December, 2003
The O.C. has received a People's Choice Award nomination for New Television Drama! Here's a blurb about the awards from Newsday.com:"A nationwide poll conducted by the Gallup Organization determines the nominees and winners."
The People's Choice Awards will air on January 11, 2004.
November, 2003
Check for Peter on The Craig Kilborne Show Monday, November 3, and The Wayne Brady Show on Wednesday, November 5 - rumor has it that Peter might sing on this one! Check local listings for times... (posted 11/03)
October, 2003
Just added a Guestbook in the Contact section of the site - drop us a note!
New - here's a link to an article Peter, an avid golfer, wrote for Sports Illustrated. Meanwhile, filming progresses for The O.C. ... more to follow!
Newsflash - The O.C. has now been picked up for 25 episodes this season, returning on October 29th in a NEW timeslot - Wednesdays at 9pm (not Thursdays at 9pm, as was previously scheduled). Kudos to the cast, producers, crew, and FANS - it's a hit!
Also, this June marked the release of The John Cheever Audio Collection, a collection of Cheever stories narrated by the likes of Peter, Meryl Streep, Edward Herrmann, Blythe Danner, George Plimpton, and John Cheever himself. The CD has received rave reviews (with a lineup like that, it's hard to go wrong). Peter narrates two stories, The Brigadier and the Golf Widow and O Youth and Beauty!
You can purchase the collection online at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, or any other online sellar...
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Thoughts from Peter - While the show is on hiatus during the baseball playoffs and world series, we are still hard at work continuing to shoot the full season. We have a lot of great episodes coming up. This week we've been working on the Thanksgiving episode and it has been a lot of fun.
Beginning October 11, the Oxygen network will be airing their first original movie called "A Tale of Two Wives." We shot the movie in Vancouver, BC and London, England. I star in the movie with Cheryl Hines from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and Dervla Kerwin, a well known Irish actress who works a lot on stage and in the movies in England. The title should give you a good clue to what the film is about.
From the beginning, The O.C. has been and continues to be a wonderful experience. My new manager urged me to think about doing more television work and suggested I sit down with some of the people who cast the shows. It was a great idea. After a really nice meeting with the head of casting at the Fox network, Marcia Shulman, whom I hadn't seen in way too many years, she said there was a script she'd like to send me. She sent the script, it was The O.C., and I loved it.
I flew out to Los Angeles and met with Josh Schwartz, the writer and executive producer and his partner in the show, the film director McG. We all got along great and then I met with the network heads and executives and that went very well and I was offered the role of "Sandy Cohen," which I very happily accepted.
The process which could've been brutal was anything but, and I was the first fortunate actor to join the cast.
Since then, we've now shot over 11 episodes and the scripts continue to be great - and I love working with the cast and crew. Our directors have been terrific. Doug Liman (one of our executive producers, who directed "Go" and "Swingers" and "The Bourne Identitiy") directed the pilot and the first episode, and helped establish the style and tone of the show. It's been a real pleasure working with many of the other directors as well.
For an actor, the most important thing is a good script, and it helps a lot if there is an audience for it. The O.C. has provided us with plenty of both, and it makes for a truly remarkable experience.
September, 2003
It's official - The O.C. has been picked up for Fox's Fall 2003 season, thanks to a loyal (and vocal!) fan base. The show has moved from Tuesday to Thursday nights, and will resume on Thursday, October 30th, 9pm/8pm C.
Meanwhile, catch Peter in his upcoming Oxygen movie, A Tale of Two Wives on October 11th, 2003.
August, 2003
Don't miss the debut of The O.C. on August 5th at 9pm EST/PST (8pm CST) on FOX!Peter is currently in Los Angeles filming the new FOX drama The O.C. The show premiers Tuesday, August 5th, at 9:00 PM PT/ET, and will then move to a Thursday slot at 9:00 PM PT/ET.
"Orange County is an idyllic paradise: a wealthy coastal community where everything and everyone appears to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world of shifting loyalties and identities--and family members carrying on hidden lives.
"Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie), a troubled teen from the wrong side of the tracks, is thrust into this world when Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher), an idealistic pro-bono public defender, invites him to stay in his guesthouse. Ryan soon learns that nothing is what it seems."
Visit Peter's The O.C. page for more information here.
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