I LOVE the Lifetime original series Drop Dead Diva. I watched every episode of the first season, and yesterday, I had the pleasure of getting a virtual tour of the Drop Dead Diva set! The adorable Ben Feldman – happy birthday Ben! – was our guide as he walked around backstage with a cameraman and showed us the sets, introduced us to cast and crew members, and peeked in on scenes being rehearsed and even a scene being filmed.

Synopsis: When beautiful-but-vapid model wannabe Deb has a fatal car accident, she suddenly finds herself in front of Heaven’s gatekeeper, Fred, who declares her a self-centered “zero.” Outraged, she attempts to persuade Fred to return her to her shallow existence but is accidentally relegated to the body of the recently deceased Jane Bingum. A brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney with a loyal assistant, Teri, Jane has always lived in the shadow of her more comely colleagues whereas Deb has always relied on her external beauty. Now, by a twist of fate and a bolt of divine intervention, Deb must come to terms with inhabiting Jane’s plus-size frame in the ultimate showdown between brains and beauty.

I’ll have clips from the set visit and the show available for you shortly. Pick up the Season One dvd box set in stores now, I saw it at Target yesterday. Or if you can wait, you can enter the giveaway I’m starting tomorrow for one of three copies of the box set courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment! Season one had AMAZING guest stars, like Rosie O’Donnell (The Rosie O’Donnell Show), Paula Abdul (TV’s “American Idol”), Tim Gunn (TV’s “Project Runway”), Liza Minnelli (Cabaret, Arthur), Sharon Lawrence (TV’s “Monk”), Kathy Najimy (TV’s “King of the Hill”), Delta Burke (TV’s “Designing Women”) and Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding). I can’t wait to see who shows up for Season Two!