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Marjorie Lord Dies: 'Make Room For Daddy' Actress Was 97
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Marjorie Lord, best known for playing Kathy “Clancy” Williams opposite Danny Thomas on the 1950s and 60s sitcom "Make Room For Daddy" and later the revival "Make Room For Grandaddy" died November 28 from natural causes, the La Times reported. She was 97. Born Marjorie Wollenberg in 1918 in San Francisco, she soon moved to New York City when her father’s job transferred him, and her acting career began young as she made her Broadway debut at 16 in The Old Maid. Though she was… »
‘Urban Cowboy’ Pilot Not Going Forward At Fox
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Fox has opted not to go forward with Urban Cowboy, its planned modern reimagining of the 1980 feature. The Latin music-flavored project had received an off-cycle pilot order as a potential companion to Fox’s hit hip-hop music-themed drama Empire. After the pilot was delivered, more writing work was commissioned on the pilot as well as in the form of additional material. In the end, after deliberations, a decision was made not to proceed with a series. The pilot, written… »
‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Teaser: “A Lawyer, Not A Criminal”
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Steady yourselves. We’re still two months away from the return of Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad prequel series starring Bob Odenkirk as con artist-turned slimy lawyer Jimmy McGill, soon to be known as Saul Goodman. When we last left Jimmy at the end of season 1, he’d just made the decision to stop trying to reform and to embrace his criminal tendencies, vowing that trying to do the right thing “is never stopping me again.” We know where he’ll eventually end up, but… »
Comic-Con Organizers Issue Statement After Fan Confusion
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Will Comic-Con stay in San Diego? No word yet, but there’s a lot of confusion among fans on what’s going on with the organization’s desire to expand their annual convention in San Diego. Comic-Con International made the unusual move today of putting out a statement regarding a ballot initiative that was drawn up by a group called Citizens Plan for San Diego that seems to be at odds with their own desires for a contiguous expansion along the waterfront. Signatures are… »
CBS Developing Comedy From ‘Survivor’ Winner John Cochran & Greg Garcia
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John Cochran’s dream Hollywood run continues. After winning Survivor: Caramoan, he landed a comedy writer job on the CBS series The Millers. And now the 28-year-old Harvard Law graduate is getting a shot at creating his own show with the help of his mentor, The Millers creator Greg Garcia. CBS has put in development Bob’s Your Uncle, a multi-camera comedy written by Cochran and executive produced by Garcia. The project, from CBS Studios and Garcia’s studio-based Amigos… »
Media Stocks Hit As Market Falls On Fears Of A Global Economic Slowdown
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Media companies weren’t spared today as the stock market fell to a two-month low, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.8% and Standard & Poor’s 500 off 1.9%. Several factors accounted for the selloff. The International Energy Agency said that the glut in oil could grow worse next year, possibly signaling weak global demand. China’s yuan fell to its lowest price in more than four years. And Third Avenue Management froze a $1 billion junk bond fund, saying it plans… »
FanDuel & DraftKings Get To Stay In Biz In New York, For Now – Update
18 hours ago
Update, 1:06 Pm: Hours after having the plug seemingly pulled by a state judge, DraftKings and FanDuel are back in business in New York state — at least for now. An Appeals Court has granted the fantasy sports sites a temporary stay of the injunctions ruling from Judge Manuel Mendez this morning. Awaiting a formal appeal from the sites, this latest ruling will halt efforts by NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to shut down the daily fantasy sports sites for what his… »
New ‘Spotlight’ TV Ad Debuts This Weekend – Watch
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Exclusive: Open Road Film is keeping Spotlight in the spotlight with a new 30-second ad for the movie, which has had a good week with an Outstanding Cast nom (and a supporting one for Rachel McAdams) from the SAG Awards and Best Picture Drama, Director and Screenplay noms yesterday from the Golden Globes. Those come after wins from critics groups last week. Spotlight, directed by Tom McCarthy from a script by him and Josh Singer, features an ensemble cast that includes… »
Fox Buys Richard Lagravenese/Julianne Hough Dance Drama, Tom Fontana Medical Show From Temple Hill
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Fox has given a script commitment with penalty to two drama projects from Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen’s Temple Hill (Rosewood) — a dance show written/executive produced by Richard Lagravenese and executive produced by Dancing With The Stars’ Julianne Hough and medical show Juarez General from Oz creator Tom Fontana. Both will be produced by 20th Century Fox TV, where Temple Hill is under an overall deal, with Godfrey and Bowen executive producing. The Lagravenese/Hough… »
Miles Doleac Joins CW’s ‘Containment’; Megan Neuringer In NBC’s ‘Imaginary Friend’ Pilot
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Miles Doleac (Banshee) has booked a recurring role on The CW’s upcoming drama Containment. Produced by Warner Bros. TV, Containment chronicles the fallout from a mysterious and deadly epidemic in Atlanta, which prompts a vast urban quarantine, forcing those stuck on the inside to fight for their lives while local and federal officials desperately search for a cure. It premieres in 2016. Doleac will play Captain Lee Scott, the National Guard captain placed in charge of… »
Hillary Clinton To Guest In Season 3 Of Comedy Central’s ‘Broad City’
