Late Night at LACMA with Muse ’til Midnight and Silent Disco
Aug26

Late Night at LACMA with Muse ’til Midnight and Silent Disco

One of the best things about the Los Angeles County Museum of Art– in addition to its actual facilities, permanent collections and special exhibits –are the wonderful, private events put on by its many support groups.   Those thrown by Muse, catering to younger professionals, are always creative and memorable, and the group has forged some annual traditions including one called “Late Night at LACMA/Muse ‘til...

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Score! NBC has Three of the Top 10 Fall Shows with the Best Chance for Success
Aug21

Score! NBC has Three of the Top 10 Fall Shows with the Best Chance for Success

It won’t be long before fall TV shows hit the airwaves, and perhaps not much longer before some of them don’t make the cut. But there are strong indications from a new study about what shows are likely to hit it out of the park. Three of the top ten are on NBC, according to a study by NewMediaMetrics, which measures consumers’ emotional attachment to show concepts. For the past seven years, the study has logged an 80% accuracy rate....

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Summer TV Press Tour Broadcast Highlights, From Gothic Queens to Goofy Dads and Secret Agents
Aug14

Summer TV Press Tour Broadcast Highlights, From Gothic Queens to Goofy Dads and Secret Agents

For fourteen straight days – 15 if you include the opening night party thrown by Nat Geo, the Television Critics Association summer press tour took over the Beverly Hilton for its semi-annual look at participating networks’ programming. The nearly nonstop series of panels and parties give those who cover television multiple opportunities to have access to executives and talent, who field a wide array of questions from media members....

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A Sneak Peek Inside the Season 4 Doors of Downton Abbey: Mary Has Multiple Love Interests
Aug12

A Sneak Peek Inside the Season 4 Doors of Downton Abbey: Mary Has Multiple Love Interests

Don’t read any further if you want to avoid any spoilers for the upcoming Season 4 of “Downton Abbey.” In addition, you’ll have to wall yourself off for the next five months until the hit British drama runs in the U.S. on PBS, where it has become the network’s most watched drama ever, with an average of 11.5 million total viewers.   Meanwhile, its legions of fans in the U.K. will have already seen the entire new...

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It’s Bad. It’s All in the Family. It’s Louie. TCA Awards Call Out Television’s Best
Aug05

It’s Bad. It’s All in the Family. It’s Louie. TCA Awards Call Out Television’s Best

Even as the best in current television programming was honored in a dozen categories, it was the recognition for a show of yore that brought down the house at the 29th Annual Television Critics Association Awards at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom Saturday night.   Norman Lear, the creator of “All in the Family” and Rob Reiner, its beloved meathead, got a sustained standing ovation as they accepted...

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