Oscar hopeful “Right to Dream” from Tennessee is now available as a single on iTunes and at Amazon. The above video for the Mariah Carey number features clips from the movie, which is tentatively scheduled to open in theaters in March.
“Find You,” Karmina’s theme song for the late and still lamented Ex List is now available on iTunes. It can also be previewed in the October 25th posting on the band website.
More details on the future of the now-canceled Ex List comes to us by way of a November 18th “Ask Ausiello” column on Entertainment Weekly’s website:
Question: Why, oh, why did The Ex List get canceled? — Lily
Ausiello: Elizabeth Reaser is asking herself the same question. “I don’t quite know what went wrong,” she lamented at Monday’s Twilight premiere. “Not enough people watched it, I guess, is the simplest reason. I was having a good time on the show. I liked the idea of the show. I never quite understand how ratings work or time slots or how they make the decisions to cancel a show. It is very hard for a new show to survive these days unless they are a blockbuster hit from the pilot. But I really don’t know what went wrong. I am at a loss and disappointed and I think everyone on the show and involved in it felt the same way. But we aren’t alone. A lot of shows have already been canceled.” The good news? Ex List will complete its 13-episode order with an eye towards international sales and a DVD release. “I’m still shooting the show, which is odd,” she admitted. “The scripts have been rewritten to give [fans] some closure. [Bella] will figure out which ex is the one. I do find the guy, and it’s someone we met in an earlier episode.”
Former showrunner Diane Ruggiero’s plan for the end of the first season was noted in a previous post, two posts down. No spoilers have yet emerged on what the actual ending noted here by Reaser will be.
According to a report by Access Hollywood, Tennessee’s release date has been pushed off from this Friday, December 19th, to a later release, tentatively scheduled for March.
The film has had a couple of festival screenings so far as well as a one-week run at the beginning of December to qualify for Oscar contention, largely in the hopes of getting a nod for co-star Mariah Carey’s “Right to Dream,” listed among five front-runners by the Los Angeles Times:
THE POP STAR
Mariah Carey’s “Right to Dream.” In need of a guitarist for “Right to Dream,” Carey aimed high, going straight to country legend Willie Nelson. Written for ” Tennessee,” in which Carey plays an aspiring singer, “Right to Dream” is restrained elegance, with some light, finger-picked guitar flourishes and a dash of late-night soul. “I was humming different melodies while I was on the set and stuff,” Carey says. “I was just thinking that Willie Nelson would be somebody fabulous to collaborate with. I reached out to him, and we met after one of his concerts.”
Thanks to commenter Jeane for the heads up on the For Your Contention ad from the December 3 Los Angeles Times and h/t to the Mariah Daily Journal for the scan.
Now that The Ex List is no more, what’s next for the show? There are at least four unaired episodes, as evidenced by their respective galleries at Nice Girls Like TV, and rumor had it they cast as many as twelve. So we’ve got that to look forward to, either as a strike-related filler or possible future DVD release.
More importantly, was Adam’s Augie the great love of Bella’s life or what? One-time showrunner Diane Ruggiero had her own game plan for the first season and tattled to E! about what she would have done had the show made it a full season and had she not left the show partway through that hypothetical first season due to “creative differences.” Still no word on what the people actually running the show at the time of the cancellation had planned, but it’s better than nothing. It’s not really a spoiler, but we’re still hiding it after the jump.
Sadly, it appears so.
While the Apple has been unable to find a formal cancellation notice anywhere — and we know that there are several episodes “in the can” that have yet to be broadcast — it looks like THE EX LIST is officially kaput.
CBS has even pulled the EX LIST pages from their website. I’m not sure why that was necessary; they could have at least been archived.
Et tu, CBS webmaster?
You can find more information about THE EX LIST’s premature demise here and here.
As for the un-aired episodes, maybe they’ll pop up magically as schedule-filler at some point, or perhaps end up on a DVD release of the show in some vague, pastel future. We certainly hope so.
In any case… EX LIST, we hardly knew ye….
More Unearthed Artifacts:
Ex List TWoP archives
Videos still available for sale on iTunes and at Amazon
This site still appears to be adding episode stills
Episode information can be found here
Finally, there some information here about the theme song; it’s available for purchase at iTunes
The show’s been pulled from the CBS lineup for now; no word on whether this is a permanent deal or some sort of reshuffling. NCIS will air in The Ex List spot this coming Friday.
And some site business, we missed the episode change for last Friday; we’ll get corrected show info up some time today or tomorrow.
BELLA AGREES TO GO BACK OUT WITH A MOMMA’S BOY AFTER LEARNING THAT HIS OVERBEARING MOTHER IS OUT OF THE PICTURE, ON “THE EX LIST,” FRIDAY, OCT. 24
“Momma’s Boy” - Bella runs into her ex, Josh (Michael Landes), with whom she broke up because he refused to move out of his mother’s house. Wary of dating a momma’s boy again, Bella agrees to see Josh only after learning his mom is out of the picture, on THE EX LIST, Friday, Oct. 24 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.
WRITTEN BY: Barry Safchik & Michael Platt
DIRECTED BY: Paul Holahan
Episode info from Spoiler TV. Click here for trailer. CBS promotional photo from Nice Girls Watch TV….
WHEN BELLA’S APARTMENT IS BURGLARIZED, SHE IS REUNITED WITH HER EX-BOYFRIEND, RONNY, A FORMER BAD BOY-TURNED COP, ON “THE EX LIST,” FRIDAY, OCT. 17
“Protect and Serve” - After she is robbed, Bella accepts a date with the responding police officer, Ronny (Michael Weaver, an ex-boyfriend who her father hated because of his bad-boy ways. Convinced her dad is the reason they broke up, Bella tries to find out if Ronny has changed his ways, on THE EX LIST, Friday, Oct. 17 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
WRITTEN BY: Rick Eid and Matt McGuinness
DIRECTED BY: Lev L. Spiro
Episode info from Spoiler TV. Click here for trailer.
Thanks to Apple commenter Andrew for the tip.
BELLA RECONNECTS WITH HER EX, JAKE, A FORMER COUCH POTATO TURNED FITNESS BUFF, ON “THE EX LIST,” FRIDAY, OCT. 10
Eric Winter (”Brothers & Sisters”) Guest Stars as Jake Turner
“Climb Every Mountain Biker” - Bella reunites with Jake (Eric Winter), a former homebody turned fitness fanatic, who plans strenuous activities for their dates to prove he isn’t a slacker anymore. Meanwhile, Cyrus invents a drinking game for the gang involving “Googling” their exes, on THE EX LIST, Friday, Oct. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
WRITTEN BY: Diane Ruggiero, one of the series executive producers
DIRECTED BY: Adam Davidson
From Spoiler TV. Click here for trailer. CBS promotional photos from Nice Girls Watch TV….
