The Lying Game

Renewed for 2nd Season!!!!!!!!

2012-06-05T16:16:00.002-07:00

ABC FAMILY GREENLIGHTS A SECOND SEASON OF THE HIT DRAMA SERIES “THE LYING GAME” Burbank, CA (April 24, 2012) – ABC Family announced today the pick-up of a second season of the original drama series “The Lying Game.” The new season will begin production this summer for a winter premiere. The audience for the drama series grew considerably during its first season, surging by double-digit percent margins. The Winter run was up 28% in W18-34 over the first half of its season, with three consecutive weeks of series highs in the demo, and contributed to ABC Family’s biggest 1Q ever in Prime in Women 18-34, Women 18-49 and Females 12-34. “The Lying Game” follows identical twins Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer who were separated at birth and led very different lives, each oblivious to the other’s existence until circumstances bring them back together. Yearning for the family she never had, kind-hearted foster kid Emma agrees to step into Sutton’s privileged shoes while she searches for their birth parents, setting in motion a web of secrecy and lies. “The Lying Game” is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by Charles Pratt, Jr., Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo. The series stars Alexandra Chando, Andy Buckley, Blair Redford, Alice Greczyn, Allie Gonino and Helen Slater with guest stars Adrian Pasdar and Charisma Carpenter. Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in over 97 million homes. ABC Family features programming reflecting today’s families, entertaining and connecting with adults through relatable programming about today’s relationships – told with a mix of diversity, passion, humor and heart. ABC Family’s programming is a combination of network defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. Emmy® Award-winning ABCFamily.com provides a variety of interactive entertainment and community features, from rich, fan-centric programming – including blogs, viewing parties, webisodes, full episodes of the network’s hit programming, along with sneak peek exclusive previews and behind-the-scenes clips. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with “13 Nights of Halloween” and “25 Days of Christmas.” ABC Family. A New Kind of Family. Source: ABC & spoilertv

1.15 - Dead Man Talking - Promo Pics

2012-01-26T13:09:00.000-08:00

Episode 1.16 - Reservation for Two - Full set of Promotional Photos

2012-01-26T13:07:00.000-08:00

Sneak Peek - 1

2012-01-26T13:03:00.000-08:00

Chemistry - Sneak Peek

2012-01-26T13:00:00.000-08:00

Pretty Little Liars (2.18) and The Lying Game (1.15) - Promo

2012-01-26T12:56:00.000-08:00

New Promo Pics & Press Release for "Pleased to Meet Me"

2012-01-11T16:34:00.000-08:00

When Ethan is implicated in a serious crime, he and Sutton leave town and hide out with his father, Ben, on the reservation where he grew up. A burgeoning tension between father and son has Sutton playing mediator, but, despite the awkwardness, she appreciates seeing a side of Ethan that she did not know when they were together.

Meanwhile, Emma is left to deal with the aftermath of Ethan’s situation when she must pretend to be witness to a scene where she was not present.

Gil Birmingham ("The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1") guest stars as Ethan’s father, Ben Whitehorse

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Pretty Little Liars & The Lying Game - Pleased To Meet Me Promo

2012-01-11T16:30:00.000-08:00

Adults Only - Sneak Peek

2012-01-11T16:28:00.000-08:00

The Twin Is Back - Sneak Peek

2012-01-11T16:25:00.000-08:00

An Honest Swing - Sneak Peek 3

2012-01-03T18:38:00.000-08:00

Daddy's Alma Mater - Sneak Peek 2

2012-01-03T18:37:00.000-08:00

The College Game - Sneak Peek

2012-01-03T18:36:00.000-08:00

New Episode Tonight - "O Twin, Where Art Thou"

2012-01-02T18:59:00.000-08:00

Synopsis:

On "The Lying Game," it’s been a tough night for Emma and Ethan, and things are about to get tougher when they find Sutton has disappeared after their argument and the Mercer family car is missing from the garage. When the police find the car at the bottom of the lake, Emma and Ethan look to each other for support, but Thayer threatens to tear them apart with his accusations against Ethan. Meanwhile, Char’s aunt, Rebecca (guest star Charisma Carpenter, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), has returned to town and Char is the only one happy about it.

