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Daily Archives : Apr 5, 2013

‘Game of Thrones’ Breaks Another Record — One That HBO Probably Isn’t Happy About

"Game of Thones" broke a big record with its third-season premiere, but it’s one that HBO probably isn’t too happy about. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the program broke a record for online piracy. The episode, called…

Is Reality TV Running Out of Ideas?

The reality television business appears to be running out of fresh formats, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which examined the MIP-TV television market before coming to that conclusion. "Every year program execs descend on MIP-TV hunting for the next big…

AMC Blames Zombies for Errors in ‘Walking Dead’ Ad

AMC took out a full-page ad in The New York Times to publicize its huge ratings for "The Walking Dead’s” finale on March 31, but unfortunately got a few things wrong, reports Deadline. The ad bragged that "Walking Dead" beat…

‘Glee’ Co-Creator Ryan Murphy Working on Sex Show

"Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy is shopping a script with "Dexter" co-executive producer Lauren Gussis that’s an exploration of sexuality, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The show is likely to end up on cable, and reportedly a bidding frenzy is whipping up,…

A Family Trip Evokes Poetic Thoughts of Spring, Robert Frost and an Odd College Tradition

Walking Back to the Future The resemblance was uncanny. She looked remarkably like Payton, A girl whom I had had a crush on Like Forrest had on Jenny. Back then we were both seventeenStudying romantic poets in the spring.She paid…

Heavyweights DiCaprio and Hanks Working With HBO on Movie About World Leader

HBO Films is developing a movie about a real-life world leader with actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, reports Deadline.com. The project is “Gorbachev.” The production also involves former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev — the subject of the film…

ABC Taps Paul Reubens to Play One of ‘Alice in Wonderland’s’ Signature Characters

One of the signature characters from “Alice in Wonderland” will be played by Paul Reubens — known for his alter ego, Pee-Wee Herman — in ABC’s new “Once Upon a Time” spinoff. Deadline.com reports that Reubens has been cast to…

TLC Unveils New Programs for 2013-2014

Touting strong ratings during 2012 — including 2 million-plus viewers for “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” “Breaking Amish,” “Long Island Medium” and “Sister Wives” — TLC took the wraps off its lineup of new programming for 2013-2014. Among the cable…

Details Emerge on the New ‘Tonight Show’ Set in New York

Jimmy Fallon’s new set for NBC’s retooled "Tonight Show," which will move to New York City after Jay Leno steps down, will look like a Broadway theater, reports the New York Post. The network is gutting a studio on the…

New Syfy Project Has ‘NCIS’ Bloodlines

A new drama project is in development at Syfy, which bought the script on spec from Alfonso H. Moreno of "NCIS," reports Deadline.com. “The untitled project, from Fox TV Studios and Ross Fineman’s FtvS-based Fineman Entertainment, starts off with a…