CBS has pulled the plug on a series, with the show’s high-profile star moving on to another project with the network. Deadline.com reports that the network is canceling the summer sci-fi thriller “Extant,” which aired for two seasons. The show’s…
Two comedy legends got the ball rolling Tuesday night on the Arts & Ideas series running this fall at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, where Mel Brooks and David Steinberg delighted the packed house…
“Former ‘The Office’ executive producer/showrunner Paul Lieberstein has sold a second broadcast project, the hourlong ‘Negotiations.’ Set up at ABC through ABC Studios, ‘Negotiations’ is a comedic drama about life, politics and romance in one of the world’s largest law firms. Lieberstein will…
In a poll of favorite architecture in America, this building ranked No. 2 among all the architecture in Chicago. A wonderful example of neo-Gothic architecture, it’s the 36-story Chicago Tribune Tower, and it’s up for sale, reports the Chicago Tribune….
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The situation is described as “musical anchor chairs” for a major-market ABC-owned TV station. The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that KGO-TV in San Francisco continues to shuffle its on-air personnel. “Kristen Sze and Eric Thomas are reportedly being…
One of the major streaming platforms has announced that it is now carrying HBO Now, available for a 30-day trial period and then for $14.99 a month. “Roku customers in the U.S. can now visit the Roku Channel Store to…
It’s time for Dodger baseball, but the team’s legendary announcer won’t be around. Vin Scully, who has been calling the plays for the Dodgers for 66 years, will sit out the postseason this year even though the Dodgers are in…
“Rumors are flying,” writes the Seattle Times, “mostly sparked by a Thursday article in the online book newsletter Shelf Awareness” that Amazon may be opening its “first retail-bookstore location” in Seattle’s University Village shopping center. The article reports: “A nearby…
A new comedy is moving forward at Fox with a high-profile lineup of players on board that includes Jack Black, Dwight Yoakam and “Eastbound and Down’s” Alex McAulay. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network has given a…