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Keith Olbermann exits MSNBC…or was he pushed?

[The Limey] – MSNBC has dropped Keith Olbermann. His last show was tonight. Lawrence O’Donnell gets his slot, starting Monday.

This is pure spite by the network for his win in November. It is also both deeply unfair and unprovoked.

I say this was not resignation it was assisted [...]

CBS ‘concerned’ by Charlie Sheen case

[The Limey] – The former CBS ‘comedy’ ‘Two and a Half Men’ has attracted a lot of press recently – for all the wrong reasons. The show hasn’t been funny since about the time the dinosaurs left and Charlie Sheen has had some serious problems.

And their Entertainment President, Nina Tassler [...]

American Idol insults viewers with Ryan Seacrest rumors

[The Limey] – For reasons that mercifully escape me celebrity gossip has a huge audience, and the most popular flavor of all is a romance. Today, we hear of one that is clearly a ploy – American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest is apparently about to propose.

Ryan, 36, has been dating [...]

Bill O’Reilly blasts the Simpsons for political bias

[The Limey] – Fans of The Simpsons will know that Keith Olbermann, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart have all been guests on the show. But Bill O’Reilly has not. Yet in another daunting display of his unshakable grasp on a different reality dear little Billo is hitting back – at a cartoon.

Betty White doubles SNL ratings, both new viewers amused

[The Limey] – So, after what feels like six moths of endless, relentless and immeasurably pointless hype and self-serving marketing, the great Betty White / SNL spectacular is finally done.

Now we can suppose NBC will spend the next six months telling us how smart, funny and bitingly relevant the show [...]

Will and Grace co-star, Sean Hayes drops the last veil

[The Limey] – In the final denouement of what may be Hollywood’s worst-kept secret since the personal life choices of the late Liberace, Will and Grace actor Sean Hayes has finally agreed that he’s gay.

When the now 39-year old actor first appeared on the screen in 1998 as Will’s constantly [...]

Conan O’Brien picks a feathery friend on Twitter

[TheLimey] – The curious, virtual peacock that is Twitter has gained a great deal of press since many so-called celebrities jumped aboard to stroke their own egos and compound their fame. But Conan O’Brien is the one viable celeb who has found a good use.

Since he began tweeting on February [...]

Jay Leno regains Tonight Show…or does he?

[The Limey] That beacon of truth and incisive reporting, TMZ is running a story that NBC and Jay Leno have struck a deal which puts Jay firmly back on the throne he should never have left.

The Hollywood Reporter, meanwhile, says that story’s hokum and no deal has been reached.

Jay Leno returns to Tonight Show?

In a final, long-stalled admission of brain-strangling stupidity that will be coated with spin and presented as a triumph of creative thought, TMZ is reporting Jay Leno is now scheduled to take back his show.

Having been up-rooted from the Tonight Show in May – which he had made one of [...]

NBC’s Comcast deal could still spell the end

Today may be a very dark day in this history of this nation’s TV. The New York Times is reporting that nine months of coercing, cajoling and infeasible cash have persuaded General Electric to let Comcast buy NBC.

This potential downside of this deal is not far short of a nightmare [...]