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Spec Script ‘Have a Great Day’ from Veteran Comedian Carol Leifer Given Table Read for Network and Studio Buyers

A spec script from veteran comedian Carol Leifer is taking an unusual approach, notes Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com.  Rather than pitching the project to the networks, Leifer is staging a live table read on Nov. 1 for network and studio buyers…

Recalling June Cleaver: A Classic Mom, and a Little Boy’s Friend

A childhood friend’s mom died last month and when he called to tell me, I felt a real sense of loss because she had made such an indelible impression on me as a child. She was intelligent, caring and sincere, ever…

Barbara Billingsley, the Actress Who Played TV’s Iconic Mom, June Cleaver, Dies at 94

Barbara Billingsley, the actress who played iconic television mom June Cleaver in "Leave It to Beaver," died Saturday. She was 94, the New York Times reports.  She died of polymyalgia, a rheumatoid disease, at her home in Santa Monica, California,…

Microsoft Readying Huge Marketing Push to Debut Kinect, a Rival to Wii, for the Holidays

Microsoft will be tapping a half-billion dollar marketing budget to roll out a competitor to the Wii, reports Claire Atkinson in the New York Post.  The software giant will be using soda cans to cereal boxes to promote Kinect, a…

Hallmark Original Movie Taps Classic TV Series Mom for ‘Randall Reunion Races’

Hallmark Channel has tapped an actress who played the mother on a classic TV series to appear in an original movie called "Randall Reunion Races," reports The Hollywood Reporter.  Marion Ross, who played mom Marion Cunningham on the vintage television…

One ‘Friends’ Star Separates, Another Quietly Marries

There’s marriage news afoot for stars of the former NBC hit "Friends." Courteney Cox, who currently stars in "Cougar Town," has separated from David Arquette after 11 years of marriage, according to TMZ.com.  The couple issued a statement saying that…

Legal Drama ‘Outlaw’ Canceled by NBC, Marking Third Casualty of New Season

The legal drama "Outlaw," which stars Jimmy Smits as a former Supreme Court justice, has been canceled by NBC, making it the third casualty of the new television season, reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog.  As previously reported,…

To Promote Reality Show Site and Win $1 Million, Man Takes off Clothes and Shouts ‘Battlecam.com’ Just Feet from President Obama

In one of the strangest stunts to get attention for a new Website, a formerly homeless man stripped naked and shouted "Battlecam.com" while just 40 feet away from President Barack Obama, according to a report in the New York Post. …

Bravo Set to Announce Four Reality Shows in Development, Including One With ‘Project Runway’ Contestant

Bravo is working on four reality shows, including one featuring a contestant from "Project Runway," reports James Hibberd in The Hollywood Reporter.  The untitled show will track "Runway" contestant Chris March and a crew of fashion designers as they create…

Tennessee Sisters Who Are YouTube Phenoms Sign With Kinetic Content to Develop Reality Series

The Fowlers sisters from Tennessee have become YouTube phenomenons with 160 million views on the video network and now may be headed to TV, according to Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com.  The pair — Ellie, 22, above left, and Blair, 17 —  may…