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Star Has A Catch

September 28, 2018 Blind Gossip

[TV Line] An A list film actor/actress will soon be starring in his/her first major TV series, but there’s a catch that no one is talking about: The performer in question only signed on for one season. And this series is not being billed as an anthology.

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Actor or Actress:

[Optional] Do you think it is more prestigious to be a movie actor than a TV actor? Or does it not matter any more?

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  1. TNSunny says

    October 2, 2018 at 3:13 pm

    It’s Julia Roberts. She has a quote out that “television isn’t for the faint of heart”. I really dislike her so I won’t be watching her new show.

  2. luvprue1 says

    October 1, 2018 at 3:57 pm

    Actress :Meryl Streep
    Show: Big little lies.

  3. missex says

    September 30, 2018 at 1:33 pm

    Gotta be Sean Penn- the pic reminds me of his Django Reindhart movie, Sweet and Lowdown where he sits in the moon.

  4. bec215d says

    September 30, 2018 at 5:24 am

    Prestige comes not from one’s job, but from how you do it. TV and movies are apples and oranges – you just are more easily able to forget a mediocre movie, while mediocre TV series can limp along for years – Jen Aniston is A list, TV & movies, but i wouldn’t call her work prestigious.

  5. BobNYC says

    September 29, 2018 at 4:42 pm

    Ann Heche – Chicago PD

  6. SilverLining says

    September 29, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    P.S. With reference to my guess, Sean Penn, his first starring role on ‘The First’ (again, it’s an interesting title) it premiered in September 2018 on Hulu & British Television Channel 4 (as it’s a British-American collaboration).

  7. emmyk says

    September 29, 2018 at 2:17 pm

    Julia Roberts in Homecoming on HBO.

    It doesn’t matter any more. Everything is up for Emmys now. Gotta chase those EGOTs.

  8. radmom says

    September 29, 2018 at 12:56 pm

    This is Sean Penn. He’s in a Hulu series “The First”, with a limited run of only eight episodes.

  9. PGreen says

    September 29, 2018 at 11:08 am

    Actress: Julia Roberts. Homecoming.
    Optional: I don’t think that it matters anymore. Didn’t she and Dermot Mulroney have a thing?

  10. tallzeez says

    September 29, 2018 at 10:27 am

    Chris Evans in that Apple TV series

  11. secotine says

    September 29, 2018 at 7:02 am

    Cavill? The Witchers? Though I don’t think he is A list.
    As a viewer I think the quality of the writing is more important that the difference between TV/Film, but actors might make more money from movies?

  12. Blossom says

    September 28, 2018 at 10:38 pm

    Chris Pine

  13. lolachristina says

    September 28, 2018 at 10:20 pm

    sean penn?

  14. Appleton says

    September 28, 2018 at 9:49 pm

    Is it Sean Penn? I know Hulu shows can build a good following but does it really count as a major series?

    I don’t think it matters what kind of actor one is. But I do think that it takes a good actor/actress to round out a cast for a whole TV season. Movies can sometimes be mind numbing when the lead is boring but it’s easier to plow through another hour and just finish it than continue watching an entire series when the main is insufferable.

  15. WorkHardBeNice says

    September 28, 2018 at 9:30 pm

    Matt Damon
    No idea about the show.

    Give me an actor who will tread the boards night after night and twice on Saturday.

  16. Catman says

    September 28, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    Leonardo DiCaprio. Clue: “Catch (me if you can.)” TV, movies, makes no difference any more. It’s all about exposure!

  17. wonderingaround says

    September 28, 2018 at 7:04 pm

    Sean Penn?

  18. dadiegirl says

    September 28, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    Don’t know who this is. You get more money as a movie actor, but if you want to earn an Emmy than TV is the way to go. Plus, t.v. keeps you in the forefront more than movies I think.

  19. Parade says

    September 28, 2018 at 6:19 pm

    Being an actor, entertainer is a silly occupation without prestige. Come on now, let’s be serious here.

  20. rosarybjork says

    September 28, 2018 at 5:29 pm

    Amy Adams….baseball movie with catch…trouble with the curve…last baseball movie that came out

    New TV “miniseries”-Adams returned to television in 2018 with Sharp Objects on HBO. She served as an executive producer for the series and starred as a self-harming reporter who returns to her hometown to cover the murder of two young girls.

    Make bank. Pay bills anyway you can. Actors have a hard time working since reality TV. It does not matter. Being a movie star is better.

