Posts with tag GeorgeClooney
Posted Jun 27th 2008 4:41PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Grey's Anatomy, Celebrities, Emmys, Reality-Free
Reports of Katherine Heigl's exit from
Grey's Anatomy have been greatly exaggerated, and that comes straight from the actress's mouth.
Heigl's staying on Grey's Anatomy for the foreseeable future.
In recent weeks, since choosing not to submit her name for
Emmy consideration because she was critical of the material she had this past season, speculation has been that the star wants out of the show. Fueling the fire is the fact that in the past year, thanks to
Knocked Up (and a lot less to
27 Dresses), Ms. Heigl's getting many, many offers to jump to the big screen full time.
Life & Style caught up with her last week at L.A.'s Hotel Cafe, where she was watching her husband Josh Kelly, performing. When asked if she would be on
Grey's this season, she said, "Of course, absolutely. Those people are like my family." She described the set as a happy, joyful place where there's lots of laughter despite the serious storylines they're playing.
Continue reading Heigl says she's staying on Grey's
Posted Jun 24th 2008 2:00PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
To some people, George Clooney's affable good nature and sincerity comes off as smug over-confidence. I fall into the former rather than the latter category.
I think George is ambitious and grateful to be working in the business. I think he remembers
the years of struggling to become a star -- those years on
The Facts of Life and
Riptide and
E/R (the Elliott Gould sitcom, not the Emmy award-winning NBC medical drama).
Failures like
Leatherheads have to keep him humble. Anyway, his efforts to expand as an actor and director and producer strike me as someone who is wisely not resting on his laurels. That said, today it was reported that
Clooney's production company, Smoke House, is behind a new pilot for Showtime called The Fall of Bob. Continue reading Clooney gets The Fall of Bob on Showtime
Posted May 15th 2008 12:41PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts, Episode Recaps
Among many announcements from TNT at upfront week was the stated goal to dramatically increase original content. The network aims to eventually reach 80% original content, with plans for three original nights a week by 2010. How are they going to reach those goals? With cops. Lots and lots of cops.
We've already heard about the new Donnie Wahlberg DEA series, Morse Code. Three other cop shows are in development at the network, including Delta Blues, from executive producer George Clooney, which follows the story of a Memphis cop who does a little Elvis impersonating on the side. 24 co-creator Joel Surnow is also joining the TNT family with an as yet untitled series built around an ATF agent. Finishing off the law enforcement party is Angel City. Written by L.A. cop Will Beall and Barry Schindel, Angel City is being compared to Adam-12. Read on past the jump for the less cuff-heavy goings on over at TNT.
Continue reading TNT & TBS have big plans for original content
Posted Apr 4th 2008 12:05PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
"George Walker Bush: Still President": President Bush recently paid a visit to Eastern Europe to try and recruit some new buddies for NATO... and his fight in Afghanistan. Brian Williams' endorsement of the "'Chess' Kiddin'!" set made up for the cheesiness of that mini-commercial. Senior Political Analyst John Oliver stopped by to share how annoyed top NATO brass feel about certain countries refusing to send troops to Iraq. Of course, the best part was Vice Marshal Jock Stirrup's name and the ridiculous list of Britain's fallen soldiers that followed. I cannot remember the last time I cracked up so badly over a
Daily Show segment.
Continue reading The Daily Show: April 3, 2008 - VIDEO
Posted Mar 15th 2008 12:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: House, Pickups and Renewals
Paul Attanasio,
House executive producer, has conjured up a legal drama for Fox. The network greenlighted a one-hour pilot,
Court K, which is set in Milwaukee and involves a judge, a prosecutor and a public defender. Just because it's set in Milwaukee, don't expect to see Laverne and Shirley.
Like
House is not your typical medical drama,
Court K will not be a typical lawyer show, not that
Boston Legal is typical, but you know what I mean.
Court K is reportedly a lot grittier, with sardonic, dark comic elements. We'll have to see if any of the principals are hooked on Vicodan. I wonder if it'll remind me of the movie
...And Justice For All, which was also a dark comic look at a Baltimore courthouse. But then, wasn't that
Night Court, too?
Continue reading House producer heading to Court K
Posted Mar 5th 2008 11:05AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, WGA Strike
Have you seen all those feel-good commercials on CBS showing the actors returning to work after the WGA strike, the message promising us that good times -- and fresh new episodes -- would soon be on the air? Well, here comes the cold shower. The big story this morning out of L.A. is that
Hollywood is shaking with fear that the actors will strike this summer if a new contract isn't hammered out before June 30.
Big names like George Clooney and Tom Hanks have been quietly urging Screen Actors Guild president Alan Rosenberg to commence negotiations now in hopes of averting another contentious battle. Even AFTRA (SAG's sister organization, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) reportedly wants to start formal talks.
