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Daily Archives : Oct 18, 2011

NBC Will Flood Airwaves With New Show, Hoping to Generate Attention From Viewers

NBC is flooding its prime-time schedule with episodes of one of its new shows next week, hoping the programming stunt — in which “Prime Suspect” will be on the air five nights of the week — will generate viewer attention…

Come On, You Know You Can’t Get Enough of the Undead: Major Broadcast Network Has Zombie Show in the Works

Zombies are living it up on TV, with “The Walking Dead” racking up record ratings for AMC, and now one of the broadcast networks wants a piece of the action. Fox is the most recent network to take on a…

FX Renews Drama Series

FX has announced that it is bringing back a drama series for another season, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. "Sons of Anarchy" has received a fifth-season renewal, with the cable network ordering 13 new episodes, the story…

‘Hannah Montana’ Co-Star Arrested

One of the co-stars of Disney Channel’s "Hannah Montana" was arrested over the weekend in Burbank, Calif., according to The Hollywood Reporter. Mitchel Musso, 20, was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of DUI, the story says. Musso is known…

Former ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star Joins Cast of CBS’s ‘A Gifted Man’

One of the stars of the 1970s hit TV show "Dukes of Hazzard" is joining the CBS medical drama "A Gifted Man," reports TVLine.com. Tom Wopat, who played Luke Duke on “Hazzard,” has been cast as Emmy-winning actress Margo Martindale’s…

Randy Michaels, Former CEO of Tribune Broadcasting (and Later the Tribune Co. Itself), Has Reportedly Been Arrested on Drunk Driving Charge

Randy Michaels, the former CEO of Tribune Broadcasting–who also later became CEO of the Tribune Co.–has been arrested for allegedly driving while drunk, reports Cincinnati.com. According to the report, "Randy Michaels, whose real name is Benjamin Homel, was arrested about 2 a.m."…

‘First Is First and Second Is Nobody’: A Must-See Movie Comes to TV. Upon Its Initial Release The New York Times Called It ‘Shrill and Clumsy.’ My Guess Is That The Times Was Put Off by the Film’s Sexuality and Violence

One of my favorite channels on TV, hands down, is TCM—Turner Classic Movies. I’ve been in love with the movies since I was a little boy, and so, for me, watching TCM is like giving a kid a chance to…

Latest iPhone Becomes One of the Fastest-Selling Pieces of Consumer Technology in History

Even without upgrading the iPhone enough to call it an iPhone 5, Apple’s recent rollout of the new iPhone 4S has been a rousing success. PCMag.com reports that the device sold 4 million units during its launch weekend, more than…

Don Johnson Expanding HBO Relationship With Development of Dark Comedy

Don Johnson is expanding his relationship with HBO with the development of a dark comedy from "Temple Grandin" writer W. Merritt Johnson, reports Deadline.com. Don Johnson is executive producing with his manager and Merritt Johnson, the piece notes. The dark…

Fox Takes a Pass on Pilot Starring Former ‘Daily Show’ Correspondent

Fox is no longer considering a comedy pilot that featured a former correspondent of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."  Rob Corddry’s pilot "Little in Common," was passed up by Fox, reports Deadline.com. The project was about three families with different views…