Megan Fox Sweetie Brian Austin Green Spills on the New "90210"
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Sep 2, 2008
Brian Austin Green tells us that he's heard from the producers of the CW's new "90210," who'd like him to make an appearance on the new show as his old "Beverly Hills, 90210" character, David Silver. "I wish them the best on the show, and I think it would be fun to go back for an episode if the timing ever worked out right. My schedule right now is pretty tight," says the "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" actor.
Brian Austin Green Spills on the New "90210" (Image: Wenn)
Green couldn't be happier with his current role -- Derek Reese, the uncle of Savior-of-the-World-To-Be John Connor. "I honestly couldn't ask for a better character to play. He's fantastic, and he has all the depth and back story that an actor would want and all the heart he needs." And besides, "Who wouldn't want to fight Terminators?" he asks. In fact, he wanted it enough to audition for it. "I went in on a Thursday morning, got the call and went to work on Friday. For me, it was really exciting."
HE'S GOT GAME: Christopher Knight is gaining a brand-new appreciation for the talents of Pat Sajak, Alex Trebek, Bob Barker and all the other best game show hosts of TV -- now that the "Brady Bunch" child star turned "My Fair Brady" reality show personality is handling hosting chores on the Sept. 22-premiering, syndicated "Trivial Pursuit: America Plays."
"It's incredibly difficult. It's completely different from anything I've done before. The process one uses in reality television -- well, there is no process. You try not to crack or fall apart," he says. "Hosting a game show, you have to be on top of a lot of things that are going on all at the same time. You have to be prepared for the game. You have to make others comfortable and guide them. You have no idea. As a viewer, the more comfortable you are watching one of these shows, believe me, the more is working behind the scenes that you're not even aware of."
Knight says he's grateful that the "Trivial" producers took him on sans experience. "Fortunately, when my agent recommended me, they saw something in me and were willing to work with me. All of my friends have been telling me, 'I've always thought you'd be perfect to be a game show host. I don't know if I'd have taken that as a compliment 20 years ago," he admits with a laugh. But then, "I wouldn't have been ready, either. I think it takes a certain maturity to be a game show host." Knight has 14 "Trivial Pursuit" segments in the can, and "We're doing well over 150 more. This is a gas. I'm having a ball."
WORTH ANOTHER LOOK: Great news that TNT is planning to make a telefilm based on Dr. Ben Carson's uplifting memoir -- with Cuba Gooding starring as the poor ghetto child whose heart was broken when his father left the family, who was told again and again that he wasn't smart enough to fulfill his dreams, and who wound up as Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. "Gifted Hands," the book, is one that brings tears to the eyes in the best way, and is must reading for young people in need of some inspiration.
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