughters:

Lindsay Matthews (age 16): She is a typical teenager. She is in the Honor Society, Drama Club, Choir, and is a cheerleader.
Mia (age 8) and Emily (age 6): Ed and Trish's two youngest rambunctious little girls

Jada Matthews: Ed's man-crazy sister. She has had many relationships, and is a single mother of a nine-year old, Billy. She works as a legal assistant.

RECURRING CHARACTERS:
Charles Matthews: Ed and Jada's father, a War Vet
Audrey Matthews: Ed and Jada's mother
William Jefferson "Billy" Collins: Jada's nine year-old son
Wally: The postman, one of Ed's poker buddies
Paul: Another of Ed's poker buddies

STARRING:
Edmund...Jason Bateman
Trish...Laura Linney
Lindsay...Brittany Snow
Jada...Cheryl Hines
WITH:
Charles...Larry Hagman
Audrey...Mary Tyler Moore
Billy...Dylan Cash
Wally...Michael Badalucco
Paul...John Ratzenberger

AMERICATOWN (December 2006/March 2007)
Jack Whiting- Peter Gallagher
Liz Whiting- Elizabeth Keifer
Vicki Whiting- Alexis Bledel
Tyler Whiting- Frankie Muniz
Ross Andronicus- Jon Cryer
Tim Titus- Bradley Whitford
Aaron Greene- Rob Morrow
Mindy Greene- Neve Campbell

DOWNTOWN
Downtown is a comedy about five sexy singles who are living the big city life.
Jesse Metcalfe…Miles
Jennifer Morrison…Sasha
Sharon Case…Debbie
Alyson Hannigan…Gen
Paul Anthony Stewart…Brody


MR. PRESIDENT
Mr. President is about the staff of a the newly-elected President of the United States.
Starring...
Jerry Ver Dorn...President Grant Fielding
Maura West...Lori Hatch (Press Secretary)
Colin Firth...Nigel Harry (Ambassador)
Don Cheadle...Robert Jackson (Deputy Chief of Staff)
Peter Bergman...Tom Stewart (Chief of Staff)
John Larroquette...Eliot Rosenberger (Secretary of State)
Erika Slezak...Nancy Cooke (Attorney General)
Leslie Hope...Mary Anne Fielding (The First Lady)

COLUMBUS
Columbus is about a wealthy family in Columbus, Ohio-- the Colburns...who are a family that have it all, but they are befallen by power, corruption, and greed.
Andy Griffith…Walter Colburn
Barbara Eden…Beth Colburn
Steven Culp…Mike Colburn
Sela Ward…Janet Colburn
Evan Rachel Wood…Michelle Colburn
Christine Lahti…Alex Colburn
Edie Falco…Rachel
Tom Verica…Jim
Alan Cumming…Oliver

HOMEROOM
Homeroom is set in a high school, and interweaves through the people in the high school.
Martin Sheen...Principal Bill Franklin
Aaron Meeks...Chester Emory (sophomore star running back)
Jon Hensley...Coach Walter (varsity head football coach)
Lauren Graham…Colleen Davidson (English teacher)
Julia Barr…Vice Principal Amy LeClair
Andrea Bowen…Marcella Kosciousko (freshman class president)
Anton Yelchin…Ari Fisher (freshman genius)
Alia Shawkat…Libbi Rosen (cheerleader)

THE VILLAGE
The Village is a dramedy about a pilot that crashes on an island that revolves around a village where it is Christmas year-round.
Starring:
Bill Nighy...Jack Frost
Tom Bosley...Kris Kringle
Marion Ross...Mrs. Kringle
Billy Baldwin...Gunnar, Chief Elf
Kristin Chenoweth...Greta the Good Fairy
William Hurt...Hammer the Farmer
Glenn Close...Dagmar, Hammer’s wife
Robert Newman...Chris Nelson (a pilot)

DISCOVERY HILLS
Discovery Hills is about a family in the suburban town of Discovery Hills, and their life in a city full of eccentrics.

Starring:
Bill Campbell…Michael (Radio Talk Show Host)
Gail O’Grady…Caroline (CEO of a Company)
Jesse McCartney…Christopher (16 year-old son)
Sarah Ramos…Kelsey (12 year-old daughter)
THE OTHERS:
Crystal Hunt…Emily, the Girl Across the Street
Drew Tyler Bell…Bailey
Shawn Pyfrom…Owen
Emily Van Camp…Ellie
Lyndsy Fonseca…Alexandra
Marg Helgenberger…Angie (Emily’s single mom)

**To Be Edited Later**



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