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Daily Archives : Jul 21, 2014

New Honors for ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Orange Is the New Black’ — We Have the Full List of Winners From the TCA Awards

The Television Critics Association has announced the winners of the 2014 TCA Awards, and for the second consecutive year, the top honor of Program of the Year goes to AMC's "Breaking Bad." The acclaimed Netflix series "Orange Is the New…

The Television Critics Association Announces 2014 TCA Awards Winners

Press release from TCA, July 19, 2014: The Television Critics Association (TCA) recognized the top programs and actors of the 2013-2014 television season tonight, at its 30th Annual TCA Awards presentation. The prestigious organization’s event was held at the Beverly…

Renewed? FX Gives Word to ‘Fargo,’ ‘Louie’

FX has announced its renewal decisions on the dark comedy/drama series "Fargo" and the sitcom "Louie." Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the news was good for both shows, with "Fargo" getting a second season and "Louie" getting a…

See If You Can Predict What the Producers of ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘True Detective’ Are Working On for Their Next TV Series

The producers behind "True Detective" and "Downton Abbey" have a new series in the works. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new project, "Nostradamus," will star Joseph Fiennes in the title role. The hour show focuses on the famed clairvoyant…

TLC Hires VP, Creative, Marketing

TLC announced today that it has hired a new vice president, creative, marketing. Joining the cable channel from Science Channel is Tom King. King served as senior creative director at Science. "In his new role, King will oversee all brand…

Zendaya Goes Into the ‘Moral’ Reasons Why She Bailed Out on Lifetime’s Aaliyah Movie

Disney star and singer Zendaya Coleman — who goes by the single name Zendaya — talked about her reasons for exiting a planned Lifetime biopic about the late R&B and hip-hop star Aaliyah. Variety reports that Zendaya posted a series…

James Garner Dies at 86

"James Garner, 86, the wry and handsome leading man who slid seamlessly between television and the movies but was best known as the amiable gambler Bret Maverick in the 1950s Western 'Maverick' and the cranky sleuth Jim Rockford in the…

James Garner: The Inside Story on a TV Superstar. In Garner’s Two Most Famous Series, the ‘Situation Was Always Hopeless, But Never Serious’

In the history of TV, few have made the impact James Garner did. Please click here to be taken to this must-read entry, where TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross enlightens us with some stories about Garner that are unfamiliar…

James Garner: The Inside Story of a TV Superstar. In Garner’s Two Most Famous Series, the ‘Situation Was Always Hopeless, But Never Serious’

During the 1950s, when television was first sweeping the country and putting a serious dent in movie going, there were not a lot of actors who became big stars primarily because of their association with scripted programming — as opposed…