Thanks to my friend Luciana we now have production stills of the upcoming My Generation episodes. Episode three “Truth and Reconciliation” and episode four “Birth/Rebirth”.

And I have added captures from the latest videos that have been posted a few days back.

Here are two sneak peeks of the upcoming My Generation episode called “Home Movies”. They don’t feature Michael but some of you might want to watch them anyway.

Summary: Steven finds his footing as father to his 9-year-old son; Dawn opens up about her family; Rolly, in Afghanistan, misses the big moments in Dawn’s pregnancy.

And below the cut is a video of Anne Son documenting her move from Los Angeles to Austin since the cast was given cameras to do exactly that. Michael makes an appearance during… why, bowling, of course!

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Early ratings for last night are in and it doesn’t look too good for My Generation.

ABC placed second, with the series premiere of “My Generation” (5.2 million, 1.6) tying The CW at 8 p.m. for last place in the hour. “My Gen” was down 60% from the debut of “FlashForward” in the time period.

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You may have seen the film crews around Austin. They are part of a new show on ABC called “My Generation,” debuting this Thursday on KVUE.

At first sight it appears to be a documentary. The show has the look and feel of reality TV, yet the characters are actors and the plot is scripted.

The story centers on the lives of nine high school graduates from the class of 2000, and how major events like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina shaped them. Each character resembles a high school archetype, from the overachiever to the beauty queen.

It all takes place in Austin. “We don’t hide the city at all,” said actor Michael Stahl-David. “We say it is Austin, and we use emblematic places of the city.”

“These characters go to places that are so familiar,” said actor Julian Morris. “Whether it’s Amy’s Ice Cream, East Side Showroom, or Barton Springs.”

One of the show’s stars, Mehcad Brooks, even grew up here. After appearances on “Desperate Housewives” and “True Blood,” Brooks says he is glad to working at home.

“I’m blessed and I’m really lucky,” Brooks told KVUE. “I get to go home and have home-cooked meals with my grandmother and my mom.”

Producers are taping 13 episodes. Bob Hudgins with the Texas Film Commission estimates it will pump about $25 million into the economy. To compare, he says, a big box office film pumps in around $35 million.

For Phil Schriber, the owner of a company that provides transportation and trailers for the cast and crew, the show has already been a hit.

“We just bought 10 new trailers last month,” Schriber said. “So we are really psyched up and hoping it just keeps rolling.”

Filming for “My Generation” is scheduled to continue into December.

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Yesterday was the screening of the My Generation pilot in Austin, Texas and the whole cast was in attendance. I have added a few MQ pictures of Michael at the event to the gallery.

Only two more days until the show premieres!!

The cast of My Generation was on AOL’s Outside The Box and they’ve asked each other questions submitted by viewers of the show.

The videos cannot be embedded so you can view them here, here, here and here.

We now know that Michael doesn’t own a DVR and that he watches Mad Men. (;

Thanks to Krystle we now have scans of the My Generation article in the TV Guide Fall Preview Issue.

Only 9 more days until the show premieres!! Are you excited already?

My Generation made it onto more to-watch-lists. This time TVGuide and ENI‘s.

E! Online has published an article about My Generation and the consensus of those who have watched the pilot was that they either loved or hated it.

The Office did it. Modern Family did it. So why not make a new drama series that is fully centered around the documentary format, catching up with high schoolers 10 years after they graduated? Sounds genius, right?

Well…um, maybe.

Welcome to the most controversial new series of the TV season, which is bound to spark an intense debate among viewers…

My Generation (ABC)

Premieres: Thurs, Sept. 23, 8-9 p.m.
Competition: The Vampire Diaries (CW), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), $#*! My Dad Says (CBS), Bones (Fox), Community (NBC), 30 Rock (NBC)
Cast: Michael Stahl-David, Jaime King, Keir O’Donnell, Sebastian Sozzi, Anne Son, Kelli Garner, Mehcad Brooks, Daniella Alonso, Julian Morris, Elizabeth Keener
Status: We’ve seen the pilot.

Some of us liked it. Some of us haaaated it. That’s what you need to know about the internal debate here at E! Online among those who have seen My Generation. And at the risk of starting another hair-pulling, name-calling (not really, but it did get ugly), um, conversation in these here offices, here is what we can share.
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Michael has made it onto Yahoo!TV’s Fall TV preview Fresh Faces to Watch list. You can watch the video with journalists talking about the fresh faces here.

Additionally My Generation has made it onto Extra’s 10 New Fall TV Shows to Watch list! You can find the slideshow here.

It’s really awesome to see My Generation (and Michael!) generate buzz. September 23 cannot come soon enough!

I have started adding captures of Michael in The Black Donnellys to the gallery. I’ve never seen the whole show so watching it now has me excited. It’s a shame the show was cancelled so early as it was really good. If you have not seen it yet, best get on that now!

Captures of the pilot can now be found in the gallery.