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Jul 20, 2008 12:08 PM CDT

'Brenda' Back on 90210 Spinoff

Shannen Doherty will reprise her 1990s character

(Newser) - Brenda Walsh will return as an adult to CW's 90210 spinoff this fall, reports the AP, but it remains to be seen whether actress Shannen Doherty has finally grown up. Also slated for comebacks on the angsty teen drama are Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling, but Doherty’s notorious volatility...

Michael J. Fox
Returns
to TV

Jul 17, 2008 12:50 PM CDT

Michael J. Fox Returns to TV

Will guest star on 'Rescue Me'

(Newser) - Michael J. Fox will return to the small screen next year in a four-episode guest role on FX's "Rescue Me,” the AP reports. The “Spin City” star, whose symptoms of Parkinson’s disease have become evident since his 1991 diagnosis, will play the wheelchair-bound love-interest of the...

Mad Men, Damages Make History With Emmy Nods

Jul 17, 2008 9:11 AM CDT

Mad Men, Damages Make History With Emmy Nods

Best-series noms are first for basic cable

(Newser) - Mad Men, AMC's sleek 1950s advertising drama, and FX's legal thriller Damages made Emmy nominations history today as the first basic cable programs to gain best-series nods. HBO's John Adams, meanwhile, was the overall frontrunner with 23 bids, including a lead-actor nomination for Paul Giamatti's turn as Adams.

Late-Night
Takes it Easy
on Obama

ANALYSIS

Jul 15, 2008 7:16 AM CDT

Late-Night Takes it Easy on Obama

From racism to favoritism, comedians explain lack of jokes

(Newser) - John McCain has been skewered by late-night comics throughout the presidential campaign, but Barack Obama has escaped relatively unscathed. As this week's New Yorker cover flare-up made clear, satirists are struggling to find an angle on the Democratic nominee. The New York Times speaks to half a dozen late-night hosts...

Black Media Outlets
Focus on Obama Ads

Jul 14, 2008 6:29 PM CDT

Black Media Outlets Focus on Obama Ads

Budget for African-American outreach unclear

(Newser) - The Barack Obama campaign hasn't spent much on advertising in African-American media, a trend many hope the candidate will reverse as he gears up for the general election, Advertising Age reports. "The audience has to be motivated to get out and vote," says a BET exec who cautions...

Larry David, Curb Returning

Jul 11, 2008 10:06 AM CDT

Larry David, Curb Returning

Season 7 of Curb Your Enthusiasm coming to HBO early next year

(Newser) - Irascible Larry David will be bringing Curb Your Enthusiasm back for a seventh series, reports Reuters. New episodes of the edgy comedy are expected to air early next year, more than a year after last year's series ended in November 2007. HBO bosses says the Seinfeld creator is—you guessed...

Generation Kill On Target

TV Review

Jul 10, 2008 4:31 PM CDT

Generation Kill On Target

HBO's miniseries captures soldiers in 'their unfettered, foul-mouthed glory'

(Newser) - From the mean streets of Baltimore to the meaner ones of Baghdad, the force behind The Wire scores a direct hit with HBO's new Generation Kill, writes Brian Lowry for Variety. Following a cast of Marines during the Iraqi invasion’s first 40 days, the 7-episode miniseries may make you...

Another
Shock Jock
Gets TV
Tryout

Jul 9, 2008 10:55 AM CDT

Another Shock Jock Gets TV Tryout

Opinionated, even bawdy, Wendy Williams makes no excuses

(Newser) - Wendy Williams, the blunt, compulsively personal, sometimes snarky radio host whose syndicated morning show reaches 12 million people, mostly in New York, is about to debut on TV. Next week, Williams launches an hour morning show on Fox stations in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Detroit, directly competing with...

Gossip Girl a Fashion Force

Jul 8, 2008 4:46 PM CDT

Gossip Girl a Fashion Force

Despite modest ratings, CW show great at selling garments

(Newser) - CW’s Gossip Girl has enjoyed only so-so ratings in its first year, but it's become a major trend-setter in fashion for young women, the New York Times reports. Retailers say the show, which features rich and preppy teens, has a huge influence on sales, sort of like a Sex ...

Networks Wrestle
With Fall Uncertainty

analysis

Jul 7, 2008 1:03 PM CDT

Networks Wrestle With Fall Uncertainty

Strike fallout just one factor adding to pile of woes

(Newser) - Still reeling from the writers strike and dealing with the threat of an actors strike, network TV faces an uphill battle for viewers this fall. On the eve of the annual dog-and-pony show to introduce new shows to critics, USA Today TV expert Robert Bianco looks at the uncertainty plaguing...

