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Dinah Manoff reunites with State of Grace costars
Dinah Manoff has been working once again with stars from her 2001-2002 ABC Family series State of Grace.  Most recently, Dinah turned up in an episode of the online series Lose Yourself alongside Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Elise Cox and Johanna Cross.  The series, which is available on the StrikeTV Web site, also stars Dinah's former State of Grace castmate Mae Whitman.  Look for Dinah in episodes 4 and 5.  Meanwhile, the award-winning independent film Bart Got a Room arrived in stores in July 2009.  In the film, Dinah teams with her former castmates Michael Mantell and Alia Shawkat; the three once again play wife, husband and daughter. 

"Dreyfuss" trainer Joel Silverman discusses his time on the show
Animal trainer Joel Silverman, who worked with Empty Nest 's "Bear" (a.k.a. Dreyfuss) during the show's first four seasons, has released a book.  Joel recently spoke of his experience on the show in this interview.


Lionsgate obtains DVD rights to several Buena Vista television shows
Lionsgate, the leading independent filmed entertainment studio, and Disney-ABC Domestic Television have entered into an agreement where Lionsgate obtains the home entertainment distribution rights (DVD rights) to select primetime series and library titles from ABC Studios. Empty Nest has NOT been announced as part of the deal, so contact Lionsgate and express your interest in the show by calling (310) 449-9200 or e-mailing general-inquiries@lionsgate.com. For the full story on the Lionsgate-ABC deal, click here.