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TV Show Reviews
"Drop Dead Diva"
review by Suzanne
Premieres Sunday, June 3rd at 9/8C on Lifetime
I've enjoyed all of the previous 3 seasons of this show.
Last season, Fred left town after he saw Stacy kissing
Grayson. Jane went off to Italy with her cute friend
Judge Owen after seeing that same kiss. Also, Stacy told
Grayson that "Jane is Deb" and Parker left town to find his
son.
The season premiere episode "Welcome Back" has everyone
coming back and dealing with the issues. Grayson tries to
figure out if Jane is really Deb reincarnated. Fred and
Stacy get some closure (which is sad, and I hope comes
back!). Jane gets a new guardian angel. I don't think we saw
Parker at all in the first episode, but I can't remember. I
know he is featured more prominently in the second episode.
Stacy gets a new gal pal, played by Kim Kardashian.
Of course, there are legal cases as well. The legal stuff
is usually secondary to the relationships, though. Jane
defends an old friend from murder. Of course, she doesn't
remember the friend she wasn't Jane back when she knew her.
In the second episode, "Home", we meet Kim's dad, played
by great character actor John Ratzenberger. She has to get
him out of a jam, and Parker helps her.
The show is always enjoyable and has fun plot twists and
turns. My only complaint would be that it likes to tease us
too much with whether this or that couple will get back
together. I would love to see Grayson and Jane together and
happy, at least for a few episodes before they break them up
again!
More Information:
It's time to unleash your inner diva again as Drop Dead
Diva returns for a fourth season with 13 new episodes
premiering Sunday, June 3, at 9 pm ET/PT on Lifetime.
Joining the series' roster of top name guest stars is Kim
Kardashian (Keeping up with the Kardashians), who makes her
multiple episode debut in the season opener. Other
notable guest stars this season include Serena Williams,
John Ratzenberger, Patty Duke, Faith Prince, Madchen Amick,
Megyn Price, Emily Rutherford and Jake T. Austin, among many
other stars. Brandy Norwood and Valerie Harper return
to reprise their roles from season three.
The one-hour, comedic drama tells the story of a shallow
wannabee model who dies in a sudden accident, only to find
her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-size
and recently deceased attorney, Jane. Produced by Sony
Pictures television, Drop Dead Diva features breakout star
Brooke Elliot (Wicked, Taboo), Margaret Cho (Dancing with
the Stars, Cho Dependant), Jackson Hurst (Living Proof),
Kate Levering (Cashmere Mafia), April Bowlby (Two and a Half
Men) and Josh Stamberg (Lie to Me). Carter MacInTyre (Undercovers)
and Lex Medlin (Southland) join the ensemble cast as series
regulars.
SEASON FOUR OF LIFETIME'S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIT SERIES
"DROP DEAD DIVA" TO DEBUT SUNDAY, JUNE 3, WITH GUEST STAR
KIM KARDASHIAN
Breakout Star Brooke Elliott And Ensemble Cast Return For 13
New Episodes Along With New Series Regulars Carter MacIntyre
and Lex Medlin
Additional Guest Stars This Season Include Serena Williams,
Brandy Norwood, John Ratzenberger, Patty Duke and Valerie
Harper Among Others
LOS ANGELES, CA (April 24, 2012) - Lifetime's critically
acclaimed hit series, Drop Dead Diva, returns for a fourth
season with 13 new episodes premiering Sunday, June 3, at
9pm ET/PT. Joining the series' roster of top name guest
stars is Kim Kardashian (Keeping Up with the Kardashians)
who makes her multiple episode debut in the season opener.
The one-hour, comedic drama tells the story of a shallow
wannabe model who dies in a sudden accident only to find her
soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-size and
recently deceased attorney, Jane. Produced by Sony Pictures
Television, Drop Dead Diva features breakout star Brooke
Elliott (Wicked, Taboo), Margaret Cho (Dancing with the
Stars, Notorious C.H.O.),Jackson Hurst (Living Proof), Kate
Levering (Cashmere Mafia), April Bowlby (Two and a Half Men)
and Josh Stamberg (Lie to Me). Carter MacIntyre (Undercovers)
and Lex Medlin (Southland) join the ensemble cast as series
regulars.
Currently in production in Atlanta, Drop Dead Diva's season
four begins with Jane (Elliott) and Owen (Medlin) enjoying a
Roman Holiday in Italy while back at home the firm is on
shaky ground under Kim's (Levering) leadership. Teri (Cho)
is dispatched to bring Jane home to take on a lucrative
murder case while Grayson (Hurst) comes to terms with his
new feelings for Jane. Meanwhile, following the devastating
news of Grayson and Stacy (Bowlby) kissing in last season's
finale, Fred (Ben Feldman, Mad Men) moves on with a new
girlfriend, leading Stacy to turn to famed relationship
guru, Nikki LePree (Kardashian), for love advice.
Some of the other notable guest stars this season include
Serena Williams, John Ratzenberger, Patty Duke, Megyn Price,
Emily Rutherford and Jake T. Austin, among many others.
Brandy Norwood and Valerie Harper return to reprise their
roles from season three.
DropDead Diva: The Complete Third Season arrives on DVD
Tuesday, May 29th.
ABOUT DROP DEAD DIVA
In Drop Dead Diva, beautiful-but-vapid model wannabe Deb,
suddenly finds herself in front of Heaven's gatekeeper,
Fred, following a fatal car crash. Outraged by her sudden
demise, she attempts to persuade Fred to return her to her
shallow existence but is accidentally relegated to the body
of the recently deceased Jane Bingum (Elliott). An
intelligent, thoughtful and plus-size attorney with a loyal
assistant, Teri (Cho), Jane has always lived in the shadow
of her colleagues whereas Deb has always relied on her
external beauty. By a twist of fate and a bolt of divine
intervention, Deb must come to terms with inhabiting Jane's
curvier frame and learn to reconcile her beauty queen ways
with her brilliant, new mind.
Josh Berman (Bones, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) is
creator and executive producer. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron
(Academy Award(R)-winning Chicago, Hairspray, Lifetime's
Living Proof) of Storyline Entertainment and Alex Taub (Eli
Stone) are executive producers.
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