The Call - Sneak Peek

2012-01-02T18:29:00.000-08:00

Are The Lying Game’s Justin and Laurel Actually Brother and Sister? Randy Wayne Weighs In

2012-01-01T18:01:00.000-08:00

Photo Credit: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images

The Lying Game’s Randy Wayne (Justin) has been very doom and gloom about his character’s future with Laurel (Allie Gonino), and maybe that has something to do with the fact that everyone and their brother from another mother thinks Ted Mercer (Andy Buckley) is Justin’s father. Think about it. This wandering golfer claims to be an orphan, but he’s been sneaking peeks at the Mercer family photo in between squatting in abandoned houses and making out with Laurel.

When Randy spoke with TV Tango, they asked him what he thought of the conspiracy theory that Justin and Laurel are half-siblings. “I think it's a little crazy because Justin is dating Ted's daughter and it wouldn't make sense. If that were to be the case, I still think it's weird — unless Justin knows that that's a fact, then maybe,” said Randy. Then he added, “I'm definitely not going to give anything up about it, but I would tell them to search their other options.”

While that sounds ominous, Wayne did have some good news for TLG fans: When the show returns in January, we’ll get some longed-for answers about the mystery bracelet Justin gave Laurel: “Oh, yeah. They'll learn everything pretty quickly. They touch on the big secret with Justin right away — within the first four [episodes in January 2012]. Then, there's the dealing with it and coming to grips with it the rest of the season.” Awesome! Our theory? Justin is actually related to Sutton and Emma Becker (Alexandra Chando). Incest bullet dodged!

Oh, and more bad news for those of you crushin’ on Randy. He tells TV Tango he has a girlfriend — and he wants to go on The Amazing Race with her. As far as we’re concerned, that’s a sign of true love.

Source: TV Tango

Happy 2012!

2012-01-01T17:22:00.000-08:00

New Sneak Peek!

2011-12-22T15:37:00.001-08:00

Episode 1.11 - O Twin, Where Art Thou? - 2 Sneak Peeks

2011-12-21T22:27:00.000-08:00

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Episode 1.11 - O Twin, Where Art Thou? w/Charisma Carpenter Promotional Photos

2011-12-21T22:13:00.000-08:00

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Charisma Carpenter Talks all about The Lying Game, Teases Spoilers

2011-12-21T21:53:00.000-08:00

Best known and beloved for her role as Cordelia Chase, I am among the millions of fans who first loved Charisma Carpenter for this role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the series.

Charisma Carpenter Interview / Q & A for The Lying Game

Joining a group of writers for a conference call, Charisma Carpenter talked about her new role on ABC Family’s The Lying Game.

All About Annie

For Carpenter’s character of Annie, she shared that this is a woman who was not treated well before. “Some very bad things happened to her.” And she will not be received with open arms by everyone in town. That is, if they recognize her. She’s arriving as someone who looks completely different in her appearance, and is much better off financially.
Her Lying Game character is, “a more grown-up, sophisticated version of Cordelia. You’ll see similarities between the two but they’re not by any mean the same character.”

As for the mystery surrounding the character, Carpenter is currently in the dark almost as much as fans.”It doesn’t assist you” she said, to know too much. Why? Because then you have to “play against information that you know.” So what does she do? She “play(s) it very earnestly and straight forwardly with the info (she has) at hand, unless told otherwise”
Is she the twin’s real mom? “It would seem that I am. But I don’t know if i am a red herring.” She also said, “It would be nice to be around a while.” The real question would still be, who’s the father? Of Annie, Carpenter reveals that she was a “get around girl.” Ahem.

