Word came down today that production on ABC’s comedy pilot Counter Culture had to be stopped because one of its stars, Delta Burke, apparently suffered an injury after falling on the set yesterday. The television show had been doing pre-shoots, with its actual taping schedule to take place in front of a live studio audience tomorrow. All of that now has been put on hold because we’ve learned...
What year it has been for the New York Giants starting quarterback Eli Manning. Not only did he gets to win his second Super Bowl this year he now gets to host Saturday Night Live on May 5th with special musical guest Rihanna. Athletes have always equal good ratings for Saturday Night Live and the show runners are probably hoping Eli is capable of delivering a touchdown in...
Well, it’s official we got word today from a source close to production that Dame Maggie Smith is not only leaving the hit television show Downton Abbey and her character will meet its permanent demise. It all started over money. Downton Abbey producers were not willing to sit down and negotiate any money with its stars and apparently took the tactic of just sending out contracts that were...
Britney Spears and Simon Cowell are officially televisions next power couple. Sources tell us that Britney Spears has agreed to sign on to a $15 million in one season deal to become a host on X factor this season. Not only does Britney get $15 million for the judge gig she also is attempting to get her fiancé Jason Trawick a job as a producer on the show...
Glee returned last night on Fox after being off the air for six weeks and not even Matt Bomer’s charm as guest starred on the show could save it in the ratings. Last night Glee was watched by 6.7 million viewers and actually did far better than Fox’s sitcoms in recent weeks the musical drama actually fell to a season low in its adult demo (2.7 million 18-49)...
NBC’s freshman television show about the making of a Marilyn Monroe musical Smash scored a major coup when it convinced Uma Thurman to take on a reoccurring role of an at least five episode arc as if Hollywood movie star recruited to play Marilyn Monroe on Broadway. Executive producers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman penned a song, "Dig Deep," specifically for the actress (who was pregnant during production),...
It is starting to feel as if the Kardashian family is some sort of virus. They are not really good for anything other than taking up space and being bitched about and seem to multiply in order to ensure their survival. Kim Kardashian’s new boyfriend Kanye West will be making an upcoming appearance on Kim’s reality show Keeping up with the Kardashians. Kanye West is already appeared on...
Great news for fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones the series has been renewed for a third season. This third season will be called A Storm of Swords and it means at least part of George R.R. Martin’s third book in the “Song of Ice and Fire” series will get a television adaptation. The news of the renewal comes following the record-breaking season two premiere in which a...
Jimmy Smits is putting his good guy days behind him and moving over to the wrong side of the law joining FX’s flagship drama Sons of Anarchy for a major, season-long story arc. Smits is slated to play Neron “Nero” Padilla, a Latino gangbanger with an exit strategy who becomes a dangerous mentor for Jax (Charlie Hunnam). Were told that Nero is envisioned as being a heavily tattooed...
CSI has cast Fraser star Peri Gilpin as a multiple episode guest-star as D.B. Russell’s (Ted Denson) wife Allison. For more were told about the character, Allison was born into a wealthy California family but turned her back on all of that fancy living when she married Russell. Producers are saying the character will be Russell’s intellectual equivalent but also the woman who controls his heart and life....