An old married couple had four boys. The older three had red hair and light skin, the youngest had black hair and dark eyes. On his deathbed, the father turned to his wife and said, “Honey, be honest with me. Is our youngest son my child?” The wife replied, “I swear on everything holy, he is your son.” Then he passed away. The wife then said, “Thank God he didn’t ask about the other three.”

About the Jokester: Not long ago, 24-year-old Jessica Lucas was just your average Canadian high school student… playing your average Canadian high school student on the hit (Canadian) drama Edgemont. Despite the show’s popularity among her classmates, Lucas claims she managed to have a relatively normal high school experience: “I kind of avoided telling people at school when I was on TV, and they didn’t really make too much fanfare about it.” After graduating from high school, Lucas headed to Hollywood. She appeared in last year’s monster flick Cloverfield and currently costars on Melrose Place as a schoolteacher living in television’s most infamous apartment complex. We hope she’ll forgive us for making fanfare about it.

Source: Esquire

“For the most part, this cast has no connection to the other one,” Laura Leighton, who’s reprising her role as the scandalous Sydney Andrews, admits in the fall TV preview issue of Entertainment Weekly. “They never miss any opportunity to tell me that they weren’t even old enough to watch the original show. Katie [Cassidy, sitting above] turned to me the other day and said, ‘So were you, like, on the old one?’ I have to keep my sense of humor intact because it’s been a series of humiliations, really.”

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, who turns 25 in October, admits she was too young to catch it the first time around, too. “I never really watched shows like this until I was pregnant,” says the singer-actress. “But they’re so much fun — they’re part of American culture.”

Source: NY Daily News

Tell us about your character Riley. Is she a good girl or more on the bitchy side?
Riley is definitely a good girl in the pilot. She’s a first grade teacher so she’s really warm and compassionate. Jonah and her are dating, they’ve been together for around five years, and are just at that stage where they’re trying to figure out whether or not to get married. Riley is concerned because Jonah is a struggling filmmaker without the means to really support them as a family. While you’re really gonna wanna root for them there’s also going to be a lot of conflict to come as Riley tries to figure out if this is really the life she envisioned for herself.

And what can you tell us about the murder mystery arc?
Not much. I can tell you that someone gets murdered and that it’s the driving force of the season. It will involve almost every character and really bring out all their different vulnerabilities. Beyond that, you’ll have to watch to find out!

Are you looking forward to some juicy, over-the-top storylines? Maybe a catfight in the pool?
I am looking forward to seeing the way this environment and the big event that happens in the pilot affect these people. While the first Melrose was known for it’s campiness and almost fantastical story lines, the new Melrose is gonna be a little more real. That’s not to say there won’t be drama, there’s plenty. The new show is just a little more gritty with stories that are a little easier to relate to.

We have to ask: Did you watch the original MP? Who was your favorite character?
I didn’t watch it when it originally aired. I think I was around 7 when it was on so I couldn’t exactly relate to it. But when I booked the role, Todd and Darren sent me the fourth season to watch because I was curious. In the first episode I watched Kimberly blow up the complex and I immediately understood why the original had such a following. I’ve only seen a few episodes since but I guess my favorite character would be Sydney. I know it sounds cheesy to pick her but she was just so sneaky but really funny at the same time. I was excited when I heard she was the one that was going to be coming back.

What do you typically do during your downtime on set?
I bring my dog to set with me. She’s a Yorkie/Pekinese cross so she has a lot of energy. I take her for walks, read my book, play on my computer or hang out with the cast.

What TV shows are you a fan of?
My favorites are Lost and Brothers and Sisters. Lost is the ultimate mystery on TV, I’m dying to find out what happens and Brothers and Sisters is so well acted, I feel like I learn a lot from watching that show.

Source: SNMag

The show airs at 9PM, right after 90210 – check your local listings!

And be sure to return again tomorrow for screencaptures of the pilot!

Melrose Place is scheduled to premiere on September 8, 2009 on the CW – can’t wait!