Continue reading Brace yourselves for a possible actors strike
Posted Aug 23rd 2007 8:21AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: ER, Celebrities, Casting
Of course, getting George Clooney to come back would be a dream come true for ER producers, but they are trying to bring back old favorites for the final season (probably) of the hit NBC drama.
So far, only Noah Wyle has officially signed to come back to the show. He'll be on for several episodes, and in the ER not Africa (thank God). But producers have also talked to Julianna Marguiles and Gloria Reuben about coming back, and would love to also grab Eriq LaSalle, William H. Macy, and Laura Innes.
Continue reading Will Clooney return to ER?
Posted Jun 5th 2007 5:57PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show
Charlie Rose: artist Richard Serra - The Daily Show: Paul Rudd
- The Colbert Report: Jessica Valenti
- The Late Show With David Letterman: Chevy Chase, Amanda Beard, and Satellite Party
- Jay Leno: George Clooney, The Zimmers, and Rihanna
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Carmen Electra and Peter Jones
- Tavis Smiley: Nancy Wilson
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Brian Williams, Leslie Mann, and Los Straightjackets
- The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: David Milch, Rosie Perez, and Patti Smith
- Last Call With Carson Daly: Andy Richter and Gary Jules
Posted Apr 24th 2007 12:01PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: OpEd, American Idol, Watercooler Talk, News and Gossip
As we get closer to
American Idol's self-proclaimed "historic" two-night
Idol Gives Back charity event, I feel myself becoming more and more annoyed by all the hype. I'm so tired of hearing Ryan promote the star-studded event, as if FOX and
Idol are single-handedly going to wipe out poverty, disease, and famine -- and all with a song in their pure, unadulterated hearts.
What's really bizarre about this upcoming over-hyped event is how much
glowingly-positive buzz it has created. After all, this is
American Idol we're talking about. The talent show seems to thrive not only on profit, but also on controversy.
Continue reading Will FOX profit from 'Idol Gives Back' telecast?
Posted Jan 17th 2007 4:01PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, Industry
Well, I didn't get my "Snowcrash" mini-series for Festivus, but there are now a trio of projects that make for a damn fine substitute. Kevin
mentioned the other day that George Clooney and Sci Fi are adapting Neil Stephenson's "The Diamond Age" for the small screen. Now comes word
from Variety that George R. R. Martin's epic "Song of Ice and Fire" series has found a home at HBO.
Martin is currently at work on book five of the seven book series with the network planning to adapt each book into one season of the show. The stories take place in the seven kingdoms of Westeros and chronicle the violent history of the politics of the land. It's often very dark and, if given the same kind of scope as HBO's
Rome, has the potential to be an amazing series. The project will be executive produced by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. The plan is for Benioff and Weiss to write all the episodes each season, except one, which will be written by George R. R. Martin himself.
Continue reading George R.R. Martin novels to become HBO series
Posted Dec 8th 2006 4:06PM by Brigitte Dale
Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad Daily
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Posted Nov 30th 2006 9:02PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central
Holy crap. That picture of the collapsed bathroom (
mentioned last night) looked really scary, haha. I'd be absolutely mortified if I almost accidentally killed one of my musical heroes... especially in my bathroom. How embarrassing.
"Romancing Estonia": Britain, Italy, and Poland are developing plans to
pull out their troops from Iraq. Don't worry, kids, we Americans will probably be there for a much longer time. Matt Lauer says it's a civil war. Bush says it's
sectarian violence. Jon pitted them in a tough battle of credibility (a credi-battle) to decide which phrase to go with, and Lauer came out as the top man. The bottom of the screen read "Bloc Party" and I freaked out a little. I like it when they use musical references that I actually understand. Oh, and fun fact: The phrase "sweet fancy Moses" still makes me laugh.
Continue reading The Daily Show: November 29, 2006
Posted Sep 18th 2005 11:51PM by Ryan j Budke
Filed under: FOX, OpEd, Family Guy, Animation
"This episode contains some animated nudity. Viewer discretion is advised."
Is it wrong that those words make me happy? I mean, I'm not talking that Hentai crap that Greg watches (sorry, inside joke, but the four people that read my column that would get that are probably cracking up) but something about knowing that Fox now has to warn people that you're about to view a cartoon butt so they won't be offended, is so redonkulous that it just makes me giggle. Yes, I did just make up a word. What'cha gonna do. So this is the infamous "hurricane episode" that Fox pulled from being the season premiere to allow the nation some "time to heal". Do you really think one week made a difference? On with the show.
Continue reading Family Guy: Perfect Castaway
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