Wonderful, Highly Recognizable Character Actor Who Was in Movies and Scores of TV Shows, From ‘The West Wing’ to ‘The Golden Girls’ and ‘Frasier,’ Dies at 86

He played a Supreme Court justice on "The West Wing," and tried to make Barbarella die of pleasure. He memorably played a minister on "Cheers" who could only marry Woody and his girlfriend if he was drunk. Milo O’Shea, who…

Video: From Wednesday Night’s Show (4-3-2013), Here are Some of David Letterman’s Satiric, Biting Comments About NBC’s Official Announcement That Fallon Will Be Replacing Leno

‘It Will Revolutionize TV Forever’ Says Analyst, Who Reveals Truly Eye-Popping Details of New Apple TV Set. He Insists It Will Be Out Later This Year

Analyst Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets "believes that Apple will launch a full-blown television set in the later part of 2013 that promises to ‘revolutionize the TV experience forever,’ " reports Apple Insider. The article says White "believes the…

Cinemax Orders Drama Focused on Contract Killer

Cinemax is moving forward with a project based on a series of novels about a contract killer. Deadline.com reports that the pay-cable channel ordered a pilot for "Quarry," a drama based on a novel series by Max Allan Collins. The…

Syfy Orders Series Based on ‘Mind-Bending’ Japanese Reality Competition

Syfy has ordered a reality show based on a Japanese series that features contestants trying to escape from "four mind-bending and seemingly diabolical rooms," reports Deadline.com. The Syfy project, "Exit," is based on Japan’s "Dero!" The winning team has to…

HLN Unveils Plans for Live Telecast of Daytime Emmys

HLN and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences took the wraps off plans for the upcoming 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Awards. The program will air live from Los Angeles on HLN on Sunday, June 16. The ceremony will…

USA Sets Summer Premiere Dates

USA Network has set the summer premiere dates for several of its popular shows, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. "Burn Notice" will return June 6, followed by the debut of "Graceland," a new drama that’s focused on undercover agents from several…

OWN Programming Coming to the UK

Certain programming from the Oprah Winfrey Network will soon be available to be seen in the United Kingdom on a regular basis, OWN has announced. Here’s the press release: (Los Angeles, CA and Silver Spring, MD) – OWN: Oprah Winfrey…