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Starz Books New Sessions of Hit Original Unscripted Series 'Head Case'
Fresh Episodes with Alexandra Wentworth Returning as Maladjusted Celeb
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NEW ORLEANS, May 20 -- Dr. Goode's (Alexandra Wentworth)
celebrity couch has seating for new episodes of "Head Case" on Starz. The
half-hour improvised original comedy begins production this August in New
York and Los Angeles for 10 episodes, it was announced by Stephan
Shelanski, executive vice president of programming for Starz Entertainment.
Emmy nominated actor Steve Landesberg returns as Dr. Goode's Freudian
sidekick Dr. Myron Finkelstein, and Michelle Arthur continues to run the
office as Lola. Celebrities slated to appear this season will be announced
soon.
Dr. Elizabeth Goode is brash, unconventional and judgmental in her own
unique method of therapy, and thus, has become the "it" therapist to those
in Hollywood in need of a "Goode" mind adjustment. Her office is filled
with a who's who from the world of entertainment, sports and music.
Although her method at times is a little, shall we say, off kilter, they
always wind up returning for a session.
"The cool thing about this series is, that although it is a parody of
the Hollywood lifestyle, it often comes awfully close to the real thing,"
says Shelanski. "Ali nails the 'close to the edge' Dr. Goode, who should be
seeking some therapy herself instead of giving it."
"The guest stars love the improv aspect of the show," says Wentworth.
"They are given the chance to add their own dialogue, which hardly ever
happens, and is a breath of fresh air for them."
Celebrities who have booked sessions in the past include Jeff Goldblum,
Jason Lewis, Joel Madden, Tom Sizemore, Andy Dick, Greg Grunberg, Cindy
Margolis, Jonathan Silverman, Shelby Lynne, Jason Priestley, Sean Hayes,
Ralph Macchio, Jane Kaczmarek, David Alan Grier, Christopher Lloyd, Lea
Thompson and Rosanna Arquette.
"Head Case" is a co-production between Starz Entertainment and a
Different Beast. Executive Producers are Robert Bauer, Jason Farrand and
Alexandra Wentworth.
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating
in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship
Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 16.8 million and 31.4
million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000
movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services
including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex
On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand,
and Vongo(R). Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com) is an operating
unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media
Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking
stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.
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