TV News: Kristin Bell to Appear in Party Down
According to E! Online, Kristen Bell has signed on to guest star in Rob Thomas’ new series, Party Down.
“I’m about to guest star on Rob Thomas’ new show, called Party Down,” Bell told the site. “It’s on Starz…a lot of old Veronica Mars people are on it and some really cool comedians like Adam Scott.” The network later confirmed to the site stating, “Kristen Bell will be appearing in our new original comedy series, Party Down, premiering on Friday, March 20.”
Bell is scheduled to film her scenes for the guest-starring spot next week and she will be appearing in the season finale episode that is set to air on May 22. The site also speculated who Bell would portray Veronica Moon, the leader of the “über-efficient and wildly good-looking Valhalla Catering Team.
Party Down is the story of a “Los Angeles catering team—wannabes stuck working for tips while hoping for their big break. Each episode of the 10-part original series finds the hapless catering team working a new event—from sweet-16 affairs to gay weddings to mobster acquittal parties to porn awards—where they inevitably get tangled up with colorful guests and the absurd drama of their own personal lives.”
The cast has a bunch of Veronica Mars formers such as Ken Marino (Veronica Mars’ - Vinnie Van Lowe), Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars’ - Dick Casablancas), Jane Lynch and Lizzy Caplan (The Class, True Blood, Cloverfield). And that’s not all: Veronica Mars Jason Dohring (Veronica Mars - Logan Echolls) and Alona Tal (Veronica Mars‘ - Meg Manning) both pop up as guest stars in episode two.
I have been a fan of Thomas’ material ever since finding the show, Cupid, back in the late 90s. Great wit and snappy dialogue combined with really good casting made me a fan of his work. When Veronica Mars was released i kind of missed the boat but have now found time to connect with the 3 Season DVDs. Party Down seems interesting almost kind of like the Ricky Gervais show, Extras, but in a catering theme instead. I will have to check this show out and while on the topic, Cupid, is back on ABC with a remake that is also being developed by Thomas.
