The King Will Be Gone, But Not Forgotten
CNN will soon be saying goodbye to the person who helped put it on the media map 25 years ago. No real “suspends,” especially after that nasty on again/off again divorce and affair with his wife’s sister scandal, but “Larry King Live” will sign off this fall. The 76-year old King says he’s not leaving CNN entirely, and will do periodic specials, a la Barbara Walters, it appears. The ratings were down, sure, but now CNN has to replace...
BET Awards at 10: Royalty Reigns
Most of the buzz about the 10th annual BET Awards has been about Chris Brown breaking down during his MJ tribute performance of “Man in the Mirror,” although it should have been about Prince, who picked upthe network’s Lifetime Achievement Award—but disappointed the crowd by not picking up any instruments. However, he did catch Patti LaBelle’s shoe as she kicked it off during an energetic tribute performance to him. Hosted by...
BET Awards at 10: Royalty (Purple) Reigns
It’s the baby of entertainment industry awards shows. This Sunday, the BET Awards turn 10 years old in ‘10, as the network itself celebrates its 30th year. The show got booted into adulthood last year, when just three days before it was scheduled, Michael Jackson unexpectedly died, sending shock waves throughout the world. Perhaps it was fated to be the first major nationally televised awards show to pay tribute to the pop legend, as...
Coco and Loco: Coming Soon
The new star of the TNT/TBS Universe bolted out on stage bright and early at the Hammerstein Ballroom, looking a little worse for the wear–after an amusing video clip showing him in a fat suit with a long beard, putting peanut butter on his feet and having his dog lick it off among other funny vignettes, while waiting for that hoped for call–to get a new show after the debacle of his short-lived Tonight Show gig. 10 a.m....
It's So Fox
At the end of the day, it’s still going to be very difficult to say goodbye to Jack Bauer. (Losing Renee was hard enough.) At Fox’s upfront presentation–during which Keifer Sutherland made somewhat infamous remarks last year, just after his Met head-bashing incident, the network was clearly moving on from ’24.” This time, Hugh Laurie and Jane Lynch were the talent with speaking roles, with Laurie charming...
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