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Chuck Ross

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.

Fox Cancels Drama Series

A mystery series that has been mysteriously absent from the airwaves at Fox won’t be coming back. TVLine reports that the network pulled the plug on the supernatural drama “Wayward Pines.” The M. Night Shyamalan series aired two seasons, in…

Barbra Streisand Says There Are Only Two Roles She Still Wants to Play in the Movies

Legendary singer, actress and filmmaker Barbra Streisand, a two-time Oscar winner, made a number of revelations in a new interview with Variety, but one that caught our attention was this tidbit: “The only roles she’s interested in playing, she says,…

He Directed ‘Alfie,’ ‘Educating Rita’ and Three James Bond Movies — a Filmmaker Who Knew What Movies Were All About Dies at 97

The veteran filmmaker who directed Best Picture Oscar nominee “Alfie” and a string of other well-received films has died. Lewis Gilbert died Friday at his home in Monaco, according to media reports. He was 97. The London-born Gilbert directed about…

Netflix Series Is Renewed

A Netflix series has been given the green light for another season. The streaming service announced today that it will bring back “Ultimate Beastmaster” for season three. All nine episodes of season three will launch globally later this year. The…

Amy Schumer’s, Um, Rather Unusual Wedding Vows

Comedian and actress Amy Schumer, who married chef Chris Fischer in a secret ceremony on Feb. 13 in Malibu, talked about her non-traditional wedding vows on the Sirius XM show “You Up with Nikki Glaser.” E! News quotes Schumer, 36,…

The Most Outrageous Experiment Ever Conducted in Hollywood. Would Those Working in the Movies Recognize a Classic Screenplay if They Read One? Should They?

The experiment, a classic itself from 1982, involves the masterful movie “Casablanca,” and it’s a jaw dropper. From TVWeek Open Mic contributor Chuck Ross, you can read it if you click here.   We are reprinting it now because Hollywood…

Ford Readying Fleet of Driverless Cars for One Major U.S. City

Ford is laying the groundwork for its autonomous vehicle business with an initiative focused on Miami. Recode reports that the company’s three-pronged approach “includes a delivery pilot in partnership with Dominos and Postmates, testing self-driving cars around the city and…

Death of Indian Actress Determined to Be Accidental

“Dubai investigators on Tuesday closed the case into the death last weekend of Indian movie icon Sridevi, calling it an accidental drowning,” the AP reports. “The 54-year-old Sridevi, who was known by only one name, drowned in a hotel bathtub…

Oscars Unveil New Lineup of Presenters

The Academy Awards added a batch of new names to the list of stars who will be presenting awards at the 90th Oscars, set to air live on ABC this Sunday, March 4. The presenters announced today are Emily Blunt,…

Game On: Comcast Tops Fox’s Bid for European Pay-TV Giant Sky By 16 Percent

“U.S. cable giant and NBCUniversal owner Comcast has made an unsolicited $31 billion (£22 billion) takeover bid for European pay TV giant Sky, offering more than Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. THR adds, “NBCUniversal’s parent company…