Tag: George Michael

George Michael cast in “Eli Stone” says to tune into the television program “Extra” today.  It also quotes George Michael as saying:

“I said yes the minute I heard. They said they wanted to name each episode after a song of mine. It’s all flattering to the ego, isn’t it?”

Admitting he wasn’t the show’s first choice, Michael says, “Apparently, the studio didn’t think I’d say yes. They wrote it again for, I think, Phil Collins.”

Not only does Michael belt out his tunes, his co-stars sing his songs as well. “I think Loretta Devine sings One More Try… Victor Garber gets to sing some of them which he says is very nerve wracking,” Michael says.

Eli Stone stars Jonny Lee Miller as a lawyer who begins to have hallucinations that lead him to a higher purpose. Episodes from the first season include George Michael songs, with occasional appearances of George Michael in a hallucination or as himself.

All titles of the first season are George Michael songs, including “Faith,” “Freedom,” “Father Figure,” “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “One More Try,” “Something to Say,” “Heal the Pain,” “Praying for Time,” “I Want Your Sex,” “Heartbeat,” “Patience,” “Waiting for that Day,” and “Soul Free.” Many of the musical numbers also include George Michael songs.

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ABC.com now has a 7-minute clip of the pilot for Eli Stone, which includes the clip of George Michael singing “Faith” in Eli Stone’s living room.  The link has been removed since this article was originally posted.

Also, there is one photo of George Michael in the photos section for Jonny Lee Miller. The link has been removed since this article was originally posted.

Eli Stone is the story of a lawyer who suddenly starts to have hallucinations … of George Michael. It starts out with George Michael singing “Faith” on his coffee table. What’s so fun about the first season of this television show is that George Michael makes multiple appearances. All of the show titles are George Michael or Wham! songs, and many of the musical numbers are also George Michael songs.

Eli Stone stars Jonny Lee Miller, Natasha Henstridge, Loretta Devine, Matt Letscher, Sam Jaeger, and Victor Garber.

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Okay, everyone!  Let’s show ABC that we love George Michael on Eli Stone by nominating the Yours Only George news blog as your favorite Eli Stone fan site! From the ABC site:

What’s your favorite Eli Stone fan site?   Nominate your favorite Eli Stone fan site and share the love!   We’ll feature the top fan sites in an upcoming feature on ABC.com.

You can vote for Yours Only George (https://www.yogworld.com/blog/category/eli-stone/) on the ABC site:

http://abc.go.com/primetime/elistone/index?pn=mb&cat=76380&tid=189500

Let’s show ABC that we want to continue to see George Michael on Eli Stone!

The following “Eli Stone” titles are based on George Michael song titles:

Episode 1.01 – 31 Jan 08 – Pilot
Episode 1.02 – 07 Feb 08 – Freedom
Episode 1.03 – 14 Feb 08 – Father Figure
Episode 1.04 – 21 Feb 08 – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Episode 1.05 – 28 Feb 08 – One More Try
Episode 1.06 – 06 Mar 08 – Something to Save
Episode 1.07 – 13 Mar 08 – Heal the Pain
Episode 1.08 – 20 Mar 08 – Praying for Time

Much more is listed at the above link.

Here is a positive review of “Eli Stone” from someone who has seen the pilot: Strike TV: “Lost”, “Eli Stone”, “Law & Order” are Scripted Bright Spots

… premiere of Eli Stone, a super new drama series from Greg Berlanti (Everwood, Brothers & Sisters) about a successful attorney at a cutthroat law firm who begins to experience life-changing visions. I saw the first cut of the pilot for this show last spring and thought at the time that it was the second best freshman show of the 2007-08 season (after Pushing Daisies). ABC chose not to schedule it last September, but the fall’s loss is the spring’s gain. If the overall quality of its pilot holds up, Eli will do much to help fans of scripted programming through the prolonged ordeal of the strike.

(On a side note, I read at an “Eli Stone” unofficial forum that the pilot had been leaked to the Internet.  Has anyone seen it?)