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By Tim Molloy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Work It," the cross-dressing comedy despised by critics and transgender activists, has been pulled from ABC's schedule after just two episodes. The show followed Tim Allen's "Last Man Standing" on Tuesdays at 8:30. "Last Man Standing" repeats will air in … [Read more...]
By Tim Molloy LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (TheWrap.com) - Celebrities, take note: This is how you handle intrusions into your personal life. Reporters at the Television Critics Association winter press tour tried gamely to ask Russell Brand on Sunday about his New Year's Eve divorce filing from Katy … [Read more...]
By Yinka Adegoke LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hulu, the popular online video service, has taken another step to becoming a full-fledged alternative to cable television by commissioning its first scripted original TV show to go live next month. The new political documentary-style drama … [Read more...]
By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Timeless elegance, fitted bodices and mermaid trains ruled the Golden Globes' red carpet on Sunday as A-list celebrities channeled old-style Hollywood glamour. Angelina Jolie looked like Grace Kelly in her white-satin Atelier Versace gown with a twist of … [Read more...]
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ever wondered whether single life in New York is really like "Sex and the City?" "Girls," written, directed and starring Lena Dunham, is a bittersweet homage to HBO's influential hit TV series "Sex and the City". It follows the lives of four young … [Read more...]
By Tim Molloy LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Liam McIntyre said he had to work out to prove to Starz that he could handle he lead role on "Spartacus." McIntyre replaced Andy Whitfield for the second season of the show, called "Spartacus: Vengeance," so Whitfield could battle non-Hodgkin's … [Read more...]
AMAGANSETT, N.Y., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Police say former television newsman Richard Threlkeld, 74, was killed Friday in a Long Island, N.Y., traffic accident. Threlkeld, whose career took him to the CBS and ABC evening news teams, was behind the wheel of 2008 Mini Cooper that truck a propane tanker … [Read more...]
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Americans may be gearing up for the 2012 presidential elections, but HBO is revisiting the drama of the 2008 race to the White House in a TV film about Sarah Palin and John McCain. "Game Change," starring Julianne Moore as Palin and Ed Harris as … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ricky Gervais said on Friday he has already come up with jokes against "specific targets" for his weekend Golden Globes Award hosting gig -- and that he will stand by every gag. But the comedian said he had felt no enmity with any of the A-list Hollywood stars who will be … [Read more...]
By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Starz has announced "Marco Polo," a new series that will follow the legendary 13th century explorer as he uses martial arts to survive and his wits to maintain the favor of Kublai Khan. Created and written by John Fusco ("Hidalgo," "Young Guns"), the … [Read more...]
By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - HBO's fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" will return Sunday, April 1, the network announced Friday. The network also announced that the movie "Game Change," about John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008, will debut Saturday, March … [Read more...]
Jimmy Fallon Created a Tebowie character on his late night show that is a cross between Tim Tebow and David Bowie. The Result is a perfect song to take into the weekend. … [Read more...]
By Tim Molloy LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Showtime just made a deal for two more "Dexter" seasons that were widely expected to bring the series to its end, but Showtime entertainment president David Nevins says he reserves the right to keep it going beyond that. "This is the likely endpoint, … [Read more...]
By Kurt Orzeck LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ridley and Tony Scott are producing a two-hour documentary based on Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's best-selling book "Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever," TheWrap has confirmed. The documentary will air on the … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Jessica Biel, Robert Downey Jr. and Jimmy Fallon have signed on as presenters at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, organizers said. Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Lowe, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon are also expected to … [Read more...]
By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - What will Ricky Gervais say and about whom will he say it? Those are the two most pressing questions heading into Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards, not what will win best film or TV show. The Golden Globe Awards annually is among Hollywood's … [Read more...]
