Liza Weil

Rainbow: Why are fat people only recognized for being fat?Omaha World-HeraldFor me, Melissa McCarthy came along a few years ago through "The Gilmore Girls." If you haven't watched "The Gilmore Girls," you should. Seriously. Right now. (You can come back and finish this column later.) It's smart and funny and full of heart, ...  

BURBANK: ABC Family has greenlit the new original drama series Bunheads (working title), to be executive produced by Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of Gilmore Girls. Bunheads is about a Las Vegas showgirl who impulsively marries a man, moves ...  

ABC Family has officially given a series order to the new drama "Bunheads" from "Gilmore Girls" creator ... Foster has won Tonys for "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Anything Goes." TV fans may know her from an arch on "Flight of the Conchords ...  

"Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has received a series order for her project "Bunheads" from ABC Family, reports Deadline.com.The project tracks Michelle, played by Sutton Foster, a Las Vegas showgirl who gets marries and moves to a small town, taking on a job at her mother-in-law's dance school, the story says.The show joins another series that was picked up by ABC Family last week, "Baby Daddy."Meanwhile, two other pilots from...  

Hollywood ReporterDance Drama From 'Gilmore Girls' Creator Gets Series Order at ABC FamilyHollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the youth-skewing cable network is moving forward with a drama pilot from the Gilmore Girls creator set in the world of dance. Titled Bunheads, Sutton Foster stars in the project as Michelle, ...ABC Family Picks Up 'Bunheads' To Series, Passes On 'Intercept' And 'Village ...Deadline.comall 2 news...  

Gilmore Girls is making a return to the ABC Family weekday lineup, showing previously aired episodes Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m./10:00 c. and 5:00 p.m./4:00 c. Gilmore Girls originally ran on The WB (now The CW) and featured one of the most quirky ...  

Elizabeth Weil isn't a marriage therapist, a sex therapist, or a marriage educator, though she talked to plenty of all three in preparation for her book No Cheating, No Dying. She's just a woman who was willing to put pressure on an already sound relationship in hopes of revealing some deeper truths about love and matrimony. Though the particular contours of her marriage are unique–her husband Dan’s penchant for sawing open pig's heads to make...  

The CW is investing in another female-driven light-hearted doctor project. The network has given pilot orders to First Cut, a drama with comedic elements revolving around a newly minted doctor, excited to leave her nerdy past behind for a fresh start in ...  

"Gilmore Girls" writer Jennie Snyder Urman and "Pushing Daisies" executive producer Dan Jinks have received a pilot order from the CW for "First Cut," a medical drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The drama, which will have a comedic bent, is about ...  

Edward Herrmann thrilled to play a Disney villainphillyBurbs.comHerrmann, who enjoyed popularity as patriarch Richard Gilmore in the TV series “Gilmore Girls” (2000-07), responded to the material due to the background of his dastardly character. “I was immediately intrigued, because it took place in Egypt and the ...and more »  

No Cheating, No Dying, the hotly anticipated memoir from Bernal Heights author Elizabeth Weil, finally hits shelves this month after her New York Times Magazine article “Married (Happily) with Issues” struck a universal chord back in 2009—the story got nearly 4 million page views online. In the book, Weil and her husband embark on a series of relationship-improvement projects on their already solid marriage. Her acute insights into their...  

Interview With Elizabeth Weil, Author Of “No Cheating, No Dying”CBS LocalNo Cheating, No Dying is part memoir and part thinking person's self-help book — a charming and illuminating look at a happy marriage and the therapies, exercises and attitudes that might make it even better, or not. Elizabeth Weil is a contributing ...and more »  

They're 6 and 9, so they've read the cover and they know this is mommy's book and they know it's about marriage, but, no, we didn't get them involved in this. Slate: How did you choose the methods by which you were going to try to improve the marriage?  

Sydney Morning HeraldSaturday Night Live, Saturday, February 11Sydney Morning HeraldThe guest star is Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, Gilmore Girls), who is usually great to watch. Here, though, the handful of sketches take forever to pummel one-note jokes into the ground (and all seem based on the fact she's fat).and more »  

A.V. Club ChicagoSebastian BachA.V. Club ChicagoHe's been on Broadway; shredded in Stars Hollow's heppest band on Gilmore Girls; and appeared on countless reality shows, from VH1's Celebrity Fit Club to CMT's Gone Country. The AV Club talked to Bach before his Feb. 8 show at the Cubby Bear about his ...and more »