Sarah Michelle Gellar returns to tv in The Ringer

[Hush]

My God she is Gorgeous, especially after children. The woman has no flaws.

 

[TwilightPro101]

I'll definitely give it a shot because of SMG.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[SuperBatman]

I was a big BTVS fan and I'll probably watch this when it starts. Its great seeing SMG on TV again hopefully this series does well.

 

[mclay18]

Someone posted a pic they took with SMG on the set of Ringer in L.A.. She looks even better in person, apparently.

http://www.onlocationvacations.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sarahonsetoforinger.jpg

And it seems SMG has mellowed out a bit since having her kid. I didn't hear a lot of flattering things from her when she did that Buffy reunion panel a few years back. Apparently, she didn't stay to greet fans and sign autographs after the panel was over -- when the panel was finished, she left.

 

[Sawyer]

I really hope this is the start of something new for the CW. This is sort of the best of both worlds for both the show and the network. For the show, the CW is a much better home for them than CBS, where even the top guys said Ringer probably wasn't the best fit for the network and saw more potential for the series on the CW. If they were on CBS, any less than 10 million viewers and they'd probably be considered a failure. With the CW, the standards and expectations are lower. For God sake, Ringer's new lead-in averaged 1.8 million viewers last season and is now going into it's fourth year. 1.8! And as for the network, they've got a series with a strong enough story to have been greenlit by CBS in the first place, as well as actors like Ioan Gruffud, Nestor Carbonell and SMG, who in her return to television, should hopefully bring alot of old Buffy fans, now in their 20s/30s+ to a network that lately has only been vacated by 15 year old girls. God willing, this will be the first step in gaining the network a little bit of respectability, that the new head of the network Mark Pedowitz (already a much bigger fan of his than I was of Dawn) will continue.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Its great seeing SMG on TV again hopefully this series does well.

Same here. I'm excited to see this.

 

[Sawyer]

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[Spider-Man Luvr28]

I just realized I'll probably be out of town when Ringer premieres & I've really been wanting to see this show for a while now & I think CW puts up episodes on their site a whole week later.

 

[Dark Raven]

The premiere is this coming Tuesday, right?

 

[Abaddon]

You know, SMG looked prettier in the first or second season of Buffy. Then she seemed to change a bit and become more elf like and seems to permanently look more like this:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/684/ringerpromo1.jpg/





I'm not sure what's happened other than she matured (even during Buffy). I don't know if her nose became more prominent or her face became larger. She did look subtly different though in her earlier appearances.

She got skinnier. Her face was fuller in the first two seasons, and started thinning out as the series progressed.



This show seems too mature for CW.

 

[Sawyer]

This show seems too mature for CW.

There's two reasons for that. One being that it was a pilot intended for CBS. The people heading up CBS liked it and liked SMG, but didn't feel it was a good fit for the CBS brand and thought it might be better suited for The CW, which CBS owns 50% of along with Warner Bros. The other reason is that Mark Pedowitz, the new guy in charge of The CW, actually wants to see the network grow, unlike his predecessor Dawn Ostroff, who was really more of a weight around it's neck, with her preference for girly teen crap that really doesn't sell (90210 and Melrose Place come to mind). Pedowitz has already spoken of also wanting shows with repeatability (which explains why the network has just ordered a cop show script from Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson) and bringing back comedy to the network.

I'm not overly concerned about what kind of numbers this brings in, given that it's lead-in is 90210, which averaged 1.8 million viewers last season. I doubt many 16 year old girls will be overly interested (since they would've been about 8 when Buffy ended), but I imagine that an older audience will be interested in SMG returning to television.

 

[Ultra Lantern]

I'll definitely give it a shot because of SMG.

I liked her better as Buffy Sommers.
I'll give this show a chance.

 

[flickchick85]

I really hope this is the start of something new for the CW. This is sort of the best of both worlds for both the show and the network. For the show, the CW is a much better home for them than CBS, where even the top guys said Ringer probably wasn't the best fit for the network and saw more potential for the series on the CW. If they were on CBS, any less than 10 million viewers and they'd probably be considered a failure. With the CW, the standards and expectations are lower. For God sake, Ringer's new lead-in averaged 1.8 million viewers last season and is now going into it's fourth year. 1.8! And as for the network, they've got a series with a strong enough story to have been greenlit by CBS in the first place, as well as actors like Ioan Gruffud, Nestor Carbonell and SMG, who in her return to television, should hopefully bring alot of old Buffy fans, now in their 20s/30s+ to a network that lately has only been vacated by 15 year old girls. God willing, this will be the first step in gaining the network a little bit of respectability, that the new head of the network Mark Pedowitz (already a much bigger fan of his than I was of Dawn) will continue.

I agree. I've hated the CW ever since it became the CW, with all of it's teen soap remakes and limited scope. But if it could take a cue from either of its foundation networks that took a shot on unique/quirky genre classics like Buffy, Angel and Veronica Mars, it could become a network I'd care to watch again. I feel like with Nikita (which I've never watched, but just the subject matter holds promise), this show, and lasting genre fare like Supernatural, it might finally become interesting again.

 

[Sawyer]

I agree. I've hated the CW ever since it became the CW, with all of it's teen soap remakes and limited scope. But if it could take a cue from either of its foundation networks that took a shot on unique/quirky genre classics like Buffy, Angel and Veronica Mars, it could become a network I'd care to watch again. I feel like with Nikita (which I've never watched, but just the subject matter holds promise), this show, and lasting genre fare like Supernatural, it might finally become interesting again.

If I'm not mistaken, the genre stuff tends to be bigger ratings-grabbers than shows like 90210 and Gossip Girl, yet Dawn O. seems to kind of hate the former and favor the latter. I mean, really, why else would a show with as low numbers as 90210 be going into it's fourth season?

