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Oscar-Winner Writer/Director Oliver Stone Heading to Epix

Oliver Stone, the Oscar-winning producer/writer/director of films like "Wall Street" and "Platoon," has joined forces with novelist Bruce Wagner to create a one-hour drama series for Epix, the network announced today. The show will be based on Wagner’s book, "Still…

‘Sunset Daze,’ a Geriatric ‘Jersey Shore,’ Attracts Older Viewers but Misses Youngsters

 WeTV’s "Sunset Daze," which aims to be a geriatric version of "Jersey Shore," attracted a median viewer age of 60 while performing poorly with the 18-to 49-year-old demographic, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports.  The show, which has…

Report: Michael Patrick King Finalizing Warner Bros. TV Deal

"Sex and the City" writer and producer Michael Patrick King is close to signing a "mega deal" with Warner Bros. Television, reports Nelllie Andreeva on Deadline.com.  King will create his own TV production company based at WBTV in the multi-year…

Disney Channel Working on ‘High School Musical’-Type Show With Ukulele

Disney Channel is working on a new original movie that melds "High School Musical" with a ukulele, The Hollywood Reporter reports.  The movie is based on the novel "Lemonade Mouth," which follows five Rhode Island freshmen who put together a…

VH1 to Air Reality Series About OCD Sufferers

VH1 next month will begin airing a series looking at sufferers of severe obsessive-compulsive disorders, TheWrap.com reports.  With E! and OWN picking up programs about eating disorders, cable television is clearly becoming the place to watch for shows about people’s…

ABC Family Cancels ’10 Things I Hate About You’

"10 Things I Hate About You" is meeting the chopping block, reports The Hollywood Reporter.  ABC Family has canceled the comedy show, which will finish its current sophomore season. The news was broken by executive producer Carter Covington on Twitter,…

Stephen King’s ‘Dark Tower’ Series Attracting TV, Film Deal With Howard, Grazer

 Stephen King is in discussions with Imagine Entertainment and Weed Road to make a television series and film trilogy from his "The Dark Tower" book series, Deadline.com reports.  Under the deal, the script would be written by Akiva Goldsman and…

CBS’ Moonves Skeptical of Application of 3D TV Outside of Sports Broadcasts

CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves said Wednesday that he was skeptical about the viability of 3D television outside of sports broadcasts, Reuters reports.  Moonves, speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, said he saw tests of old…

GSN Jumps on the Betty White Bandwagon With ‘Match Game’ Marathon

UPDATED TO CORRECT DATE Betty White’s much-anticipated appearance on "Saturday Night Live" airs this Saturday Saturday, May 8, and GSN is looking to get ahead of Betty White lovefest with a seven-hour marathon of Betty White guest-starring episodes of "Match Game,"…

TLC Lines Up for More ‘Ink’

 TLC has ordered a fourth season for its popular reality show "L.A. Ink," Variety reports.  The show follows the day-to-day dealings of tattoo artist Kat Von D and her West Hollywood tattoo parlor.  According to Variety, production is underway for…