- Larry David set for more Curb Your Enthusiasm - TV Squad
Filed under: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
Remember how Curb Your Enthusiasm ended last season, with Larry posed in happy, jolly family pictures with the Blacks? Did it leave you laughing and dying to know what happens next -- or is this the end?
The answer is now known. There's more Curb Your Enthusiasm on deck, because Larry David has said yes to another HBO season.
HBO announced a seventh season of Curb. It will begin airing in early 2009, giving Larry plenty of time to write the 10 episodes planned. HBO's West Coast prez Michael Lombardo characterized Larry as "excited about it" when he presented at TCA.
That characterization is in line with comments by both Richard Lewis and Jeff Garlin, semi-regular and regular, respectively, in previous months.
And Susie Essman told the New York Post that she had auctioned off a walk-on role in season seven, so it would have been very embarrassing if she didn't know that they were all coming back.Continue reading Larry David set for more Curb Your Enthusiasm
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- Dead Tree Alert 2: Tim Gunn Endorses Obama - TIME.com: Tuned In :: A blog about television by TIME's TV critic, James Poniewozik
Michelle Obama, that is. Also in the current print edition of TIME, Tim Gunn escapes the suspicious Bravo fortress of silence surrounding Project Runway to take 10 Questions from the readers of the magazine. None of which have to do... - It's the WGA versus American Idol - TV Squad
Filed under: Industry, American Idol, WGA Strike
With the WGA Strike as ancient history, the guild is now pushing to have reality shows join its organization. In an effort to do this, the WGA is specifically targeting the show American Idol.
They're calling it the Truth Tour and it begins with a Wednesday morning press conference in front of WGA headquarters following by a set of fake auditions at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, where auditions are held for the actual American Idol. They call it "the version they don't want you to see".Continue reading It's the WGA versus American Idol
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- Ugly Betty receives a new Val-entine - TV Squad
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First there was Walter, then Henry, then Gio and now Jesse? For a girl whose called ugly, Betty Suarez gets an awful lot of appreciative looks and more from the fellows, does she not?
The new man with eyes for Betty is named Jesse and actor/musician Val $amp; has been cast in the Ugly Betty role. The role is recurring -- kind of like Freddy Rodriguez when he started as Gio -- but since he's a potential love interest with UB, he could be bumped up to regular.
With the show now filming in New York, perhaps a young hot guy like Val Emmich is just the ticket for Betty. Emmich's done a lot of Manhattan TV shows -- Hope $amp;amp; Faith, 30 Rock, Third Watch -- so he's going to sound like a New Yawker.Continue reading Ugly Betty receives a new Val-entine
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- Msnbc.com top news site in June - Lost Remote
The June Nielsen numbers are out, and msnbc.com topped the Current Events and Global News category with 37.6 million unique users. Yahoo News followed with 34.9 million and CNN.com with 33.4 million. Msnbc.com also came out on top in total time spent on the site. (Yes, I work for msnbc.com, but I’ll [...] - Dead Tree Alert: Generation Kill - TIME.com: Tuned In :: A blog about television by TIME's TV critic, James Poniewozik
PAUL SCHIRALDI / HBO In this week's Time, I review HBO's Iraq War miniseries Generation Kill, which debuts Sunday night. From what I've read so far elsewhere, is looks like the praise for the series will be effusive, and that... - Nicole Richie tells the truth about diamonds - TV Squad
Filed under: Programming, Celebrities, Reality-Free
It looks like guest-starring on Chuck isn't the biggest thing going on in Nicole Richie's TV career. The former Simple Life star has just announced that a TV show based on her 2005 novel is in the works. Richie's roman à clef, titled The Truth About Diamonds, follows Chloe Parker, the adopted daughter of a rock star who runs around with a bad crowd in Hollywood. Throughout the novel, Parker faces struggles with the law, drugs and her friends. Sound familiar?
