Posts with tag LarryKing
Posted Apr 23rd 2008 9:39AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: News, Talk Show
Doesn't it seem like Larry King is aging at about five times the normal rate? I keep thinking he must be in his 90s, but in reality, he's only 74. And it looks like he'll be around a while.
According to a TVNewser report,
CNN and King have agreed on a contract that will keep the suspender-clad one with the network through June 2011. For the record, he'll be 77 -- but he'll probably seem like he's 153.
A recent
New York Times story speculated that ratings-challenged
CBS Evening News anchor
Katie Couric might be eyeing King's CNN slot. "Couric discussed several things she might do if she left the anchor post, according to the executives, including a daily talk show to be syndicated by CBS, or replacing Larry King in a prime-time position on CNN," notes the Times story. Not so, a CNN spokesperson told TVNewser. "Larry is the best there is. He'll be here for a long time."
Continue reading Larry King signs extension that takes him into 2011
Posted Mar 27th 2008 11:04AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Late Night, Daytime, Celebrities, Talk Show, TV Squad Lists
So, AOL TV did a poll about
America's favorite talk show hosts and 1.3 million people made their feelings known. Interesting results. I didn't agree with some of them, like who I like waking up with. Diane Sawyer was the top choice, but I'd go for the second place finisher, Matt Lauer. As for whom to go to bed with -- TV talk show wise, that is -- I can't believe most of the people chose Jay Leno. Is he really that popular? I prefer David Letterman; I'm a sucker for the Top Ten lists.
Continue reading AOL readers rate TV talk show hosts
Posted Feb 20th 2008 11:41AM by Jay Black
Filed under: OpEd, TV 101
Like a lot of writers, I have an idea folder (it's manila, but I have it covered in puffy rainbow and unicorn stickers, so it's
beautiful). As each week progresses, I jot down all my ideas -- for columns, for stand-up bits, for ransom notes -- and at the end of that week, I take stock of my creative output.
This week, I noticed that there were a lot of ideas that I wanted to share, but that weren't quite big enough for a full
TV 101 column. I attached them to the end of my last column in a section called "Dribs and Drabs." It was a good thought, except that it took an already bloated piece (my writing makes the Unabomber's manifesto look like a dream of concise thought) and puffed it up into a 3000 word monstrosity. My editor suggested I break up the Dribs and Drabs section into its own piece, and that, dear readers, is what I did. Dribs and Drabs, after the jump...
Continue reading TV 101: Dribs and Drabs (or, stuff that wouldn't fit in my last column)
Posted Aug 19th 2007 5:30PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Celebrities, The Closer, Casting
Sure, sure, The Closer has received many accolades during its three seasons on the air, and star Kyra Sedgwick has won and been nominated for several awards. However, can you really say that the show has made it into the television pantheon? Well, now that Larry King is appearing you can definitely shout out a resounding 'YES'.
It's true, folks. Larry will guest-star on the season finale of The Closer, which will air September 10th on TNT.
Continue reading Larry King to appear on The Closer season finale
Posted Jun 25th 2007 5:42PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: News, Grey's Anatomy, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities
Yes, more news about Isaiah Washington! As if we had not published enough articles about him yet (just look at the amount of links in this article alone).
Michael Ausiello from TV Guide reports that the ex-
Grey's Anatomy actor will sit down for a chat with CNN's Larry King on
Larry King Live on Monday, July 2. This will be the actor's first TV interview since being fired.
Expect the interview to cover the too much publicized incidents with
T.R. Knight and
Patrick Dempsey as well as what happened at the
Golden Globes,
the rehab, the PSA, the fact that Washington
got fired, that
potential law suit against ABC and the media frenzy!
Continue reading Isaiah Washington will sit with Larry King
Posted Jun 6th 2007 12:05PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: News, OpEd, Web, Celebrities
I was going to wait until this weekend to post this Larry King clip, but I have a feeling that it may be gone before the week is up. Most likely due to the fact that Larry himself will probably ask to have it taken down because he looks like such a whiner.
In this YouTube video, which can be seen after the jump, Larry has a little issue with CNN colleague Anderson Cooper. It seems that Anderson and his panel of presidential candidate debate experts are getting more time than Larry's panel is. Basically, he'd like to know why. Most likely because Cooper is a bit easier on the eyes than the very tired Larry. That, and the fact that Anderson doesn't normally ask his panelists what their favorite New York City deli is.
Continue reading This is Larry King . . . Wah! Wah! Wah! - VIDEO
Posted May 18th 2007 5:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, CBS has the special That's The Way It Is: Cronkite at 90, then another special with the horrible Dr. Phil, Caged? - PBS has a new NOW at 8, then new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
- The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- TNT has an NBA playoff game at 8.
- At 9, ABC has - are you ready? - the premiere of National Bingo Night.
- Larry King interviews Hugh Hefner on CNN at 9.
- G4 has a new X-Play at 9, focusing on Star Wars.
- At 10, CBS has the season finale of Numb3rs.
- HGTV has a new House Hunters at 10.
