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The CW has released the episode synopsis for Hellcats’ 3rd episode “Beale St. After Dark”. Since we are getting a little ahead of ourselves here, I am placing the description within my spoiler plugin, so click “Show” at your own risk.

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GALE HAROLD (“DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES”) JOINS THE CAST AS MARTI’S PROFESSOR — Savannah (Ashley Tisdale) is nervous about her first date with Dan (Matt Barr) so Marti (Aly Michalka), Lewis (Robbie Jones) and the rest of the Hellcats team accompany her on their date which ends in disaster. Meanwhile, Marti tries to impress her law professor Julian (Harold) in the hopes of joining his legal team but he doubts she can balance both her studies and cheerleading. Desperate to get her spot back, Alice (Heather Hemmens) turns to pills to kill the pain so she can get medically approved to re-join the team. Vanessa (Sharon Leal) decides to come clean with Derrick (DB Woodside) about her affair with Red (Jeff Hephner)…… Bethany Rooney directed the episode with story by Kevin Murphy and teleplay by Kevin Murphy & Peter Calloway (#103).

The CW has released individual cast promotional photos for Hellcats. Thanks to Natalie for hooking us up! They even have one of Gale Harold!

Check out this interview with Robbie Jones at the 2010 SuperGirl Jam from Just Jared Jr. Here’s what Robbie shared about his audition:

“I almost died (laughs). I’m kidding. It was actually really simple. I went in and read for the part and then came back to do a dance, kind of show what I can do type thing. It went well, obviously.”

The TV Fanatic is doing a really great job keeping us entertained with all of their exclusive Hellcats cast interviews. This time they catch up with Heather Hemmens, as she provides more insight into her role on Hellcats!

Talk about your character.
Alice is the mean girl. She gets sidelined with an injury and she is the most competitive, fierce, and ballsy character. When things aren’t going her way, she goes on a power trip to get thing righted for her. She was on top of the world and her injury was the toppling of the block.

What kind of audience would love this show?
Absolutely, cheerleaders. I would say anyone who’s curious about cheerleading. There’s a character there that everyone can relate to. Our character are such individuals, and so strong and different from one another. We’ve got Savannah, who’s the innocent one of the crowd. Marti is the tough chick, but she’s into the bitchy cheerleaders, and you’ve got the guys and Alice, who plays a mean girl, but she comes from a place of trying to protect herself. There’s something in there for everyone. It’s a show for chicks, but there’s the football aspect of it. The guys storylines are great, too. We deal with college relationships and co-ed dorm living. This is show that guys are going to love to watch. It might not be about dude stuff, but c’mon, we’re dancing around in skirts and we’ve worked really hard to be in shape.

Read the rest of the interview.

Here are two really great interviews with Aly Michalka, one from TV Tango (plus be sure and enter their giveaway for an autographed football signed by Aly and Robbie Jones from SuperGirl Jam) and the other is from The Toronto Sun.

Via TV Tango:

Question: Competitive cheer is not just a bunch of pom-pom waving, it’s a combination of intricate dance moves, tumbling back flips, and high flying aerials. What did you do to train for HELLCATS? Were you an athlete before?

Aly Michalka: I definitely had a big dance background, hip-hop and free styling. That’s mainly where I come from, but the cheerleading was completely new to me. That was basically taught to me over a span of two weeks. For all the tumbling I have an amazing stunt double who does anything with back flips and dangerous stunts because that should really be left to people who have done it for years and years and are professional. But for all the dancing, that’s just me 100% doing that stuff. I feel really good about it. It’s been cool being able to commit myself to the show and the character and the fact that it was going to be very physical and intense.

Question: You and your co-star Ashley Tisdale are both former Disney Channel series teen stars. Did that shared experience help you bond with her?

Aly Michalka: Oh yeah, we definitely have some stories. That’s probably the best way to put it!  We have a great time together. She’s a really great girl and we’ve really been able to bond on this show. I think coming from that world gives you this sense of professionalism that some actors aren’t able to get just because they got into it later in life or they weren’t working on a series at a young age. You know, I was 13 when I started on PHIL OF THE FUTURE; so I learned a lot about set etiquette, showing up on time, knowing your lines and being able to promote a show, so it was definitely a great thing for me.

Read the rest of the interview.

Via The Toronto Sun:

Michalka stars as Marti Perkins, a serious student who has dreams of becoming a lawyer. But Marti’s future takes a bleak turn when her financial viability at college deteriorates for reasons beyond her control.

Marti’s only hope to stay at school is to get a scholarship. She hates cheerleading – or, more specifically, hates cheerleaders – but she is shocked to discover that competitive cheerleading is designated as a scholarship sport.

Out of desperation, Marti – who obviously has a dance background that she isn’t keen to talk about initially – tries out for the cheerleading squad. The team is captained by Tisdale’s character, Savannah Monroe.

“I didn’t really know what the (writers had in mind), so I was like, ‘I don’t know, cheerleading, hmmm?’ ” Michalka admitted. “But I read the script and fell in love with it. “Then when I actually filmed it, my respect level (for cheerleading) went up 1,000%. Cheerleading is bad-ass. These people are athletic. These people are trustworthy because they are there to catch you when you’re up in the air, flying.

“My mom saw the pilot and loved it. It was refreshing for me to see her rooting for something she can relate to, because half the time she’s like, ‘I have no idea what this movie is about.’ But she actually got it with this one.”

Read the rest of the article/interview.

Another beautiful photo that Marisa from the CW shared with us via Twitter! Ashley Tisdale looks absolutely adorable in this individual promotional photo for Hellcats. Love that dress!

Hellcats
Pictured: Ashley Tisdale as Savannah
Photo Credit: Andrew Eccles / The CW
© 2010 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

The CW has released more video interviews with the cast of Hellcats! This time Ashley Tisdale and Sharon Leal shed light on their characters Savannah Monroe and Vanessa Lodge. Only 5 more days guys!! Can. Not. Wait.

Wow…check out this gorgeous photo of Aly Michalka that our good friend Marisa from the CW tweeted today! Can’t wait to see the other cast!

Hellcats
Pictured: Aly Michalka as Marti
Photo Credit: Andrew Eccles / The CW
© 2010 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

The CW has released 2 more cast interviews. This time we get to hear from the Hellcats hunks, Matt Barr and Robbie Jones. They discuss their characters Dan and Lewis, AND once again we get to see a little more “never before seen” footage from the pilot!

Here is the Hellcats promo from MuchMusic in Canada. Thanks to Ashley for giving us the heads up! Hellcats will air on MuchMusic Friday, September 10th at 8PM EST / 5PM PST.