Chuck Ross

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Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

Two Remaining Angels Lined Up for High-Profile ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Remake

The remake of "Charlie’s Angels" from Sony Pictures TV and Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films is close to casting its second and third angels, TVLine.com reports. "Friday Night Lights" star Minka Kelly and Australian actress Rachael Taylor, who appeared in the…

‘Star Trek’ Writer/Producer Laments Lack of Gay Characters on ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and ‘Deep Space Nine,’ Says New Sci-Fi Show He’s Working On Needs to Have Some Gay Characters and/or Gay Content

Brannon Braga, a writer and producer for the "Star Trek" franchise, tells the Website AfterElton.com that he believes it was a shame that later "Star Trek" installments such as "The Next Generation" and "Enterprise" never included gay characters. "I’m talking…

Video: Ford Working on Wi-Fi System So Cars Can Talk to Each Other

"Ford is building a prototype car that “talks” to other cars through WiFi to warn if the cars ahead slow down too quickly, and of other hazards," reports CE Outlook. The article continues, "Ford announced Wednesday, it is aggressively pursuing…

‘Vampire Diaries’ Has Its Legendary Vampire Klaus–English Actor Close to Signing

"The Vampire Diaries" is close to casting a relatively unknown actor as the legendary vampire Klaus, reports TVLine.com. English actor Joseph Morgan is expected to join the show’s cast as the often-referred-to-but-as-yet-unseen Klaus, a powerful and old vampire, the story…

She’s a Tony Award Nominee (Twice), a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and the Recipient of a MacArthur Foundation ‘Genius’ Grant. She’s a Brilliant Performance Artist Who Too Many People Don’t Know. PBS Will Present Her Latest Work

By Chuck Ross PBS will tape a production by an artist who is truly an American treasure for its Great Performances series. The artist is Anna Deavere Smith, who is a two-time Tony Award nominee, a one-time finalist for a Pulitzer…

Last Year’s Super Bowl Spot for Snickers Set Off a Stunning Year for Betty White; Will This Year’s Snickers Super Bowl Ad Do the Same for TV’s Blue Collar Queen of Sarcasm?

The biggest winner of last year’s Super Bowl may have been Betty White, whose turn in a Super Bowl commercial for Snickers helped make her one of the hottest stars in Hollywood. Snickers will be back this year with another…

Roseanne Barr Replaces Betty White in This Year’s Super Bowl Spot For Snickers

By EJ SchultzAdvertising Age Now playing for Betty White: Roseanne Barr. The deadpanning comic and former blue-collar sitcom mom will star in Snickers’ Super Bowl ad this year, replacing the universally loved Ms. White, whose appearance in last year’s ad…