The Middleman's Natalie Morales becomes series regular on USA Network's White Collar

[primitiveskin]

Natalie Morales, who played Wendy Watson on the short-lived, little-seen, but well-reviewed The Middleman TV series (ABC Family, Summer 2008; currently available on DVD only from Shout! Factory), will become a series regular on White Collar, an upcoming series from the USA Network.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...9f763001bae3cc


I actually figured that Natalie's time on Josh Schwartz' Rockville CA might lead to a guest spot on Chuck, but being a series regular on USA's White Collar might be the next best thing. And, as luck would have it, the ubiquitous Mark Sheppard (Manservant Neville), appears to at least be in the pilot as Curtis Hagen, but I don't know if that means Natalie, as Lauren Cruz, will be sharing any screen time with him by the time her episodes start to come around.

I'm hoping that the series will turn out to be the kind of quirky crime show that warrants sending the cast and creators to Comic-Con, like this year's pop-ins by Bones, Psych, and maybe to a lesser extent, action/adventure shows like Burn Notice and 24 (and when is the caper show Leverage going to drop on by?) Don't get me wrong, Brendan Hines is fine on Lie to Me, but that Fox series is actually pretty strait-laced, which is why they'll probably never make an appearance at Comic-Con.

Anyway, I've got my fingers crossed that Brit Morgan will make a guest appearance on White Collar. After all, I seem to recall that Lacey is wanted in three different states!

In case you have no idea who, or what, I'm talking about, and need a face to go with the name, here's a Middleman screen capture fumetti that I made last year (click on the thumbnail below for the full-size image):


Things That They Leave Out of the O2STK Recruiting Pitch

[primitiveskin]

Natalie has been tweeting recently about the catsuit that she wore on The Middleman making an appearance in March. Hmmm? Will Special Agent Lauren Cruz will be getting her freak on for White Collar?

twitter.com/nataliemorales/status/7379303654
twitter.com/nataliemorales/status/7381428132
twitter.com/nataliemorales/status/7415815767

[McGarnigal]

Shes ugly, on the pilot there was a character like her, but it was Naomi from Lost and she was a lesbian...

[bandit29]

Who?