 

[Primal Slayer]

90210 was averaging better numbers then GG but it always gets killed by hiatus when half its viewers jump ship and never come back. But they still bring in that female demo and have good dvr numbers.

 

[Sawyer]

90210 was averaging better numbers then GG but it always gets killed by hiatus when half its viewers jump ship and never come back. But they still bring in that female demo and have good dvr numbers.

Then that's even more strange, given that the network acts like Gossip Girl is it's freaking pride and joy.

 

[Specter313]

I think way back when, in the early days of CW, Ostroff said that she kept Gossip Girl around because, while it didn't pull in numbers, it was still getting a large amount of press, so she seemed to think that keeping the network name out there was better than pulling in the viewers. I think this was also in response to the many frustrated viewers who wanted to know why she kept crap like that around, but cancelled Veronica Mars.

Not saying I agree with her, but that's what she said. If anything, I think that did more damage for the network, since it kept up that viewer opinion of the network that it only showed teen crap, instead of well rounded enjoyable television.

 

[Primal Slayer]

When you take a look at all the CWs main shows that have been around for more than one season, Gossip Girl basically comes in last when it comes to ratings, maybe sometimes OTH takes that title but GG hasnt been BIG since like its 2nd season. But 90210 has pretty much always beat it in ratings. Gossip Girl just does major when it comes to dvr numbers, itune numbers, and attention from the outside media. Which is probably because its been kept around since the network still gets a ton of money off of it from other things that arent neilson ratings.

 

[Sawyer]

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ringer-Premiere-Sarah-Michelle-Gellar-1037259.aspx

5 Things to Expect from Ringer — Besides Sarah Michelle Gellar

Who hasn't missed Sarah Michelle Gellar vanquishing all manner of Hellmouth demon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Is there someone who didn't love her turn as sexed up manipulator Kathryn Merteuil in Cruel Intentions? Point is we've had the premiere of Ringer, aka the return of SMG to weekly TV, marked on our calendars since it got the green light back in May.

But there are other reasons outside of Gellar to check out her new soapy thriller, too, starting with the premise: She plays estranged twins! Bridget is a recovering addict on the run from some unsavory types, and when super-rich sis Siobhan goes missing, she takes on the presumed-dead's identity as a last resort. Of course, we also just said she's playing twins... Hooked yet?

Here are five other reasons you could give Ringer a shot -- besides Her Sarah Michelleness — with a little input from the cast:

1. The show's writers are obsessed with Breaking Bad. They like good things! And according to Ioan Gruffudd, who plays Siobhan's distant husband Andrew, they're aiming for the same level or surprise and intensity on Ringer... only without the cursing and throat-slitting drug lords. "One of my favorite shows is Breaking Bad. The writers are obsessed with it. Every Sunday night you get that watercooler moment we'll all talk about on Monday," Gruffudd says. "'Oh my God, did you see the show last night? I can't believe that happened!' So, I'm hoping that our show will have that same kind of cliff-hanger week in and week out."

2. It's raining men! And they all want Sarah. This isn't so much about Gellar as it is the parade of good-looking guys -- including Gruffudd, Lost's lusciously lashed Nestor Carbonell and Life Unexpected's Kristoffer Polaha -- around her. Just ask them! "Think about all the hot guys -- there's not enough Sarah Michelle to go around, so how in the world are you possibly going to keep all these men at bay?" says The Good Wife's Mike Colter, who plays Bridget's Narcotics Anonymous sponsor with whom she shares something more. The answer? They won't be kept at bay. "There's a lot of sexual tension. At some point, it's going to explode," he says. Did he just tease a group number?

3. For those still ticked off at Lost, Ringer promises answers. Let's not go nuts needing answers: Ringer is a mystery as much as it is a starring vehicle for Gellar, so expect to be alternately teased and shocked and... yes, kept in the dark for periods of time. However, in this post-Lost era, the cast and crew swear up and down that resolutions and revelations have been plotted and will arrive in due time. Carbonell, who plays an FBI agent trailing Bridget, puts it this way: "The pilot lays out a lot of information and the writers have done a wonderful job of slowing everything down [after that] and really focusing on particular areas...and revealing things in a really great way. Things get paid off while they're raising other mysteries."

4. Mystery? Yes! Self-serious? No! This isn't Heroes. Or The Event. Or FlashForward. Ringer knows its place, and much like Buffy -- we can't help bring up the comparison — the show's tone walks that same line between melodrama and real emotional moments, between kicka-- action and a little cheese. Dress it up in neo-noir trappings, and hot dog, you've got a serial thriller that's pretty unique among prime time's uber-intense cops and criminals and forensics experts and medical examiners...

5. It's not for teens. In fact, it's a tad out of place on The CW, whose big stars are 150-year-old vampires in brooding teen bodies and affluent just-out-of-high schoolers leading extraordinarily escapist fantasies. Bridget's a former drug addict and stripper who happens to be on the run because she's witnessed a crime. Siobhan, meanwhile, is leading a double life all her own between her husband, guy on the side and, oh, some other guys with a bounty on her head. Don't be fooled by what you've heard about ABC Family's The Lying Game either — they both revolve around rich girl-poor girl twins, one of whom has deep dark secrets, but the similarities end there.

Ringer premieres Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 9/8c on The CW. Are you interested? Why or why not? Tell us in the comments below.

 

[Specter313]

Starting soon.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Starting soon.

I'm so excited!

 

[Primal Slayer]

Certainly started off interesting.

 

[Specter313]

It was good, and the mysteries are intriguing. My guess for the thing at the end? [blackout]Siobhan is trying to off Bridget so she herself can disappear and start a new life.[/blackout]

 

[Primal Slayer]

Ya I enjoyed it. The ending was a definate mind blower in a small way. Color me intrigued.