The ‘Bitch’ is back.

After ABC changed a new show’s mildly profane title during development, upcoming comedy Apartment 23 has now more-or-less reverted to its original head-turning name.

The official new title of the show is Don’t Trust The B—- in Apartment 23, dashing out the letters of the curse in an attempt to soften its impact (not entirely unlike how CBS solved buying short-lived Shit My Dad Says last season, substituting the non-word “$#*!”). The Disney-owned network has two upcoming shows that previously used the word “bitch” in their title — Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23 and drama Good Christian Bitches. The former was shorted to Apartment 23 right before the network’s broadcast upfront presentation in May. The latter was change to Good Christian Belles, and was then changed again to GCB. (Good Christian Bitches, in particular, was singled out by some culture critics who were ready to pounce on the show should it hit the air with its original title).

In the case of Apartment 23, the new title was rather anonymous; it didn’t tell you anything about the show. The new version more clearly suggests the show’s premise — about a naive midwesterner (Dreama Walker) who moves in with a hardcore party girl (Krysten Ritter). And given that CBS’ 2 Broke Girls and Fox’s New Girl have successfully launched girl-with-new-roommate(s)-in-the-big-city premises this fall, the cleverly written Apartment 23 might likewise pop for viewers. The show does not yet have a premiere date, but is expected to debut sometime this season.

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Variety reports that Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Gary Cole and Brian Geraghty have joined the cast of Gay Dude.

The story is centered around two best friends, Michael and Matty. Offerman will play Michael’s supportive father while Mullally and Cole will play Matty’s parents with Geraghty to play his older brother (who still lives at home).

According to IndieWire filming for the low budget film has already started in Vancouver.

Someone asked James van der Beek when Apartment 23 will premiere on ABC and he replied that it will air January 3rd 2012. It’s still a looong time away but hopefully more news will start cropping up about the show soon!

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“Apt. 23″ premieres January 3rd, 9:30pm on ABC #apt23 RT @tearslikerayn26 So, when is that new show of yours premiering again? #impatient

According to Variety Dreama Walker will be part of a new movie called “Gay Dude” which co-stars Dakota Johnson, Nicholas Braun and Hunter Cope.

The story follows two guys who pact to lose their virginity before prom, only to have one of them come out of the closet.

Gay Dude will be directed by Chris Nelson, written by Alan Yang with Laurence Mark and David Blackman producing it for Laurence Black Prods.

October Road” co-stars Bryan Greenberg and Laura Prepon are reteaming for the indie comedy “The Kitchen,” which is currently filming in Los Angeles.

Ishai Setton (“The Big Bad Swim”) is directing from a script by Jim Beggarly (“Free Samples”).

Emily Ting (“Family Inc.) is producing the pic, which takes place entirely inside a kitchen and finds Prepon’s character celebrating her 30th birthday with an ill-fated party.

Supporting cast includes Matt Bush, Dreama Walker, Tate Ellington, Amber Stevens, Pepper Binkley and Catherine Reitman.

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Dreama is part of a new film called The Kitchen and she started shooting it this week. The film also stars Laura Prepon, Bryan Greenberg, Tate Ellington and Jillian Clare. It was written by Jim Beggarly and is being directed by Ishai Setton.

You can follow the production at the offical Twitter account @TheKitchenFilm.

They have released a behind the scenes picture of Dreama on set of the movie and I have added it to the gallery.

Hopefully more information and pictures will be released soon!

A new project called Compliance has appeared on Dreama’s IMDb profile. There is no further information than the planned release in 2012 and that Dreama is supposed to play a character called Becky.

As soon as new information about this project becomes known I’ll make sure to post it here.

Seven broadcast and one cable series made the cut in the Most Exciting New Series category at the inaugural Critics’ Choice Television Awards. The category, voted by broadcast journalists who have seen the pilots and any available episodes, recognizes shows premiering after June 1, 2011. Some of the most buzzed-about new series, including NBC’s Smash and Fox’s New Girl and Terra Nova, made the list, while others, including CBS’ Person of Interest and 2 Broke Girls and ABC’s Pan Am, didn’t. Here are the honorees (there will be no winner in the category, with all eight shows acknowledged at the awards show June 20):

Alcatraz – Fox – Warner Bros.
Apartment 23 – ABC – 20th Century Fox
Awake – NBC – 20th Century Fox
Falling Skies – TNT – DreamWorks
New Girl – Fox – 20th Century Fox
Ringer – CW – CBS Studios
Smash – NBC – DreamWorks/Universal Media
Terra Nova – Fox – 20th Century Fox

The nominees in the other categories, recognizing best programs and performances in Drama, Comedy, Reality and Talk Show, were announced Monday. The Critics’ Choice Television Awards luncheon, hosted by Cat Deeley, will be streamed live from the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 20 on VH1.com. It will be telecast on ReelzChannel premiering June 22.

