Original ‘Powerpuff Girls’ are heartbroken over recasting news

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Original Powerpuff Girls are heartbroken over recasting news
“Owie! Rt in the kisser ! Hurts,” tweeted Elizabeth Daily, the original voice of Buttercup, in response to the news that they would be replaced by new, younger voice actresses. “I don’t remember ordering a stab in the heart today,” added Tara Strong, who played Bubbles. Meanwhile, Catherine Cavadini, who voiced Blossom, tweeted: “I wish the new girls well but Wow! does this hurt my heart:(”

CBS announces fall premiere dates: Supergirl will launch after The Big Bang Theory
Big Bang returns Sept. 21, while Supergirl debuts Oct. 26.

Emmys nixes early morning nominations; Uzo Aduba and John Stamos to announce noms on July 16
This year, Aduba and Stamos will make the Emmys announcements at the much later time of 8:30 a.m. PT, rather than the traditional 5:30 a.m. PT. The 5:30 am announcements were timed for the East Coast morning shows, but the TV Academy apparently wants a new way to spread the nomination news.

Game of Thrones‘ dragon scene was tougher than filming the Red Wedding
David Nutter, who directed both episodes, says this week’s dragon scene required “1,000 extras every day. It took 12 days to shoot the entire sequence.” Nutter also comments on the challenge of filming the controversial Shireen scene. PLUS: Nutter says of the dragon scene, “there were tons of rehearsals involved in every aspect of the entire scene. I even rehearsed the extras in the crowd.”

Starz’s Power returns to a series high
About 1.427 million viewers watched the Season 2 premiere of the 50 Cent-produced drama.

Once Upon a Time promotes Rebecca Mader and Sean Maguire
They’ll become series regulars on Season 5 of the ABC drama.