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O.C. Cutie Woos NBC's Chuck, More Casting News
• Josh Schwartz's superbly entertaining NBC premiere Chuck is bringing on The O.C.'s own Rachel Bilson for a multi-episode run as a romantic option for the titular geek, says USA Today. For more on Chuck and the season's other new shows, listen to the special TV Guide Talk podcast, featuring me, Ausiello and Roush and available Friday.
• Martin Mull has joined the TNT light-drama pilot Family Man, playing William H. Macy's older brother who can barely hold down a job at Astroburger. (I'm already laughing!)
• Also per the Reporter, Anne Archer has boarded Lifetime's Family Practice pilot as the Kennedyesque clan's matriarch, opposite Beau Bridges.
• Lifetime has inked a deal to develop a comedy project starring identical twins Natalie and Nicole Garza.
• Judy Davis and James Purefoy (Rome) will topline Diamonds, a $15 million miniseries about a lady senator whose daughter is murdered in Africa, says Variety.
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Sep 13, 2007 11:12 AM
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Matt, you're confusing Rachel BOSTON with Rachel BILSON. Bilson is joining CHUCK, not BOSTON who was on American Dreams
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Sep 13, 2007 11:21 AM
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Rachel Bilson was on American Dreams? I only remember her for her breakthrough role on The OC.
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Sep 13, 2007 11:21 AM
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I am so embarrassed. Blame pre-Emmy anxiety. 
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Sep 13, 2007 11:31 AM
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"Josh Schwartz's superbly entertaining NBC premiere Chuck is bringing on The O.C.'s own Rachel Bilson for a multi-episode run as a romantic option for the titular geek..."
Like I didn't already have enough reasons to watch this show -- it just keeps sounding better and better!
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Sep 13, 2007 11:35 AM
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That's great that Rachel Bilson is joining Chuck! I watched the pilot on Unbox (thanks for pointing that they were on there, Matt!), and I can see some very funny moments between Chuck and Rachel's character.
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Sep 13, 2007 12:40 PM
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