Hollywood East premieres in Wilmington, NC
Kristin LeGrow | Staff Writer
Issue date: 1/28/10 Section: Lifestyles
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The show follows the lives of a group of female models, an all-male music group called Falling Fast, and their respective managers. The band includes the frequently shirtless drummer named Lee, Lee's partner in crime and bassist Ashton, Bobby the lead guitarist, and Scott the front man. The models include brutally honest and manipulative Chloë, the more scrupulous and conservative Arial, and fading star Eve, who is struggling with her waning popularity in the business.
Like any addictive show featuring attractive young actors, relationships between the characters blossom and falter as their media exposure escalates and their lives become more complicated and demanding.
The creative force behind the show is Timothy Woodward, Jr. who has creative control over the direction of the show's plot, produces the show, and stars as Falling Fast front man, Scott. Woodward also writes and records all of the band's music in a hidden recording studio in Wilmington, where artists like André 3000, Mary J. Blige and One Tree Hill's Bethany Galeotti have recorded songs.
The show also has several ties to UNCW. One of the show's main characters, Chloë, is played by UNCW graduate Summer Rahn. The first draft of the script for the pilot episode was written by former UNCW film major, Stephen Ruiz. Also, Barrett DeLong, a current UNCW film student, is the art director for the show.
Not only does "Hollywood East" film in Wilmington, the series is also set in Wilmington as opposed to a fictional location (i.e. "Tree Hill, NC"). In the first few episodes viewers can catch glimpses of Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach hot spots frequented by UNCW students and other Wilmington residents. These places include Diesel, the Liquid Room, Café del Mar, Tower 7, Fat Boy's and the Riverwalk.
In the first episode of the series Falling Fast opens for special guest star Ryan Cabrera at Diesel. Future guest star Jodie Sweetin, who played Stephanie Tanner in "Full House," appears as herself for two episodes. Sweetin plays the love interest of Lee on the show.
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RTR
posted 2/01/10 @ 2:59 AM EST
"Hollywood East" is a scam.
None of Woodward's projects have ever made a dime for any of his investors.
This one is no different.
WDeanis
posted 2/05/10 @ 4:49 PM EST
They might be a scam, but they're helping out a local shirt company (which employs current UNCW business students I might add) by featuring their products in the show's wardrobe. (Continued…)
RTR
posted 2/16/10 @ 12:54 AM EST
So it's cool if hard working people are scammed out of their time and money as long as the UNCW business students benefit from the whole situation?
Cool, just checking. (Continued…)
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