LIFETIME RENEWS "ARMY WIVES" AND "DROP DEAD DIVA"

 
 By Miss TV Girl

Lifetime Television has renewed series "Army Wives" and "Drop Dead Diva" for their fifth and third seasons.  Both shows are scheduled to return 2011 with 13 all new episodes.

I am not a 'Army Wives" watcher, but I am a fan of "Drop Dead Diva", so I very happy to hear this bit of news.

BEHIND THE SCENES SNEAK PEEK AT THE SECOND SEASON OF "DROP DEAD DIVA"

"Drop Dead Diva" one of the highlights from last season returns Sunday, June 6. I hope the second season will be as satisfying and entertaining as the first season.

LIFETIME ORDERS MORE "DROP DEAD DIVA"

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Lifetime's comedic drama "Drop Dead Diva" has been renewed for a second season.

The network has ordered 13 new episodes of the freshman series to air in 2010.

"Drop Dead Diva," which premiered in July as Lifetime's best original drama series has become the first scripted series since " Army Wives" to earn a second-season pickup. It has averaged 2.6 million viewers a week.

The series, about a dead shallow model reincarnated in the body of a brilliant plus-size attorney (Brooke Elliott), has been pretty consistent in its storytelling and development of the characters.

I think what has made this show so popular is the talented Brooke Elliott who plays Jane in such a real and vulnerable way. You want so much for her to have everything life has to offer.

DROP DEAD DIVA: MISS TV GIRL REVIEW

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I just finished watching the first two episodes of "Drop Dead Diva" and to my surprise and delight, I really enjoyed the show. It's perfect for the female target audience of Lifetime.

There is nothing original about the premise of show, "Drop Dead Diva". It is a switcheroo story about a shallow self absorbed model who dies at the exact time as a compassionate and generous plus-sized lawyer and her shallow spirit ends up in the body of a sweet spirit of someone other than her own body.

While watching the show I forgot about the previous versions of this common Hollywood premise that has so often been played out for our entertainment.What makes this version so different and entertaining? The execution and the development of the main and supporting characters.

I am truly interested in getting to know more about these characters and their lives.

I must give a lot of the credit to the lead Brooke Elliott who plays Jane and doesn't miss a beat with her wonderful, sensitive and funny interpretation of this character.

What is bad about "Drop Dead Diva" ? The men are pretty much the eye candy of the hour and not much more. I really do hope to see more development and changes in that area, but then again this is Lifetime "the channel for and about women".

USA "DROP DEAD DIVA" OFF TO A GOOD START

"Drop Dead Diva" drew 2.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched series launch on the channel since "Army Wives" in 2007. The show, which stars Brooke Elliott and Brooke D'Orsay, snagged a 1.6 rating in Lifetime's core demo of women 18-49, a big improvement over 9 p.m. Sunday slot's recent performance.