Sheen to Lorre: See You in Court, Chuck E. Cheeseball
Mar10

Sheen to Lorre: See You in Court, Chuck E. Cheeseball

Pumped up with a blend of Tiger blood and Adonis DNA, Charlie Sheen didn’t waste any time firing back against Warner Bros. and their star show-runner and his hated nemesis, Chuck Lorre, after they fired him on Monday. Team Sheen just unleashed a $100 million lawsuit against the parties, plus punitive damages on behalf of the cast and crew, claiming his dismissal was an orchestrated plot to push him out of his contract. The...

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Laughter is the Ticket at a New Awards Show
Feb17

Laughter is the Ticket at a New Awards Show

Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another awards show, Comedy Central comes up with one that looks like a gas. It’s the first annual Comedy Awards, taping March 26 at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom and airing on April 10 on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike TV, CMT, TV Land, Logo and Nick At Nite. The nominees were just announced, and “30 Rock” leads the pack with seven nominations, followed by “Modern Family” and “The...

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Treacherous Times for Female TV Reporters
Feb16

Treacherous Times for Female TV Reporters

These have been the worst of times for two female television news reporters, who in an ironic twist, are both employed by CBS.  Both women are highly experienced broadcast journalists, one on the streets of Los Angeles, the other in world trouble spots. Both happen to be very attractive and if it matters, blonde. Both were working, one on camera, one off camera, when events spiraled beyond their control—and the women themselves,...

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‘Inception’ Gets its Due; ‘Mad Men’ Strikes Gold Again
Feb07

‘Inception’ Gets its Due; ‘Mad Men’ Strikes Gold Again

It’s pretty rare when an awards winner uses an acceptance speech to complain, but that’s exactly what Christopher Nolan did at the 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards. The writer and director of “Inception,” which made a huge splash last summer but has fallen off the awards season hot list, won the WGA Award for best original screenplay, but complained that nine years ago, his “Memento” was not eligible. Apparently he’s still a bit...

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The Tartikoff Legacy Lives On
Jan28

The Tartikoff Legacy Lives On

The legendary Brandon Tartikoff would’ve been thrilled at this year’s 8th Annual Legacy Awards presented in his name at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami during NATPE. Three of the four recipients had ties to the late Tartikoff. One, Dick Ebersol, was his one-time boss and best friend. Another, Gerhard Zeiler, was the first non-American given the honor–and as the head of European entertainment network RTL Group,...

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