Not only is Richie planning on producing the show, but she'll be appearing in it as well. Even though she based Chloe Parker on herself, Richie says that she won't necessarily be playing the lead, "I would definitely produce and definitely be in the show, [but] I don't know if I need to be the star of this show." Since production is still in the early stages, the details surrounding the series remain unclear, such as what network it will be on, and whether or not it will be a drama or a comedy.Continue reading Nicole Richie tells the truth about diamonds
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- Is Nashville Star censoring lyrics? - VIDEOS - TV Squad
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Industry, OpEd, Video
Every season I get sucked into watching Nashville Star by the simple fact that I love cover songs. From the truly great ones like Hendrix doing "All Along The Watchtower" or Soundgarden's incredible spin on Black Sabbath's "Into The Void," right on through to the absurdly obscure, like Shakira playing "Back In Black," they're all good. For me, Nashville Star is just a big weekly collection of odd covers. It's with that thought process that I was tuned in again this week, when something caught my ear. Ashlee Hewitt's (pictured) first performance was the classic Steve Miller Band tune, "Take The Money And Run." There was one odd little exception though. Your years of classic rock radio should have taught you that Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue were "two young lovers with nothing better to do, than sit around the house, get high, and watch the tube." Suddenly this week, they changed to "two young lovers, with nothing better to do, than sit around the house, sit around, and watch the tube." That just isn't right. See for yourself, after the jump.
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- Giveaways reminder: Stargate: Atlantis, X-Files, Fastlane - TV Squad
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TV on DVD, Stargate, Contests and Giveaways, The X-Files, Reality-Free
If you haven't entered our latest giveaways yet, here's a reminder that two are ending today. You've got until 5PM Eastern today to enter to win:
Stargate: Atlantis - Season Four
The X-Files: Revelations
and until next Monday to enter:
Fastlane - The Complete Series
Just head on over to the post links above, read through the rules, and make the applicable comment there (not here!). We'll notify the winners next week.
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- Subtle Subtitles - TV Squad
Filed under: Subtle Subtitles, Retro Squad, Reality-Free, Cheers
Welcome to Subtle Subtitles. For those of you who are uninitiated to the purpose of this feature, we're asking you to come up with your funniest quote or description for what's going on in the screen grab we choose for the week. Winners are announced in the following Friday's contest.
Last contest's winner: Dorv
"You know, Dru was a 20th level dungeon master, but I could never get how the bloody game worked..."
This week, I couldn't resist using the image from my Ken Levine and Cheers post ...
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- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List - Otters, Cubs, and Bears...Oh My! - Television Without Pity
Suck It, Jesus, Kathy's Feeding The Bears!: Kathy gets her dogs whispered to, then finds another gay subculture to embrace. - Two new pilot projects for AMC - TV Squad
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, Reality-Free
It's a good time to be AMC. There is no shortage of praise for their period drama, Mad Men, or for the quirky Breaking Bad. They're not resting on their laurels though, as evidenced by the announcement of two more pilot projects. First up is the series adaptation of the David Gold novel, Carter Beats The Devil. It's the story of a 1920s magician that becomes implicated in the death of President Harding. Given the recent track record with Mad Men, the idea of a story set in the 20s, and involving the world of magic, certainly seems to have a lot of potential. The book was previously being developed as a feature film, with Tom Cruise rumored to be involved. The script is by Wesley Strick (Cape Fear, The Saint) and will be produced by John Baldecchi and Rich Silverman (The Mexican).
The other new project for the network is Ice. It's set in the dangerous world of New York diamond merchants and said to be a family drama. The pilot was written by Christian Darren (Hustle: The Pete Rose Story) and will be directed by Vadim Perelman (House Of Sand And Fog). Both projects are too late for AMC's 2008 pilot season, but will be part of the 2009 plan.
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- Today's News: Our Take - Think You Can Dance Poll, Dark Knight & More Stuff - TV Guide - TV Guide News
Today on TVGuide.com: • Think You Can Dance Power Rankings: Who's your pick to win? • Photo Gallery: 15 Defining Batman Moments. Plus: Theaters opening up for 6 am Dark Knight showings?! • Matt Roush has TCA scoop on Sex and - Obituaries for your favorite Cheers regulars - TV Squad
Filed under: Retro Squad, TV Squad Lists, Cheers
Do not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of classic TV shows.With the exception of Coach, no one knows exactly what became of the gang at Cheers. What follows is a collection of hypothetical obits for the regulars at everyone's favorite Boston hangout.
