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After five years, 48 awards and 147 nominations, ‘Lost’ is finally reaching the end. And a lucky few of the millions transfixed in its spell got to hear news of that ending from the makers themselves. Over the weekend at San Diego’s ‘ComicCon’ soiree, some of the show’s more geek-friendly fans [...] A struggling TV producer, whose credits include Baretta, The Man from Uncle and a whole list of old shows you would never have heard of is now suing both ABC and Touchstone Television, claiming he was the source of one of their biggest hits – Lost. Anthony Spinner, 79, claims he [...] As if we needed more cop shows, it’s now been announced that the 80′s dimmest detective, T.J. Hooker, is being prepped for the big screen. Another syrupy creation of the late Aaron Spelling, the original show, starring William Shatner and Heather Locklear, was a critics piñata from its ABC debut in [...] In news that’s a positive joy to report, it seems PBS has decided to show the rest of TV how it should be done. This glorious channel, currently celebrating its fortieth year, has decided to join Hulu and YouTube and offer its content online. Their new video hub allows both regular [...] In a welcome development from the earlier story about Fox’s online ambitions, ABC News plans to bow a daily political webcast, ‘Top Line,’ on Monday, according to Broadcasting and Cable. The 15-minute summary will be available every weekday on ABCNews.com, hosted by reporter, Rick Klein, and the Network’s political director, David Chalian. The [...] In unwelcome news from the ‘What the hell were they smoking??’ department, Hollywood Reporter is saying that, for reasons best known to those who inhabit such rarified realms, Kelsey Grammer has been allowed to secure a new job. After plumbing the shallows of his gift in Fox’s abysmal and thankfully short-lived, [...] So the party is over, the tears are all dried and the Kodak Theatre can call in the cleaners and restore its composure in time for next year. “Slumdog Millionaire” was the rightful winner of the night’s big cajuna, scoring 8 awards out of ten nominations, including ‘Best Picture’ – which [...] Well, here it comes. The day this whole industry waits for and wants with a mixture of anticipation, excitement and self-serving hype: Oscar night. Every year, speculation is rife and blogs are filled with ‘insider tips’ on who’ll get a statue, but this year a lot of the mystery is already [...] From a petulant birth in 1949, America’s soaps have become famous across the world for more weddings, tortured love-trios and infeasible plots than any sane mind should be asked to conceive. And today, ABC gave us a new one – Two ladies got married on ‘All My Children.’ As with all [...]
Some days are good. Some are not so good. And some bring you news that just makes it clear it wasn’t worth chewing through the straps. This is one of those days. According to our friends at The Hollywood Reporter, Pushing Daisies – that radiant example of what [...] |
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