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Daily Archives : Sep 29, 2014

Former Nickelodeon Star Back in Hot Water, Arrested Over the Weekend

A former child star who has had a series of run-ins with the law had another one over the weekend. The Los Angeles Times reports that former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes was arrested Sunday morning on a charge of driving…

Walmart Pins Blame on Tracy Morgan in Crash

Walmart went on the offensive in a legal battle with comedian and actor Tracy Morgan over the crash that put the former “Saturday Night Live” star in intensive care. Morgan spent weeks in rehab following the collision in June, in…

‘Blade Runner’ Star Joins ABC’s ‘Galavant’ — Cast Also Includes Weird Al, John Stamos and Ricky Gervais

The ABC midseason musical fairytale comedy series “Galavant” has cast one of the stars of “Blade Runner,” Rutger Hauer, in a recurring role, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. While Hauer might be known to many for his role in the…

DreamWorks Animation Acquisition in the Works

A Japanese company is in discussions with DreamWorks Animation about buying the U.S. animation studio. Bloomberg reports that SoftBank is in talks to acquire the studio for $3.4 billion. The discussions come after DreamWorks Animation has previously looked for a…

Bravo Takes Over Production of ‘Shahs of Sunset’ as Labor Dispute Remains Unresolved

The dispute over the reality show “Shahs of Sunset” took a new turn Friday, with Ryan Seacrest Productions saying it could no longer work with striking editors and Bravo taking over the production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “A Bravo…

Heirs of Comic Book Artist Settle Massive Case With Marvel, Keeping the Case Out of U.S. Supreme Court

Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel has settled with the heirs of a comic book artist, ending what The New York Times calls “ a bitter and long-running legal dispute over the ownership rights to Marvel superheroes like Thor and the X-Men.”…

Lifetime Tweaks Producers’ Lineup on Drama Series

Lifetime is making some behind-the-scenes changes on a drama series, while also giving the show a renewal for a third season. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the changes are in store for “Devious Maids.” The drama was renewed…

Syfy Renews Reality Show

Syfy has renewed a reality competition series. Variety reports that the cable channel picked up a mini-season of “Wizard Wars.” The series will return for six one-hour episodes in early 2015, the story reports. The show, which started as a…

‘Office’ Star Joins TBS Comedy

One of the stars of the NBC comedy series “The Office” is joining the TBS sitcom “Your Family or Mine.” Deadline.com reports that Angela Kinsey has been cast in a recurring role on the new comedy. The comedy is from…

The Puzzling Reaction by the Editors of The New York Times to Its TV Critic’s Wrong-Headed Essay About Shonda Rhimes

There’s been a lot of good journalism written in the past week or so about a poorly reasoned, stilted and vexing essay penned by New York Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley about Shonda Rhimes. One of the must-read critiques countering…