Hilary "Norm" Peterson
1948-2002
"Norm" Peterson was struck down by a fatal heart attack after attending a party honoring a friend in Seattle. Mr. Peterson was a loving husband, talented house painter and an accountant. He is survived by his wife Vera, who requests to be left to grieve in private. Services will be held at the The Hungry Heifer in Boston.Gallery: Cheers Obits
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- Reality show casting calls - TV Squad
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, America's Next Top Model, Casting
A day hasn't gone by where we haven't received some sort of tip or email asking us, the TV Squad, how to get on [insert reality show here]. Unfortunately no, Simon Cowell does not work for us, and Donald Trump isn't my BFF, so we really can't help all that much. The folks at RealityWanted.com often send us a list of new and existing reality shows that are looking for new, er, talent, and they've given us permission to make mention of them here. We'll try to make this a regular feature as often as we get a new list.
This time we have America's Next Top Model and a lot of new shows.
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- So You Think You Can Dance - He’s So Thayne I Bet He Thinks This Weecap’s About Him. - Television Without Pity
Two Dancers Are Voted Off: - Today's News: Our Take - Video Q&A: 30 Rocker Judah Wants You to Meet Dave - TV Guide - TV Guide News
Now playing on TVGuide.com: Judah Friedlander previews the big-screen comedy Meet Dave, where he plays Scotty to Eddie Murphy's Kirk. Also: Judah sets the record straight on "talk" that his stand-up act encourages mobs to beat on the elderly. Enjoy. - Stop asking Eriq LaSalle about ER - TV Squad
Filed under: ER, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Remember what a jerk Eriq LaSalle was as Dr. Peter Benton on ER? You know, a real hard-ass. Well, it turns out his dynamic performance as that character may be because he wasn't acting. At the Hallmark Channel press tour, LaSalle got ticked off when asked about ER.
He was meeting the press to answer questions about his TV movie, Relative Stranger, which will air next January. When LaSalle noticed that there were a plethora of questions about ER -- for him and co-stars Michael Michele and Michael Beach, both of whom had also been on NBC's long-running medical drama -- Eriq flared.
"Okay, I mean look, it was a defining moment, you know, for a lot of us as artists. You know, it was a show that was a little bit ahead of its time. We had a great time doing it. I don't know what else to say. I talked about the show so much. I prefer to talk about Relative Stranger."Continue reading Stop asking Eriq LaSalle about ER
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- The Morning After: TCA Roundup - TIME.com: Tuned In :: A blog about television by TIME's TV critic, James Poniewozik
In yesterday's news from the TV critics' press tour: * HBO plans to combat its programming slump with a novel strategy: creating new television shows. (Also, in what is becoming a ritual announcement, those Deadwood movies are still never gonna... - So You Think You Can Dance: Top 10 Revealed - TV Squad
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance
(S04E15)It's time to find out which dancers will be going on tour after So You Think You Can Dance ends this August. I'm going to put it out there now (I think it's time): I want either Joshua or Katee to win this competition. I think it would be especially nice if the girl they almost didn't put on the show won the whole sha-bang!
Other thoughts before we begin... Nigel is a little cranky lately. I don't like him chiding Cat. All she did was remind everyone to tune in to the finale. By the way, there's going to be a sick popping battle during SYTYCD's live finale. Awesome. My review of tonight's show is after the jump.Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: Top 10 Revealed
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- Swingtown - My Way or the Three-Way - Television Without Pity
Friends with Benefits: Network television taboo #427: showing, referencing or even implying a menage a trois. Broken like a bad habit! This! Is! Swingtown! - Burn Notice - The Burn is Back in Town - Television Without Pity
Breaking and Entering: It's back to business for Michael, although this time the woman giving him his assignments isn't his mom. Watch out, Mikey -- she's a robot! - Animal Planet, Discovery, TLC, and HBO - TCA Report - TV Squad
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Reality Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, OpEd, Documentary, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free
I attended the TCA Cable Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton yesterday where I learned about the following shows:
Whale Wars on Animal Planet
Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy on Discovery
Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust on TLC
Ricky Gervais Comedy Special on HBO
Little Britain, USA on HBO
Generation Kill on HBO
And there's more. Believe me, there's more.