  21. SilverLining says

    September 28, 2018 at 4:54 pm

    Sean Penn or Charlize Theron (with help from the related blind), but I’ll go with
    Sean Penn

    (Though, both have been in a TV movie & appeared in very few TV episodes here or there…but neither has been a regular or starred on a show except for Sean Penn as of Sept. 2018, in ‘The First’ – an interesting name for his 1st major TV appearance; he also is due to star in a TV miniseries in 2019.)

    With technology, TV & film should now be considered equally with regard to prestige.

  22. Estrogen says

    September 28, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    Leo DiCaprio

  23. lilysmom says

    September 28, 2018 at 2:28 pm

    Meryl Streep Pretty Little Liars

  24. Laughing1 says

    September 28, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    Gal Gadot…… will be playing Hedy Lemarr in a new “limited series” on Showtime.

  25. aaatiger says

    September 28, 2018 at 2:15 pm

    Actor is Chris Evans. Recently signed for a tv series in which he is a producer as well.

    I think the actors are doing tv for money and to enhance their audience which interns enhances their careers. When the do a limited series, it still qualifies them as film actors. TV actors are less prestigious.

  26. bertwheeler says

    September 28, 2018 at 2:13 pm

    Julia Roberts.

    These days, TV is more interesting.

  27. Gerseychick says

    September 28, 2018 at 1:59 pm

    Halle Berry, anger issues……………………………

    • CSLear says

      September 30, 2018 at 1:04 am

      Halle Berry did 2 seasons of Extant, 2014-2015.

  28. gossipzillaisback says

    September 28, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    Julia Roberts for Homecoming? When the blind item originally came out on TVline I was pretty confident this was the case, but a google search today mentions that it got renewed for season 2… I haven’t watched it, so I have no idea if Roberts’ character would be necessary for the existence of a second season. Maybe it’s not her after all.

    At very high level, it’s more prestigious to be a movie actor. But there’s so much more TV these days that it’s easier to be make a living there.

  29. judylouise says

    September 28, 2018 at 1:20 pm

    This better not be Henry Cavill!!!! I need the Witcher!!

    Wait. He was in the Tudors. Does this mean first ever in a TV show or first starting role.

  30. oyevey says

    September 28, 2018 at 1:16 pm

    Meryl Streep in Big Little Lies

  31. augustmom says

    September 28, 2018 at 1:08 pm

    Sean Penn is in a new series for either Amazon or Netflix

  32. JHntr113 says

    September 28, 2018 at 1:08 pm

    Henry Cavill in The Witcher

    Unfairly, movies are more prestigious. But you know what they say: movies make you famous, TV makes you rich, theater makes you good.

    • bahhumbug says

      October 1, 2018 at 2:34 pm

      OMG A WITCHER TV SERIES IS BEING MADE?!?! I’m SO pumped!

  33. sweetpeach says

    September 28, 2018 at 1:08 pm

    Julia Roberts

  34. celebiddy says

    September 28, 2018 at 1:07 pm

    I just read that chris evans is doing a tv show so him?

    Movies have sucked for years now, all the good content is in tv shows!

  35. GingerGirl3 says

    September 28, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    Kate Bosworth

    Movies are more prestigious still but TV can have better content.

  36. amaxwell78 says

    September 28, 2018 at 12:40 pm

    Julia Roberts?

  37. aaaZen says

    September 28, 2018 at 12:40 pm

    Julia Roberts?

    Don’t think it matters nowadays

  38. chlofa says

    September 28, 2018 at 12:11 pm

    Sean Penn

  39. FiyahHotFlashy says

    September 28, 2018 at 12:07 pm

    Julie Roberts

  40. amagod121 says

    September 28, 2018 at 11:51 am

    Judging from the other blind, I’ll guess Sean Penn over Charlize Theron, because his career is tanking fast, so it makes sense for him to try and rejuvenate it in TV land.

    Optional: I grew up in a time when being a movie star was far more prestigious than bring a tv star, and that’s how I still see it.

  41. sabrina325 says

    September 28, 2018 at 11:48 am

    Julia Roberts?

  42. sabrina325 says

    September 28, 2018 at 11:48 am

    Julia

  43. More_Cowbell says

    September 28, 2018 at 11:48 am

    Because of the graphic, I’ll guess Sean Penn

    I think it doesn’t matter anymore

  44. scumby says

    September 28, 2018 at 11:47 am

    Henry Cavill
    There are no longer movie stars

  45. nycmadam says

    September 28, 2018 at 11:13 am

    Julia Roberts

    Since the movie business has become too commercial, with the emphasis on money-generating franchises, it is easier to find more prestigious and challenging roles in TV projects. The pay is probably not as good, though.

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