The CW Source

You asked, we delivered! Sarah, Mia and I discuss The CW's fall lineup on our new shows podcast. We're skeptical about Stylista's concept, excited about 90210's stars, and waiting for more information on Surviving the Filthy Rich (pictured at right).

We go on a few tangents about CW shows that have gone before us like Hidden Palms, Summerland, and Runaway. Oh, and there's some intense discussion of Saved By The Bell, grapples, and whether or not we're sick of rich people yet (are you?). Plus, we discuss what we're hoping to see on our favorite established CW hits this fall.

Listen to our new CW shows podcast and tell us what you think!

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The CW has quite a few new shows in the works, and we've been hearing buzz about some of them for months. We want to know which one you're most excited about, so vote in our poll and tell us which shows you are (and aren't) looking forward to in the comments!

Read more about the new shows:

*Justin Hartley and Joanna Garcia join The CW's new programs
*Filthy Rich Girls comes to The CW
*Scoop on Tyra's new reality series
*The CW bets on lucky 13
*90210 spinoff coming to The CW
*Dustin Milligan joins the cast of the 90210 spinoff

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Lots of CW news broke this morning, so let's kick off the week with a fix of casting scoop!

First of all, Justin Hartley news! The Green Arrow will be making a move this fall -- Zap2it reports that Smallville's Justin Hartley is joining the cast of a new CW pilot, "Austin Golden Hour." The medical show differs from Grey's, House, and the rest because it's a real-time drama focusing on the 60 minutes immediately after an incident. While there's already a slew of medical dramas on TV, The CW has never offered anything in this genre before, so we have hopes that this'll be a little different. We would've liked to see a Green Arrow spinoff, but we'll take Justin in whatever form we can -- how about you?

In more CW casting news, Joanna Garcia (who played the dim but lovable Cheyenne on Reba) will join Michael Cassidy on "Filthy Rich Girls." Her new character will be a few rungs higher on the IQ ladder -- Garcia has nabbed the lead role, a Yale-educated gal who's tutoring a pair of spoiled Palm Beach siblings.

So what do you think of these casting developments? Are you excited to see Justin Hartley donning scrubs in the operating room, or will you miss him on Smallville? Reba fans, are you psyched for more Joanna Garcia? Let us know in the comments!

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We can't get enough of Michael Cassidy here at The CW Source, and it looks like The CW feels the same way. The two-time veteran of CW shows (first as creepy Cliff on Hidden Palms, then as the doomed Grant/Julian Luthor on Smallville) will be back again this fall on Filthy Rich Girls! He'll play the boyfriend of lead Joanna Garcia.

What do you think about this new development?

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The success of Gossip Girl must have the network thinking that another cocktail of rich kids, parties, and excess could be a good bet -- The CW has greenlighted a new TV series based on a popular novel, "How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls," by Zoey Dean. The story? Yale grad Megan Smith is struggling to pay off her loans ends up tutoring a pair of obscenely rich Palm Beach siblings. If they get into Duke, she gets $75,000. Sounds nice, right? But of course, it's not that simple.

We don't know much more about the show yet, but it bodes well for it that Rina Mimoun will write and executive produce the pilot. She's got some credentials -- she's currently working on the quirky ABC hit Pushing Daisies, and she executive produced the cancelled-before-its-time WB drama Everwood (which we still miss!).

For more on the pickup, check out Variety.com's article.

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