Okay, you've got whale pirates, mummies, bikinis, Ricky Gervais, vampires, and Marines. Unfortunately, none of those shows combine all six of those things / people. After the jump, find out about these new shows and the people who make them...Gallery: TCA Cable Tour
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- Lisa Ling joins ABC's Nightline - TV Squad
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If you're a regular watcher of The Oprah Winfrey Show, you -- like me -- will recall the powerful reports created by Lisa Ling. The journalist attacks interesting stories and is intrepid and dogged in her reporting. She's found a new place to do her work. Lisa Ling is joining Nightline.
"I have wanted to work with Lisa for a long time," said James Goldston, ABC News and Nightlines' executive producer. "She is a terrific journalist with a very distinctive style that fits really well with the Nightline sensibility."
Lisa will continue with her Oprah appearances. She will also host National Geographic Ultimate Explorer.
Lisa's initial report for Nightline debuts tonight. It's a look at the growth of luxury retirement communities. If you're thinking Del Boca Vista, the Seinfeld show condominium where Jerry's parents lived, so did I.Continue reading Lisa Ling joins ABC's Nightline
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- Today's News: Our Take - Bachelorette and Jesse Go for Broke with Wedding Site - TV Guide - TV Guide News
"Retiring" Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas and fiancé Jesse Csincsak are making it extra-official, having launched DeAnnaandJesse.com, a web home where they hope to share "family news and precious memories... for years to come." Among the first - Actor Charles S. Dutton is writing his memoirs - TV Squad
Filed under: Celebrities, Reality-Free
In a time when even Paris Hilton publishes her memoirs, it's rare to hear about a celebrity autobiography worth reading. Charles S. Dutton is telling his life story in a book for Random House's Crown Books. Dutton has done a lot of acting and directing for various TV shows, most notably Roc. He won a directing Emmy for The Corner as well as Outstanding Guest Actor Emmys for Without a Trace and The Practice.
What makes Dutton's success story unique is his personal life before he became an actor. When he was seventeen, he was convicted of manslaughter and spent seven years in prison. From Jail to Yale, the working title for the actor's book, will discuss Dutton's criminal history and his education at the Yale School of Drama.Continue reading Actor Charles S. Dutton is writing his memoirs
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- Today's News: Our Take - Ugly Betty Steals Liz Lemon's Boy Toy - TV Guide - TV Guide News
Remember the sweet young thing who led 30 Rock's Liz Lemon to be branded a cougar (and made bespectacled Frank "gay for Jamie")? Well, he now is about to catch the eye of one Miss Betty Suarez. Val Emmich has been cast on ABC's Ugly Betty in the - Today's News: Our Take - Scott Bakula Is the Latest Man of a Certain Age - TV Guide - TV Guide News
TNT has taken a Quantum Leap and added Scott Bakula to the cast of Men of a Certain Age. Joining Ray Romano and Andre Braugher in the drama pilot about three old college buddies, Bakula will play Terry Elliott, an actor of a certain success - Today's News: Our Take - Exclusive Details on Isaiah Washington's TV Return - TV Guide - TV Guide News
Isaiah Washington has been booked for a guest-starring role on A&E's The Cleaner, which premieres this Tuesday at 10 pm/ET. Though details were few at first, I have since uncovered lots more on how the Grey's Anatomy alum will fit into the - TV Guide Sports Report - Weekend Highlights: Soccer Star Wambach Aims for Century Club - TV Guide - TV Guide News
• The U.S. women’s soccer team hasn’t had a crossover superstar since Mia, Brandi and Julie retired, but the team’s latest scoring sensation is on the verge of a major breakthrough. Abby Wambach — who came of age at the 2004 Olympics, scoring the - 'General Hospital: Night Shift' Returns on July 22 with Antonio Sabato Jr. - BuddyTV
General Hospital: Night Shift, the successful primetime spin-off of ABC's top daytime drama that recently celebrated its 45th anniversary, returns this summer following a record setting freshman season. The new season will consist of 13 episodes and is scheduled to premiere on July 22 at 11pm ET/PT on SOAPnet.
