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Daily Archives : Apr 4, 2016

Voice of Star Wars’ Beloved Admiral Ackbar is Stilled: Actor Erik Bauersfeld Dies at 93

“Actor Erik Bauersfeld, known by Star Wars fans around globe as the voice of Admiral Ackbar, has passed away. His passing comes at the age of 93 and the cause was natural causes. Erik will be deeply missed by his family…

OMG: What an Ending! Here are the Final Minutes of Tonight’s NCAA Men’s Championship Basketball Game: Villanova v. North Carolina. Watch It Now!

The end of Men’s March Madness tonight was spectacular. If you saw it — or just want to re-live it — here are the final minutes of the Villanova vs. North Carolina championship college basketball game.

ABC Takes Wraps Off Season Finale Dates, ‘Bachelorette’ Premiere, Sweeps Programming

ABC today unveiled an extensive lineup of programming for the upcoming May sweeps period, including season finale dates for “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “black-ish,” “Castle,” “The Catch,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “The Family,” “Fresh Off the Boat,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The…

Marcia Clark’s Take on ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ Finale — and Recollections of That Day More Than 20 Years Ago

Marcia Clark, who prosecuted O.J. Simpson for murder in 1995, has been closely following the FX series “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” which airs its finale, “The Verdict,” tomorrow night, Tuesday, April 5. In an interview with EW.com, Clark offers…

Fox Orders New Comedy Series

Fox has placed a series order for a new comedy from veteran writer and producer Ralph Farquhar and writer/director/actor Ty Hodges. Deadline.com reports that the network ordered a 10-episode run of “Famous,” which is set to premiere Sunday, June 12….

New HBO Doc, Premiering Tonight, Takes an Uncensored Look at a Controversial Life

The life of a man who generated intense controversy through his work is at the center of the new documentary “Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures,” premiering tonight on HBO. TVWeek Open Mic writer Hillary Atkin reports that the movie provides…

Final Four Viewership Plunges

Viewership of Saturday’s semifinal games in the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship was way off the pace of last year’s games. Media Life reports that the first game, a blowout in which Villanova crushed Oklahoma 95-51 in a…

Woman Who Says She’s the Real-Life Cookie Is Reportedly Lawyering Up Against Fox’s ‘Empire’

As the new season of Fox’s hit drama series “Empire” gets rolling, a woman who says she is the “real-life Cookie Lyon” is positioning to put the squeeze on the show’s creators. “Former gangster Sophia Eggleston has hired a lawyer…

‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ Producer-Director Opens Up About ‘Getting It Right’ — and Making It Human

In a new in-depth interview, a producer and director on FX’s 10-part limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” opens up about digging into the humanity behind the real-life courtroom drama and how the well-received program has…

Will the Broadway Mega-Hit ‘Hamilton’ Break This Record?

The mega-hit play “Hamilton,” which opened on Broadway back in August, is poised to break the record for annual box office gross, the New York Post reports, citing an analysis in Broadway World. “With the highest average ticket price at…