- At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher, with guests Bradley Whitford, Senator Chris Dodd, Rep. Loretta Sanchez, and Russell Simmons.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Jan 31st 2007 4:41PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: OpEd, The Five
1. How much air time should TV news give to Barbaro dying? Um, how about a quick mention during sports and that's it? In the grand scheme of things, it's really not that important. One of the Boston news anchors said that the horse was "a great athlete" twice within five minutes. The horse's death was not only talked about over and over and over and over again on the major networks and all the 24 hour news channels, ABC
led their nightly newscast with it. What, nothing happening in Iraq on in Washington? And they say Katie is doing fluff.
Continue reading The Five: Random TV thoughts
Posted Dec 25th 2006 9:30AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: ABC, Cable, Programming, MTV
Or, a better question would be: are you watching any television? Christmas Day can be a busy time, what with gifts being opened, dinners being cooked (and eaten) and annoying relatives to entertain (this does not pertain to Joel, who is coming down to visit today). For others, though, Christmas ends at the last present that's unwrapped, which can lead to a very long, boring day.
So, if you can't take the kids, the wife, or the annoying relatives (once again, not Joel, I swear) you can tune into the annual broadcast of the Walt Disney World Christmas Parade (filmed at the beginning of December) hosted by Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest and featuring Beyonce, the cast of High School Musical and the Doodlebops. If that's too much Christmas then you may want to tune into CNN for a, ready, Larry King Live marathon. Other non-Christmas marathons are Crossing Jordan on A&E, My Super Sweet 16 on MTV (they played music videos once, didn't they?), In Living Color on BET, and Super Millionaire on GSN.
Of course, if you are still in the holiday spirit (or, in the holiday spirits, if you know what I mean) TBS airs their annual 24-hour marathon of the classic holiday movie A Christmas Story, while networks like Hallmark and Lifetime will air a variety of made-for-TV holiday movies. Then again, if none of this is of interest you can always pop in a DVD from the complete The West Wing set that you received.
Oh, and Joel, dinner is at 2:00 pm.
Posted Sep 22nd 2006 4:41PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: And I Quote
The TV Squad team has made their picks for the top quotes of the week from TV:
"Has your pit bull ever killed anyone?" - Larry King, to guest Rachael Ray. - "You make the legal system into a game to be played for fun and profit."
"You make that seem like a bad thing ..." - D.A. Devlin to Stark, on Shark.
- "Did you ask [the victim] who shot him?"
Uniformed officer: "Yeah. He said it was a guy with a gun." - Detective Bunk on The Wire, questioning first officer on a crime scene.
- "Never have I had to step over dead bodies to get my hair done!" - Rose's friend, on Brotherhood after the pair pass the scene of police investigating a street shooting.
- "I'm sure you were great, but it was the National Anthem, they were standing already." - Matt, about his ex-girlfriend Harriet saying she got a standing ovation when she sang before a Dodgers game, on Studio 60.
Continue reading And I Quote: The best lines of the week
Posted May 19th 2006 4:30PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 8, ABC has the season finale of America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by a new 20/20.- CBS has a new Dr. Phil special, followed by the season finales of Close To Home and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new Dateline at 8, then the two hour season finale of Conviction.
- Over on FOX at 8, X2: X-Men United.
- The WB has Bend It Like Beckham at 8, while UPN has a new Smackdown!
- Also at 8: Nickelodeon has a new one hour Fairly Odd Parents.
- At 9, Paula Abdul talks to Larry King on CNN.
- At 10, Comedy Central has a new Standup Nation With Greg Giraldo, featuring Dane Cook, Maria Bamford, Carlos Mencia, and Frank Caliendo.
Posted Jan 11th 2006 10:31PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Cable, News, TV Royalty, Talent, OpEd
Just finished watching
Larry King
Live, who had the first interview with author James Frey since the controversy over the truthfulness (or
"truthiness," as Colbert would say) of some of the facts in his memoir
A Million Little Pieces.
During the interview, Frey kept responding to Larry's queries over
The Smoking Gun's exposé -- it revealed
that some of the book's details about his criminal past were highly exaggerated -- by saying that it was a very
small part of a huge book. People are not concentrating on the meat of the book, said Frey, which takes place in a
rehab clinic. Frey went on to explain that memoirs generally have embellishments, composite characters, and time
compressions, and that it's a subjective story about the author's life, so it's hard to judge it on the facts.
Continue reading Oprah defends James Frey on Larry King Live
Posted Aug 20th 2005 7:25PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Cable, News, Talent, Industry
Bob Costas, who was recently chosen as a substitute for Larry King's long-running CNN program, politely refused to appear on Thursday's show largely dedicated to the Natalee Holloway case. All in all, the disagreement was amiable and neither side seems to be harboring any kind of animosity. That's all fine and good, but it doesn't make for very compelling news. I would have much preferred a Bob Novak-style explosion in which Costas grabs King's trademark microphone, hurls it at the camera, and crashes through the backdrop. That's TV, my friends.
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