Fans can look forward to steamier episodes that follow the lives of doctors, nurses and patients who embark on journeys of self discovery, love and heartache as Antonio Sabato, Jr., who began his acting career on daytime's General Hospital, reprises his role as Jagger Cates on General Hospital: Night Shift. - Swingtown: Friends with Benefits - TV Squad
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S01E06) Where would Swingtown be without parties? Every week seems to revolve around some kind of get together; it's becoming predictable. This week it was a country club charity function, and while it was hardly a scene as fraught with sexual tension as some of the other scenes in previous episodes, Tom and Trina did wind up in a three-way.
The menage a trois, which was rather graphically depicted, was not the most interesting aspect to Tom and Trina's marriage. The more we get to know these two and their open marriage, the more we see that they really do love each other and enjoy their partnership. But they also take full advantage of the freedom of the lifestyle they've chosen.Gallery: Swingtown: Friends with Benefits
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- UFC: Debate Continues Over Griffin Win - BuddyTV
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Challenger Forrest Griffin's win over then champion Quinton Jackson via unanimous decision sparked a lot of controversies among UFC fans. And for good reason, it was such a close battle. The win gave Griffin the UFC Light Heavyweight crown, which is often described as the most hotly contested division in the organization.
The judges scored it 49-46, 48-46, and 48-46; with the smallest of margins separating the two. Controversies crept up, however, as various independent fan sites and experts gave the match to the then reigning champion. For instance, Ropes Ring and Cage scored the bout 48-47 for Jackson. - Justine Bateman to Guest on 'Psych' - BuddyTV
After Men in Trees and Desperate Housewives, Justine Bateman is set to guest in an episode of the USA Network comedy Psych. According to Entertainment Weekly, the Rye, New York native will play the role of Victoria, the estranged wife of Carlton Lassiter, head detective for the Santa Barbara Police Department, played by Timothy Omundson.
Psych, which features James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the police whose keen observation and detective instincts lead people to believe that he's psychic, opens its third season on July 18. - Marsha Mason to Guest on 'Army Wives' - BuddyTV
Claudia Joy Holden, the general's wife on Army Wives, will get an unexpected visitor in Fort Marshall in Charleston, South Carolina. It's not just any person, it is none other than her socialite mother, Charlotte Meade. TV Guide reports that four-time Oscar nominee Marsha Mason will guest as Holden's (Kim Delaney) distant mom in at least two episodes slated in mid-August.
Yet as things stand, it's highly possible that this is not going to be a happy reunion for both parties. The society mom is supposedly harboring a less than pleasant agenda with her coming. - Stargate Atlantis: Season 5 Premieres Tonight - BuddyTV
When we last saw Stargate Atlantis, Sheppard had returned from a routine mission only to find that Atlantis had been abandoned by everyone, and the city is surrounded by nothing but sand dunes for miles. Now, as the last man in the city, he must uncover the reason for this strange turn of events.
Tonight, the adventures continue as Stargate Atlantis kicks off its fifth season at 10pm on the Sci Fi Channel. - 'Flashpoint' to Premiere on CBS - BuddyTV
Canadian police drama Flashpoint is set to premiere on CBS on July 11, simultaneously with its opening on its parent network CTV, Canada's largest privately owned English language broadcast network. It was picked up for U.S. broadcast during the writers' strike.
