The first thing that struck me when the creators of The Beautiful Life addressed a crowd of bloggers who just watched their episode one cutdown (a hype package full of fast cuts, pretty people, and loud music)

Scrubs star Zach Braff has reunited with former flame Shiri Appleby, nine months after they split.

Tuesday, July 22 The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family, 8 p.m.) - Family trouble, boy problems, throwing up. Just a typical school day for Amy.

Frances Fisher and Ivan Sergei are set to star alongside Shiri Appleby and Tim Matheson in the USA pilot "To Love And Die In L.A.," it was recently announced by Jackie de Crinis, senior vice president of original scripted series programming for USA.

USA Network has announced casting on two cast-contingent pilots. To Love And Die In L.A. is about a young woman (Shiri Appleby) with abandonment issues who is convinced that her dating problems will be resolved if she can track down the father she never knew. When she finds him and discovers that he's a contract killer, her relationship issues begin to make sense and she realizes she may have found a new career path.