Osbournes Set for Variety Show

Jul 7, 2008 11:17 AM CDT

Osbournes Set for Variety Show

Expect dancing and comedy a la Sonny and Cher, Donny and Marie

(Newser) - Fox has given the go-ahead for six episodes of a 1-hour variety show hosted by Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, and kids Jack and Kelly. Execs hope the untitled musical and comedy hybrid will be a throwback to 1970s shows like The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and Donny and Marie,...

Disabled Models Take
Brave Turn on Reality TV

Jul 5, 2008 9:25 PM CDT

Disabled Models Take Brave Turn on Reality TV

Half a million tune in to premiere of UK show

(Newser) - She may have only one arm, but Debbie van der Putten loves her body, and she thinks Britain will too. Ven der Putten is one of eight disabled girls competing in the BBC’s latest reality TV sensation, Britain’s Missing Top Model. Half a million people tuned in to...

Friends Film Not Happening

Jul 4, 2008 5:20 PM CDT

Friends Film Not Happening

'No truth' to rumors sitcom cast, excited over Sex and the City success, would reunite

(Newser) - Media reports of a coming Friends movie are false, the BBC reports. Warner Brothers' publicity director said there was “no truth” to stories of a film project that have circulated since the Sex and the City film became a blockbuster. Publicists for stars Mathew Perry and Courteney Cox say...

Actors' Threats Don't
Scare Studios

Jul 2, 2008 1:12 PM CDT

Actors' Threats Don't Scare Studios

Hollywood doesn't think union will really head for picket lines

(Newser) - The Screen Actors Guild’s contract has expired, but Hollywood remains strangely sublime, Variety reports. This isn’t like the writers strike, conventional wisdom has it, because actors don’t support a strike the way the writers did. “People who are working don't want to go out,” said...

24 Actor: I
Paved the Way
for Obama

Jul 2, 2008 12:57 PM CDT

24 Actor: I Paved the Way for Obama

Haysbert says his role as a black prez may have helped the Dem

(Newser) - Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American US president on Fox's 24 may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama. "If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people," said the 54-year-old actor,...

'Friends' Clique Ready for Flick?

Jul 2, 2008 10:42 AM CDT

'Friends' Clique Ready for Flick?

Inspired by SATC 's success, Aniston et al, ready for big screen reprisal

(Newser) - Inspired by Sex and the City's wild silver-screen success, all six cast members—including holdout Jennifer Aniston—are on board to reunite for the big-screen adaptation of the hit sitcom “Friends,” the Daily Mail reports. Produced by Warner Brothers, Friends: The Movie would get under way within the...

Tape of Sarkozy Snapping at 'Ill-Mannered' TV Tech a Hit

Jul 2, 2008 9:43 AM CDT

Tape of Sarkozy Snapping at 'Ill-Mannered' TV Tech a Hit

Presidential temper flares after worker fails to return greeting

(Newser) - A leaked film of French President Nicolas Sarkozy telling off a TV technician has become an Internet hit, the Australian reports. Sarko, unaware he's being filmed, snaps at the man after the worker fails to respond to a greeting, and even suggests the technician shouldn't be working for state television....

Actors Won't Strike—Yet

Jul 1, 2008 8:19 AM CDT

Actors Won't Strike—Yet

SAG: members can keep working, pending talks

(Newser) - The contract between the Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood studios expired early today—but SAG has decided to let members keep working for the time being, E! Online reports. The two sides are scheduled to reconvene tomorrow. The Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers made it what it called...

Don't Adjust Your Set:
You See Gray

Jun 30, 2008 5:32 PM CDT

Don't Adjust Your Set: You See Gray

Average live TV viewer's age hits 50 for the first time

(Newser) - The average live TV watcher is 50 years old for the first time in history, Variety reports. The five broadcast networks' average viewer aged out of the desirable 18-to-49 demographic last season. Four of the five nets are rapidly skewing older, while CBS is remaining more or less steady, according...

$50K to Host This Guy's Party?

Jun 30, 2008 11:58 AM CDT

$50K to Host This Guy's Party?

Entourage star Grenier shopping birthday bash to clubs, source tells Post

(Newser) - His rep denies it, but Entourage star Adrian Grenier is said to be “shopping” rights to host his birthday party to various Hamptons hotspots: "He's been asking clubs for $50,000 for the honor,” a source told the New York Post. Grenier apparently knows how to put...