Flashpoint stars Amy Jo Johnson (Felicity) and Enrico Colontoni (Veronica Mars, Just Shoot Me). It centers around the elite Canadian metropolitan police force called the Strategic Response Unit, patterned after Toronto's SWAT-like Emergency Task Force. The unit is tasked to perform highly sensitive scenarios, such as hostage crises, gangs, bomb threats, and, on more than one occasion reportedly, talking down suicidal teens. As such, members of the highly-skilled technical team are also trained in negotiating, profiling, and getting inside the suspect or victims' head to ultimately save lives. - HBO Sets Premiere Dates For 'Entourage' and the New Series From 'Six Feet Under' Creator - BuddyTV
As mentioned previously, HBO has pushed back some of its most anticipated shows to the fall. As a result of the writers' strike, the fifth season of Entourage has been delayed while Big Love season 3 and the return of Flight of the Conchords are off until 2009. Now, the network has set premiere dates for Entourage and for two new series next season, hinting an end to a long fallow period for original series at the channel.
The fifth season of Entourage will kick off on September 7 and will feature a new roster of guest stars, including Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester, Giovanni Ribisi, and Kevin Pollak. Additionally, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, best known for her role on The Sopranos, has also been cast for several episodes of the new season. - First Office webisode hits the web - Lost Remote
Now that the WGA has settled over all those online rights issues, NBC’s The Office is again offering webisodes. One premieres each Thursday - and the first one hit the street today. How long until more shows extend their brands like this? - OJR says goodbye - Lost Remote
One of the best sources for online journalism resources and discussion just hit the dustbin of history today. USC Annenberg’s Online Journalism Review is being shut down. Robert Niles and the group will no longer be blogging - and Niles has left USC. Parts of OJR may live on as part of [...] - You can’t say that on television - Lost Remote
What happens when cutting off a part of a man’s anatomy becomes a big news story? E&P looks at how some news orginizations handled it. CNN kept the full monty in, while source like Retuers… clipped… a certain word out. Then there’s cable TV (from 23/6 via TVNewser): - Burn Notice: Breaking and Entering (season premiere) - TV Squad
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Burn Notice
(S02E01) Man, it's been a long time since last season. I remembered very little of what they showed in the recap and after being reminded, I was hungry for the new season. It occurs to me as I'm watching this episode that Michael Westen is a less philanthropic MacGyver. He knows a lot of tricks that will help you in sticky situations but he's smart enough to keep most of them to himself. I, personally, have never had to run from the police but if I ever do, I now know the best way to stop the airbags from going off.
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- Today's News: Our Take - SAG Contract Update: Mulling Continues Friday - TV Guide - TV Guide News
SAG's mulling-over time supposedly came and went Thursday following a four-hour meeting at AMPTP HQ. The afternoon pow-wow between the union and the studios was at SAG's request to respond to the majors' "last, best" offer presented June 30 in the - Chris Rock to do his fifth HBO special in September - TCA Report - TV Squad
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free
Chris Rock is returning to HBO! The network announced today at TCA that the comedian would premiere his fifth stand-up special this fall. The special will feature footage from three locations: South Africa's Carnival City Casino, New York's Apollo Theater, and the Carling Apollo Hammersmith in London. Of the return to HBO, Chris Rock says, "I wanted to do that type of stand-up special that I've never seen before, and the only place that I could see doing that is at HBO. I love HBO because they want to take chances."
Also of note is that Rock set the Guinness World Record on the No Apologies Tour by playing to crowds of 15,900 at Greenwich's O2 venue. That's the largest audience for stand-up comedy performance in British history.
I'm psyched that Chris Rock will be returning to HBO. He's on the few comedians whose performance I can watch from beginning to end and not get bored. Ever.
