Open Mic contributing blogger Hillary Atkin handicaps the Emmy races for best actor and actress in a comedy at TVWeek.com.
New blood is always a good thing, and the marquee Emmy category for best actor in a comedy series is comprised of 33% of it. But those fresh faces are up against four major comedy heavyweights, including last year’s winner,…
Fox, in a brief to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, asked the court to examine the constitutional question of whether broadcasters "should be entitled to the same First Amendment protection as other media," B&C reports. The brief comes as…
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New York filmmakers Spike Lee and Robert De Niro have teamed up to take on the gritty 1980s past of Manhattan’s Alphabet City—now a much gentler East Village—in a drama series for Showtime, reports The Hollywood Reporter. John Ridley will…
Vivendi CEO Jean-Bernard Levy, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference, wouldn’t say what the company plans to do with its 20% stake in NBC Universal, but he did talk about possible scenarios should the company decide to get out,…
Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner and Playtone’s Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman have signed on as executive producers of HBO’s four-hour concert special celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Variety reports. Bruce Springsteen, U2…
The answer is if the woman is an actress and her character is pregnant at the same time she’s pregnant in real life. It happened most famously to Lucy Ball and Lucy Ricardo. Lucille Ball was pregnant with her son…