We know that Annie was running a music company in Los Angeles, but has divorced from her husband and wants a fresh start. The character doesn’t intend to cause trouble, although she will. She’s back and she’s optimistic and wants to re-open some old chapters. “She’s open to befriending those people who weren’t nice to her when she was young,” Carpenter said. “She’s coming from a place of confidence and success. “She’s smarter, wiser, sophisticated, … a little moneyed up. She’s lived and survived a lot…”

The Lying Game Spoilers

How long will the character of Annie be on the show? That’s up in the air as far as Carpenter knows. “If more comes from it, it would be a welcome surprise,” she said. She also said she’s “definietly interested in finding a home” on a TV set.
Who will be the most threatened by Annie returning? Kristen Mercer! Carpenter repeated one line that her character says to Kristen: “Between you and me, it is really fun to be back and to be turning heads.” But whose heads is she turning?
Carpenter hasn’t seen all of The Lying Game episodes. She’s still missing the last five episodes of the first ten. She said she’s seen the first five, then episodes 10-16. Meaning she’s involved (if only off screen) in at least six episodes.

Loving those Cast Members

I’ve pointed out to Small Screen Scoop readers that Carpenter and Alexandra Chando (The Lying Game) resemble each other quite a bit. Had they talked about this? It’s definitely come up! Aside from thinking that her character might be the twins mother (although she has no idea if that is true) Carpenter has seen pictures of Chando for continuity pictures for makeup, and she’s gone “that’s me!” only to realize it was the 20-year-younger version of herself.

“Yes, we’ve noticed it. And this is actually not even with her around—they take continuity pictures of your makeup so they know what you look for a particular outfit and day, like it’s labeled like day 1 or night 2 and this is what you were wearing, this is your makeup and this is your costume. So the costume department has one, the makeup department has one, the hair department has a continuity photo.

So, I was literally going through, running through the wardrobe and they have these pictures cut out and I literally thought it was me. I had to remember, okay, that’s a 20-year-old version of me; but it was like me. I really did think that it was me. Dang, I look good. Oh wait a minute, that’s Alex.”

And of Alexandra Chando, Carpenter openly praised her. Certainly impressed, Carpenter said that Chando was “bright and strong and capable” She also said:

“Well, I think she’s so beautiful, so I will take that as an absolute compliment and she’s so bright, so bright, and strong. She’s just a strong girl. You can just—I just love people from the Midwest. They’re just awesome. I just love them.

Grounded and bright and down to earth and get the job done and there’s no whimpering or whining. It’s just handled. She’s very capable and I admire her very much. She has a lot of responsibility at a very young age. So I will definitely be grateful for any comparisons to that young lady.”

Aside from Alexandra Chando, Adrian Pasdar also got a special shout out from Charisma Carpenter. “He’s crackling. He’s on fire. He’s gonna ignite at any moment – one lil bit of accelerant and he’s gonna blow up. He’s so alive. And his energy is impossible to ignore.” She said fans will see this on screen on The Lying Game when it returns.

“I was drawn to the complexity of a character that’s not all that she seems. ” Drawing a parallel to Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel), Carpenter revealed that Cordelia was more blunt and up front. “She(d) give you advice when you didn’t even wanna hear it.” The character of Annie says less than what she’s thinking because her filter is on alert.

Buffy, Angel and … Veronica Mars!

One of the specific questions I asked her was to imagine she could have had twitter technology for just one year during her experiences on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. What year would she pick? It was such a perfect answer for a BTVS fan that I had to ask he to repeat her answer.

Veronica Mars also got a shout-out. For her time on The Lying Game she said, “It’s one of the best sets I’ve been on. It’s probably on par with my experience on Veronica Mars.” She said the younger kids “get it” and that they’re appreciative and there’s no diva on set. Everyone has a good attitude. “Everybody – I mean everybody – has a fantastic outlook.”