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We finally have some news regarding Dreama’s project The Pill!

The official website for the movie has launched here. You can find a press kit, a poster and several production stills as well as behind the scenes pictures on the website. The stills don’t feature Dreama but I have found a picture of her from the movie in the press kit. That and the poster have been added to the gallery.

You can watch a clip of the movie here. Unfortunately it doesn’t feature Dreama.

Feature film THE PILL will have its bicoastal world premieres at indie film fests DANCES WITH FILMS in Los Angeles on Tuesday June 7th, and the GEN ART FILM FESTIVAL in NYC on Sunday June 12th.

Written and Directed by J.C. Khoury, an award-winning commercial director whose work is in the permanent collection at the MoMA, THE PILL stars Noah Bean (“Damages,” “Morning Glory”), Rachel Boston (“500 Days of Summer”), Anna Chlumsky (“My Girl,” “In the Loop”), Al Thompson (“The Royal Tenenbaums”), and Dreama Walker (“Gossip Girl”).

SYNOPSIS: It happens. You meet someone at the bar, one thing leads to another, and the next thing you know you’re waking up wondering (and potentially regretting) exactly what took place the night before. Such is the case for Fred, who starts to panic when his free-spirited one night stand, Mindy, informs him that she’s not on birth control; but for some reason isn’t too concerned. Determined not to become a father, Fred spends the day with Mindy under the guise of pursuing a serious relationship to make sure she takes both doses (taken 12 hours apart) of the morning-after pill.

The result is an all-day adventure filled with socially awkward situations and untimely roadblocks as Fred struggles to preserve his New York City world. With a resolution finally in sight, the no-boundaries Mindy starts to grow on the overly anxious Fred, forcing him to make a decision that will change the rest of his life.

A portrait of young singles in New York City, The Pill examines the immediate ramifications of casual dating in a poignantly funny, fresh, and honest fashion.

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Hopefully Dreama will attend one of the premieres or maybe even both! You can buy tickets for the premieres here and here.

Apartment 23
(Midseason 2012)
After a naïve Midwestern girl’s big city dreams are dashed her first week in New York, she finds herself living with her worst nightmare in this hilarious, contemporary comedy about a female odd couple who are surrounded by an outrageous cast of characters.
June (Dreama Walker) moves to Manhattan for a dream job and the perfect company apartment, only to have them disappear in a puff of reality, thanks to a CEO from the Bernie Madoff school of embezzlement. Deep in debt and out on the streets, June scrambles to land a job and place to live. It seems her luck has turned around when she gets hired at a coffee shop and finds Chloe (Krysten Ritter), a charming, vivacious roommate… with the morals of a pirate. She swindles June out of all her savings, but she and her snarky friend, James Van Der Beek (playing himself), soon learn that, just because June’s naïve, she isn’t stupid. June ingeniously turns the tables on Chloe, who is so shocked about being scammed herself that she decides to pull June into her colorful band of friends. Sure, it’s all dysfunctional, bizarre and overwhelming, but so is New York City. And with the help of Chloe and the other oddballs around her, June might just learn the survival secrets she needs to make it there.
“Apartment 23″ stars Krysten Ritter (“Breaking Bad,” “Gilmore Girls”) as Chloe, Dreama Walker (“The Good Wife,” “Gossip Girl”) as June, Eric André as Mark, Michael Blaiklock as Eli and James Van Der Beek (“Varsity Blues,” “Dawson’s Creek”) as James Van Der Beek.
Created and written by Nahnatchka Kahn (“American Dad”), “Apartment 23″ is executive-produced by Kahn, Jason Winer (“Modern Family”), Dave Hemingson (“American Dad,” “How I Met Your Mother”) and Jeff Morton (“Modern Family”). Winer is also the director. “Apartment 23″ is a production of 20th Century Fox Television.