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger will debut on Saturday, September 27th at 9:00 p.m. ET / PT on HBO.Permalink | Email this | | Comments
- What type of news consumers are on your site? - Lost Remote
An article in IMNA’s idea magazine breaks newspaper readers into five categories; “indignant”, “social”, “ambivalent”, “pleasure seeking” and “closet.” It applies not only to newspapers but news websites. I can’t seem to find the whole article but Peter Krasilovsky discusses the five types: Indignant readers are the ones for which newspapers remain a constant. “These readers [...] - HBO execs sound off on possible second SATC movie, Sopranos movie, and Mad Men - TCA Report - TV Squad
Filed under: Industry, TV on the Bigscreen, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free
During the HBO's panel at the TCA Press Tour, executives Richard Plepler, Co-president, and Michael Lombardo, President of Programming and West Coast Operations, said they'd be interested in doing a Sopranos movie and a second Sex and the City movie. Plepler said that Warner Bros. and New Line are definitely interested in doing another Sex and the City movie. They are trying to put something together, but there's no timeline. "Everyone associated with the project was really heartened by the fans and by the new fans to the show," Plepler said.
As far as a Sopranos feature goes, Lombardo says HBO would be delighted to take part in it. He says that series creator David Chase is in France on vacation right now but, "If David wants to do it, we'd be delight to explore that."
When the executives were pressed about Mad Men (rumors are abound that HBO turned down the show and AMC snatched it up), Lombardo said only this, "Heres the bottom line, it's a wonderful show and I wish it were on HBO. Matt [Weiner is] an extraordinary talent and I hope that one day, he'll do something for us."
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- Conan staffers deface Burn Notice ad! - TV Squad
Filed under: Late Night, Web, Talk Show, Reality-Free, Burn Notice
Just in time for tonight's second season premiere of Burn Notice comes this little piece of news from the studios at NBC.
Two guys on the staff of Late Night with Conan O'Brien are so ticked off at the ads for the USA show (USA is part of the NBC Universal family) that appear in the building that they decided to deface them. The insults range from dialogue bubbles that say "It 'Burns' when I pee" and "Thanks for the 'Notice' " to this entry on the Late Night blog where the staffers complain about the ads and explain their actions. It is kinda funny how many of these ads NBC puts in their own building.
Of course, the blog entry isn't all bad and acts as a nudge-nudge wink-wink push for the show. Despite the graffiti, the Late Night guys do say that the show is "awesome," "smart," and "funny," and they even want to make sure you watch the show tonight. (And I'd like to repeat that too - watch Burn Notice tonight at 10 on USA!)
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- iPhone App Store lacking news apps, but not local apps - Lost Remote
I started messing with the iPhone applications today and realized that the two categories with the least amount of application are weather and news. In the news category there are 10. They fall into three categories; national news, local news and news readers. There currently is only one local news application (not counting the NY [...] - Ask Private Practice stars a question for Outside the Box - TV Squad
Filed under: Interviews, Celebrities, Private Practice, Reality-Free
Outside the Box is an upcoming video interview series from AOL TV, where stars of your favorite shows sit down and answer questions from fans. This is your chance to (sort of) talk to celebrities!
We've already asked you to submit questions for the cast of Scrubs and the stars of Dirty Sexy Money, and next on deck are Kate Walsh, Tim Daly, Taye Diggs and Audra McDonald from Private Practice.
Practice has one of the sexiest casts on TV. Daly and Diggs and Paul Adelstein and Chris Lowell AND David Sutcliffe? Come on. That's not even fair. The show's first season was interrupted by the strike, but I'm hoping that the time off gave creator Shonda Rhimes space to refine the storylines, just like she did with Grey's Anatomy. When we left off, Addison had gotten her mojo back and asked police officer Kevin on a date. I'm hoping to see more of that (and "I don't get stood up. I'm Addison.") when season 2 starts.
If you've got a burning question for the four Practice stars, submit it in the comments below by Tuesday, July 15. Don't forget to include your first name and city/state. And try to come up with something other than "ur hot, will you marry me," OK?Permalink | Email this | | Comments
- Fox Dances to Wednesday Win - Ratings Chart Attack!
“So You Think You Can Dance?” won yet another night for Fox, while NBC’s “The Baby Borrowers” held steady from last week. “Dance” was on par (as was a majority of the night’s programming), landing a 3.1/10 in the...