Logo

Daily Archives : Sep 20, 2016

Megyn Kelly-Produced Comedy Gets Series Order

A political comedy executive produced by Fox News Channel host Megyn Kelly has received a series order from Verizon. Deadline.com reports that Verizon’s Go90 ordered six episodes of “Embeds.” “The series tells the story of five young reporters who are…

Fox News Host, TV Producer in Twitter Skirmish

A war of words has been raging on social media between Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity and television producer David Simon. The AP reports that the two men have been “tossing vulgarities at each other” on Twitter. “Simon, who…

Model Hailey Baldwin, the Daughter of Actor Stephen Baldwin, Accused of Plagiarism Over Her ‘Soulful Wisdom’

Model Hailey Baldwin has been accused of plagiarism and threatened with legal action after she posted what The New York Post’s Page Six calls “a poetic Zen meditation on human error” and apparently failed to credit the quote’s author. The…

FX Renews Two Shows

FX has given renewals to two freshman series. Variety reports that the cable channel ordered 10-episode second seasons of “Better Things” and “Atlanta.” Both shows premiered their first seasons earlier this month. “’Atlanta,’ created by Donald Glover, scored the best…

NBC Offers a Peek at Its Boston Strategy

A spokesperson for NBCUniversal said the company is buying a TV station in Boston that will be a part of its plan for the new NBC Boston. Adweek’s TVSpy reports that the network may come to viewers through the current…

Ken Burns Takes On the Nazis

It was 1939. The Nazis were ravaging Europe when a young Unitarian minister, Waitstill Sharp, answered a call at his office in Wellesley, Mass., that would change not only the life of his family but the course of history during…

Charlie Sheen to Star in Movie

Charlie Sheen is set to star in and executive produce his first TV project since FX’s “Anger Management.” The AP reports that Sheen is working on a movie, “Mad Families,” for the streaming network Crackle. The movie, which will also…

Skittles Has a Sour Reaction to Being Drawn Into Presidential Campaign

The candy maker behind Skittles had a sour reaction after the product became a part of the presidential campaign. NBC News reports that Donald Trump Jr. dragged Skittles into the conversation by tweeting an image of the candy along with…

MTV Unveils Comedy Hour

MTV is rolling out a one-hour block of comedy-focused programming. The cable network announced plans to premiere the new shows “The Almost Impossible Game Show” and “Acting Out” back-to-back on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 10 p.m. MTV’s announcement describes “The…

New Featurette Explains Netflix’s New Marvel Superhero — Watch It Now

With a new superhero series ready to roll out this month, Netflix posted a short featurette today providing some of the character’s backstory. You can watch the featurette, “Who Is Luke Cage?,” below. The series, “Marvel’s Luke Cage,” premieres globally…