{"id":1975,"date":"2015-09-01T22:48:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T22:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2015-09-14T00:07:31","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T00:07:31","slug":"blood-oil-post-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/2015\/09\/01\/blood-oil-post-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood & Oil – Post #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABC’s Sunday Primetime lineup will have two new additions: one being Blood & Oil<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0a soap drama with high stakes scheming and ruthless ambition. The series, which boasts the tagline “Millionaires are made everyday”, follows a hopeful young couple as they move to modern-day North Dakota on the heels of America’s greatest oil discovery.<\/p>\n

The classic “striking gold” storyline may fare well for younger audiences\u00a0craving a rag to riches story with plenty of edge. ABC’s hugely popular Once Upon a Time,\u00a0<\/i>which got top ranks for the 18-49 broadcasting demo<\/a>, acts as the lead in for Blood and Oil<\/em>, and\u00a0seem to target the same younger viewers. \u00a0Based on the choices for on-screen talent, “Blood and Oil” has a lot of potential to carry some of the “Once” numbers at its 9 o’clock slot. Lead protagonist Billy Lefever is played by Chace Crawford,<\/a> who will certainly create\u00a0interest amongst the 18-24 demographic following his fame on the hit series Gossip Girl.<\/em> \u00a0Playing\u00a0the other half of the new-chance seeking couple as Cody Lefever is\u00a0Rebecca Rittenhouse<\/a>; who is\u00a0set for a hopeful splash on ABC after her role as Brittany the short-lived Fox teen drama Red Band Society<\/a>. <\/em>Also starring are\u00a0TV vet Don Johnson (Miami Vice) <\/i>and supermodel-turned-actress Amber Valletta from ABC\u2019s recently finished series<\/a>\u00a0Revenge. <\/i>Johnson and Valletta will play opposite Crawford and Rittenhouse as ruthless oil tycoons Hap and Darla Briggs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Blood and Oil\u00a0<\/em>premieres at 9\/8c September 27th on ABC.<\/p>\n

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