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Previews and News


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After a very long hiatus, Varied Lives is back and better than before. Head Writer Phillip Connelly had this to say.

“The show will be coming from a fresher perspective. I am adhering to a single vision theory and letting the characters drive the story rather than the plot from now on. The progress of the stories will be in real time, meaning that the show's time line will pick up about one year from when the last episode aired. The show is definitely going to be more sleek, but still maintain the modern edge.”

When asked about specifics, the head writer had this to say.

Cassandra: “Cassandra is still trying to regain George's trust, as George is still trying to get over the fact that she lied about his father. Cassandra decides to take a new career path, which makes for more tension.”

Yvette: “Yvette is running McGregor Inc. now that Anna stepped aside to work on her relationship with Andrew. Yvette's approach to running the company is tough and unwavering, which will be a key element that makes the character a strong lead.”

Donahue Family: “Carol wants to take her family's business to the next level, but struggles with a slow moving economy. An unlikely alliance will form and that will take the rivalry with the McGregors to another level. Carol's children will also be involved in some entanglements of their own.”

George: “George is still trying to fit in with his new found family, but is still finding it difficult. His business practices may also take a turn, proving that he's more like his mother than he would like to admit. He'll also have to deal with other problems to deal with.”

Phelps Family: “Teri will be entangled with George mostly, but a new character will play a part in the story for added tension. The rest of the Phelps Family will be involved in a storyline that is to say the least, very shocking. Dark secrets will come to light and shake up the family.”

Other news:

The show is now two episodes a week, maybe more if storyline dictates it. The head writer said, "I'm aiming for basic storytelling with very character driven stories, I feel I can better do that with a short week."

There have been some recasts. The head writer stated that some roles were recast to coincide with the relaunch. “Some of the casting was never quite how I wanted it, now I am more satisfied.

Casting:

Phylicia Rashad joins the cast taking over the lead role of matriarch Anna McGregor. Other additions to the cast include Jada Pinkett-Smith as Trish Donahue-Dutcher and Daphne Duplaix as Lynette McGregor. Bow Wow is also joining the cast in the role of Hoover Phelps.

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Weel I for one I am NOVI's bigget Fan. I do like you cast additions. Your cast has always been stong. A little sad it skipping a year but If it means I can two eps a wek I am there. I've always felt that Novi was character driven. I can't wait to see this new "sleeV" novi you give us. Also I think your cast page is posted on my blog some how Take a look and fill me in on what is going on

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Weel I for one I am NOVI's bigget Fan. I do like you cast additions. Your cast has always been stong. A little sad it skipping a year but If it means I can two eps a wek I am there. I've always felt that Novi was character driven. I can't wait to see this new "sleeV" novi you give us. Also I think your cast page is posted on my blog some how Take a look and fill me in on what is going on

Thanks for commenting. I'm not keen on skipping ahead in the story, but I had been absent so long, that I didn't want the story to feel as if it was dragging. The skip forward is smooth and these new episodes are better than anything I've done before.

And I did notice my cast list on your blog, I was baffled by that as well. The blogs can have glitches sometimes.

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LOL I talked to Errol about it He is going to look in it for me. Its very weird kuz I dont see where any of my context bloacks are and i can't delete the ones that are there

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