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Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton will make a guest appearance in the Season 3 debut of Comedy Central’s Broad City, exec produced by Saturday Night Live alum Amy Poehler who, some argue, was SNL’s best Hillary Clinton. On the set of @broadcity season 3 with @abbijacobson, @ilazer and Amy! #yas pic.twitter.com/KYOAWDSshK — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) December 11, 2015 Last January, ahead of its Season 2 debut, Comedy Central announced the… »
‘Chicago Med’ Gets Order For 5 More Episodes From NBC
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After a promising start, the latest installment in Dick Wolf’s Chicago franchise, Chicago Med, has received a five-episode back order from NBC, bringing its freshman season to 18 episodes. (The size of the pickup, four episodes short of the standard 22 episodes, can be explained by the fact the Chicago Med launched on November 17, nearly two months into the season.) Four telecasts into its run, Chicago Med has averaged a 2.0 rating in adults 18-49 and 8.9 million viewers… »
‘Silicon Valley’ Star T.J. Miller To Host Critics’ Choice Awards
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Stand-up comic and Silicon Valley star T.J. Miller will host the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards on January 17, making him the first to emcee the group’s combined movie and TV honors. Airing live on A&E, Lifetime and Lmn from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, the show will beat the Golden Globes to the screen by a week. This year’s presentation adopts the Globe’s more expansive reach by combining the movie and TV awards — previously handled in separate programs — into one… »
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Scores Donald Trump Post-Debate Booking
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Donald Trump will be Jimmy Kimmel’s guest on the night after what promises to be an explosive Gop debate. Kimmel announced his booking coup last night, saying the Gop front-runner had been scheduled to be his guest on Wednesday’s edition of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. CNN on Tuesday will host the first Gop debate since Trump announced his controversial plan to bar Muslims from entering the country until Washington can “figure out what the hell is going on” in the wake of the… »
Benjamin Bratt To Star In Lee Daniels’ Fox Music Pilot
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Benjamin Bratt is set to co-star opposite Queen Latifah in Fox's untitled pilot from Empire co-creator Lee Daniels (aka Star). Co-written by Daniels and Tom Donaghy and directed by Daniels, the pilot follows three young women (Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny, Brittany O'Grady), who form a girl group with hopes of making it big in the music industry, and the choices with which they're faced along the way. Bratt will play Jahil, a talent manager with impeccable taste, a hidden… »
Ron Howard Provides Promising Update On ‘Arrested Development’ Season 5
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During his press tour for his latest film In the Heart of the Sea, Ron Howard stopped by Good Morning America today and spoke with Amy Robach who asked the Oscar-winning director about the status of Arrested Development‘s Season 5. “Well, Mitch Hurwitz the creator of the show is working with writers now,” Howard informed, “Netflix is behind it, 20th Century Fox is behind it.” “That sounds like a yes!” beamed Robach. “It’s hopeful – what has happened is that the cast has… »
CNN Hit With Second Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
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The Time Warner-owned cable news network passes over black employees and denies them on-the-job training, producer Ricky Blalock claims in a $500,000 racial-discrimination lawsuit filed this week that marks the second such legal action against CNN in just more than a year. CNN "intentionally and willfully violated Mr. Blalock's right to be free from race-based discrimination in his employment," says the complaint filed Thursday in federal court. A full-time employee for… »
Zoë Kravitz Joins HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’
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Zoë Kravitz is set for a co-starring role opposite Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon in Big Little Lies, HBO’s limited series from David E. Kelley. An adaptation of Liane Moriarty's 2014 darkly comic novel, Big Little Lies revolves around three mothers of kindergartners — Celeste (Kidman), Madeline (Witherspoon) and Jane — whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder. Kravitz will play Bonnie Carlson who is married to Madeline's ex-husband. Bonnie is a… »
Dolly Parton’s ‘Coat Of Many Colors’ TV Movie Draws Solid Ratings For NBC
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Updated With Final Ratings: NBC quickly switched genres from last Thursday’s The Wiz Live! for the country-flavored TV movie Coat Of Many Colors based on Dolly Parton’s song and the country star’s upbringing in Tennessee that had inspired it. The film was never expected to do the numbers of The Wiz!, as it had a fraction of the budget and promotion and none of the big stars of the live musical. Still, Parton’s drawing power helped Coat Of Many Colors deliver… »
‘Madoff’ Trailer: First Look At Richard Dreyfuss As Disgraced Financier Bernie Madoff
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“People give me their money and I make them richer than God.” Those words spoken by Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss as disgraced financier Bernie Madoff as he explains how he masterminded the biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history. We’re getting the first look at ABC’s miniseries Madoff in the trailer dropped today by ABC. “You want to know how to get people to trust you with their money?” he says in the minute-long clip. “You present it as an exclusive thing. Nothing on… »
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