Future Charisma Carpenter Projects

New projects? Yes. Something will be announced very soon, but not by her (she said she’s gotten in trouble for going to Twitter to prematurely announce things.) She called social media a “double-edged sword.”"I will be doing more film. I can’t tell you anything more than that. But my heart is in television.”
In random trivia, I learned that Carpenter is a big fan of Sons of Anarchy on FX.

New Years Resolutions including “less cussing”, putting in more effort to train and work-out in Austin, travel more (Montana was mentioned), have more time for family, and to “re-appropriate spending.” As an example,s he said that in her 20′s she would have loved to buy several Chloe and Fendi bags. But now she knows it’d be better to take a mini Ski vacation with her family.
Something very interesting is that she said she wants to “brand out.” She’s interested in a perfume line. She has thoughts on beauty regimens. “I’ve got plans!” she exclaimed, explaining that “I have a book that I think should be written. I’ve got some stuff on my mind.”

“I want to go to Montana. I want to spend time in Montana. I got plans. I want to brand out; brand out like sell out. Who says that? So bad. But I want to sell out. I want my own perfume line. I have some ideas about beauty regimen and care and that sort of thing. Those are the things that I think a book should be written about. I have some stuff to say. I got some stuff on my mind. I would like to get started on those things.”

Lively, confident and as someone who comes across like the wise older sister whose opinions you want and advice you trust – Carpenter will have a legion of fans (new and loyal) following her to her next adventures.

Twitter picture of Alexandra Chando and Charisma Carpenter via Carpenter’s Twitter.

source: smallscreenscoop

Charisma Carpenter on The Lying Game Looks Eerily Similar to Alexandra Chando

2011-12-21T21:45:00.000-08:00

Charisma Carpenter is coming to ABC Family once again!

Once on Greek, Carpenter will now be joining the cast of The Lying Game. Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) has been cast as Char’s (Kristen Prout) aunt, Rebecca Anne “Annie” Sewell. Rebecca has been estranged from her family for several years. Her sister is Char’s Mom, Phyllis Chamberlain (Sydney Barrosse.)

Could Char’s Mom be the reason Aunt Annie has been gone for so long? Or maybe Ted and Alec are the ones who kept her out of Phoenix?

This ABC Family original series stars Alexandra Chando as twins who never knew the other existed. Carpenter has recently worked on the movie “Deadly Sibling Rivalry” which is about identical twins.

Alexandra Chando actually looks quite a lot like Charisma Carpenter, don’t you think? We already know who Sutton and Emma’s Mom was, so is this just extremely clever casting?

The Lying Game returns to ABC Family on January 2, 2012 at 9/8c.

Photos: ABC and Marvista Entertainment.

source: smallscreenscoop

Episode 1.14 - Black and White and Green All Over - Press Release

2011-12-20T21:32:00.001-08:00

Burbank, CA (December 20, 2011) – Secrets, lies and jealousies threaten to topple relationships in "Black and White and Green All Over," an all-new episode of ABC Family’s original drama series "The Lying Game," airing Monday, January 23rd (9:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT).

On the night of the country club’s Black and White Ball for junior members, Emma finds herself on the outside looking in, and Ethan must put up a façade in order to protect her. Although their loyalty to each other is strong, the jealousy and lies start to take their toll. Can Emma and Ethan look past their doubts and mend the wedge forming between them?

Meanwhile, Laurel and Ted are both left reeling after they discover the motive behind Justin’s actions. And Rebecca and Mads counsel each other on matters of the heart.

"The Lying Game" is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by Charles Pratt, Jr., Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo. The series stars Alexandra Chando, Andy Buckley, Blair Redford, Sharon Pierre-Louis, Kirsten Prout, Alice Greczyn, Allie Gonino and Helen Slater with guest stars Adrian Pasdar and Charisma Carpenter.

Source: ABC

The Lying Game - Episode 1.12 - When We Dead Awaken - Promotional Photos

2011-12-19T14:39:00.000-08:00

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Pretty Little Liars 2x14 and The Lying Game 1x11 promo HQ (Returns on Ja...

2011-12-18T15:04:00.000-08:00