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Will 'Cashmere Mafia' Soon Be Sleeping With The Fishes?
Posted by Molly Friedman at 4:42 AM on March 5, 2008
As soon as deals were signed, sealed and delivered for SATC brainchildren Candace Bushnell and Darren Star to helm their own interchangeable shows on rival networks, the claws were out. Rumors of fights between the former successful partners, publicly voiced dismissals of the others' futures in primetime, and an overall tension among loyal SATC viewers concerned about their iconic creators' feud led to a predictable race-to-the-finish come winter pilot season. And now, according to the NY Daily News, we may have a winner. Today's rumor on which Menopause And The City spinoff is most likely to bite the dust first, after the jump...
According to the News, the ladies of Darren Star's Cashmere Mafia on ABC are not going to be blessing us with their rapid, frantic chats, supposedly enviable lives, and tired slurping of Cosmos for much longer:
A source...tells me the suits aren't confident the show will stick around. 'He just said about the show, 'Yisgadal v'yitkadash', the Jewish prayer for the dead,' laughs the ear-witness."Um, hilarious? But why did Cashmere take the fall instead of the nearly identical Lipstick? One might consider producer Star's rap sheet when it comes to failed dramas; 1995's Central Park West, 2003's Miss Match, and 2005's Kitchen Confidential all got booted after one season each. To his credit, he was the creator of both Melrose Placeand Beverly Hills: 90210, but the 90s fed on Aaron Spelling's soapy LA-centered dramas.
But perhaps the reason behind Cashmere's reported demise has more to do with casting? While Lipstick marked the return of sorely missed stars Brooke Shields and on-set dreamboat diarist Andrew McCarthy, Cashmere relied on the always dependable character actress Lucy Liu to hold down the court as his glossy heroine. And the man candy (handsome but dull Peter Hermann and bright young thing but dull Julian Ovenden) didn't stand a chance in comparison. But in the end, all the suits care about are ratings: with the News reporting the latest numbers as Lipstick's 6.4million viewers to Cashmere's 5.7 million, the rumored shutdown may be a simple case of disappointing numbers.
- 'CASHMERE MAFIA' MIGHT BE TAKEN FOR A RIDE [Gatecrasher]
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Neish
Posted April 3, 2008 9:05 AM
Oh, I dont want the show to be axed.
I admit the first few episodes were a little bit iffy. But...Now, the characters have become likeable. The actors all seem to have a better chemistry with each other. Story lines are getting better, acting is better. It's a rather addictive fun show.
Perhaps just a little publicity will help?
livingblinditem
Posted 6:57 AM 5/3/08
Cashmere is Darren Star's show, not Lipstick.
But while we are on the subject, I much prefer Lipstick to Cashmere's poorly executed camp: Lucy Liu looks like the star in some acid-trip induced Patricia Fields-catwalk-from-Hades.
livingblinditem
Molly Friedman
Posted 6:57 AM 5/3/08
@SteamyMcFirecrotch: @IKnowThings: Phew, nice catch guys. The good news is that Defamer readers are eagle-eyed and, thanks to you, we've since fixed that one confusion-causing typo. The bad news is how fucking impossible it is to keep these two shows straight in one post. Thankfully, we'll soon have one less clogging our tv listings.
Molly Friedman
IKnowThings
Posted 6:57 AM 5/3/08
Yeah, I still don't understand which one is cancelled. Is it the one without Brooke Shields? Also confusing me is that the chick that played Steve Sanders' wife on 90210 appears to not be on the show that Darren Star made. How does anyone else even know her? She's just Steve Sanders' wife. This is all so annoyingly confusing. I agree, cancel them both and save us all the trouble.
IKnowThings
spanktastic
Posted 6:57 AM 5/3/08
They could do us all a favor and cancel both of them.
spanktastic
SteamyMcFirecrotch
Posted 6:57 AM 5/3/08
The quote mentions "Lipstick Jungle" being axed yet the rest of the article cites Cashmere's demise. What gives?
SteamyMcFirecrotch
regimentkhaki
Posted 7:47 AM 5/3/08
The Golden Girls forever!
regimentkhaki
el smrtmnky
Posted 7:47 AM 5/3/08
i just wanted to punch both of them in the breadbasket for wasting my time.
el smrtmnky
gwendolyn
Posted 8:40 AM 5/3/08
@regimentkhaki: Agreed. Some things are timeless.
Just not 'Cashmere Mafia'...
gwendolyn
NoGrumpys
Posted 8:40 AM 5/3/08
If the two shows merged - would they be twice as interesting?!
Computer says "NO"
NoGrumpys
derby
Posted 9:07 AM 5/3/08
if there's any justice both these shows will be axed -- and quickly.
derby
picardia
Posted 9:07 AM 5/3/08
Neither one will be on the air in a year.
picardia
Sweet Panda Love
Posted 10:03 AM 5/3/08
How about cashmere goats wearing lipstick? That's a show I'd watch.
Sweet Panda Love
Miss d
Posted 11:43 AM 5/3/08
They so ripped off Irvine Welsh with his "The D.O.G.S. of Lincoln Park" - okay, wrong city - but same premise...
And still a '5os attitude towards women - you may be successful - but you are nothing without a man...
Miss d
NoGrumpys
Posted 12:07 PM 5/3/08
@Sweet Panda Love:
...I think that was called "Cavemen"
NoGrumpys
know wine-ing
Posted 2:37 PM 5/3/08
@Miss d: ...the 2 most grating aspects of these shows...
1. as you pointed out... successful women are considered nothing without a man...
2. the more successful the character, the more the writers seem to enjoy humiliating them...
know wine-ing
rudeboy7969
Posted 2:09 AM 13/3/08
I didn't like Lipstick Jungle because of the Douchey Bartender
rudeboy7969