More than 150 showrunners signed a petition criticizing the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ plan to pre-tape eight of 28 Emmy award presentations, Variety. The list of signers includes Damon Lindelof (“Lost”), Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar (“CSI: Crime…
Stephen Davis was named president of toy company Hasbro’s new Hasbro Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The studio will produce shows, for the new Hasbro-Discovery Communications joint network and others, based on the company’s brands. He was most recently the…
“Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura” has been grabbed by TruTV, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The outspoken Ventura is a former U.S. Navy Seal, a former professional wrestler and a former Governor of Minnesota. The show, produced by A. Smith &…
E! has given a green light to “Reality Hell,” B&C reports. This fake reality show will take aim at other reality shows. The entire show will be staged as one real contestant competes against actors. As the show progresses the…
ESPN brought in a bunch of filmmakers and others to the summer press tour of the Television Critic’s Association last week to discuss a project wherein the network is making 30 films about 30 different topics marking the last 30 years…
The family Lamas are the latest celebrity clan to have a reality show on TV, "The Lamas Life" upcoming on E! Entertainment Television. The family, along with famed reality show producer Mike Fleiss answered questions in front of the TV Critic’s Association summer press…
About the closet any of us has ever gotten connecting Whoopi Goldberg to science was her role as Guinan on the old "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Indded, when Goldberg made an appearance last week before the summer press tour…
G4 will be airing a new show later this month titled "2 Months, $2 Million." It will follow the exploits of four young men —professional poker players all— who put up their own money and try and make $2 million over…
ESPN said New York Post sports writers are no longer banned from its airwaves, the Associated Press reports. The reporters were banned after the tabloid paper printed stills from a videotape that showed EPSN reporter Erin Andrews nude in her…