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Daily Archives : May 5, 2014

Second Accuser Steps Forward With Teen Sex Allegations Against Bryan Singer

"X-Men" director Bryan Singer has been named in a second lawsuit alleging sexual assault, The Daily Beast reports. Singer is already facing a lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in California and Hawaii. The new suit says…

HBO Rock ‘n’ Roll Drama From Martin Scorsese Taps Sitcom Star

A well-known TV actor known mainly as a sitcom star has joined the HBO rock ’n’ roll drama from executive producers Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger. TheWrap.com reports that the pilot has added Ray Romano to the cast. Romano will…

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Crew Member Files Lawsuit

A crew member on “Grey’s Anatomy” is suing ABC Studios and Disney-ABC International Television, alleging he was dismissed for speaking out about “a pattern of pervasive gender discrimination and harassment perpetrated” by the drama’s director of photography, according to The…

HBO’s ‘True Blood’ Makes One of Its Last Major Cast Additions

HBO’s “True Blood,” which is entering its seventh and last season, has made one of its final major casting additions with Will Yun Lee, reports Deadline.com. Lee will play Mr. Gus, a Japanese businessman who lives in Texas and who…

Veteran Costume Designer Dies — He Designed Those Extravagant Costumes for Liberace and Worked With the Supremes, Nancy Sinatra and Others

A longtime costume designer who was behind Liberace's trademark extravagant costumes has died, reports the Los Angeles Times. Michael Travis, 86, died Thursday. Travis’ nephew, George Lavdas, said that the designer was hospitalized last month with heart problems and other…

‘Family Guy’ Producer — an ‘Up and Coming Irreverent Voice’ — Signs 20th Century Fox TV Deal

Aaron Lee, a co-executive producer on “Family Guy,” has signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV, which produces the animated series, reports Deadline.com. Before working on “Family Guy,” he served as a supervising producer on NBC’s “The New…

Lifetime Developing Brainy Competition Show With Mensa

Lifetime is working on a show with the American arm of Mensa, the high IQ society, which will feature gifted children taking part in a national intelligence competition, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The show has received an eight-episode…

With Back-to-Back Hit Series Starting in 1958, He Became One of the Best-Known TV Actors of the 1960s and 1970s. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Dies at 95

Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. has died. He was 95 and died Friday, April 2, 2014, at his ranch in Solvang, Calif., reports The New York Times. The Times story reports: "His son, Efrem Zimbalist III, confirmed the death, saying that…

Jack Bauer is Back in the ’24’ Reboot ‘Live Another Day.’ Is It Worth Watching?

To find out what TWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross has to say about the new "24" reboot, please click here.

Jack Bauer Is Back in the ’24’ Reboot ‘Live Another Day.’ Is It Worth Watching?

When last we left Jack Bauer, four years ago, he was in a world of hurt, both personally and professionally. Both the Americans and the Russians were trying to hunt him down. Then, as we fans of Bauer know, Jack…